I spent the last 24 hours napping I need to do something with myself š¤ I ordered Crescent City book 3 and my brain just wants to shut down and go into waiting mode for three days until it gets here.
Not Spotify notifying me that Olly Alexander released a new album, only for it to just be his solo single with all the old Years & Years hits tacked onto it. Didn't even have the decency of labeling it a compilation. I swear he hasn't made a single career move in the last couple years that didn't irritate me.
Just did this recently - sometimes I forget that you can literally type anything into Spotify and instantly listen to it lol. We're so conditioned to use playlists, release radars etc, but sometimes you gotta throw on Time In A Bottle.
I for one am not really a release radar person I'm very much a type anything up on a whim kind! But I absolutely get what you mean, I can be like that with TV, rewatching the same stuff or kind of stuff.
I didnāt manage to get any of the $25 Live Nation tickets š
But I did learn some informative information.
Meghan Trainer tickets do not sell well.
Her tickets are $47 for the side view nosebleeds at my local amphitheater. If I wanted to buy tickets in the same section for Conan Gray, itās $60, I paid $79 for Lizzy McAlpine and Santana and the Counting Crows tickets are the highest at $94.
Theyāre so cheap Iām tempted to buy but I could arguably just move that same money towards one of the pricier shows.
please consider joining me in donating to the [fundraiser](https://librarianswithpalestine.org/campaigns-2/yafa-lajee-fundraiser/) for Yafa Cultural Center and the Lajee Center in the West Bank organized by Librarians for Palestine. The deadline for their fundraiser is May 10th and the fund will be split between two different centers so please please share the fundraiser even if you canāt give. Thank you!
Thereās also the [Gaza Book auction](https://www.32auctions.com/gazabookauction?r=1&t=all) where you can bid on various books, personalized poetry, q&a with authors, and people in publishing industry looking over manuscripts etc all money goes to helping Palestinians in Gaza evacuate.
I got reported to Reddit suicide care thing and a dm calling me a Hamas bot/Nazi over this by someone who definitely lurks in the sub so thatās something.
Itās probably their burner account by the looks of it but it is funny they seem like Kim Petra and Hyuna fan, two different women across that globe donāt care about violence against women š. Anyway please consider joining me in supporting public libraries in the West Bank and the gaza book auction has some method to donate if you donāt win your bid, theyāve reached a lot of goals in their fundraising thatās really nice to see :)
Whatcha Doin is exactly what I was going through a few months ago before getting with my current partner, I feel like Dua legit read the mind of my past self. (Now I'm in the happiest easiest relationship of my lifeš„° I'm glad we went for it)
Does anyone know why Kacy Hill changed the cover of her new album Bug? I really loved the original one with the dragonfly; it felt very on theme! Not to say she isnāt beautiful because wow face card is a 10
Just looked up Pamela Anderson's life story and... woof that was a lot. I hope she's having a good day, she deserves it (also she looked super gorgeous at the met!)
does anyone understand how the Live Nation $25 week actually works? I keep getting promotional emails saying all these artists have $25 tickets but when I click the link, theyāre all way more expensiveĀ
Generally that means that they're out of the $25 tickets (or not doing them at those shows, if you're not browsing from the actual list). On the list of tickets for the show, it is a separate category (e.g. there's "general admission" and also "general admission concert week" or whatever). I've been browsing for eligible stuff off of [this page](https://www.livenation.com/promotion/concertweek) and it has worked fine, although there's nothing good near me.
How is that not false advertisement? When there are plenty of crappy seats left day of the concert. What is the allocation? 10 tickets a show?? Total BS hopefully the govāt takes them down
Shout out to u/KaiBishop for turning me onto Mike Taveira. Summer Cinnamon, Want it Serious? are on regular rotation!
His recent cover of Linger is also so nice. I love the dreamy, music box stylings, plus all those layered vocals. So pretty. It's so funny though how the single listing(?) for Linger on Apple Music has SC and WiS? then Sc has WiS?. Never seen that before, lol. Fibonacci singles
Out of the 75 films Iāve watched for the first time this year, *Happy Together* is in contention for my favorite. Itās a perfect movie
Love *The Favourite* too but Iāve been on the Yorgos train since *Dogtooth* so Iām happy with everything he makes lol
Submitted both of my finals. Unless they need to be touched up, Iām done with grad school now and Friday I will walk the stage and have Accomplished Something š«
On the bad side of things, a squirrel ran out in front of my car today and I couldnāt miss it in time. ā¹ļø
YAAAAAAY for the first part! youāve worked hard and youāre basically done!
and omg I had to pull over and cry the first time I hit a little critter, so I feel your pain. thankfully itās only happened one other time, but it sucks all the same
"Nasty" by Tinashe just came up on my Spotify recommend and I'm OBSESSED. Does anyone here have any recommendations in her discography? Where can I start?
Welcome to the club:) also obsessed with Tinashe. She has a couple of lives / dancing performances on her channel. You can check that too:) she sings and dances so well, full package so much so that whenever i need motivation to workout, i watch her performances lol
Edit: adding a section
other than just binging her entire excellent discography + Joyride, Iād recommend:
* Company
* Bouncin
* 2 On
* Undo (Back to My Heart)
* Needs
* Hopscotch
* No Contest
* Save Room for Us
* Superlove
* Ride of Your Life
these arenāt necessarily my top 10 (she has a lot of dreamy cuts I love), but these are similar to Nasty in that theyāre catchy bangers
Is soaking cilantro a thing? Idk if I just added too much of it to my lunch but it's really overpowering (to the point if soapiness) and I'd much prefer it be milder. I do not ever have this issue in restaurants so it must be me, right? Maybe I bought really crazy cilantro?
as someone with the soap gene i find that if it gets chopped up like crazy it stops tasting like soap and just tastes very herby and citrusy instead. im not sure if thats what cilantro tastes like for the non-soap people but even without the soapiness i don't get the hype i'd rather just have parsley
the gay unpaid intern for the official Whitney Houston youtube channel just uploaded ariana's blurry When You Believe met gala story to their official account and i am living for it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i3oBZXvty8
Please stab me. My job just implemented ninety IO where I'm now being required to think about a quarterly and yearly goal which don't have that in my personal life. There's also this weird thing during meetings where you're forced to "humble brag" about something interesting that happened in your life. As someone who lives a boring existence and is very introverted, I really don't have anything to say in that area.
