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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Wicked’ Made $100M On PVOD, Says Universal Distribution Chief As Windows Debate Rages – CinemaCon⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Ooh I was close; I guessed Paid Video On Demand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Today's Survey. One point for everything that you have NEVER DONE⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Mine might be that we didn’t own an encyclopedia; I can’t remember if we did or not. But… I think we did.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Superman’ screens to mixed reactions⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not sure how I feel about Gunn’s signature silliness for Superman. I guess if I really think about it, the Superman I have known and loved have been Reeve, Cain, and Cavill. The first was relatively straightforward with moments of humor (just the first one, not the sequels). The second was, if memory serves, leaning into the camp but also more about the soap-opera-style relationship building. The third was pretty serious of course. But I feel like in all of them, Superman was played pretty straight, and maybe the side characters were allowed to lean into the camp or the melodramatics. If Gunn’s is too silly a la GOTG, I can see it falling flat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In Warning Sign for Hollywood, Younger Consumers Are Choosing Creator Content Over Premium TV and Movies⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey I’m from the 80s, don’t lump me in with that crowd! Although honestly I may be an outlier for my age group. I live in a bubble so I don’t know what regular people in their 40s do with their time.

  I started watching YouTube during the pandemic I think, and at this point I don’t watch much standard TV at all and have gone back to reading and audiobooks which is way more fulfilling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lemmy told me to make a lamb cake. Went about as well as I expected.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Has always been my favorite frosting in a can. Can’t always find it though, and the only recipe I found for it online takes sooo much work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just think skibidibi sounds neat.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My ten year old and all of his friends say these things, but I think it’s mostly as a joke at this point.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which movies are much darker when you rewatch them as an adult?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha I think about the well-adjusted part all the time. Definitely hand-waviness on the part of Disney for that one!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Totally forgot there were subreddits that did this lol⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thank you, yes! That’s why I came to Lemmy in the first place after all. I get the altruism of the fediverse but ultimately what I wanted out of the one social media platform I use is niche communities and memes. I was really upset to lose Reddit; it had become a major part of my screen time. And yes, it totally got shitty. So I’m happy to have a reasonable substitute in .world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨For work-sore hands⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For real though, my husband has eczema mostly concentrated on his hands and they get real torn up in the winter especially. If it gets really bad, we’ll get him a pack of latex gloves, he slathers on Vaseline and then I help him get the gloves on, and then he sleeps that way. It’s the only thing that manages to make a significant difference. It’s not comfy but sometimes his fingers bleed so we gotta do something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They used to send these out every year. Anyone remember what year they ended it?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s been a while but we’ve definitely gotten one within the last three years. They go straight into the recycling bin at our house; not even a pitstop on the kitchen counter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Out of context quotes are fun!⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Apparently what he meant was that the kind of character Ben Stiller is known for playing would be a great representation of G. Gordon Liddy, not that Ben Stiller is a nazi. (phew.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Time to make your decesion⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I think Hannah would be okay unless she turns into a bridezilla. Not because I’d be involved but because I’m guessing bridezillas are probably deeply unhappy people that take their misery out on others.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Republican Flying Doctor Service. It's funded by taxes.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Isn’t he 26? He’s not old enough.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon meets a girl at a wedding⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My aunt’s kid is my cousin. My cousin’s kid and my kid are second cousins.

  It’s essentially finding the most recent common ancestor. My cousins and I share grandparents. Second cousins share great-grandparents, and so on.

  “Once removed” and such refers to generational differences. So, my first cousin’s kid is my first cousin once removed, and my kid’s second cousin.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨None of this would be necessary if you had just let me sit inside⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  41 and had to look it up. My parents watched that show though! I remember that they watched it but nothing else about it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amy Adams Says Henry Cavill ‘Was a Brilliant Superman,’ Reacts to Rachel Brosnahan Taking Over Lois Lane: ‘She’s Gonna Be Great’⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  He deserved better than what he got. Sadly seems to be a recurring theme for him. See also: Witcher, Man from UNCLE.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’ Sets Winter 2025 Theatrical Release⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Think we’ll actually get to see this one?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Going out the way he lived⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  WOW. I live relatively near an active base and occasionally these beasts will fly overhead. I had no idea they were capable of literally flying through hurricanes; that is extra badass. I’m not really an aircraft enthusiast or anything but it still gives me a bit of a thrill to hear them thundering overhead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Michael B. Jordan To Direct And Star In New ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ Movie From Outlier Society And Amazon MGM Studios⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  (I have not seen them but) I feel Pierce Brosnan was born at the wrong time. So much of the cinema in the 90s was so campy. Just comparing 90s Bond to modern Bond, there’s a big difference in tone. Then again, maybe it’s actually his preference; he did do Mamma Mia after all. I can just imagine him as a more serious actor and would love to see it. How does the Thomas Crowne Affair rank in that way?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hummingbird Feeders⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  As someone who always spells it wrong, I must tell you how much I appreciate “fuhshchias”

  Also hummingbirds love my fuchsias.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] What is your favorite summer movie?⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Sandlot

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ To Tear Up The World With $360M Global Opening, Restoring Marvel Cinematic Universe Glory – Box Office Preview⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Also people love Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, or at least we used to. I’m sure some people are tired of the schtick but he does love the character. Hugh Jackman is also a highly respected Wolverine. So I think that’s part of it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Shelley Duvall Dies: ‘The Shining’, ‘Nashville’ Actor Was 75⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  😢 I loved Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories. RIP Shelley.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ironing⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Please tell me about any sewing-related communities you’re subbed to because I want to make sure I am also subbed to them! (I love linen)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Travis Knight to Direct Animated Movie Adaptation of Susanna Clarke’s Novel ‘Piranesi’ for Laika⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t know anything about Travis Knight, but Piranesi and Laika seems like a match made in heaven.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How Daniel Radcliffe Outran Harry Potter⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Considering the article title only mentions HP plus the fact that they’re talking about it at all, I think you might be right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is lemmy now what reddit used to be 10+ years ago?⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Regarding stickiness, perhaps it’s because the internet is ubiquitous now. Fifteen years ago, those of us on Fark and Digg and Reddit came to the internet for a lot of things. Notably, we kept in touch with friends that way (MySpace and Facebook) and in particular, we got our news that way. My parents were incredulous forever and still kinda are that I “don’t watch the evening news.” Now everyone uses it for everything. The big difference is that the early adopters are naturally more open to change because they adopted something that was a change. The rest of the population was slowly pushed into it. Now they don’t want to leave the sites that they’re used to (e.g. Reddit and Facebook) because they aren’t that open to change in the first place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Forams⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Even walking barefoot seems like it would be painful!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do I breathe quietly through my nose?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  If your normal breathing is really that audible, it might be worth checking with a doctor. You could have something going on, even as simple as a deviated septum or something like that.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Strange New Worlds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a much happier existence, not being picky. I’m with you.