*I suspect that Kubrick wisely snipped this thing out of the film-strip because he understood that it would make people forget about the Black Monolith
*The Monolith is mystic '60s space-age hokum, while this gadget is a stark expository lump of the viewer's actual future experience with media
*The Monolith is mystic '60s space-age hokum, while this gadget is a stark expository lump of the viewer's actual future experience with media
February 16, 2026 at 7:24 AM
*I suspect that Kubrick wisely snipped this thing out of the film-strip because he understood that it would make people forget about the Black Monolith
*The Monolith is mystic '60s space-age hokum, while this gadget is a stark expository lump of the viewer's actual future experience with media
*The Monolith is mystic '60s space-age hokum, while this gadget is a stark expository lump of the viewer's actual future experience with media
From an expository sense this scene is important because up to this point in the movie Victor has been, frankly, a bit of a bore, and it’s hard to understand what Ilsa ever saw in him.
But as he’s leading the crowd in song the camera cuts to her adoring face with her “that’s so hot” look.
But as he’s leading the crowd in song the camera cuts to her adoring face with her “that’s so hot” look.
Do I ever *stop thinking about it*? Yes, but never for that long.
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Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’
Casablanca is widely remembered as one of the greatest films of all time, coming in at #2 on the AFI’s top 100 list and similarly regarded by many other critics. You can quibble with its exac…
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February 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
From an expository sense this scene is important because up to this point in the movie Victor has been, frankly, a bit of a bore, and it’s hard to understand what Ilsa ever saw in him.
But as he’s leading the crowd in song the camera cuts to her adoring face with her “that’s so hot” look.
But as he’s leading the crowd in song the camera cuts to her adoring face with her “that’s so hot” look.
Honestly the major difference between 5th Gen AAA Expository Dialog and Modern AAA Expository Dialog is that the former majorly uses it as optional tutorials or narrative clarification than Stating The Obvious even if it did pretty much start there
February 16, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Honestly the major difference between 5th Gen AAA Expository Dialog and Modern AAA Expository Dialog is that the former majorly uses it as optional tutorials or narrative clarification than Stating The Obvious even if it did pretty much start there
season 1 really is an almost note-perfect adaptation of A Game of Thrones. didn‘t recall it that fondly because I remembered most of the dialogue being massive expository infodumps, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought there. D and D were really on their shit for that one. (Season 8 is still atrocious)
February 15, 2026 at 11:10 PM
season 1 really is an almost note-perfect adaptation of A Game of Thrones. didn‘t recall it that fondly because I remembered most of the dialogue being massive expository infodumps, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought there. D and D were really on their shit for that one. (Season 8 is still atrocious)
Then there’s this gem: schools should assign the classic works of literature… plus Harry Potter and The Martian.
There are not enough wedgies in the world for this man. We need an Up Wing approach to stuffing James in a locker.
There are not enough wedgies in the world for this man. We need an Up Wing approach to stuffing James in a locker.
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But it's not all about STEM and teacher quality. One criticism of English curriculum standards in the United States has been that they devalue "great lit-erature." But books that inspire have every bit as much economic value-as well as contributing to personal growth—as ones meant to get you hired. "[What] a modern economy needs more than personnel with expository skills is people eager to exercise their creativity and venturesome spirit in ever-new and challenging environments," writes Nobel laureate Edmund Phelps in Mass Flourishing. 66 Schools should get back to assigning classic authors such as Jack London, Jules Verne, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Arthur Conan Doyle, and H. P. Lovecraft, Phelps suggests, to which I would add newer Up Wing works of adventure and imagination such as J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and Andy Weir's The Martian.
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February 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Then there’s this gem: schools should assign the classic works of literature… plus Harry Potter and The Martian.
There are not enough wedgies in the world for this man. We need an Up Wing approach to stuffing James in a locker.
There are not enough wedgies in the world for this man. We need an Up Wing approach to stuffing James in a locker.
@merrittk.com brings you a semi-expository eurodance theme song for the third sequel to the horror movie Re-Animator. Before you ask, yes, it's horny. 1900hotdog.com/2026/02/nerd...
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
@merrittk.com brings you a semi-expository eurodance theme song for the third sequel to the horror movie Re-Animator. Before you ask, yes, it's horny. 1900hotdog.com/2026/02/nerd...
Not complaining at all though, I'll take vaguely unsettling vibes over endless expository dialogue and looking directly into the camera any day
February 17, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Not complaining at all though, I'll take vaguely unsettling vibes over endless expository dialogue and looking directly into the camera any day
Obviously not the *most* memorable moment in HAUSU, but the fact that even a normal expository scene looked like THAT was when I knew I was in for a ride.
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Obviously not the *most* memorable moment in HAUSU, but the fact that even a normal expository scene looked like THAT was when I knew I was in for a ride.
too much going on in this dunkin’ donuts ad. if your ad needs an expository title card, you fucked up
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
too much going on in this dunkin’ donuts ad. if your ad needs an expository title card, you fucked up
Wow so many ppl save my math threads! You all want to learn statistical field theory too clearly.
