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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are children.
Image: Chris Britt / creators.com
OFF THE GRID: The Gnomes of Ontario
"My name is James Alofs and I am a big city human ... I left the big city to build an off-grid homestead on 40-acres of wilderness in Canada ... "
Join James in his ice-bound morning swimming hole. Rub a dub dub, hello hypothermia.
Alof's oft-repeated dream: to build a cabin so glorious that beautiful Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) will join him in the boonies, make 10 magnificent babies and raise an Irish wolfhound.
Even as odd as YouTube dreams go, this is all a bit twee. Did I mention the dwarves?
For 10 episodes now, Alofs has chopped, scaled and stumbled forward in his quest, often with the help of elves. That's right, little Ontario forest gnomes. (There's one above just past the 19 minute mark).
Eccentric, charming or just plain goofy?
Trigger Warning: if you have a creepy ex-husband, or ever fell off a scaffold, maybe this is not for you.
Dwarfs or dwarves? "When referring to the meanings of the word “dwarf” not related to fantasy, the plural “dwarfs” should be used"
Clip: Winter Log Cabin Build on Off-Grid Homestead - #11
letterboxd, the YELP for New Movies
Discovered letterboxd this week,
a reader-driven movie review site.
The link HERE
takes you to what movie buffs
think of Madame Web,
the Marvel superhero flick
that's tanked.
My favorite snarls:
i would rather have someone pour cement up my asshole and have it solidify then hammer a nail into it than have to watch this again
the editing in this is enough to kill a small victorian child
Madame Web feels like it was made by aliens ... this will be shown at midnight showings in theaters for decades to come and everyone will shout in unison “but i don’t have a neuromuscular disorder!”
Madame Web synopsis:
"Cassandra Webb is a New York metropolis paramedic who begins to demonstrate signs of clairvoyance..."
On letterboxd, most new releases get stark treatment from witty movie fans with a very low tolerance for shit.
More fun than Rotten Tomatoes for sure.
STOMP CITY: This Ain't Texas Hold 'Em
And you thought line dancing was dead?
Damn you, Beyoncé ...
Clip: Line dancers, Beyoncé new country album
Saturday, February 24, 2024
VIDEO VAULT: Dr. Katz, the cartoon shrink
Almost every comedian of the time visited Dr. Katz Professional Therapist--an odd little squiggletoon on Comedy Central.
It was an odd precursor to current video podcasts, where comedians compare the agonies of touring, hecklers and career trauma.
Katz's comic patients--Ray Romano, Janeane Garofalo--would improv with him, the edited Curb-like results providing fodder for the unique illustrations.
It lasted six seasons in the 1990s.
Katz's daily life includes his aimless, childish 24-year-old son
Ben (Jon Benjamin), his uninterested and unhelpful secretary, Laura
(Laura Silverman), and his two friends: Stanley (Will LeBow) and
bartender Julie.
Above, Dr. Katz worries about his son's interest in TV and paranormal activity. Below, son Ben worries Dr. Katz is drinking too much.
If you get to unexpected lines like "a plate of earth tones" you may still smile ...
( 20 mins )
Clip: Dr Katz, Professional Therapist 0213 ESP - Ray Romano Tom Agna
Clip: Dr Katz, Professional Therapist 0206 - Ray Romano, Janeane Garofalo
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