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Kevin Kortum

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A Review of Director Ka$h Patel’s FBI Bourbon

It’s certainly a rare bourbon, the kind of bottle you only get by calling in lots of favors (or having something really damning on your supplier). But is the Director Ka$h Patel Kash Patel FBI Director edition Woodford Reserve bourbon destined to sit alongside a King of Kentucky 17-year? A Heaven Hill 22? Or a POTUS 47? We’ll have to wait and see. You’ll know because we’ll tell you. It’s doing a great job. It’s a critical part of your liquor cabinet. Even though you might not see it back there, hiding behind taller bottles, it’s suited for regular, if not excessive, drinking.

I love that the President who doesn't drink seems to have a thing for bringing on wimpy, whiny, alcoholic men who were bullied too much in kindergarten into his administration. Do these fools do anything all day besides attempting to convince people they shouldn't be fired?

Ai-enhanced writing process

And this process leaves me confident that I’m not falling into the trap I fell into before, where I was letting AI do the thinking and writing for me.

I get it, AI is useful in some areas. Hell, I'm being asked to vibe-code for my freelance client right now... but I still think Arun is using AI too much in their writing process and I honestly think it's likely to be a detriment to their writing and thinking process. Obviously "slippery slope" is a fallacy, but it's one I'd be paying attention to if I were Arun given it sounds like they've relied on AI for a lot more of their writing process in the past.

Ari Aster Sets Next Film ‘Scapegoat’ With Scarlett Johansson at A24

Aster once quipped that he couldn’t believe A24 was “stupid enough” to give him $35M to make “Beau Is Afraid.” They shelled out another $30M for “Eddington,” which also failed to ignite. Maybe that’s the end of that partnership. Bless their twisted hearts, they are back again for another dip into Aster-world.

Ari Aster is one of my favorite filmmakers working today. Beau Is Afraid is a masterpiece in my opinion and his other three movies are all terrific. I'm so glad A24 continues to roll the dice on him and hope he can make something that finds a bit more success without sacrificing his own vision.