Good, there must be more! More of us must spawn. (And hopefully write better expository notes than the Helias and Dahmen book)
Good, there must be more! More of us must spawn. (And hopefully write better expository notes than the Helias and Dahmen book)
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Wow so many ppl save my math threads! You all want to learn statistical field theory too clearly.
Good, there must be more! More of us must spawn. (And hopefully write better expository notes than the Helias and Dahmen book)
Good, there must be more! More of us must spawn. (And hopefully write better expository notes than the Helias and Dahmen book)
If I don't publish, other mathematicians cannot use my results. So I will keep publishing.
What I will do is add expository work.
What I will do is add expository work.
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
If I don't publish, other mathematicians cannot use my results. So I will keep publishing.
What I will do is add expository work.
What I will do is add expository work.
New SIGACT award expository work, created in memory of Luca Trevisan: "intended to promote and recognize high-impact work expositing ideas and results from the Theory of Computation."
A wonderful initiative—consider nominating people!
⏰ Nomination deadline: April 10
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A wonderful initiative—consider nominating people!
⏰ Nomination deadline: April 10
sigact.org/prizes/trevi...
ACM SIGACT - Trevisan Award
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February 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
New SIGACT award expository work, created in memory of Luca Trevisan: "intended to promote and recognize high-impact work expositing ideas and results from the Theory of Computation."
A wonderful initiative—consider nominating people!
⏰ Nomination deadline: April 10
sigact.org/prizes/trevi...
A wonderful initiative—consider nominating people!
⏰ Nomination deadline: April 10
sigact.org/prizes/trevi...
💬SCBWI Rocky Mt is hosting an exciting series of webinars: Expository NF, Slowing your process, Creative breakthrough, & Dialogue with Kidlit superstars⚡Feb, Mar, Apr—but hurry! 1st event is 2/19⚡ www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2... @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social #kidlitwebinar #publishingwebinar #scbwievent
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
💬SCBWI Rocky Mt is hosting an exciting series of webinars: Expository NF, Slowing your process, Creative breakthrough, & Dialogue with Kidlit superstars⚡Feb, Mar, Apr—but hurry! 1st event is 2/19⚡ www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2... @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social #kidlitwebinar #publishingwebinar #scbwievent
Was quite proud of this word but alas it did nothing for me
February 6, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Was quite proud of this word but alas it did nothing for me
I’m really looking forward to the deep expository expose on Mike Johnson’s nasty little life.
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I’m really looking forward to the deep expository expose on Mike Johnson’s nasty little life.
Managed to work the start of Hero C27 into a shape I like last night, hoping to make solid progress with it tonight. Doing my best to vary how expository detail is dispensed, while maintaining a certain continuity.
Still feeling like a story that wants to be told, no matter what.
#writing #furry
Still feeling like a story that wants to be told, no matter what.
#writing #furry
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
i also have a half-finished blog post in the works where i ramble the ideas that went into the soup of my haman fic... also an accompanying fic playlist... and a char fanmix... those two just need covers + to be uploaded.... i have a lot of thoughts and feelings to express
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
i also have a half-finished blog post in the works where i ramble the ideas that went into the soup of my haman fic... also an accompanying fic playlist... and a char fanmix... those two just need covers + to be uploaded.... i have a lot of thoughts and feelings to express
Can we verify this? Something is off. Too much expository dialogue. Bad acting. Either these guys have watched too many movies or I have.
February 1, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Can we verify this? Something is off. Too much expository dialogue. Bad acting. Either these guys have watched too many movies or I have.
I have a very low opinion of Coates' historical *predictive* ability, compared to his skill as an expository and persuasive writer.
They could easily have made Bush, Rubio, Carson, or Cruz the nominee if Trump had a heart attack.
They could easily have made Bush, Rubio, Carson, or Cruz the nominee if Trump had a heart attack.
February 1, 2026 at 6:50 AM
I have a very low opinion of Coates' historical *predictive* ability, compared to his skill as an expository and persuasive writer.
They could easily have made Bush, Rubio, Carson, or Cruz the nominee if Trump had a heart attack.
They could easily have made Bush, Rubio, Carson, or Cruz the nominee if Trump had a heart attack.
