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Seeing Dr. Strangelove for the first time as a kid in the (packed) Castro Theatre and laughing so hard that my sides actually hurt.
Many years later, also in the Castro, seeing Lawrence of Arabia for the first time, in 70mm. What an absolute trip. Movie did not feel its length.
Many years later, also in the Castro, seeing Lawrence of Arabia for the first time, in 70mm. What an absolute trip. Movie did not feel its length.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Seeing Dr. Strangelove for the first time as a kid in the (packed) Castro Theatre and laughing so hard that my sides actually hurt.
Many years later, also in the Castro, seeing Lawrence of Arabia for the first time, in 70mm. What an absolute trip. Movie did not feel its length.
Many years later, also in the Castro, seeing Lawrence of Arabia for the first time, in 70mm. What an absolute trip. Movie did not feel its length.
Time for me to cathartically rewatch "Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day" for the dozenth time.
December 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Time for me to cathartically rewatch "Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day" for the dozenth time.
Film you’ve seen more than six times. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Film you’ve seen more than six times. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
CAKE
Doc Watson
They Might Be Giants
The Zombies
Garbage
CAKE
Doc Watson
They Might Be Giants
The Zombies
Garbage
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Tori Amos
Curve
Lillith Fair
The Moon Seven Times (reunion)
Dead Can Dance (reunion)
Tori Amos
Curve
Lillith Fair
The Moon Seven Times (reunion)
Dead Can Dance (reunion)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Tori Amos
Radiohead
Ash
They Might Be Giants
Public Service Broadcasting
Tori Amos
Radiohead
Ash
They Might Be Giants
Public Service Broadcasting
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
CAKE
Doc Watson
They Might Be Giants
The Zombies
Garbage
CAKE
Doc Watson
They Might Be Giants
The Zombies
Garbage
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hey, did we ever get an update on how this turned out
December 5, 2023 at 2:36 PM
hey, did we ever get an update on how this turned out
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
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this is a far more explicit death threat from people with the actual means to carry it out
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
this is a far more explicit death threat from people with the actual means to carry it out
Reading the ongoing defenses of whole-language in the replies makes me imagine someone bursting into a resume workshop and objecting that having a job is useless if you don't also have money to spend on things.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reading the ongoing defenses of whole-language in the replies makes me imagine someone bursting into a resume workshop and objecting that having a job is useless if you don't also have money to spend on things.
*accordion hands* they were the best emails, maybe even perfect emails, many have said. sleepy joe didn't even write his own emails...
"they didn't release the good emails from the sex criminal the president was friends with"
In a statement, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt accused the Democrats of having “selectively leaked emails” to “create a fake narrative to smear President Trump.” https://to.pbs.org/3LC1dxY
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
*accordion hands* they were the best emails, maybe even perfect emails, many have said. sleepy joe didn't even write his own emails...
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If it's possible to bully Elon Musk into enjoying a sunset then I will finally accept that there are use cases for bullying
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If it's possible to bully Elon Musk into enjoying a sunset then I will finally accept that there are use cases for bullying
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As I keep saying, it‘s a tough time to be a “words mean things“ person
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As I keep saying, it‘s a tough time to be a “words mean things“ person
Story pitch: V for Vendetta, but instead of Guy Fawkes the main character styles themselves after Ned Ludd.
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Story pitch: V for Vendetta, but instead of Guy Fawkes the main character styles themselves after Ned Ludd.
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“Image macro” is a more accurate name than “meme.”
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Image macro” is a more accurate name than “meme.”
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I'm going to be the rambling old man at the socialist revolution continually introducing motions to exhume the corpses of the Bush administration to be put on trial like Pope Formosus. "This again..." Yes, this again! Grab a shovel, comrades. History cries out for justice.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I'm going to be the rambling old man at the socialist revolution continually introducing motions to exhume the corpses of the Bush administration to be put on trial like Pope Formosus. "This again..." Yes, this again! Grab a shovel, comrades. History cries out for justice.
