Pop Culture
- Kottke: Best not to know anything going into it… just watch all the way to the end.
- Daring Fireball: The less you know about this talk, the more you’ll enjoy watching it unfold. Just remarkably good. Trust me, watch it now, before anything about it is spoiled for you.
- Pixel Envy: Seriously – watch first, then click.
That Christmas, 2024 - ★★★★
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. 🍿
That Christmas, 2024 - ★★★★
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. 🍿
Die Hard 2, 1990 - ★★
Everything pales in comparison to Die Hard. It’s like a freeze-dried version of a tasty traditional recipe. 🍿
Die Hard 2, 1990 - ★★
Everything pales in comparison to _Die Hard_. It's like a freeze-dried version of a savory traditional recipe. 🍿
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! 🍿 × 💻
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. 🍿 × 💻
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. 🍿 × 💻
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, 2023 - ★★★
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. 🍿
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, 2023 - ★★★
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, 2022 - ★★★★★
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. 🍿
Spirited, 2022 - ★★★★★
_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. 🍿
The Fall Guy, 2024 - ★★★
The screenplay is quite thin, but the real enjoyment comes from watching Ryan Gosling’s humor. He excels as a comedian. However, if you’re looking for more of his comedic brilliance, consider watching The Nice Guys (one of my all-time favorite movies) or his Papyrus (1 & 2) sketches from SNL. Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell teamed up for the Knife Guys on Kimmel, but I hope Gosling can one day become the new Mark Wahlberg or Ryan Reynolds in a future Will Ferrell movie. Fingers crossed. 🍿
The Fall Guy, 2024 - ★★★
The screenplay is quite thin, but the real enjoyment comes from watching Ryan Gosling's humor. He excels as a comedian. However, if you're looking for more of his comedic brilliance, consider watching *The Nice Guys* (one of my all-time favorite movies) or his *Papyrus* (1 & 2) sketches from SNL. Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell teamed up for the *Knife Guys* on Kimmel, but I hope Gosling can one day become the new Mark Wahlberg or Ryan Reynolds in a future Will Ferrell movie. Fingers crossed. 🍿
Apprendre à ranger une sale vide
Alors évidemment, le “consulting”, c’est comme tout, ça dépend comment c’est fait. Mais comment ne pas sourire et se rappeler des souvenirs de début de carrière quand on entend :
De temps en temps, il y avait des consultants qui venaient et qui expliquaient pourquoi il fallait virer untel, faire des économies là. Un mec qui était à son poste depuis 25 ans, ils lui disaient “non, c’est pas comme ça qu’il faut travailler monsieur”. C’était quand même à la fois violent et universel comme phénomène, ils étaient partout. Et puis après j’ai travaillé dans des organismes publics, ils étaient toujours là. Et ils faisaient la même chose, il faut faire des économies, il faut faire des gains d’efficacité, la performance. Et puis alors ce langage, ce langage avec plein d’anglicismes et puis ce langage expert qui exerce un pouvoir. Et comme des millions de français, je l’ai subi. Et ça s’exerce comme une science, comme les économistes un peu, ils pensent que c’est une science. Et donc c’est un discours qui est sans réplique quand on y est, sauf qu’après on peut écrire des livres. Et là on peut se venger. Alors vous dites avec un certain amusement, mais aussi avec pas mal d’ironie et la volonté de ridiculiser ces pouvoirs faussement savants. La littérature, voilà, elle a toujours à faire avec la bêtise de son temps. Le consulting, il y en a de mille manières. Donc il y a des choses plus ou moins vertueuses, des choses plus ou moins bidons. Alors j’en ai quand même rencontré des consultants. J’ai lu des livres, des consultants repentis, certains qui travaillaient encore, etc. Et il y a des phrases… “Être consultant, c’est prendre sa montre à quelqu’un pour lui donner l’heure et partir avec la montre”. Voilà. Enfin voilà, il faut raconter tout ça quand même. C’est apprendre à ranger une sale vide aussi ? Ah oui, alors ça oui, un consultant qui m’a dit ça, bah oui c’était apprendre à ranger une sale vide.
— Nicolas Mathieu, lors d’une interview dans la librairie Dialogues, à Brest
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Arthur Christmas, 2011 - ★★★
The idea of treating Christmas as a challenging logistical operation is quite amusing. The subsequent adventures, although a bit lengthy, are heartwarming and funny. I recommend it for young children. 🍿
Arthur Christmas, 2011 - ★★★
The idea of treating Christmas as a challenging logistical operation is quite amusing. The subsequent adventures, although a bit lengthy, are heartwarming and funny. I recommend it for young children. 🍿
The Strava-art drawings showcased on strav.art are incredible. Some of the drawings are so intricate that I wonder if some artists are cheating, and if so, how? 🍿
YouTube tends to transcribe “ChatGPT” as “Chachi BT”. Funny.
When you search for “Chachi BT” on Google, there are so many results and pretty much all of them are indeed about ChatGPT. Meaning that no human edited the posts before publication to fix this typo even in titles, meta tags, etc. Scary.
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I just finished watching Modern Family.
For about five years, it’s been a constant part of our routine when my wife and I have lunch together at home. The last time we watched the show, Season 11—the final season—wasn’t available in France, so we rewatched the entire series. Now, we’ve finally completed Season 11. It was an emotional moment, both on screen and in our living room.
I’m not sure why it’s not more popular among our friends, but for me, it’s definitely in my hall of fame. 🍿
Many people of my RSS feeds recommended Panic’s Cabel Sasser talk at XOXO 2024:
Watching it did not disappoint. 💻 × 🍿