FYI, Sesame Street went public-private in 2016 when they signed a deal with HBO to fund new episodes which then were permitted to air on PBS several months later.
In Dec 2024, HBO/Max called the deal off and effectively cancelled the show. Now they’re shopping for a new home and, with the threats of PBS funding cuts, the notion of returning to PBS is in question.
So basically the showrunners of Sesame Street are at least partially responsible for the corner they painted themselves into here.
Immediately using the radio to try to talk to her grandpa in the afterlife…
My heart…!
Regular Car Reviews will have a ton of fun with this.
There’s a lot of discussion here without any mention of Sublime Text.
I think everybody with eyes was doing the Leonardo DiCaprio meme at that guy in the encampment.
And +1 on both solid trans representation, and having old friends acting cool and supportive when they discover it. So good!
Cars made to be sold and driven in Japan (aka JDM vehicles, for Japanese Domestic Market) can not be imported into the US until they are over 25 years old. This is part of a series of import laws that American vehicle manufacturers lobbied for to keep foreign cars from dominating domestic marketplaces.
The US also has crash test safety standards that domestic cars must meet because a) safety is good, and b) people drive tanks like maniacs. Kei cars used to be pretty awful in crash tests, but have gotten a lot better in recent years.
I’m watching the subtitled version and don’t speak Japanese, but I get the sense that the rapid-fire dialogue may be serving some fun comedic timing that doesn’t translate via subtitles. The first episode had a frenetic energy that seemed to jive with that kind of tone.
But this second episode, oof. The charm wore off fast, and the entire purpose seemed to just be a dumping ground for Azu to treat everyone like a gigantic turd while the entire cast absorbed it and never reacted. That’s a lot of lost opportunities for character moments.
I will give the show at least one more episode purely to see where they’re going with this Azu plot twist.
Anime Feminist right now: 😬
I’m sure Dunkey will be happy about the Animal Well plug.
He’s deliberately manipulating stock prices on a massive scale. And his administration controls the regulators who would be policing this.
End of story.
See also the July 4 2022 cover of the New Yorker:
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2022-07-04
Because they’re both directed by the same guy (Shinichirō Watanabe), written by the same guy (Dai Satō), and produced by the same studio (MAPPA).
Isn’t a lot of that just fancy chemistry?
“AMATEURS!” bellows the shadowy mathematician from the dark corner.
Foam can koozie in the breast pocket.
Woke: Get illegally fired and act like you were fired illegally. Keep going to work. Let security block your entry. Argue that you still work there because the order to fire you was illegal. When you’re arrested, take the matter to court and get legal standing on the fact that your firing was illegal.
Broke: Get illegally fired and whine on social media about it.
Remember, there’s lots of bourbon from places that aren’t awful:
the fink and the furher
Solid article. I imagine the folks at the cyberwire podcast will be doing more digging over the weekend for a solid summary come Monday.
DBAN baby!