{"id":2044,"date":"2026-02-03T20:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:28:46","slug":"the-prestige-of-portions-power-and-bladder-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=2044","title":{"rendered":"The Prestige of Portions, Power and Bladder Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-2.png?resize=192%2C256&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2048\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>(NNTN) &#8211; Not Necessarily The News<\/strong>, where reality is gently stirred and served up hot enough to burn the roof of your mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>\ud83c\udf0e <\/strong>In <strong>politics &amp; power<\/strong>, things got back to normal by being weird again (so\u2026 normal). Treasury Secretary <strong>Janet Yellen<\/strong> again warned that Americans are feeling \u201ceconomically anxious\u201d and asked if they have not tried looking checking their bank apps? which maybe code speak for look for that imaginary stimulus checks it\u2019s in the mail, wink. Financial experts then forecasted that doing math in the grocery aisle will become the new norm as bacon prices began to soar. Meanwhile, <strong>French President Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou<\/strong> (yes, new guy energy) promised fiscal responsibility, a phrase last heard during the pilot episode of <em>Mind Your Damn Business<\/em> and sounds bold yet impressive until you remember <em>Succession<\/em> taught us rich people say that right before buying another multimillion-dollar yacht. Over in Silicon Valley things were not looking good, <strong>Sam Altman<\/strong> was spotted talking about \u201cAI alignment,\u201d at the Midas brake shop which may sound reassuring to some until your toaster starts interrogating you on your non gluten free bread options between toasting sessions. Markets reacted by doing what they do best: absolutely nothing, but nervously switching to ordering from Whole Foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Sam Altman<\/strong> was spotted talking about \u201cAI alignment,\u201d at the Midas brake shop which may sound reassuring to some until your toaster starts interrogating you on your non gluten free bread options between toasting sessions. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf <\/strong>In <strong>tech &amp; culture<\/strong>, streaming platforms announced new price tiers that somehow cost more while offering less, a move analysts are calling \u201cbold\u201d and viewers are calling \u201cpiracy-adjacent.\u201d <strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> did not release an album this week, which alone caused mild tremors on social media, and Swifties to spiral harder than the ending of <em>Lost<\/em>, meanwhile <strong>Christopher Nolan<\/strong> will be reminding everyone that movies should be seen and experienced in theaters\u2014preferably three hours long allowing for simultaneous testing of the limits and endurance of the human bladder, all while the people behind you gorge on popcorn loud enough to rattle you in your seat. TikTok trends make as much sense as a now a pizza delivery ad that states \u201c30 minutes or it\u2019s free\u201d, but when it arrives last roughly as long as a fresh pizza slice at a writers\u2019 room table, or a pack of hungry piranhas devouring a fresh cut of beef which is maxing out at about nine seconds currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, in <strong>science, money, and vibes<\/strong>, economists at the <strong>OECD<\/strong> suggested global productivity could improve if people started smoking cigars and drinking scotch this would lead to them feeling less burned out, a recommendation workers received while replying to emails at 11:47 p.m. on their third cup of coffee shuffling around aimlessly like background extras in <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>. Climate researchers quietly noted January weather is still \u201cnot normal,\u201d while big brands and restaurants, not to name drop, WalMart, McDonald&#8217;s rolled out \u201cvalue-sized\u201d products that are visibly smaller even to Stevie Wonder, taste artificial, ask Shark Man, look plasticky, made in China, then prepackaged and delivered by AI drones, like a magic trick no one asked for cue up the Prestige. As always, experts can always agree on one thing or at least we can: grab a slice, pass the popcorn, and remember\u2014this may not be the news, but it\u2019s definitely what it <em>feels<\/em> like. \ud83c\udf55\ud83c\udf7f<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Altman was spotted talking about \u201cAI alignment,\u201d at the Midas brake shop which may sound reassuring to some until your toaster starts interrogating you on your non gluten free bread options between toasting sessions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-scaled.png?fit=1617%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgXSPI-wY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1636,"url":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=1636","url_meta":{"origin":2044,"position":0},"title":"Serious Suits, Hope, Heartbreak &amp; Stand-Up","author":"admin","date":"January 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"(NNTN) - \ud83c\udf0d World Stage World leaders met again to discuss \u201cglobal cooperation,\u201d which translated to Joe Biden saying \u201cfolks\u201d a lot, Emmanuel Macron looking like he wandered in from a cologne commercial, and Xi Jinping calmly reminding everyone that patience is power\u2014while holding the biggest bowl of popcorn in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Not Necessarily the News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Not Necessarily the News","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-15.png?fit=455%2C249&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1499,"url":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=1499","url_meta":{"origin":2044,"position":1},"title":"Biden Bust Scoreboard Sequel Antics While Asleep","author":"admin","date":"January 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Elon Musk tweeted something vague involving AI, free speech, and possibly Mars, causing tech stocks to react like Hammy the squirrel highly caffeinated","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Not Necessarily the News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Not Necessarily the News","link":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-13.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1617,"url":"https:\/\/pizzanpopcorn.com\/?p=1617","url_meta":{"origin":2044,"position":2},"title":"Not Necessarily the News","author":"admin","date":"January 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"When real-world news starts feeling like a vibe killing marathon sponsored by chaos, mischief-makers, dimwits, and the occasional full-time scallywag, make this your exit ramp. 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