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Mike B
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Entertainment writer, mainly for Slashfilm and Daily Beast these days
i do wish they'd gone with that original fan theory that Blanc was gonna switch to a whole new accent with each movie with no explanation
December 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
(Granted I’m pretty sure the news said this would happen, but I was not paying attention so this still counts as a surprise)
December 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The fact that he was literally at the urinal before he was interrupted and had to go out for the rest of the episode stressed me out so much
November 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I remember feeling so deflated in the first movie when they kept doing that same trick with Pennywise running towards the camera. (Still haven't watched the second movie.)
October 19, 2025 at 6:31 AM
the fact that they gave him such over-the-top groveling praise with their cover and article but he's still complaining
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Me seeing your article pop up in the middle of The Rehearsal season 2
a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing
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media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
*C5
January 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It’s the most boring of all the openings! On defense I like to just go C4 first and wing it from there, pretend as if I know how to do the Sicilian
January 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
27-29 is young, 30 is old, 31-33 is young again.
December 19, 2024 at 7:13 PM
It's crazy how many op-eds and general commentary after every election seem to only make sense if this is the first election the pundit's ever lived through
December 11, 2024 at 8:28 PM
one of the most annoying parts of the US political cycle is how every four years people pretend as if "president-elect experiences higher-than-usual approval during transition period" isn't a typical, well-documented thing that happens every single time. It will mean basically nothing in six months
December 11, 2024 at 8:27 PM
The first part can be us again in '26, if we want it bad enough
a man is praying with his eyes closed and the words `` dear lord baby jesus '' above him .
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media.tenor.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:48 AM
In general I think a DNC chair from one of the blue wall states is the best bet. They’re easily some of the most effective Dems in the whole country when it comes to actually knowing how to win elections.
December 1, 2024 at 9:45 PM
True, I guess I’d also attribute some of it to a growing over-emphasis on plot when talking about TV/film, and a conservative cultural shift overall. When in doubt I blame CinemaSins
December 1, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I think the discourse is being led by teenagers who watch TV with their parents in the house
December 1, 2024 at 8:50 PM
And that deer sculpture in the beginning is called PixCell-Deer#24, by Kohei Nawa
December 1, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Some final pics I took, all of which brought me joy.

First is Just Moved, by Henry Mosler

Second is The Baker’s Cart by Jean Michelin

Third is The Artist’s Wife and His Setter Dog by Thomas Eakins
December 1, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Hard to explain why this one stuck out to me, except that it’s very cozy and peaceful. It looks like how a productive writing day feels to me.

Name is The Etcher by Stacy Tolman
December 1, 2024 at 6:59 AM