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  1. coolhandgopher

    Movies that hold up vs. those that don't

    My first movie on my long return trip to India was Tango & Cash, which I watched for the first time since perhaps the movie theatre (I discovered afterward it was the very last movie released of the '80s, through Bill Simmons' Rewatchables podcast) and it was so awesome in its overwhelming '80s...
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    All Things Movie/Documentary Reviews/Recommendations Thread

    I don't think this has been discussed on here when it originally was released in theatres, but watched Robert Zemeckis' Here with Tom Hanks and Robin Wright as the leads (no, it wasn't what would have happened if Jenny never got AIDS, although if Forrest was a bit more sharp. . .) I really was...
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    All Things Movie/Documentary Reviews/Recommendations Thread

    I finally got around to watching I'm Still Here on my flight back to India and it was stunningly devastating--without giving away too much, the last 15 minutes or so, set in present times, had me wiping away tears, but the entire movie is a powerhouse throughout. As with you, I knew little of...
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    Coldplay’s Kiss Cam Exposes Alleged Affair of top Astronomer officials

    Here’s a scolding for us all. I wonder how many of the board members have side pieces? https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/18/editorial-at-a-coldplay-concert-a-kiss-cam-catches-a-cuddle-and-ruins-lives/
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    CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

    What's the popular conservative/MAGA saying? Feelings aren't facts? LOL, again, your distaste for Colbert doesn't reside in facts. The fact is, as has been stated by several others on here already, the late night show format is dying and has been for quite awhile, all the numbers bear that...
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    Damian Lillard going home back to Portland

    Supposedly he was seriously considering signing with the T-Wolves but ultimately decided to return to Portland. That would have been a fascinating addition, although I don’t know that he would have gotten them closer to breaking through.
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    CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

    Hell, the broadcast channels might as well roll it back to the ‘70s, save some cash, and bring this back (except at 10:30, not midnight): On second thought, at 11:00-first run Cheers reruns; Cheers always felt right at 10:30. And of course, Benny Hill on Sunday nights.
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    CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

    It should also be added, while Gutfield’s numbers far outpace Colbert’s, he’s also coming onto screens at 9pm central time, a full hour and a half before Colbert and the rest. Gutfield’s show is shown during traditional prime time format.
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    CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

    I brought the 10 million You Tube subscribers into the conversation separate from the ratings numbers; while I could be accused of being disingenuous with not including Fallon or others in that reference, I truly wasn’t—it was a statistic I saw online to bolster the ratings numbers. What the...
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    CBS is ending ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year

    Colbert dominates the late night ratings versus Kimmel & Fallon. Additionally, the Colbert Report has 10 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. The people haven’t spoken-Paramount (CBS’ parent company) just sold out the CBS News division to push through a merger and is sensitive to...
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    The U.S. District Attorney’s office is investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley on allegations of gambling related to NBA games and prop bets

    The Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast did a deep dive into the Beasley story this week, with quite a bit of background on him and the dubious connection between the shady characters in the Jontay Porter situation and Beasley’s. It’s a fascinating listen and you’ll come away echoing what an anonymous...
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    All Things 2025 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

    Joe Ryan representing the Twins proudly-quick 1-2-3 inning with strikeouts of Manny Machado and Kyle Tucker, with a one pitch pop-up by Will Smith sandwiched in between. I don’t think he had to even throw 10 pitches.
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    All Things Immaculate Grid-related (MLB, NBA, NFL)

    Be careful-I was sure Bobby Castillo was a shoo-in for outside the US and turns out he was an L.A. born native. Btw, Brooks Lee (only 1 team/played 3rd base) brought me to 1390 players today. I think I might be leaning on current Twins (or real recent) to push me to 1400.
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    All Things 2025 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

    I wasn’t able to watch the HR Derby last night, but someone on BlueSky posted an old black and white Home Run Derby episode where Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays. I intended to watch for a few minutes but ended up watching the whole show-it was really compelling, including the awkward interplay...
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    All Things 2025 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

    I was thinking about this a bit more—when I was growing up and becoming a baseball fan, Vin Scully was the play by play man for Saturday’s Game of the Week, Herb Carneal was the voice on 830 (can’t recall the TV guys on Channel 9), and other voices that I happened to catch were of the same...
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    All Things 2025 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

    Just watched the clip where Pat McAfee and some other dude announced Buxton and I never felt more like the Abe Simpson meme yelling at clouds in my life-and I am not ashamed.
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    All Things Immaculate Grid-related (MLB, NBA, NFL)

    I was able to use an all-Cuban/former Twins on the bottom line of the grid today which reeled in two new unique players: Julio Becquer, Tony O, and Sandy Valdespino. Reading the Twins Almanac awhile back, I tucked in the recesses of my mind the formerly strong Cuban connection for the...
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    The Gophers need to get into the statue-erecting business too outside of Huntington Bank Stadium.

    I just finished reading Monster of the Midway by Jim Dent, a biography on Nagurski and the man was beyond larger than life—just incredible tales from a kid in International Falls through his days as a Gopher onward to the Bears (if you ask me about this book in 20 years, the snippet I will...
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    RIP Lee Elia

    Mike Gundy (I’m 40, I’m a man!) Tommy LaSorda (re: Kurt effin’ Bevaqua) John Chaney interrupting Cal’s press conference All worthy contenders and I know I’m missing a few others Read awhile ago how Norm Van Brocklin, after his stint with the Vikings and when he was with the Falcons...



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