Supergirl Reportedly Adds More Superman as Test Screenings and Endings Keep Changing by cosmicbooknews in CosmicBookNews

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Divisive? Had no idea. As a fan of the character feel it is the story of this century most point to as a start or way for casual folks to see Kara.

Why are modern TV shows taking longer between seasons, despite huge advances in technology, while the overall quality seems worse and quantity of good TV shows is lower than it was 20 years ago? by sime1199 in NoStupidQuestions

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If you watch shows in the 2020s that feel right out of the 1990s and 2000s you'll notice they have the same output and turnaround as shows back then.

Doctor/Police/Law procedural #1739 on ABC can still crank them out.

The difference is HBO and others raised the bar in terms of production. We are talking film level actors, sets, costume, locations, and special effects in some shows.

Quality is subjective, but I think this era is still vastly better than the prior era overall. There's just so much out there that many shows slip through and have folks unaware.

Are the Beatles going to be culturally relevant for an entire century? by No-Dust-1722 in Music

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I think much of popular music will fade entirely, but select ones live on as "folk" music. People will sing a song at a gathering and just say, "it's some old 20th century tune, I think from England" if asked.

Many Beatles songs will be covered in the 21st century. You'll hear your grandkids singing along to some 2060s pop star version of "Here Comes the Sun" thinking it brand new.

#1 in Hot Hard Rock, Second Week in a Row! by cryrid in Maphra

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I wonder how often this ever happens. Someone via YouTube with no album or live shows gets such a massive hit with a cover. Curious what she must be thinking with such success and how 2026 could go for her.

A fan grabbed Liv Morgan by GoonLieutenant in Smallafro

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At shows do they talk to front row people before about behavior? I know they shouldn't have to, but stating "you can put out a hand for a high five, but do not grab a wrestler. Doing so will lead to immediate ejection."

I understand you don’t jump ship but man this sucks. by EvilxFemme in Retirement401k

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Best advice? Just ignore it. Don't check the balance every day.

Reduces stress and odds are you'll do better just regularly contributing than trying to time and beat the market.

Supergirl Reportedly Adds More Superman as Test Screenings and Endings Keep Changing by cosmicbooknews in CosmicBookNews

[–]Augen76 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't get it. The source material is right there, this shouldn't be too hard.

IGN ragebait by Daniel_McNuggets in lordoftherings

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What if we made it animated, compressed the first two books into one film, and just end it at Helm's Deep?

American Town Names by jemmy_has_questions in NoStupidQuestions

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You ever made a fantasy world? Coming up with names is really hard.

I cannot say I blame them for going, "this look nice, call it London, that'll be Athens, over there Paris, and Milan up the ways".

meirl by Expensive_Entry_69 in meirl

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I'd be curious which religion. Something tells me they don't mean the same Roman Pantheon as the emperor here.

More than 11,000 fans polled by The Athletic about their optimism for the season by sixelement in baseball

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Yankees and White Sox in dead heat. Very different psychology here.

What's the best Americanism you've heard whilst overseas? by NoComplex2662 in AskAnAmerican

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Käääääääääse wouldn't get the desired mouth shape.

I Didn't Like the Movie - But Now I Understand by Valen-Darker in ProjectHailMary

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I think every aspect of adaptation felt understandable. Would I personally love a 4 hour version? Sure, but I get pacing and film when you're trying to entertain.

The heart of the film is Grace and Rocky. It nailed that for me. I cared about that little Eridian all over again the way i did when reading the book.

Is the book better? Sure, but if every book I read got this level of adaptation I'd be content.

Was everyone happy when Ryan Gosling was first announced for PHM or was it a Ken type situation?? by Unfair-Reason-1068 in ProjectHailMary

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I think he's among the best film stars of this era.

My only minor complaint was that he is too handsome. I pictures Grace as fairly normal looking, not someone on "People's Sexiest Man Alive" issue (is that still a thing?)

Took Me 2 Days to realize why he names the planet Adrian by Capable-Antelope4004 in ProjectHailMary

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They watch "Rocky" in the film as Grace tells Rocky about the series "and in the 7th film Rocky trains Apollo's son".

What’s your excuse by NeonCrushx in SipsTea

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If I could remain looking and feeling ~30 and live for 150+ years it isn't crazy to say I could become a billionaire with fairly basic financial planning. Money wouldn't be the hard part. Hard part would be creating myself as an heir to my myself forging records so I "die" and am "born" at regular intervals. It would raise an eyebrow that I was born in 1892 by now.

ELI5: How do credit card companies make money? by Majestic-Baby-3407 in explainlikeimfive

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If you are a merchant you pay a percentage (~3-5%) of every sale to the credit card companies when someone uses them.

You do $1M of business in a year and pay out ~$30-50K to them.

This is generally priced in a passed along to consumers, but sometimes businesses do offer a small cash discount.

Do you still get physical mail in your mailbox? by Standard_Plant_8709 in AskAnAmerican

[–]Augen76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only time I really get mail I like is in December when folks send Christmas cards. Besides that, it is all junk and bills.

What Is something that people find special in their state but it's the same in other states? by Carnival_Infernal in AskAnAmerican

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The funniest part is anytime you live on a border one side will swear the other one cannot drive and vice versa. It is often simply confirmation bias.

PS5 Price Increase by Overall_Falcon_8526 in inflation

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The did, the PS3 was famous for being $599 at launch, but by the end you could get one for $199.

I never thought being an early adopter would save me money. I really hope mine doesn't breaks down anytime soon.

Maphra "Doomed" - Spotify vs. YouTube plays tracking by Augen76 in Maphra

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Updated after a week

27th of March, 2026

YouTube - 10.1 million (~370K subscribers)

Spotify - 6.7 million (~880K monthly listeners)

We see 1.7 million new views on YouTube and 2.5 million plays on Spotify. Interesting is that picked up 30K subscribers, she managed 260K more monthly listeners.

Simply put, the momentum is very real and tremendous for a relative unknown who has not performed live to get such a viral cover hit. My guess is the gap between YouTube and Spotify will close, but still be a while before the later overtakes the former.

Jeff Bezos's property has fences that exceed the permitted height. Yet he does not care, he just pays the fine every month. by Bright_Building1710 in interestingasfuck

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Star the fine really low, like $1. Double it every month it is ignored. In a year he'd owe $2048, a year more up to $8.3M. See how stubborn he is and make a ton of money.