Trump’s No-Good-Very-Bad Month:
- The Iran war — and rising gas prices
- Deportations — are they even happening?
- SAVE America Act — is Congress worthless?
- Birthright citizenship — is the Supreme Court worthless?
It does not seem like The Donald is having a good month. His campaign promises are either dead or on hiatus. His base is fracturing and is no longer “tired of winning.”
Is Trump playing some sort of 4D chess that we mere mortals don’t recognize? Or is the “art of the deal” defunct?
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I’ve been watching a Netflix series called Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (pictured above). It’s a horror miniseries and it’s paradoxically both compelling and off-putting.
Part of the problem — for me, anyway — is the show’s cinematography. It’s much too dark.
This trend of desaturated color, or mud-like lighting, is the subject of much Web debate. For some reason, Hollywood has decided we all want to watch things we cannot see.
It reminds me a bit of 25 years ago, when every horror movie featured a sort of blue-green filter. See below.
Gothika
The Ring
I suppose that if you’re making a horror movie or a thriller, it makes atmospheric sense to present it in moody darkness. The Ring wouldn’t be the same movie if it was filmed in glorious technicolor, or in Dorothy-opens-the-door-and-sees-Oz hues.
But this trend is getting ridiculous. When Harry Potter and pals first see Hogwarts (below), I want to see Hogwarts, dammit.
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Weekly WTF
If someone could explain to me just exactly WTF is happening in the two photos below, I would appreciate it. Is it some sort of Indian ceremony involving the public humiliation of elder males? Is it an instructional ceremony for young females? Is it an OnlyFans account? (Click photos, if you dare, for a bigger view.)
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