chasfh Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 8 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: private companies. You couldn't walk into the lobby of an accounting office and started yelling like Don Logan in Sexy Beast, you'd be escorted out. Same thing here. If they don't like what you're saying they can sack you. If Elon Musk doesn't like people calling his Republican buddies "Weird", he has every right to ban you. But then to say he's a free speech advocate is just ridiculous. Apropos of nothing, I loved watching Sexy Beast for that character. So fascinating. Hated the ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 15 minutes ago, chasfh said: Apropos of nothing, I loved watching Sexy Beast for that character. So fascinating. Hated the ending. The ending..........do you mean the last shot or the last scene. I enjoyed the movie completely. Not going to watch the prequel series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 On 8/7/2024 at 7:11 AM, Motor City Sonics said: The ending..........do you mean the last shot or the last scene. I enjoyed the movie completely. Not going to watch the prequel series. That satanic thing at the end. Nothing that happened in the move prepared me for the fantasy sequence. And since I don't believe in Satan, I don't buy that's who he always was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 7 minutes ago, chasfh said: That satanic thing at the end. Nothing that happened in the move prepared me for the fantasy sequence. And since I don't believe in Satan, I don't buy that's who he always was. question: and this is just because I'm too lazy to do a google... Same director as "Zone of Interest"? Seems very similar styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 hour ago, chasfh said: That satanic thing at the end. Nothing that happened in the move prepared me for the fantasy sequence. And since I don't believe in Satan, I don't buy that's who he always was. Unless the movie implies that Gal was in Heaven (instead of Spain). It didn't bother me. I think it just showed that everyone's got a Devil in their life and you'll never get away from that Devil complete. Don will always be there - under that pool and Gal knows that and Gal knows that Teddy will be the next Devil that will one day crash into his Heaven. The movie does have a lot of Dreamy qualities that may have led you to believe that it might actually be the afterlife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 This is good the translation is dead on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 What the hell is going on at the Times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ronz Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 They're in the bag for Trump. No further explanation is necessary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfife Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Aren't we in 0 wars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben9753 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 I think pitchbot works at the Times and is trolling us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 hour ago, mtutiger said: What the hell is going on at the Times? I would guess mostly the oligarch owners. The kind of noblesse oblige that drove old money people like Katherine Graham to run a liberal newpaper is more than ever the exception to the rule (for which I do give Bezos some credit at WaPO). We are 30 years into the internet and the newspaper business still is searching for a workable business model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatkoVarda Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 11 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: We are 30 years into the internet and the newspaper business still is searching for a workable business model. NYT knows of one: when Trump was POTUS, they made A LOT of money. If they can get him elected again, ironically, many Americans will subscribe to the NYT to help "protect" themselves from Trump. Basically everybody (if everybody = Trump and NYT) wins! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 hour ago, The Ronz said: They're in the bag for Trump. No further explanation is necessary. All of the media is in the bag for Trump. He is worth big money. That is why they have been normalizing him for 9 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Scaramucci continues to intelligently attack Trump every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) 3 hours ago, mtutiger said: What the hell is going on at the Times? The Micheal Crowley piece could have been written by a Tucker Carlson intern. Edited August 10 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: All of the media is in the bag for Trump. He is worth big money. That is why they have been normalizing him for 9 years. Yeah - And entertainment pages have always been cheaper to produce than actual hard news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 3 hours ago, mtutiger said: What the hell is going on at the Times? Arizona GOP is so revived the GOP mayor of Mesa AZ is endorsing Harris/Walz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: Arizona GOP is so revived the GOP mayor of Mesa AZ is endorsing Harris/Walz. I think I was in undergrad with Dana... Hmmm... He was very left-wing and I was an obnoxious HW Bush fan veteran. I think he wouldn't have pissed on me if I was on fire on the sidewalk back in those days. I recall him being very upset with a very moderate history professor and protesting the Gulf War. Glad he found work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 60 years is a long run for a format. AM Radio has gone the way of the telegraph wire. Still a sad thing, especially for those of us who were even remotely connected with that side of the business. RIP straight News and traffic and weather on the eights (or the ones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Its like the antique (or any kind of speciality) shop that closes after the owners want to retire. It was always there but I can't tell you the last time I listened to one of our equivalent stations (950 AM?). The only time I listen to the radio now is to catch a Tigers score if I am in the car. If it's not the Tigers or Red Wings I have to scramble to find out which staton it's on. I've turned in car leases after 3 years that had no radio presets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 9 minutes ago, oblong said: Its like the antique (or any kind of speciality) shop that closes after the owners want to retire. It was always there but I can't tell you the last time I listened to one of our equivalent stations (950 AM?). The only time I listen to the radio now is to catch a Tigers score if I am in the car. If it's not the Tigers or Red Wings I have to scramble to find out which staton it's on. I've turned in car leases after 3 years that had no radio presets. I listen to the local NPR/Public Radio stations occasionally. I'm a fossil though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 It's funny how the government forced TV broadcasters to adopt new standards and frequencies when technology changed, but never forced AM broadcasters to shut down and go to the FM band. Maybe the move to digital TV was actually less cutting edge when it happened than the introduction of FM was in its time so there was more doubt about whether it would be viable, plus FM had no capability like the big regional clear channel stations of the time. Also the spectrum of the AM band is probably not worth much to anyone else the way the big chunks of the UHF band that has been re-allocated is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 1 hour ago, CMRivdogs said: I listen to the local NPR/Public Radio stations occasionally. I'm a fossil though. I listen to those stations when I am on my way to a hike in NH. It's the only alternative to country music, conservative talk radio and right wing religiuos shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 3 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: 60 years is a long run for a format. AM Radio has gone the way of the telegraph wire. Still a sad thing, especially for those of us who were even remotely connected with that side of the business. RIP straight News and traffic and weather on the eights (or the ones) If WCBS 880 bails, then it won't be much longer for WWJ 950 and WBBM 780. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 (edited) In another sign the apocalypse is upon us, NYT has announced it will no longer endorse candidates for State and local elections in the state and city of NY. That puts them one step closer to never making any at all, and thus never having to cross their capitalist overlords by endorsing candidates whose election would be in the service of the common good of their readers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/business/media/the-new-york-times-editorial-board-political-endorsements.html Edited August 12 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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