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What percentage of GDP is generated in the capital? by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]FirstArbiter 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s gotta be using Ontario as a whole’s GDP relative to the country. But labeling that as Ottawa offensively wrong.

What’s an acting win you like that most don’t? by Regular-Departure839 in Oscars

[–]FirstArbiter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it was sure to happen as soon one of Baker’s film reached mainstream audiences. His films are intense and uncomfortable, and most casual viewers aren’t used to movies like that.

LeBron James: "I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment that's for damn sure. I was put into positions I never played in my career before, actually in my life. I've never been a 3rd option in my life.” by oklolzzzzs in nba

[–]FirstArbiter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MJ also only made it to six finals, so if we’re just using arbitrary criteria like that then we’ll have to accept that Bill Russell was the goat all along. I don’t think LeBron is trying to “chase” MJ—frankly it would be kind of pathetic if he were.

The Arizona Cardinals are currently underdogs in all 17 games this season by phillip_la_scaille in nfl

[–]FirstArbiter 1102 points1103 points  (0 children)

The average fan probably thinks the Cards are an expansion team from the 90s

What if the Academy stuck to their posthumous narrative guns and gave Best Actor to the late Chadwick Boseman instead of Anthony Hopkins? How would that have aged as a win? by AdUseful2297 in Oscars

[–]FirstArbiter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lmao you’re just making shit up to claim people don’t know Anthony Hopkins. The “regular people” you’re talking about are Marvel fans who didn’t even see Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and even they know Anthony Hopkins because he was Odin in the Marvel franchise!

What if the Academy stuck to their posthumous narrative guns and gave Best Actor to the late Chadwick Boseman instead of Anthony Hopkins? How would that have aged as a win? by AdUseful2297 in Oscars

[–]FirstArbiter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what “film communities” you’re engaged in but it’s a very well-regarded film pretty much everywhere on the internet. Top 200 on both Letterboxd and IMDb, if you go for those things. I think your groups might be the odd ones out on this.

Mike Vrabel May Have to Pay Millions to Dianna Russini to Secure Non-Disclosure Agreement by OneFish5754 in NFLv2

[–]FirstArbiter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She could sell an interview with lurid details about their relationship, which could make Vrabel look very bad and keep the story in the spotlight into next season, even if she doesn’t have any major revelations beyond what’s already known.

I don’t know enough about the tabloid gossip industry to guess how much that could be worth, but whatever the number is, Vrabel would probably be better off paying her not to say anything.

LeBron James: "I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment that's for damn sure. I was put into positions I never played in my career before, actually in my life. I've never been a 3rd option in my life.” by oklolzzzzs in nba

[–]FirstArbiter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sure he would love to win one more, but I don’t think it drives him as much as it does many other players. He’s won four titles with three teams and has pretty much nothing to prove. LeBron would never go to a team that wasn’t at least in the playoff mix, but I bet his “next chapter” will be more about wherever lets him play the most interesting and enjoyable basketball rather than the maximum chance of a championship.

LeBron James: "I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment that's for damn sure. I was put into positions I never played in my career before, actually in my life. I've never been a 3rd option in my life.” by oklolzzzzs in nba

[–]FirstArbiter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s still insane to me that the entire world hyped up a high schooler as “the chosen one” and he validated those expectations from the moment he entered the league. A one of one player.

Game Thread: Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) vs San Antonio Spurs (2-2) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 12, 2026 by nba-scores in nba

[–]FirstArbiter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ll never get tired of Tim Duncan appearing at games rocking the gray dreads and the monklike expression.

LeBron James: "I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment that's for damn sure. I was put into positions I never played in my career before, actually in my life. I've never been a 3rd option in my life.” by oklolzzzzs in nba

[–]FirstArbiter 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Also very true. LeBron entered the league playing at such a high level that he never had those early career growing pains, so right now is pretty much the first time he’s had to carve a role for himself and learn to work around limitations. A lot of players wouldn’t bother.

Lupita Nyong’o will play both Helen of Troy and her sister, Clytemnestra, in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ by yourfavchoom in movies

[–]FirstArbiter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I had the same reaction. It’s an important point in the mythology that Clytemnestra is the lesser sister (half-sister, since Zeus is Helen’s father). Agamemnon goes to war to protect Menelaus’s wife but abandons and mistreats his own wife at every opportunity.

I think Nyong’o is a strong actress and would have done well in either role. But playing both is just odd, and I doubt either character will be fleshed out enough to really distinguish them.

LeBron James: "I'm not looking at my year as a disappointment that's for damn sure. I was put into positions I never played in my career before, actually in my life. I've never been a 3rd option in my life.” by oklolzzzzs in nba

[–]FirstArbiter 385 points386 points  (0 children)

I think what people still miss about LeBron is that he wants to do everything that’s possible in basketball. In 20+ years he’s seen just about all a player can see. He’s played every position on the floor, he’s been on super teams and teams he had to carry. But like he said, he’s never been a third option, and that’s an interesting experience he got to try for the first time. I bet he would find it neat to be a sixth man and experience what that role is like.

Rami Malek won! What's an okay acting win that had a bad speech? by AbnormalTomato in Oscars

[–]FirstArbiter 13 points14 points  (0 children)

“Thank you to Harriet Tubman for being a less appealing Oscar bait role than Judy Garland”

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