Monday, December 03, 2018
A Couples Therapist Explains Iconic Film and TV Relationships
Young people get a screwed-up idea of what true love is supposed to be like from watching movies. Great movie romances are an idealized fantasy that end when the film does, and the success of the relationship is whatever the filmmaker wants it to be. Real life is not so much like a movie romance, or even a rom-com, but more like a straight up comedy. Therapist Omar Torres looks at some pop culture couples and gives us the straight dope on how realistic they are. (via Digg)
Sunday, December 02, 2018
The Terminator
You can pay to watch movies through YouTube Movies, and a few are offered free (with ads). One od the classic from 1984, The Terminator. Yeah, it's 34 years old, but aside from Sarah Conner's hair, it holds up pretty well.
The New Face of Criminal Justice
Ronny Chieng went to Corpus Christi, Texas, to speak to newly-elected District Attorney Mark Gonzalez, who is a longtime member of the Calaveras Motorcycle Club. Come for the interview, stay for the tattoos.
Http3
Are your IT geeks current on all the latest tech updates? Yeah? Is that what they told you? How would you ever know? They know you'll never find out for sure. That's why they have the IT jobs and you don't. This comic is from Commitstrip.
Argentina
Our current president's visit to Argentina isn't going so well because he has a lot of other things on his mind. Ya think? This was the opening skit for last night's Saturday Night Live.
Carrot Crazy
No cartoon bunnies were harmed in the making of this violent cartoon by Dylan Vanwormer and Logan Scelina. Carrot Crazy was their senior thesis film at Ringling College of Art and Design. (via the Presurfer)
Tweet of the Day
Everything's terrible, but this kitty wants you to know you made it through another day, and that counts for something pic.twitter.com/gvGAN4AbXZ— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) November 30, 2018
Saturday, December 01, 2018
Why Are There So Few Smartphones In Popular Movies?
You have to admit that smartphone use is way too common in the real world, and rare in movies. That makes our biggest movies totally unrealistic. So what? We don't go to movies to see the real world; we go to movie to escape the real world. Evan Puschak, the Nerwriter, analyzed the top movies of 2018 to determine how much and how smart phones are used in them, and found some interesting results. The "why" is pretty simple, if you ask me. While many of us use smart phones all day long, we don't really care to watch other people do it. That's not interesting. And if you think smart phone use is rare, Puschak also looks into the appearances of social media, too. (via Laughing Squid)
Fat Hibernates
Brain thinks he knows more than fat. Fat has a few tricks up his sleeve. A nice, warm, thermal sleeve. This is the latest from The Awkward Yeti.
Aquaman and Mera
This fan film combines stop-motion action figures with CGI to tell a cute little tale of shenanigans under the sea. (Thanks, Robin!)
An "Africa" Hanukkah
The a cappella group Shir Soul wanted to do a new song for Hanukkah, and settled on a parody of "Africa" by Toto. But what about the lyrics? The story of Hanukkah has been told many times in many songs, so they went with the story of how they produced the song itself. The outtakes after the song are pretty funny, too. Hanukkah begins tonight at sundown.
Tweet of the Day
I will never not tweet this when #RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer is trending. pic.twitter.com/XqDl8SGV80— Adam Heffner (@aheffner24) November 28, 2018
(via Pleated-Jeans)
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