Also baffling of the editors of the academy movie clips to: A. Not show accurately that some of the Best Picture nominees were funny as hell. B. Not extend the clips they used for One Battle After Another to include the best moment in the movie, when the little carpet rolls over the trap door.

The Sean Penn win was baffling to me.

One Battle After Another is a good movie, so I'm not outraged, but it felt like it was time for Coogler to get his statue for picture and director.

I hate the rudeness of playing people off stage. You know people need time to say thank you. It’s the best part of the show. Jesus.

Super satisfying win for Michael B Jordan. This is a year when two truly great classic films came out and they both deserve the flowers. #oscars2026

The Strait of Hormuz is open for transit

"I got my PhD by writing prompts instead of doing research, I'm winning" got some bad news, there still no jobs and now you also know nothing

"When dealing with a consistently inconsistent adversary, you need well-planned improvisation and methodical spontaneity. Strategy requires orderly chaos, structured confusion, and the ability to pursue stable volatility without losing sight of the objective’s clear vagueness."

2026 Frank Sinatra: Stop spreading the news

It must be done.

Legendary leadership. These guys really are just passengers in this car careening off the cliff. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

What a time to be aware of facts and information

I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.

my first book (2020) was about online neonazis and my second book (2024) was about christian theocrats. they gained strength, voltronned and became a government. my third book (2027) is going to be a history of notable sandwiches so i hope this means we will be governed by sandwichocracy

TIL: Chester, Illinois has a "Popeye Trail" of 19 statues (28 characters) situated throughout the city in honor of hometown hero Elzie Segar. Beyond the main cast they have Castor/The Whiffle Hen, The Sea Hag/Bernard, Alice the Goon & Child, King Blozo, Toar & more. I have a nerdly urge to visit.

We wanted to understand Trump's end game in Iran. So we talked to three unvaccinated Jake Paul fans at a Jack-in-the-Box in Fresno.

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Victims of Sin (Víctimas del pecado) is pretty fun.

There's a writer from Tehran who consistently submits to @pointsincase.com, and he always includes these very funny and sadly self-deprecating jokes about why he isn't submitting more. Thinking of him today -- sorry I rejected a piece of yours this week, Behzad, send more soon

Ask them to try to explain coherently the reasons for the war to Isaac Chotiner.

I can't believe I'm watching the beginning of the third major war launched by the United States in the Middle East during my lifetime.

When your hands get too dry in the winter.

People are always like what’s something you miss from the past and one of mine is antitrust laws

Copyholders let you keep a reference doc open inside the editor while you write - great for continuity checks and research (PDFs/images/web pages) without constant scrolling. For the full tutorial, go to the link in bio under #ScrivenerMadeSimple.

there's a new trend among young people called "microliving" they close their eyes for a few seconds and experience a rich and fulfilling life from start to finish in their minds. birth. friendship. love. heartbreak. joy. loss. grief. death. but how does this affect their productivity at work

At No Point While Rewatching Every ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Does It Occur To Man He Might Be Depressed https://theonion.com/at-no-point-while-rewatching-every-planet-of-the-apes-does-it-occur-to-man-he-might-be-depressed/

LRT you heard him, using AI is literally a sin against god. Don't disobey the woke pope

Weeping as I wave goodbye to the grass and clear sidewalks for another month.

*Taylor Sheridan pulling a slot machine arm* "Ok, we got... Kurt Russell... as a... Fire Chief in... Paducah, Kentucky" Paramount Exec: Sure whatever, here's $40,000,000. All of our parents: Prairie of Flames is the best show on TV

Un-redact that shameful Blackberry user and put him in the stocks.

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My wife keeps complaining about my references to Dorf on Golf.

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

You need NyQuil? If you don't stop complaining, you're gonna need PainQuil. ✊

Really liked this one...uh oh!

With After Hours now streaming on Netflix (US), revisit our interview with producers Griffin Dunne and Amy Robinson, who open up to Mitchell Beaupre about the enduring anxieties of Scorsese’s 1985 classic. ⏰ Read more on Journal: https://boxd.it/1Ce

is remembering actor Cesar Romero on his birthday.

I like that my phone autocorrects Latinidad to Latino Dad.

14 Feb 2026

If you say "my skin is so dry" people might recommend a lotion but if you say "my skin is so wet" no one will help you

Torrent Of Soap Issues From Wildly Unexpected Part Of Dispenser https://theonion.com/torrent-of-soap-issues-from-wildly-unexpected-part-of-d-1819574504/

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Softer package. I see it.

#Scrivener 3 on Windows & Mac Tip of the Day: Left with rogue extra spaces after editing a document? Use ‘Edit > Text Tidying > Replace Multiple Spaces with Single Spaces’.

It's like Orlando, if you're in the area, you've gotta swing by.

You guys had parents that explained shit to you? Mine just seemed baffled I didn't know things already.

Good morning

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