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The Original Greaser Bob

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  1. On 2/25/2024 at 2:33 PM, Mrs Whiggins said:

    Since it had been mentioned here, I checked this one out and have begun reading:

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    Finishing it up.  It was fine.  Depressing on many levels, but LW is such a good writer it moved along lickety split.  Yeah, it was kinda name-droppy but those are his friends, so there.

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  2. 7 hours ago, LCHorn said:

    I’ve disgreed with the thread commenters saying this in the first couple of episodes, but in hindsight I was wrong.  Mariko is 100% badass and I have no idea what she sees in Blackthorne.  
     

    Probably the biggest weak spot in an otherwise excellent adaptation.  

    No as a dork, I like that he's a dork.  I am convinced that these Japanese are asian nerds, and not cool asians.

  3. On 4/3/2024 at 11:41 AM, DixonHur said:

    he only way Poor Things is better than The Lobster is lots of naked Emma Stone.

    Got no rise at all from Emma in Poor Things.  Eck.

    I'll take Rachel Weisz in rain gear over that.

     

     

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  4. Finally saw this.  Funny as fuck when it wanted to be, but I was pretty grossed out/felt dirty on the whole and while intellectual great, pretty challenging flick.   Goddamn Willem was fantastic.

    My favorite of his is probably The Favourite.  Again, mostly for the humor that just jumps up at you when you least expect it.

  5. A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan (2023)

    Kind of wanted it to be more about the Klan in Indiana and less about a murder trial.  But a nice read (audible). 

    Kind of scarily timely book in certain ways.

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    If anyone has a rec on a good overall history of the klan, please drop it.

  6. On 4/13/2024 at 12:56 PM, Bodhi said:

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    If you are over 40 and interested in feeling like you're 65 when you are 80 I highly recommend this.  A very straightforward and actionable book about minimizing your risk of the ailments we often assume are inevitable in old age (heart disease, obesity, alzheimer's, etc).  I think anyone that reads this is likely to adopt several of the clear recommendations.  

    Might save your life, too.  Peter Attia's podcast convinced me to get a calcium screening, which led to a stent placement.

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