Gene has truly found a way to rifle fan’s pockets from beyond the grave.

I feel like HBO has slayed it on political stuff before. Julianne Moore as Palin, etc. But I agree with you that having the camera veer toward and away from him, informing the machinations that made this ridiculous man a contender, would be a more fulfilling narrative choice. His rise is no doubt a riff on Being There…

First off, good choice for director.  Second, it needs to be called Based on a False Story or something similar.  Third, it needs lots of Wolf of Wall Street narration with shit constantly changing like a demented Rushamon.

This is the last thing this clown needs. Santos is a compulsive serial liar and grifter, but otherwise a completely unremarkable person.  The only reason he was able to fail upwards so far was a combination of sheer dumb luck, and none of his political opponents doing any oppo research whatsoever because they thought…

Yeah, but...they already made Gandhi.

Whenever I thought about Shane, I thought about this photo that a couple of my friends took with him when they opened for him in the early ‘00s. He was probably in his early 40’s and looked like death. Next to one of the other musicians, who was always pale enough, he was absolutely white-washed. Anyway, I’m glad he…

You don’t have to use a social media platform and you don’t have the same free speech rights there that you would in the real world. The true test of free speech is still the printed page and the streetcorner.

I had a similar thought - amazing that Shane hung on until 65, and sadly not at all surprising he dealt with major health issues later in life.

Sad to say, I must be on my way.

He exudes more “Pls be my friend” energy than anyone on the planet. 

No, fuck you Musk for making me look up the word philosemitic and getting disappointed it’s not a type of delicious Jewish pastry.

“Able I was ere I saw ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’.”

Or hip hop?

This isn’t really a new lawsuit, it’s just a remix by the Neptunes of the first suit with a previously unreleased recording of Biggie ordering takeout thrown in near the end.  

I guess he could always sample somebody else’s defense and mumble over it

Be nice. He’s auditioning for the role of Blade’s gay cousin.

What about crimes against fashion?

A charitable way to say “irrelevant” i guess.

Technically, Pokemon cards are made of wood.

The guy was mentally ill, which is unfortunate. He was just playing the hand he was dealt.