Maedhros
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^ Looks much better than the first season.
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32 minutes ago, Amentep said:
Bloomberg requires a subscription too.
Strange, I guess it depends on where you live? I could read the article fine, but the WSJ link was blocked for me.
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More like workers of the US losing ground. Hopefully one day you'll join the civilized world when it comes to worker rights.
Edit: Link that doesn't require subscription: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-27/democrats-drop-paid-family-leave-from-biden-economic-plan
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I hope SOME legislative accomplishments are at hand, for the American people. It's about time you get some federally mandated worker rights over there, so it's not just based on who your employer is. Paid holidays, paid lunch breaks, paid parental leave, and more should be some of the goals to work towards:
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1 hour ago, melkathi said:
The new Dune movie goes through a checklist of things.
Caladan - check
Gomjabbar - check
Arakeen - check
Shadout Mapes - check
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It is all in grand photography, but the scenes lack content, lack soul. As if someone read the letters of the book but did not make out the words. To distract from this the audience is bombarded with Paul's visions again and again. As a result the Kwisatz Haderach plot drowns out everything else that is happening. Thus Paul's character growth and messianic role end up rushed, as he is robbed of the other experiences.
Basically how I felt. It's all very dour too.
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1 hour ago, Bartimaeus said:
Some observations:
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The closest we come to agreeing there is, funnily enough, Die Hard,
. Not that it would place anywhere near my "favorite films", of course, but as far as action movies go, I rather enjoyed it and can appreciate how good it is and why it would obviously be considered important and great. I think I also rated it the most highly out of anything you listed at a 7/10.
- Haven't seen The Hangover, Office Space, Elf, or Army of Darkness - I THINK the only one I would strongly consider watching is Army of Darkness.
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The Goonies (6/10), Back to the Future (6.5/10), A New Hope (6.5/10), and The Last Crusade (6.5/10) are all valid enough choices - lot of action-adventure movies there (with the exception, to a degree, of BttF), but at least I understand them. If you had chosen Temple of Doom (7/10) or The Empire Strikes Back (7/10) instead, they would've competed with Die Hard for being the closest,
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I've seen The Black Cauldron (3.5/10) and basically all I remember is being shocked by how bad it was...but that was some years back,
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All in all, it could be a lot worse! My top ten favorite live-action movies would be the following in no particular order:
- 12 Angry Men [1957]
- Downfall [2004]
- Parasite [2019]
- Heathers [1989]
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail [1975]
- Rosemary's Baby [1968]
- The Florida Project [2017]
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [2001]
- The Thing [1982]
- 12 Monkeys [1995]
Please let me know if you consider any of these particularly great, so that I can take some time to reflect and re-think whether they were actually that good or not,
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Considering how much we differed on The Wailing I'm surprised our tastes align so much! 12 Angry Men, Parasite, and Fellowship of the Ring (by far the best of the three Lotr films) are possibly in my top 10 as well. I like all the other films here too, but I've yet to see The Thing. It always creeped me out when I was younger so I never got around to fully watch it.
I struggle with a top 10 list because it'd change so much depending on the criteria. I get so much pure enjoyment out of certain films, but are they meaningful enough to be in a top 10 list? Some films are also incredible as movie theatre experiences, but rather bland on the homescreen. So a spontaneous top 10 list without much consideration it is:
The Twilight Samurai
Manchester by the Sea
Silence
In Bruges
The Act of Killing
Das Leben Der Anderen
Alien
Children of Men
Mulholland Drive
The Royal Tenenbaums
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The closest we come to agreeing there is, funnily enough, Die Hard,
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Check out In the Loop (same director) if you liked The Death of Stalin.
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@Bartimaeus My wife (at the time of watching it) disliked The Wailing too, and couldn't for the life of her understand why I loved it so much. For me it's one of the most atmospheric films I've seen these last years. Loved the rather slow pace, and that it still managed to deliver tension, unease and mystery throughout.
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Hey, at least the transparency is good!
QuoteSinema is a longtime favorite of the pharmaceutical industry and now appears ready to undermine Biden’s entire agenda as Big Pharma wages a lobbying blitz in hopes of torpedoing the bill
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/30/joe-manchin-climate-coal-baron-stocks
QuoteShould any lawmaker with such a sizable financial conflict of interest wield decisive influence over what the US government does about a life-and-death issue like the climate emergency? Shouldn’t there be public discussion about whether that lawmaker should recuse himself from such deliberations?
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1 hour ago, Skarpen said:
How exactly is it selfish? Vaccines don't prevent from getting corona and they don't prevent the spreading of the virus which was proven. Also there is no proof of vaccines preventing the deaths for people who would die if not vaccinated. So your statement is complete bollocks.
