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We have no shortage of stunning waterfalls in Upstate New York. Here are 12 of the state's best, from famous Niagara Falls to some lesser-known gems, that should be added to your summer adventure bucket list. 😎 How many have you visited? What waterfalls did we forget? Read more here. submitted by /u/syracusedotcom to r/upstate_new_york [link] [comments]

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I am not The OOP, OOP is u/StrawberryPretzelPie I'm being BEE-seiged and I desperately need help. Originally posted to r/legaladvice Thanks to u/soayherder for suggesting this BoRU [Pennsylvania] I'm being BEE-seiged and I desperately need help June 5, 2022 My house is about ten feet away from my neighbor’s house. We live in a city and have no HOA. The neighbor has owned his property for about 15 years, does not live there, and has let it fall into disrepair. A tenant seems to live there on and off. We bought our house about six years ago. Our first summer here, we noticed the bees. During the first warm day of the summer, we noticed a MASSIVE cloud of bees swirling over our driveway between the two houses. As the days passed, we began to notice bees in our house. At first, it was a few. They would come in, nearly dead, and pass on the floor and various surfaces. Midsummer, we were finding dozens per day. They stung my husband, who is in a wheelchair and cannot get away from them quickly. He wouldn’t see them, run over dead ones in his chair, and spread tiny streaks of bee guts all over the floor. I would have to clean these bees up several times a day. They stung our cats. We contacted an apiarist, as well as a contractor who specialized in weatherproofing (we were trying to figure out where/how the bees were coming in). The contractor determined that they were coming in via the vents that lead out of our house (and which can’t be covered up more than they already are for safety reasons). The apiarist determined where they were coming from: our neighbor’s house, specifically the space between their exterior and interior walls, facing our driveway. He estimated, based on the size of the swarm and the activity he could monitor on their exterior wall, that there were AT MINIMUM hundreds of thousands of bees. We contacted our local government hotline. They agreed that it was an issue, but because the bees there are honeybees, they aren’t considered a pest. We may have been able to get help with eradication, but we can’t receive any help with relocation. Things have ramped up significantly lately. We have a dog. The dog is a moron and eats the bees. She gets stung in her mouth. She’s in constant pain. We can’t stop her from doing it without literally keeping her at our sides every single moment of every single day. She has also been vomiting up piles of dead bees onto the carpet. My husband can’t use his wheelchair ramp on days over 65° because it is literally too dangerous for him to ride through the swarm. His disability assistant is allergic to bees, and is afraid to come over on warm days now. On the days he does come over, he spends roughly one hour in the morning hunting down dead bees and cleaning the surfaces he has found them on. We cannot use our porch or backyard at all. Not only will we get stung, but the porch floor is like a bee minefield. So here’s where we’re at: We can’t stop the bees from coming into our house. The bees can’t be killed off (an inexpensive option) because they need to be relocated instead (an expensive option). Honestly, I’m okay with this and would be more than happy to pay for this service, except… We cannot get ahold of the neighboring house’s owner, who ignores any attempts we have made to communicate with him. He doesn’t live there, so he doesn’t care. We can’t pay to have them removed because they aren’t on our property. I don't think you can sue someone to move their bees. The way I see it, we have a few options: start going to the vet and urgent care every single time we’re stung, and then try to sue in small claims for damages until the neighbor gets fed up and finds it cheaper to just fix the problem. (Is that an option? Is that a real thing?) We can MOVE, selling our house at a significant loss (and, as my husband wisely stated, “There will be a swarm of bees everywhere we go… This one is just actual bees.”). Or I can lie, say it’s my house, get someone to do the relocation and reconstruction, then just cross my fingers and hope my neighbor doesn’t sue me. (Just a joke… I think… Ask me again next time I get stung IN THE SHOWER.) Any advice would be helpful. Thank you for your time, and please enjoy my diagrams. https://i.imgur.com/CKjTpc9.png https://i.imgur.com/0CI0SaL.png Pics or maps showing where the bees are between OOP and her neighbors house Update June 4, 2026 Four years ago, I posted asking for advice on what I could do regarding my neighbor’s horrific bee infestation. I finally have an update, even if it is a little boring. At first we tried to contact animal control, but they told us that it wasn’t something they do—it was so long ago at this point that it might have been because it was an insect issue, or because it was on private property, I don’t remember. We then tried filing complaints with our city’s non-emergency service. I ended up filing a few, because we didn’t actually get confirmation that a case was made the first few times. I don’t know if this was a glitch, or if someone saw the tickets and thought it wasn’t something they should handle. I did call a couple of lawyers, but didn’t end up hiring either (mildly helpful, though). I spoke with someone in our local government (not helpful at all). I reached out to the owner of the house multiple times. While he has replied to me in the past about issues, complete silence on the honeybee front. Over the years, I’ve called and written to so many people trying to fix this one problem. Here is what I learned from my many conversations: If you say that there is a “bee infestation,” people assume it is not that many bees, you just don’t like the existence of bees, and you are a huge baby. If you say that there are “hundreds of thousands of bees,” people assume that you are exaggerating or incredibly stupid. (Except for apiarists. The apiarists I talked to were like, “Yep, that sounds right.”) When you mention that the bees you want removed are honeybees, you are automatically considered a war criminal in the same vein as Stalin or Mussolini. At this point, my husband was like, “Well, guess we’re stuck with the bees.” I began to scheme. My husband got scared and helped me launch another round of appeals. Last year, something finally changed. I placed my yearly complaint, and for whatever reason, it was made into an official case! I was so excited! Then I got a letter in the mail, saying that I had severe structural issues with the soffits of my house, and I had thirty days to rectify the issue. I didn’t know what the hell a soffit was. The letter had the inspector’s number on it. I called Kenny (fake name), and honestly, he was just the nicest dude. He seemed surprised that I wasn’t yelling at him or trying to get him to retract the claim. I just REALLY wanted to know… What is a soffit? Are soffits important? Can we live without soffits? Were we in any immediate danger from the soffits? HAD HE NOT SEEN THE BEES? It turns out that Kenny, somehow, had missed the bees entirely. It was a cold, rainy day when he came out to inspect the claim. The bees are fairly inactive on days like those. So, the dude came by, looked at the neighbor’s wall, saw no bees. He turned around. He peeped my funky soffits. And he wrote me the equivalent of, like, a ticket. A government ticket. He was very kind, though, and he gave me some suggestions on contractors he trusted. (It ended up costing $12,000 to do that and related roof work.) He also promised to come back on a warm day and look at the bees. I was terrified that maybe the swarm would split the day before (it’s a thing in the honeybee world), or it would be warm in the morning and cold by the time he got to the house, etc. So I sent him lists of bee stings we’d received over the years, photos of dead bees all over our house, and a picture of our dog making a terrified face after binging on another buffet of dead bees. Just in case. That was over a year ago. And since then, things have gotten worse. A few years ago, we got another dog. (We have two now, the old one didn’t die, no worries.) That dog isn’t stupid enough to eat the bees, but he’s terrified of them, and because of that, barks at them whenever he sees them. And because they’re around almost constantly, that means he barks at them almost constantly. We can’t let the dogs in the backyard because one moron is eating the bees and the other thinks he’s about to die. My husband gets stung all the time. I’ve managed to evade stings, but I’ve had a few close encounters where there’s a half-dead bee tangled up in my blankets or something. I haven’t been able to invite over people with bee allergies (which doesn't happen often, but it's crappy when it does). So, a few months ago, I decided that something had to change. I have a friend who’s one of those people that desperately wants to be a vigilante of some kind, dreams of being a hero, that kind of guy. I told him I needed help with the bee problem. We coordinated with another friend’s husband, who’s a mason. Lastly, I roped my reluctant brother-in-law and enthusiastic gremlin cousin into the plan. I spent a few hundred bucks on quick-mix concrete, buckets, gloves, a tarp. The idea was that we’d wait for a cold day, lay the tarp between the houses, put on gloves, and throw globs of mixed concrete at the entrance to the hive. Yes, I know that the idea is insane. I know it would be difficult (I had a different idea of the texture of concrete than what it actually is). I know I could get in a lot of trouble. Lastly, I knew that if I sealed off this exit, the bees would just come out of or make another exit, possibly one inside the house of the people living there (that’s okay, as they’re the landlord’s friends, and therefore complicit in my mind). We set the date and got everything ready. Then, a few days ago, there was a knock at the door. It was some guy who said they were getting rid of the bee infestation, and could they use my driveway? I was like yes, take my driveway, my firstborn, whatever you want, just get rid of the bees! Earlier today, I checked my email. “Case updated.” Kenny did it. The beautiful bastard did it. Now that I know what it’s like to get served a notice of violation, I have a good idea of what the last year has been like for this slumlord next door. This process is a huge hassle, and if you don’t get things done in the (very small) timeframe you’re given, you have to show up to court and show that you’re making progress. You have to contact contractors, get quotes, see what your options are, check local legislation, and spend a buttload of money… You know, everything I’ve been doing for years because of this. I’m so grateful that it’s over. I can finally use my porch! My husband will stop getting stung! Friends and family with bee allergies can come by and see my house for the first time in a decade! I know this is a little bit of a niche case, but if anyone here is dealing with something similar to this, here’s what you need to do: Spam complaints to your local non-emergency line. I don't mean, like, every day. But at least every year. It will take time. A lot of people won’t see your issue as a big deal, and you’re probably going to get rejected a lot, so you gotta squeaky wheel that shit. Keep going until you find someone who will actually help you. I know that city government doesn’t have the best reputation—and frankly, I kind of agree, or else it wouldn’t have taken nine years to get this problem fixed—but all it takes is one person who believes in what they’re doing and wants to help to push you forward in the legal process. Those people do exist. Make sure your own house is in order before you register complaints about someone else, or you might get hit with a nasty surprise. An inspector looking at your neighbor’s property isn’t going to turn a blind eye to yours, even if you’re the person that requested that they come out. Record everything you can that details the extent of your problem. A photo of a dead bee on my kitchen floor doesn’t seem very impactful. Fifty different pictures of fifty different dead bees on my kitchen floor over the course of two weeks is a different story. I began to record every sting, every incident, and every time their infestation impacted my life. I ended up sending a lot of this information to Kenny, and I believe it really helped show that this was a constant, pressing concern. That said, don’t let yourself be a victim to gather evidence. Do what you can to protect yourself. We took pantyhose and rubber bands and covered all our outdoor ventilation that we could with it. We put weather stripping material around our doorframes. We swept the dead bees off the porch every few days so nobody would eat them. Lastly, don’t do crazy, illegal stuff like lob wet concrete at your neighbor’s house in the dead of night. To be completely honest with you, I did not think it would work, but I was going to do it anyway because I became incredibly desperate and thought that a small chance was better than no chance. Now that I no longer feel like I have to do that, I feel an intense relief, which likely stems from the fact that it was an incredibly stupid idea. So, what did it take to get rid of the bees? $12,000, about forty bee stings, two traumatized dogs, and telling my cousin George he couldn’t attend our family reunion. And, of course, some legal advice from you guys. Thanks. 😊. TLDR: resolved it in the most boring way possible, gained a new respect for a city government worker, THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT THE OOP DO NOT CONTACT THE OOP's OR COMMENT ON LINKED POSTS, REMEMBER - RULE 7 submitted by /u/Direct-Caterpillar77 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

