“The Jazz Singer” was a massive success and groundbreaking in the industry but would probably never get made today. Not because of the Blackface aspect - that could easily be removed, just change the type of entertainment done by the main character - but because it’s “too Jewish.”

“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”

Plus Old School. She was perfectly fine in that.

Agreed 100%. I can appreciate that rich movie stars aren’t the most relatable symbols of worker oppression, but Jesus Fucking Christ we’re talking about Disney here.

Here’s what was wrong with the Prowler:

You can still get new motorcycles with them. They’re able to sell them because the emissions standards are lower for bikes than for cars, and people are willing to buy them because they are lighter, simpler, and (sometimes) look better.

It’s kinda crazy that the slant is as reliable as it is, given that it has only 4 main journals.

Will it turn 9000 rpm?

I loved that project.

I avoided clicking on this at Jalopnik because I was almost certain that at least one of the top 5 replies would be some stupid bullshit about cyclists doing rolling stops or going counter-traffic on one way streets or being slow or snooty or inconsiderate road users - the kind of shit that I’m used to seeing on…

We’re at a point where wanting to breathe clean air and drink clean water is considered a partisan issue.

No, they did test positive with the rapid test, and that was shown to be a false positive when they did a full PCR test.

Then do a true crime podcast

I learned a bit about this just this week from the excellent You’re Wrong About podcast. I’m here to suggest you check it out!

It would be like trying to buy an Academy Award but on a more international scale where this guy could get citizenship should he ever need it.

OK, I read and re-read this and I don’t fucking get it.

She just shattered the male gaze

“OK, so, the rap brings us to 1:45, then this thing totally runs out of steam. I think we need a bit more than that.”