Selfish because the vaccine by far and large prevents hospitalization and death. Why be a bother when it's easily avoided?
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Sometimes I just throw stuff in the oven and it works out alright. Chicken thigh, "pearl potatoes" (no idea what they're called in English, very small ones), red onion boats, garlic, turnip with chicken broth and lots of spices, dijon mustard and herbs. Paired well with a Grenache from A Tribute to Grace, a wonderful Californian-based producer who specialises in the Grenache variety. California has some of the worst wines in the world, but the best producers gives some of the best quality-price-ratio in the world.
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9 minutes ago, Skarpen said:
Interesting. Is there the same one for provaxers who died regardless of the vaccination?
Difference being nearly all anti-vaxxer deaths could've been prevented with the vaccine. Some die regardless, but they're in the 0,001%. Not getting it is selfish AND dumb.
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Binged Attack on Titan recently. I can understand the popularity, thoroughly enjoyed it. I recommended it to a couple of mates who detest anime (or think they do), and they're all hooked.
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Saw Dune yesterday. It was very competent, and a faithful adaption of the book. The slow pace will put off many viewers, as will the rather aprupt ending (it's clearly a "Part 1" film, and doesn't work as a self-contained one like Fellowship of the Ring did).
I'd give it a 7/10. It's very colorless (as shown in the trailer) and joyless (almost everyone is very stoic, even the Baron!). I found myself almost missing those silly oneliners, and the exaggerated humour of the Marvel universe. Almost.
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It's somewhat the same here up North, but I'd say the smaller parties have a decent degree of influence though, since the biggest parties are often reliant on them in coalitions to win elections. Meaning they have to concede some of the overall power to them if they want their support. Or are you talking about the absolute looney extremes? They're completely marginalized here too, luckily. Our threshold is 4%, so it's a bit harder for them to overcome it.
It's actually election day in Norway today, seems like we'll have a Left-Centre government for the first time in 8 years. Not that it will change much (I think). The two biggest parties here, The Social Democrats (Arbeiderpartiet) and Right (Conservatives) actually see eye to eye on pretty much everything important except on taxes.
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Taliban entering the former Norwegian embassy, and destroying a Norwegian children's movie. Love the various expressions.
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Apparently ABBA released some new music - almost 40 years since their last release.
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Like The Witcher tv series, I think it will be fun for us nerds - but it won't appeal to a more general audience like GoT managed.
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On 8/31/2021 at 6:40 PM, Guard Dog said:
Bernie Sanders once said that “it is immoral for anyone to be a millionaire“. He is a millionaire.
He said that fifty (!) years ago. His record has been pretty consistent throughout his career, and he definitely believes what he says. You may not agree with him, but that doesn't mean he's not genuine. Now if he suddenly started advocating for lower taxes after becoming a millionaire...
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Edit: Forum layout tricked me into replying to a two days old post, thought it was fresh. Sorry for the off-topic.
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14 hours ago, Achilles said:
Hero of Two Worlds
Any good? I'm a sucker for historical biographies, and I don't know much about what Lafayette did in France. Might buy this one on kindle, cheers.
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I voted for the upcoming election in Norway. Took me two minutes, as there are booths all over the city. Very happy about that. Voted for this charming fellow, in the hope that his party will get more power in the coalition that seems to be winning.
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Right-wing nutjob with DC bomb threat. Fox News unsure about his motivations.
https://www.vox.com/2021/8/20/22634061/fox-news-roy-roseberry-bomb-threat
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The White Lotus, miniseries on HBO. One of those rare shows where I wouldn't change anything about it. Loved the music, loved the self-absorbed shallow characters.
@Wheel of Time pics. Mat's costume is the only one I like, the other ones look like they've never been used. What's with Lan's outfit? Looks like a weird comic-con costume. Sadly getting an MTV series vibe here.
@Foundation trailer. Looks good! I like the cast.
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The race to succeed them is on, I guess.
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. Not that it would place anywhere near my "favorite films", of course, but as far as action movies go, I rather enjoyed it and can appreciate how good it is and why it would obviously be considered important and great. I think I also rated it the most highly out of anything you listed at a 7/10.
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Food Thread - What are you eating?
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Posted · Edited by Maedhros
@BruceVC Nordic food culture is bad, especially in my country where frozen pizzas are everyone's favorite meals.
However, Nordic food can be insanely good when done by people in-the-know. Especially sea food. If I had the choice to go to a top 10 Scandinavian, or a top 10 German/Austrian restaurant I'd recommend the former any day of the week, because of the sea food.
Edit: I'm saving up to go to Restaurant Under myself, in the south of the country. The ambience is pretty sick: