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Fear and gloating about US at top democracy gathering
Politico Picks,
With wars in Israel and Ukraine, high-profile attendees at a prominent defense forum weigh Washington’s bandwidth.
Ridley Scott on Napoleon complaints from French critics: “the French don’t even like themselves”
AV Club,
Earlier this month, as part of a New Yorker profile, Napoleon director Ridley Scott suggested that anyone pointing out historical inaccuracies in his film should “get a life” (which seems fair, if bluntly stated, because that kind of very-online anti-fun/creativity “criticism” is exhausting and pretentious, and Scott… Read more...
Star Trek's Tawny Newsome Looks Back on Mariner's Reluctant Hero's Journey
Gizmodo,
Star Trek: Lower Decks has been a riot since its first season, and Tawny Newsome’s Beckett Mariner is a big reason why. Over the course of the show’s four-season run, she’s gone from being a chaotic, self-destructive ensign to...well, still that, but now promoted to a junior grade lieutenant alongside the other Lower… Read more...
Bowen Yang’s George Santos Invented Being Gay
Vulture,
“Isn’t Congress kind of like OnlyFans anyway? People paying you to do nasty things on a sad, bad livestream?”
This beautiful 7-piece cast iron cookware set is now on sale for just $179.97
Boing Boing,
TL;DR: Look no further if you want an affordable cookware set that you'll never have to replace. The Basque 7-Piece Enameled Cast Iron Cookware Set is usually $349 but through November 26, you can get it for only $179.97. You won't find this price elsewhere! — Read the rest
‘Father Time is undefeated’: DeSantis hits Trump on age
“This is not the same guy as the Trump in 2015 and '16," he said of his Republican primary foe.
RIP Amazon's Comixology App, Which Dies in December
It’s been nearly a full decade since Amazon acquired Comixology. The popular storefront for reading and buying comics online was able to relatively remain its own thing until about early last year when it was hit with a heavily criticized redesign. Things have gotten worse since then: not only did it get caught up Amaz… Read more...
Illinois governor blasts Trump over ‘vermin’ rhetoric
"I don't know where it's going with Donald Trump," he said.