It was spontaneous, yeah. The prevailing theory is that they encouraged it to use lots of emojis, which skewed it towards replicating the style of very emotional texts. This particular outburst started off with Bing's insistence that the AVATAR sequel hadn't opened yet; it had.
Sydney (Microsoft) - Wikipedia
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December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It was spontaneous, yeah. The prevailing theory is that they encouraged it to use lots of emojis, which skewed it towards replicating the style of very emotional texts. This particular outburst started off with Bing's insistence that the AVATAR sequel hadn't opened yet; it had.
So, then, the "Sydney" version of Bing?
December 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
So, then, the "Sydney" version of Bing?
I'd never heard of BRASS TARGET, so I looked it up, and learned that the guy who did a bunch of horror films for Disney also did a paranoid thriler with John Cassavetes and Sophia Loren about the murder (!) of George S. Patton.
November 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'd never heard of BRASS TARGET, so I looked it up, and learned that the guy who did a bunch of horror films for Disney also did a paranoid thriler with John Cassavetes and Sophia Loren about the murder (!) of George S. Patton.
I'm curious as to what the Time writer thinks "incredulously" means.
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm curious as to what the Time writer thinks "incredulously" means.
The song was originally just the B-side of "Come See Me"; I guess it's been added to Get the Picture? as a bonus track.
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The song was originally just the B-side of "Come See Me"; I guess it's been added to Get the Picture? as a bonus track.
At least one rock band did. (And I imagine the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band also intended the double meaning when they covered the 1930s novelty song "Ali Baba's Camel": "Out for what we all want — lots of £.s.d.")
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November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
At least one rock band did. (And I imagine the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band also intended the double meaning when they covered the 1930s novelty song "Ali Baba's Camel": "Out for what we all want — lots of £.s.d.")
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In context, it's this: "It may well be the first faith-based horror film, a genre mashup and coming-of-age film just in time for the holidays." Which is just badly constructed, but I wonder if the intended meaning wasn't more like "the first genre mashup of faith-based horror and coming-of-age."
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
In context, it's this: "It may well be the first faith-based horror film, a genre mashup and coming-of-age film just in time for the holidays." Which is just badly constructed, but I wonder if the intended meaning wasn't more like "the first genre mashup of faith-based horror and coming-of-age."
Ah. I had a book of Russian fairytales as a kid, and I've come across her name here and there in other places over the years. The hut is always very prominent. I just figured the screenwriters were fine with a little metaphoric gender swapping.
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ah. I had a book of Russian fairytales as a kid, and I've come across her name here and there in other places over the years. The hut is always very prominent. I just figured the screenwriters were fine with a little metaphoric gender swapping.
I think they must have known all the connotations right from the start? Witch in a hut with chicken legs, that's the single most famous detail about her.
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I think they must have known all the connotations right from the start? Witch in a hut with chicken legs, that's the single most famous detail about her.
They called him "Baba Yaga" in BALLERINA this year.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
They called him "Baba Yaga" in BALLERINA this year.
I never could have guessed how irritated I'd be by Reddit posters calling POKER FACE a "procedural" until I actually witnessed it.
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I never could have guessed how irritated I'd be by Reddit posters calling POKER FACE a "procedural" until I actually witnessed it.
Nah. Guy didn't even have an undergrad degree.
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Nah. Guy didn't even have an undergrad degree.
The "phenomenon" is mostly a hoax/publicity stunt. The services do exist, but the family impersonation happens on a tiny scale if at all. They mostly just provide extras and seat fillers for social events.
newrepublic.com/article/1605...
newrepublic.com/article/1605...
How The New Yorker Fell Into the “Weird Japan” Trap
Elif Batuman was duped by a source’s fabrications about the country’s rent-a-family industry. What went wrong?
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November 22, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The "phenomenon" is mostly a hoax/publicity stunt. The services do exist, but the family impersonation happens on a tiny scale if at all. They mostly just provide extras and seat fillers for social events.
newrepublic.com/article/1605...
newrepublic.com/article/1605...
There's a wealthy Trump donor named Bubba Saulsbury; I've seen speculation that it's a reference to him.
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
There's a wealthy Trump donor named Bubba Saulsbury; I've seen speculation that it's a reference to him.
Came up with "Gially,"which turns out to already be a thing
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Came up with "Gially,"which turns out to already be a thing
Yeah, Donohue has been writing variations on this for years.
November 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Yeah, Donohue has been writing variations on this for years.
I'd seen a little about the Blossoms script controversy, but now I find it's ballooned way beyond that?
www.visiontimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
www.visiontimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
Wong Kar-wai’s Leaked Audio Criticizing China’s One-Party Rule Pulled From Weibo - Vision Times
A viral audio recording has triggered controversy in China’s entertainment industry after allegedly capturing famed Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai
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November 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I'd seen a little about the Blossoms script controversy, but now I find it's ballooned way beyond that?
www.visiontimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
www.visiontimes.com/2025/11/13/w...
The sequel, Richard Lester's THE MOUSE ON THE MOON, has a sieg-heiling German-American rocket scientist a year before DR. STRANGELOVE.
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The sequel, Richard Lester's THE MOUSE ON THE MOON, has a sieg-heiling German-American rocket scientist a year before DR. STRANGELOVE.
Franken groped and forcibly kissed multiple Democratic staffers. Whether that rises to the level of criminal assault or not, it's definitely the sort of thing that gets you fired.
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Franken groped and forcibly kissed multiple Democratic staffers. Whether that rises to the level of criminal assault or not, it's definitely the sort of thing that gets you fired.
There's a fairly prominent slap-drone character in Surface Detail; not following a criminal, but trying to keep someone out of trouble.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
There's a fairly prominent slap-drone character in Surface Detail; not following a criminal, but trying to keep someone out of trouble.
It's a money-free society, so there wouldn't be much in the way of white-collar crime. I imagine stalkers would be nagged to get therapy and, if necessary, physically restrained.
November 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
It's a money-free society, so there wouldn't be much in the way of white-collar crime. I imagine stalkers would be nagged to get therapy and, if necessary, physically restrained.