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Matt Baume
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Matt Baume
@MattBaume
Writer & YouTuber, sharing stories of pop culture history. He/him.
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- So interesting to hear Nathan Lane remember how Robin Williams swooped in to protect Nathan from being outed before he was ready during the promo tour for The Birdcage in 1996. Here's the moment when it happened, and Nathan reflecting on it almost 30 years later:
00:00Nathan Lane Reveals Robin Williams ‘Protected Me’ From Coming Out as Gay on ‘Oprah’ in 1996: ‘He Was a Saint’ variety.com/2023/film/news… - Just a little four-year-anniversary reminder that YOU SHOULD NOT NEGLECT TO VOTE
- There's an extremely silly reason for this weird stand-too-close behavior that's not uncommon in pre-2000 TV shows, and once you notice it you can't help seeing it EVERYWHERE... 🧵 (1/6)there is no platonic explanation for how close he is to her
GIF - I genuinely miss when TV seasons were so long they were allowed to have "filler," like yes let's spend 11 and a half minutes playing poker with the Klingon ambassador, let's have an entire episode where Giles dreams Buffy is a catI’m sorry Season 1 of Desperate Housewives had 23 episodes of 43 minutes each?! What happened to TELEVISION?!
- Replying to @MattBaumeIt's the aspect ratio. When TV was a boxier 4x3, actors were sometimes made to stand bizarrely close so they could fit in the frame. It was so common on TV, viewers (mostly) accepted it as normal, even though if someone did this IRL you'd be like "uhhh could you back up" (2/6)
- I finally watched The VVitch last night and was STUNNED to discover THIS is where "wouldst thou like to live deliciously" originated -- why did I think this whole time it was from a commercial for Skittles???
- Oh I was wondering why that building looked familiar. Anyway yes one student's brief awkward time in class is the most oppressive thing that's ever happened in that location
- I've been trying to figure out who's been stealing the parsley from my container garden and folks I think we just cracked this case wide open:
- God this is so good. This lady’s body must be like 90% lungs because WHEN is she finding time to inhale???this video of sondheim teaching not getting married today to guildhall students is my favorite because look at how proud he is that this student is nailing one of his most sadistic songs
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