I understand that China has the ability to exert some measure of influence through TikTok.

Ehh, if the past has taught us anything, it is that NONE of these social apps is all that critical. If they ban it something else will take its place just fine. Each of my kids (I have 4) has focused on a different social platform and thinks the one their older sibling uses is lame.

And for the same reason, the other…

Tiktok has been successful enough that if it gets banned, there’s going to be a clone-rival app popping up to replace it not long after. All the influencers on Tiktok can then migrate there to use it.

I have a simple checklist now anytime I am thinking of watching any original series on Netflix:

Or, have an emergency fund set aside that bears interest for you while it sits rather than accruing interest if you use it.

No generation is doomed. The Olds have been saying some variation of, “Kids these days!” for thousands of years, and they’re always wrong.

You forgot Buccee’s and the mexican food.

We bought a pre-lit tree. It comes in three sections, etc. But even if you were putting lights on your own tree, I don’t think it’s as complicated as you are expecting......just put the lights on and run the mapping process.

Crackers, obviously.

The Great Expectations (1997) Soundtrack was on a loop back in the day. It’s a testament to the 90s. Tori Amos, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, The Verve Pipe and Duncan Sheik. Plus, many of the other songs of artists I knew nothing about are also fantastic. I really bought the CD for Cornell’s Sunshower, but I fell in…

I know it’s probably out of bounds, given the rules, but the soundtrack for “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” needs to be part of this conversation.  Sure, it’s a musical biopic, but it’s a fake musical biopic, and you can make a (very solid, IMO) argument that the movie is the vessel for the music rather than the…

I am sorry but you are NOT finding an OLED for $650.  Just a quick search of Best Buy and Walmart the cheapest is $799, for an open box 48" TV.  IMO the sweet spot for size and price is right around $1,000.  You can find a good 60 or 65 inch UHD tv for around $1,000, and it has been the sweet spot for almost a…

I would add Dazed & Confused and Valley Girl - two soundtracks great enough that they made an extra soundtrack with the music they didn’t put on the first ones. Grosse Pointe Blank is a very solid soundtrack too.

Footloose and Mortal Kombat need to be on this list!

No Guardians of the Galaxy? Try to listen to “Come and Get your Love” without picturing that opening now.

No Fast Times at Ridgemont High? Really??????

While that’s true, many of her roles so far have been heavily sexual even by Hollywood actress standards.

I’m so over this.

“I am so oppressed by the hyper-sexualization that I have been an active participant in, reaping the rewards of fame and riches beyond the average person’s wildest dreams in large part because of it!!!”

Yeah, holy crap. Is this the level of automotive expertise and insight we should come to expect here? To me, this issue is so fucking...basic? What next, a story on wipers that move at different speeds? YOU’RE USING YOUR WIPERS WRONG PEOPLE!