What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today:
• Wow. If even some of my fellow critics think moviegoers are dumb, no wonder Hollywood does, too. Cloud Atlas Reviews Are In: Film Requires Too Much Concentration With Little Payoff
• Remember skinny Minnie Mouse? (There’s a skinny Daisy Duck, too.) Barneys has responded with the ol’ “you feminists have no sense of humor” schtick. Oh, and also, it’s only a dream! Minnie naturally dreams of being stick thin, like all girls do without any prompting from the larger culture whatsoever, so whaddya getting your huge granny panties in a twist about, anyway. Sheesh! Skinny Minnie Mouse draws protest
• Aww, gee, you mean he’s just an actor playing a role? Way to spoil the fun! Ben Whishaw on playing Q in Skyfall: ‘I don’t even have a computer’
• Here’s something to keep you busy over the weekend: decrypt an ancient language or two, maybe rediscover a long-lost word that we could use again today… 7 Ancient Writing Systems That Haven’t Been Deciphered Yet
• Oh, the copy on this Avengers bootleg DVD is brilliant.
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The copy:
“The Avengers is the best superhero movie of all-time! Anthonylane-Newyorker”
Captain America in frozen a few years later, wake up. The world is not what he used to familiar appearance, various types of evil opponent to emerge in an endless stream, the whole society turbulent, sheet relies on a person ’s power to unable to save the world. So the United States of America captain, iron man, Thor, the hulk and other super heroes together, consisting of the history of the most powerful “ Avengers ” team, the common good and evil, fighting for peace.Stocks come unexpectedly powerful evil forces on earth caused a deadly threat, no a s uper hero along can resist. Long term commitment to protecting the global safety shield board (SHIELD) was the commander be taken by surprise, “ the one-eyed man ” Nick fairui realizes he must ……
(hat-tips for today’s links: bronxbee, Tyler)