This is a repost. The original was posted in /r/legaladvice by user StrawberryPretzelPie. I'm not the original poster. Status: Concluded Original June 5, 2022 My house is about ten feet away from my neighbor’s house. We live in a city and have no HOA. The neighbor has owned his property for about 15 years, does not live there, and has let it fall into disrepair. A tenant seems to live there on and off. We bought our house about six years ago. Our first summer here, we noticed the bees. During the first warm day of the summer, we noticed a MASSIVE cloud of bees swirling over our driveway between the two houses. As the days passed, we began to notice bees in our house. At first, it was a few. They would come in, nearly dead, and pass on the floor and various surfaces. Midsummer, we were finding dozens per day. They stung my husband, who is in a wheelchair and cannot get away from them quickly. He wouldn’t see them, run over dead ones in his chair, and spread tiny streaks of bee guts all over the floor. I would have to clean these bees up several times a day. They stung our cats. We contacted an apiarist, as well as a contractor who specialized in weatherproofing (we were trying to figure out where/how the bees were coming in). The contractor determined that they were coming in via the vents that lead out of our house (and which can’t be covered up more than they already are for safety reasons). The apiarist determined where they were coming from: our neighbor’s house, specifically the space between their exterior and interior walls, facing our driveway. He estimated, based on the size of the swarm and the activity he could monitor on their exterior wall, that there were AT MINIMUM hundreds of thousands of bees. We contacted our local government hotline. They agreed that it was an issue, but because the bees there are honeybees, they aren’t considered a pest. We may have been able to get help with eradication, but we can’t receive any help with relocation. Things have ramped up significantly lately. We have a dog. The dog is a moron and eats the bees. She gets stung in her mouth. She’s in constant pain. We can’t stop her from doing it without literally keeping her at our sides every single moment of every single day. She has also been vomiting up piles of dead bees onto the carpet. My husband can’t use his wheelchair ramp on days over 65° because it is literally too dangerous for him to ride through the swarm. His disability assistant is allergic to bees, and is afraid to come over on warm days now. On the days he does come over, he spends roughly one hour in the morning hunting down dead bees and cleaning the surfaces he has found them on. We cannot use our porch or backyard at all. Not only will we get stung, but the porch floor is like a bee minefield. So here’s where we’re at: We can’t stop the bees from coming into our house. The bees can’t be killed off (an inexpensive option) because they need to be relocated instead (an expensive option). Honestly, I’m okay with this and would be more than happy to pay for this service, except… We cannot get ahold of the neighboring house’s owner, who ignores any attempts we have made to communicate with him. He doesn’t live there, so he doesn’t care. We can’t pay to have them removed because they aren’t on our property. I don't think you can sue someone to move their bees. The way I see it, we have a few options: start going to the vet and urgent care every single time we’re stung, and then try to sue in small claims for damages until the neighbor gets fed up and finds it cheaper to just fix the problem. (Is that an option? Is that a real thing?) We can MOVE, selling our house at a significant loss (and, as my husband wisely stated, “There will be a swarm of bees everywhere we go… This one is just actual bees.”). Or I can lie, say it’s my house, get someone to do the relocation and reconstruction, then just cross my fingers and hope my neighbor doesn’t sue me. (Just a joke… I think… Ask me again next time I get stung IN THE SHOWER.) Any advice would be helpful. Thank you for your time, and please enjoy my diagrams. ​ https://i.imgur.com/CKjTpc9.png https://i.imgur.com/0CI0SaL.png Update June 4, 2026 Location: Pennsylvania Four years ago, I posted asking for advice on what I could do regarding my neighbor’s horrific bee infestation. I finally have an update, even if it is a little boring. At first we tried to contact animal control, but they told us that it wasn’t something they do—it was so long ago at this point that it might have been because it was an insect issue, or because it was on private property, I don’t remember. We then tried filing complaints with our city’s non-emergency service. I ended up filing a few, because we didn’t actually get confirmation that a case was made the first few times. I don’t know if this was a glitch, or if someone saw the tickets and thought it wasn’t something they should handle. I did call a couple of lawyers, but didn’t end up hiring either (mildly helpful, though). I spoke with someone in our local government (not helpful at all). I reached out to the owner of the house multiple times. While he has replied to me in the past about issues, complete silence on the honeybee front. Over the years, I’ve called and written to so many people trying to fix this one problem. Here is what I learned from my many conversations: If you say that there is a “bee infestation,” people assume it is not that many bees, you just don’t like the existence of bees, and you are a huge baby. If you say that there are “hundreds of thousands of bees,” people assume that you are exaggerating or incredibly stupid. (Except for apiarists. The apiarists I talked to were like, “Yep, that sounds right.”) When you mention that the bees you want removed are honeybees, you are automatically considered a war criminal in the same vein as Stalin or Mussolini. At this point, my husband was like, “Well, guess we’re stuck with the bees.” I began to scheme. My husband got scared and helped me launch another round of appeals. Last year, something finally changed. I placed my yearly complaint, and for whatever reason, it was made into an official case! I was so excited! Then I got a letter in the mail, saying that I had severe structural issues with the soffits of my house, and I had thirty days to rectify the issue. I didn’t know what the hell a soffit was. The letter had the inspector’s number on it. I called Kenny (fake name), and honestly, he was just the nicest dude. He seemed surprised that I wasn’t yelling at him or trying to get him to retract the claim. I just REALLY wanted to know… What is a soffit? Are soffits important? Can we live without soffits? Were we in any immediate danger from the soffits? HAD HE NOT SEEN THE BEES? It turns out that Kenny, somehow, had missed the bees entirely. It was a cold, rainy day when he came out to inspect the claim. The bees are fairly inactive on days like those. So, the dude came by, looked at the neighbor’s wall, saw no bees. He turned around. He peeped my funky soffits. And he wrote me the equivalent of, like, a ticket. A government ticket. He was very kind, though, and he gave me some suggestions on contractors he trusted. (It ended up costing $12,000 to do that and related roof work.) He also promised to come back on a warm day and look at the bees. I was terrified that maybe the swarm would split the day before (it’s a thing in the honeybee world), or it would be warm in the morning and cold by the time he got to the house, etc. So I sent him lists of bee stings we’d received over the years, photos of dead bees all over our house, and a picture of our dog making a terrified face after binging on another buffet of dead bees. Just in case. That was over a year ago. And since then, things have gotten worse. A few years ago, we got another dog. (We have two now, the old one didn’t die, no worries.) That dog isn’t stupid enough to eat the bees, but he’s terrified of them, and because of that, barks at them whenever he sees them. And because they’re around almost constantly, that means he barks at them almost constantly. We can’t let the dogs in the backyard because one moron is eating the bees and the other thinks he’s about to die. My husband gets stung all the time. I’ve managed to evade stings, but I’ve had a few close encounters where there’s a half-dead bee tangled up in my blankets or something. I haven’t been able to invite over people with bee allergies (which doesn't happen often, but it's crappy when it does). So, a few months ago, I decided that something had to change. I have a friend who’s one of those people that desperately wants to be a vigilante of some kind, dreams of being a hero, that kind of guy. I told him I needed help with the bee problem. We coordinated with another friend’s husband, who’s a mason. Lastly, I roped my reluctant brother-in-law and enthusiastic gremlin cousin into the plan. I spent a few hundred bucks on quick-mix concrete, buckets, gloves, a tarp. The idea was that we’d wait for a cold day, lay the tarp between the houses, put on gloves, and throw globs of mixed concrete at the entrance to the hive. Yes, I know that the idea is insane. I know it would be difficult (I had a different idea of the texture of concrete than what it actually is). I know I could get in a lot of trouble. Lastly, I knew that if I sealed off this exit, the bees would just come out of or make another exit, possibly one inside the house of the people living there (that’s okay, as they’re the landlord’s friends, and therefore complicit in my mind). We set the date and got everything ready. Then, a few days ago, there was a knock at the door. It was some guy who said they were getting rid of the bee infestation, and could they use my driveway? I was like yes, take my driveway, my firstborn, whatever you want, just get rid of the bees! Earlier today, I checked my email. “Case updated.” Kenny did it. The beautiful bastard did it. Now that I know what it’s like to get served a notice of violation, I have a good idea of what the last year has been like for this slumlord next door. This process is a huge hassle, and if you don’t get things done in the (very small) timeframe you’re given, you have to show up to court and show that you’re making progress. You have to contact contractors, get quotes, see what your options are, check local legislation, and spend a buttload of money… You know, everything I’ve been doing for years because of this. I’m so grateful that it’s over. I can finally use my porch! My husband will stop getting stung! Friends and family with bee allergies can come by and see my house for the first time in a decade! I know this is a little bit of a niche case, but if anyone here is dealing with something similar to this, here’s what you need to do: Spam complaints to your local non-emergency line. I don't mean, like, every day. But at least every year. It will take time. A lot of people won’t see your issue as a big deal, and you’re probably going to get rejected a lot, so you gotta squeaky wheel that shit. Keep going until you find someone who will actually help you. I know that city government doesn’t have the best reputation—and frankly, I kind of agree, or else it wouldn’t have taken nine years to get this problem fixed—but all it takes is one person who believes in what they’re doing and wants to help to push you forward in the legal process. Those people do exist. Make sure your own house is in order before you register complaints about someone else, or you might get hit with a nasty surprise. An inspector looking at your neighbor’s property isn’t going to turn a blind eye to yours, even if you’re the person that requested that they come out. Record everything you can that details the extent of your problem. A photo of a dead bee on my kitchen floor doesn’t seem very impactful. Fifty different pictures of fifty different dead bees on my kitchen floor over the course of two weeks is a different story. I began to record every sting, every incident, and every time their infestation impacted my life. I ended up sending a lot of this information to Kenny, and I believe it really helped show that this was a constant, pressing concern. That said, don’t let yourself be a victim to gather evidence. Do what you can to protect yourself. We took pantyhose and rubber bands and covered all our outdoor ventilation that we could with it. We put weather stripping material around our doorframes. We swept the dead bees off the porch every few days so nobody would eat them. Lastly, don’t do crazy, illegal stuff like lob wet concrete at your neighbor’s house in the dead of night. To be completely honest with you, I did not think it would work, but I was going to do it anyway because I became incredibly desperate and thought that a small chance was better than no chance. Now that I no longer feel like I have to do that, I feel an intense relief, which likely stems from the fact that it was an incredibly stupid idea. So, what did it take to get rid of the bees? $12,000, about forty bee stings, two traumatized dogs, and telling my cousin George he couldn’t attend our family reunion. And, of course, some legal advice from you guys. Thanks. 😊 TLDR: resolved it in the most boring way possible, gained a new respect for a city government worker, Editor's Note: A soffit is an exterior architectural feature, generally the horizontal, aloft underside of the roof edge. Its archetypal form, sometimes incorporating or implying the projection of rafters or trusses over the exterior of supporting walls, is the underside of eaves (to connect a supporting wall to projecting edge(s) of the roof). The vertical band at the edge of the roof is called a fascia. A soffit of an arch is frequently called an intrados. Wikipedia An apiarist is a beekeeper. I'm not the original poster. submitted by /u/Schattenspringer to r/BORUpdates [link] [comments]

Filmed almost two weeks ago... They STILL hadn't unpacked from their Brazilian adventure, yet she's patiently waiting for Brock's laundry to finish???... We Fambammers KNOW that there are FIVE laundry rooms in the Riverton house(he was using the one between the bedrooms, she could've used the pair in the garage simultaneously, but nope🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️☹️...)... Meanwhile, she's concerned about the gym shorts he's wearing that day(she BOUGHT him that exact pair on his[and Boston's]17th birthday, and the inner liner[similar to the boxer briefs underneath]) had finally fallen apart...so she figured it's time to upgrade his wardrobe... First stop: the Outlets at Traverse Mountain near Lehi, where he didn't get anything, but she scored a pair of jeans and a blouse... Next door, American Eagle, where he tried on new outdoor shorts(hiking type), two shirts... Finally, Lululemon:since WHEN does Lululemon sell men's cargo pants???... Now to the Thai restaurant nearby for dinner... Finally, the Larry H. Miller Multiplex in South Jordan for "The Mandalorian and Grogu"... Now for the "bucket list"... A last-minute surprise from Kesley:a trip back to "Beantown USA" and a reunion with his former mission president and his companions... A week-long trip to Billings and Missoula, Montana the following week to reunite with her fellow sisters... Does this mean, NO to Paris, France???... Making a weird dessert with Funfetti cake mix... The end...not bad for 42 minutes... submitted by /u/TechnicalArticle9479 to r/MikesellFamBamSnark [link] [comments]

Coming up with a list of things to make sure I do this summer. So far I have: Attend a Nationals game Attend a Spirits game Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture Go biking at Rock Creek Park Attend Porch Fest Go to Jazz in the Garden What’s on your list? submitted by /u/potomacphilosopher to r/washingtondc [link] [comments]

Putting together a CT summer bucket list and since I always get great feedback from this sub, thought I’d post a draft and see what’s missing/what needs to be changed. Working on a post that links to thousands of activities statewide, and trying super hard to get a balance of free and paid activities so everyone can participate. submitted by /u/KidtivitiesinCT to r/Connecticut [link] [comments]

Caught the Washington Post article about where to go in 2026 without crowds and honestly this is how I approach all my planning these days. Overtourism has genuinely changed the vibe of so many beloved places. My experience with crowded vs. uncrowded: Visited Dubrovnik in summer 2023 and could barely walk through the old town. Walls of bodies, constant jostling, paid $35 just to wait in line for city walls. Miserable. Contrast this with Tajikistan last September. Hardly any tourists, incredible hospitality, $15 for a guesthouse with breakfast included. The Pamir Highway was life-changing and I saw maybe five other travelers in a week. The shift I am noticing: More travelers are choosing secondary destinations over famous ones. Not just for cost savings but for actual enjoyment. You can explore at your own pace, connect with locals, and take photos without selfie sticks everywhere. Underrated alternatives I have loved: Plovdiv, Bulgaria instead of Prague Kotor, Montenegro instead of Dubrovnik Lviv, Ukraine before the conflict was magical The WP list seems to reflect this growing movement toward intentional travel over bucket-list checking. Which crowd-free destinations have surprised you guys? Always looking for new ideas. submitted by /u/IulianHI to r/Travel_World_Now [link] [comments]

Frequently Asked Questions Start here before you post a question: Banff Must See and Do Park Pass Admission Fee FAQ (Free admission Jun 19-Sep 7, 2026) Wildfire, smoke status and FAQ Moraine Lake and Lake Louise Shuttle & Parking FAQ Banff vs Canmore vs Calgary vs Golden vs Lake Louise Parking and getting around Banff BEST OPTION: free all-day parking by the train station with over 500 stalls only a 5 minute walk to downtown (more info) Very limited paid parking downtown, lots of congestion Avoid driving downtown as two blocks of Banff Ave are closed to cars Avoid driving across the bridge, or risk getting stuck in traffic for 20-45 min Roam Transit provides affordable public transit to major sites and destinations within the town of Banff and throughout Banff National Park. Banff Gondola offers a free shuttle. Roam Transit connects Banff and Canmore with the route 3 bus, costs $6 or less The town is very walkable and only 2km x 2km in size. Come here with walking in mind. General Parking Info The best way to void parking issues is to use public transit or walk. In the summer many parking lots fill up in the morning, at Lake Louise expect them to be full by 7am (we don't know how early it will be full, often it's by sunrise). Moraine Lake and Lake Louise Shuttle & Parking FAQ Hiking AllTrail is the best resource for trails, routes and recent hiker feedback, the app is great and free. Parks Canada maintains a list of trails and trail conditions 9 Bucket List Hikes in Banff National Park 7 Short Hikes in Banff 10 Kid Friendly Trails Town of Banff: Hiking Rainy day hikes: Johnston Canyon, Bow River Falls, Grotto Canyon, Cave & Basin, Sundance Canyon. Accessible trails: Bow River in Banff, Johnston Canyon, Lake Louise lakeside, first half of Sundance Canyon Wildlife Feeding wildlife is illegal and can lead to a $25,000 fine Obey all closures Bring bear spray (see next section) Dogs on leashes at all times Best spots to see wildlife: Minnewanka loop, Vermillion Ponds, Norquay access road, 1A, the drive up the Icefields parkway, Banff Park Museum. Bear Spray Highly recommended, even for popular trails Can be purchased at any hardware store or rental shop Can be rented for about $10 a day if you only need it for a day or two Drop off unused cans at Parks Canada visitor centres or hotel receptions You can't fly with bear spray, bear bells don't work, guns aren't allowed r/Banff isn't a bear spray buy and sell Dogs Must be on a leash at all times, NO EXCEPTIONS! Allowed on most trails (do not toss dog poop bags on trails!) There is an off-leash dog park at the Sundance recgrounds Dogs aren't allowed in any restaurants but many patios are dog friendly Can't go on public transit/shuttles unless in a dog carrier that fits on your lap Pet friendly hotels: Fairmont Banff Springs, any Banff Lodging Co hotel Rain and Rainy Day Activities Don't cancel your trip over forecasted rain. Rain is never a sure thing, creates opportunity: less crowds, more dramatic views. Dress for the forecast. If you can't do that, then do this: Banff Upper Hotsprings Museums: Cave & Basin, Whyte Museum, Banff Park Museum (stuffed animals galore!) Bowling at High Rollers (5 pin) or Banff Springs (10 pin Canadian style) Lux Cinema, or escape room just below it Fancy drink at the Rundle Lounge in the Banff Springs Hotel Banff Gondola if you can still see the peaks of mountains (don't bother if it's socked in). Elevation Place in Canmore for climbing wall, pool and splash pad. Canmore Climbing Gym for bouldering. If it isn't raining hard, go for a hike. Check out hiking section for rain friendly hikes. Accessibility https://www.banfflakelouise.com/accessibility Cheap! Cheap! Hotels: hahahahahahaha, expect to pay $500 a night for a room, $200 a night in a hostel. Camping is the only affordable option. Eats: Arashi Ramen (And Arashi Express, Arashi To Go), Hankki (Korean Street food), Zyka (Indian), Tommy's (pub), Aardvark Pizza Activities: hike Sulphur Mountain and save $80, park at the toe of the Athabasca Glacier and walk 10 minutes to touch a glacier. Visit Bow Falls, Peyto Lake Lookout, Emerald Lake or Athabasca Falls all for free! Getting here from Calgary Airport shuttle services: Banff Airporter, Brewster Express both cost about $80 one way Vivo Green is about $30 cheaper each way Flixibus runs for about $20 one way, also does Lake Louise and now Moraine Lake Lots of tour options directly from Calgary, Google is your friend. Canmore / Kananaski Canmore is great, see Banff vs Canmore vs Calgary vs Golden vs Lake Louise Roam Transit connects Banff and Canmore with the route 3 bus, costs $6 or less The Legacy Trail is a great connector bike ride between Banff and Canmore Ask r/Canmore for Canmore and K Country questions Must see/do/eat Google is your friend, but a short list: Banff Must See and Do with many free options Sights: Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, Peyto Lake Lookout, Bow Falls, Johnston Canyon, Lake Minnewanka, Columbia Icefields, Emerald Lake, Norquay Lookout, Takkakaw Falls Activities: Banff Gondola, Banff Upper Hotsprings , drive the Icefield Parkway, paddle the Bow River, Sunshine Meadows, Horseback riding, sightseeing tours, Via Ferrata, rent an ebike Hikes: Tunnel Mountain, Lake Agnes, Plains of Six Glaciers, Sulphur Mountain, Larch Valley/Citadel Pass, Stanley Glacier, Boom Lake Eats: this is an excellent start, but some favorites are Arashi Ramen, Shoku, Bluebird or Chucks for steaks, Zyka, Hankki, Eden, Grizzly House. Check out Banff & Lake Louise Tourism or 20 Iconic Bow Valley Places for more ideas. Additional Info Check out our wiki, here are some common topics: Free Things to do in Banff National Park Cheap Things to do in Banff National Park Where to stay in Banff/Lake Louise Getting Around without a Vehicle Jobs in Banff And finally... Posts that are answered by the FAQ will be removed. Feel free to ask your questions or suggest other FAQ topics/answers below. submitted by /u/furtive to r/Banff [link] [comments]

‘In a new video at Tiffany&Co's Blue Book 2026: Hidden Garden event, Connor Storrie states that his summer bucket list is to not go insane.’ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXcUhuaj0Z3/ submitted by /u/LadyWhistledown_1 to r/connorstorrie [link] [comments]

Let’s play the most-vs-least expensive box game again where we compare what it would look like if you added only the most expensive items (highest comp value) vs. least expensive items (lowest comp value). I excluded anything that would cost you extra money, like luxe choices or coupons that require additional cost to get something. Here's what I came up with for the Summer 2026 box (please correct me if I made any mistakes): THE CHAMPAGNE BOX - HIGHEST VALUE: $570 C1: Noon & Moon Ceramic Pitcher in Pink Stripe - $98 C2: Eugenia Kim Straw Bucket Hat - $165 C3: Sahira Jewelry Taylor Toggle Chain Necklace - $68 C4: Crystal Haze Crystal Hand Chain - $120 C5: AHAVA® 24k Gold Mineral Mud Mask - $79 C6: Bliss Full Body Dry Brush - Light Pink- $40 THE MILLER HIGH LIFE BOX - LOWEST VALUE: $165.99 C1: Savvy & Sorted Scalloped Wicker Tray - $34 C2: GLOW Recipe Watermelon Glow PHA + BHA Pore-Tight Toner - $36 C3: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Breakfast & Brunch Cookbook - $24.99 C4: ILIA Beauty Fullest Volumizing Mascara - $29 C5: Boka Ela Mint Floss 1-Pack (Bundle of 3) - $18 C6: Kopari Beauty Lip Love - Soft Vanilla - $24 I think it's always interesting to see how this shakes out. Like last time, most of the things on the most expensive list are FFF box exclusives or collabs, while most of the things on the least expensive list can be purchased from other retailers and their comparable value can be verified. But there are notable exceptions, like the Ahava mask and wicker tray. This time, out of all of these I’m only picking the Ahava mask. How about you? submitted by /u/Rougarou_Tutu2 to r/FabFitFun [link] [comments]

