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[Torontofan]

Country songs dominating the billboard top 100 first time in 10 years. 

[Eric is Quiet]

 

[IdahoJacket]

9 hours ago, cannastop said:

Well, I just followed you so I'll see if anyone else follows.

I followed both of you.

[The GOAT]

 

[Eric is Quiet]

 

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

Just saw my first "Ozempic Class Action Lawsuit" ad, that was fast...

[Porthos]

 

 

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

21 hours ago, The GOAT said:

 

The Gallup breakdown is really fascinating. The conclusions were that more of them might be using pot instead, they worry that even moderate drinking might not be healthy, but the biggest thing was that more 18-34 year olds in the US now aren't White compared to the past. Across all ages, people of color have lower reported drinking rates.

 

About older generations, there was this:

• Baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) have consistently been more likely to drink alcohol than the Silent Generation (born before 1946).
• Baby boomers’ drinking rate has been fairly steady over the past two decades, near 65%, but as they replace the Silent Generation as America’s oldest age group, the drinking rate among older adults has increased.

 

[Morieris]

I know a lot about Star Wars. Clone Wars show is my favorite visual aspect of the greater canon.

I know nothing about One Piece.

 

I am enjoying the Netflix OP show immensely more than Ahsoka.

[cannastop]

 

[The GOAT]

 

I'm baffled at how much older the star singers looked back then compared to the modern generation.

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

The Uber driver app is the worst thing known to man. This thing has sent me in the wrong direction so many times. 

[Porthos]

2 hours ago, The GOAT said:

 

I'm baffled at how much older the star singers looked back then compared to the modern generation.

 

Lead in gasoline, poor air quality, lower quality food, bunch of other factors, plus self-selecting societal pressure to younger looking/nicer looking stars all add up.

(more cosmetic surgery too, if we're being honest)

 

The famous example being Wilford Brimley only 50 years old in Cocoon, but, really just take a look at any TV show from the 70s to early 80s and you'll see a marked difference in the look of the stars.  Two of my go-to examples are the classic version of One Day at a Time (especially the leads):

 

 

and Barney Miller:

 

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Honestly, IMO, it's mostly self-selecting pressure/feedback loop to more conventionally attractive/younger looking men and women.  Trend probably started in the 70s for the younger actors and really accelerated in the 80s.  By the time the 90s hit in was in full swing up and down the age/talent spectrum.

Edited September 3, 2023 by Porthos

[Cap]

Speaking of Drinking:

 

Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell on Death Bed due to Liver Failure; not expected to last week.

[xieh tie]

 

[The GOAT]

14 hours ago, Cap said:

Speaking of Drinking:

 

Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell on Death Bed due to Liver Failure; not expected to last week.

 

[Morieris]

I should have asked my father when he saw 3qulizer on Thursday

[cannastop]

18 hours ago, Cap said:

Speaking of Drinking:

 

Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell on Death Bed due to Liver Failure; not expected to last week.

It wasn't even one day before he passed...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66706205.amp

[Eric is Quiet]

6 hours ago, Morieris said:

I should have asked my father when he saw 3qulizer on Thursday

I saw 3qualizer on Saturday and can confirm they replaced it with the generic Pepsi intro they had for years. And nothing of value was lost.

 

Now our next goal is to get rid of the Nicole Kidman AMC intro. It's easily the worst and more annoying of the two, and we need to kill those memes right away.

 

3 hours ago, cannastop said:

It wasn't even one day before he passed...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66706205.amp

Currently rewatching Shrek right now. This man was a big part of my childhood even outside the ogre. Sad to see him leave so soon.

[AMC Theaters Enjoyer]

39 minutes ago, Eric McCall said:

Now our next goal is to get rid of the Nicole Kidman AMC intro. It's easily the worst and more annoying of the two, and we need to kill those memes right away.

 

 

Everytime I see a movie with my Dad he's actively annoyed when he sees this intro. When we saw Bottoms a few days ago he actually threw up his hands when it started. He wants it gone.

 

A local theater chain at my hometown has their own parody of that intro for some screenings and it's actually funny.