I’m kinda surprised they even airlifted anyone off, to be honest. Unless the boat is straight-up sinking you are almost always safer just staying put. 26 foot seas are bad, and they’ll throw stuff around, but in a ship that size you likely aren’t in serious danger (although I am trying to tell from the video if they…

I recently read Until the Sea Shall Free Them, about the sinking of the commercial ship the Marine Electric (highly recommend), and at the end one of the Coast Guard guys who was part of the investigation started focusing on how grossly unsafe cruise ships are after he left the Guard. He particularly pointed out that…

They show doesn’t really get into that, but there are at least a couple times when the “Lindy” character gets called out for being very self-centered. 

THAT’S ME, JEANINE!!

I would assume that victims would be able to file claims against the deceased’s estate, if they were negligent. That weapon should have been locked up, in a safe, where only the licensed owner has the combo.  

My loony aunt is a huge fan of buying us strange religious items, usually of the fundie Christian variety, despite the fact that my whole family is Catholic (and I’m an atheist), so if she ever comes into any money I am sure we are all going to be “treated” to some of these. 

It was fun! But that last time Nadia is in her apartment, when Greta is dancing all by herself? Woof, that scene was good, and I so want to see more of that particular side of her.

“But you have to ask them, is any of this possible?” Is it possible?”

My dad once met Dolly Parton and, some decades later, it still remains one of the high points of his life (frankly, it probably rates above us being born, which is fair), and he said she was just as lovely and gracious in person (she called him “adorable”) as you would expect her to be.  

I mean, we live in a world where even a woman like Beyonce gets cheated on and then thinks “Oh no, he’s totally changed, it will never happen again.” Of course normal women are going to think “well, I should give my cheating dirtbag of a partner another chance.” 

I once realized how smart one of my friends was a guy she had been hooking up with broke up with his girlfriend and then asked my friend to go out with him. She looked that sucker dead in the eye and said “why the hell would I want to go out with you? You cheat on your girlfriends.”

Yea, considering that the script really flattened Mercury out, I think Malek did what he could with it. It’s hard to give a nuanced, deep performance (which I think he is capable of) when your character is being actively whitewashed by the remaining members of the band. 

Yea I don’t feel like the issue here was Malek. I think he did what he could with a so-so script that cut out a lot of the things that made Mercury interesting and a director that he was actively fighting with much of the time.

I feel like if they are actively trying to go the “less racist” route they would pick Blackkklansman, both because Spike Lee is such an iconic director who a lot of people feel is overdue for a win and because it avoids the “too genre” of Black Panther and the “good white people who were really supppper against…

I disagree with First Man getting Best Sound Editing over A Quiet Place, too. AQP’s use of sound a silence to show different perspectives was creative and really added a lot to the story. Plus it was the actual editing itself (cutting between background noise and total silence) that made it so good. First Man’s…

I wildly disagree on Sound Edition, I think A Quiet Place’s creativity with sound a silence deserves the win. First Man confirmed that being shot into space circa 1960-something sound like kicking a tin can around in your driveway, which I think most people had already figured out for themselves.

I just have to say; the number of people who’ve responded with heartwarming stories about having to lie so they could plan a delightful surprise for a loved one is truly heartwarming.

I am so glad your dad saw how inherently funny this is! 

TL;DR it worked, I stayed at my job until my visa ran out and now I’m a professional identity theif and hacker*

To be fair it might just be that Kenny G was the only semi-famous performer who didn’t have plans for Valentine’s Day.