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It's almost spritz season! With all thanks and due respect to the Redditor who created this post last summer (and has switched accounts so I'm claiming all the karma) - I think it's time for an update! I will be confirming the below and keeping it up to date over the next few weeks; please comment with any adds, removals, or updates. I reference the OG post religiously so I'm excited to have an up to date source of truth headed into summer. I will also be marking my personal favorites with (**) in case you are looking for the recommendation of a woman of questionable morals and even more dubious taste in bars. NOW WITH MAPS: including layers for N/A options; outdoor dining; bottomless brunch; and many more! https://preview.redd.it/aubg7thlpfvg1.png?width=1327&format=png&auto=webp&s=1988f44d45edb72986ef0d09651a159f5f9fbb72 60s Zizi Wine Bar: daily until 6p $9 Wine, 20% off bottles, 10% off reserve bottles, 15% off food Canto UWS: M-Th 4-6pm, Sa 3-5pm, Su 3-6pm $10 wine; $12 martini, negroni, & aperol spritz; $27 bottle of rose Outdoor seating available 70s Parm: Mo-Fr 3-7p (bar area only) 1/2 off select specialty cocktails, wines, and draft beers $6 select appetizers Friend of a Farmer: weekdays 4-6:30p $14 cocktails; $13 well drinks; $10-$13 wine $10 Talea pilsner; $6 cider; $32 bourbon & rye flight $5-17 light bites Outdoor seating available Felice: daily 4-7p $12 cocktails, $12 wines, $6 beer $16 martini & fries or negroni & arancini $12 bites Ella Social: Sun-Thur 4-6p $12 select cocktails; $10 wine & sangria; $10-12 vermouth; $38 wine bottles; $32 sangria carafe $6-14 bar bites (incl. moules frites and a chicken sandwich) Lilly’s Cocktail & Wine: M-Th 4-7p; Fr 2-5p $2 off wine and cocktails; $5 select beer; $7 well drinks $2 off rotating selection of food depending on day of the week Friedman's: Mon-Fri 3-6p $10 sparkling cocktails & wines; $6 draft beer $7-12 bar bites The Ribbon: daily 4-7p (except holidays & blackout days) $14-15 select cocktails; $10 draft wine;$10 draft beer; $10 well drinks $11-16 select bites The Dakota Bar: daily until 7p $11 frozens, $9 wines, $7 drafts; $60 bottle special $11 appetizers Dark Bullet: daily until 7p (details could not be confirmed) $5 draft beers; $6 wine & sangria; $7 sake $7 well drinks $8 chu hi Harvest Kitchen: daily 4 -7p (bar, bar tables, and outside cafe only) $12 specialty cocktails; $11 house martinis; $9 featured cocktails; $9 wines; $7 all draft beers $3-9 bar bites Outdoor seating Arte Café: daily 4-7p (bar only) $12 select spritzes & cocktails; $9 wine; $6 beer $1.5 oysters; $9-12 snacks & pizzas Weekend bottomless brunch 11a-4p: $20 screwdrivers, bloody marys, champagne, mimosas, sangria, bellinis for 2 hours Leyla: daily 4:30 - 6p $11 select cocktails & wine; $7 NA cocktails $9 Mezes; $11 Pides Pick 3 for $18, Pick 3 + Wine/Cocktail for $25 Dive 75*\*: Mon-Fri open to 7p $2 select pints, $2 off house wine; $7-8 well drinks; daily beer and shot combos Da Capo*\*: Mon-Fri 5-7p (bar only) $14 cocktails, $12 wine, $8 select beer $12-18 bar bites Playa Betty's: daily 3-6p $9 frozen palomas, sangria, and Betty's margs; $6 pacifico pints and IPAs; $5 cans; $14 coronita bucket; $20 rose bottle; $5 Betty's burger Weekend bottomless brunch 11a - 3:30p: $18 for mimosas, sangria, or cactus pear bellini for 90 minutes Outdoor seating available The Wallace Lounge*\*: daily 5-6:30p $15 signature cocktails & free fries Mermaid Inn*\*: Tue - Sun 4:30-6:30p; Mon all night $10 select cocktails; $10 house wine; $8 select beer $2 oysters & clams; $4-12 bar bites Outdoor seating available Asset: Mon all day; Tue-Fri 4-6p (times inconsistent on website) 12 signature cocktails; $8 wine; $6 craft taps $12 select starters Tessa: daily 3-6p $12 signature cocktails; $8 wine; $5 beer $12 small plates and $24-38 charcuterie board Covacha: daily 4-6p $12 cocktails; $10 wine & sangria; $6 draft beer; $28 sangria carafe $6-7 tacos; $7-10 bites Arthouse Bar: Mon-Fri 5-7p $15 cocktails $14; $12 house wine; $10 draft beer; $8 cans & bottles Outdoor seating available Nice Matin: daily 3:30-5:30p (details unconfirmed) $12 Spritzes and a free snack tower Dublin House: Mon-Fri 4-7p (details unconfirmed) $4 drafts, well, domestic bottles, $7 Guinness 80s The Wolfe*\*: Mon-Fri 11:30-7 $5 select beer bottles & cans; $6 select draft beers; $7 house mixed drinks; $9 wine & select classic cocktails Daily specials include 1/2 price bottles of wine (and Trivia at 7:30!) on Wednesday; $1 wings on Thursday Weekend bottomless brunch 10a - 4p: $25 bloody marys & mimosas or $35 bloody marys, mimosas, Modelo, & sangria for 90 minutes Outdoor seating available The Hoptimist: Mon-Sat until 7pm $15 draft pilsner plus a smash burger & fries Outdoor seating available The Gin Mill: daily until 8pm $5 beer, well drinks & shots; $7 top shelf drinks & shots; $8 tea & seltzers Plus rotating daily specials & late night happy hours Outdoor seating available Jake’s Dilemma: daily 3-8p 1/2 price whole bar (some exceptions) Plus rotating daily specials and late night happy hours Outdoor seating available Crave Fishbar: daily 4-6p $8-10 cocktails; $10 oyster shooters; $8 wine; $10 sake; $5-6 cans $2 - $2.5 oysters ($1 on Mondays); $7-12 small bites Mussels Monday & Sunday Supper deals Outdoor seating available George Keeley: Mon - Fri until 6pm $2 off draft beer, wine, and well drinks Hi Life: 4-7p weekdays; 12-7p weekends $8 wells, margaritas, daiquiris; $9 cosmos & champagne cocktails; $9 house wine; $7 select drafts $2 oysters and little neck clams Outdoor seating available Fred's: Mon - Thu 5 - 7p; Fri 4 - 7p $9-10 spritzes & cocktails, $8 wells, $7 house wine, $6 select drafts $6-10 food specials Outdoor seating available e's bar*\*: daily until 7p $7 e's lager, trulys, and well liquor; $8 wine, mimosa, and bloody mary; $10 beer & a shot $7.5 e's burger; $8 falafel burger $10 rotating daily specials Su - Th Outdoor seating available Prohibition: Tue - Fri 4:30 - 6:30p $12 cocktails; $6 drafts; $8 wine $12 select snacks Cotta: Mon-Thu 4 - 6p; Fr 3 - 5p $11 select cocktails; $7 house wine; $6 select drafts; $5 select cans & bottles; NA specials $8-9 select bites Willet's Corner: daily 4:30 - 6:30p $12 select cocktails; $10 select red & white; $7 all draft beers $12-15 wings, sliders, and flatbreads Vin Sur Vingt: daily til 6pm $10 select glasses 10p to close: 25% off on any bottle of wine 3-7p: 25% off alpine snacks Nina's*\*: daily 4-7p $9 specialty cocktails; $8 wine, sangria, & margaritas; $5-6 beer Outdoor seating available The Consulate: Mon-Fri 3:30-6p $12-14 select cocktails, $10 wine; $7 select beer $2 oysters; $11-20 bites Weekend bottomless brunch: $26 mimosas and bellinis for 75 min Bodega 88: daily until 7p $8.25 wells & select cocktails (incl caipirinhas); $6.25 wine & sangria; $5.75 select beers $3 empanadas After 10p: buy one drink get second drink half off Amelie: daily 4-6p, Sat-Sun 11a-3p $9 select cocktails; $10 wine & $40 bottles; $14 wine flights; $9-16 bites? Weekend bottomless brunch 11a - 4p: $26 mimosas for 60min plus above happy hour specials Tasca: Mon-Fri 4:30-6:30p (bar only, less than 8 guests) $12 select cocktails (incl. boulevardier!); 2 for $12 draft beers $9-12 tapas Weekend bottomless brunch 11:30a - 3p: $20 bottomless red sangira or $28 haku bloody mary and cava mimosa for 90 minutes; $28 for 2 course brunch Tiki Chick: Mon-Fri open til 7 $14 frozens; $12 select cocktails All day every day the best fried chicken sammie that $5 can buy Outdoor seating available Maison Pickle: Mon-Fri 4:30-6:30p (bar area only) $12 select martinis & house highballs; $12 champagne; $10 wine; $7 draft beers; $10 mini martini flight $10-15 bar bites Water & Wheat: Mon - Fri 11:30a - 5:30p $12 select cocktails, $11 select wines, $6 all beer The Upside*\*: weekdays until 7:30p; weekends until 6p $2 off all beer, wine, and well drinks 90s Trattoria il Gusto: daily 3:30-6:30p (bar only $11-12 select cocktails & mixed drinks; $9 house wine; $6-7 beer $5-12 bar snacks The Shell: daily 4-6p $9 cocktails; $8 wine; $6 draft beer $1.99 oysters; $12-18 bites Outdoor seating available Jacob's Pickles: Mon-Fri 3-6:30p $12 signature cocktails, mini cocktail flight, or house highball; $9 wine; $7 select beers on tap $10 bar bites The Throwback*\*: Mon-Fri 2-7p $6 Garage and Bronx Pale draft; $6 Miller Lite bottles; $9 wells & wine Weekend bottomless brunch 11a - 4p: $25 mimosas and bloody marys for 90 min Buceo 95: Sun-Thu 5-7p and 9-11p (bar only) Wine, sangria and tapas (details unconfirmed) Dive Bar (Dive 96): Mon-Fri open to 7p $2 select pints, $2 off house wine; $7-8 well drinks; daily beer and shot combos $3-8 bar bites incl. $5 smash burger Sipsteria*\*: daily 5-7p $8-9 wines $8 boquerones 100s+ Broadway Dive: Mon-Fri open to 7p $2 select pints, $2 off house wine; $7-8 well drinks; daily beer and shot combos Telio's: daily until 6pm $10 cocktails, $7 wine, $6 beer $2 oysters Weekend brunch: BOGO cocktails & wine Cafe du Soleil: daily 4-7p (bar only) $7 cocktails, mocktails, beers, wines & spritzes + food specials Mon-Tue all night: $24 mussels, fries, and a glass of wine or beer 4-6:30p daily + all day Sunday: $89 for 3 courses + bottle of wine for 2 people Tap A Keg*\*: Details unconfirmed but always cheap The Ellington: Mo-Fri 4-7p; Th all night at the bar Details unconfirmed The Cafe & Lounge @ Smoke: Wed - Fri & Sun 4-6p $7 cava, sangria, and spritzes; $14 wine carafes (2 glasses) $7 small bites City Coffee & Bar: Mon all night; Tue-Fri 4-7p $7 select cocktails (incl. espresso martini); $5-6 drafts & bottles; $9 wine; $10 wells; $7-10 appetizers Daily bottomless brunch (60 min): $19.95 for mimosas & city lager; $29.95 for espresso martini, sangria, mimosas, bellini, screwdriver, city lager, and any coffee 2x1 cocktails & drafts Ladies Nights Fridays 4-8p; 2x1 select food and drinks on Weds Bob’s Your Uncle**: Mon-Thu 3-6p: $2 off well drinks & draft beer Sat & Sun 2-6p: $1 off well drinks & draft beer; $8-10 select cocktails No food specials but you can and should bring over banh mi from Saiguette next door The Calaveras: daily 10a-6p Details unconfirmed Taco Tuesday - $20 for 3 tacos & a margarita Calaveras Corner: daily 10a-6p Details unconfirmed Taco Tuesday - $20 for 3 tacos & a margarita Dive 106*\*: Mon-Fri open to 7p $2 select pints, $2 off house wine; $7-8 well drinks; daily beer and shot combos $3-8 bar bites incl. $5 smash burger Nobody Told Me*\*: daily 3-6p $12 slushies & select cocktails; $10 wine; $7 all draft beers $2 oysters; $5 snacks; $12 chips & guac Outdoor seating available Amity Hall: daily til 7p $6 select cocktails and mixed drinks Weekend bottomless brunch 10a-4p: $25 standard, $30 premium Rotating daily and weekly specials on insta Lions Head*\*: Mon-Fri 12-7p $2 off house drafts, wine, well drinks, and seasonal cocktails. Mon-Fri 12-4p $16 lunch special menu The Hamilton: daily until 7p (details are out of date) $2 off select beer; $3 of select wine Eli's Wine Bar: daily 4-6p $12 cocktail of the day; $9 wine; $8 draft beer $1 oysters; $8-12 small plates; $18-22 large plates The Heights*\*: Mon-Fri 12-7p; Sat-Sun 4-7p; daily 11p-close $8 pint-size frozen margs; $7 well drinks; $5 drafts; $8 boilermaker Weekend bottomless brunch 11a-4p: $25 for 90 min Mon-Wed rotating food specials Rooftop (outdoor seating) open depending on weather submitted by /u/uptown_emmie to r/Upperwestside [link] [comments]

