There’s a lot to master for neo-pros and Docker’s book is a manual for newcomers making their way in the peloton. This could mean a niche readership even if they’d do well to read it but reading the advice and anecdotes is of wider interest as it touches on tactics and other skills that sofa spectators can enjoy.

Big Trouble in Little China (also in known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 American fantasy martial arts action-comedy film directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun and James Hong.

The film tells the story of truck driver Jack Burton (Russell), who helps his friend Wang Chi (Dun) rescue Wang's green-eyed fiancée from bandits in San Francisco's Chinatown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Trouble_in_Little_China

Stage 6 of the Tour should be a calm day on the bike, with only 163 kilometers to race, mostly completely flat with a finale into Dijon. A small fourth category ascent early in the day, but after that it is just an old-school Tour day where there is nothing to keep an eye on besides the final sprint.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17201791

John Carpenter's inspiration for Big Trouble in Little China

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zu_Warriors_from_the_Magic_Mountain

Bird Box is a 2018 American post-apocalyptic horror thriller film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Eric Heisserer, based on the 2014 novel by Josh Malerman. The film follows the character Malorie Hayes, played by Sandra Bullock, as she tries to protect herself and two children.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_Box_(film)

Peas be with you all

Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American action thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. The film was written by David Dalessandro, John Heffernan, and Sebastian Gutierrez and follows the events of dozens of venomous snakes being released on a passenger plane in an attempt to kill a trial witness.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakes_on_a_Plane

Five mercenaries travel to an uncharted planet in search of a rare mineral that could replenish Earth's dying sun. They encounter a creature that is far more dangerous than anything they've ever seen before.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dawnseeker

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (titled onscreen as simply Glass Onion) is a 2022 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman.

It is a standalone sequel to the 2019 film Knives Out, and the second installment in Knives Out film series.

The movie stars Daniel Craig reprising his role as master detective Benoit Blanc as he takes on a new case revolving around tech billionaire Miles Bron (played by Edward Norton) and his closest friends. The ensemble cast also includes Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_Onion:_A_Knives_Out_Mystery

Not the Sean Penn movie.

A contaminated man (Wings Hauser) is hired to rescue a big shot's kidnapped daughter (Pamela Ludwig) in the post-plague future.

I remember asking this years ago on r***** but I'll ask again because I think this is a fun topic. Every sport has them - what are the unwritten rules of pro cycling?

Any answer would be great, but I also want to ask about something I just saw. Is there a rule among cyclists about intermediate sprints that you can try for points, but not very hard? I see mid-range pushing at these things and I always wonder why at least one rider doesn't just go all out to get the points.