Brian Pempus
@gamblingharm.org
Founder, Editor-in-Chief, GamblingHarm.org.
Reporting on the predatory gambling industry in all its forms.
Contact: [email protected]
Reporting on the predatory gambling industry in all its forms.
Contact: [email protected]
As much as I hate Heston for being a fascist, this movie is still so so good
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As much as I hate Heston for being a fascist, this movie is still so so good
True. I guess I always felt a bit relieved for Nada that he got to die after getting the task done. He finally had a chance to rest.
November 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
True. I guess I always felt a bit relieved for Nada that he got to die after getting the task done. He finally had a chance to rest.
How would you describe the ending to They Alive? Ambiguously upbeat? It works really well though. I’d love to know if Carpenter filmed any alternate endings
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How would you describe the ending to They Alive? Ambiguously upbeat? It works really well though. I’d love to know if Carpenter filmed any alternate endings
I know super tangential to your work, but in my little journalistic bubble, I've been trying to explain why USians are so upset by recent athlete gambling scandals (NBA & MLB). I have been wondering if it's partly bc it reveals a class dynamic in sport. No one can tolerate that athletes are proles?
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I know super tangential to your work, but in my little journalistic bubble, I've been trying to explain why USians are so upset by recent athlete gambling scandals (NBA & MLB). I have been wondering if it's partly bc it reveals a class dynamic in sport. No one can tolerate that athletes are proles?
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Agree on those! The People Under the Stairs is up there for me as well
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Agree on those! The People Under the Stairs is up there for me as well
Loved this: "That is what I am nostalgic for, for failure. I do not think that kind of failure is coming back."
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Loved this: "That is what I am nostalgic for, for failure. I do not think that kind of failure is coming back."
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