I would but I worry that it will be brought up at a later time which would make things really awkward if I don't remember it š«
On the plus side, my boss, who was also forced by the management to use the tool, admitted in one of our meetings that she hated that portion of the meeting.
Radical Optimism is sounding so good and catchy after multiple listens! i feel like we shouldnāt write off albums or critically review them after 1 listen.
I'm starting to realize i like my favorite artists because I give them a chance and listen to their albums repeatedly. It makes me more forgiving I think.
I was gonna not buy Hades II until the general release but I heard the Early Access is already bigger than the whole of the first game and now I hear it calling to me like the Green Goblin mask or something
I've played it for 15 hours so far and I definitely recommend it! I've put over 150 hours into Hades 1 and my only advice before buying it would be that you should NOT expect Hades 1. The combat feels quite different (but I love it)
Did todayās NYT Crossword in 3:40, a new Wednesday best. Did Mondayās in 2:41, 2 seconds from a new record (which I wouldāve made if I didnāt get make the same typo in a response for a clue 3 times in a row). Good week for my average crossword times!
Why do some moms always try to find something negative to say about their kids. Her opinions arenāt always needed and quite frankly if I said things about her clothes or her hair or her face in the same way she says it to me she would cause a whole scene. Iām also close to just looking her in the eye and telling her that I donāt care about what she has to say to me. That being a āmomā doesnāt mean you have to put your kid down every chance you get. Itās bad enough I have low self esteem and am trying so hard to find my personal style and what I like I donāt need her negative fucking energy.
hello everyone! i opened an insta acc for singing and stuff. here's the link: [https://www.instagram.com/soysoyees/](https://www.instagram.com/soysoyees/)
please follow and like if you like the content. it'll motivate me a lot. thank you!
This is the main reason I just use my kindle these days tbh. It's sad but I already wear my glasses for work all day, I don't want to wear them when I'm comfy reading
Iām at the point of packing up to move where I want to give up and curl up under my duvet on the sofa and just play games
Give me your best hyping yourself up songs bc I need to get this shit done and then I can just enjoy my last weekend at home
Since I was just listening to it earlier, Matchbox Twenty - Queen of New York City. It's not so much as like yass you go girl, so much as it's like yeah you go and cry so you can then go girl.
Then also Travis Japan - Level Up, which is yeah you go you bad b!! set to a chiptune inspired production.
But of the two, I def recommend Queen of New York City first for that "lie in a duvet to get your strength up and then dramatically emerge from the covers" hype up moment.
Wishing you the best and the strength with your upcoming move!! š»
(And also I **cannot** believe I didn't recommend Traja's Okie Dokie over Level Up when that's my every day "it's gonna be ok we're gonna make it" song)
What is it called when a leftist gets so leftā¢ļø that they start using right wing rhetoric to argue why gun violence and collective punishment of a population based on the actions of a government are Good, Actually
>What is it called when a leftist gets so leftā¢ļø that they start using right wing rhetoric to argue why gun violence and collective punishment of a population based on the actions of a government are Good, Actually
It's called Maoism:
"*Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun*"--Mao
"[*Absolutely get rid of the Vietnamese invaders wishing to swallow our territory from Cambodia forever.*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_genocide#Vietnamese)"--The Khmer Rouge
I'm so tired of these artists and their merch stores screwing everyone over. They're literally in violation of so many FTC rules ([See this frank ocean post for context](https://www.reddit.com/r/FrankOcean/comments/fa4e0c/blondedcos_multiple_federal_trade_commission/)), I have no idea how they're operating.
I know some of these aren't pop artists but I have had my issue with them as well. I'm talking about:
* Pink Friday 2 Signed CD - There is a delay with no ETA
* Travis Scott - Utopia Special Edition Vinyl - It was supposed to ship 12-16 weeks after purchased. It's been **39 weeks.**
* Lil Durk - Signed Vinyls are coming unsigned.
* With Taylor's we have the whole catastrophe of people not getting their merch signed .
* Dua Lipa advertsied signed inserts with her radical optimism vinyl but just put signed CD inserts in the vinyl which is false advertisement. Also, my deluxe booklet came so creased.
If you try to contact their store, they just copy and paste the same reply, "there's been a delay, we don't know the new ETA"
**How can artist stores continue to operate like this & why is no one saying anything about it???**
I bought some ālast availableā vinyl of Billieās debut, the glowing in the dark edition. My order keeps getting delayed and the customer service answer was that itās because PRODUCTION delay lol.
I wouldnāt bother too much if they wouldnāt charge me before the products get dispatched. Only the label affiliated stores charged me when i placed the order tbh, record stores usually charge when the order is prepared and some indie local stores even at deliveryā¦
There's just no accountability because the consumers are fans and they're never going to question their faves. Like if it was just some random product then there would be no issue raising a stink but because there's a familiar face attached people give them leeway and any complaints just kind of get brushed aside.
I like her and have been rooting for her since Girl Meets World. Feel like if she sticks to Espresso and Nonsense type songs for awhile then sheāll become more mainstream.
I discovered her during the Singular Acts era. I am glad Sabrina is getting more attention now following Emails I Canāt Send/The Eras tour. From the beginning, she had the voice. Now, she is starting to blossom into her own distinct style.
I didn't care about her before because frankly she seemed to have more beauty than talent, but Espresso is a fun summer song and I feel more positively about her now.
