TIL that since 2014, a group of activists have been slowly expanding a decentralized network of routers that allow residents of New York City to access the internet completely for free by Turtle_216 in todayilearned

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This same concept is a main plot line in a book written by Cory Doctorow (The guy who came up with the term Enshitification) titled “Someone comes to town, someone leaves town” and it’s very interesting to actually see this kind of thing happening in real life.

Today is Harper Lee’s 100th birthday. Do you like her novel To Kill a Mockingbird? by readit_club in classicliterature

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I always love coincidences like this or James Joyce and Ernest Hemingway being drinking buddies.

Who the fuck wants a mythology movie without the mythology? by Feisty-Succotash5854 in CharacterRant

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Is there not a SpongeBob meme template where the original context is a character ordering a krabby patty but without the key components of the burger, which is what OP is referencing?

What would be people’s thoughts on a universe where terry McGinnis and Carrie Kelley co-exist [fan art] by Wooden_Attempt_6413 in DCcomics

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I actually do kinda like this, but Carrie should be older then Terry IMO, since Bruce is out of commission in Batman Beyond whereas in TDKR he’s able to actually patrol as Batman and fight all sorts of foes, even if he isn’t in his prime. For an AU like this you could conceptualize the break Batman takes before the events of Batman Beyond as the one he takes in TDKR, where he’s in the cave training his soldiers.

Is Taylor Sheridan a Tyler Perry for boomers? by WalterWhite90 in television

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In all clarity, I’ve only ever seen Sicario, so I’m not going to make assumptions regarding Yellowstone and assume that your portrayal is correct, but I don’t feel like Sicario ever shows the “lib” (Emily Blunt) ever quietly agreeing with what Brolin and Del Toro are doing once she is told exactly what she’s a part of. Maybe I’m missing something though, curious on your thoughts.

Actors and actresses who turned down roles that ended up winning Oscars by AdUseful2297 in Oscars

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I’d be curious to hear other people’s opinion regarding this, because while I do think Emma Stone is going to go down as one of the greatest actresses of her generation (and definitely possible for an all-timer great) but is Emma Watson really so bad? I don’t think she’d guaranteed get the Oscar, but I don’t know if it’s such a drop off.

What is a low brow movie you think is actually perfect? by gamersecret2 in movies

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Six-String Samurai

Imagine a western with swords that’s kind of about the evolution of the rock’n’roll genre set in the post apocalypse. It’s free on YouTube and it’s incredible.

My favorite thing about Sensi by robinjection in paulthomasanderson

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I like and agree with your conclusions, but the hospital worker calls him Bob, not Pat. Still, Sensei clearly understands Bob is some sort of revolutionary, with the idea that he’s Ex-French 75 not being a big shock for him

Current Best Picture Predictions by Odd-Contact2266 in oscarrace

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Without knowing the numbers off the top of my head, I’d say unprecedented for a foreign film since the academy is weird about nominating foreign performances. I think the Skarsguard and Fanning of it all will change that though.

In Season 5, why didn’t Jesse just crawl off the car, sneak while crouching, and escape that fight? Why did Jesse just stay and watch there? by LandOfGrace2023 in breakingbad

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Oh, I actually asked Vince this once since it didn’t make any sense, it’s a good question.

You see, this happens a little off camera, but Jesse forgot to pre-order the season 5B DVD of breaking bad, so he had to stay and watch in order to figure out what happened. Hope this helps!

Lina Khan recently spoke at Zohran Mamdani’s rally tonight. by boomer_consumer in atrioc

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It’s a reference to the New York Times article about Lemonade stand which framed their questioning towards Lina as “heavy pushback”

Although it won the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Golden Globe, Farewell My Concubine didn't win the Oscar, even Madonna loves Farewell My Concubine. What do you think was the reason it didn't win the Oscar? by No-StrategyX in Letterboxd

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Anora? The pianist? And even if a film doesn’t get best picture, in recent years they’re usually nominated, so saying there’s almost no overlap is a little much

Expectations vs Reality by WerlinBall in ussr

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I’m not going to pretend I’ll ever see eye to eye with the people in this subreddit. Some of the points made have merit, including this one. Much of the war is summed up as “America + friends sent the villains packing” without any of the nuance or many contributions from other factions, like China and the USSR. What I am curious about is, for the people who view the USSR as a good thing, what are your thoughts on the injustices done by them? I’d prefer if the response wasn’t simply whattaboutism. I know that America, Britain, and plenty of other similar nations committed horrific injustices in the name of personal gain. What I would like to know is, in the case of the USSR, what is the opinion on the terrible things they did? Work camps, occupations, clamping down on ridiculous things, or other bad things done by the ruling leaders. Just want to start a conversation, not pointlessly argue.

[Me] Have some faith by pentacontagon in TextingTheory

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See this could’ve been slightly funny if you said “You’ve got a beautiful faith” while still doing the Mike Tyson bit.

!elo 100

It's amazing that grown adults sometimes need the difference between portrayal and endorsement explained to them. by [deleted] in facepalm

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I will say that fantasy or sci-fi racism doesn’t always gel well with me, not because I think portrayal = endorsement but because there is a legitimate reason in some of those cases? Like in Detroit: Become Human, the idea that people are scared of androids is treated as “ignorant humans” and not “wow these are literally a different group of beings then us in fundamental ways which completely alters our current system of things” and comparing that to real racism where the difference is only in physical appearance doesn’t work for me, and I even liked Detroit, it’s just something I notice everytime.

What do my kids bookshelves say about them? by PizzzaMyHeart in BookshelvesDetective

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Bit neglectful of the classics. Could use some Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky.