In a way, this saga seems like a good microcosm of the art/capitalism relationship. The “album” (whatever it is) sounded like a fun marketing gimmick to get the Wu in the news and generate scarcity and value in an increasingly digital world. All the stuff about the Wu and/or Bill Murray being able to steal the album…

That was, sadly, an internet urban legend:

Yes, it is a dumb little ritual. Which makes giving a shit if someone “fucking fails” singing this overblown dirge just stupid.

To be fair it was a joke to an Aussie crowd.

We need Enrico Pallazzo now more than ever!

Always nice to see more openly non-binary folk out there. I used to think there were hardly any of us, but I keep finding out about more celebrities who are NB and realising there’s more out there than I thought.

Not a movie, but Doom Patrol was a weird, wonderful winner of a live action series, and not just to hear Brenden Fraser say “What the fuck?” a lot. It was so much more than that.

My problem with non-gendered awards is that women are already undervalued in Hollywood, while having to work harder. Women actors spend most of their time emoting, while men spend it running around and blowing up stuff.

I really don’t want the preponderance of awards going to guys blowing up stuff.

The overwhelming majority of actors are unsuccessful, but they still act anyway. It’s the sort of thing that a lot of people do for the sheer love of it, while working regular day jobs.

It’s surprising how many big stars are genuine introverts.

Depends on how dark they go with it

I think Gaten Matarazzo, who’s got a beautiful voice, will be just fine doing his Broadway thing. Hawke and Keery are very charismatic and I hope they continue to do well. I’m less optimistic about Sink and Brown. I’m not sure about their acting chops or charisma, and I think you need at least one, on top of a lot of…

Potentially unpopular take: I’m pretty sick of HarlIvy’s relationship now, and am actively rooting for it to fall apart.

Women deserve love, queer women deserve queer love, good to see representation, and they’re fun together buuuuut...it just feels stale at this point.

Most eps now are them just discovering that…

I think it’s too early to tell if the kid actors will become stars or not. The production schedule for Stranger Things the last few years seems crazy - it’s already elongated because of how long the episodes are turning out to be but then it’s also been impacted by a global pandemic and two strikes. I have to imagine…

Donna
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Graduates!

I don’t think it is unreasonable that somebody who took pride in his fitness and appearance would prefer to be remembered in his prime rather than be the source of jokes by people who would make fun of how despite how good his exercise and diet were, that age eventually took its toll on him.

I remember her hosting a primetime special for kids in which she said that masturbation is okay and perfectly normal, but just be sure to finish your homework first. Changed my life. And improved my grades!

Johnny Carson is thrilled, however. 

Say what you will about how diet and fitness have evolved over time, but Richard Simmons was the rare gem that actually gave a crap about actually helping folks get healthy and happy. Sweatin to the Oldies and all his videos/ specials were filled with real people who were there to get active in whatever way they could…

He's guarding the grounds of stately Burns Manor in robot heaven now.