Alison in Canadaland
@alisonmitzy247.bsky.social
I’m here. I’ll come up with something clever later.
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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Choosing to focus, on hearing the news of Rob Reiner's passing, to remember this moment where he was so overcome with joy and laughter that he - the director of the movie - was one of many people banished from the set in order to finish filming.
TIL nearly all of the "Miracle Max" scene from Princess Bride was improvised by Billy Crystal, and it took three ten hour days to shoot, because they couldn't get through his improv without everyone (cast and crew) laughing so hard it ruined the audio.
Mandy Patinkin bruised a rib holding it in.
Mandy Patinkin bruised a rib holding it in.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and laughing .
Alt: Miracle Max and his wife waving goodbye from the Princess Bride.
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Choosing to focus, on hearing the news of Rob Reiner's passing, to remember this moment where he was so overcome with joy and laughter that he - the director of the movie - was one of many people banished from the set in order to finish filming.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through.
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
December 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through.
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
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I’m gonna keep posting menorahs the timeline needs light.
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’m gonna keep posting menorahs the timeline needs light.
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Rob Reiner, for a while there, was one of the most artistically and commercially successful directors in Hollywood. He had a run of films that knocked the roof off. With STAND BY ME, he gave voice to Stephen King’s work that we hadn’t seen since CARRIE and SALEM’S LOT and rarely since.
December 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Rob Reiner, for a while there, was one of the most artistically and commercially successful directors in Hollywood. He had a run of films that knocked the roof off. With STAND BY ME, he gave voice to Stephen King’s work that we hadn’t seen since CARRIE and SALEM’S LOT and rarely since.
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Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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For everyone really enjoying the newest Knives Out movie (I'm saving it for the fam), please do yourselves the favour of watching Rian Johnson's other gem, The Brothers Bloom.
... which is an absolutely superb caper.
youtu.be/d99KKdw-bXw?...
... which is an absolutely superb caper.
youtu.be/d99KKdw-bXw?...
🎥 THE BROTHERS BLOOM (2008) | Movie Trailer | Full HD | 1080p
YouTube video by MOVIE PREDICTOR
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December 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For everyone really enjoying the newest Knives Out movie (I'm saving it for the fam), please do yourselves the favour of watching Rian Johnson's other gem, The Brothers Bloom.
... which is an absolutely superb caper.
youtu.be/d99KKdw-bXw?...
... which is an absolutely superb caper.
youtu.be/d99KKdw-bXw?...
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Happy 100th birthday to the last living all-around entertainer
December 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy 100th birthday to the last living all-around entertainer
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Here's a challenge: try to come up with a more sexist headline than TechCrunch here. Bonus points for doing it without slurs.
Women ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But there's more complexity involved, experts say.
OK, what's going on with LinkedIn's algo? | TechCrunch
Women ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But there's more complexity involved, experts say.
techcrunch.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Here's a challenge: try to come up with a more sexist headline than TechCrunch here. Bonus points for doing it without slurs.
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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
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Sophie Kinsella has passed away at 55.
Her Shopaholic books were among the most prominent of what was called "chick lit."
Their popularity changed genre fiction.
How terribly, terribly sad.
Her Shopaholic books were among the most prominent of what was called "chick lit."
Their popularity changed genre fiction.
How terribly, terribly sad.
Sophie Kinsella: Author of Shopaholic series of novels dies aged 55
The author of the Shopaholic series of novels had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Sophie Kinsella has passed away at 55.
Her Shopaholic books were among the most prominent of what was called "chick lit."
Their popularity changed genre fiction.
How terribly, terribly sad.
Her Shopaholic books were among the most prominent of what was called "chick lit."
Their popularity changed genre fiction.
How terribly, terribly sad.
TCM disappearing would be one of the biggest travesties to hit film culture. So many of us were exposed to the early decades of the silver screen thanks to its creation, and so much has been retained physically and culturally because of its film preservation efforts.
Good job getting a definitive answer on this. People I spoke with at Netflix insisted they weren't acquiring TCM and people at WBD said they were. It's a wonder I am not a heavier drinker. But I think this will ultimately end in TCM disappearing as a linear channel.