Hello everyone... it's that time of year again, every summer this gets posted to help people beat the heat. The city opens up "cool zones" for the elderly and family so they can cool off and get away from excessive heat. and theres More info hereThere's also a "fan program" to help circulate the air. Transportation is available for those that need it - call 211 Fact: We live in a near desert (that's getting worse due to climate change) in sunny San Diego. That means that water is quite scarce (that goes along with it being hot in the summer but more on that later) Everyone should still do what they can to conserve water. That means recycling water when and where you can, taking shorter showers and rerouting that water into a collector to use (grey water) for your plants. Try soaking your feet as that is better than taking a long shower. Rattlesnake Season is upon us (starting in March - May). Our little rodent eating friends are out and looking around for a meal. That means you have to watch your step while hiking or walking around close to the canyons. Don't get yourself bit and a HUGE hospital bill via a rattlesnake bite. This is what our local "brown version" of the southern coastal rattlesnake looks like... (especially when young). The mature grey phase are like this. Don't confuse them with the local Southern Californian kingnsakes we have These are the "friendly good snakes" that actually hunt down both rodents and rattlesnakes to eat them. Leave these ones alone... let them do their thing. :) Get yourself a portable AC for the home for a "cool room". Portable AC's always sell out around here by mid July and you really do not want to be stuck sweating all night. Many of the older places that people rent aren't insulated and temps can rise really quickly. So make preps for at least a 10,000 BTU AC for a single "cool room" to have in the home for you and your pets. Use these before SDGE's famous Peak Hours to get enough heat out of the room to hold you over. Additionally you can get a box fan (above link) and place a wet towel or bucket of ice near it to help generate cooler air to direct at you. it’s always best to prevent the heat getting into the home to start with. Costco usually has these shade sails for $24 bucks. You can drape large tarps over 2.4 grids and weigh them down with sandbags to keep the roof from heating up (without damage). I suggest you use them to keep the heat off of areas of the house or even on the roof if you can manage that (flat ceilings are the worst) Surprisingly planting certain trees will help provide protective cover, shade and make things cooler so that other plants don't dry out and die. A white mulberry can be a large shade giving tree that produces fruit for people and birds it'll drop leaves in the winter. (I can give you a cutting to get one started if you like). That will also help with global warming as well, there's lots that can be planted that will also provide fruit (win win win) for everybody (Jujube's are also good) Even if your renting a place, plant something, after all an avocado seed is "waste" after eating the fruit. But that can be planted and in time will grow into a fruitful tree that doesn't wilt and does very well here and shade a sun exposed wall so it doesn't heat the inside of the home. Curtains and other insulation Hang real curtains up. They block a lot more heat than the cheap blinds most homes in San Diego have. If you can't afford curtains, Home Depot has styrofoam insulation sheets (under $10) with mylar on one side that will block and reflect 97% of the heat back out so you don't have it coming in through your windows and seep in from a "hot wall" that's getting blasted by the sun. cut to fit and stick them in the sunny windows and that will help a great deal. (yes, it's ghetto but who cares?) Turn your heaters pilot light off and reduce the temp setting on your water heater trust us you're not going to need it for awhile. Have the water temp at the lowest recommended to prevent the development of disease causing bacteria. The heaters will not only add to your bills but also add unwanted heat to your home. You can always turn them back in in November when things get chilly again. SDGE will be making a killing off of people's utilities... so let them profit off you if you an avoid it.. Get yourself a water cistern / bottled water of some sort. A gallon of water inside the fridge can be a lifesaver. With the heat the water supplies can get a bit funky before they reach the treatment plants.. especially with the homeless camps that have been found close to the creeks and water sources we have here - they have no bathroom access and "human waste" is a problem. Add to that our very old water supply system here in the city that needs overhauling. It's a very good idea to get and use refiltered bottled water that's either delivered or from a post treatment filtration store for all your drinking water. These places will provide water that is a lot cleaner than what's coming out of the tap - you can thank me later on this one. IF times are tight a box fan can help a good deal to keep air moving pulling the hot air out of the home at night is always a worthwhile effort. Close all the windows to keep the hot air out in the day for as long as you can and then open them up at night. There's a good 20ºF temp drop at night and if you can take advantage of that - Do it. That'll save time and energy till the afternoon when indoor temps start ramping up to match what's outside. Remember the pets. Bring them inside, don't leave ANYTHING or anyone inside the car while shopping, peope can and will legally break your windows to save your pet from overheating and dying. Don't make the evening news with leaving anything in the car while you shop you'll likely find the police there with your windows broken by the time you get back. Also Remember the plants. The more trees we have the cooler they'll make our lives. There's no reason not to have some water conserving fruit trees and plants from drier climates around the world. Mango trees don't take lots of water and do very well here, as well as Che, Ju-Jube's and other fruiting plants (it's all doesn't; have to be apples and peaches people!) a grape vine trellis can easily take the place of a shade screen and provide tasty fruit. The CFRGSD has MANY vine varieties that it gives away for free every winter (what you won't find at a local garden center) For any sensitive plants, use a shade screen and make sure they're all well watered and provided for. Water your plants (grass lawns) at night so all the water can soak in. By hand watering with a hose you can get more water to soak into the ground and not have it run off into the gutters. Trees will benefit more from a trickle of water from a hose over an hour near the base of the tree than a quick dumping of gallons all at once. In return they'll provide shade and help keep things cool :D DO NOT GO HIKING, this applies to tourists and all the rest that seem to not understand that we are on the very edge of the desert climate here and that hikes can and will kill you if not rescued. there can be a 20ºF or more difference between the temps along the coast and a few miles inland (where most hike trails are) Temps for "San Diego" are measured right off the bay/coast where the cold ocean water keeps temps VERY MODERATE. Just 10-15 minutes inland it's a different story, with things getting much worse further inland where all the trails are. This is how people get in real trouble, they think it's going to be "cool" and don't realize the dangers of heat stroke and fainting or just being stuck out there in the middle of nowhere without cell reception. We get multiple rescues and deaths every year from this alone. (March 2026 example) Spiders at night: we have these golden orb spiders that build large webs from trees and overhangs starting in July - Nov. Walk with a flashlight or you'll get "webbed" with a very large spider crawling around on your body. This really needs repeating, the city and county have "Cool Zones" for those with special needs, the elderly, families or anyone else that don't want to bake in the heat. (SD City official list) Lastly, Watch out for and Do NOT start wildfires. We do NOT need anymore idiots (like Sergio Martinez) starting "signal fires" out in the east county becuase he went hunting and "got lost" during a Santa Ana. We are all in the extreme threat area for the state and the firebugs LOVE the Santa Ana winds, so keep an eye out for suspicus people or even other idiots at their "gender reveal" parties such fires destroy thousands of peoples homes and kill those that can't escape. submitted by /u/SD_TMI to r/sandiego [link] [comments]

(FEEL FREE TO PM) Hey I wanted to start this off with some context, I’ve lived here my whole life from one parent who was a homebody and one who wasn’t from here, so i never really got to explore the outdoors, anything ominous, good fishing outside of the st mary’s river, and close by tributaries that are common knowledge around town. I just got my G2 and I want to make real experiences before I move off to college. (something that will make me want to come back when i’m older to settle down and pass on to my own family) So I would be more than willing to hear any suggestions on where I can explore somewhere off the beaten path and possibly some historical background would be interesting since i’m a little into learning about the land here. if possible it would be cool for this to become something bigger than just a reddit post and maybe something that will later on be recommended online on google etc. if this gets popular enough. For the people who feel really stuck in this city to find a healthy way out of the house that isn’t hiawatha or gros cap lol. Algoma can’t be that bad right? submitted by /u/Oliver22008 to r/SaultSteMarie [link] [comments]

