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I actually … didn’t know that vampires were supposed to literally be the rich draining the life blood out of the poor but it makes so much sense.

I know vampirism is often used as a metaphor for the drain of the aristocracy but I think it would be fun to have more vampire characters who were just some guy before they got turned. You seek out the most ancient vampire in existence and find out he was a 40 year old wheat farmer in ancient Mesopotamia when he was turned 7,000 years ago and he hasn’t been doing much since then.

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Tiktok is destroying Media Literacy

I am constantly amazed at how much tiktoks are destroying the art of film. This isn't meant to be whiny, but like... I spent 4 years in film school studying the craft. We've had 100 years of experimenting to find effective story telling methods. From the earliest days of silent Russian cinema to the minimalist French Dogme and everything inbetween. Every film has been made with one goal in mind - how do I convey this compelling story in a visual way?

And tiktok is just - destroying it. Literally setting us back because these influencers can't be bothered* to learn how to edit.

(*note - I am aware that in order to be competitive on the internet you have to churn out so much material in such a fast paced inhuman speed that not all of the artistic integrity can be blamed on laziness)

But anyway, here are some things I've noticed --

not using subtitles or cuts to show passage of time, but rather the actor just flatly says "5 minutes go by" or "they give me a death glare."

Baby, it's called SHOW, DONT TELL. It takes all of 5 seconds to make a cue card or get an insert shot. Everyone makes fun of the student film that starts with an alarm clock beeping but ya know what's worse? Hearing your depressed voice say "She hands me her credit card"

2. The censorship of language to avoid the algorithm

Hear me out on this one -- I know that censorship is no joke. Guess what? In old Hollywood they had something called the Hayes Code, which was basically a bunch of Catholics running the ethics committee and saying that you couldn't show or say anything immoral on screen.

AND YET. Clever directors and writers found ways around it. These films OOZE with sexuality, depression, suicide, LGBT, racial relations, etc. And they didn't have to say "He un-alived himself".

And these directors WERE RADICAL. Look at any of Billy Wilder's films. Otto Preminger. They weren't shying away from big topics - they spoke about suicide, gay relationships, corruption of power, the news aiding and abetting politicians.

My point is that I see that these tiktokers are creative people. They're smart. I wish they would use their talent for more substantial means. In two years no one is going to remember a 2 minute tiktok about a customer service rep.

But they might remember a powerful film. A novel. A song. A stand up comedy routine.

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I’m sorry the costanza question is so funny because i think most people would win in a fight against costanza. The only person george could beat up is caillou.

The George Constanza line asks the most important question of anyone fictional or otherwise: can they win in a fight with George Costanza? The answers may shock you.

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You don't understand how badly I need Matt Berry from What we do in the Shadows to play Waylon Jennings. They look IDENTICAL.

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Hey, remember this terrible comic I drew like a million years ago? I finally got a new tablet so I re-drew it. Still not perfect but it is better.

I love putting Star Trek characters in crazy crossovers with other media characters.

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i never want to read the words "live action remake" ever AGAIN!!!!

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Have you ever seen the movie Night of the Lepus (1972)? Bones stars as one of the main characters - basically its a sci-fi movie about rabbits that grow giant and terrorize a town. I feel like you could do a very funny crossover there

Thank you so, so much for this recommendation. I had a ton of fun watching it and you can expect some more comics based on it soon :)

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Remember kids - you dont HAVE to put a return address on a letter. You can drop off a letter at any public mailbox.

NEW inmate information - Luigi Mangione

Luigi is being held in the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. He will most likely be put in a building that’s away/distant from society due to his case being extremely high profile. Reporters said this was for his "safety".

The address at the bottom can be used to send him letters.

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I’m at an outlaw country xmas music concert they just dedicated their song to Luigi… first lyric was “i’d rather be a bootlegger than a bootlicker”

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guy who made hundred island dressing meeting his worst enemy: yeah its like a hundred islands of dressing. It's pretty cool, no big deal I'm kind of a hot shot. 100 islands.

the other guy: you're never going to believe this

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A little mind meld doodle. The aura was inspired by ACNH.

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This reminds me of the time i got called a normie at hot topic

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I made this the last time I was hyperfixated on Star Trek, back in college. I still love Bones.

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no, spotify, i don't want to use ai to "turn my ideas into playlists". i already fucking do that with my brain and hands and i do it for fun. what, should i get ai to pet my cat for me? to play my silly games for me? to spend time with my beautiful wife for me? how about i rend you asunder

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It still haunts me…. Div tags and <img src =“ ….

In the 2000s you sat a kid in front of a Neopets pet page and they’d learn the fundamentals of html within the hour

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have i ever shown u people my hand sofa