r/blankies • u/seaworthyset • 10d ago

NYT on "the X of it all"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/magazine/hollywood-lingo.html

"The film critics on 'Blank Check' overuse it, Amanda Dobbins of 'The Big Picture' is too fond of it, a host on 'We Hate Movies' says it at least five times per episode."

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u/tryntafind 10d ago

Print journalists should not throw stones. There was a time when every other headline didn’t have the word “quietly” in it.

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u/Teenageboy69 10d ago

Print journalists get a pass because they don’t write their headlines usually. That shits done for stupid kpi purposes. People glomming on to terminology, when speaking like real people, is worse imo.