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I am NOT OOP, OOP is u/New-Way-888 Originally posted to r/AITAH Previous BoRUs: #1, #2 [New Update]: AITA for "uninviting" my brother and nephew from my celebration dinner? NEW UPDATE MARKED WITH ----- Editor’s note: removed older relevant comments for space in this latest BoRU Trigger Warnings: ableism, neglect, verbal abuse, controlling behavior ---- RECAP Original Post: October 27, 2024 Backstory - My sister and I (early 30's) have an older brother. He's on his second marriage. His first marriage gave me my nephew, Connor (15). Connor is autistic. When he was born, my (at the time) sister-in-law's family was the "village". My parents were also the "village". My sister and I were not. This resulted in many arguments until I told my parents they could either have my brother and his family and I would go NC or they could respect my boundaries and I'd still be around. They agreed. Eventually, my brother got a divorce because of marital problems, one of which was his ex-wife insisting that I and my sister step-up and help. I felt bad for him, still do, but I wasn't going to change my stance. My sister didn't either. I have lived out of state for a bit and recently accepted a new job offer close to home. It came with a nice bonus, so I decided to invite my parents, sister, and brother out for dinner at my favorite KBBQ spot. My parents confirmed that it wasn't my brother's week with my nephew, so all was well and good. About a week before I got back home, my brother called and said his ex had something come up and that he had Connor the upcoming week and his current wife was going to be out of town with her sisters. I said no worries, and asked if he wanted to call his regular babysitter for Connor and I'd cover it for our dinner night. He said no, he wanted to bring Connor to the dinner and asked if we could change the venue because Connor gets overstimulated. I said no. This was my dinner, I'm paying for it, I'm going to my favorite place. He said "You know, your nephew really can't handle a place like that." I said yes I know. That's why I'm offering to cover paying for a babysitter for that night. He argue that he'll just bring Connor with him. I said he's welcome to do that, but then I'm not going so it'll just be him and our parents. He told me that was messed up, that if Connor gets overstimulated, he'll just take him and go outside until he calms down. I reminded him the last time we went to a KBBQ place, Connor had a meltdown and they had to leave. My parents always feel bad for Connor, so they'll usually leave and go to my brother's house to help. I said I didn't want that happening. I wanted to have a nice dinner without having to worry about that. He told me to go fuck myself and hung up. We went to dinner - my sister, my parents and I. My brother did not show up. It was a nice dinner. My parents enjoyed it too, but they said they wished my brother had come. I agreed. They then said they wished my nephew had come too. I did not agree. I said it would have likely resulted in my brother leaving after maybe 30-40 minutes of being there, and they would have followed him too. They agreed, but said I should have let him come anyway and just deal with it. I said that sounds like a good reason for me not to do that and we didn't talk much that night after that. AITA? EDIT: Somebody suggested I post it here. I've babysat Connor before, even now I will watch him for a few hours if my brother has to do something. I don't watch him all day or overnight though. It's not his fault and he is no way a bad kid. However, I had to set boundaries because my parents and brother (mostly his ex wife) would take a mile if you gave them an inch. They wanted my sister and I to stay local after high school so we could help with babysitting, and I was not about to do that. I did see both of them before I left, since I wanted to, but I did not apologize for wanting to eat my favorite spot and have it done my way for just one night. Whenever he(my brother) wants to have to dinner, we basically go to the same local spot because it's quiet and doesn't upset my nephew and it's his fixation when it comes to food. That's perfectly fine, and I go to those dinners, but for my dinner, I wanted it somewhere I enjoyed. AITAH has no consensus bot, OOP was NTA   Update #1: October 28, 2024 (next day) First, I wanted to thank everybody, positive for negative for giving feedback. Whether it was good or bad, I did read every one of them, even the ones who called me an asshole. Totally valid. While I did see my brother and Connor before I left, it was more of just playing with Connor and making small talk with my brother. I decided today to call my brother to try and get more info and smooth things out. We talked for about 5 minutes before I broached the subject. I told him I was sorry if it felt like I was being unnecessarily mean or exclusionary to Connor, but that I felt I had a right to decide how to celebrate the way I wanted to. He said he was sorry that he snapped the way he did, and looking back, he realized Connor would have had an awful time and it would have been a big waste of money for me (the place we went to was about $80 a person, $40 for Connor whether he ate or not). He just really wanted him to be there too. I told him going forward, for things like my birthday, I would be more than happy to have lunch as a family with Connor at somewhere he likes so he can have a good time, then go to dinner at somewhere I want to eat at and I'd pay for a babysitter or his mom (my brother's ex) can watch him. He asked if Connor would be welcome at the dinner too, and I said I don't think so because I still planned to have KBBQ/hot pot/sushi/fine dining and Connor doesn't do well in those environments(lights/sounds/smells/atmosphere), which is why I brought up having lunch the day of/beforehand so we can all celebrate and it be ok for him. But I was still standing firm that for my birthday (or something like another promotion), I wanted to go somewhere that I enjoyed without having to worry. I brought up also that when he took us out to lunch (was once a month before I moved), he picked or my parents picked and they always catered to Connor. I had no problems with that and attended almost all of them. This time, I wanted something for myself. He wasn't over the moon about it, but said it sounded good and thinks Connor would enjoy it too. He also looked into getting him sunglasses, as one of you suggested, for bright/overly stimulating environments. He then had a question for me, which I knew was going to be asked at some point. Now that I'm closer to home, he asked if I was going to be more involved as an uncle. I said yes, but not in the way he probably wants. I said I'd be more than happy to go over to his house and hang out with him, his wife and Connor and bring food he likes, as well as babysitting him once or twice a month so he and his wife could go see a movie or have dinner together, but I wasn't going to be an on-call babysitter like my parents are. Several times he's dropped Connor off at their house for a week/weekend with little notice because he and his wife wanted to go on a spontaneous vacation. I told him that was not gonna happen with me, especially since I'm the process of adopting a cat and he and Connor are allergic (I wasn't allowed to have a cat while I lived in my parents house, which was fine because it's their house and it wasn't fair to my brother and Connor who were over super often) so him getting dropped at my new place was out of the question. He thankfully didn't press the topic and said it's ok, mom and dad don't mind and that he missed hanging out with me and was happy that I could be around Connor more. So, everything worked out as well as I could have hoped. I'm excited move back home in a few weeks, and thank you all again for the advice/criticism!   Update #2: May 25, 2025 (almost seven months later) Hi. Me again. Was hoping I wouldn't have to post here again, but well, life had other plans. I (31M) moved back to LA from Texas for a new job. My parents live here, as does my brother (40M), his wife, and my nephew Connor (16). Connor is autistic, and while he's made a lot of progress since he was 10, still struggles with a lot of things. He is nonverbal, stims often, and frequently has meltdowns. My brother, his wife, his ex-wife,, and my parents are the only ones really able to calm him down. I regularly watch him once or twice a month so my brother and his wife can go see a movie or hang out. I do *not* watch him overnight or for several days consecutively, and it's always at their house. After our argument last time, my brother and I have been on pretty good terms. He hasn't really pushed boundaries about babysitting, and we've mended our relationship quite a bit. However, something came up recently that has us on rocky terms. My brother recently got news that he was selected to attend a conference out of the country. The company is putting him up in a hotel for 10-days and while they won't pay for his wife to go, they have no problems if he pays her airfare and everything and occupies the room with him. I'm very happy my brother got this opportunity. The issue is child care. The conference happens to align when my parent's and sister are going to NYC for a week to celebrate my sister's birthday. Nothing is refundable and my parent's promised my sister this over a year ago they'd do this. His ex-wife (Connor's biological mother) will also be out of town for work. So that leaves me. When he called me up to explain everything and ask, I told him "No". However, I listed reasons for why I wouldn't do it. I live about 90-minutes away. Distance wise, not that far, but LA traffic makes a lot of things more difficult than they should be. I don't mind making the drive once or twice a month when I'm watching him, but I do not want to make it 10-days in a row. Connor cannot come to my place because I have a cat and he is allergic, as well as me having things around the house that are fragile. I do not WFH, and Connor would still be in school, so I would have to likely put in PTO to do it logistically. The longest I've watched Connor was about 6 hours. He had a meltdown near the end that I was unable to calm him down from, and it was only my brother and his wife getting back 20-minutes later that saved me. I can not picture myself doing it for 10 days straight. This one might sound really selfish, but I don't want to set a precedent. If I watch him overnight even once, I know my brother and his wife would push it on me again. I don't want that to be a thing. I'm happy with our arrangement of me watching him a once or twice a month and hanging out with him with my brother and our parents. That being said, I would *not* hesitate to watch him during an emergency. But that is a totally different story. I explained this all to him. He wasn't happy. He went off on me about how he thought me being back would mean he could rely on me for this (I have said before, I am not an on-call babysitter), and his wife would really like to go on this trip. I said I'm sorry, but I'm not doing this. I said I would be happy to go and help her on the weekend he's not here and hang out with Connor, to give her a break, but I'm not going to risk my own mental health for 10-days and use 8 days of PTO to watch him for a non-emergency. He had a few choice words for me and hung up. He got my parents involved in the family group chat, and they surprisingly were on my side. They said it would be a really nice gesture if I did it, but reminded him that I've never watched Connor overnight and his wife doesn't *have* to go on this trip. He hasn't really talked to me since. I feel bad for his wife not being able to go, but I also don't trust myself to be able to handle Connor for 10-days. AITAH?   Update #3: May 31, 2025 (six days later) First, thank you to everyone who provided advice. I really appreciate it, and it helped know that I wasn't out of line. I messaged my brother. I said he has 2 options. Either he and/or his wife stay home and watch Connor or he works with the local agencies/care facilities (I apologize if I'm not using the right terms) to get respite care for him for as long as they are gone and I check on him during the weekend. I would not be watching him, and I will not hear him out in regards to that. He called me and his wife got on the line and said that I know how she feels about other people watching him overnight, and how his mom feels too, and she's never been to this location before and it's on her bucket list. I said I'm aware, and that I'm assuming in that case she'd be staying home with Connor and maybe she and my brother can take Connor there in the future. My brother tried to interject and I cut him off. Said I really don't care what he has to argue, I'm not here for it. As some of you suggested, I again pointed them towards local organizations and government entities dedicated to helping parents with children with special needs but didn't really get anywhere. I was really burnt out over everything, so I said good luck with the situation and hung up. I made a group chat with him and his wife and told him that, going forward, I will be visiting them once or twice a month. Meaning, one of them has to be there when I'm there. I'm not watching Connor alone anymore. I feel like this is a good compromise, letting me still hang out with Connor and also not being a caretaker. I told them that, maybe in the future, we can work back towards what we had before. But not anytime soon. They both wrote back paragraphs on how they were sorry but they had no other choice and thought maybe I'd do it for them, that this could be like a second honeymoon for them, and to please keep watching him for a day or two a month. That they'd even pay me for it. I told them no amount of payment is worth it. It's not fair to me, it's not fair to Connor. He is not my son, he is theirs. That they need to start working with agencies now, and get him accustomed to care and other people watching him, because our parents are getting old and soon they won't be an option. My brother responded that he and his wife will start the process, and get his ex involved too, but if that doesn't work, what are they going to do? I told them that it's on them. I'll happily join them in researching organizations and benefits, but if they have an inkling in their head that I'm going to do for them what my parents do, they are out of their minds. His wife asked if I would consider getting training and learning how to care for Connor like they do, and I shot that down. I am more than happy to be the fun uncle that drops by and hangs out, but I value my independence and I won't let that be compromised. Both of them eventually just gave me thumbs-up emojis, his wife said she was going to stay home with Connor and not go on the trip, and said they'd see me in 2 weeks to have a hang-out. We'll see what happens then, but at the very least, I'm not on the hook for watching him and someone that can calm him is. I will do my best to keep pushing them to expand their circle and seek out other options and programs that help them with Connor, as I think that would greatly benefit the quality of life of all of them and prevent a situation like this from ever coming up again.   Update #4: June 18, 2025 (almost three weeks later) Once again, thank you for all the comments and advice. They are all greatly appreciated. I went to hang out with my brother, SIL (I realize it was strange to call her my brother's wife the whole time), and Connor over at their house. My brother ordered pizza and he played with Connor while my SIL and I hung out in the living room. My SIL, surprisingly, apologized. She said she was very sorry with the way she was acting. She told me how, coming from the Midwest and her family(she's an only child), she was very used to seeing aunts and uncles take her and her cousins for a few days or weeks when parents had to do something. That they'd do sleepovers and the like, and always had parties at a different relatives house pretty regularly. She thought that based on her friends and how their families did roughly the same thing, that it was very commonplace. She did not expect me or my sister to rebuff that kind of relationship and be so against it. She said she understands now she was trying to force what she thought was normal, and she'll do her best to respect my wishes going forward. I thanked her for that. My brother came in with Connor, and while Connor was playing close by, my brother said he and my SIL plan to go therapy to come to terms with Connor getting older and start planning for the future. He said it was stupid to think our parents would be around forever, much as we both wish that. He's hoping in a few months they (my SIL and Connor's bio mom) will be comfortable enough to start leaving him overnight at respite care and with individuals trained to handle kids like Connor. My SIL joked that she hoped that in a few years, maybe they could all go to the destination my brother was going to. I was happy to hear that. I told them I am really happy they are moving forward, but I also wanted to layout some things I want them to know. - I'd be happy to go with them to check out care facilities and assisted living (I believe that is the term) facilities that Connor may go to when the inevitable happens. - I'd be happy to, if something horrendous happens, make sure that their assets and savings are used to take care of Connor and his needs. - I'd visit Connor at said facilities when he's there. - I would not take on any kind of caretaker role now or ever. That is not something I want to do. If they ever try what they tried recently or attempted to broach the subject again, I would go LC/NC. I said this more politely than I wrote it, but that was the gist of it. I will accept being called an asshole for this, but I took some of your advice and spelled it out for them incase they weren't getting the message. - I would never let Connor end up on the street, but I also would not let him live with me and I would never be his guardian/adopt him. I would make sure he is with people who can handle and care for him the right way. Both of them took it pretty well, and were happy to know that I would make sure that I'd execute their wills correctly if it came down to it. My brother apologized again about the last argument. I told him I accept his apology, but (politely) to never ask me to do that again. I reminded him that his dream was to be a dad and have a family. My dream was to travel the world. I am going to start doing that soon, probably week long trips at most, but that I wasn't going to ever sacrifice my happiness and youth to be a caretaker. I love Connor, but he's my nephew, not my child. And that I love him (my brother) too, but there are certain things I draw the line at. We hugged it out and had a good rest of the night. So that's that. I am really really hoping that they keep to their word. I am so emotionally drained from all this, that I honestly don't think I could stand another situation like what happened prior. But here's to baby steps and small victories.   ----NEW UPDATE---- Trigger Warnings: verbal abuse Update: AITAH for not babysitting my nephew for 10 days? [FINAL]: February 17, 2026 (eight months later from the previous update) Good: Both my brother and SIL, and my former SIL, caved in and were able to make peace with Connor going to respite care. He's doing very good at it. Bad: Back to NC with any of them. So, lot happened. After a few months, my brother got SIL and my former SIL on board with respite care. It wasn't particularly easy for any of them, and Connor did not take well to the first few attempts. But thanks to some really awesome staff/caretakers (I apologize for not knowing the right term), he was able to be left in their care for a few days, then up to 2 weeks. My brother and SIL were pretty nervous at first, lots of phone calls to check up and whatnot, but they've been able to go on a few trips they had been wanting to go on. I was pretty happy for them. Connor also has gotten a lot better overall. They said he's still likely never going to be able to live by himself, but he throws far fewer temper tantrums and overall is just pretty much non-verbal with a few stims and habits. Additionally, my parents sold their house and moved into a retirement community where they also seem to be really enjoying themselves. Now the bad. My uncle had a Christmas party that a good deal of the family was invited to. My brother and SIL, and Connor, couldn't make it, nor could my parents. I went and had a good time. During the party, another uncle we'll call Jeff came up and asked if I could watch his daughter Stacey (16F) for a weekend while he and his wife go to an Adults-Only wedding in another state. He and his wife are somewhat overprotective when it comes to Stacey, but just in the "we don't feel comfortable leaving her alone for the weekend" vs being complete helicopter parents. Stacey is a good kid, outside of calling My Chemical Romance "Dad Rock". I said sure. Stacey was there and I told her we could go to Disneyland for one of the days and she's welcome to bring a friend, my treat. She was very excited about that, and honestly, me too. I hadn't been to Disney in a few years now. Good stuff, so I thought. The next weekend, I was over at my brother's place to drop a few things off and hang out. I told him and SIL that I wouldn't be coming by on that particular weekend because I would be watching Stacey for the weekend, but I'd come by the next weekend. He said sounds good, but SIL got quiet. She said "Oh, well, you can take Connor next weekend to Disneyland too. I think he'd like that". I said no. My parents took him to Disneyland once when he was a few years younger and left after about an hour. They said it was a miserable experience for Connor and he was super overstimulated. I told her if they ever want to go to Disneyland, I'll happily tag along but I'm not taking Connor with Stacey and I when even they haven't taken him to Disneyland and seen how he acts. I said it's not fair to any of us to be on the hook for that. She blew up. She went off on how he's gotten so much better, how he's so better behaved and has a ton more coping skills. I said I know. I said I was proud of her and my brother for getting him where he is now...and that I laid down, last time, what I was and willing to do. Taking him out for the day without either parent was on the "not willing to do" section. That's that. She went on ranting about how I'm a horrible uncle and it's a good thing I don't have kids. I said I agree on the not having kids part. I don't think that's something that'll ever be in my future. I like kids, I couldn't imagine raising them myself. She called me a few expletives and went into their bedroom and slammed the door. I asked my brother what the hell that was about. He told me that she's in a few groups for parent's of kids with autism and they've been "shaming" her for having "uninvolved" aunts and uncles(my sister and I). I asked him what the fuck they meant by that, and rattled off everything I had done for Connor, be it financially or anything else. He said he knows, and he's brought that up and told them and her that, but they seem to zero in on "They don't babysit, do they actually love him?!" Even her own family has apparently given her grief for the fact that my sister and I don't babysit or take him on outings or have him over. He didn't defend them, but he didn't condone them either. I asked, brother-to-brother, if they were in therapy for all this. He said yes. He said she really loves him, and Connor, but she's also a big people pleaser and has a lot of family values that aren't being met. He said she got really sad that my parents sold the house, because now they can't host Connor anymore(They still visit and see him a few times a month, but it's not like before). I asked if there was anything else he was comfortable sharing. He said their sessions just usually devolve into her hounding him to ask me and my sister to be more active. I was shocked. I brought how many times I've said I'm not doing that, how my sister has gone essentially LC/NC and she still is bringing that up. He said yes. She's never going to be happy unless she has that. He begged me to come around. He'd pay me, he'd pay for my time off, he'd move closer to me if that's what it would take. I said no. None of that. I'm not doing any of that. I told him I thought we(him, my SIL, me) had an understanding about what my role was going to be. That they promised it was going to be ok. He was in tears, saying "I know, I know but" and went on about how it would make her world if I could just do some of the things she's asking. I knew it was a lost cause. I gave him a big hug and told him I'd always love him. I went to go hug Connor too. I told him that I'm sorry, but I can't do this anymore. I can't keep getting flooded and hounded by these requests. It's not fair to me. I asked that they both no longer contact me, to let my parents know anything important and they would relay that to me. He was on the couch stunned when I left. I felt horrible, but thinking about being asked to do that again and again was something I couldn't imagine going through again. I called my parents and told them what happened. They were upset but understood. They were very unhappy that she kept pushing when she said she'd stop. I told them I was getting a new number, and to please not share that with them. I also said I do not mind if they bring them up in our conversations or mention them, as I don't hate them, but asked that they not broach the topic of reuniting or talking again. I don't think that's something I can mentally handle. To be safe, I called my housing office the next day and asked if I could break my lease and move to a different complex they own in a different part of the city. They were, thankfully, very understanding and had no problem with it. So that's it. I'm happy Connor is doing better now, and my brother and SIL can take trips on their own with him being taken care of. I'll probably take a trip to Europe this summer to clear my head. I really wish things had worked out differently, but in the end, all of you were right. It was never going to be enough for them, and it took me going NC for them to stop. I really hope they do ok in the future. I'll always love my brother and Connor. Just going to have to be from afar now. (Also Disneyland was a blast, holy shit. Galaxy's Edge was amazing. Still can't stomach how expensive it's gotten though) Relevant Comments Commenter 1: …where are SIL’s family in all of this? Surely her family’s “village” should be the ones meeting those expectations she’s arbitrarily set? Commenter 2: SIL is the stepmother. Her family is not related to Connor. OOP: They are in the Midwest. They refer to where we live as "Commiefornia" and won't come out here. She's ok with that, but me being unwilling to babysit is apparently a huge deal. Commenter 3: He told me that she's in a few groups for parent's of kids with autism and they've been "shaming" her for having "uninvolved" aunts and uncles (my sister and I). Wow, those are support groups?! Dayum SIL will never learn until she can get everyone to drop their boundaries to her requests and your brother, sadly, won't get a spine to stand up to her properly because unfortunately he feels the same as her. This is definitely the best outcome OOP: From what my brother said, most people in the group are really nice and supportive... but there's a few that really play on the "FAMILY HELPS FAMILY NO MATTER WHAT" that were in her ear about things. Commenter 4: I would go NC for now but I have to say, I do feel bad for Connor. He’s taking his parents’ punishment as well and that’s not good for anyone. I would say instead of going NC with Connor, still visit him at the respite with a member of staff there if it makes you feel comfortable, even if it’s just for ten minutes and once or twice a month. He shouldn’t have to suffer from his parents’ actions. It’s not his fault. He’s been put in the middle of all this. Take some time away by all means but don’t go NC with your nephew just because your SIL can’t take no for an answer. You don’t have to see his parents if you don’t want to. But it’s not nice knowing that your family members are not talking to you and you don’t know the reason why. As for your brother and SIL, whatever happens in their relationship is between them but I wouldn’t give up hope on your brother just yet. It sounds to me like he’s being controlled by his wife. Maybe someday he’ll realise what it’s cost him. The marriage might not even last. I’m not saying it will but who knows? No one has an idea of what the future holds. Why not have a think about it but first focus on yourself. Take that trip to Europe and in the meantime, try doing some things that make you happy. OOP: I've been NC for about a month now and it's been the best feeling ever. It hurts not to have my brother and Connor in my life, but I don't think I could do what you're asking as I asked to be removed from everything regarding his care. Commenter 5: The whole situation is so sad. I’ve been following your story from the beginning and I’m sorry it came to this for you. You said your brother and Connor’s bio mom split because she wanted more involvement from you and your sister? I think that’s what’s happening in this marriage too. That would explain why your brother seemed so desperate (even offering to pay you) to just “do some of what she wants”. Clearly he accepts your boundaries but I think he’s afraid to lose another wife due to the same issues. It’s very sad all the way around. I really hope this can be mended someday because it sounds like you’re going to miss your brother. Best wishes OOP: You said your brother and Connor’s bio mom split because she wanted more involvement from you and your sister? Yes. She comes from a different culture where it's very much "everyone is the village" mindset, while my family is "don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm". My parents obviously would really enjoy if I was more involved, but they learned that wasn't going to be the case and were happy with whatever I was willing to do. Downvoted Commenter: You are not wrong. Your brother is in a near impossible situation. Your SIL is in a BAD supposedly "support group." That is not what they are supposed to do. They are to vent, to listen, to give personal testimony, and to give suggestions and problem solving coping mechanisms. NOT to become a gang mentality of what's wrong and right for others , it's destructive and breaks people's tenuous perspective. SIL is grieving the child she didn't have and the circumstances surrounding that. She's lashing out at what she wishes possible even though it is an unattainable goal. It's no ones fault. It's actually quite common in high stress care giver situations. You need to keep contact with your brother. You don't need to do anything but every once in a while, listen or tell him a joke. He's in the weeds. She needs help, not you or your sister, a therapist designed for this. She needs to move towards acceptance. OOP: Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to do that. He really really loves her, which I am not saying is a bad thing, but it's going to devolve back into trying to please her. I left the line open to hear things from my parents but I'm not going to be getting involved in the future. This is the happiest I've been and it feels like an enormous weight has been lifted off my back. Might be an asshole move, but this is the peace I haven't had for 10+ years. OOP on his future and having visits with Connor at the respite care OOP: I'm likely going to be taking a job overseas within the next year or so. My parents are aware. I think starting fresh is the best thing for me to do. I'll be sending stuff to my parents to give to him, and my brother and SIL, but as much as it hurts to say...I don't think my brother and SIL will take what I do seriously if I still have any interaction with Connor.   DO NOT COMMENT IN LINKED POSTS OR MESSAGE OOPs – BoRU Rule #7 THIS IS A REPOST SUB - I AM NOT OOP submitted by /u/Choice_Evidence1983 to r/BestofRedditorUpdates [link] [comments]

