Wil Turner

[Aeneas @SonOfAnchis3s]

I had a PhD student once cite a “Kierkegaardian leap of faith to me” in defense of atheism.

My response was “Notorious Christian Danish philosopher Kierkegaard?”
He says “Ummm… yes”
I say “Have you read Kierkegaard?”
He goes “Yeah”
I go “Great. Do you know where the leap of faith is from?”
He says “No”
I say “It’s from Fear and Trembling. Would you like to know what Fear and Trembling is about?”
He says “Yes”
I say “It’s a 300 page philosophical analysis of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac.”

That was the end of that debate. All I could think about was how many times he’s gotten away with the high and mighty language or a simple citation (which he knows nothing about beyond its impressive sound) against other people who yielded the floor to him, presuming that he was far more knowledgeable than them. Countless people had thought that he was far above their pay grade, playing in a different league and necessarily correct as a result, when in reality he was simply saying the magic words that sound impressive without the faintest clue of their origin or their meaning.

The worst part is these people get away with it over and over because only a select few actually do the reading and it’s only the “expert’s” catastrophic bad luck and hubris that accidentally leads to a run-in with one of these people.

[A24 @A24]

Every wedding has some. THE DRAMA, a new comedy from Kristoffer Borgli starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, opens in theaters April 3. Save the date.

[Grace @gracecamille_]

zoom meeting today began with my boss saying, “if you were me, would you fire you?”

[Wil Turner @Wil_to_Win]

Woooo congrats @AlanaSaab

[CineStory @CineStory]

Meet our 2025 Feature Fellowship winner, Alana Saab!

https://t.co/WP48TJdJMc

#screenwriters #filmmakers #mentorship

[James Gunn @JamesGunn]

Man of Tomorrow. In theatres July 9, 2027.

[JL Akagi @jl_akagi]

Eyes up here? Eyes on Lois.

[Brad Stulberg @BStulberg]

A study with over 70K people found those who obsess about being the best have much worse outcomes than those who are focused on being the best at getting better, and who define success on their own terms.

[Cons @CaptainCons]

Jerry: I don't understand. Do you have my reservation?
Rental Car Agent: We have your reservation, we just ran out of cars.
Jerry: But the reservation keeps the car here. That's why you have the reservation.
Rental Car Agent: I think I know why we have reservations.
Jerry: I don't think you do. You see, you know how to *take* the reservation, you just don't know how to *hold* the reservation. And that's really the most important part of the reservation: the holding. Anybody can just take them.

[The Green Kasey 🎃 @RawbertBeef]

The propaganda is working on me.

[Evan Monroe @EvanMonroe12]

"Sinners" DVD main menu if it came out in the early 2000s:

[Longest Arms @LongArmsPerk]

If this was 2005, the dvd menu would be projected onto the wall of the club while Sammie and Slim played.

Hitting 'Play Movie' would give a short animation where the camera tilts up and through the clubs burning roof.

[JL Akagi @jl_akagi]

After a hiatus, I’m back to updating my newsletter. It includes nostalgia for NYC and a look at the Ignyte nominees for outstanding short story, including works by @bpladek and @CarolineYoachim.

[SeSe7eNeN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸 @S3S373N3N]

“Maybe this is all coming to an end…”
“What is?”
“The Batman.”
He says at the exact beginning of the third act,
Y’see this is the kind of groundbreaking writing that’s worth a 5 year wait

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

Tell them what they love to tell us.
Vote blue no matter who.

[Duolingo @duolingo]

Learn Chinese and try Super Duolingo today!

[SinnersMovie @SinnersMovie]

Can you feel the energy for #SinnersMovie? Only in theaters April 18. Get tickets now: https://t.co/WzS6zgBr4o

[ND (with the "upmost" respect) 🏁 @nathand_12]

I’ll never be shamed for preferring NBA basketball ever again.