Idk why Chrome/Wordpress on Mac doesn’t work for me, I can’t get to the writing page. Idk why opening it up in Safari feels like a big barrier and alien. I’m really grateful I can continue the posting habit, but really, why is Chrome not working? Google is not helpful in finding my answer. My setup is not unique, why am I the only one affected? Turns out it’s only on that one Mac, but it’s my most used Mac. Oh please fix yourself!!
Continuing from the previous post – yes, Shtisel is off my watch list now. I looked at the Continue Watching list and it’s a sad commentary. Apart from Shtisel, I have Lupin – if you are going to make a show where the hero does incredible stuff and you then say “Eh, Idk how he did it, but he did” – you are making a lazy superhero movie without at the very least, adhering to a few of their tropes. Nix Nix. Then I have Baker and the Beauty – did I already rant about this? How did the heroine get this role? She’s so stiff and unlikeable. The guy is cute, but plays it naive and puppy dog in this role. I stuck around for a couple of episodes for this kid, but no more. Then there is The Stand-in – the absolute worst of this list. I started it because Drew Barrymore! Just ugh all the way down from premise to characters to dialog
I read an update from Roman Mars of 99pi. He’s selling the show to Stitcher. I’m sure it’s great etc. But my biggest whiplash moment in the series of twitter posts announcing this change – he’s donating a million dollars to PRX!! I have an image of RM in my head as a person like me and the whiplash was from that image detonating. He has a $1M to give away! I wonder how the image got constructed, because I don’t think it is true for Jad Abdumrad or Peter Segal – I think they’re pretty well off, I’d still be surprised by a 1M donation, though I wouldn’t find it so teutonic. So why the enormous surprise with RM? I think PRX and Radiotopia have a homespun, handmade feel about them – no, the quality and production values were fabulous – it’s just a word association I’ve built up. That and their quirky fund drives with the challenge coins and RM’s origin story as a test engineer and the not too swanky, but really good website also having a homegrown feel. So all in all, assumption shattered and my naivete in this narrow area of experience has taken what feels like a body blow.
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