Jeff Benson
@jeffbensonwrites.bsky.social
Former editor @decrypt.co and Future by a16z. Current contributor @frontofficesports.bsky.social. Creator of bigfilmenergy.substack.com. I've written about crypto, movies, sports, business, and (occasionally) where to get good marmalade in California.
I'm not quitting my day job, but I am writing about movies on the side. To check out my other film writing or subscribe, go to: bigfilmenergy.substack.com
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April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm not quitting my day job, but I am writing about movies on the side. To check out my other film writing or subscribe, go to: bigfilmenergy.substack.com
- That time I thought there was no way Trump would beat Clinton (“It’s in the bag.”)
What’s in your black bag?
What’s in your black bag?
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
- That time I thought there was no way Trump would beat Clinton (“It’s in the bag.”)
What’s in your black bag?
What’s in your black bag?
- Partners’ ex-boyfriends who are more successful than me (“Eric became a kajillionaire when his company went public.” “Black bag, man.”)
- My whereabouts on the morning of November 22, 1963 (“You weren’t even born when Kennedy was shot.” “No, but let’s put it in a black bag just in case.”)
- My whereabouts on the morning of November 22, 1963 (“You weren’t even born when Kennedy was shot.” “No, but let’s put it in a black bag just in case.”)
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
- Partners’ ex-boyfriends who are more successful than me (“Eric became a kajillionaire when his company went public.” “Black bag, man.”)
- My whereabouts on the morning of November 22, 1963 (“You weren’t even born when Kennedy was shot.” “No, but let’s put it in a black bag just in case.”)
- My whereabouts on the morning of November 22, 1963 (“You weren’t even born when Kennedy was shot.” “No, but let’s put it in a black bag just in case.”)
- Middle school (“Did you have blackheads?” “No, I had a black bag.”)
- That one ex-girlfriend (“Black mark on your dating record, huh?” “A black bag is more like it.”)
- That one ex-girlfriend (“Black mark on your dating record, huh?” “A black bag is more like it.”)
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
- Middle school (“Did you have blackheads?” “No, I had a black bag.”)
- That one ex-girlfriend (“Black mark on your dating record, huh?” “A black bag is more like it.”)
- That one ex-girlfriend (“Black mark on your dating record, huh?” “A black bag is more like it.”)
I love the concept of a black bag, a thing that exists but we don’t need to talk about. (Or, colloquially, “for me to know and you to find out”). Here are some items that are going in my black bag for future relationships, never to be mentioned again:
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I love the concept of a black bag, a thing that exists but we don’t need to talk about. (Or, colloquially, “for me to know and you to find out”). Here are some items that are going in my black bag for future relationships, never to be mentioned again:
But mightn’t George and Kathryn be on to something? After all, all their fellow spies—who are, of course, peeking in on the relationship—believe them to be the perfect couple. Secrecy leads to intrigue leads to sustained attraction.
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
But mightn’t George and Kathryn be on to something? After all, all their fellow spies—who are, of course, peeking in on the relationship—believe them to be the perfect couple. Secrecy leads to intrigue leads to sustained attraction.
Another character (and suspect), Marisa Abela’s Clarissa, later notes how accepting there are things you can’t talk about in a relationship could destroy it: “When you can lie about everything, how do you tell the truth about anything?”
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Another character (and suspect), Marisa Abela’s Clarissa, later notes how accepting there are things you can’t talk about in a relationship could destroy it: “When you can lie about everything, how do you tell the truth about anything?”
Since George and Kathryn each harbor so many state secrets the other isn’t supposed to know, they use a safe word to avoid spilling confidential information. When George asks Kathryn why she’s off to Switzerland, for example, she doesn’t give a reason. She just responds, “Black bag.”
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Since George and Kathryn each harbor so many state secrets the other isn’t supposed to know, they use a safe word to avoid spilling confidential information. When George asks Kathryn why she’s off to Switzerland, for example, she doesn’t give a reason. She just responds, “Black bag.”
As much as the film works as a psychological thriller, it also functions as a sharp commentary on the tension between honesty and mystery within a marriage.
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As much as the film works as a psychological thriller, it also functions as a sharp commentary on the tension between honesty and mystery within a marriage.
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But yes, Dumars would have loved to bring Perry to New Orleans. The Kings presumably moved quickly on this so they wouldn't lose him
April 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
But yes, Dumars would have loved to bring Perry to New Orleans. The Kings presumably moved quickly on this so they wouldn't lose him
When do you think they started talking to Perry and/or other candidates?
April 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
When do you think they started talking to Perry and/or other candidates?
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W-W says Meta let advertisers know when 13-17 y-os were feeling depressed saying, this is a good time to try to serve them an ad. "If a 13-year-old girl would delete a selfie that was considered a good time to try to sell her a beauty product. This was taken as a signal and shared with advertisers."
April 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
W-W says Meta let advertisers know when 13-17 y-os were feeling depressed saying, this is a good time to try to serve them an ad. "If a 13-year-old girl would delete a selfie that was considered a good time to try to sell her a beauty product. This was taken as a signal and shared with advertisers."