There was a Pre-Kanye. Never an Old Kanye

There was a Pre-Kanye. Never an Old Kanye

Editorials, Music
In the film Her, Joaquin Phoenix develops feelings for an operating system. It appears mutual so they start a relationship. One day he boots up and finds that the OS is leaving him to go be young and free with other OS's.  Fellow fans, fans in spirit, fans technically, that's us. We're Joaquin Pheonix about to get ghosted by Scarlett Johanssen. It's time we begin to admit that culture is outgrowing its use for us. [caption id="attachment_49684" align="alignnone" width="300"] This was us[/caption] We need a contingency plan for remaining cool or failing that, giving off the appearance that we still are. A few suggestions: Move climate change closer to the top of your list of concerns where it belongs Adopt an aspiring tik-tok teen Retweet every bad millennial take that…
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Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots: Episode Rankings

Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots: Episode Rankings

Television
Yesterday, I fired up Netflix intending to either catch up on the latest season of Better Call Saul or continue my Star Trek TNG rewatch but decided instead to give something called Love, Death & Robots my trademark ten-minute-trial. Already, we were on shaky ground. "Love, Death & Robots" has to be one of the laziest titles you can conceive for a show. It's an h2 title at best under a much stronger h1. Irrationally, I blame Topher Grace for the naming choice. He turns up in episode 16 for a nice and interchangeable performance as guy peeking into his freezer. The remaining creative decisions look to have been handled by David Fincher and the guy who directed Deadpool so that inspired enough confidence that I decided to extend my…
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