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Comment on Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit? in ~health
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
Skylark Link ParentRight. But there’s a big difference between “said/did something mildly problematic a few years ago, learned from it, and has made attempts to atone” vs “unapologetically committed sexual assault...There are skeletons in everyone’s closet
Right. But there’s a big difference between “said/did something mildly problematic a few years ago, learned from it, and has made attempts to atone” vs “unapologetically committed sexual assault for years.”
Everyone has made mistakes. But I think you’ll find there are plenty of artists out there who don’t have a laundry list of credible allegations of sexual assault stapled to them.
Gaiman is unapologetically evil.
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Comment on Gianmarco Soresi: Thief of Joy in ~tv
Skylark LinkI watched the special the night it premiered and am watching it again today. Soresi is brilliant. He's got such a fun stage persona and he's so polished. He'll catch you off-guard with a clever...I watched the special the night it premiered and am watching it again today.
Soresi is brilliant. He's got such a fun stage persona and he's so polished. He'll catch you off-guard with a clever one-liner or a joke that comes out of nowhere. There's no crowd work in this special (that I can remember?), but he uploads clips to YT of him talking to audience members that are also extremely charming and quick-witted.
He's immediately vaulted to the top of my list of progressive comedians, along with James Acaster and Marc Maron. Very funny guy.
Thank you for posting this! In recent months I have had multiple people (including some well-educated acquaintances) insist to me that vaping is "WAY worse for you than cigarettes". I've been skeptical given that every meta-analysis in reputable journals seems to say the opposite: vaping is not good for you, but it's better than cigarettes.
This review seems to say much the same.
The fact that the anti-vaping acquaintances I've encountered come from a diverse set of backgrounds (different ages, genders, ethnicities, etc.) has made it feel like there is some sort of ongoing coordinated campaign against vaping. The article mentions tabloids as part of the push against vaping, but I suspect podcasts and influencers are playing a role as well.
I have my suspicions about who may be behind it all...
Learning the etymology of "popcorn lung" was an interesting little aside as well.