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  1. This article details all the Poe references in the show.
  2. It's an expanded version of the story The Fall of the House of Usher. Different Poe stories/poems are heavily referenced in each episode, and in this universe, they all come together to form the larger story of how the house of Usher fell. Obviously, many liberties are taken with the details. It's not perfect, nor my favorite Flanagan vehicle, but I still enjoyed it a lot. If you're a book nerd and Poe fan, you'll find it interesting, at minimum.
  3. Finished last night. I generally liked it, although it's not my favorite Mike Flanagan series. This (very spoilery) article outlines all the Poe references throughout the series if you want to brush up. Some general thoughts.
  4. Hamish Linklater is amazing in Midnight Mass. I was really expecting him to get more awards for that performance.
  5. No, that was 2021. Last year was Midnight Club.
  6. This works remarkably well as an eclipse viewer - I did this in 2017 and I just made a new one. Working great. Use an actual pin to make the hole in the foil - you may have to experiment, but if you use, say, a writing pen to make the hole, the image will be blurry.
  7. I have some thoughts but I don't know how bookfaggy we want to go so I'll spoiler. I'm 4 episodes in and the most useful analysis, IMO, comes from Poe's stories.
  8. A bunch of those kids are in Fall of the House of Usher. I liked Midnight Club enough but it could've been because of 90s nostalgia. It does end on a cliffhanger and they didn't renew it, fyi.
  9. If he didn't fuck Nia Long when they were together on Fresh Prince, then everything I thought I knew about the world is a lie.
  10. Definitely a top 3 episode for me. So much greatness. "I've never been to pride. But...I don't think Sean has either."
  11. Adam and the horses cracked me up. "Their faces are a totally normal size." 😂 I did shed tears in the finale. For the most part*, it was a great way to wrap everything up. And I loved Isaac's character and was glad to see him have a major role this season. *
  12. My teenager and I both really enjoyed it. Great cast and pretty funny.
  13. Yeah, I thought they said this was the last season.
  14. I love that they got Williams back there getting into it and jamming to his song. She's a Tony-nominated actress IRL.
  15. We live just across Mopac from St. Davids and have been there with both kids. You're in great hands and I'm so glad to hear she's doing better. And fwiw, my oldest was full-term but unexpectedly ended up in the NICU at birth with breathing problems (this was at Seton Main, not St. Davids) and today he's a thriving 15-year-old. Thinking about y'all.
  16. You see that cow up there? It's a horse. Yeah, because he followed his dreams.
  17. The fascist line might be my favorite quote from the movie.
  18. I started a thread on Beau is Afraid here back when it first came out. It's a great movie, but definitely not horror - more like a 3-hour fever dream. Haven't seen Hush yet but I love Mike Flanagan - Oculus is great. Also, Absentia is worth seeking out. It's really low-budget and I think was his first movie, but nice and creepy.
  19. My son is very excited about this because he loves the game, and I'm having a hard time figuring out if this will be anything approaching kid-appropriate. Rotten Tomatoes says it's PG-13, but it also says "strong violent content." They need to pick a lane.
  20. Talk to Me is amazing. Knock at the Cabin is horseshit, even though Dave Bautista is great in it - at most you could call it a drama/thriller, but it's in no way a horror movie. And (slight spoiler) I loved Saint Maud, and it has a great final scene.
  21. This is from an HISD teacher in the Facebook support group for parents/teachers who oppose the takeover (Supporters of HISD Magnets and Budget Accountability). I purposely left off the teacher's name. Some key WTF points: All internal doors must be open at all times (seriously, WTF) No student free-writing/journaling No "weak readers" can read aloud because it models disfluency No dimming classroom lights And of course there's the issue of closing libraries to turn them into detention centers. Even if the state could justify their takeover on the grounds of improving performance, how in God's name will any of the above improve performance? How is this anything but a blatant power grab? As an Austin ISD parent I am truly concerned that this is going to be us in the very near future.
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