Out of the Blue [Mar 27, 2023, 10:55 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
It sure is great to have Succession back for Season 4. I mentioned
already how sad it will soon be over, but it's so much fun to jump back into the
insanely dysfunctional world of the Roy family. I'm not a businessman, but I
imagine the weird negotiate against yourself scenario pictured last night is not
actually how multi-billion dollar deals actually work. But I'm not here to earn
an MBA, I'm here to watch people be really mean to each other on private jets.
Oh yeah, and to get in on the ground floor of The Hundred. Who could resist
Substack meets Masterclass meets the Economist meets The New Yorker?
The Hundred Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.Breakfast Link
- Think you could land a plane in an emergency? Here's why you can't.
- $18,403 armchair resembles geode. An ugly, uncomfortable geode.
Stories
- How Girl Scouts found itself in a cookie debacle.
- Greenland Solves the Daylight Saving Time Debate. Thanks Slashdot.
- 1500 evacuated as Spain's fire season starts early. Thanks Acleacius.
Science
- Sniffing body odour is tested as an anxiety therapy. This has been tested successfully already.
- Planets on parade: Five will be lined up in night sky this week.
- Teen who lost half her brain when very young shows the power of neuroplasticity. Thanks RedEye9.
Media
Creature Features
Follow-up
Marvin T. Martian wrote on Mar 27, 2023, 18:06:First, I assume people watch shows with dysfunctional people/families, at least in part, because it makes them feel better about their own situation. Second, one of the better ones I've seen was the movie August: Osage County -- a bunch of A-list actors (including Meryl Streep) as a truly messed up family after the death of the family patriarch. Third, one of my sisters got me to watch Yellowstone. It was much better than I was expecting. Yeah, it is a goofy drama a lot of the time, but it has enough good moments to make it worth watching, at least IMHO. Jimmy's hospital visit from his new girlfriend was one of them.Ahumado wrote on Mar 27, 2023, 12:14:Hated the show. Ditto with Yellowstone (except for the outdoor bath in Season 1 LOL).
Why people want to watch dysfunctional people then praise it is goofy goofy goofy.
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