You'd think that there'd be money in that sort of thing.
One (or three) fixed cameras, just showing the stage as if you were in the audience. I was sure that I remembered PBS doing Les Mis multiple times but I was remembering the Dream Cast Concert (which was 80% as good, really).
Hrm. BroadwayHD exists but it seems to only have a handful of plays at all (and there definitely are some Hollywood movies in there)...
I'm guessing that there is a very vocal contingent of purists doing what they can to keep the transient stage pure, I guess. Huh. They have HMS Pinafore.
I've heard someone say that the only problem is that Snow White is a post-George Floyd movie in a post-post-George Floyd world and so OF COURSE it'll bomb.
But Disney's flops used to mean stuff like "Million Dollar Duck" (which cost a buck and a half).
If you get a kitten, you will find yourself amazed at their destructive capabilities.
An older cat? (Like, defined as 5 or older?), those tend to have calmed down quite a bit (and doubly so for the female ones). A warm lap, a warm blanket, a houseape who is just doing some crochet work might get a swat or two but, hey, it's warm and let's go back to purring.
Good luck on the painting!
And it feels nice being able to run out of tp again.
There's nothing but speculation on the point but the static seems to date back to stuff like the Variety red carpet interview where Zegler mocked the original.
I suspect that Gal Gadot was tasked with mentoring Zegler and explaining that part of the job of being a movie star is buttering up the rubes to make them buy a ticket.
I know for a fact that one of the producers flew out to talk to Zegler and explain how the industry works to her (that's the comment that kicked all this stuff off).
In more recent months, Zegler has made dismissive comments about her co-star and Disney did what they could to keep them away from each other in public (such as Zegler calling Gadot a "professional pageant queen" in an instagram post following their appearance at the Oscars).
We'll watch "Trumpism requires Trump to work" evolve into "Trumpism doesn't work at all, not even with Trump" and the question that I have is whether Vance is skilled enough to evolve that into "That Wasn't Real Trumpism".
Vance's charisma is not tree stump quality. It's better than that.
I don't know that it's populist, mind... but he's got four years to learn.
Because Gal Gadot was insufficiently supportive of Zegler in the days that followed the disastrous red carpet interview that kicked more or less everything off.
Gal Gadot, as awful an actress as she is, knows which side her bread is buttered on and so, when she talks about the movie, she talks about her kids and her daughter making an "evil queen" joke and the joys of seeing a movie with her children and something that she hopes all families will enjoy.
"Is it because she's Israeli?"
No... well, kind of. It's because she was insufficiently supportive and the best way to strike back is to make a statement like "Free Palestine" that says "screw you" to Gal Gadot without even *MENTIONING* Gal Gadot.
People who know, will know.
If so, why doesn’t Zegler like that she’s Israeli?
Zegler doesn't *CARE* that she's Israeli.
The fact that she's Israeli provides surface area where the attack may be made.
Nothing more than that.
Or is saying “screw you” to Gadot part of the signaling?
It's the point. Well, Gadot and the producer.
You've never encountered something like this? Never seen it in your five-plus decades on God's green earth? Never saw it in the church? Never saw it in the socialist reading circles? You've never even once seen a game like this one?
I find that preposterous to the point where I'm going to need you to lie to my face about it before I drop it... and I assume you have too much self-respect to lie. So my expectation is something like a pivot to an attack or a hard change of the subject in order to avoid saying "of freaking course I know what the goddamn game is but that doesn't make Palestine a cause not worth supporting!"
Huh. Maybe that'd be the best play. "This is about *PALESTINE*. Not some privileged theater kid! How dare you! This is a *GENOCIDE*!"
Okay, good. My question was whether you were familiar with the phenomenon.
I mean, I know you are. You grew up in the church too.
But, sure. We can pretend.
"What I think she is signaling" is "screw you", both to the producer and to her co-star Gal Gadot.