Every year, I go to the movie theater as much as possible. It's my favorite place in the world. I first started keeping track/scores/reviews/ticket stubs in 2015. Since then, I've seen 1,827 different movies in theaters: 5 in 2015, 9 in 2016, 146 in 2017, 162 in 2018, 192 in 2019, 44 in 2020, 86 in 2021, 270 in 2022, 325 in 2023, 298 in 2024, and 290 this year. For this ranking, I'm only counting movies I saw in theaters, nothing that I watched at home. I'm not counting re-watches. I don't have a specific scoring system, it's just a rating I give to the movie right after watching. I've included a few re-releases, short films, and TV series, as long as they were seen in a theater (and for the first time). This is all just for fun and not meant to be taken super seriously, I'm not a professional movie critic. I just like going to the movies. I attended 9 film festivals in 2025 for a total of 124 movies. 97 movies had cast and/or crew in attendance for Q&As. There were 26 World Premieres, 11 North American Premieres, 11 Canadian Premieres, 11 East Coast Premieres, 17 Southeast Premieres, 20 Florida/Georgia/Orlando/US/Tampa/South Florida/International Premieres: Toronto International Film Festival - 29 Movies in 7 Days SCAD Savannah Film Festival - 29 Movies in 8 Days Fantasia Film Festival - 18 Movies in 6 Days Florida Film Festival - 13 Movies in 5 Days Miami Film Festival - 11 Movies in 5 Days Popcorn Frights Film Festival - 11 Movies in 8 Days Gasparilla International Film Festival - 6 Movies in 3 Days Miami Jewish Film Festival - 5 Movies in 3 Days Rendez-Vous Cinema Quebec - 2 Movies in 2 Days There were 11 movies that I re-watched in theaters: One Battle After Another - x7 Hamnet - x3 Nouvelle Vague - x2 Sinners - x2 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - x2 The Testament of Ann Lee - x2 Highest 2 Lowest - x2 The Life of Chuck - x2 Him - x2 Twinless - x2 Sentimental Value - x2 I have AMC's A-List, Regal's Unlimited, Cinemark's MovieClub, as well as memberships to the Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Toronto film societies. I saw 290 movies in theaters in 2025. Here is my full ranking: The Testament of Ann Lee - 10/10 - It's a sprawling, intoxicating, and beautiful historical-epic with some of the best dance-sequence choreography I've ever seen on film. All of the performances are perfect, the songs/prayers are all memorable, the narration grabs you from the first second and never lets go, and it's got the most confident directing of the year. I wanted 5 more hours of Mother Ann's story. In a fair world, Amanda Seyfried is the runaway Best Actress Oscar winner. This'll go down as one of the best period-dramas of the 21st century. There's one or two masterpieces per year, Ann Lee a no-doubter for one of those spots. One Battle After Another - 10/10 - Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville Junction. Marty Supreme - 10/10 The Perfect Neighbor - 9/10 - I've not cried in a movie theater this much since Moonlight. It's the kind of movie that will make your blood boil and will make you melt to your seat by the end. The bodycam footage where the dad has to tell his two sons that their mother isn't coming home is something that will leave a scar on your heart forever. It's also very impressive on a technical level, the best documentary editing since Apollo 11 in 2019. I can't imagine all of the work that went into piecing this thing together. Sinners - 9/10 Brokeback Mountain (Re-Release) - 9/10 - I'm a bit late to the party here, this 20th anniversary theatrical-release was the first time I've seen this movie, and goddamn was it worth the wait. One of the most powerful love stories ever shot. It's the ultimate "what could've been" love story. Heath's performance is generational. I'm now a card-carrying member of the Brokeback Mountain Was Robbed for Best Picture by Crash Society™. Warfare - 9/10 - You can't talk about Warfare without first shouting out the insanely-great sound design. You could watch this movie with your eyes closed and still be impressed. An impossibly-tense war movie that makes 95 minutes feel like 10 minutes. It's really this generation's Black Hawk Down (huge compliment). It's a lot more grounded and believable though, with an outstanding ensemble cast. I love that nobody is a supersoldier in this, just guys in a bad spot in a bad point in time. It doesn't glorify but it also doesn't minimize. This movie will stand the test of time as one of the best war films of the decade. This thing was custom-built in a movie-lab just for me. Sorry, Baby - 9/10 - Eva Victor is 2025's major revelation. This movie is heartbreaking, hilarious, bittersweet, and soul-warming. It's probably the best Original Screenplay of the year too. This made me realize how much I really missed Lucas Hedges. So cool to see him pop up again. Bugonia - 9/10 - Yorgos doesn't miss. Hamnet- 9/10 - An all-time child-actor performance from Jacobi Jupe. This movie is equally soul-crushing and hopeful. Jessie Buckley's close-up when Hamnet dies is pound-for-pound the best single scene of the year. F1 - 9/10 - As far as fun-summer-blockbuster movies go, F1 is as good as it gets. It's this year's Top Gun: Maverick. Was it cliche? Yes. Was it predictable? Yes. Did I have a fucking blast for 2 hours? Also, yes. Keep pumping these out, Apple. The Phoenician Scheme - 9/10 - Asteroid City & The French Dispatch were slight missteps, but Wes Anderson is officially back. This movie overflows with heart & laughs. (with 10/10 production/set design as usual) Sacrifice - 9/10 - Anya Taylor-Joy was born to play an Icelandic eco-terrorist and Chris Evans was born to play the narcissitic, A-List actor in a rut suddenty thrust back into the limelight. Gorgeously shot, laugh-a-minute first act. I had a really great time with this one, it reminded me a lot of Don't Look Up. Very surprised everyone hates it. The Smashing Machine - 9/10 Magazine Dreams - 8/10 - Jonathan Majors comes in with maybe one of the most physically-demanding performances of all time. Without the real-life drama, this might've been an Oscar-winning role for him. Great movie. Highest 2 Lowest - 8/10 - If it wasn't for an extremely uneven first act and some classic weird Spike quirks in there, like insane transitions and some "how do you do, fellow kids?" moments , this would be one of the best movies of the year. It's still really really great, and the insane score kind of grows on you as it goes. Denzel is at the top of his game. My favorite Original Song of the year at the end. Train Dreams - 8/10 - It takes a while to grow on you. It might take an hour, it might take 5 days, but it'll eventually hit you like a....train (sorry). It's a beautiful slow burn about appreciating life's fleeting and rare moments of joy. The world keeps going on without you, and that's okay. It's extremely reflective and existential. Beautiful stuff. It did what A Ghost Story did for me a few years ago. Presence - 8/10 - Lucy Liu. No notes. It Was Just An Accident - 8/10 - A lot more humor than I expected. The most impressive longshot of the year with that interrogation scene near the end. Mariam Afshari deserves more attention. And holy fuck does that pin-drop ending hit. There's a few ways you can interpret the ending too which is really cool. The Threesome - 8/10 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie - 8/10 - If you like satirical comedies (like Borat), just do yourself a favor and check it out. You’ll laugh more in the first 30 minutes than in any movie of the past 5 years. I'm Still Here - 8/10 Black Bag - 8/10 Nouvelle Vague - 8/10 - A fun, sweet, breezy, delicate ode to the French New Wave. A movie for movie nerds. Zoey Deutch is a delight and Guillaume Marbeck is one of the year's breakout actors. Left-Handed Girl - 8/10 - A beautiful slice-of-life family drama that’s right up my alley. Wonderful performances from the 2 young leads (their first major roles) and possibly the catchiest theme track of the year. All fans of Sean Baker should check this one out. Nina Ye killed it at the Q&A. Splitsville - 8/10 - Hilarious, sharp, sexy. One of the better recent romantic-comedies (big emphasis on comedy). I laughed more during the first fight sequence than probably any other single scene this year. Advice for any shlubby screenwriters out there: co-writing a sharp, funny screenplay where your romantic interestes are 10/10s like Dakota and Adria is a good move. It Ends - 8/10 - Sometimes you're lucky enough to catch a great movie from a first-time director and you know they'll blow up soon. This is that movie for 2025. The Count of Monte Cristo - 8/10 - You don't get these types of epics much anymore. Really well made and crafted. It's the best Monte Cristo has ever looked on screen. Oh, Hi! - 8/10 Sacramento - 8/10 - Michael Cera, how I've missed you. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning - 8/10 Is This Thing On? - 8/10 - Career-best stuff from Will Arnett. If only Laura Dern's character wasn't so poorly-written and shitty. Great, improv-like scenes in the comedy club. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 8/10 - Doesn't quite reach the peak of the first one, but it's a step up from the 2nd. It's a lot more personal and dark than the other 2, which I really liked, and it keeps the (sometimes-outdated) humor. Fucktoys - 8/10 - It's Anora on mushrooms. It's weird, it's gross, it's got a ton of sex and some violence. It's kind of a modern nasty fairy tale. It's everything you want. Would recommend. Annapurna Sriram is a major talent to watch out for. Urchin - 8/10 - Part Safdie, part Glazer, part Leigh. A really confident and impressive debut film from Harris Dickinson. Harry Dillane is magnetic. Eternity - 8/10 Predator: Badlands - 8/10 A Quiet Place w/ Live Commentary (Re-Release) - 8/10 - This was the first "live commentary" screening I've ever attended. It was with co-writers Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (who also co-directed Heretic), moderated by Josh Malerman (who wrote Bird Box). A very fun screening, very insightful and amusing. Think Mystery Science Theater 3000, but for an actually-good movie. Final Destination: Bloodlines - 8/10 Companion - 8/10 No Other Land - 8/10 - Incredible achievement in documentary filmmaking. almost unfurls like a narrative drama. The only documentary other than 20 Days In Mariupol that's made me want to look away. It's really impressive how angry it makes you but also weaves in beautiful little funny moments of humanity that bring you back down to earth. You would think that "pouring cement down village water wells" was a cartoonish movie-villain move that would never actually happen in real life, but nope, it happens. The Girl with the Needle - 8/10 - Sometimes you just need a Cristian Mungiu-like hit of depression. This filled that hole. 28 Years Later - 8/10 The Long Walk - 8/10 - Not shying away from the brutality/violence is this movie's biggest strength. David Jonsson and Cooper Hoffman are perfect together. It's a very unique post-apocalyptic film, a different feel from the usual YA slop. Mark Hamill is very goofy and bad though. Rough casting there. Sentimental Value - 8/10 - This was a lot better on 2nd watch. In her limited screentime, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas puts in the best supporting performance of the year. She is the heart & soul of this movie. Truly heartbreaking stuff when Renate reads her the monologue at the table. The History of Sound - 8/10 - Shoutout to this movie for introducing me to Silver Dagger, probably the greatest folk song ever. I've had different covers of it playing on repeat since the minute I left the theater. Paul Mescal was amazing in his rendition. Beautiful, Brokeback Mountain-like love story about what could've been and regrets. A House of Dynamite - 8/10 - It's only fair to score this by act: First Act: 10/10 - Movie-of-the-year potential. Thrilling and engaging. I wanted to cry everytime Rebecca Ferguson was on screen. Second Act: 8/10: The greatest TV pilot episode you've ever seen. Greta Lee keeps getting done dirty though. Third Act: 3/10 - What a fumble nooooooooo Kathryn noooooooo. My Mom Jayne - 8/10 Sirat - 8/10 - Sound design that will have your clothes shaking during the rave sequences and have you jump during the (extremely) unexpected death scene(s). A great (but extremely bleak) odyssey through the desert set against the backdrop of the world falling apart. Good shit. She Dances - 8/10 - Whenever Steve and Audrey Zahn are on-screen together, the scenes burst with authenticity and genuineness. The script is sweet, funny when it needs to be, and sometimes brings out a few tears. Really great little family-drama. Hamilton - 8/10 Bring Her Back - 8/10 - Danny and Michael Philippou should be thrown in fucking jail for that scene of the kid chewing on the knife. Sovereign - 8/10 Weapons - 8/10 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - 8/10 - Confession: I had only seen bits and pieces of both Kill Bill movies prior to this. I had an abolute blast. The 2nd half doesn't quite live up to the first though. Avatar: Fire and Ash - 8/10 - Oona Chaplin awoke something in me. i'm now a Varangsexual. Mile End Kicks - 8/10 - Chandler Levack is Canada’s brightest up and coming filmmaker since Xavier Dolan. Pls keep her on your radar. Now she needs to make a movie without an annoyingly-unlikeable lead. Nuremberg - 8/10 - Your dad's pick for Best Picture. I had really low expectations, a 2.5-hour WW2 courtroom drama sounds like Oscar-bait 20 years too late, but a really tight script and perfect pacing kept me thoroughly engaged. It's also the best Russell Crowe performance since...Gladiator? Good stuff. I'm back on the WW2 movie train. Leo Woodall knocks it out of the pack with his monologue too. Out of nowhere. The Naked Gun - 8/10 Twinless - 8/10 Rebuilding - 8/10 - Lowkey family-drama set in the aftermath of a fire that destroys a man's family ranch. Josh O'Connor is outstanding as usual. Eric LaRue - 8/10 The Life of Chuck - 8/10 Frankenstein - 8/10 - It's undoubtedly technically impressive, probably deserves Oscar nominations in most tech categories. The cast and crew is stacked, and it's solid, but there's a major thing keeping it from being truly great/top 25 of the year: an interesting story. It's really good but classic GDT style-over-substance like Crimson Peak. Megadoc - 8/10 - Almost makes up for the actual movie. Almost. The Francis/Shia and Aubrey/Dustin dynamics were really fascinating to watch. Really great doc about the chaos of filmmaking. It's a shame Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel didn't want to be filmed for it, but I can't say I blame them. Jay Kelly - 8/10 Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - 8/10 - Everyone else is wrong, this thing was good. Atlantic City forever. Rosemary's Baby (Re-Release) - 8/10 Hurry Up Tomorrow- 8/10 - Maybe throw me in jail for this but I thought this thing rocked? Part Vox Lux, part Misery, part Good Time. Jenna Ortega absolutely smashes it (wish the whole movie was from her POV tbh) and Keoghan/Abel are pretty solid as well. If you can look over the self indulgence (which is kinda the point) and a bad 5-minute sequence near the end, this is a banger. The score and camework alone make it watchable. Trey Edward Shults fan until the day I die. Together - 8/10 Americana - 8/10 - It does jump the shark a bit near the end when like 45 people die and it becomes a bit unbelievable, but it's a fun Tarantino-like crime story and Sidney Sweeney/Paul Walter Hauser are great together. It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley - 8/10 The Fantastic Four: First Steps - 7/10 The Damned - 7/10 - Claustrophobic period-pieces are my shit. An overlooked January-dump movie that deserves more praise. The Ballad of Wallis Island - 7/10 She Rides Shotgun - 7/10 Christy - 7/10 Roofman 7/10 - A perfectly-solid action-crime-comedy with a stellar Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst. This would've made $200M domestic 20 years ago. It doesn't have the usual emotional devastation that you'd expect from a Derek Cianfrance film, but that's fine. Thunderbolts - 7/10 - Like most people, I'm kinda "over" the Marvel formula, and in general this was a bit more of the same, but Pugh and Harbour commit really hard and keep it very engaging and just-different-enough. It's one of the better recent MCU efforts. I liked Julia Louis-Dreyfus in a Veep-adjacent role. Materialists - 7/10 Dead Man's Wire - 7/10 Rental Family - 7/10 Sisu: Road to Revenge - 7/10 - A nice improvement over the first one, rare for a sequel. Some really impressive kills. Mickey 17 - 7/10 Shin Godzilla (Re-Release) - 7/10 The School Duel - 7/10 Eephus - 7/10 - A local beer league baseball team plays their final game at the local park. Makes you feel nice and fuzzy and warm. Dangerous Animals - 7/10 - Some actors are born for a certain role. Jai Courtney is that actor in this movie. Ballerina - 7/10 Vermiglio - 7/10 Violent Ends - 7/10 Good Fortune - 7/10 - There are some glaring flaws (like Aziz's acting & delivery), but it does a lot of things very well and has a sweet enough ending to keep this pretty good. Keanu's character is a highlight and has a ton of great lines ("I used to be a celestial being and now I'm a chainsmoker", etc) Secret Mall Apartment - 7/10 Blue Moon - 7/10 - Ethan Hawke is outstanding and basically shows off and runs circles around everybody for 100 minutes, but chamber pieces just aren’t reaching “great” level for me recently. Wicked: For Good - 7/10 The Surfer - 7/10 Eleanor the Great - 7/10 - Pure boomer catnip. Your grandma's favorite movie of 2025. June Squibb is a national treasure. Protect her at all costs. Blue Heron - 7/10 - An Officer and a Spy - 7/10 - Polanski still has a bit of juice. Nobody is doing courtroom-dramas like the French recently. California Schemin' - 7/10 - It gets a bit repetitive but it's a solid directorial debut effort from James McAvoy. A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - 7/10 Villes Jacques-Carton - 7/10 - Quebec represent. (weak year for Quebec cinema I'll admit) Normal - 7/10 - If you like John Wick and John Wick-like clone films, you’ll like this. Lots of fun kills. Lots of blood. Good popcorn flick. Not breaking any new ground though. The Ballad of a Small Player - 7/10 - Macau is a sick setting for a film, and I really dug the first hour, a degenerate gambler just digging his own grave, and the score from Volker Bertelmann is a standout of the year, but it loses its way a bit when he dies (or maybe he doesn't? who knows). Also, more Fala Chen please. Jurassic World: Rebirth - 7/10 Superman - 7/10 - There's some funny lines, solid needledrops, and Rachel Brosnahan is great as usual, but it's not enough to make it really pop. Solid movie, another decent entry in the comic book movie category, but it doesn't reinvigorate my enthusiasm for the genre as a whole like I'd hoped it would. Tatami - 7/10 One of Them Days - 7/10 - Katt Williams being the highlight of a movie in the year of our lord 2025 was not on my bingo card. We need more crowd-pleasing comedies like this in theaters. The Seed of the Sacred Fig - 7/10 Fackham Hall - 7/10 - The Trainspotting poster bit was so good. Non-stop bits and easter eggs, a fun time. The Wizard of the Kremlin - 7/10 Caught Stealing - 7/10 - Zoë Kravitz is gone far too soon. I Love LA (TV Series) - 7/10 Fight or Flight - 7/10 - It sequel-baits a bit too hard and the tech-villains are way too cartoony, but some solid kills, great lines/editing, and Josh Hartnett fully committing to the alcoholic, down-on-his-luck assassin bit really keeps it entertaining enough. