Glade_Runner
Glade_Runner t1_jaf0qj1 wrote
Paul Simon
Glade_Runner t1_jaeplhg wrote
Reply to This tile I just installed for my laundry room has a repeating uterus pattern. The wife denys it. by allsgoodd
This looks really great, OP. That tile really ties the womb together.
Glade_Runner t1_j67xs8z wrote
My faves would include:
- I Am Legend
- Idiocracy
- Idlewild
- In Bruges
- Inception
- Inglorious Basterds
- Inherit The Wind
- Inside Man
- Interiors
- Interstellar
- In The Bedroom
- Into The Wild
- The IPCRESS File
- The Irishman
- It's A Wonderful Life
Glade_Runner t1_j1t26q4 wrote
I'd love to see someone film the remaining two Arthur C. Clarke novels in the 2001 series. We already have 2001: A Space Odyssey (a masterpiece) and 2010: The Year We Make Contact (a worthy sequel).
Let's do the rest. In 2061: Odyssey Three, an emergency landing is made on Europa, surprises are discovered, and the monolith reawakens. In 3001: The Final Odyssey, astronaut Frank Poole is reawakened a thousand years after being murdered by HAL.
Glade_Runner t1_j1ft9zv wrote
Reply to When did music change? by Different_Dig6903
I'm not saying that they all contributed, but the timeline in which we seem to find ourselves includes:
2014
- Tidal available in the U.S.
- Billboard and similar services begin calculating streams into chart products as equivalent to sales.
2015
- YouTube Music app released.
- YouTube Kids app released.
- YouTube Red subscription available.
- Apple Music launched to replace Beats Music.
- "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran became the first song to pass 500 million streams.
2016
- TikTok released in China.
- UK votes to leave EU.
- "One Dance" by Drake became the first song to pass one billion streams.
2017
- Donald J. Trump sworn in as U.S. president, beginning an administration characterized by breaking norms, deregulation, and trade tariffs.
- TikTok available outside China.
- Pandora launches premium tier subscriptions.
- Facebook's massive investments in new technology (particularly in VR, dating, and workspace functionality) is stunted by Cambridge Analytical matter and accusations about fake news.
- Spotify begins major expansions in many counties.
- Microsoft suspends Groove Music Pass and directs listeners to Spotify.
2018
- YouTube Music becomes separate subscription service.
- YouTube Red rebranded as YouTube Premium.
- Self-contained Windows 10 version of iTunes becomes available on the Microsoft app store.
- Twitter algorithms begin hiding comments considered to detract from the conversation. (They can be revealed by "show more replies.")
- Spotify becomes a publicly traded company.
2019
- Amazon Music HD launched.
2020
- COVID-19 pandemic spreads worldwide with massive lockdowns closing clubs and concert halls, ending live touring, canceling music releases, and slowing recording. Millions die.
- Elections worldwide, including but not limited to the U.S. presidential election, seize enormous attention in social media.
- UK completes "Brexit" process and leaves EU.
Glade_Runner t1_iyf5o5m wrote
Generally, it's from a nondescript restaurant named "Barbecue." You almost missed it but you decided to stop on a whim. The iced tea is good. The paper napkins are flimsy. You can smell the hickory, the mesquite, the pepper, the glistening fat liquefying in the meat.
The person behind the pit might be an old guy or an old gal. They've seen some things over the years, and it shows on their faces. They are quiet and focused on the pit. All their troubles are behind them now, and they have found salvation over the coals. Nothing much else worked out quite right, but this is good. They can do this. They can make this meal happen for you.
When they drop it on your plate, you'll be startled by how heavy it is, how hot it is, and how much care has given to making every bit of it perfect. What's been done to this meat took all day to accomplish. It tastes like smoke and fire, like light and joy, like sin and redemption.
"You enjoy that now," they say, their eyes bright.
And so you do.
Glade_Runner t1_iybmuc2 wrote
Stephen King's The Dark Tower series is extraordinary. These novels are really intricate and involve multiple worlds, and they are tremendously immersive. You'll have a hard time putting them down if get a good start.
There are people who claim these books were made into a film. Do not listen to those lies. There is no film worth watching.
Glade_Runner t1_iybmhjd wrote
You might want to watch the Lord of the Rings films. They are deeply immersive, are almost entirely based on male leadership in a time of great moral danger, There is plenty more material (such as The Hobbit film trilogy) if you find you love it.
The novels are exquisite as well. I'd probably recommend reading The Hobbit first to see if you like it. The Lord of the Rings novels are considerably denser and longer, but the stories are splendidly connected.
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Reply to In the past two decades, has there been any movie monsters/aliens that deserve the same iconic recognition as the Predator and Xenomorph? by idekuser
Mike Wazowski and Sully from Monsters, Inc. (2001).
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Reply to In the past two decades, has there been any movie monsters/aliens that deserve the same iconic recognition as the Predator and Xenomorph? by idekuser
The Pale Man from Pan's Labyrinth (2008)
Glade_Runner t1_jd8202w wrote
Reply to Albums the world does not need (yet exist) by ggibby
Any album containing any song by any former member of Pink Floyd about any other former member of Pink Floyd unless maybe it's another one about Syd then obviously it's fine and if they do it all together then that would be pretty sweet, actually.