For others. If I’m staying home, I dress like I’m homeless in whatever grungy dirty things that already need washing. If I’m going out, my hair is combed, my threads are fresh and I’m not getting denied entrance to the restaurant. The movie Blast from the Past was pretty stupid, but it did teach me (remind me?) that you dress nice as a courtesy to your friends.
Years ago a friend was in a horrible car wreck and came out mostly paralyzed and with no memory of the last few years. She didn’t remember her college friends and clung to her newly found relgious support group. She was never religious before. Her personality was completely different in numerous ways. She was effectively a different person and we no longer had anything in common. I don’t know what happened to her after that, but I mourned the loss of a friend.
I think you’re asking for someone to say a particular thing so I take the bait and say: The Leftovers.
Almost a third of Americans who could vote don’t – either by not registering at all or registering but not casting a ballot. Do you really think people who don’t have the time to vote – people with jobs and/or kids at home – want to “do research” for their down time? They aren’t ‘going’ anywhere. They flip on the boob tube and catch whatever has made it to cable/free-streaming. Then they are disappointed because they liked the first one and this new one is so bad by comparison.
I’m retired, so I do research, and while I’m not the one complaining, I DO sympathize with the complainers that don’t want to invest as much time as I do on inspecting the lineage of a film and what might make it worth viewing.
I’ve seen interesting remakes and sequels – like just this week I rewatched Fassbinder’s original The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant because I hadn’t yet seen Ozon’s remake, Peter von Kant, where the main characters reverse sexes. There’s more crossovers with those two directors and I care about it, so I watch all those. What I didn’t see was all the Spidermans, Batmans, and Marvel movies.
Ah, but the production money doesn’t flow to many original movies, but almost always gets invested in existing franchises. The result is a bunch of original movies that would have been better if they’d had a bigger budget. Add to that the issue of marketing: no one is going to the film that doesn’t advertise, have guests on talk shows, and gets limited distribution. The big studios have contracts with the theaters and tiny films are frequently relegated to art houses.
Lastly, I don’t think it is fair to ask people to do homework on which movies to watch. I mean, I do that, but I’m a freak that way. Most people don’t have the time, and they aren’t looking for the next Citzen Cane, they’re looking for a light escape from a difficult week. Ideally, people would follow a critic that has tastes similar to their own, but in the fractured world of the internet, that gets hard. There are too many voices and they rotate in and out too often to figure out who’s currently matching your tastes.
True, but I’ll cut early Hollywood some slack because some of the reboots were from silent to talkies or from black and white to colour. I like the talkie version of Gunga Din better than the silent version, but I like the black and white Philadelphia Story more than the remake, High Society. The color 1942 version of Jungle Book was really good, but Disney’s cartoon version with songs and all was better childhood entertainment. I think I watched a more modern reboot at some point? That was one interation too many.
You’re kidding, right?
We rode without seatbelts in the back of stations wagons. Worse: just ready to fly free in pickup beds. It was almost expected that people would drink and drive.
All that said, you can still eat, drink, and change stations in most places and it is far, far less distracting than phones.
Well, for one: Lots of conservatives fought and died to stop Hitler.
In case you are serious: easy there, tiger.
The OP was asking about terms like ‘racist’ – not nazi. Yes, anyone walking in a group where there’s a swastiza flag can be appropriately called a nazi because they chose to join in a group with that flag, BUT just because a person is considers themself a ‘conservative’ does not also make them a racist just as being a ‘lefty’ does not make them antisemetic. Maybe they are, but it takes an action or at least a comment – not a general label – to make a judgement.
I’ve seen lots of stores with extra cold storage as shown here. I don’t typically see the lights on for the whole room unless someone is working back there, though. I will say that stores with deli sections typically have their own cold room/walk-in-fridge for open containers and the like.
My German ‘must have more’ was the sauerkraut. It is sooo much better there than in the states, and it was slightly different in each town I tried it. My staple meal was whatever the local version was of: sausage, sauerkraut, and wheat beer.
Nope. Once you make me dictator, I force a bunch of experts to work out a system of government that will make sure there will be no more dictators after me, and that said government will be obligated to work for the betterment of the populace as a whole without massive disparity. At the same time, I’d hire another bunch of experts to figure out what the first bunch got wrong.
While those two groups are working, I shall decree that in one month we will start executing billionaires starting with the richest and working our way down – but anyone who donates all their ‘excess’ money to the new government or charities and research that I personally approve of before the deadline gets to live. I’m counting all off-shore money, and any attempt to flee the country shall be met with lethal force.
Young Brad Pitt? Absolutely.
Old Abe Vigoda? Probably not.
Mostly it would come down to the attitude of the guy, I’m imaging a pleated skirt above the knees and a sleeveless crop top to better hioghlight the shoulders. Worn proudly on a hot bod? That’d look awesome. Worn with the embarrassment of, say: losing a bet? That’d look lame on anyone.
The entomology book Life on a Little Known Planet taught me that bebugs mate via “traumatic insemination”. The female has no opening, so the male pierces the exoskeleton and the wound later heals over – all of which allows entomologoists to count the number of times a female has mated by the number of scars on their abdomen.
If you have a cable company that carries Turner Classic Movies, their schedule shows they’ll be airing these Kipling inspired items on Wednesday night/Thursday morning (times in EDT):
Though I’ve belted you and flayed you,
By the livin’ Gawd that made you,
You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din!
I’ll second both Zulu and Battle of Algiers. Both are great movies related to colonialism with very different styles.
Oh no! I’m sorry. Looking back at my list, I guess most of it IS on the dark side. I mean, Bergman is unavoidably dark and people joke about Herzog’s bitter nihlism, but I didn’t mean be a downer, I hope I didn’t ruin any evenings. I cry uncontrollably at Kes, but I also love it. 400 Blows is equally depressing, but Kes is closer to my heart (professional critics will tell you 400 Blows is a more important film). Ring of Bright Water is a somewhat lighter take on animal bonding and loss about a man and his otter but it is only a so-so film.
You will notice The Princess Bride got recommended repeatedly, That is a happier, family friendly film that is sure to put a person in a better mood. Some Terry Gilliam is lighter, but save Brazil for when you’re once again ready for ‘grim’ (great flick, though – and you could theoretically ignore the intended ending by picking an alternate cut).
I had a relative with similar issues and he rented scooters for various trips. If you are willing to blow $200-300 for a multi-day rental, maybe try this place? https://www.onestopmobility.com/los-angeles-ca/scooter-rentals/
Caveat: I’ve never used them and don’t know if they have a good reputation or not. I only know that this sort of thing was useful for a family member.
Several things to consider, but I’m not sure about the first:
Answer: Law enforcement itself doesn’t have anything in place, but they call people who care.
Baby monkeys are hard, but:
Yay zoo!