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - 7/10 Sisters - 7/10 Parthenope - 7/10 - It's a gorgeous-looking movie, I could stare at Celeste Dalla Porta for 10 more hours, and I'm a big Paolo Sorrentino fan but this feels a bit more style-over-substance than his usual output. The Monkey - 7/10 The Luckiest Man in America - 7/10 - When an indie budget is stretched to the limit and puts out a good movie. Terrestrial - 7/10 Two Women - 7/10 Sharp Corner - 7/10 - I watched this dubbed in French so the performances definitely took a hit, but it was a pretty biting look at the pressures of the workplace and family leading to a man's downward spiral. Ben Foster is always solid (even when he's dubbed in French-Canadian). Sweetness - 7/10 Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues - 7/10 - I have still not seen the original, but this was good enough as a standalone. The final performance scene leaves a bit to be desired, but there's enough humorous dialogue to keep it chugging along ("in the daytime, ghosts are just rumors" is my personal favorite". Almost Popular - 7/10 My Dead Friend Zoe - 7/10 I Am Frankelda - 7/10 The Amateur - 7/10 - It's basically Bourne-lite, but they don't make these globe-trotting spy movies enough anymore. I enjoyed it. Torture-by-pollen was a wild move though. On Swift Horses - 7/10 Merrily We Roll Along - 7/10 - As far as theatrical pro-shots go, it's below Waitress & Hamilton. At first the constant cuts are a bit annoying/nauseating, but it works itself out. Radcliffe has one really amazing/impressive song number (during the TV interview), Groff is outstanding throughout. Was not a fan of Lindsay Mendez at all. I wanted a bit more emotionally from the whole thing. The theme song is amazing. Heart Eyes - 7/10 No Other Choice - 7/10 - good but kinda very long, innit? Freaky Tales - 7/10 The Wedding Banquet - 7/10 - Fun little rom-com brought down a bit by rough acting and awkward line/joke delivery from Bowen Yang and the Korean guy. Lily and Kelly carried them big time. Loved the “we have to de-gay the house!!!” bit. Great ending too. (never saw the original) Freakier Friday - 7/10 Rust - 7/10 The Ugly Stepsister - 7/10 Come Closer - 7/10 La Grazia 7/10 - Location scouts for Sorrentino movies need special recognition. The Accountant 2 - 7/10 - The story is a bit overcooked (the X-Men-like school for autistic super-hackers is a crazy turn for this movie to take) and it gets a bit too Sound of Freedom-y, but the Affleck/Bernthal scenes together keep it from falling apart completely. Rise (Short Film) - 7/10 Tornado - 6/10 Inheritance - 6/10 The Housemaid - 6/10 Anemone - 6/10 - [Sean Bean stares in amazement at DDL's performance] x10. There's a few good lines ("god doesn't need undies, cause he's not full of shit like you are", "the explosion was so loud you couldn't hear it"), two amazing DDL monologues, and it looks amazing, but feels kind of empty as a whole. Definitely something missing. Spider & Jessie - 6/10 Orwell: 2+2=5 - 6/10 - Some sequences are truly must-see pieces of documentary filmmaking (like the grilling of the ghoulish tech billionaire fucks and the January 6th bits) but then others are so truly scattered and shoehorned that it disconnects you from the message of the movie. 9/10 potential here if it could get out of its own way. Don't Let's Go to The Dogs Tonight - 6/10 Charlie Harper - 6/10 - A cute story about a highschool sweetheart couple (an aspiring chef and an underachieving alcoholic, classic) that’s shot really great and acted well (othet than the non-existent drunk acting from a supposed alcoholic) but ultimately burdened by a mountain of cliches. Song Sung Blue - 6/10 The Toxic Avenger 6/10 - A Troma film should have more nudity. Let's bring nudity back. Put me down for more nudity. Tron: Ares - 6/10 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - 6/10 Anaconda - 6/10 - One day soon I'll be tired and over and the ironic, meta, big-studio-movie, but today is not one of those days. I had a decent time with this. A The Legend of Bagger Vance reference in 2025 deserves some respect. Death Does Not Exist - 6/10 40 Acres - 6/10 Locked - 6/10 Paddington in Peru - 6/10 Clown In A Cornfield - 6/10 Captain America: Brave New World - 6/10 - Adding this to the never-ending list of good-but-forgettable comic book movies. The genre is stale as hell. Wolf Man - 6/10 - Really liked the POV switches, sound design, and creature design, but the rest is by-the-numbers horror flick. Drop - 6/10 Blood for Dracula (Re-Release) - 6/10 Taylor Swift - The Official Release Party of a Showgirl - 6/10 - The lyric video stuff was whatever/boring/filler but I really liked the behind-the-scenes look at the making of the Ophelia music video. I could’ve watched an entire doc of Taylor directing that video. Great song too. And the closing song rocked too. Fanny - 6/10 Find Your Friends - 6/10 All Her Fault (TV Series) - 6/10 Fairyland - 6/10 A Nice Indian Boy - 6/10 Eddington - 6/10 - There's some interesting stuff in here, but overall kind of a mess. That's been Ari Aster's vibe recently. A Minecraft Movie - 6/10 To Kill A Wolf - 6/10 Keeper - 6/10 Waltzing with Brando - 6/10 - Billy Zane is super convincing as Marlon Brando. The rest is forgettable. Re-Animator (Re-Release) - 6/10 Opus - 6/10 - John Malkovich could not have been more horribly miscast. There's a good cult movie hidden in here somewhere, but Ayo by herself couldn't bring it out. Needed some more passes at rewrites. Grand Theft Hamlet - 6/10 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera - 6/10 Novocaine - 6/10 Barcelona (Re-Release) - 6/10 The Roses - 6/10 - This was a Dollar Tree Marriage Story. Very tonally-uneven. Kate McKinnon is distractingly-bad. Cumberbatch and Colman work well enough together to keep it watchable but it's kinda messy. IT: Welcome to Derry (TV Series) - 6/10 Modern Whore - 6/10 100 Nights of Hero - 6/10 Ick - 6/10 Algiers - 6/10 Everything's Going to Be Great - 6/10 - I really wish Bryan Cranston didn't die early on in the movie. His character and charisma really kept this afloat at first. It mostly fall flats after he's gone, except a few sweet moments. Weirdly over-religious vibes to the movie. Angel Studios was probably close to landing this one. Abraham's Boys - 6/10 I Know What You Did Last Summer - 6/10 - Worth seeing for the Nicole Kidman AMC intro reference alone. Death of a Unicorn - 6/10 Clorofilla - 6/10 I Don't Understand You - 6/10 On Becoming A Guinea Fowl - 6/10 - It's hard to think of a more recent ending that's so unsatisfying. It's good until that. Fuck those last 5 minutes. Allen Sunshine - 6/10 Night of the Demons (Re-Release) - 6/10 La Gloria - 6/10 The Legend of Ochi - 6/10 - It's a gorgeous movie and very Wes Anderson-coded, but too childish to make a real impact. If I'm honest, Helena Zengel should've just spoken German (with subtitles) instead of intelligible English. Cleaner - 6/10 Bonjour, Tristesse - Lily McInerny is outstanding, one of my picks for "breakout" performances of the year, and I'm a sucker for a sun-drenched Mediterranean setting, but Chloë Sevigny is just so bad and sinks the rest of the performances. Love Machine (Short Film) - 6/10 The Shrouds - 6/10 Mermaid - 6/10 - With 20-25 minutes shaved off, this could've been great. It captures some of the gross underbelly of Florida that not a lot of movies can (The Florida Project being the best example), but it's dragged down by bad performances and a plot that's too dragged out. I wanted it to end at least 5 times. Dog of God - 6/10 Trust - 6/10 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - 5/10 - It loses a lot of the charm of the first 2 films. Dead of Winter - 5/10 The Friend - 5/10 Him - 5/10 Somnium - 5/10 Hard Truths - 5/10 Borderline - 5.7 - Full disclosure: I saw this in a theater but left about halfway because I saw a big ass rat crawling through the aisle (2nd time I've ever seen one in a theater. Other time was in 2019 for The Best of Enemies). That's gonna be a no from me, dawg. Finished the rest at home. All that being said, Samara Weaving is good but she can only do so much to carry a weak story. Hunting Daze - 5/10 The Chronology of Water- 5/10 - A completely incomprehensible first-45-minutes (by design I guess?), but Imogen poots puts in one of the most daring & brave performances in a while. A huge huge swing by Kristen Stewart for a directorial debut. Sometimes it hits, sometimes it misses hard. www.rachelormont.com - 5/10 - This movie is fucking disgusting. I'm pretty sure real-life misdemeanors/felonies were actually committed during the filming (seriously). But it's just weird and funny enough (especially during the meta, audience-speaking portion) to keep you locked in. A wild ride that I wouldn't take again but that I'm happy to have taken off of the bucket list. Honey, Don't! - 5/10 - "My left or your left?", "We're facing the same way" is one of the year's best exchanges, and there's a few of those gems, but ultimately this is one of the most disjointed movies involving A-list talent I've ever seen (looking at you, Amsterdam). Too much going on, some really awful performances (Charlie Day, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans). Only Margaret Qualley showed up. She rocks. Swiped - 5/10 - We have The Social Network at home. Bone Lake - 5/10 Black Phone 2 - 5/10 - There should be a law capping Blumhouse horrors at 95 minutes. Big drop-off from the first one. Madelaine McGraw was fantastic though. The Woman in the Yard - 5/10 Seven Veils - 5/10 M3gan 2.0 - 5/10 - I've gotta admit that there's a lot of really solid & memorable one-liners in here, but this movie really needed an R-rating and 25 minutes less of runtime. Fuze - 5/10 Now You See Me Now You Don't - 5/10 The Running Man - 5/10 - Edgar no :( Ella McCay - 5/10 - There's some truly baffling stuff going on in this movie (30-year old Ema MacKey unconvincingly playing a 15-year old for a part of the movie being one of them), but I love James L. Brooks too much to give it a lower score. #EllaMcCayChallenge Sketch - 5/10 The Well - 5/10 Queens of the Dead - 5/10 Unmoored - 5/10 Last Breath - 5/10 Mr. Blake at Your Service! - 5/10 Hedda - 5/10 - Aside from the solid costume and set design (and a few moments when I was reminded of Babylon), this was a pretty nothing-movie with a confusing plot and extremely unlikeable characters. The Virgin of Quarry Lake - 5/10 - Visually striking but much too slow. Mr. Melvin - 5/10 Armand - 5/10 The Bearded Girl - 5//10 Karate Kid: Legends - 5/10 Test Screening - 5/10 Sounds of Glass (Short Film) - 5/10 Invention - 5/10 The Penguin Lessons - 5/10 Another Simple Favor - 4/10 - This might be the most overcooked script of the year. There's just so much going on, you can't keep track of any character motivations, and it just throws in twists for the sake of twists. The original was fine, this was not good. Good Boy - 4/10 Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage Fueled Karma - 4/10 Hot Milk - 4/10 - There's something good hidden in here, but it's irritating as hell. The Room Next Door - 4/10 - All of the bad of Almadovar (clunky dialogue, overly-melodramatic, etc), with none of the good. Boring as well Sister Midnight - 4/10 The Devil’s Bride - 4/10 After the Hunt- 4/10 - ??????????????? Snow White - 4/10 - I think Rachel Zegler is great. Whenever she wasn't on screen, I didn't care. Disney live-action remakes have to start caring a lot more about what they're putting out there. The returns are diminishing big time. Of Dogs and Men - 4/10 Shelby Oaks - 4/10 Nobody 2 - 4/10 - I never want to see Sharon Stone in anything ever again. Take the Oscar nomination away. Wish You Were Here - 4//10 The Baltimorons - 4/10 Die My Love - 4/10 - Shoutout to John Prine. The Carpenter's Son - 4/10 Dust Bunny - 4/10 The Rule of Jenny Penn - 4/10 - Painfully repetitive. Enough lens-flare-induced-blindness to probably qualify for a class action lawsuit. Flight Risk - 4/10 Anniversary - 4/10 - About as subtle as brick to the temple. Jesus christ. Ash - 4/10 Reflection in a Dead Diamond - 4/10 - Zzz... Apostasy Blues - 4/10 The Christophers - 4/10 - A very rare Soderbergh L. Such a bore. Did not help that I couldn't understand a single word Ian McKellen was saying and that Michaela Coel was horribly miscast. The G - 4/10 Rosemead - 4/10 Teacher's Pet - 4/10 - Coming to a Tubi near you soon. Ex-Husbands - 4/10 The Unholy Trinity - 4/10 - Bland RedBox (RIP) fodder. Samuel L. Jackson surprisingly cares so that kept it from a rock-bottom score. Away with the Fairies (Short Film) - 4/10 Atom & Void (Short Film) - 4/10 Eastern Western - 3/10 Cujo (Re-Release) - 3/10 - Had not seen it before, and I can still tell you it hasn't aged well. Awful. High Rollers - 3/10 Auction - 3/10 - There aren't many things in life more pretentious than art-related French films. The Thing With Feathers - 3/10 - Man this was a rough watch. The Home - 3/10 Thank You, Places! - 3/10 - A valiant effort by a local theater group to shoot & produce a movie during the height of COVID but I could've seen anything else and been more entertained. One Big Happy Family - 3/10 Homebound - 3/10 Good American Family (TV Series) - 3/10 The Story of Three Sisters (Short Film) - 3/10 First Rites (Short Film) - 3/10 Love Hurts - 2/10 - If I had a gun with two bullets and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Love Hurts, I would shoot Love Hurts twice. Kiss of the Spider Woman - 2/10 - I really enjoyed the 12-minute sequence of Diego Luna graphically and aggressively shitting himself (3 feet away from a toilet for some reason by the way?) while the lead character wipes it all up, that was super cool and cinematic and necessary. This movie was hot ass, in more ways than one. Extremely overhyped out of Sundance, there's one every year. Deserved flop. One of the few times a year I walk out of a movie theater angry. Nobody Wants to Shoot a Woman - 2/10 - Amateur hour. The worst Goodfellas rip-off you've ever seen. If you told me this was originally a Youtube short from 2008, I would believe you. The Verdict - 1/10 - The filmmakers should honestly be ashamed for submitting and screening this unfinished soap-opera-masquerading-as-a-film. The festival progammers should be ashamed for programming it and charging people for it. I should be ashamed for staying the entire 100 minutes. Shame all around, really. Nobody wins here. It’s like if a group of blind preschoolers decided to remake Anatomy of a Fall. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 - 0/10 - I thought Netflix’s truly-apocalyptical purchase of Warner Bros was the worst thing to happen to theatrical moviegoing in a hundred years, but then I saw Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. Theater Distribution by Venue/Chain: AMC - 103 Regal - 58 Cinemark - 7 Cineplex - 3 VIP - 3 Landmark - 2 Silverspot - 2 Independent/Festival/Other - 112 (Bill Cosford Cinema, Cinema Centre-Ville, Cinema du Musee, Cinema Paradiso, Classic Gateway, Coral Gables Art Cinema, Enzian Theater, Hall Theater, IFC Center, Lightbox Theater, Lucas Theater, Miami Theater Center, Movies of Delray, Olympia Theater, Princess of Wales, Roy Thomson Hall, Royal Alexandra, Salle J.A. DeSeve, Savor Cinema, SCAD Museum of Art, Scotiabank Theater, Tampa Theater, Trustees Theater) Theater Visits by Month: https://i.imgur.com/JxMd5Qt.jpeg January: 19 February: 11 March: 27 + 1 Re-Release (Barcelona) April: 37 + 1 TV Series (Good American Family) + 1 Re-Release (Rosemary's Baby) May: 17 June: 15 + 1 Re-Release (Brokeback Mountain) July: 24 + 6 Short Films (Atom & Void, Sounds of Glass, First Rites, The Story of Three Sisters, Love Machine, Away with the Fairies) August: 23 + 5 Re-Releases (Re-Animator, A Quiet Place, Cujo, Night of the Demons, Shin Godzilla) September: 43 + 2 Rewatches (One Battle After Another x2) October: 24 + 2 TV Series (IT: Welcome to Derry, I Love LA) + 1 Short (Rise) + 1 Release (Blood for Dracula) + 12 Re-Watches (One Battle After Another x3, Nouvelle Vague, Sinners, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, The Testament of Ann Lee, Highest 2 Lowest, Hamnet, The Life of Chuck, Him, Twinless) November: 16 + 1 TV Series (All Her Fault) + 1 Re-Watch (Sentimental Value) December: 15 + 2 Re-Watches (Hamnet, One Battle After Another) Theater Visits by Day of the Week: https://i.imgur.com/wD0Tsx6.jpeg Monday - 16 Tuesday - 28 Wednesday - 32 Thursday - 53 Friday - 57 Saturday - 65 Sunday - 39 Notable Missed Movies: https://i.imgur.com/42reKIv.jpeg Cast/Crew/Filmmaker Q&As/Appearances: https://i.imgur.com/5kl6qWn.jpeg Favorite Performances: https://i.imgur.com/mf6Bren.jpeg Past Rankings: 2018 (162 Movies) 2019 (192 Movies) 2020 (44 Movies) 2021 (86 Movies) 2022 (270 Movies) 2023 (325 Movies) 2024 (298 movies) Please support your local movie theater. Go alone. Go with others. Buy popcorn. Sneak in snacks. Go on a Discount Tuesday. Disconnect for 2 hours and watch a movie on the biggest screen possible. Don't let corporate greed and stockholder profits destroy a hundred years of laughs, tears, and communal joy. See you at the movies in 2026 :) submitted by /u/BunyipPouch to r/movies [link] [comments]