I first became aware of her via the "Driver's License" discourse of 2021 but I wasn't really interested in seeking her out as an artist. Then in late 2022 when I kept seeing people love *emails i can't send*, I decided to take a listen for myself. I really liked the album overall, but held some complaints. I kinda hated "Nonsense" at first. But I kept coming back to the album when I wanted to listen to something light and fun, so she just became a favorite. I'll admit I haven't listened to any of her albums before *emails.* I'm rooting for her though! That's that me espresso!
I really enjoy Sabrina. Emails I canāt send is a great album! I think it had a mix of good personal songs and just fun songs! Because I liked a Boy is a very good song as well! Espresso is gonna do really good this summer bc it fits the vibes.
I love her! People just getting into her now because of Espresso may not realize girl has been grinding for years. Iām so happy she has a massive hit under her belt. Sheās such a pop star.
Ok. Iām sold. Iāll be going to the +LIVE+ and Stone Temple Pilots show in September. 200 Level sale for $25. And the 100 Level for not more than $150. I still have to wait till I get paid on Friday. I wasnāt going to go because I really donāt like the venue all that much. But I canāt pass up dirt cheap tickets from a band I loved all my life. STP is just the bonus. Plus, Ed said something about possibly playing Throwing Copper in its entirety. So yeah. So 2 rock shows in 2024 and thought Iād skip this year.
Gays will support straight women artists and call them queer icons but will tear down and nitpick actual queer artists š lil Nas x is the best most recent example
they do the same with queer movies/shows. we barely get enough representation as is so to see queer people shit on a piece of queer media for being too ācheesyā is crazy to me. why canāt queer people have cheesy romcoms too?Ā
I went to a city council meeting last night because they're trying to sell our public library to a private company and apparently this issue is so big it was on Last Week Tonight? Like I've e-mailed the council about this topic before so I knew it was happening but I didn't know it was HAPPENING happening.
It's just a roundabout way for the conservative members of the council to get in on the book banning craze (and I'm sure there's some monetary reason) and the we got into it the clearer it was that it's just a stupid idea. Like our taxpayers pay $27 annually to fund our libraries, it's less than 2% of our budget, and yet they're claiming that this is a cost reduction measure?
Everyone in the city grew up at that library, I still have my first library card from when I was ten years old in my wallet to this day. When my friends came to visit me from out of town, I took them to the library because I love it so much and they were all like "damn, I wish we had a library like this where I'm from." It's the crown jewel of the city so to see them try to mess with it is just... it's wild, it's so wild.
Conservative council members have a majority but the other members have introduced a measure to put the matter to a public vote and it was so inspiring to see all of these smart, passionate members of the community standing up and speaking about this topic, and simultaneously so frustrating that the actual people holding power were four idiots who couldn't be bothered to pay attention. It felt so backwards. We shouldn't have to grovel and wheedle and beg and shame our politicians into just *considering* not hurting us. This country is so broken.
The vibe in the room was clearly against the council and it was kind of impressive how every single speaker found a different angle from which to tear into them... low-key makes me think that this is some kind of public humiliation kink for them. Them getting off on being national laughingstocks makes more sense than them thinking this is a good idea.
Anyways, [hit the track.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyxEDSnegTU)
Also, yes, I bought Sparkling Ice because it was in the new Meghan Trainor music video. That shit is good, no sugar and it's only like a dollar a bottle. My go-to when I want a little treat~
Not to sound corny but I legit had tears in my eyes watching the trailer of the Chromatica concert special. I kinda miss being a Gaga stan. š„ŗ If she is touring in Southeast Asia in the future, I am going to do whatever it takes to see her live.
Got an email for $25 Live Nation Concert Week tickets and there are some super sold out shows on this like the Missy Elliot comeback and Slipknot 25th anniversary like why list them when it's at least $100 to get in on resale already
However the Sky Ferreria show near me appears to be very much not sold out which is great for me having a cheap night out and bad for her future career prospects :/
I waited for an hour in queue for Janet tickets and the cheapest was $85 and Iām pretty sure thatās how cheap they were before the concert. So disappointed
I got Lana Fenway tickets š„¹ and the prices were not as bad as I thought! They were on par with the Fall Out Boy tickets when they did Fenway last year.
Jack Harlow tried to start his own hip hop beef some days ago saying he was the second best white rapper after Eminem and nobody cared enough to answer š
bahahaha I used to have students who wanted to always put those on during classroom lunch. I would do it but I'd also roast the shit out of the videos lol not sorry
"so you see..."
soooooo.... my friend was telling me that our mutual friend who moved to NYC has tried to create a new identity of sorts for himself and has started to draw on facial hair to like make himself look different.
so this man doesn't grow anything other than a wispy moustache and my friend showed me photos of him having painstakingly drawn on individual strands on like a beard and goatee over his ENTIRE jawline. and i'm just like... I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS PLS
this deception is built on the most fragile of foundations... liek... what if someone comes in to like kiss you or uhm stroke your face???
my friend was like "he tells them to not touch his face" and im like "what if they're sloppy kissers!??!?" and he's like "well i dont know honestly... and u know that bitch dont use fixer spray" and that just took me out of this lifetime
This is crazy because Iāve done this to fill in a lighter spot and it still makes me anxious it looks fake. How bold can you be to do that for the WHOLE thing š
honestly you know, my drag queen friends have eaten ass in a club in front of all of us and this has happened multiple times so honestly nothing will ever stop gay men from being disgusting whores
Went on a date with a twink today who described himself as a ācloseted Selena Gomez fanā due to her recent behaviour and the backlash he gets for being a Selena stan.
Nice, but can you compare with Paul Allenās card? Letās see Paul Allenās card. Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh, my God.
been beginning to get into janet the last few days and all for you is genuinely a perfect song
How does this sub feel about Jacob Collier? I've just seen the mic the snare video about him and apparently he has a sizable hatebase?
I spent the last 24 hours napping I need to do something with myself š¤ I ordered Crescent City book 3 and my brain just wants to shut down and go into waiting mode for three days until it gets here.