I don't even post anything on LI, but I did this just to help the "how many people hate this as a concept" dashboard that I know some PM is looking at.
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
November 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I don't even post anything on LI, but I did this just to help the "how many people hate this as a concept" dashboard that I know some PM is looking at.
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“It's rough sledding these days if you're the sort of Christian who believes that the meek will inherit the earth & that God can be found among the prisoner & the sick, the stranger & the outcast, & that the best use of power is to give it away at your own expense to those who have none…”
I wrote about attending No Kings, opposing visions of America, what hating those visions says about those who hate them, the importance being earnest, and the necessity of finding the next step.
www.the-reframe.com/america-hate...
www.the-reframe.com/america-hate...
America Haters
No Kings was a week ago. What did it mean?
www.the-reframe.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“It's rough sledding these days if you're the sort of Christian who believes that the meek will inherit the earth & that God can be found among the prisoner & the sick, the stranger & the outcast, & that the best use of power is to give it away at your own expense to those who have none…”
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“San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world and then 15 years ago. It went wrong. It went woke.”
-Donald Trump in reference to sending the National Guard
15 yrs ago, SF was remade into a tech city, with tax breaks for Uber, Twitter, Airbnb. What went wrong was inequality.
-Donald Trump in reference to sending the National Guard
15 yrs ago, SF was remade into a tech city, with tax breaks for Uber, Twitter, Airbnb. What went wrong was inequality.
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world and then 15 years ago. It went wrong. It went woke.”
-Donald Trump in reference to sending the National Guard
15 yrs ago, SF was remade into a tech city, with tax breaks for Uber, Twitter, Airbnb. What went wrong was inequality.
-Donald Trump in reference to sending the National Guard
15 yrs ago, SF was remade into a tech city, with tax breaks for Uber, Twitter, Airbnb. What went wrong was inequality.
Wow, Soros must've had to take out a second mortgage!
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Wow, Soros must've had to take out a second mortgage!
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this isn't hyperbole. they're bragging about making these accounts on twitter to "make all the liberals cry".
the us government social media accounts are run by 4channers. just block and go about your day.
the us government social media accounts are run by 4channers. just block and go about your day.
October 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
this isn't hyperbole. they're bragging about making these accounts on twitter to "make all the liberals cry".
the us government social media accounts are run by 4channers. just block and go about your day.
the us government social media accounts are run by 4channers. just block and go about your day.
I was married but I'm not married any more. Women don't like the vehicle.
October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I was married but I'm not married any more. Women don't like the vehicle.
A thing I learned doing family research is that old directories would have everyone's business address right next to their home address, I guess so if you were trying to call on someone during business hours you knew where to go?
If you told this person that there used to be a book, published annually and given away for free, listing every person who lived in your town by last name alphabetically, including their street address and telephone number, a book everyone voluntarily sent their info to, they would not believe you.
October 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A thing I learned doing family research is that old directories would have everyone's business address right next to their home address, I guess so if you were trying to call on someone during business hours you knew where to go?
Many years ago I tried this game with my wife, who had no prior TTRPG experience, and we had a lot of fun with it. It's the kind of thing you can play over drinks at the pub, as we did, and I imagine it'd be a great party game at the right kind of party.
Tis the season! The spooky season. Murderous Ghosts is a great one-shot for 2 to 20 players. You're a resourceful urban explorer, lost in a haunted building. Can you find your way out before the ghosts find you? Outlook uncertain!
lumpley.itch.io/murderous-gh...
lumpley.itch.io/murderous-gh...
Murderous Ghosts by Meguey & Vincent Baker, et al
A roleplaying party game for Hallowe'en or horror fans.
lumpley.itch.io
October 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Many years ago I tried this game with my wife, who had no prior TTRPG experience, and we had a lot of fun with it. It's the kind of thing you can play over drinks at the pub, as we did, and I imagine it'd be a great party game at the right kind of party.
reading through this thread where it's increasingly clear the judge is fed up with this shit and then getting to this line
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
reading through this thread where it's increasingly clear the judge is fed up with this shit and then getting to this line