If you know anything about me, you know I love a good storyāso much so I started my own short fiction litmag, but thatās neither here nor there. Michael Staniforth is doing a review of a different short story every day of the year and itās been a joy to follow along.
Kevin Kortum
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š¤” Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize
politicsāConsidering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peaceā
This is pure insanity. What a childish, insecure, petty old man. The narcissism and selfishness to try to take over a country for what you think is a personal slight is next level. And as every sane person knows, it wasnāt a slight because he doesnāt deserve jack shit; this only goes to prove that even more, along with every other action heās taken in the last decade.
š Adam Sandler: āI Will Make At Least 50 More Movies Before I Am Dead, and 25 of Them Will Be Goodā
moviesWhen Sandler digs deep into a performance, like the one in āPunch-Drunk Love,ā thereās an eccentricity to it that most mainstream movie stars simply donāt have. He taps into something that I can best describe as wounded, awkward, and āquietly?ā explosive ā a kind of emotional instability that feels authentic. You have to endure the disposable comedies so that, every once in a while, Sandler can reach this type of performance out of the bag.
Itās wild that Sandler wasnāt nominated for Uncut Gems. I thought he was going to have a chance to win it that year, and to not even get nominated was a tragedy. When I see him show up in something thatās not a slapstick Happy Madison production, Iām always thrilled. Heās never bad, and often times surprises delightfully.
š You shouldnāt buy a colour e-reader (yet)
techAs long as colour electronic paper is as grainy as Kaleido and as slow as Gallery, you should stick with black-and-white E Ink displays (or go with colour LCD/OLED). If and when colour e-paper improves enough to be worth it, youāll still have to think long and hard about how and why youāll use your device, and choose its size and shape accordingly.
This was interesting and informative. Iāve been looking at another e-ink device since my Kindle seemed to go kaput last week. I use it more for reading longer submissions to Foofaraw as Iām all-in on print again, but havenāt figured out what device would work best for that and reading articles.
š¤” As Kennedy Center Rebrands Itās Mired in Black Tape
politicsHow insecure and petty do you have to be to have the name Kennedy blocked out with black tape until they can add your name. Last Trump news for the day, I promise/hopeā¦
šø Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
politicsIn 2021, a convicted fraudster named Adriana Camberos was freed from prison when President Trump commuted her sentence. Rather than taking advantage of that second chance, prosecutors said, Ms. Camberos returned to crime. She and her brother were convicted in 2024 in an unrelated fraud.
Imaginary fraud for 100 bucks by poor people: straight to jail. Real fraud for millions of dollars by people in power: come on in, the waterās lovely. Oh wait, I forgot, they are āeliminating fraud and waste.ā Weird.