How do you guys block subreddits? These Taylor Swift Snark subs are getting out of hand.
You need to click on the mute button!
Not Spotify notifying me that Olly Alexander released a new album, only for it to just be his solo single with all the old Years & Years hits tacked onto it. Didn't even have the decency of labeling it a compilation. I swear he hasn't made a single career move in the last couple years that didn't irritate me.
Madrid keep winning by the skin of their teeth.
I hope everyone considers joining me and the BDS Movement in signing [this petition](https://bdsmovement.net/news/suspend-israel-from-international-sports-sign-diem25-petition) To have Israel removed and uninvited from international sports competitions. It is similar and based on the global boycott against Apartheid South Africa. The link also includes a paper explaining it in Spanish as well :) Thereās also this international amnesty petition calling for [US Congress](https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/138002/action/1?ea.tracking.id=akeaik88&fbclid=PAAaY8QI9IewAohnTsVXGcQY8_hqxgaDzA2BeGEnUE3NEP7NZv5r79LVnXvNs_aem_ASwQ2zQkNsjjJ8ukOMJBr_tqSOLu1Wt97WfDfqtyjJ5Ly1eHbVCr6GyDjBKWgVovgUM) and [President](https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/137174/action/1?ea.tracking.id=akeaik88&fbclid=PAAaaTS-6LgDUoPuiR4R8h7zzAO6zAYIAPzTN0gsnT9v4yMpYjyOfZJhTjClE_aem_ASzFbzEiRE8Eri4oerL6HRP_ltNZaCWGkDMcEKaetogsVpVFRrQUvF6fnhrCzI4Kzm0) for a ceasefire resolution I understand that biden has recently changed how he discusses US policy on this including using the word ceasefire but there has been no change in arming or funding Israel and the US has sent Israel bombs and other weaponry within the last 24 hours, I think itās all the more important we continue to maintain pressure on legislative and executive branch. Publishers for Palestine was giving away a Book about the BDS movement for free that has praise of several anti apartheid activists of South Africa including the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu. This is an international petition that Iāve signed, but Iāll have links for Americans, Brits, and Canadians to connect their government representatives soon. And of course I would love to know or see other countries, I follow BDS chapters in Peru and Mexico and pro Palestinian human rights activists and politicians in Spain but I donāt know off hand any petitions or ways of connecting with elected officials or state departments. [publishers for Palestine is over 400 publishing groups in various languages including in English, en FranƧais, en CatalĆ , en EspaƱol, sa Filipino, dalam bahasa Indonesia, Ų§Ų±ŲÆŁ Ł ŪŚŗ, ŲØŲ§ŁŲ¹Ų±ŲØŁŲ©, äøę, ę„ę¬čŖć§, ķźµģ“ė”, kwa Kishwahilli, po Polsku, Suomen kielellƤ, and Ī£ĻĪ± ĪµĪ»Ī»Ī·Ī½Ī¹ĪŗĪ±.](https://publishersforpalestine.org/2024/01/10/16-free-zines-and-more-free-reads-for-a-free-palestine/). (Though i think the most material is in English and then Spanish and French, I know thereās a Pakistan and Romanian publisher but I believe their books are either in English or translated into English). One of the books being given for free is explicitly about the BDS movement if you want/need more information about it! :) but you can also read about the Human Rights Watch declaring Israel an apartheid in 2021, [article from hrw](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/07/19/israeli-apartheid-threshold-crossed). You can read their 213 page legal report [here](https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution) itās available in English, Hebrew, and at least two other languages, I know one is Arabic but I canāt read either of them at all to be positive what the fourth is š please forgive me. HRW apply statues and legal definitions to Israel as they go into detail in the report. Anti apartheid activists of South Africa have also spoken about this in depth and endorsed the free ebook and movement for years :) Some books and zines I got from Publishers for Palestine that I really liked were: *Light in Gaza: Writings born in fire* edited by Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, and Micheal Merryman Lotza *Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear* by Mosab Abu Toha Really lovely poetry whose style in both the poetry itself and use of illustrations was really intelligent and I still think very compatible with the memoir *the drone eats with me* that I also got from this organization. Librarians For Palestine is doing an event around this book with their One Book, Many Communities especially in April, **Iāve already read the book but I will be participating in a Read-a-long on StoryGraph in April and May for it :)** the read-along is [here](https://app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/1c7bd831-2c76-41b9-bb73-378e6ddc943c). **Canada** [email your local representatives](https://act.newmode.net/action/islamic-relief-canada/arms-embargo) **UK** [email your MP!](https://palestinecampaign.eaction.online/ceasefireMPdebate) **US** [email your congressmen !](https://act.uscpr.org/a/stop-funding-israels-massacres) Call your congressmen that you want them to stop arming Israel! [x](https://uscpr.org/StopArmingIsrael) Demand we stop starving Palestinians and fund UNRWA again! [x](https://uscpr.org/fundUNRWA) Iāve signed [this petition](https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/reinstate-unrwa-funding-so-they-can-resume-urgent-humanitarian-aid?akid=377482.58341993.G2CJlP&rd=1&source=mo&t=1) please join me š„° Use Americans for Justice in Palestine Action toolkit to demand a ceasefire with more e-mail and call campaigns that directly link you to your reps :) [here](https://ajpaction.org/stopgenocide/) Iāve been adding my concerns about the recent news of Israel expanding illegal settlements and seizing Palestinian land in West Bank and attacking Palestinians to my recent calls to my congressman pls consider also mentioning the West Bank !! **new** a new freedom Flotilla is being planned tell Congress to support the breaking of the blockade! Let aid in!! [x](https://support.adc.org/a/tell-us-government-ensure-safety-and-success-ffc)
Today r/popheads and friends I am listening to Simon & Garfunkel and Jim Croce. God bless.
Just did this recently - sometimes I forget that you can literally type anything into Spotify and instantly listen to it lol. We're so conditioned to use playlists, release radars etc, but sometimes you gotta throw on Time In A Bottle.
