I'm not sure this is a recommendation, exactly, but I haven't heard anything else like this one: Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's? If you like most of the following things: - witheringly dry humor - Nathan For You - Being There (more the movie, not as much the book) - Longmont Potion Castle ...

Crap.

Dave N. wrote: Thu Nov 14, 2024 12:45 am

rsmurphy wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 8:10 pm what kind of sex act could a meltdown could be?

I’ve heard talk of a Cincinnati Meltdown. Kinda gross, but somewhat intriguing.

Once they bring the cinnamon out, it's 100% gross, 0% intriguing.

Picture it: it's the Regency Era. You are in the country home of Sir Alfred, Lord of Moundsberry.
The Baroness of Deseret leans over to you at dinner and says "Percival, call the whiteman".
What overspecialized job does the whiteman perform?

kokorodoko wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2024 2:37 pm

brephophagist wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2024 11:14 pmeven in a year that's overflowing with female-fronted dance pop bangers

What did I miss??

I don't think you missed anything based on my memory of your posts; my tastes in this genre are pretty pedestrian: Clairo, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx, Chappell Roan, etc.

David Mamet would probably love Azrael.

I enjoyed the batshit last 30 minutes of The Substance, but they didn't seem congruous with the Very Obvious Thesis of the first 90.

Finally got around to watching November (2017) after putting it off for at least 2 years.
Extremely my shit: creepy woods photography, tragic love story, folk horror, "magic" and the devil but make them banal and commonplace.
Bonus: a Latvian joke.

DaveA wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2024 1:19 pm But there's something else at play. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Pretty sure it’s the overt fascism, man. The repression of political expression is part of the coping mechanism. People just do it for different reasons depending on whether they support the authoritarian.

Assuming this sort of thing counts: “Roi” on Last Splash.

Does anyone under the age of thirty give a shit about “Like a Virgin”? We're walking the dog this morning. Perfect autumn late morning - sunny, crisp, dry. As we approach an intersection, this guy who was at most 25* pulls up to the stop sign with all the windows down, absolutely blasting "Lik...