Fri, 7:39: It occurs to me the internet may as well be considered an alternate dimension. Broadly accepted rules of acceptable behavior — or hell, even grammar — just aren’t the same. But that’s not lived-in reality, and the real world is actually better than the internet makes it seem.
Fri, 8:23: I'm reading all the bad reviews of MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN just so I can feel smugly justified in my refusal to see it. (Peter Travers of Rolling Stone: "Like Trump voters, fans of this jukebox-musical franchise see only the good in it, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary.")
Fri, 9:10:
“We have clearance, Clarence.”
“Roger, Roger. What’s our vector, Victor?” https://t.co/6B6fFjF6jt
Fri, 11:44: All the people -- gay as well as straight -- defending this kind of thing with "But it's funny!" are missing the point, which this piece lays out very well, in a way none of the many character-limited Twitter "hot takes" ever could. washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/07/17/no-your-trump-is-gay-for-putin-jokes-arent-funny
Fri, 14:52: Finding out that Facebook usage among teens has been plummeting in recent years legitimately gives me hope for the future.
Fri, 19:24: This movie has been heaped with critical praise and it is all deserved. Instantly one of the years best. I loved it. https://t.co/OWWUdPMDjU