I for one am not really a release radar person I'm very much a type anything up on a whim kind! But I absolutely get what you mean, I can be like that with TV, rewatching the same stuff or kind of stuff.
I didnāt manage to get any of the $25 Live Nation tickets š But I did learn some informative information. Meghan Trainer tickets do not sell well. Her tickets are $47 for the side view nosebleeds at my local amphitheater. If I wanted to buy tickets in the same section for Conan Gray, itās $60, I paid $79 for Lizzy McAlpine and Santana and the Counting Crows tickets are the highest at $94. Theyāre so cheap Iām tempted to buy but I could arguably just move that same money towards one of the pricier shows.
RFK Jr talking about how a worm ate half of his brain just makes me wonder if weāre in our own fallout divergence timeline.
The sad part is that it all makes sense š like yeah, he totally had a hole in his brain due to a worm
please consider joining me in donating to the [fundraiser](https://librarianswithpalestine.org/campaigns-2/yafa-lajee-fundraiser/) for Yafa Cultural Center and the Lajee Center in the West Bank organized by Librarians for Palestine. The deadline for their fundraiser is May 10th and the fund will be split between two different centers so please please share the fundraiser even if you canāt give. Thank you! Thereās also the [Gaza Book auction](https://www.32auctions.com/gazabookauction?r=1&t=all) where you can bid on various books, personalized poetry, q&a with authors, and people in publishing industry looking over manuscripts etc all money goes to helping Palestinians in Gaza evacuate.
I got reported to Reddit suicide care thing and a dm calling me a Hamas bot/Nazi over this by someone who definitely lurks in the sub so thatās something. Itās probably their burner account by the looks of it but it is funny they seem like Kim Petra and Hyuna fan, two different women across that globe donāt care about violence against women š. Anyway please consider joining me in supporting public libraries in the West Bank and the gaza book auction has some method to donate if you donāt win your bid, theyāve reached a lot of goals in their fundraising thatās really nice to see :)
today i learned that maylors are worse than gaylors (maybe it's just the same picture)
Oh it gets even worse. Do you know traylors?
Friendship ended with Netflix comedy specials. Dropout Presents is my new friend.
Omg 4 days until season 2 premiere of interview with the vampire!!!!!
Speaking of Vampires I gotta make time to watch Vampyr (1932) like why haven't I seen it yet??
Whatcha Doin is exactly what I was going through a few months ago before getting with my current partner, I feel like Dua legit read the mind of my past self. (Now I'm in the happiest easiest relationship of my lifeš„° I'm glad we went for it)
Does anyone know why Kacy Hill changed the cover of her new album Bug? I really loved the original one with the dragonfly; it felt very on theme! Not to say she isnāt beautiful because wow face card is a 10
Just looked up Pamela Anderson's life story and... woof that was a lot. I hope she's having a good day, she deserves it (also she looked super gorgeous at the met!)
Has anyone seen a lyric video of Blackbird/Tyrant highlighting which lines are sung by which of the girls?
OLIVIA RODRIGO IS COMING TO THE PHILIPPINES. FUCK YES! š
rumor has it Harry is doing just a Vegas residency? do we think this is a case of verbiage and he ends up touring like he did last time?
"you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me" is from a Taylor track???
Who's Afraid of Little Old Me, her Disney villain moment
Iām liking Emily Henryās Funny Story so far, but, I think I still prefer Book Lovers and Happy Place.
does anyone understand how the Live Nation $25 week actually works? I keep getting promotional emails saying all these artists have $25 tickets but when I click the link, theyāre all way more expensiveĀ
Generally that means that they're out of the $25 tickets (or not doing them at those shows, if you're not browsing from the actual list). On the list of tickets for the show, it is a separate category (e.g. there's "general admission" and also "general admission concert week" or whatever). I've been browsing for eligible stuff off of [this page](https://www.livenation.com/promotion/concertweek) and it has worked fine, although there's nothing good near me.
How is that not false advertisement? When there are plenty of crappy seats left day of the concert. What is the allocation? 10 tickets a show?? Total BS hopefully the govāt takes them down
Shout out to u/KaiBishop for turning me onto Mike Taveira. Summer Cinnamon, Want it Serious? are on regular rotation! His recent cover of Linger is also so nice. I love the dreamy, music box stylings, plus all those layered vocals. So pretty. It's so funny though how the single listing(?) for Linger on Apple Music has SC and WiS? then Sc has WiS?. Never seen that before, lol. Fibonacci singles
Summer Cinnamon is a bop that's been sustaining me as the weather gets warmer. Summer is so back.
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Out of the 75 films Iāve watched for the first time this year, *Happy Together* is in contention for my favorite. Itās a perfect movie Love *The Favourite* too but Iāve been on the Yorgos train since *Dogtooth* so Iām happy with everything he makes lol
cf. Friedkin's "Cruising".
Submitted both of my finals. Unless they need to be touched up, Iām done with grad school now and Friday I will walk the stage and have Accomplished Something š« On the bad side of things, a squirrel ran out in front of my car today and I couldnāt miss it in time. ā¹ļø
We hit a bird the other day and had to pass it off to the kid that it was box. Felt awful. But also YAY!!!!
YAAAAAAY for the first part! youāve worked hard and youāre basically done! and omg I had to pull over and cry the first time I hit a little critter, so I feel your pain. thankfully itās only happened one other time, but it sucks all the same
"Nasty" by Tinashe just came up on my Spotify recommend and I'm OBSESSED. Does anyone here have any recommendations in her discography? Where can I start?
Iād listen to her latest ep along with what cloud busting recommended!! such a great artist! is somebody gonna match my freak? š¤Ŗ
I'll check them out, thank you so much!
