Presence is such a good film. It’s not horror, really, for all you horror haters. It’s more of a psychological thriller with some few horror elements. It’s mostly about misogyny and family dynamics. And it’s shot so beautifully. Probably my favorite film I’ve seen in the last couple of years.
Good analysis of how it was shot. (And wow, Callina is so different than her character Chloe in the film!)
I remember this commercial. Lord, what a different world that was.
What an awesome fucking time capsule. I remember that world; I was about the same age these kids were in 1989. It was so very different than now, in ways that are hard to describe unless you lived it. Younger people cannot believe a world like that truly existed:
But it did. In important ways, it was a lot freer — there was far less surveillance. Kids were allowed to roam, and have their own lives. There was no social media (except BBSes, which few used). I would not want to go back, but this is one of the few examples I’ve ever found of what it felt like to live in that time. I knew kids just like this dude and his friend who did things just like they are doing in the video.
That car is a bit gaudy for me but I appreciate the care and artistry that goes into creating something like that. And like all the GM L-series engines, it sounds great.
“ Today, there is already preliminary information that the Russians have begun to use soldiers from North Korea in assaults – a significant number. The Russians are including them in consolidated units and using them in operations in the Kursk region. So far, only there. But we… https://t.co/imqQfHuscF
— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) December 14, 2024
Open-field disorganized assault with no vehicular support. Alrighty then. What a colossal waste of people and purpose.
Below is real footage from the UHC CEO’s funeral after they had to replace the pallbearers with out-of-network ones.
You hate this video because it's full of women. I hate this video because it's full of Australians. We are not the same. https://t.co/L8xkrd7iWX
— Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 (@Noahpinion) November 10, 2024
And I hate this video because it’s filmed poorly.
Yes, it’s in odious fucking “YouTube Voice,” but it’s still a great look at how important editors are to films and exactly what they contribute.
This vid will piss a lot of people off and is half in “YouTube Voice” so it’s quite annoying, but it’s mostly true. Having done a similar upgrade myself, it has been odd and revealing to be treated as fully human by women now.
Women hug me randomly now in settings they never would’ve before. I had a woman at the DMV call and stay on hold for me with the DMV HQ for 20 minutes after I flirted with her and batted my eyelashes a little. She also waived all my fees. That never would’ve happened before my appearance changed. Not a freakin’ chance. When I am up to being charming and wear a tight shirt, there’s about a 98% chance I get what I want if there is a woman at the front desk or anywhere can she see me.
And it does also make me a little bitter.
2004 McDonalds Chicken Selects Commercials.
Wow, culture is very static compared to how frequently and drastically it used to change. These ads are twenty years old but they don’t feel all that dated. If the resolution were higher that could be be right now.
Imagine watching McDonald’s ads in 2004 from 1984 (same time separation). Back then, 1984 already seemed like a different world.
So for comparison, here are McDonald’s commercials from 1984-1985. Wow, that’s a whole different, weird universe there1.
Even I had kind of forgotten, though, how heavily McDonald’s ads were aimed at kids back then.
It’s been 365 days…
— The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) October 6, 2024
There are a lot of dead people in this video. If you can’t handle that, don’t watch it.
That said, if I were Israel and this had happened to my country I’d have been even less restrained than they are. Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organizations and they hide among civilians. Their goal is get their own people killed to whip up sympathy. Pretty fucking slimy. And it’s not that Israel has done everything right, but I understand the rage and the tactics they use. Given the opposition, their choices are narrow.
By the way, butchering civilians at a music festival is indeed a war crime.
Also, heh.
That hits on (pun intended) an inconvenient truth about how a lot of attractive women think and behave. It’s not all about you. Shocking, I know.
🇺🇦Witch had a crazy idea in Bakhmut #Ukraine🥰 pic.twitter.com/HyjoV1yqHj
— Sofia (@SlavaUk30722777) February 19, 2023
Not to take away anything from her thinking this up herself, but paratroopers have been doing that for ages with the Mk 19. Indirect fire with that weapon to engage troops which are in defilade is just part of the game. Advance, shoot and scoot with the 19 is a pretty standard thing. But she’s right — it’s incredibly dangerous but also effective.
That tells me the Ukrainians don’t have as many advisors from NATO/US as they should if they have to cook these tactics up themselves.
Hybrid Characters by Phil Langer, made with Gen-3 Alpha pic.twitter.com/gCsbfjq9Zr
— Cristóbal Valenzuela (@c_valenzuelab) July 30, 2024
Alright y’all, somebody break out the CRISPR.