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“Inspired by the bravery and patriotism of Apple and Google, we are changing the name of ‘South Park’ to ‘South America,’” Parker and Stone said in a statement. “We especially want to thank our parent company Paramount — a Skydance Capitulation.”
South America is some Grade-A marketing, which is no surprise from these guys. I know they’ve always pushed boundaries, but I absolutely love that they’ve ratcheted things up over the last few years.
Been working on some small refinements around here despite the fact it has been a ghost town for the last month or so as we pushed out a couple print books at Foofaraw.
Colors, interactions, and more have been updated along with the linked Sources page that shows a grid of all the places we've linked to.
I have a few more ideas I still want to get to, but I'll save those until I'm actually a bit more active around these parts.
Gimme is the kid in class who has everything, from the latest toy as seen on TV to a tricked out BMX bike. It's the only person you knew with the complete Playmobil Mansion or USS Flagg. This time however, it can be you! Gimme is a dazzling ever-growing type family of multi-chromatic and variable display typefaces which will leave you saying: gimme more! And you are in luck, because updates will deliver on that! Inspired by a box full of toys, more type families will be added as we go along, expanding them further and adding new features. And the more allowance, the more it will grow!
There is a strong possibility this is the wildest and craziest font that has ever existed. It's truly an incredible work of art that is beyond my wildest imagination.
You absolutely love to see it.
What makes this especially interesting is the focus on small- and mid-budget movies across all genres rather than chasing blockbuster tentpoles. With the pandemic and 2023’s SAG strike contributing to a thinner theatrical pipeline, AMC could help get more movies, which would otherwise remain orphaned, in front of audiences.
This is so cool. There are always so many small films that just feel impossible to actually watch. I don't have an AMC that close to me, so I hope they follow through and distribute to other chains as well. Just dedicate one screen to indie movies and put a new one on every week. It'd be glorious.
No no no. Never. Well not never. If you actually have something we need to discuss, I'm all for it. Don't call me to just say "what's new? how are you?" etc. I'm not here to be your entertainment.
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