Advanced expository writing
Études contrastives anglais-français
Deutsche Litteratur des ersten Halbes des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts
Ballroom Dancing
Phonology and Syntax
Études contrastives anglais-français
Deutsche Litteratur des ersten Halbes des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts
Ballroom Dancing
Phonology and Syntax
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Advanced expository writing
Études contrastives anglais-français
Deutsche Litteratur des ersten Halbes des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts
Ballroom Dancing
Phonology and Syntax
Études contrastives anglais-français
Deutsche Litteratur des ersten Halbes des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts
Ballroom Dancing
Phonology and Syntax
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Shakespeare
2. Political Psychology of Elite Behavior
3. Meteorology
4. Entrepreneurial Management
5. Creative Non-Fiction / Advanced Expository Writing
1. Shakespeare
2. Political Psychology of Elite Behavior
3. Meteorology
4. Entrepreneurial Management
5. Creative Non-Fiction / Advanced Expository Writing
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
January 31, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Shakespeare
2. Political Psychology of Elite Behavior
3. Meteorology
4. Entrepreneurial Management
5. Creative Non-Fiction / Advanced Expository Writing
1. Shakespeare
2. Political Psychology of Elite Behavior
3. Meteorology
4. Entrepreneurial Management
5. Creative Non-Fiction / Advanced Expository Writing
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. The expository writing class taught by an adjunct who can't have been doing it for the money, who taught me not just how to write, but why and when
(1/3)
1. The expository writing class taught by an adjunct who can't have been doing it for the money, who taught me not just how to write, but why and when
(1/3)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. The philosophy of time
2. The really cool history class where we looked at historical American living spaces and what the architecture/archaeology tells us al
3. History of American women
4. Baltimore History
5. World cinema
1. The philosophy of time
2. The really cool history class where we looked at historical American living spaces and what the architecture/archaeology tells us al
3. History of American women
4. Baltimore History
5. World cinema
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Medieval Welsh
2. Old English Runes
3. Geology of the Oceans
4. The Crusades
5. Latin
1. Medieval Welsh
2. Old English Runes
3. Geology of the Oceans
4. The Crusades
5. Latin
January 31, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. The expository writing class taught by an adjunct who can't have been doing it for the money, who taught me not just how to write, but why and when
(1/3)
1. The expository writing class taught by an adjunct who can't have been doing it for the money, who taught me not just how to write, but why and when
(1/3)
Hypothesis: while AI may be homogenizing prose style, it's also making us hyperconscious about nuances of stance and tics of expository style that discriminate one model from another.
Test: Below two models answer the same question. Which is Claude Opus 4.5 and which GPT 5.2?
Test: Below two models answer the same question. Which is Claude Opus 4.5 and which GPT 5.2?
January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Hypothesis: while AI may be homogenizing prose style, it's also making us hyperconscious about nuances of stance and tics of expository style that discriminate one model from another.
Test: Below two models answer the same question. Which is Claude Opus 4.5 and which GPT 5.2?
Test: Below two models answer the same question. Which is Claude Opus 4.5 and which GPT 5.2?
5 classes I took in university:
1. Philosophy of Technology & Society
2. Cultural Anthropology
3. Writing Expository Prose
4. Macroeconomic Theory
5. Infinite physics, math, & earth system science courses - picking one it would be "Global Bioevents in the Paleobiogeological Record"
1. Philosophy of Technology & Society
2. Cultural Anthropology
3. Writing Expository Prose
4. Macroeconomic Theory
5. Infinite physics, math, & earth system science courses - picking one it would be "Global Bioevents in the Paleobiogeological Record"
Five classes I took in University:
The Gothic Cathedral
The Medieval Village
Children’s Literature of the 1800s
Advanced Spanish Vocabulary
…and a dozen classes that ended in Physics. Modern, Thermal, Radiation, Quantum, Atmospheric, Cloud, Experimental, you name it I took it 😅
The Gothic Cathedral
The Medieval Village
Children’s Literature of the 1800s
Advanced Spanish Vocabulary
…and a dozen classes that ended in Physics. Modern, Thermal, Radiation, Quantum, Atmospheric, Cloud, Experimental, you name it I took it 😅
Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Philosophy of Social Science
History of Economic Thought
Linear Algebra
Radical Political Economics
International Monetary Theory
Philosophy of Social Science
History of Economic Thought
Linear Algebra
Radical Political Economics
International Monetary Theory
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 AM
5 classes I took in university:
1. Philosophy of Technology & Society
2. Cultural Anthropology
3. Writing Expository Prose
4. Macroeconomic Theory
5. Infinite physics, math, & earth system science courses - picking one it would be "Global Bioevents in the Paleobiogeological Record"
1. Philosophy of Technology & Society
2. Cultural Anthropology
3. Writing Expository Prose
4. Macroeconomic Theory
5. Infinite physics, math, & earth system science courses - picking one it would be "Global Bioevents in the Paleobiogeological Record"
The best movie about a guy trapped in a claustrophobic metal box since Tsukamoto’s Haze. Maybe I had low expectations going in but I was pleasantly surprised! It’s way too long and a bit too expository near the end but it’s all worth it to see shirtless Markiplier’s huge naturals on the big screen.
January 30, 2026 at 3:27 AM
The best movie about a guy trapped in a claustrophobic metal box since Tsukamoto’s Haze. Maybe I had low expectations going in but I was pleasantly surprised! It’s way too long and a bit too expository near the end but it’s all worth it to see shirtless Markiplier’s huge naturals on the big screen.