Friday, October 25, 2024

Today's news and jokes







The sad problem with canceling subscriptions at the L.A. Times, which is deeply unprofitable, is that it only ends up making the journalists even more dependent on Patrick’s subsidies, rather than more independent from him.

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— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce.bsky.social) October 24, 2024 at 4:41 PM










(Related--a story I read this week: "millions of young women grew up following Aspyn, a popular teenage YouTuber who got married when she was just 19, and now they’re eagerly consuming her divorce content, much of which is sponsored") (And another: after a breakup "video went mega viral and sparked thousands of comments on TikTok, Instagram and X. Immediately people began digging back through her past videos and analyzing every minute detail of their relationship. People called Lavin delusional and chastised her for not recognizing signs of his disinterest.")





(They made so many figures based on The Acolyte, but not the main villain with the cool helmet)

















I’m going to buck the trend here and state an unpopular opinion: I don’t think it’s unusual they haven’t been able to crack Blade for the MCU Blade never had a great saga to himself in the comics, he was a nut on the periphery of larger stories for his best years and even now he’s just a hard sell

— Tegan O’Neil (@teganoneil5000.bsky.social) October 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM
(Too basic to admit the only vampire comic I remember ever enjoying was the Steve Dillon Avengers story?) (I finally watched the first season of AMC's Interview With the Vampire--it's fabulous)





JCVD in Bloodsport











(Here's how the real estate issue was resolved.)











(The first time I saw him play, it was like watching a minotaur rampaging among humans. From 2021, "Check out this young soccer player and the 'coiled and latent menace stirring in him'")





















When I was your age what you call "discourse" used to be called "flame wars" and it was a more honest era

— Edith Laurie Charles (@edithcharles.bsky.social) August 26, 2024 at 4:54 AM




@x_laurabee_x

The most wholesome cute thing ive ever witnessed 😭🐾🫶🏻

♬ New Home - Frozen Silence




@prinniethepoodle

Wstching Prin get excited when she sees John never gets old! Love these two to bits ❤️

♬ September - Earth, Wind & Fire




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