Hello fellow hikers! I’m taking a one-year sabbatical and planning out some bucket list hikes to make the most of this special time. I’m 28 and will be doing most of these treks with my girlfriend — we’re both fairly active and love being out in nature. So far, we’ve shortlisted a few big ones: - AV1 in the Dolomites (Summer 2026) - Machu Picchu - O Circuit in Patagonia - The Highlands in Scotland We’d love to hear what hikes you consider unforgettable — whether it’s a multi-day trek, a hidden gem, or something with jaw-dropping scenery. Open to hikes all over the world! Thanks in advance for sharing your favorites — we’re excited to hear from this amazing community! submitted by /u/Arsenal4Lyf123 to r/hiking [link] [comments]

UNOFFICIAL MEGATHREAD About a long time ago, I made a post that summarized the current announced projects, leaks, and rumors tied to Xbox Game Studios, Zenimax, Activision, and Blizzard. I return to you all now at the turn of the tide to give you all an updated thread just before the Xbox 2025 Showcase. Preface: I am not including every Xbox to X,Y,Z platform rumor. I am but a man. Jez Corden reports exclusivity will long term be "the exception not the rule." So just assume that. There are a lot of internal studios and a lot of external deals. I am not covering every Game Pass deal or 3rd party release in this post. If I have missed anything let me know and I will update it as I can. Xbox Game Studios: Halo Studios: Formerly 343i. Currently working on post launch content for Halo: Infinite, and multiple new Halo games in Unreal Engine 5 likely including a non-direct sequel to Halo Infinite and Remake of Halo CE. They are also overseeing potential projects for Halo outside of the studio which may include a multiplayer Project Ekur at Certain Affinity which spawned out of the now canceled Project Tatanka. The Coalition: Main project of the Studio is Gears of War: E-Day. This was confirmed to be People Can Fly's Project Maverick deal with Xbox where they are serving as a support studio. The next release for the studio is Gears of War: Reloaded, a free upgrade for Gears of War Ultimate Edition, due out August 26th, 2025 for XSX|S, PC, and PS5. Compulsion Games: Recently released South of Midnight. Next project is unknown. Double Fine: It is unknown exactly what Tim Schafer will do next. They have previously teased to be working on multiple projects (at least 2) in Double Fine PsychOdyssey, their documentary series. Project Kiln was a rumored to be a codename for one of them but credible sourcing is lacking. The Initiative: They are currently working on the Reboot of Perfect Dark. Crystal Dynamics is also helping with development of the title. Certain Affinity helped in the development of the game, specifically weapons and levels dropping off when Crystal Dynamics signed on. inXile Entertainment: This studio is working on 2 projects, one in full development. One is in pre-production, and one is in full production. The game in full production is named Clockwork Revolution code-named Project Cobalt originally rumored by Jez Corden and is confirmed to be releasing in Unreal Engine 5 There is also a rumor that another title inXile is working on is an Existing IP. Mojang Studios: Currently working on the 1.21.6 Chase the Skies update for Minecraft releasing at some point in June 2025. In 2020 Mojang had rebranded in 2020 and stated that they want to develop new games and experiences in addition to Minecraft across their multiple global offices. A sequel to Minecraft Dungeons, codenamed: Project Spicewood, is rumored to be in development. Ninja Theory: Currently working on a PS5 port of Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 set to release Summer of 2025 and the smaller scale Project: Mara. Project: Mara "will be a real-world and grounded representation of true mental terror" and "will be based heavily on research, interviews, and firsthand accounts to recreate the horrors of the mind as accurately and believably as possible." In addition, Ninja Theory announced the establishment of a research and development effort dealing with mental health, dubbed The Insight Project. The Insight Project builds upon and continues the co-operation between Ninja Theory and Paul Fletcher, a University of Cambridge psychiatrist and professor of health neuroscience who had consulted the studio on Hellblade. With The Insight Project, Ninja Theory plans to build smaller games to "help people identify and control negative emotions". Obsidian Entertainment: Currently working on post launch content for Avowed and getting ready for the launch of Outer Worlds 2 in Fall of 2025, which will have its own Direct after the Xbox 2025 June Showcase. According to Jez, Obsidian is "targeting 7 games in 7 years," with Outer Worlds 2 we will have gotten 4 of them. Playground Games: Currently working on post launch content for Forza Horizon 5 and the Fable reboot which was delayed to 2026 Rare: Currently developing new content for Sea of Thieves. They are also developing a new IP called Everwild though not much is known about it other than some cinematic shots. It has been rebooted multiple times according to Andy Robinson. Turn 10: Maintaining a next gen revision of the Forza Tech engine and post launch content for Forza Motorsport. Undead Labs: Currently developing State of Decay 3. Opened a new Orlando Florida location to support State of Decay 3 and other Xbox Game Studio projects which also confirmed SoD3 is moving to Unreal 5. A rumor from Art Station had a 2027 though Jez Corden said this was incorrect information World's Edge: While World's Edge does not develop games internally, they manage external partners who are developing content for the Age Of series. They are currently directing the development for content in Age of Empires 2 DE, Age of Empires 4, and Age of Mythology Retold the last of which has a second expansion coming. Xbox Global Publishing These are games developed by external studios and published by Xbox Global Publishing Confirmed Global Publishing Projects Contraband by Avalanche Game Studios: Originally meant to launch in 2023, no new information since its reveal in 2021. Also known as Project Typhoon. Ara: History Untold by Oxide Interactive ** originally, now **Stardock: Originally leaked as Project Indus by Jez Corden, the game is a 4X strategy game similar to Civilizations. This game released in 2024 but is expected to eventually get a console release. OD by Kojima Productions: Announced at Xbox and Bethesda's 2022 Showcase. Rumored originally by Jeff Grubb. They had signed a letter of intent and hired Kim Swift to help with Cloud Game production. Was named at The Video Game Awards in 2023 with many parallels to PT present. Towerborne by Stoic Studio: Originally leaked as Project Belfry. The game is a cross between an ARPG and a Castle Crashers style game. Currently in Game Preview Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 by Asobo Studio: A new version of the flight simulation game the expands upon the technologies implemented in the 2020 release. Receiving ongoing updates. Ninja Gaiden 4 is being published by Xbox and co developed between Platinum Games and Team Ninja and is set to release Fall of 2025. Rumored Global Publishing Projects Project Shaolin by Brass Lion Entertainment: Said to be an Anime Art style ARPG with Wu Tang Clan involved for music. Killer Instinct by Unknown (maybe Bandai Namco): Rumored to be in development to some capacity by Shpeshal Nick. Jez Corden has heard similar rumors and added the Bandai Namco piece. Unknown if this was conflated with the 10th Anniversary Update or something different entirely. Project Suerte by Certain Affinity: Rumored by Jeff Grubb on Grubsnaxs (a premium Giant Bomb show, linked is a VGC summary). Backed up by Jez Corden. Project Fantasy, originally Project Dragon by IO Interactive: Said to be a MMO Lite shared world medieval RPG with a 10 Year plan. Xbox may no longer be involved. Unknown Title (but likely Spyro 4) by Toys for Bob: is in development with a now independent Toys for Bob. Untitled Game by HundredStar Games Untitled Game by Panche Studios. Xbox Said to Have Secured Deal With Assassin’s Creed’s Creator’s Studio, Panache Digital, for New Unreal Engine 5 Game Additionally, Microsoft announced a new publishing division for Xbox at GDC 2022, Xbox Game Studios Publishing for Cloud Gaming. This division is working to create "cloud-native" games for the Xbox ecosystem. The division is headed by Kim Swift. Bethesda Softworks Arkane Studios: is currently working on Blade. They may be developing DLC or a sequel to Deathloop as the voice actors were still working as the characters after launch. Dishonored 3 also appeared during the Xbox vs FTC leak. They also maintain the Void Engine. Bethesda Game Studios: Between their Rockville, Austin, Dallas, and Montreal offices they are currently working on extended content for Fallout 76, post launch content for Starfield, Elder Scrolls Castles, Creation Engine 2, and The Elder Scrolls VI. The IP Spy Team was also registered within the studio. Castles is believed to be Project Wormwood previously leaked by Shpeshal Nick. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remaster was released and co-developed primarily by Virtuous Games and is receiving post launch updates. Starfield was stated to be receiving yearly expansions by Todd Howard. id Software: Currently maintaining development on their id Tech 7 Engine as well as Doom: The Dark Ages and its DLCs. originally leaked as Doom Zero Year & DLCs which were listed among the major document leak though. MachineGames: Currently working on the Expansion Indiana Jones game for LucasFilm Games. Details about it are unknown as is a time. Also rumored to be working on Wolfenstein 3 though Pete Hines implied that it may not happen before Indiana Jones. Project Platinum a competitive CSGO-like FPC shooter was said to be in development at MachineGames by Jeff Gerstman : Was listed among games in the major document leak. May be canceled. Wolfenstein 3 may be in development. Zenimax Online Studios: Currently continuing support of Elder Scrolls: Online - Gold Road. Based on job listings, they seemingly have at least two unannounced projects in development. They seemingly opened a new studio in Wisconsin as well (in addition to their Maryland and Austin locations). In April 2023 they acquired Nemesys Games, renaming it to Zenimax Hungary. It is likely Project Kestrel and Expansion are the codenames for their next project as Zenimax noted the difference between expansions and DLCs in their major document leak. Activision Currently Activision most of its studios working on Call of Duty Projects according to reports. As such this section is going to break down the multiple confirmed and rumored Call of Duty projects. Phil Spencer has discussed wanting to bring back a few IP post acquisition finalization. It should be noted that any studio not directly associated with a title is likely supporting other studios. Boby Kotic recently teased at a potential revival for Guitar Hero in a strange internal all hands on interview hosted by James Corden. Activision Shanghai Beenox in Québec City Demonware Digital Legends Entertainment High Moon Studios Infinity Ward Radical Entertainment Raven Software Sledgehammer Games Solid State Treyarch Call of Duty Projects: Call of Duty Warzone 2 by Raven Software Call of Duty Mobile by TiMi Studio Group (external): Support for the existing Call of Duty Mobile title. Call of Duty - 2025 appears to be sequel to Call of Duty Black Ops 2 with a larger zombie map than Transit and Wall running added to Omnimovement. Call of Duty - 2026 according to TheGhostOfHope is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 and is set in the Koreas. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 is set to release on July 11th. Tony Hawk wants to get the Underground games re-released too. Infinity Ward was hiring for a yet to be announced RPG game in 2022. Elsewhere Entertainment was announced in 2024 to be working on an all new narrative based franchise. The studio has existed since at least 2022 and the game with have some form of multiplayer. Currently Call of Duty is planned to remain multiplatform for at a minimum 10 years, expanded to Nintendo Systems, and be licensed to multiple cloud services including Bloosteroid, Ubitus and GeForce Now. According to a report from Bloomberg (IGN linked because of to Paywall), the Microsoft Acquisition is making them reconsider the annual release of their Call of Duty titles though Call of Duty games are planned through 2027. Phil Spencer wants to see Raven Software's Hexen return. Blizzard World of Warcraft: Currently supporting the MMO as well as developing new expansions Midnight and The Last Titan. Hearthstone is receiving ongoing updates. Overwatch 2 is receiving ongoing updates. Diablo III is looping through combinations of its old seasons. Diablo IV has ongoing seasons and a second expansion planned for 2026. Diablo Immortal is receiving ongoing updates. Heroes of the Storm is receiving minor ongoing updates. A Star Craft Shooter is reportedly once again being incubated at Blizzard according to Jason Schreier. Blizzard was also receiving pitches from multiple external developers including NCSoft, Nexon, Netmarble, and Krafton. to develop and publish (in Asia) games based off of the Star Craft IP. There is a "strong desire" to bring back StarCraft within Microsoft according to their very own Sarah Bond. King King is one of the largest mobile developers in the world with their largest game being Candy Crush. More about them can be found here). Projects from Unknown Sources Project Velvet by Unknown: Nothing is known about this project outside of the codename at this time. Multiple Disney IPs: Rumor that they have more than just Indiana Jones from Disney in Development can be found here. Ori 3 by Unknown not Moon Studios This may be false as Thomas Mahler has stated Microsoft has reached out to him recently about making a 3rd entry. Licensed Game by Unknown Zenimax Studio: Leaked in the massive court document leak, a licensed game that isn't Indiana Jones is in development within Zenimax. Shpeshal Nick believes it is under the Disney banner.. Fallout 3 Remaster by Unknown (Likely Virtuous Games): Mentioned in the mega document leak. Meantioned as far away (2-3 years) by NateTheHate2 Project Ubu by Uknown Zenimax Studio: Was listed among games in the major document leak. Project Wanderer by Uknown Zenimax Studio: Was listed among games in the major document leak. External Adaptations and Ongoing Partnerships A Fallout Season 2 and 3 is launching on Amazon Prime Video being written and produced by Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan of Westworld fame. No time frame is known. Netflix greenlit a Ground television series Netflix greenlit a Gears of War animated television series and a Gears of War live action movie. Netflix announced a Minecraft TV Show. Backwards Compatibility The backwards compatibility team underneath the Xbox Project Management section led by Jason Ronald has multiple ongoing services: Xbox (OG) and Xbox 360 backwards compatibility. This project is still ongoing according to Jason Ronald however is is not high on the list of priorities due to difficulty with licensing and patching older content (games require a patch from their respective holders). As of November 2021, there are no more plans to add any new games because of the above constraints after a last drop. An internal team was founded by Sarah Bond to push game preservation and availability. Xbox/Activision has partnered with Ant Online to make over 100 (currently 50) old Activision/Sierra Online games available through their service and via Game Pass. A spokesperson for Hasbro is hopeful the Transformers games can be relicensed after the acquisition initially claiming the code was lost by Activision which ATVI initially declined to comment on then refuted leading to some to be hopeful that Xbox may reopen its Backwards Compatibility program for Activision Blizzard titles that are missing due to licensing. Two Transformers Games received updated ratings in Australia in 2024 leading some to believe there may be progress on this. Shpeshal Nick has reported that Xbox is looking into getting Marvel games relicensed from Activision, at least Deadpool and** Marvel Ultimate Alliance.** Hardware From the document leak: Project Brooklin - Xbox Series X Refresh: Moving to an all-digital format with no physical disc drive, doubling the internal SSD storage to 2TB, swing the front-facing USB Type-A port for a more modern USB Type-C port with Power Delivery support (potentially indicating greater accessory support and faster controller charging), Wi-Fi 6E radio for lower latency, improved performance, and reduced interference, Bluetooth 5.2 radio for improved accessory support and greater stability, Project Ellenwood - Series S Refresh: A Wi-Fi 6E radio for lower latency, improved performance, and reduced interference, A Bluetooth 5.2 radio for improved accessory support and greater stability Project Sebile - The New Xbox Controller: controller can seamlessly pair and connect to the cloud. It also will feature haptic feedback, an accelerometer gyro, quieter buttons, modular thumb sticks, a rechargeable and swappable battery, and the ability to wake just by being picked up Project Actium - Elite Controller: Sebile Features added Project Zarasai**: "Luxury Controller" Project Parkview: Revision of the Xbox Wireless Headset There are also many references to their next generation of hardware expanding upon multiple SKUs, cloud support, digital emphasis, Zen 6ARM CPU with Navi 5 GPU. The Xbox handheld device planned to launch with the next generation console to the Xbox Series line has been put on hold to focus on Windows 11 optimization especially for handheld PCs such as the ASUS partnered Project Kennan and to focus on the main next gen console. May receive updated controller listings with Project Igraine to support the new Sebille Controllers submitted by /u/Crusader3456 to r/GamingLeaksAndRumours [link] [comments]