I think that because I'm familiar with the phenomenon. (Also the whole "but all she said was 'free palestine'!" game. Which I assume you are also familiar with but we can pretend that we came down with the last drop of rain, if you want.)
I'm sure that she agrees with the statement "Gaza should be free" and her thoughts on the region amount to little more than that.
Does she sincerely think that Gaza should be free? I think that she sincerely agrees with the statement "Gaza should be free".
I'd compare to California High Speed Rail. "Does she believe that California should have High Speed Rail?"
I think that she sincerely agrees with the statement "California should have High Speed Rail".
Because she’s a celebrity? Because she’s young? I’m confused.
Because I've seen her various carpet interviews. Have you seen them?
This may be something as simple as I have more information than you do.
Oh, you're not going to see it in the theater? Bummer.
I was still hoping to hear from someone who saw it in the theater.
Back to my question: I mean, do you honestly have no idea what I’m talking about? Do you really think “I know exactly what you’re talking about and why you’re seeing this the way you are but, seriously, this is different from the thing both you and I know exists” wouldn’t be a more comfortable play?
I'm sure that her thoughts on Palestine are fleeting.
I mean, do you honestly have no idea what I’m talking about? Do you really think “I know exactly what you’re talking about and why you’re seeing this the way you are but, seriously, this is different from the thing both you and I know exists” wouldn’t be a more comfortable play?
has long been a cancellable offense in this country
Only in a handful of higher-status industries.
To argue that she didn’t mean it, then, requires a bit more than, “I can recognize it when I see it, based on how I was raised.”
It's less of a "she didn't mean it" as much as a "she was giving a different message *ENTIRELY*, one that had nothing to do with the surface level of her comment which was entirely tangential to what she was actually saying."
The surface level of what she was saying does get a great deal of defense from fellow believers, though.
I mean, do you honestly have no idea what I'm talking about? Do you really think "I know exactly what you're talking about and why you're seeing this the way you are but, seriously, this is different from the thing both you and I know exists" wouldn't be a more comfortable play?
Well, lemme tell ya, the whole "cutting remark hiding behind superficial affirmation of membership in good standing" thing is something that the Babtists are pretty good at.
MoveOn.org was a website created in the days following the Clinton impeachment.
It tweaked the whole preoccupation with CONSENSUAL sex between Presidents and interns on the part of thrice-divorced Republicans and otherwise mocked the whole pretense to "Family Values".
The movie "Jennifer's Body" includes some snappy dialog where one character tells another character to "Move On Dot Org."
On the day of (or maybe the day after) October 7th, a plucky young Ivy Leaguer tweeted out "What did you think decolonization would look like? Vibes? Papers? Essays? Losers."
I mashed all of these together in the hopes that it would point out what a post-Family Values Republican Party would look like. It was intended to be a humorous post but also one with bite because it's also supposed to accurately, if unflatteringly, describe the state of affairs.
On “Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals”
You'd think that there'd be money in that sort of thing.
One (or three) fixed cameras, just showing the stage as if you were in the audience. I was sure that I remembered PBS doing Les Mis multiple times but I was remembering the Dream Cast Concert (which was 80% as good, really).
Hrm. BroadwayHD exists but it seems to only have a handful of plays at all (and there definitely are some Hollywood movies in there)...
I'm guessing that there is a very vocal contingent of purists doing what they can to keep the transient stage pure, I guess. Huh. They have HMS Pinafore.
"
Date Nite With Maribou was "Wicked". I'd never seen it, never seen the musical, never heard the soundtrack.
It was really good. I told Maribou that we could see Part II in the theater when it came out.
Seriously, if you like musicals/Oz at all, you should check this one out. It's on Peacock.
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25”
You know how, periodically, there's a situation in California that results in house insurance companies leaving the state?
Well, it looks like they're working on a way to make health insurance leave the state: Proposed California ballot initiative ‘Luigi Mangione Act’ would make it harder for insurers to deny medical care
On “The Holdout”
Is it just thumb wrestling and something you say before the match?
