Rewatching the 1995 Ghost in the Shell for the first time in probably 20 years, and I forgot how much it resembles Blade Runner in that a third of the movie consists of scenic cyberpunk b-roll with monologues and conversations completely disconnected from what’s on screen. (Not a criticism)

wake up. apply to job. walk dog. apply to job. water plants. apply to job. apply to job. apply to job. eat, sleep, wake. apply to job. redo resume. apply to job. make lunch. apply to job. check socials. apply to dog. eat, sleep, wake. apply to job. redo eat. water jobs.

Following two high-profile exits amid all the recent drama, Bravo has revealed which castmembers will be returning for season 11 of hit series Summer House.

I’m in no way saying any studio deserves to be gutted over another, but imagine walking into Xbox and thinking id Software most definitely needs to be chopped. It shows such a profound disregard for gaming history and a genuinely baffling level of ignorance.

Finally watching The Devil Wears Prada 2. Why the hell is this such a serious depiction of our journalistic hellscape? I mean, outside of the hijinks, hope, and happy endings.

Seems like a good time to remind people the USWNT has won 4 World Cups! ⚽️

Woke up to the news that Gotham FC is finally moving to NY. Feels like a much needed spiritual cleansing after last night’s embarrassment by the USMNT.

So Trump definitely cursed this team with the Knicks Game 3 special.

Also, pay the USWNT way more. They’re actual winners.

Okay, now that the farce is over — can we all go back to appreciating the U.S. Women’s team as the international face of American sports? Trump fucking hates them; no Mierda’s Touch to be found.

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So Trump definitely cursed this team with the Knicks Game 3 special.

The U.S. is playing like the team I always expected them to be (derogatory).

The U.S. is playing like the team I always expected them to be (derogatory).

I will say, using “Enter Sandman” as an entrance track is dope. I would 100% do that if I were an athlete.

It never ceases to amaze me that there’s a whole plot beat in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade about Indy and his dad being Eskimo bros.

It’s difficult to really comprehend what the the loss of 4,800 employees looks like. My previous employer had maybe 2,000 employees across every single brand globally. They’d have to wipe out everyone twice, and then some, to match this — generations of lived experience and work just gone.

But whose president calls FIFA for this one?

I absolutely believe the women’s team can cheat just as well as the men and that’s what makes me an ally

They let an Odinson play football.

Question: what’s the worst type of “content” that you see everyday? Doesn’t need to be that destructive to society (but I’m willing to bet it is). For me, it’s the mindless “reaction” videos where someone just silently nods along to a painfully unfunny video that isn’t their own.

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Between Taylor Swift’s wedding and 101-degree heat, it’s actually hell in New York this week.

The Real U.S. Soccer Power, the team we actually expect to win.

I need all the good posting to continue when the women play next year everybody, I mean it

Alexi Lalas calling the USMNT “likable” when he’s made a career of telling the women’s team to shut up and suppress everything about themselves no matter how many cups they win.

10 minutes of stoppage time

U.S. vs Bosnia, basically

Even if I were trying to muster excitement for the U.S. men’s team, it would be immediately snuffed by the wall-to-wall propaganda from the ad breaks on this stupid state TV network and the empty-headed ramblings of the worst American sports personalities.

I don’t want this point to be lost in the discourse. Going digital-only means inequity for people who cannot afford internet or constantly purchasing new games. Libraries provide opportunities for people to experience games they otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford, and that will be lost.

Last night I was playing on Switch 2, thinking to myself that I could probably just stick to Nintendo devices forever if needed. Welp.

Nintendo execs going full Scrooge McDuck into a pile of game cartridges.

The company that pioneered new formats and still makes blu-rays says fuck it all.

After a 10-season run, Amanda Batula won’t be heading back to Summer House.

Its moment in the sun is mostly gone, but The Bear really crushed the final season. Cribbing from The Pitt with a whole story set in a day trims the fat and plays to the show’s strengths. Probably one of my favorite send-off seasons of TV ever.

“Whitney Cummings, Louis C.K., Woody Harrelson, Arianna Huffington, Stephen A. Smith, and Jay Leno were on hand to pay tribute to the veteran comedian…” Which circle of hell is this?

Doing some chores and thinking of the chilled bottle of Sancerre in the fridge, muttering, “Wine is the momentum-killer.”

Rewatching Superman, and I completely forgot just how much Krypto factors into the plot. He’s in like 2/3 of the big sequences and saves the day multiple times. Saving Krypto being the motivation for both Superman and Supergirl should feel redundant but it works because I’d die for that little guy.

The Supergirl reactions are so wildly overblown. It’s good, not great, superhero fare carried by a charismatic star. That’s basically it. One famously contrarian critic says it’s got the worst script of all time and suddenly that’s a disseminated talking point for the chud masses.

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Raising the price of an Xbox Series S takes Some Balls.

So, GTA VI costs exactly what was expected, and they’re doing away with discs (which something like 85% of people don’t use).

It’s slightly raining outside, which means I have permission to lay on the couch and do absolutely nothing.

Game of Thrones. I was there in 2011. I watched whole first season live, without any idea what it was. VOD wasn’t even available; I got a cease and desist for torrenting the episodes to rewatch. I had 12 people at my grad party morning/after watching the blu-ray. Converted them all.

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I know it’s a joke that no one watches Apple TV or even knows about its shows but I have basically watched every one they’ve ever put out — it’s like 90% gold. It’s absolutely what HBO was in its prime; I’m reveling in week-to-week bliss of genuinely great TV.

Never mind they’re clearly ecstasy

Man, I really gotta go back to not giving a shit about sports.

Not Xbox, whose parent company is peddling the same AI bullshit that is making its own products exponentially more expensive and less profitable, laying off the people who are making the only thing that can actually make them profit.