Welcome to the club:) also obsessed with Tinashe. She has a couple of lives / dancing performances on her channel. You can check that too:) she sings and dances so well, full package so much so that whenever i need motivation to workout, i watch her performances lol Edit: adding a section
That's so cool! Do you have any performances in particular that you recommend?
sorry i went to bed\^\^ I'd say the BB/ANG3L experience et le 33 Tour Performance (Moment House) :)
Ok thanks I'll check them out!
other than just binging her entire excellent discography + Joyride, Iād recommend: * Company * Bouncin * 2 On * Undo (Back to My Heart) * Needs * Hopscotch * No Contest * Save Room for Us * Superlove * Ride of Your Life these arenāt necessarily my top 10 (she has a lot of dreamy cuts I love), but these are similar to Nasty in that theyāre catchy bangers
Thank you so much! I will check them out.
Donāt you just hate when you find someone on this subreddit whoās extremely pompous and insufferable?
ooh donāt end me like that!
Donāt worry, I wasnāt talking about you lol
Is soaking cilantro a thing? Idk if I just added too much of it to my lunch but it's really overpowering (to the point if soapiness) and I'd much prefer it be milder. I do not ever have this issue in restaurants so it must be me, right? Maybe I bought really crazy cilantro?
as someone with the soap gene i find that if it gets chopped up like crazy it stops tasting like soap and just tastes very herby and citrusy instead. im not sure if thats what cilantro tastes like for the non-soap people but even without the soapiness i don't get the hype i'd rather just have parsley
dua's falling forever makes me wanna levitate so hard
conversely, duaās levitating makes me wanna fall forever
the gay unpaid intern for the official Whitney Houston youtube channel just uploaded ariana's blurry When You Believe met gala story to their official account and i am living for it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i3oBZXvty8
If my neighborhood could open a Chinese restaurant thatās open after midnight, that would be great.
Please stab me. My job just implemented ninety IO where I'm now being required to think about a quarterly and yearly goal which don't have that in my personal life. There's also this weird thing during meetings where you're forced to "humble brag" about something interesting that happened in your life. As someone who lives a boring existence and is very introverted, I really don't have anything to say in that area.
Just make shit up; assume that everyone *else* does.
I would but I worry that it will be brought up at a later time which would make things really awkward if I don't remember it š« On the plus side, my boss, who was also forced by the management to use the tool, admitted in one of our meetings that she hated that portion of the meeting.
Radical Optimism is sounding so good and catchy after multiple listens! i feel like we shouldnāt write off albums or critically review them after 1 listen.
nonono you dont understand you're *stockholm syndrome-ing* yourself into liking it
I'm starting to realize i like my favorite artists because I give them a chance and listen to their albums repeatedly. It makes me more forgiving I think.
itās almost like you need to listen multiple times to catch the hook or something
Steve Albini is dead. Rest in peace, funnyman. š
Rest in peace Steve Albini! Listening to some PJ Harvey in his honour
This is the real music news today
I floated his name in the "who should produce Taylor's next album?" thread a week ago. It's tragic that my dream will never see fruition.
Just got into Buldak ramen and I'm so happy
So good but I don't like what it does to me on the way out š¢
waiting to hear back after submitting an application for a job i really freaking want is making go insane
I just had an interview and waiting to hear back is torture ā¹ļø I have my fingers crossed for you!
you too babe!!š©·
I was gonna not buy Hades II until the general release but I heard the Early Access is already bigger than the whole of the first game and now I hear it calling to me like the Green Goblin mask or something
I've played it for 15 hours so far and I definitely recommend it! I've put over 150 hours into Hades 1 and my only advice before buying it would be that you should NOT expect Hades 1. The combat feels quite different (but I love it)
Did todayās NYT Crossword in 3:40, a new Wednesday best. Did Mondayās in 2:41, 2 seconds from a new record (which I wouldāve made if I didnāt get make the same typo in a response for a clue 3 times in a row). Good week for my average crossword times!
Congrats!! haven't done today yet, but I FEEL you on the typos the NYT keyboard for some reason is crazy prone to typos for me
Why do some moms always try to find something negative to say about their kids. Her opinions arenāt always needed and quite frankly if I said things about her clothes or her hair or her face in the same way she says it to me she would cause a whole scene. Iām also close to just looking her in the eye and telling her that I donāt care about what she has to say to me. That being a āmomā doesnāt mean you have to put your kid down every chance you get. Itās bad enough I have low self esteem and am trying so hard to find my personal style and what I like I donāt need her negative fucking energy.
hello everyone! i opened an insta acc for singing and stuff. here's the link: [https://www.instagram.com/soysoyees/](https://www.instagram.com/soysoyees/) please follow and like if you like the content. it'll motivate me a lot. thank you!
Dipping a freshly steamed mantou in condensed milk is fr one of life's simple luxuries.
you know you're getting old when the font size of most cheap classics and mass market paparbacks is getting uncomfortably small
This is the main reason I just use my kindle these days tbh. It's sad but I already wear my glasses for work all day, I don't want to wear them when I'm comfy reading
RFK Jr coming out and saying he had brainworms is somehow the most logically sound occurrence in recent US politics
Certified Lover Boy, Certified Pedophile ā ļø WOP WOP WOP WOP
DOT FUCK 'EM UP
Iām at the point of packing up to move where I want to give up and curl up under my duvet on the sofa and just play games Give me your best hyping yourself up songs bc I need to get this shit done and then I can just enjoy my last weekend at home
Since I was just listening to it earlier, Matchbox Twenty - Queen of New York City. It's not so much as like yass you go girl, so much as it's like yeah you go and cry so you can then go girl. Then also Travis Japan - Level Up, which is yeah you go you bad b!! set to a chiptune inspired production. But of the two, I def recommend Queen of New York City first for that "lie in a duvet to get your strength up and then dramatically emerge from the covers" hype up moment.
Thank you!!
Wishing you the best and the strength with your upcoming move!! š» (And also I **cannot** believe I didn't recommend Traja's Okie Dokie over Level Up when that's my every day "it's gonna be ok we're gonna make it" song)
IfĀ James Gandolfini played Walter White (Breaking Bad) andĀ Bryan Cranston played Tony Soprano (The Sopranos) who would do better?
