Made you look! :D
I do think he writes way too many books to not be using AI, but he doesn’t, or at least, he had that quantity before AI writing was a thing
IIRC Patterson only does the outlines for most of his books, then hands them off to various ghostwriters. It’s a fairly common practice among pulp thriller/mystery/romance authors, or at least it was pre-AI.
Succession is a great show if you love to pick apart dialogue and character dynamics, but it’s one of the worst shows to watch if you’re looking for any type of visible action lol
I came to comment the same. I love mid century nostalgia and social/historical commentary. Love the cast in everything else I’ve seen them in. Love dramas where it’s mostly people in rooms talking. But I must have started Mad Men 5 times and never got past the first few episodes. It just never hooked me.
I was a teen during the peak avengers era and loved them then. Nowadays there’s maybe 1 superhero movie every 2-3 years that I actually watch and enjoy. It’s amazing how quickly the genre has gone the way of the western.
Same, I know almost the entire discography of The Fray by heart atp 😅
In German, ‘schwül’ is a way to describe the weather when it’s muggy outside. On the other hand, ‘schwul’ is how you would describe a friend of Dorothy.
I almost downvoted thinking you were being lewd only to realize you’re 100% right lmao. wtf is that photoshop job
People had been accusing Cosby as early as the 80s about assaults that happened as early as the 60s. Similar to how UK comedians joked openly about Walliams being a creep long before the allegations ever became public, the allegations against Cosby became public after the comedian Hannibal Buress joked about it on stage. It’s not a 1 to 1 comparison by any means, but there are a lot of parallels in how the situations are playing out.
The strength of his spine is inversely related to the amount of debt he currently carries.
I vote for any of those songs by bands like The Fray, Counting Crows, Train, Snow Patrol, etc. that were popular on soft rock radio in the 2000s and somehow still play every time you’re waiting in line at the pharmacy or Barnes and Noble.
I got to catch a screening of this one at CIFF earlier this fall and really enjoyed it. Not going to win any awards, but still an entertaining little flick. Maika Monroe is crazy expressive, and it was great to see her in a less serious role. It baffles me that they didn’t release this movie for Halloween, though. It would have killed (pun intended) on Halloweekend.
I’m not religious myself, but stories like this inevitably make me a bit sad. These groups played such a huge role in shaping the history of our country and the identity of their congregants. The Shakers in particular were known for preaching about gender and racial equality, abolition, pacifism, etc. They were an example of organized religion done right. As an outsider looking in, it’s a shame to see these progressive Christian sects fall by the wayside while evangelicalism and mormonism continue to thrive and weasel their way into our institutions.
Anyway, if folks are curious to learn more about the Shakers, I highly recommend the film The Testament of Ann Lee starring the incredible Amanda Seyfried.
Seems the UK is going through their own Cosby moment right now with the David Walliams allegations
Easter for sure. It’s just another Sunday for me.
Funny to stumble across this randomly. I live in Chicago but am frequently out in the Quad Cities for work. Cool to see local folks on here! 🙂
I love the rain, at least when I’m dry and indoors. It feels cozy.
Yuck. Just because we’re living longer doesn’t mean we’re aging slower. An 80 year old is an 80 year old is an 80 year old, regardless of how old they live to be. The elderly should not have to work to survive.
On a related note, this is why I don’t care to live until 100 or 120 or whatever. I don’t want to live in an elderly body for multiple decades.
I’ve noticed strawberries are cheaper and better in quality the past year or two. I wonder if this has something to do with it.
Beautiful. It’s on my bucket list to do a walking trip in Scotland someday.