Steven Callas
@mistercallas.bsky.social
Producer. Haver of bad takes. Greek-Chicagoan 🇬🇷 Beach bar owner. Travel Advisor. Previously: FOX TV, RedBull, The Science Channel, Gawker.
Go back, Mister Tsipras!
June 25, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Go back, Mister Tsipras!
I support the WGA writers going on strike. Props always had a chair set up for them at video village. Nowadays it’s only on special occasions. They deserve so much more. However, this strike feels different. The landscape has changed and there’s tons of produced content out there. Tough fight ahead.
June 14, 2023 at 11:51 AM
This is so embarrassing
June 5, 2023 at 6:36 PM
This is so embarrassing
It’s crazy that I’m casting an illegal HD stream of Game 7 with minimal effort and zero hiccups because the TNT app craps out every time you try to cast the game. Like some script kiddie in Canada is offering a better UX than an app from a billion dollar corporation.
May 30, 2023 at 2:38 AM
It’s crazy that I’m casting an illegal HD stream of Game 7 with minimal effort and zero hiccups because the TNT app craps out every time you try to cast the game. Like some script kiddie in Canada is offering a better UX than an app from a billion dollar corporation.
Kind of dumb that HBO/WB/Discovery makes you download and set up a whole new Max app rather just pushing out a software update for the old one…
May 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Kind of dumb that HBO/WB/Discovery makes you download and set up a whole new Max app rather just pushing out a software update for the old one…
Using https://www.beachdibs.com for the first time. Reserving beach umbrellas ahead of time in Greece has always been a pain. BeachDibs streamlines the process. I hope more locations and islands jump on board.
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May 22, 2023 at 11:31 AM
Using https://www.beachdibs.com for the first time. Reserving beach umbrellas ahead of time in Greece has always been a pain. BeachDibs streamlines the process. I hope more locations and islands jump on board.
Reposted by Steven Callas
Title: Star Trek: The Original Series - The Great Vulcan Cleanse
Logline: Spock's Vulcan cleanse is wreaking havoc on the USS Enterprise as the crew struggles to adapt to his new dietary choice: eating massive quantities of garlic.
Logline: Spock's Vulcan cleanse is wreaking havoc on the USS Enterprise as the crew struggles to adapt to his new dietary choice: eating massive quantities of garlic.
May 19, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Title: Star Trek: The Original Series - The Great Vulcan Cleanse
Logline: Spock's Vulcan cleanse is wreaking havoc on the USS Enterprise as the crew struggles to adapt to his new dietary choice: eating massive quantities of garlic.
Logline: Spock's Vulcan cleanse is wreaking havoc on the USS Enterprise as the crew struggles to adapt to his new dietary choice: eating massive quantities of garlic.
Nisos didn't close because it was "too high-end," since Lyra also charges ridiculous prices for uninspired Greek cuisine two blocks away. Nisos closed because the food was not that great. https://chicago.eater.com/2023/5/17/23727472/nisos-prime-steakhouse-randolph-street-west-loop-parker-hospitality
chicago.eater.com
May 18, 2023 at 2:50 AM
Nisos didn't close because it was "too high-end," since Lyra also charges ridiculous prices for uninspired Greek cuisine two blocks away. Nisos closed because the food was not that great. https://chicago.eater.com/2023/5/17/23727472/nisos-prime-steakhouse-randolph-street-west-loop-parker-hospitality
Reposted by Steven Callas
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Cat's Meow
Logline: Worf returns from an away mission with a disease that makes him want to eat Spot.
Logline: Worf returns from an away mission with a disease that makes him want to eat Spot.
May 16, 2023 at 9:55 PM
Title: Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Cat's Meow
Logline: Worf returns from an away mission with a disease that makes him want to eat Spot.
Logline: Worf returns from an away mission with a disease that makes him want to eat Spot.
In 2016 a tech startup was trying to poach me as a producer. In the interview CEO said he was revolutionizing video. Asked me to pitch an idea that will move his “revolution” forward. Asked him to pay/license me for it. He said I “just squandered a chance
to be at the forefront” of his revolution.
to be at the forefront” of his revolution.
May 13, 2023 at 1:44 PM
In 2016 a tech startup was trying to poach me as a producer. In the interview CEO said he was revolutionizing video. Asked me to pitch an idea that will move his “revolution” forward. Asked him to pay/license me for it. He said I “just squandered a chance
to be at the forefront” of his revolution.
to be at the forefront” of his revolution.
I don’t think enough Americans realize how critical Sunday’s general election in Turkey is for the western world. Ince’s withdrawal makes Erdogan losing suddenly a very real prospect. The outcome has huge implications for Ukraine, NATO, and the EU. The pendulum swings west if Kilicdaroglu wins.
