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FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Open Mic ~ 18 July 2026
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (100+ words) Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All…...
Man Holding His Opinions On New Movie Until Political Commentators Tell Him If It's Woke Garbage Or Epically Based
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (258+ words) ROCKFORD, IL — Local man Curt Jennings said he was carefully holding off on forming any opinions about a new movie until political commentators informed him whether it is woke or epically based. Jennings steadfastly refused to even watch the trailer…...
Legendary Sci-Fi Author Harlan Ellison Had Nothing But Harsh Words About Star Wars
2+ week, 1+ day ago (769+ words) In brief, Ellison felt that "Star Wars" was shallow and thoughtless, not interested in anything complex or adult. Because it was a mere adventure, it didn't fully exploit the depths of its own genre. He was a jerk. He and…...
FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Music To Cruise ~ 27 June 2026
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (185+ words) Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All…...
George Lucas is still making money from Star Wars 14 years after selling Lucasfilm - as Disney's landlord When Disney bought Lucasfilm, they forgot to buy their office space, which George Lucas still owns, and collects rent for
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (230+ words) Mickey Mouse has quite an interesting landlord. In 2012 Disney purchased Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4.05 billion. However, you might be surprised to learn that Lucas is still getting money from Disney, thanks to some of his property holdings. You see,…...
FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Because We Can ~ 13 June 2026
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (344+ words) Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide…...
How a virtual space battle lost gamers £400,000
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (214+ words) While spending money on video games is not uncommon, EVE Online stands out because players' assets can be permanently destroyed; their real-world cash outlay gone in seconds. The game's financial system is so complex that in 2025, a former economist from…...
THE BOX OFFICE STRIKES BACK: Disney\'s Newest Big Budget Star Wars Movie is Being CRUSHED by an Independent Horror Movie That Cost Next to Nothing to Make
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (632+ words) Disney's newest Star Wars movie, 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' just opened in theaters. It cost millions upon millions to make the film and it is absolutely getting its butt kicked by a small, independent horror movie called 'Obsession' which was…...
FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Money and/or Currency! ~ 30 May 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (111+ words) Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All…...
I Finally Watched... LOGAN'S RUN (1976)
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (593+ words) Logan’s Run was the last great sci-fi movie of the the “tinsel/synthesizer” era — camp, fun, brightly-lit movies where production design communicated THE FUTURE with shiny interiors, rainbow colors, boop-zoop sounds, and (in the case of Zardoz and Barbarella) sets…...