It's not a rhyme and googling it hasn't helped me.
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25”
I've heard someone say that the only problem is that Snow White is a post-George Floyd movie in a post-post-George Floyd world and so OF COURSE it'll bomb.
But Disney's flops used to mean stuff like "Million Dollar Duck" (which cost a buck and a half).
On “Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals”
If you get a kitten, you will find yourself amazed at their destructive capabilities.
An older cat? (Like, defined as 5 or older?), those tend to have calmed down quite a bit (and doubly so for the female ones). A warm lap, a warm blanket, a houseape who is just doing some crochet work might get a swat or two but, hey, it's warm and let's go back to purring.
Good luck on the painting!
And it feels nice being able to run out of tp again.
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25”
There's nothing but speculation on the point but the static seems to date back to stuff like the Variety red carpet interview where Zegler mocked the original.
I suspect that Gal Gadot was tasked with mentoring Zegler and explaining that part of the job of being a movie star is buttering up the rubes to make them buy a ticket.
I know for a fact that one of the producers flew out to talk to Zegler and explain how the industry works to her (that's the comment that kicked all this stuff off).
In more recent months, Zegler has made dismissive comments about her co-star and Disney did what they could to keep them away from each other in public (such as Zegler calling Gadot a "professional pageant queen" in an instagram post following their appearance at the Oscars).
"
We'll watch "Trumpism requires Trump to work" evolve into "Trumpism doesn't work at all, not even with Trump" and the question that I have is whether Vance is skilled enough to evolve that into "That Wasn't Real Trumpism".
Vance's charisma is not tree stump quality. It's better than that.
I don't know that it's populist, mind... but he's got four years to learn.
"
Because Gal Gadot was insufficiently supportive of Zegler in the days that followed the disastrous red carpet interview that kicked more or less everything off.
Gal Gadot, as awful an actress as she is, knows which side her bread is buttered on and so, when she talks about the movie, she talks about her kids and her daughter making an "evil queen" joke and the joys of seeing a movie with her children and something that she hopes all families will enjoy.
"Is it because she's Israeli?"
No... well, kind of. It's because she was insufficiently supportive and the best way to strike back is to make a statement like "Free Palestine" that says "screw you" to Gal Gadot without even *MENTIONING* Gal Gadot.
People who know, will know.
If so, why doesn’t Zegler like that she’s Israeli?
Zegler doesn't *CARE* that she's Israeli.
The fact that she's Israeli provides surface area where the attack may be made.
Nothing more than that.
Or is saying “screw you” to Gadot part of the signaling?
It's the point. Well, Gadot and the producer.
You've never encountered something like this? Never seen it in your five-plus decades on God's green earth? Never saw it in the church? Never saw it in the socialist reading circles? You've never even once seen a game like this one?
I find that preposterous to the point where I'm going to need you to lie to my face about it before I drop it... and I assume you have too much self-respect to lie. So my expectation is something like a pivot to an attack or a hard change of the subject in order to avoid saying "of freaking course I know what the goddamn game is but that doesn't make Palestine a cause not worth supporting!"
Huh. Maybe that'd be the best play. "This is about *PALESTINE*. Not some privileged theater kid! How dare you! This is a *GENOCIDE*!"
"
Okay, good. My question was whether you were familiar with the phenomenon.
I mean, I know you are. You grew up in the church too.
But, sure. We can pretend.
"What I think she is signaling" is "screw you", both to the producer and to her co-star Gal Gadot.
I think that because I'm familiar with the phenomenon. (Also the whole "but all she said was 'free palestine'!" game. Which I assume you are also familiar with but we can pretend that we came down with the last drop of rain, if you want.)
On “Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals”
Don't let his looks fool you. He is evil.
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25”
I have said what I'm talking about. I won't shut up about it!
It's the people who keep pivoting away to other topics that don't want to talk about it!
