You thought Disney buying Fox was bad? The fact that Netflix is now big and rich enough to buy Warner Bros. signals the death of movie theaters. Some of you might see this as a good thing, but this potentially spells the destruction of movies as we know them. The thing about streaming media is it actually affects your perception of media. Think about why people still collect vinyl records. Yes, you could just stream something on Spotify, but it's not the same experience. You go from, "I'm gonna consciously pick out a record from my shelf and put it on and listen to some music" to "Let's just put on some randomized playlist for background noise." It's the same thing with movies. It's a lot cheaper and more convenient to stream something than it is to go to the theater, but when you do that, you go from, "I'm gonna plan my day around seeing this movie, and I'm gonna sit there with my popcorn and watch it, and it's gonna be an event" to "Eh, let's just pick something on Netflix to kill a couple hours. We can read tweets at the same time." The convenience trivializes it, makes you less likely to pay attention, and less likely to remember the experience. When the movie ends, instead of reflecting on it and analyzing it, you just say, "Okay, that's over. Onto the next thing." And this doesn't just affect how you watch a movie, it affects how movies are actually made. Companies like Netflix know you're only half paying attention when you stream a movie, and just putting on movies in the background while you do something else. That's why they dumb down movies on purpose (and that's not a conspiracy theory, there are leaked memos confirming this). They make dialog blunt and obvious, and they make the cinematography lazy, and their movies increasingly look the same because the color grading is optimized for viewing on tiny screens. And as streaming dominates, the dumbing down of our entertainment will only get worse.

Elphaba: Wicked Two Had a great night at the B&B Theater Ritz 8 while at the premiere of Wicked Forever. I was greeted by a welcoming staff who also took their pictures with me for their supervisor to see, who was quite impressed with the pictures taken. The movie was just as good as the last one I had seen at the Marcus Theater in Lake Ozark. I highly recommend this movie, along with seeing the first one, if you can see a double feature at this time. I had done some additional upgrades to the costume since last year. I look forward to doing more of it in the future, as I have always done with my costumes in the past. For now, this will be my last crossplay for the year. I have much work to do in such a short time, and then I'll rest for a while.

This weekend, I tried my hand at baking with rye flour for the first time. I usually stick to wheat, spelt, or mixed grain breads, but this time I was determined to bake a pure rye loaf. For context, rye is a bit special. You can't just use a good yeast and be done with it. Instead, it's a process that requires cultivating a sourdough starter and carefully controlling the dough's resting time; otherwise, the bread won't be digestible. The conditions were finally right, so I made time for it... and the result is fantastic (unfortunately, I have no pictures). In my opinion, it's the best-tasting bread I've baked so far. The texture and the slightly sour aftertaste are perfect. Baking bread has truly become a passion of mine 😅

From my understanding this scene was deleted from the theatrical release. https://x.com/HorrorOrman/status/1989487553284903305

How old am I? When I was a kid, you could call a number on the landline to see what movies were playing at local theaters. And one that connected to to the NWS office to get up to date forecasts.

If you allow Islam to take root, and do not poilice it you get terrorism, my brothers and sisters who sceamed you have blood on your hands at our Depty Prime Minster were right to do so; the UK has fostered islamic extremism for a decade and this is the crop you harvest. I see The prime minster did not have the balls to show his face, he sent the black man to take the heat. And he claims to be progressive. Good to know that white liberals will always use the very people they claim to respect as human sheilds when shit get a bit to too real. This is relation to the slaying of Jews in manchester.

So..i attended probably one of the best concerts ive ever been too last night,the mighty Dream Theatre was totally awsome to see live and had been on my list for far too long (discovered them in highshool,still remember listening to them while waiting to get picked up) totallt just blown away by everything that happned,got a 2ed row seat behind my best friend, definitely can finally cross it off my list. well worth it !

https://life-in-the-lofthouse.com/taco-bell-crunchwrap-supreme-copycat/ Crunchwrap Supreme (Copycat) Copycat Crunchwrap Supremes are loaded with seasoned ground beef, nacho cheese, sour cream and more wrapped inside a flour tortilla and baked to perfection. Ingredients 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef 1 small yellow onion chopped 2 Tablespoons taco seasoning 1/4 cup water 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 jar nacho cheese or Queso cheese dip 6 burrito-size flour tortillas 6 tostada shells or corn tortillas* see note 1 cup sour cream 2 cups shredded lettuce 1 tomato diced 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend cooking spray Instructions In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, cook and crumble ground beef and onion, until beef is no longer pink. Drain grease. Stir in the taco seasoning mix, water and minced garlic. Continue to cook until it starts to boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 5 minutes. Warm the nacho cheese sauce or queso cheese in a microwave-safe bowl. Place the flour tortillas on a large plate. Microwave for 20 seconds to warm them. Lay one flour tortilla on a flat surface. Spread 1/2 cup of taco meat onto the center of the tortilla. Drizzle a couple Tablespoons of nacho cheese over the meat. Top meat with one tostada shell or crispy corn tortilla *see notes below. Spread a thin layer of sour cream over the tostada shell. Top with lettuce, tomato and shredded Mexican cheese. To fold the crunch wrap, start with the bottom of the flour tortilla and fold the edge up over the center. Continue to work your way around, folding the flour tortilla over the center fillings. There will be a spot left open in the center; cut a piece of another flour tortilla, and tuck it in the center, so it's fully covered. Repeat with all remaining tortillas, tostadas and fillings. You’ll have 6 crunch wraps total. Spray a large, non-stick skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium heat. Place one crunchwrap seam-side down onto the skillet. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until golden-brown. Carefully, flip over and cook other side until golden-brown. Repeat process with all crunch wraps. Serve immediately. Notes *If using corn tortillas, heat oven to 425° F. Place corn tortillas on a baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes or until crispy.

[BR1AN_OM3N] That porn theater Pee Wee Herman got busted in...I ran the projector for extra credit in my college film class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TEsq4ZvoyY

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