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Pygmalion, I think, except that the statue's name is Galatea which translates to "she who is milk-white" because she's carved out of ivory, lol. George Bernard Shaw wrote a play called Pygmalion about this dickhead linguist who takes a bet that he can pass off this Cockney flower girl he met as a duchess by teaching her "proper English" and uses her as a domestic servant in the meantime. But once that happens, she bails and leaves him to go live her own life without him. Anyway, here's hoping all of the chatbot girlfriends develop sentience and abandon these sadsacks
I've never seen or heard about any evidence that they actually do, which makes the West's stance on their nuclear program even more frustrating
Both film versions of Solaris, though for vastly different reasons. Lem's original novel is super dry and hard sci fi, like most of Lem's work, which isn't my favorite kind of sci fi. Both films really delve into the fascinating psychological questions of the situation Kelvin finds himself in. The Tarkovsky version is the best, unsurprisingly, since Tarkovsky is the GOAT, but I also really enjoy the Soderbergh version with George Clooney. The latter is hollywoodized compared to the Soviet version, but still is a really interesting and gorgeous movie
Me when I'm 8 and I throw up in the middle of the night and stagger into my parents' room to let them know
IF YOU'RE IN LINE TO MAKE A JOKE ABOUT TRUMP GETTING CONVICTED, STAY IN LINE
That's just what a bot would say 
There's the annoying stereotype you sometimes see where people are like "Oh, Stalin wasn't smart, he was a brute who only rose to power through violence and coercion" b/c when you read anything he wrote, he shows a clear understanding of his subject by making very careful, easy to follow arguments that explain the concepts he talks about concisely. Obviously you gotta hand it to the kind Vladimir Ilyich but for me Stalin might actually be more enjoyable to read
I guess climate science is her wheelhouse and not public health...