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This is what happens when you're literally anointed as an infant & the torch is ready to be passed. Argentina's last 3 games were won seemingly on magic (and assistive calls) but the magic runs out eventually. Congrats to Spain on winning the World Cup that ran out of juice 2 weeks ago

There were only ten goals to go around this weekend and England and France took them all yesterday, sorry World Cup Final!

I have now seen 2 references to the Bourne movies this weekend and - though it wasn't in my plans - is it time to rewatch? The end of the first one is legit in my Top 10 Endings ever, probably b/c when I first saw it, I was like "yes, Matt Damon finding me in my Mediterranean Moped Shop is my dream"

I mean I was happy about it, but this comic is actually perfectly appropriate and needed to be shared

This would be beneficial everywhere! The amount of people who would utilize places - if they could - between the hours of 8 PM & 3 AM could probably fuel a whole cultural shift, but that requires paying people to work those shifts & companies already don't want to do that during established hours

Well unfortunately, I found The Odyssey to be incredibly moving in addition to being very good. Great experience at the theater as well, so, man, nothing to complain about, should I even be on social media?!

People are blocking movie titles again...the world is healing.

The night before we see the Odyssey I did want to revisit The Iliad so...here we are

This!!! Don't blame the Bell! They want us to LIVE MAS! It's the government that wants us to Live Menos. Regulation was there to keep us all safe but a bunch of giggly prep school boys thought it'd be fun to make Lord of the Flies real & here we are-but know that THEIR food is still being regulated

I just don't want us pretending like the classics haven't already been told:

Borden Bag actually slaps

God damn, didn't see Andy Serkis turning heel in my crystal ball. See, this wouldn't have happened if The Oscars had just started a Motion Capture category in 2003

Damn it! Sam Neill, thanks for being one of the truly greats - I believed in wonder because he made me believe it could be real

I feel like the answer is they signed the pact at the same time…

keep seeing a scene from obsession in its advertisement on Amazon prime and am reminded of how the most unbelievable / thing I most liked about it was that it did the 80s/90s thing of pretending that friends could all have a job at the same music store and also have super fashionable work shirts

A lot of cynics want to seem cool by dunking on astrology - after all femme-centric ‘hobbies’ only made it through the ages to be laughed at by the patriarchy - but when everyone is having a shit day & someone goes “yeah, it’s Mercury Retrograde” everyone feels a sense of relief to have a reason

Love this interview with a veteran World Cup photographer about how they used to shoot 360 shots/game on film. My camera will shoot 360 shots in 3 SECONDS and I'm just some guy. www.instagram.com/reel/DaPcsld...

I lnow it's not fashionable, but I've been an England girl since Micahel Owen, the heart wants what the heart wants

There was a moment in time where Willem Dafoe and Daryl Hall were indistinguishable. What a time it was

Please read this entire thread - Happy Birthday America - 250 and not looking a single day older than any other nation that was on the precipice of a revolution!

First time watch for us. Feels like Cruise trying to reign it in and go for the Oscar, I appreciate it. I wonder what shape Cruise's career takes here if he doesn't lose to Daniel Day Lewis. Maybe nothing changes, but seems like a pivotal moment. I love this era of Stone so happy to fill this gap

When your country's in governmental shambles, and you don't have Universal Healthcare or Basic Income and billionaires own your future and are going to build data centers on the cemeteries of your ancestors and yet, it's Hot Dog and Macaroni salad day!

One is going to be so mad if the other goes on July 4th because both love the drama so much

I'm so glad someone went over to the other side to find this. It shouldn't be surprising from the man with Crystal Skull tequila, but it does feel vindicating nonetheless

What a game! Still can’t believe we’re all just supposed to work through the World Cup like insanely wonderful, human moments aren’t happening every single day of the tournament - same thing for the Olympics.

Proper Football Nation

2 out of 3 games today to penalty shootouts?! The knockout round really are the second World Cup. Any given day can bring a new national hero. Again, we love a drama king

A Lobo LowBlow #ForbiddenDoor

Tony Schiovane finally referencing Lord of the Rings with Lio...this cage match is out of control #ForbiddenDoor

Mercedes gave Maya so much...Maya's name is made after that match. Mercedes deserved that win and her and Thekla at All In will be bonkers. But Maya didn't lose. Women's wrestling has been on a roll tonight, we love to see it! #ForbiddenDoor

JAY WHITE IS BAAAAAACKKKK #ForbiddenDoor

Christian's sleeveless turtleneck is still an absolutely masterful choice of gear. So simple and so worthy of derision. Kind of shocked many of the middle-aged billionaires haven't shown up in one yet, unironically. #ForbiddenDoor

That Thekla v Starlight Kid match was amazing. Starlight Kid has some truly unique moves but Thekla is an absolute superstar

PTSD: Post-Thekla Stress Disorder. #ForbiddenDoor ➡️ allelitewrestling.com/aewonppv

Wow, Olympia is really impressive! Hope to see her more involved in AEW! #ForbiddenDoor

denying a visa to the man who imitates a statue of a man we assassinated

To be fair, sometimes the people are just moving or downsizing, not always deceased. I'm an equal opportunist for the strange and unusual

This World Cup is loving an extra time goal. We love a drama king

The scriptwriters are on one for this World Cup and I love it!

This is a fantastic post - a beautiful reminder that I’d rather have a magical world than an automated one. Time to Make America and the world Magical Again

Another banger of a post for you to check out! If you're also asking "what are we watching tonight?" some of the answers might be in here!

NEW @ POP 'N' PIZZA: WHILE THE WORLD BURNS: VOLUME IV The films in this volume — made between 1975 and 1979 — are portraits of individuals trying to survive, resist, or make sense of the systems that rule their lives. pop-n-pizza.ghost.io/while-the-wo... #MovieSky #FilmSky #Cinema

They interviewed Owen Wilson on Telemundo and he quoted Tim McGraw and - you know it was just a lil' piece of World Cup magic

Lol...jokes on them all because we're already in multiple wars which none of them ever even tried to stop or even have a vote on so, like what are the septugenarian career politicians bringing to the fight? Just money from their Republican benefactors?

Loving that the World Cup (for me, at least) really is giving vibes of like "hey world, our parents went on vacation, come on over guys, it's 80s house party time!" Like this is the longest I've gone having something other than Tr*mp or El*n be the top of my algorithm for 2 years

Wim Wenders and Robby Muller, you sonsofbitches

It cannot be a coincidence that I’ve never seen Gianni Infantino and Boss Baby in the same place, at the same time #WorldCup

A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.

I’m sorry, no. This is not the guy who did the reflecting pool. No. Come on. We’re just putting a hat on a hat here. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...