"
I'm sure that she agrees with the statement "Gaza should be free" and her thoughts on the region amount to little more than that.
Does she sincerely think that Gaza should be free? I think that she sincerely agrees with the statement "Gaza should be free".
I'd compare to California High Speed Rail. "Does she believe that California should have High Speed Rail?"
I think that she sincerely agrees with the statement "California should have High Speed Rail".
Because she’s a celebrity? Because she’s young? I’m confused.
Because I've seen her various carpet interviews. Have you seen them?
This may be something as simple as I have more information than you do.
Oh, you're not going to see it in the theater? Bummer.
I was still hoping to hear from someone who saw it in the theater.
Back to my question: I mean, do you honestly have no idea what I’m talking about? Do you really think “I know exactly what you’re talking about and why you’re seeing this the way you are but, seriously, this is different from the thing both you and I know exists” wouldn’t be a more comfortable play?
On “Bowling — Balling Up the Score”
The options before auto-setters:
1. Rent a pin boy
2. Do it yourself
You'd only have to do it yourself for two frames before giving the pin boy a dime.
On “Weekend Plans Post: Pantherine Vandals”
"Can you do it without waking up without a taste of adhesive?"
"We have a problem."
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25”
I'm sure that her thoughts on Palestine are fleeting.
I mean, do you honestly have no idea what I’m talking about? Do you really think “I know exactly what you’re talking about and why you’re seeing this the way you are but, seriously, this is different from the thing both you and I know exists” wouldn’t be a more comfortable play?
On “Martin Niemöller, and Who First They Came For”
Oh good! I was wondering about this!
Thanks for writing it!
On “Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25”
As Turing Tests go, I'd say that this passes mine.
"
has long been a cancellable offense in this country
Only in a handful of higher-status industries.
To argue that she didn’t mean it, then, requires a bit more than, “I can recognize it when I see it, based on how I was raised.”
It's less of a "she didn't mean it" as much as a "she was giving a different message *ENTIRELY*, one that had nothing to do with the surface level of her comment which was entirely tangential to what she was actually saying."
The surface level of what she was saying does get a great deal of defense from fellow believers, though.
I mean, do you honestly have no idea what I'm talking about? Do you really think "I know exactly what you're talking about and why you're seeing this the way you are but, seriously, this is different from the thing both you and I know exists" wouldn't be a more comfortable play?
"
Well, lemme tell ya, the whole "cutting remark hiding behind superficial affirmation of membership in good standing" thing is something that the Babtists are pretty good at.
I'd have suspected that it was universal.
"
I'm guessing you didn't grow up in the synagogue but were fairly secular?
I ask because, as someone who grew up fairly evangelical, that particular move is visible from a million miles away.
But, of course, you can't *SAY* "they don't even care about Palestine" because... hey. That's a deeply cutting thing to imply.
On “Signal Controversy Over Houthi Strikes Deepens”
MoveOn.org was a website created in the days following the Clinton impeachment.
It tweaked the whole preoccupation with CONSENSUAL sex between Presidents and interns on the part of thrice-divorced Republicans and otherwise mocked the whole pretense to "Family Values".
The movie "Jennifer's Body" includes some snappy dialog where one character tells another character to "Move On Dot Org."
On the day of (or maybe the day after) October 7th, a plucky young Ivy Leaguer tweeted out "What did you think decolonization would look like? Vibes? Papers? Essays? Losers."
I mashed all of these together in the hopes that it would point out what a post-Family Values Republican Party would look like. It was intended to be a humorous post but also one with bite because it's also supposed to accurately, if unflatteringly, describe the state of affairs.
"
What did you think moving on dot org would look like?
Vibes? Papers? Essays?
"
Both dead.
Dumbya, bless his heart, seems to have disappeared.
They wheeled out both Clintons to campaign for Kamala.
"
For what it's worth, I think that firing Waltz is, at a minimum, justified.
He added Goldberg. He's either stupid or malicious and you should be able to find a replacement that isn't.