I know some people may not think it’s cool to say this, but I love the Frozen series. The characters, humor, atmosphere, visuals, and, of course, the music are all top-notch. I’m lucky to watch the original version with my kids because the few scenes I have seen from the French version really fall short. It’s a family favorite with a high rewatchability factor and we can’t wait for the 3rd episode. There, I said it. 🍿
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is visually striking and stunning, making it nearly overwhelming. It offers a unique experience filled with laughter and emotional moments driven by poignant, albeit excessive, teenage angst. A quick spoiler alert: the film concludes with a cliffhanger and a To be continued notice, which has not yet been released. Therefore, if you require a story resolution, there’s no rush to watch this movie. 🍿
Wromance, the S1E17 episode of Welcome to Wrexham got me. And I am not the only one. Sports are definitely something to share. What’s the point otherwise? ⚽️ × 🍿
There is something mesmerizing about crafting filter coffee. 🧘
A fun rom-com with a twist and two insanely attractive leads. The philosophical scenes shouldn’t be taken too seriously, as they risk becoming unsettling. However, the film leaves you with a thoughtful question to ponder before bed: "Am I truly the person I want to be?" 🍿
Dans Guy, Alex Lutz créait déjà un personnage qui en mélangeait pleins (Sardou, Claude François, Belmondo, etc.). Ici, on a un mélange de Richard Gasquet, Paul-Henri Mathieu, etc. ie un petit génie du tennis qui ne confirme pas, avec ici un potard lose bien plus accentué que ses modèles, car eux ont fait des belles carrières malgré tout. Roland-Garros fait presque partie des personnages. La dernière partie du film m’a rappelé le final de Bohemian Rhapsody, où on voit les personnages exercer leur art in extenso, en version cinéma. Chouette petit film. 🍿
Life lesson: eating sardines as a pre-training snack is a terrible idea. 🏀
Super vidéo : un mashup des lives du SNL, qui sert de teaser pour un documentaire intitulé 50 Years of SNL Music. On y retrouve Franz Ferdinand, Run DMC, Hanson, Queen, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, et bien d’autres encore (liste non exhaustive d’ordre d’apparition pendant que je tape ceci). Côté introductions et invités, il y a des acteurs, des sportifs…
Plusieurs tentatives ont été faites pour créer une version française du SNL — Les Nuls, l’émission, Samedi soir en direct —, mais aucune n’a duré plus de quelques saisons. À quoi cette vidéo ressemblerait-elle si nous avions eu un SNL à la française pendant 50 ans ?
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Hilarious sketch from Sheng Wang:
Guacamole is like the banana bread of avocado.
Tech note: the lack of video controls on Instagram is maddening.
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Depuis plus de 20 ans, je retrouve mes amis d’études pour partager une choucroute et de beaux moments aux alentours de Noël. Ce week-end, cette tradition a encore montré toute sa valeur. Rien de tel que des rituels simples pour célébrer l’amitié et le temps qui passe. 🧘♂️
Finished watching Silo season 1. It was great. After many people from my feeds recommended it, I finally gave in, and it did not disappoint. The plot, characters, cast, acting, atmosphere, and decor are all amazing. The episodes are the perfect length (about 40 minutes). My only reservation is the music; while the main theme is pretty cool, the background music during scenes feels a bit too on the nose for my tastes. But I might be being overly critical. Now, onward to season 2! 🍿
How was I supposed to tell my kids that the Christmas movie season was over after watching Die Hard a couple of days ago? Written by Richard Curtis, who also directed Love Actually, this film humorously pokes fun at the genre. It is sweet and heartfelt, making me tear up about four or five times. I highly recommend it. 🍿
Everything pales in comparison to Die Hard. It’s like a freeze-dried version of a tasty traditional recipe. 🍿
We had planned to watch it during the Christmas season, but we missed all our opportunities and had to catch up. Yippee Ki-Yay! Following that, a video compiling all the references to Die Hard in Brooklyn Nine-Nine was a fun bonus.
Here is my Year in Review from Letterboxd for 2024.
I love Letterboxd and have been using it since 2012. It has improved continuously over time. I also appreciate their commitment to web standards. Just look at the RSS feed icon on any user’s diary! 🍿 × 💻
Henry Rich on the R!sky Business podcast, about climate change:
I’m pivoting to more focus on this book on individual action and building climate identity as a consumer. […] I think a lot of the meaning of one’s life as you look back in it will be what individual parts they played in this massive success or catastrophic failure. […] The risk of looking back and not liking what I see is haunting for me. And I also think that there’s a lot of low grade anxiety that people feel about not the threat, but the paralysis. So trying to create tools and heuristics for people to actually tap into something to feel good about and not just feel low key sleepwalking toward armageddon.
I have a strong feeling that when I eventually move away from software engineering, I would love to open a sustainable bar or restaurant that fosters a strong sense of community. Bookmarking this for that time, and waiting for the book.
Also take a look at the restaurants Henry is running. They look gorgeous.
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Watching Magic Johnson receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden brought me joy. Their interaction was a delightful display of playfulness, joy, and gratitude between two good people. We need more moments like this. 🏀 × 🏛️
The trick that made Mickey Mouse famous: a fascinating video by Phil Edwards explains how optical sound technology contributed to the success of the first Mickey Mouse cartoon by achieving perfect sound synchronization. 🍿 × 💻
oplets you manage 1Password from the command-line. (…) Its killer features is theop runsubcommand, which can dynamically inject secrets from your 1Password vault into your application’s environment. Instead of storing sensitive values directly in your.envfile, you reference them using specialop://URLs.
Smart. Replacing secrets by references also means that backups are easier. I also wonder if we could define a URL scheme for keychain items URL instead of op to fetch secrets. 💻
I just realized that The Ringer has removed their RSS feed with the latest redesign. What a shame. I guess this is goodbye until this is fixed then. 🍿 × 💻
Je viens de poster le numéro 321 de Statium, ma newsletter de foot. Si vous voulez suivre le foot pour le jeu, sans le bruit autour, abonnez-vous. Vous aurez les dates des matchs significatifs à venir, les scores, les résumés. Garanti sans journaliste de RMC Sport. ⚽️
This fun little game helps you choose your favorite monospace font from 30 candidates. My winner was Hack. I have been using it since 2015 and will continue to do so. 💻
My kids have watched this movie about five times this month, so I feel the need to log it again here. This is solid entertainment for kids, and some lines always get to me, with Luigi’s "You’d be surprised" ranking first. 🍿
Spirited is a great movie. It’s funny, has layers of complexity, and its purpose is very ambitious. I don’t understand why it isn’t more popular. Perhaps it’s too long or requires too much attention. Maybe musicals are deterring potential viewers. Nonetheless, this film is an amazing instant classic for Christmas, and this year’s rewatch confirmed that once again. 🍿
My 7yo son starts beating me at Mario Kart on a regular basis. I am not loving it as much as I should. 🕹️
