Jack Thompson

A long tradition of existence, both to its members and the community at large.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@EsotericCD Btw, at the concert on sunday, they didn’t play mystery zone, but from this album, they played “who makes your money” and ended the show with “got nuffin”. Banged out 15-16 songs with barely any pause. Incredible.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@EsotericCD I am going to see them tonight! Would love to hear this or metal detektor or any other old “call backs”

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@SonnyBunch @IMAO_ I think this interpretation is reinforced by the fact that the guy from Paraguay seems to be the second worst person in the world.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@MothMonsterManG @MattAllsopp1 @pascalblanche I like this read.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@MrSockPuppet @SandyofCthulhu I loved that scene and I love his redemption, but what I really loved was that Cameron was so good that he made it so that the explosion causes the next crisis (Newt falling through the grate) and there's no pause for a "thoughtful reflection" shot. Incredible action sequence.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@bendreyfuss I think about that great movie and the implications all the time. And that happened in an era where there was still some governance on the distribution of rumors and half-information.

[Bethany S. Mandel @bethanyshondark]

A very uncontroversial take from me about dogs in the @nypost

https://t.co/Patg5ewEhF

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@bendreyfuss I was watching the second one and remembered thinking “oh, the design of the bad guys ship, especially the bridge, is cool” but I couldn’t tell you anything that happened in the movie plot wise.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@bendreyfuss This is the same phenomenon as when AOC said she couldn’t get a good bacon egg and cheese sandwich in DC and people were telling her fancy random places to go. No, the point is that in NYC, anytime you want a good BEC, you are no more than five minutes away from ordering one.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@SandyofCthulhu Isn’t a lot of the tension in LotR around “good” failing to stand up for what they know that they should do, versus gray morality?

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@bendreyfuss Amazing piece, Ben. Thank you for writing it.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@mattyglesias David Sacks is a dishonest player. Nothing he cites/says should be trusted.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@popmartyb @JoyceCarolOates I think that may be a misquotation:

“If you graduate Yale, you get to become president,” Bush said. “If you drop out, you get to be vice president.”

https://t.co/L8tuJsDP4m

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@StephenGutowski @Timodc @SonnyBunch @SarahLongwell25 Hard agree...I really enjoyed the first season, but the second season feels very padded with inconsequential filler that will then be discarded by the end of the season.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@SonnyBunch I would also give Alien: Resurrection an “entertaining schlock” rating (Dan Hedeya, Ron Perlman, that weird Brad Dourif speech) but this is otherwise spot on.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@SonnyBunch What makes him interesting is that he's messy and imperfect...I think that obliquely showing him through a Roman a Clef (e.g., The Bear) is the best way to explore that messiness, versus a straightforward take, which you rightly predict will be a hagiography.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@mattzollerseitz This scene crossed my mind this morning and it is such a nice coincidence for me that you posted it. So quiet and so demanding of attention.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@SonnyBunch I really enjoyed your bulwark newsletter today with your review of Last Stop in Yuma county. It was a nice piece of writing.

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@EsotericCD @NRO Funny stuff: “This doesn’t normally happen to beat reporters like me,” their internal monologues are screaming. “I am living the dream.”

[Jack Thompson @HudsonCactus]

@Chris_arnade I had no idea of its history. Amazing. https://t.co/8V4iLGPOax