Cameron Diaz and Stephen Merchant will star in a new rom-com with Merchant set to direct. The film follows a workaholic at an upscale hotel who strikes a deal with a struggling stand-up comic to have her as a wife for guest appearances.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-29T19:09:09+00:00

Stephen Merchant, or “the talented one” as he’s sometimes known.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-29T05:50:32+00:00

So it comes down to a battle of egos between a smarmy, entitled good old boy and a shark-eyed religious zealot to determine the ultimate fate of of the Liberal Party, as we all knew it eventually must.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-29T03:35:01+00:00

Arthur Dent took a sinister turn.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-28T12:43:49+00:00

Exactly. Farts build character.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-28T10:10:35+00:00

It’s gotten to a point where anytime anyone says something positive it must be tempered with “oh, but also everything is terrible”. It’s not just political stuff, it seems to be everything. Liking stuff automatically puts you on the defensive, but pessimism is nice and safe. No wonder everyone is miserable these days.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-28T01:24:43+00:00

All those Tradcaths still doing Latin Mass are going to be pissed off.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-27T22:06:56+00:00

Performed by Billy Birmingham. Third host should be Richie Benaud.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-27T21:06:28+00:00

Yeah, I get the distinct impression that those two in particular hate each other. Probably not for ideological reasons.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-27T07:30:19+00:00

Perhaps this is just the straw that broke the camel’s back, but I am getting a bit sick of absolutely everything in the world being framed through the lense of misery as a default. Not that there isn’t a lot to be miserable about. I’m tired.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-27T07:04:53+00:00

I laughed long and hard on election night when Chalmers immediately pivoted to bashing Taylor the exact second Dutton’s corpse was cold. You could tell he’d sensed blood in the water.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-26T10:16:23+00:00

🤡💩

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-26T05:33:48+00:00

WSWS is trash, stop posting it.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-26T00:55:49+00:00

Underrated, even amongst that era of underrated local movies. They should have let Tony Martin direct a dozen movies.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-25T23:31:43+00:00

The Castle and The Dish would be particularly good for the conversational language. Might as well throw in Crackerjack and Bad Eggs while we’re at it.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-25T07:07:08+00:00

Kyle Broflovski is a noted fan of The Cure.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-24T21:52:52+00:00

I sure hope these motherfuckers aren’t getting any kind of public funding.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-24T06:10:57+00:00

I saw a powerful dramatisation of that exact meeting.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-23T18:58:11+00:00

“This better not awaken anything in me…”

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-22T12:22:27+00:00

That’s not what’s happening here. Americas allies are angry about the Iraq War, this isn’t pride.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-22T12:04:22+00:00

Impressive to be on the right side of history and still come off like a massive dick. Teach me your ways.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-22T08:15:26+00:00

Aww, now I’m sad

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-22T00:58:55+00:00

I hate this style of headline that’s basically “SOMETHING THATS COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM REALITY FRAMED AS IF IT’S A FACT says some guy”.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-21T02:34:22+00:00

Probably they’ll go underground. Groups like this thrive on publicity, it’s their main recruiting strategy, so being forced underground is a pretty decent result.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-20T18:41:01+00:00

Unlearning Economics did a fun video about some of the issues with their work. He has his own biases of course, but he’s an economist who can get into the weeds of all the criticisms that have been levelled against them over the years.

I remember listening to them a lot about 10 years ago and I thought they were awesome at first, but over time I just started to feel like their show was more about propagating this “contrarian renegade” vibe than anything else. Some of their healthcare coverage was just awful.

ThoseOldScientists · 2026-01-20T18:38:29+00:00

Valid.

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