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Interesting considering how a lot of media sites have dropped comment sections due to trolls and lack of budget for competent, active moderators.

Just FYI

You betta preach. I watch DAYS sometimes, which is supposedly the “best” we’ve got right now, and everyone seems xanned out. A lot of it is probably the speed of production and lack of rehearsal time due to budget restraints but still. I sometimes overpraise an interesting stretch of dialogue on today’s soaps, but then I go back and watch earlier episodes of OLTL or GL or Ryan’s Hope and think, “Wow. How far things have fallen.” They’ve essentially surrendered to their fate. There’s no fight left.

I think it’s between Green Book and Black Panther and maaaaybe Roma after the BAFTA win. It’s all about that preferential ballot and which films are selected as second and third choices. Well-liked by a lot of people but not necessarily loved. I just wonder if the option to reward Roma in Foreign Language Film hurts its Best Picture chances. Not sure the “Netflix is trying to kill the industry so we won’t vote for their movies” factor is a real concern for this particular movie.

Hilarious. The WGA Awards were handed out tonight and provided no clarity for the Best Picture Oscar.

Kelly Clarkson does Lady Gaga’s “Shallow.”

In addition to Naomi’s interview I posted earlier about Sascha, here’s Simona’s coach:

The Magnificent Ambersons is on Netflix! Just a brilliant film, featuring a searing performance from Agnes Moorehead. Netflix doesn’t stream many classic films, so this is great.

LA MONF!!!

More context in the full piece from Courtney Nguyen here.

A *very* interesting interview with Naomi about Sascha. She claims it wasn’t about money.