January Stirs Edition

My Favorite Things on the Internet This Week

January 07, 2024

Hello internet stranger,

The Weekly Click is a weekly (shocking, I know) updated list of interesting bits on the internet that I thought I’d share.

Happy clicking!

  1. Trump Supporters Have a Meltdown After Green Day Slam 'MAGA Agenda' During New Year's Show. I don’t understand how people don’t know the politics of Green Day and that they frequently express it in their songs. Are they now just realizing “American Idiot” is about them?

  2. John Scalzi, in his new movie review column for Uncanny, hits the nail on the head of why the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Star Wars Universe (and a few other franchises) are not quite hitting as many home runs as they used to. “With great franchise power comes great franchise responsibility.”

  3. RELATED: Scalzi asks, “It’s 2024. Are you registered to vote?”

  4. Billie Eilish, Cynthia Erivo, Dua Lipa, Jon Batiste, Julia Michaels, and Olivia Rodrigo sit down and have a powerhouse discussion of music, songwriting, and a lot of women's voices.

  5. Nicholas Bate reminds us of the key word to success in achieving our goals: Everyday.

  6. Rebecca Toh with 23 thoughts and lessons from 2023

  7. Five Things I Learned in 2023. This is spot on.

  8. The Internet Is About to Get Weird Again

  9. Tom Wilkinson, Actor in The Full Monty, Dies at 75. He’s amazing in Michael Clayton, a movie I need to watch again.

  10. Wired: The 22 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024. The Wrap: The 29 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024. Vulture: 32 Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2024. Polygon: The 50 most anticipated new movies of 2024. The AV Club: The most anticipated films of 2024. Nerdist: Movies we can’t wait to see in 2024.

  11. 'There's something dangerous happening in America': Biden's first ad pulls no punches. It’s strong. Pretty powerful out of the gate. I still want stronger.

  12. SORTA RELATED: “The average American president is by necessity pretty cloistered, and I’m not saying that being conversant in music, books, or film is some kind of prerequisite for the job. But if the continued approval of Obama has taught us anything, it’s that an ideal president possesses at least a modicum of cultural fluency.” We Need a President Who’s Seen Saltburn explains why Barack Obama is still popular and relevant.

  13. MORE RELATED: The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

  14. ONCE MORE WITH FEELING RELATED: Maine becomes the second state to bar Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Illinois is coming…

  15. David Soul, best known for his role in Starsky & Hutch died yesterday at the age of 80. I liked him a lot in In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders.

  16. Essential Zen Habits of 2023. Lots of incredible posts to read here.

  17. For everyone who misses their Crackberry… ahem… Blackberry, Clicks is an iPhone case with a keyboard built in. It looks dumb, but your mileage may vary.

  18. The Marketplace Of Prejudices. John DeVore on Chappelle, Netflix, and free speech.

  19. Netflix has released a trailer for this spring’s Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver.

  20. Seth MacFarlane Shuts Down Bill Maher's Anti-Vax Theories.

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Be seeing you.