Participation Trophy Wife
@bettyvanhalen.bsky.social
Independent (no one wants to work with me) film (nothing made this century), literature (audiobook) and culture (etc.) critic (complainer)
I'm a grown adult and a parent and I thought maybe one day I'd understand, but I still can't fathom any good reason that, in Home Alone 2, the McCallisters should have insisted that Kevin apologize to Buzz after he embarrassed Kevin during his solo 📽️
December 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I'm a grown adult and a parent and I thought maybe one day I'd understand, but I still can't fathom any good reason that, in Home Alone 2, the McCallisters should have insisted that Kevin apologize to Buzz after he embarrassed Kevin during his solo 📽️
I regret to inform you that screaming in a bar with 20 strangers about your football team is very good and fun (go jags)
December 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I regret to inform you that screaming in a bar with 20 strangers about your football team is very good and fun (go jags)
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HOW WILL WE LEARNE THINGES?
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
HOW ABOUT WE MAKE A MACHYNE THAT DOTH KNOWE STUFFE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
AND IT DOTH STEALE & HURT THE EARTHE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
YEAH THE MACHYNE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
HOW ABOUT WE MAKE A MACHYNE THAT DOTH KNOWE STUFFE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
AND IT DOTH STEALE & HURT THE EARTHE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
YEAH THE MACHYNE
December 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
HOW WILL WE LEARNE THINGES?
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
HOW ABOUT WE MAKE A MACHYNE THAT DOTH KNOWE STUFFE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
AND IT DOTH STEALE & HURT THE EARTHE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
YEAH THE MACHYNE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
HOW ABOUT WE MAKE A MACHYNE THAT DOTH KNOWE STUFFE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
AND IT DOTH STEALE & HURT THE EARTHE
Uh, what about bookes, filmes, teachinge, educacioun?
YEAH THE MACHYNE
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O, horrible, O, horrible, most horrible!
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
O, horrible, O, horrible, most horrible!
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
People talk about the subs at Publix but I'm here to tell you: don't sleep on the cakes.
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
People talk about the subs at Publix but I'm here to tell you: don't sleep on the cakes.
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The overton window shifted so far we now say Halo had simple graphics.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The overton window shifted so far we now say Halo had simple graphics.
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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Gen AI ys the 6-7 of technologyes
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Gen AI ys the 6-7 of technologyes
Just saw an AI-generated Progressive commercial of animals driving cars and wrecking. And a badly dubbed talking llama. Groundbreaking.
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Just saw an AI-generated Progressive commercial of animals driving cars and wrecking. And a badly dubbed talking llama. Groundbreaking.
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you know how i was saying me and the boys from my cult finally managed to give that demon we worship a physical form so he can move freely through our world and stuff, right? yeah, huge mistake. i don't even know why we worship a demon to begin with. like.. what did we expect? ours is nice?? come on
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
you know how i was saying me and the boys from my cult finally managed to give that demon we worship a physical form so he can move freely through our world and stuff, right? yeah, huge mistake. i don't even know why we worship a demon to begin with. like.. what did we expect? ours is nice?? come on
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
without downloading any new pics describe your gender
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
without downloading any new pics describe your gender
I'm looking through lists about writers/writing on @letterboxd.social and none of them have How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Misogyny smh
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I'm looking through lists about writers/writing on @letterboxd.social and none of them have How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Misogyny smh
This holiday season I am not interested in being a domestic goddess. I am an international goddess
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This holiday season I am not interested in being a domestic goddess. I am an international goddess
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✅ Cis Femmes
✅ Trans Femmes
✅ Violent Femmes
✅ Trans Femmes
✅ Violent Femmes
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
✅ Cis Femmes
✅ Trans Femmes
✅ Violent Femmes
✅ Trans Femmes
✅ Violent Femmes
Looking for a current or former US Army or ANG servicemember to confirm if my ex was a complete idiot or if "it would be hooah of you" was/is a thing y'all say? (I'm guessing he misheard "it would behoove you" but.. there's a chance I guess)
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Looking for a current or former US Army or ANG servicemember to confirm if my ex was a complete idiot or if "it would be hooah of you" was/is a thing y'all say? (I'm guessing he misheard "it would behoove you" but.. there's a chance I guess)
It's Trample Week*, baby! This week we're all about all things on-screen tramplings** boxd.it/29RQ
*We decided it was #TrampleWeek2025 after watching people get run over two nights in a row
**Say this out loud it's fun
*We decided it was #TrampleWeek2025 after watching people get run over two nights in a row
**Say this out loud it's fun
Ben-Hur (1959)
In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into sl...
boxd.it
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It's Trample Week*, baby! This week we're all about all things on-screen tramplings** boxd.it/29RQ
*We decided it was #TrampleWeek2025 after watching people get run over two nights in a row
**Say this out loud it's fun
*We decided it was #TrampleWeek2025 after watching people get run over two nights in a row
**Say this out loud it's fun
A male librarian is called a librariman
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A male librarian is called a librariman
One of us always tells the truth and one of us always lies
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
One of us always tells the truth and one of us always lies
What do y'all think his algorithm is like
October 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
What do y'all think his algorithm is like
This river wasn't damned in a day. It took years of dedicated, enthusiastic sinning.
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This river wasn't damned in a day. It took years of dedicated, enthusiastic sinning.
The amount of different types of screws there are feels a little misogynistic
October 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The amount of different types of screws there are feels a little misogynistic
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If you've ever wondered how they came up with the design for Slimer from Ghostbusters... have I got a story for you. 📽️
![months, and approximately $300,000 to develop.[5][3] It went through many variations, which Johnson blamed on executive interference through micromanagement, constant adjustments, and conflicting notes on how to modify each detail. He said: "In the beginning, they asked for a 'smile with arms' but before I knew it ... 'give him 13% more pathos, put ears on him, take his ears off, less pathos, more pathos, make his nose bigger, now his nose is too big, make his nose smaller ... Make him more cartoony, make him less cartoony."[3]
The day before his deadline, Johnson learned Aykroyd and Ramis had wanted Slimer to be an homage to John Belushi's likeness. With that information and a series of Belushi headshots, Johnson took at least three grams of cocaine and believed that Belushi's ghost was visiting him to provide encouragement. It was during this episode that he sculpted the final Slimer design that appears in the film.[3] Aykroyd admitted the](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ztzyngtbzbwb3yikv4iq2yfq/bafkreiav5sr6plxxbrgna535dtqaqny7cmqokvktovfzudms2mtwihfcsi@jpeg)
October 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If you've ever wondered how they came up with the design for Slimer from Ghostbusters... have I got a story for you. 📽️