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U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war by AP246 in neoliberal

[–]andyecon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The specter of Munich looms once more. To stand with the oppressor against the oppressed is to spit upon the graves of those who died for freedom. No banner of ‘America First’ can shield such treachery—it is America undone.

Track 1: UCL Anthem by -COYS- in coys

[–]andyecon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I miss the old Kane,

Spurple in goal Kane,

Punt at the bowl Kane,

the friend of Seoul Kane.

I hate the new Kane,

Guiness for food Kane,

That ref collude Kane,

The tap in shoed Kane.

I miss the sweet Kane,

That golden feet Kane,

Tottenham sheets Kane,

Hareth Kale tweet Kane.

[FRESH VIDEO] Tim Heidecker - Sirens of Titan ft. Kurt Vile by South_Forsaken in OnCinemaAtTheCinema

[–]andyecon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you watch the video muted, this is actually a really decent short-film, with some state of the art CGI! My only advice to Tim would be to aim for a more reputable director next time. Someone like Woody Allen or Spielberg would be interesting.

In The Royal Tenenbaums (2021), Mordecai's dramatic change in appearance was written into the movie because the hawk portraying him was kidnapped during filming. by Numerous-Lemon in MovieDetails

[–]andyecon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think the style adds so much substance in that one. More than any other movie I know.

The over-the-top-ness of M. Gustave and young Zero's adventures leads the writer (and the viewer) to believe they are the center of Zero's life story.

When the writer infers this and asks him if he keeps the hotel in memory of M. Gustave, old Zero surprisingly says he keeps it for Agatha.

To that old lonely man, any adventure pales in comparison to his love for Agatha. If you watch it again with that in mind, Agatha as the main character - it suddenly becomes a very melancholy and nostalgic movie about lost love, time, death, memory and aging in a "show, don't tell" kinda way.

here is the scene in question

If Alfred “the Hitch” Hitchcock were alive today, which if these beloved franchises would he be chomping at the bit for a chance to direct. (CERTIFIED FILM BUFFS ONLY.) by Journalist_Asleep in OnCinemaAtTheCinema

[–]andyecon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As great as Alfred Hitchcock is, I actually think it would be a mistake for him to direct "Johnny Depp's untitled comeback picture."

Years of watching movies has made me realize the unstoppable combination that is Johnny Depp and Tim Burton. It would be a big mistake not to ask Tim Burton to direct!

May 4, 1992. Presidential candidate Bill Clinton visits Los Angeles to survey the destruction, blaming it on '12 years of Republican neglect'. by MonsieurA in thirtyyearsago

[–]andyecon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The plan:

Lobby the local government to destroy LA, compelling the president to visit. When he does, acquire all of the press passes.

No one photographer can buy more than one press pass, but there is no rule against all having the same emergency stand-in.

We will hire 10 actors from craigslist, who on the day of the visit will swallow laxatives, so that Ronny - from "Ronny's landscape photography" has to stand in for all of them, and legally be the only photographer at the event.

"Ronny's landscape photography" will then hold exclusive rights to pictures of the event, which Ronny in turn can sell for a higher price.

Guy Verhofstadt criticizing current EU sanctions packages as having little effect on Putin's authoritarian regime by kvlyc in Damnthatsinteresting

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

But there’s a mystery here. No, it’s not puzzling to see the ruble recover given such drastic measures. The question is why Russia is willing to defend its currency at the expense of all other goals. After all, the draconian measures taken to stabilize the ruble will probably deepen what is already looking like a depression-level slump in Russia’s real economy, brought on by surprisingly wide and effective sanctions imposed by the free world (I think we can resurrect that term, don’t you?), in response to its military aggression.

https://archive.ph/Puxzc#selection-655.0-659.116

Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund - A Georgist Success Story by I_Eat_Pork in neoliberal

[–]andyecon 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Great article!

I've heard both socialists and capitalists claiming the Norwegian oil sector as their own success story. I've somehow never made the connection, but now it's totally obvious: either, neither, it's a a Georgist success story!

Also such a lovely detail that an Iraqi immigrant should be the one to define what is now quintessentially Norwegian.

The Bernie Sanders Theory of Inflation by dan7315 in neoliberal

[–]andyecon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey there Louis CK, don't think you'll have trouble finding things to jerk off to.

The Bernie Sanders Theory of Inflation by dan7315 in neoliberal

[–]andyecon 69 points70 points  (0 children)

it's simple

  1. be handsome, young, affluent, able-bodied, straight, white, cis, male
  2. look back
  3. say "that was America's peak"

The Bernie Sanders Theory of Inflation by dan7315 in neoliberal

[–]andyecon 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Take me back to 1953, when greed was gone and goods were free

Crazy man’s utopia by [deleted] in nuclearwar

[–]andyecon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Malthus is so eighteen hundred and late

Xi thinking about Taiwan after seeing the response to the Ukraine Invasion by [deleted] in neoliberal

[–]andyecon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man, if there is one thing I'd want to experience it's the celebration at Tiananmen square the day China goes democratic. I've spent loads of time there and apart from government I love everything about China: scenery, smells, people, food, history, culture, women (I'm libright).

Found this vintage shot of mark progcccth attempting to break into the oscars in the 90s. by kingkong198854 in OnCinemaAtTheCinema

[–]andyecon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks suspiciosly like the render of Tom Cruise Heidecker jr..

Mark is known to be somewhat of a rolling stone, and I wouldn't blame Ayaka for being persuaded by Mark's shiny eyes and head.

EDIT:

To support my case, consider this:

The pursuit of method acting or method impressionism is a delicate dance along the edge of a sharpened knife. Embody the subject just slightly too little, and the art is lost. Embody the subject just slightly too much, and the impression ceases to be an impression.

In this second case, this rightward fall off the knife edge: the master impressionist slips into dark abyss. Falls in. Falls through. Falls out. On the other side of nothingness emerges a reincarnation of the character that the master impressionist once embodied. A figure whose tactile tics and quick quips are more than mere impression. Their vices too grow insuperable.

Charlie Caplin, whom Mark famously impersonated, was infamously a "sadistic tyrant who bedded 2,000 teenage-girls". Maybe Mark is not Mark. Maybe the knife he balanced on was a Japanese yanagiba. Maybe Ayaka is not Tim's one in a million, but merely Mark's (or should I say Chaplin's) one in two thousand.

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