ICYMI from last night: WB Discovery confirmed that TCM will be part of the studios & streaming division that Netflix is trying to buy.
Here's looking at you, Ted? www.vulture.com/article/tcm-...
Here's looking at you, Ted? www.vulture.com/article/tcm-...
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
TCM disappearing would be one of the biggest travesties to hit film culture. So many of us were exposed to the early decades of the silver screen thanks to its creation, and so much has been retained physically and culturally because of its film preservation efforts.
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1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
You will be visited by 3 spirits
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
You will be visited by 3 spirits
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You don’t have to pay a subscription for it.
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
You don’t have to pay a subscription for it.
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This is one of the examples I will forever cite as proof generation wars are stupid. Because if you are old enough to remember Jim Baker you know exactly how this movie ends
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is one of the examples I will forever cite as proof generation wars are stupid. Because if you are old enough to remember Jim Baker you know exactly how this movie ends
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I can’t get over how Barbie succeeded because it offered tangible ways for women and girls to celebrate each other (and dress up and go to the movies together) but studios thought it worked because it’s about toys so now they’re making like Bananagrams the movie
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I can’t get over how Barbie succeeded because it offered tangible ways for women and girls to celebrate each other (and dress up and go to the movies together) but studios thought it worked because it’s about toys so now they’re making like Bananagrams the movie
My dad and I randomly started watching this movie together on TV the first time I saw it. Missed the very beginning, but whenever it was on after that, we always had to stop and watch it.
The long-out-of-print cult classic FREAKED has received a stunning 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray release from @umbrellaent.bsky.social and Drafthouse Films, and we have three copies signed by @alexwinter.com to give away!
Enter now:
Enter now:
‘Freaked’ – Enter to Win New 4K Release from Drafthouse Films and Umbrella Entertainment Signed by Alex Winter! [Giveaway]
The 1993 cult classic Freaked was just released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray via Drafthouse Films and Australia’s Umbrella Entertainment, and we’ve got three copies to giveaway to three lucky readers. But...
bloody-disgusting.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My dad and I randomly started watching this movie together on TV the first time I saw it. Missed the very beginning, but whenever it was on after that, we always had to stop and watch it.
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Important to note that the reason RAM is more expensive isn't because OpenAI is ransacking store shelves and buying all the retail stock.
They aren't using those. Instead "AI" companies dumped an insane amount of money on RAM manufacturers to tie up their production lines with parts "AI" needs.
They aren't using those. Instead "AI" companies dumped an insane amount of money on RAM manufacturers to tie up their production lines with parts "AI" needs.
December 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Important to note that the reason RAM is more expensive isn't because OpenAI is ransacking store shelves and buying all the retail stock.
They aren't using those. Instead "AI" companies dumped an insane amount of money on RAM manufacturers to tie up their production lines with parts "AI" needs.
They aren't using those. Instead "AI" companies dumped an insane amount of money on RAM manufacturers to tie up their production lines with parts "AI" needs.
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NOT A ASS OUT PASS OUT PHOTO They didn't have to do my guy like that
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed and alcohol pooled on the floor.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
NOT A ASS OUT PASS OUT PHOTO They didn't have to do my guy like that
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PRO TIP
If you have YouTubers you like and follow and watch their videos a lot
leave innane/positive comments on their videos. The algo is all fucked up for YT creators and a lot of videos get sent to the void for whatever reason.
I hate doing it, but I've been trying to do it.
If you have YouTubers you like and follow and watch their videos a lot
leave innane/positive comments on their videos. The algo is all fucked up for YT creators and a lot of videos get sent to the void for whatever reason.
I hate doing it, but I've been trying to do it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
PRO TIP
If you have YouTubers you like and follow and watch their videos a lot
leave innane/positive comments on their videos. The algo is all fucked up for YT creators and a lot of videos get sent to the void for whatever reason.
I hate doing it, but I've been trying to do it.
If you have YouTubers you like and follow and watch their videos a lot
leave innane/positive comments on their videos. The algo is all fucked up for YT creators and a lot of videos get sent to the void for whatever reason.
I hate doing it, but I've been trying to do it.