The creator of a “FUCK the LAPD” shirt sold out not only his entire stock of that shirt but also sold out many of his other designs after the Los Angeles Police Department Foundation made an intellectual property threat against them that claimed they owned the letters ‘LAPD.’
My family lives in the neighboring state, Santa Catarina. The whole country is pretty shocked by this. There were also floods here in Germany, in Italy and i read about some more happening around the same time.
In the October incident, a pedestrian crossing the road was struck by another vehicle before landing in front of the Cruise taxi. The robotaxi braked hard but ran over the person.
The robotaxi braked hard but ran over the person. It then tried to pull over as a safety maneuver but continued driving for 20 feet at a speed of up to seven miles per hour with the pedestrian still under the car.
In Polyester, a John Waters movie, starring Divine, they handed out scratch & sniff cards. You were supposed to sniff at certain points in the movie. This was done by showing a number corresponding to the number to scratch.
Those were not your average nice smell scratch & sniff card.
Iirc this came out at a peak time for b movie actors. Just like George Eastman starring in almost every D’Amato movie. Laura Gemser is in a lot of movies.
But Anthropophagus and Porno Holocaust have a special place in my heart. Mostly because i was 12 / 13 years old when they were new at the local video rental. I used to peek at the covers and imagined the wildest, weirdest movies. It took some years until i finally got hold of them. Needless to say my expectations were too high. But still, the soundtrack for Anthropophagus is one of my favorites. Great Mood.
Zombi Holocaust was shot on the other side of the world ( i think Maluku Islands ) , but it also has a great vibe. The almost sacrifice was great.
I worked for a few years in the Traumathek, an alternative video rental in the aughts - in Cologne, Germany. Right before DVDs started replacing VHS for good.
I miss the long movie talks with customers. One customer always stopped by when the new DS9 episode dropped, so we could watch it together at the store.
The video rental is still going, meanwhile renting mostly DVD and opening their space for movie screenings.
Edit: one of our main sources for buying uncensored versions of lots of movies, was Holland. Before the internet, Germany was much harder at censoring and most Italian classics were still banned.
You guys always had as much more open approach, to many things.
Went to Google Play to complain about Hulu. I noticed Google advertising that over 300 reviews had the verbatim quote “watch and movies that you love”. It’s always confusing that buggy corporate apps have >95% 5 star reviews until you see that the majority are just completely fake, and no one cares or is doing anything...
Not if the entity that was supposed to enforce the regulation gets enough “incentive”, in order to look the other way. Some corporations are becoming so powerful ( rich ), that they can offer an amount that surpasses any moral and ethics barrier.
When will this crime spree end?? (lemmus.org)
Extra Ordinary Comics by Li Chen, May 22, 2024.
‘FUCK the LAPD' Shirt Maker's Entire Shop Sold Out After Cops Threaten Him (www.404media.co)
The creator of a “FUCK the LAPD” shirt sold out not only his entire stock of that shirt but also sold out many of his other designs after the Los Angeles Police Department Foundation made an intellectual property threat against them that claimed they owned the letters ‘LAPD.’
Believe what you see, not what you’re told (sh.itjust.works)
Gilded samurai armor, Japan, 17th century AD
EXCLUSIVE: ICC seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu for war crimes over October 7 attack and Gaza war | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Roasted Heroes (lemmy.world)
I saw the Rusted Hero over at the stable diffusion community and tried a roasted variant on copilot...
After Spending Years Relentlessly Chasing Fame, Sam Altman Complains That He's Getting Recognized In Public Too Much (futurism.com)
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Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon (www.theguardian.com)
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Very nuanced issue (lemmy.eco.br)
GM’s Cruise pays more than $8 million to pedestrian run over and dragged by robotaxi (www.ocregister.com)
In the October incident, a pedestrian crossing the road was struck by another vehicle before landing in front of the Cruise taxi. The robotaxi braked hard but ran over the person.
France issues baguette-scented scratch-and-sniff stamp (www.bbc.com)
If we issued a scratch and sniff stamp what do you think it would be? Stale lager and piss?
Now's your chance (lemmy.world)
Free time [Mr. Lovenstein] (lemmy.world)
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Women's Prison Massacre (1983) (feddit.nl)
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POV: Your overdue book fines have been piling up (i.imgur.com)
I wanted to see the oubliette.
When you didn't bring a heavy coat to the races (lemmy.world)
Corporate astroturfing is the norm
Went to Google Play to complain about Hulu. I noticed Google advertising that over 300 reviews had the verbatim quote “watch and movies that you love”. It’s always confusing that buggy corporate apps have >95% 5 star reviews until you see that the majority are just completely fake, and no one cares or is doing anything...
Nazi Propagandist Nick Fuentes Caught on Stream Watching Gay Porn (slrpnk.net)
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