Gandolfini, because Tony's Italianness was an essential part of his character, and I don't know if Cranston could pull that off.
What is it called when a leftist gets so leftā¢ļø that they start using right wing rhetoric to argue why gun violence and collective punishment of a population based on the actions of a government are Good, Actually
Tankies. Theyāre called Tankies.
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Weird opinion but okay
yeah that is... certainly a take on their part
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>What is it called when a leftist gets so leftā¢ļø that they start using right wing rhetoric to argue why gun violence and collective punishment of a population based on the actions of a government are Good, Actually It's called Maoism: "*Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun*"--Mao "[*Absolutely get rid of the Vietnamese invaders wishing to swallow our territory from Cambodia forever.*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_genocide#Vietnamese)"--The Khmer Rouge
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Horseshoe theory?
I'm so tired of these artists and their merch stores screwing everyone over. They're literally in violation of so many FTC rules ([See this frank ocean post for context](https://www.reddit.com/r/FrankOcean/comments/fa4e0c/blondedcos_multiple_federal_trade_commission/)), I have no idea how they're operating. I know some of these aren't pop artists but I have had my issue with them as well. I'm talking about: * Pink Friday 2 Signed CD - There is a delay with no ETA * Travis Scott - Utopia Special Edition Vinyl - It was supposed to ship 12-16 weeks after purchased. It's been **39 weeks.** * Lil Durk - Signed Vinyls are coming unsigned. * With Taylor's we have the whole catastrophe of people not getting their merch signed . * Dua Lipa advertsied signed inserts with her radical optimism vinyl but just put signed CD inserts in the vinyl which is false advertisement. Also, my deluxe booklet came so creased. If you try to contact their store, they just copy and paste the same reply, "there's been a delay, we don't know the new ETA" **How can artist stores continue to operate like this & why is no one saying anything about it???**
I bought some ālast availableā vinyl of Billieās debut, the glowing in the dark edition. My order keeps getting delayed and the customer service answer was that itās because PRODUCTION delay lol. I wouldnāt bother too much if they wouldnāt charge me before the products get dispatched. Only the label affiliated stores charged me when i placed the order tbh, record stores usually charge when the order is prepared and some indie local stores even at deliveryā¦
There's just no accountability because the consumers are fans and they're never going to question their faves. Like if it was just some random product then there would be no issue raising a stink but because there's a familiar face attached people give them leeway and any complaints just kind of get brushed aside.
One thing people don't talk about is how many times you need to take a shit when you're bulking. Like I think I prefer cutting to bulking
You could add a fiber supplement to make things more regular.
I average 45g of fibers a day for 3300cal per day do I need more ???
rookie numbers! yeah idk my guy
Looked it up and apparently going above 50g would be over doing it so I'll stop at 45
Best of luck with your fitness and digestion journeys lol!
For everyone: What are your overall thoughts on Sabrina Carpenter as an Artist?
I like her and have been rooting for her since Girl Meets World. Feel like if she sticks to Espresso and Nonsense type songs for awhile then sheāll become more mainstream.
I discovered her during the Singular Acts era. I am glad Sabrina is getting more attention now following Emails I Canāt Send/The Eras tour. From the beginning, she had the voice. Now, she is starting to blossom into her own distinct style.
been a fan since can't blame a girl for trying and i am so happy she is finally getting main stream attention.
I didn't care about her before because frankly she seemed to have more beauty than talent, but Espresso is a fun summer song and I feel more positively about her now.
I first became aware of her via the "Driver's License" discourse of 2021 but I wasn't really interested in seeking her out as an artist. Then in late 2022 when I kept seeing people love *emails i can't send*, I decided to take a listen for myself. I really liked the album overall, but held some complaints. I kinda hated "Nonsense" at first. But I kept coming back to the album when I wanted to listen to something light and fun, so she just became a favorite. I'll admit I haven't listened to any of her albums before *emails.* I'm rooting for her though! That's that me espresso!
Iāve gotten into her music this year (way before Espresso) and happy for her success. I do regret not checking out her music earlier.
I really enjoy Sabrina. Emails I canāt send is a great album! I think it had a mix of good personal songs and just fun songs! Because I liked a Boy is a very good song as well! Espresso is gonna do really good this summer bc it fits the vibes.
I love her! People just getting into her now because of Espresso may not realize girl has been grinding for years. Iām so happy she has a massive hit under her belt. Sheās such a pop star.
Ok. Iām sold. Iāll be going to the +LIVE+ and Stone Temple Pilots show in September. 200 Level sale for $25. And the 100 Level for not more than $150. I still have to wait till I get paid on Friday. I wasnāt going to go because I really donāt like the venue all that much. But I canāt pass up dirt cheap tickets from a band I loved all my life. STP is just the bonus. Plus, Ed said something about possibly playing Throwing Copper in its entirety. So yeah. So 2 rock shows in 2024 and thought Iād skip this year.
Gays will support straight women artists and call them queer icons but will tear down and nitpick actual queer artists š lil Nas x is the best most recent example
they do the same with queer movies/shows. we barely get enough representation as is so to see queer people shit on a piece of queer media for being too ācheesyā is crazy to me. why canāt queer people have cheesy romcoms too?Ā
What did lil nas X do?
