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Scott Beaudin
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'Macbeth' is about the limits of ambition and chasing desire into self-destruction. What this movie presupposes is, "What if Macbeth was doing it all for a bunch of empty corridors?
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'The Tragedy of Macbeth' (2021)
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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I just got out of prison. Been in since 1964 for giving The Who these haircuts.
Members of The Who with hack job haircuts
October 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Air purifiers in Finnish daycare reduced children's illnesses by 18% in a carefully controlled study. This implies huge potential for better public health and cost savings from sick leaves, with a simple intervention against airborne infections.
The researchers were surprised: when the air in the daycare centers was cleaned, the children's illnesses decreased significantly The result challenges the long-held notion that diseases in kindergartens are spread mainly through droplets and contact.
September 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Abandoned train in New York State
An old, rusted train sits alone on abandoned tracks in the woods.
September 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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An abandoned train station
An aged train sits alone in a long, abandoned train station
August 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Abandoned amusement park in Japan
An abandoned, spooky wooden rollercoaster surrounded by autumn forest
August 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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"Excuse me... Mr. Blackjack Dealer at a major Vegas casino? I had two tens, but then I said, 'Hit me' and you gave me a nine... can we do that over, please?"
I got divorced last year and as part of the financial agreement, my ex-wife and I agreed that I would keep my cryptocurrency assets while she got the Lion's share of my pension and other investments, and we split the family home. When we negotiated last Autumn, the crypto market was Riding high and I was convinced it would go higher still, but following the recent crash my digital assets have more than halved in value. I'm now considerably worse off than my ex and worried about my financial future. She says I only have myself to blame and won't discuss the matter further. Can I go to court to renegotiate our financial order?
August 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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My palms are sweaty.
'Nightcrawler' (2014) poster
July 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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This is a very odd book. It is also a very, very good book.
'Doppelganger' by Naomi Klein
July 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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My heart is still with Ang Lee's gorgeous and heartbreaking wuxia, which is also a story of unrequited love made impossible by social pressures and misplaced sense of duty. Also it has badass action sequences and sly feminist theory.
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June 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Inspirational Quote of the Day:
A sign on a dumpster reads, "Refuse to be stored in black plastic sacks and placed in the containers provided"
May 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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We saw you walking across the set and really like your vibe but we need you to do it 96 more times.
Stanley Kubrick and Marlon Brando
May 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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I have good news and bad news.
A tombstone the says, "Waldo".
April 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Did you mean "not allegory"? Terrifying on a whole other level. Soul-shivering to think about truly unlimited power in the hands of a person with a grudge. AND it's pretty funny the more I think about it. Classic Black Mirror.
'Black Mirror: Bête Noire's poster (Season 7, episode 2)
April 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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"I bring you...love"
Natural cracks in wood that look like Mr. Burns as an alien.
April 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Turned me into a puddle.
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Paul Giamatti in 'Eulogy' - Black Mirror, season 7, episode 5
April 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Backstage at 'Waitress'

Grand Theatre (London, ON)
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Me, looking in a dressing room mirror, applying pencil to my forehead. I'm accenting the lines on my face to try and age myself up. Me, looking in a dressing room mirror, contorting my face in order to accentuate the lines on my face. I then trace over these lines with makeup to appear older on stage.
April 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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I'm on for Cal tonight in 'Waitress' at the Grand Theatre (London, ON). Order up!
Me wearing a cowboy hat and doing the rock and roll hand symbol
April 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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What strikes me each time I see this (outside of the incredible depiction of the inescapable forces of our universe) is how every tiny character is so perfectly defined. Everyone who speaks a word in this movie is coming from somewhere. I know so much about them. It's really genius.
No Country for Old Men (2007) poster
March 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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A man in a tattered suit sits at a fire with 3 children. "Yes, the planet for destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders."
March 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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'Election' only becomes more original to me as time marches on. It's a True Epic, in that it can jump anywhere at any time.
Election (1999) poster
March 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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I would spend good money to see Tapir and Capybara live in concert.
A tapir and capybara stand side by side, staring down the camera like a 90s rap album.
March 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We're getting really lazy with our slogans.
LensCrafters: "Because Sight"
March 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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A long-tailed tit 🤭 in mid-flight.
A white bird with grey wings has its wings pressed tightly against itself as it flies through the air like a bullet. Its face looks calm and capable.
March 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Historical parallels:
Matt Walsh Tweet, March 5, 2023: We were minding our own business when suddenly the trans movement came along and demanded that we totally abandon biology, common sense, and truth itself for its sake. Our war against this scourge is a defensive struggle. They started it. They wanted this fight. Now they have it. The last 2 sentences are highlighted. "On November 16, 1941, Joseph Goebbels publishes in the German magazine Das Reich that "The Jews wanted the war, and now they have it"
March 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM