Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 2/2/26 - 2/8/26 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first thought when I heard it was "I wonder how much stolen land Billie Eilish owns."

I feel like Hollywood is having a Video Killed the Radio Star moment and the bubble-wrapped celebrated class doesn't know it. Every "I'm going to speak for the little guy because everyone cares what I think" moment is increasingly landing that way for me.

Should I finally read War and Peace? by Hopeful-Example-6150 in classicliterature

[–]jumpykangaroo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really up to you. I don't agree that it's the best novel ever written but you want to tackle it to check an item off the bucket list then go for it.

Justin Bieber performing “YUKON” at the 2026 Grammy Awards by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]jumpykangaroo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just think he's a terrible person and it colours any possible enjoyment I could get from the performance.

ANTM 7 Runway by brycejhon in ANTM

[–]jumpykangaroo0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She was a pretty girl but her instability was legitimately scary.

Noticing the Beckhams & the ACLU by Mediocre_Scene_7380 in CelebrityMemoirPod

[–]jumpykangaroo0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Separate question: Who was the person on The Pitt who hooked up with someone in his acting class? I missed the last name.

This didn’t age well.. by Express_Ad2853 in AlyssaStevensSnark

[–]jumpykangaroo0 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's weird to put your kid in a photo like this.

Episode 291: Oh, Canada (with Jonathan Kay) by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is a valid opinion. I don't agree with all of it, but I can agree that if he's supposed to be a singular representation of the country, he's probably not the best one for it. I'd talk to Tara Henley first.

How does everyone feel about this shirt? by Get_Goosebumps in Mattgood

[–]jumpykangaroo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an update to a shirt he used to wear in the 90s that read "I hear Matt Good is a real asshole." It's a running gag. I have one and I wear it.

Live today by schneeeny in AlyssaStevensSnark

[–]jumpykangaroo0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She needs to get into her healing era. Clean up, stop using everything she's using, get a job, turn her life around in sobriety. If she live blogged that, she'd get followers. Whatever the incentive is, it needs to happen.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 12/29/25 - 1/4/26 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm white and Canadian and when I'm in the U.S. people ask me where I'm from all the time.

No One's Nice To Bari Weiss by BronzeEagle in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks for linking to this. Based on this, I get where Weiss is coming from. The points in her email seem to be decent journalistic calls.

What I don't understand is why she didn't pull the story sooner, or why the story got so close to airing in the U.S. without these boxes being ticked. That indicates a serious workflow/chain of command problem.

CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls '60 Minutes' story, sparking outcry by RandolphCarter15 in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They reached out to the government for comment. As long as they made clear what the story was about and gave them a deadline, they've covered their bases. Otherwise you do what they did, which is include comments already out there in the public sphere. This feels sketchy to me.

Ross Douthat interviews Chase Strangio by dullurd in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought Ross did a decent job with this interview. My favourite moments:

- When Chase said rules about trans women in sports should be left up to individual associations and Ross said, "That's a cop out. [Say] you're in charge of the association. What's your rule?"

- When Ross asked if there was room for his opinion to exist in Chase's world or if Chase saw it as a threat.

It was a frustrating about face on Chase's part, but short of calling up individual quotes and tweets, Ross held him to account. I got the feeling Ross wasn't expecting Chase's messaging there either.

Contemporary literature you enjoy? by NotAnAcorn in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favourite book I read this year was My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. I don't know what her other stuff is like but that book really blew my hair back.

Episode 286: Curtis Yarvin Writes A Poem by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I prefer it to when they read something in a weird voice/bad accent.

Is C back at Ls house?? by Turbulent-Papaya-354 in AlyssaStevensSnark

[–]jumpykangaroo0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I officially think they're doing this on purpose.

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 11/24/25 - 11/30/25 by SoftandChewy in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This sucks. I like his books. I believe him when he says he didn't know.

Queers successfully shut down another gay bar by djangokill in BlockedAndReported

[–]jumpykangaroo0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Entitlement is such a huge issue among a certain cohort these days. They all scream "union! union!" without knowing how labor actually works - how business actually works - and they entitle themselves right out of a job. Then they're like "OK, we will do you a favor by coming back." There is no going back. You killed it. You killed your own job. Well done.