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1 day ago @ Crasstalk - Ahhh Fall Open Thread · 3 replies · +5 points

We lose like 5 bars here and all were places that had been around a long time.

I'm telling you guys... people's behaviors are changing. A vibe shift, if you will.

1 day ago @ Crasstalk - Ahhh Fall Open Thread · 0 replies · +4 points

I'm too busy telling my kids to stop climbing on me. It's bleak around here.

1 day ago @ Crasstalk - Ahhh Fall Open Thread · 5 replies · +8 points

I have a theory that gen z isn't into socializing as an activity. They're too shaped by social media usage. They're not into it.

1 day ago @ Crasstalk - Ahhh Fall Open Thread · 3 replies · +5 points

This is the week I found out that Jann Wenner might have some questionable music opinions and good ol Bob Menendez might be slightly corrupt.

1 day ago @ Crasstalk - Ahhh Fall Open Thread · 18 replies · +8 points

Noticing a huge shakeout in the Atlanta bar scene.

Bars are closing left and right. The ones still in operation are closing up earlier than ever. It's hard to find any bars open after midnight anymore.

People will say the labor shortage but I'm convinced there's a drop in demand too. And I think it's caused by modern access to home entertainment.

So many people who would in past times be prime bar consumers are now finding it's easier and cheaper to just stay home and drink there while you watch Netflix.

Restaurants fill a critical need -- you can't get a meal without having to cook yourself. But most people can pour themselves a glass of wine at home. They don't need a bar.

Are you seeing this in your city?

2 days ago @ Crasstalk - Central Open Thread · 0 replies · +1 points

Main Line. I think Wayne is technically Montgomery County. Berwyn is actually in Chester County (the very nw corner).

2 days ago @ Crasstalk - Central Open Thread · 6 replies · +7 points

Good day to share my very random David Brooks connection:

My mom and his mom were friends. He's from the next time over (wayne, pa) from where I grew up (Berwyn, pa) and the old ladies were in a hiking club together. His mom was a good decade or so older than mine. She died I want to say maybe five years ago. Mrs. Brooks was super nice apparently, just fwiw.

3 days ago @ Crasstalk - Central Open Thread · 0 replies · +6 points

The thing about shows that hire basically first-time "regular people" to act in dramatic roles (Reservation Dogs, The Wire, 12 Mile) is that I'm always amazed at how good these people are at acting and then I'm like what if everyone can act and acting is really easy?

But then you remember Mariah Carey in Glitter and you realize no of course some people can't act.

So maybe there's like this thing where you have to be either super attuned to your own stage presence (the typical movie star) or you have to be a completely unaware amateur who has no clue what's going on on the set. You can't be in the middle, that's where the bad actors lie.

3 days ago @ Crasstalk - Central Open Thread · 2 replies · +3 points

Someone mentioned the Reservation Dogs cameo by Ethan Hawke.

Caught it last night -- it's really good. Of course he does a good job but the girl who plays Elora goes toe to toe with him the entire episode and it's so great. I might've had a little creeper in the corner of my eye at the end, as usual.

3 days ago @ Crasstalk - Central Open Thread · 1 reply · +3 points

I could post like 15 more. I love them all.

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