May 12, 2023 at 4:04 AM
I don’t think enough Americans realize how critical Sunday’s general election in Turkey is for the western world. Ince’s withdrawal makes Erdogan losing suddenly a very real prospect. The outcome has huge implications for Ukraine, NATO, and the EU. The pendulum swings west if Kilicdaroglu wins.
Interesting approach towards combatting Russian propaganda in Estonia: fund local and reliable Russian-language media instead. (from the May issue of Monocle Magazine)
May 10, 2023 at 11:58 AM
Interesting approach towards combatting Russian propaganda in Estonia: fund local and reliable Russian-language media instead. (from the May issue of Monocle Magazine)
My wife’s way of telling me I’m sleeping on the couch tonight.
May 10, 2023 at 2:20 AM
My wife’s way of telling me I’m sleeping on the couch tonight.
The media model is broken beyond any semblance of repair
May 7, 2023 at 7:03 PM
The media model is broken beyond any semblance of repair
So you know what’s an underrated cafe? The Table at Crate. If you’re at a mall, are hungry, and don’t want to eat overpriced fast food at CPK or Nando’s, Crate & Barrel’s restaurant has really decent food and a great Bloody Mary.
May 7, 2023 at 10:41 AM
So you know what’s an underrated cafe? The Table at Crate. If you’re at a mall, are hungry, and don’t want to eat overpriced fast food at CPK or Nando’s, Crate & Barrel’s restaurant has really decent food and a great Bloody Mary.
I think the last good content curation app was Zite before it got acquired by CNN. Flipboard didn’t come close to Zite’s ability to recommend both interesting news AND interesting blog posts from people you’ve never heard of on a wide range of topics.
May 6, 2023 at 2:20 AM
I think the last good content curation app was Zite before it got acquired by CNN. Flipboard didn’t come close to Zite’s ability to recommend both interesting news AND interesting blog posts from people you’ve never heard of on a wide range of topics.
Parents of BlueSky: have you noticed that it’s been increasingly difficult to find the “highly recommended” baby products in physical retailers to try them out? Like, “spend $1000 on this stroller but online only and no returns if opened or assembled.”
May 5, 2023 at 12:07 AM
Parents of BlueSky: have you noticed that it’s been increasingly difficult to find the “highly recommended” baby products in physical retailers to try them out? Like, “spend $1000 on this stroller but online only and no returns if opened or assembled.”
Blood Fever just started on #AllStarTrek. Since every Star Trek series has a Pon Farr episode, we can assume there is a serious Vulcan incel problem on starships. Why won’t Starfleet let Vulcans fuck? What are they hiding?
May 4, 2023 at 3:14 AM
Blood Fever just started on #AllStarTrek. Since every Star Trek series has a Pon Farr episode, we can assume there is a serious Vulcan incel problem on starships. Why won’t Starfleet let Vulcans fuck? What are they hiding?
I understand that people want this to be Twitter when Twitter was new. When Twitter was new, social media was also new, so curated personalities, siloing, and tribalism weren’t prevalent. Not the case with Bluesky. I think Bluesky would make for an interesting sociological study. 1/2
May 3, 2023 at 11:22 PM
I understand that people want this to be Twitter when Twitter was new. When Twitter was new, social media was also new, so curated personalities, siloing, and tribalism weren’t prevalent. Not the case with Bluesky. I think Bluesky would make for an interesting sociological study. 1/2
It’s been a month and I’m still thinking about this place.
May 2, 2023 at 10:35 PM
It’s been a month and I’m still thinking about this place.
Just got rear ended and thankful I live in a place where the police will come investigate and do a report even if no one is injured. LAPD once told me to figure it out ourselves and the guy who rear ended me claimed that I reversed and rammed into him. That was a fun trying to disprove.
May 2, 2023 at 4:35 PM
Just got rear ended and thankful I live in a place where the police will come investigate and do a report even if no one is injured. LAPD once told me to figure it out ourselves and the guy who rear ended me claimed that I reversed and rammed into him. That was a fun trying to disprove.
The biggest trend I’ve noticed during this leisure travel boom is how people still budget their trips with pre-Covid price points. Furthermore, even though prices have gone up 20% to 30% across-the-board, the dollar amount increase is significant enough that people view that as “double the price.“
May 2, 2023 at 12:44 PM
The biggest trend I’ve noticed during this leisure travel boom is how people still budget their trips with pre-Covid price points. Furthermore, even though prices have gone up 20% to 30% across-the-board, the dollar amount increase is significant enough that people view that as “double the price.“
I support the WGA writers going on strike. Props always had a chair set up for them at video village. Nowadays it’s only on special occasions. They deserve so much more. However, this strike feels different. The landscape has changed and there’s tons of produced content out there. Tough fight ahead.
May 2, 2023 at 4:10 AM
I support the WGA writers going on strike. Props always had a chair set up for them at video village. Nowadays it’s only on special occasions. They deserve so much more. However, this strike feels different. The landscape has changed and there’s tons of produced content out there. Tough fight ahead.
