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I LOVE THIS TAKE

“so who’s fire who’s ice”

patrick rests on his laurels and plays erratically and excitingly from a place of raw passion. art finds his initial success in being measured, calculated, and refined. but art then plateaus and even declines in his skills and the only thing that reinvigorates him in the eleventh hour is rage. for patrick, for tashi, for himself. patrick on the other hand takes a moment to breathe in the final act and makes a crucial decision instead of shooting from the hip. in some ways, art is so incredibly angry throughout the film. underneath it all, he knows his marriage is fucked and that his career is going down the drain, and all that anger is what makes him so exhausted. patrick exists in perpetual chaos and enjoys shocking people and riling them up, but the way he smiles when he knows he’s hit a nerve is all ice.

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I'm love this letterbox review of Challengers that I saw on Twitter, in encapsulates the dynamics of these characters and why I'm so obsessed with them so well

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Being a young adult is so strange. You enter a coffee shop. The 20 year old girl waiting behind you cried all night because she just came to a new city for university and she feels so alone. That 27 year old guy over there works a job he is overqualified for, he lives with his parents and wants to move out but doesn't know what to do about it. That one 24 year old dude already has a car, a house, and a job waiting for him once he graduates thanks to his dad's connections. The 26 year old barista couldn't complete his higher education because he has to work and take care of his family. The 28 year old girl sitting next to you has no friends to go out with so she is texting her mother. That couple (both 25 years old) are married and the girl is pregnant. The 29 year old writing something on her laptop has realized that she chose the wrong major so she is trying to start all over. We are not alone in this, but we are actually so alone. Do you feel me

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Contemporary weird fiction reading list

A chart of New Weird books and other bizarre, unsettling, and uncanny literature published in the last 30 years or so. This is a follow-up to my previous chart of classic weird fiction and another selection from my list of over 200 works of weird literature.

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swann arlaud as lazard - la joie we vivre (2011)

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Ombre.

Villa d'Este, Tivoli.

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Villa d'Este, Tivoli.

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swann arlaud is an AMAZING actor but they really need to stop making him play macho womanizer virile men because i don't believe it, i can't believe it..... his SIMP too strong

#swann arlaud #sexy lawier #anatomyofafall #anatomiedunechute #vincentrenzi

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one day you're just living your life then you learn about Swann Arlaud's existence and the next day you're learning french

#swann arlaud #anatomy of a fall #vincent renzi #sexy lawyer #oopsididitagain #savemetwinksaveme

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Good Traits Gone Bad

Exploring good traits gone bad in a novel can add depth and complexity to your characters. Here are a few examples of good traits that can take a negative turn:

1. Empathy turning into manipulation: A character with a strong sense of empathy may use it to manipulate others' emotions and gain an advantage.

2. Confidence becoming arrogance: Excessive confidence can lead to arrogance, where a character belittles others and dismisses their opinions.

3. Ambition turning into obsession: A character's ambition can transform into an unhealthy obsession, causing them to prioritize success at any cost, including sacrificing relationships and moral values.

4. Loyalty becoming blind devotion: Initially loyal, a character may become blindly devoted to a cause or person, disregarding their own well-being and critical thinking.

5. Courage turning into recklessness: A character's courage can morph into reckless behavior, endangering themselves and others due to an overestimation of their abilities.

6. Determination becoming stubbornness: Excessive determination can lead to stubbornness, where a character refuses to consider alternative perspectives or change their course of action, even when it's detrimental.

7. Optimism becoming naivety: Unwavering optimism can transform into naivety, causing a character to overlook dangers or be easily deceived.

8. Protectiveness turning into possessiveness: A character's protective nature can evolve into possessiveness, where they become overly controlling and jealous in relationships.

9. Altruism becoming self-neglect: A character's selflessness may lead to neglecting their own needs and well-being, to the point of self-sacrifice and burnout.

10. Honesty becoming brutal bluntness: A character's commitment to honesty can turn into brutal bluntness, hurting others with harsh and tactless remarks.

These examples demonstrate how even admirable traits can have negative consequences when taken to extremes or used improperly. By exploring the complexities of these traits, you can create compelling and multi-dimensional characters in your novel.

Happy writing!

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Swann Arlaud Movies 🏴‍☠️stream links

All these are free but be sure to install adblock first (I highly suggest uBlock origin) [link 1] Includes: How To Become A Superhero, The Bare Necessity, The Anarchists, Age Of Uprising, Elles, Romantics Anonymous, Adele, LA Rafle, A Year In My Life

A Woman's Life [Romanian Sub] [Spanish Dub] [English SRT] what i did with this was i watched the romanian sub stream and downloaded the english srt separately, opened it in notepad and manually scrolled it bc i was desperate [link 2] Includes: Anatomy Of A Fall, By The Grace Of God, About Joan The Swallows Of Kabul [link] We Need To Talk About Duras [link] Extrase [link, no subs]

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What's that poem about the cockroach and the moth where the cockroach is like "I wish I've ever wanted anything the way that moth wanted to burn itself up in that lantern" because we had to read that in high school and it still fucks me up to this day

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Yeah you're right. It WOULD be pretty fucked up if you were a swan but you were raised by ducks and you grew up never seeing another swan or even knowing that such a thing as a swan even existed so you just thought you were a duck with something super wrong with it.

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It's crazy that these strikes are happening given that all the writers and actors are asking for is less than 0.3% of the revenue these studios make.