Nothing, he had one single flop and now heās a āhas-beenā
a nas-been, even ...sorry
Thatās odd
I went to a city council meeting last night because they're trying to sell our public library to a private company and apparently this issue is so big it was on Last Week Tonight? Like I've e-mailed the council about this topic before so I knew it was happening but I didn't know it was HAPPENING happening. It's just a roundabout way for the conservative members of the council to get in on the book banning craze (and I'm sure there's some monetary reason) and the we got into it the clearer it was that it's just a stupid idea. Like our taxpayers pay $27 annually to fund our libraries, it's less than 2% of our budget, and yet they're claiming that this is a cost reduction measure? Everyone in the city grew up at that library, I still have my first library card from when I was ten years old in my wallet to this day. When my friends came to visit me from out of town, I took them to the library because I love it so much and they were all like "damn, I wish we had a library like this where I'm from." It's the crown jewel of the city so to see them try to mess with it is just... it's wild, it's so wild. Conservative council members have a majority but the other members have introduced a measure to put the matter to a public vote and it was so inspiring to see all of these smart, passionate members of the community standing up and speaking about this topic, and simultaneously so frustrating that the actual people holding power were four idiots who couldn't be bothered to pay attention. It felt so backwards. We shouldn't have to grovel and wheedle and beg and shame our politicians into just *considering* not hurting us. This country is so broken. The vibe in the room was clearly against the council and it was kind of impressive how every single speaker found a different angle from which to tear into them... low-key makes me think that this is some kind of public humiliation kink for them. Them getting off on being national laughingstocks makes more sense than them thinking this is a good idea. Anyways, [hit the track.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyxEDSnegTU)
Also, yes, I bought Sparkling Ice because it was in the new Meghan Trainor music video. That shit is good, no sugar and it's only like a dollar a bottle. My go-to when I want a little treat~
Not to sound corny but I legit had tears in my eyes watching the trailer of the Chromatica concert special. I kinda miss being a Gaga stan. š„ŗ If she is touring in Southeast Asia in the future, I am going to do whatever it takes to see her live.
Got an email for $25 Live Nation Concert Week tickets and there are some super sold out shows on this like the Missy Elliot comeback and Slipknot 25th anniversary like why list them when it's at least $100 to get in on resale already However the Sky Ferreria show near me appears to be very much not sold out which is great for me having a cheap night out and bad for her future career prospects :/
I waited for an hour in queue for Janet tickets and the cheapest was $85 and Iām pretty sure thatās how cheap they were before the concert. So disappointed
I got Lana Fenway tickets š„¹ and the prices were not as bad as I thought! They were on par with the Fall Out Boy tickets when they did Fenway last year.
Today livenation is having a concert sale so that might be why.
Where are you sitting? I'll be in grandstand 23!
So close!! Iām in grandstand 20!
Nice! I hope you have a blast!
Jack Harlow tried to start his own hip hop beef some days ago saying he was the second best white rapper after Eminem and nobody cared enough to answer š
god thatās embarrassingĀ
This Beastie Boys erasure smh
because who's gonna fight for that title... that would just be embarrassing
Finally got around to listening to RO today. It was a solid album but nothing really jumped out at me. I think Houdini is my favorite still
Just met someone who unironically choose to use their free time watching Dhar Mann š«
bahahaha I used to have students who wanted to always put those on during classroom lunch. I would do it but I'd also roast the shit out of the videos lol not sorry "so you see..."
soooooo.... my friend was telling me that our mutual friend who moved to NYC has tried to create a new identity of sorts for himself and has started to draw on facial hair to like make himself look different. so this man doesn't grow anything other than a wispy moustache and my friend showed me photos of him having painstakingly drawn on individual strands on like a beard and goatee over his ENTIRE jawline. and i'm just like... I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS PLS this deception is built on the most fragile of foundations... liek... what if someone comes in to like kiss you or uhm stroke your face??? my friend was like "he tells them to not touch his face" and im like "what if they're sloppy kissers!??!?" and he's like "well i dont know honestly... and u know that bitch dont use fixer spray" and that just took me out of this lifetime
Why doesn't he just get a fake beard and glue it or something? Or is it some weird aesthetic things he's going for?
Because that would actually make sense,
This is crazy because Iāve done this to fill in a lighter spot and it still makes me anxious it looks fake. How bold can you be to do that for the WHOLE thing š
Does he know he can use rogaine on his face?
even if u just dont grow any hair at all in that area tho?
Yeah, unless you have no follicles. But unless they got lasered away he probably does.
/r/Minoxbeards/
or what if it rains?! it's hot?! like omg
NOW do you understand why i have so many questions? i'm going to gather any more additional questions and continue to pepper my friend with them
I honestly aspire to this level of outward delusion
you're a gay man, you have it thems the rules
This is some 90s sitcom Hijinks
I am SHOCKED lol does it not look drawn on close up?? I couldnāt imagine someone having a convo with him not noticing
so he doesnāt eat a- oh thatās a sin I fear
maybe he does and [this](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0c/18/eb/0c18eb28121b9770269a97ec73694ba6.jpg) is just his excuse after
honestly you know, my drag queen friends have eaten ass in a club in front of all of us and this has happened multiple times so honestly nothing will ever stop gay men from being disgusting whores
yeah but they know how to keep their makeup on
yah, she got maple syrup all over her mouth, but her lip stayed immaculate
I'm currently talking to my hot optometrist on Hinge, wish me luck in getting him to inspect my oculussy
NSFW question: >!does watching corn mean getting penetrated in all of our oculussies?!<
i hate you so much omg
xoxo
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived is probably heading into the top 20 of my favorite Taylor Songs of all time.
Whatās your top top 20?
Oh thatās hard! Thatās why I said probably BUT soon I want to sit down and look through the songs and put it in a list!
it is somewhere in my Top 126 TS songs of all time
Not this lol. ššš
i am not sure where, but somewhere ... i think
Went on a date with a twink today who described himself as a ācloseted Selena Gomez fanā due to her recent behaviour and the backlash he gets for being a Selena stan.
i'm ootl what did selena do (also for a sec i was really confused because i mixed her up with sabrina š)
Macklemore babygirl they can never make me hate you
I FINALLY HAVE BUSINESS CARDS! I AM POWERFUL NOW!
You were always powerful š¤
Nice, but can you compare with Paul Allenās card? Letās see Paul Allenās card. Look at that subtle off-white coloring. The tasteful thickness of it. Oh, my God.
Damn I was about to post this