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joey con carne wrote:Rumor has it we already have stations on Mars.

joey con carne wrote:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/former-israeli-space-security-chief-says-extraterrestrials-exist-trump-knows-n1250333

This is what I was referring to. Only Trump knows for sure if that article is bullshit. I wouldn't be surprised if it was true.

But I always go back to Calvin and Hobbes: "Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us."

A "galactic federation" has been waiting for humans to "reach a stage where we will understand... what space and spaceships are," Haim Eshed said.

Oscars: Walking Dead Vet Steven Yeun Snags Historic Lead Actor Nomination

Glenn Rhee is having the Best. Afterlife. Ever.

Walking Dead alum Steven Yeun snagged an Oscar nomination on Monday for his performance in Minari. The actor’s nod was an historic one: Yeun becomes the first Asian-American performer to ever be recognized in the in the Lead Actor category.

Shortly after getting killed off Walking Dead in 2016, Yeun opened up about the professional frustration he experienced during his six-year run on the AMC zombie drama, telling Slate he “felt beige with Glenn,” adding, “That was a little bit of the frustration that I could never explain to the wider society, to fans of the show… It’s like: nice guy, dependable, supportive, benign — beige. And as a Korean man, I am not beige.”

Yeun was quick to note that he was nonetheless “incredibly grateful” for his time on Walking Dead. “Did I have a wonderful time on that show? Yeah!” he maintained. “I wouldn’t take that experience back at all. I made lifelong friendships. I got to learn so much. But I will say that I felt cramped. I felt like there wasn’t space for me to fully spread all of who I was, and that was partly due to me, too, because when I started, all I was trying to do was to work within the parameters that they were giving me. And then, over time, I just outgrew it.”

joey con carne wrote:I just saw a commercial for the new The Equalizer series. Queen Latifah? When did that happen?

UltimateMarvel wrote:Anybody own an air fryer? Seems to be all the hype now and the healthiest option to stay healthy and eat what you want.

Rusty wrote:Definitely don't use it on anything that can melt Nice solid wooden board is what I have mine on.

Batwoman has enlisted someone new to portray Kate Kane. TVLine has learned that Krypton and The Royals alum Wallis Day will take over the role from Ruby Rose, who departed the CW series at the end of last season.

Season 2 centers on the rise of Ryan Wilder (played by Javicia Leslie) as the new Batwoman in the wake of Kate’s mysterious disappearance following a nasty plane crash in Gotham. Kate finally resurfaced in Sunday’s episode, seemingly unconscious in the sewers of Gotham and unrecognizable beneath heavy bandages — save for her tell-tale red necklace.

“Wallis Day is going to be playing our altered version of Kate Kane, and she’s an amazing actress,” showrunner Caroline Dries tells TVLine. “I’m excited for you guys to see the journey that she endures.”

Although it was revealed that Kate is still very much alive — albeit badly burned — everyone else believes her to be dead, since body parts matching her DNA have been recovered. The second half of Season 2 will get to the heart of where she has been all this time and what that means for her character moving forward.

Day’s other credits include Jekyll and Hyde, Casanova and Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming film Infinite, starring Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

joey con carne wrote:I air fry everything I can. Mine is a Cosori I got on Amarzon. Paid $88 for in on Viernes Negro. It's the bee's knees.

First time I air fried burgers, I almost cried. It was so easy and so delicious. Then I air fried some ribs. So good.

My air fryer is a power hog, though. I cannot have anything even plugged into the same circuit while it's running or I will trip it. Still, what a great device.

joey con carne wrote:Uh oh, is Kate Kane being recast with a straight woman? Aren’t the LGBTQXYZ community gonna lose their shit? “Omg why couldn’t you cast a real lesbian to play a lesbian omgwtf.”

Or is Wallis Day a lesbian?

Houston Tumlin, who at 13 played the elder son of Will Ferrell’s Ricky Bobby in 2006’s Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, died last night at his home in Pelham, Alabama. He was 28.

Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans confirmed to Deadline that Tumlin died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Tumlin, in his sole acting credit, played Walker Bobby, son of NASCAR driver Ricky and older brother of Texas Ranger Bobby (Grayson Russell, Diary of a Wimpy Kid).

In a memorable Talladega Nights dinner scene, Tumlin’s Walker and Russell’s Texas Ranger recount their day in school for dad Ricky and the rest of the family. “I threw a bunch of Grandpa Chip’s war medals off the bridge,” Walker says, to which dad responds, “Sounds like a good day.” When Grandpa objects, Walker yells, “Shut up, Chip! Or I’ll go apeshit on your ass!”

In his early 20s, Tumlin served in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell. Information on survivors was not immediately available.

   SGT Houston Tumlin came to me as PVT Tumlin. He showed a lot of spirit, promise, positive energy and was (hands down) one of my best Soldiers in my company. Came ready to work.

   Please check on each other. Get help if you need it. We need you. https://t.co/iEXNb8cf9f pic.twitter.com/i6lTsk2rq0

   — Geoff Carmichael (@geoffcarmichael) March 24, 2021

   Some of y’all might know who this is. This is Houston Tumlin, aka “Hooty”. He was “Walker” in Talladega Nights (Will Ferrell’s Son). I graduated with him and he was one of the funniest guys I’ve ever met. He recently passed, and words can’t describe how hard this is. RIP buddy. pic.twitter.com/aOFkn61dzI

   — MATCH1N (@match1n_) March 24, 2021

Rob Zombie is back in top form with his seventh studio album The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy, which received a rave review from BD’s Michael Pementel just last week.

Pementel writes in his review of the new album, “Rob Zombie and crew have composed one hell of a listening experience with The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy. While the record may already draw in Zombie’s diehard fans, Lunar Injection is also an all-around stellar rock/metal record. Is Zombie or the band reinventing their style or pulling off anything all that new? No. But they have made one of the strongest records in their career thus far. The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy is an absolute blast and a wicked ride not to miss out on.”

Announced by Billboard this week, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy is now in the #1 spot on Billboard’s Top-Selling Albums sales chart, a first for Zombie in his career!

Billboard notes, “The set was released on March 12 via Nuclear Blast and launches with 26,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending March 18, according to MRC Data.”

“Lunar’s arrival at No. 1 continues Zombie’s hot streak on the tally, as all seven of his solo studio albums have reached the top 10,” the outlet continues. Billboard also adds, “Of Lunar’s starting sum of 26,000 sold, physical album sales comprise 20,000 of that figure (CDs: 13,200; vinyl LPs: 6,500 and cassettes: 300). The remaining 6,000 were digital albums.”

Reacting to the big news, Rob Zombie wrote on Instagram this week, “It took long enough but it finally happened. Can we all agree rock ain’t dead… or maybe it’s undead!”

Rusty wrote:Tarantino is releasing Once Upon A Time In Hollywood as a novel, with an expanded story.

Rusty wrote:I recall him saying in a podcast back when he was promoting Hateful Eight that, for his writing process, he actually writes in novel form first. He'll write the novel, and once he's satisfied that world is complete, he'll then break it down into screenplay format.

If I remember correctly, he was discussing how he had multiple Django books written, and a sequel was initially on the cards, however they worked better in book form, so he ultimately moved on to Hateful Eight.

So if the Once Upon... book works out, maybe there's a chance we get one of those Django novel's.