The Daily Dad

Things you might want to know, for May 27, 2023:

• The Nakedest Naked Dresses at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival — ‘Cause naked-ish.
• Quentin Tarantino Reveals New Details About the Subject of His Next Movie — I have no idea how he’s going to dig into it, but I’m now cautiously enthused about Q’s next/final project.
• Study narrows long COVID’s 200+ symptoms to core list of 12 — The first item on the list is a bit vague. I know a number of people who didn’t lose their sense of smell… their sense of smell just changed. Dramatically. In horrible, unpleasant ways. They’d all be much happier if they’d actually lost the sense entirely.
• Want to try Wegovy or Ozempic? Get ready to fight with your health insurer.
• Kansas’ news anti-Trans “bathroom ban” turned on cis woman and disabled son at Wichita Public Library — I’d say something mocking about unintended consequences, but honestly, any outcome that includes some uppity Other being put in its place is desireable to these cruel and witless fucks. Disabled, dark, or ambiguously sexed… doesn’t matter, as long as they know they’re less.

• Fallout: New Vegas is currently free to keep on the Epic Games Store — It’s old and it looks it, but it was an amazing game once, and it’s free.
• The year’s scariest horror film is The Zone of Interest
• ‘Survivor’ Superfan Sia Gives $130,000 to Her Favorite Contestants — She is one of the most serious fangirls I’ve ever seen… it’s remarkable.
• MoviePass relaunches nationwide with a new pricing model — Having now seen how it works with my local cinemas, I’ve got to, uh… pass. Unless I’m willing to watch movies in the early afternoon —and even then, only after they’ve been in theaters for a few weeks— then it’s only marginally different than buying a ticket directly from the establishment.

• The Brady Bunch house is for sale — It’s a 1970s nightmare, but a part of me would love to have it. Or maybe just walk through it once.
• Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Underage Nude Scene in 1968 Film ‘Romeo and Juliet’
• Building a Scale Model of Time — A pretty impressive day’s work, and an interesting video. I’ve seen better visualizations, but this one might resonate with someone.
• About Our Ratings — Rolling Stone has apparently decided to do away with star ratings on albums. It’s made out to be a move to respect the taste and intelligence of the audience, but it’s more likely they’re seeing external and internal pressure to re-rate old albums, and decided chucking the whole idea was easier.
• People in Old Testament Jerusalem suffered from widespread dysentery, study finds

• Barbie trailer finds Margot Robbie dancing, singing, and having an existential crisis — Are you kidding? You had this kind of footage in the can, ready for promotion, and you gave us those weak-ass teasers? This is a Barbie movie I’ll happily watch… it looks fucking delightful.