Socmed discussions about Saltburn, to me —
1) reveal that people are even more squeamish about explicit gay sexuality than they think they are
(And if this is what passes for shocking erotic excess, then we, in the anglosphere, are in a more — not making a comment about individuals here — restrained moment with mainstream American/British adult cinema than we were with mainstream adult heterosexual cinema in the 90s, eg the erotic thriller)
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2) suggest people are increasingly making art that is in conversation with, if not explicitly nostalgic for, the 2010-16 Tumblr-era.
(I really truly suspect Saltburn is, in part, an adaptation of the tropes and aesthetics that were in certain “The Social Network” fan spaces.)
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I’m watching Alchemy of Souls and I’m in hysterics over how co-dependent Mu-deok and Uk. are. They get separated for 10min and Mu-doek starts having an existential crisis while Uk prepares to throw away all his hopes and dreams to get back to her. lmfao they’re so unhealthy and i love that for them
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My top 10 / ESC 2024
There isn't a specific ranking of these ten because my favourites really depended on my mood. (Also Moldova, sweetie, I am so sorry you were robbed)
Ukraine 🇺🇦
It came to my attention that people don't like the song and I'm like???? Have you seen the staging??? Also they did really well on the final besides starting second. Ukraine is just really good at serving in this contest.
Armenia 🇦🇲
In my humble opinion one of the best ethnic pop representation this year. I enjoyed every moment of it and I got really scared in the semifinal that they wouldn't make it but they did and slayed.
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Well, sadly, we didn't get the opportunity to enjoy this song in the Grand Final. But it was the first Eurovision song that I listened to this year and I really enjoyed it. It would have come far in the final.
Croatia 🇭🇷
This one was the winner of the Televote, unsurprisingly. It isn't my favourite genre but I like songs I can scream to and just like Europapa, this was an early listening of mine and yeah.
Switzerland 🇨🇭
My beloved. Truly an artwork and, in my opinion, a deserved winner of this contest. Is it the best song? Juries voted so. (And I voted so) A very sympathetic artist and very talented.
Ireland 🇮🇪
HONESTLY HOW POETIC WOULD IT HAVE BEEN OF IRELAND TO WIN IN SWEDEN AND CLAIM THE THRON AGAIN? Also I had no idea what happened on stage but I liked the vibe so I voted for it. :)
France 🇫🇷
Where was the French flag? NO but honestly, this was a really great song and I thought that he would do better in the Jury voting. Maybe even take the trophy home. Would have been as deserved as Switzerland.
Norway 🇳🇴
Norway's result is really sad. The problem is that the Eurovision audience is highly unpredictable and that this wouldn't to well in the Juries wasn't a surprise. I LIKE THE SONG. (Otherwise it wouldn't have been in the top ten) But I just realised we could've had KEIINO and now I feel a really tiny bit robbed.
Germany 🇩🇪
I AM SO HAPPY that this didn't end up last and that he got recognised by the Juries because his voice really didn't deserved the last place AT ALL. Also the more you listen to it, the better it gets (which is actually the case for most German entries). And he got criticised because of his appearance and that wasn't really cool, so I am happy he shut their mouths.
Austria 🇦🇹
Well. I've seen the result coming because her vocals didn't quite turned out well in the semifinal and it got better in the final but she had to perform after France, who delivered.
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There’s a lot about the modern games industry that really pisses me off, which like, wow what a controversial statement. Yeah day 1 patches and microtransactions and deluxe and gold and platinum and ultimate editions and preorder bonuses and and and- are all bad. Shocker. But I think a recent thing that I’ve been thinking about thanks to Mortal Kombat 1 that I really hate is. Deluxe editions that let you play the game early. And I don’t mean like early access or open betas or anything, I mean full on getting the finished (as finished as any new AAA game release is anyway) product X amount of days earlier than the actual release date. Hogwarts Legacy (L game btw) and Diablo 4 did/are doing it as well, and there are plenty of other examples. And it just pisses me off because. All it’s doing is moving up the actual release date for people willing to pay more. Suddenly your acclaimed marketing release date of whatever fucking day you chose is irrelevant because the people that were able to afford the $100 version of your game with bonus premium currency and character skins are now also just bypassing that release date entirely. It’s just so transparently a way to sell games for higher prices - you can play the game even earlier if you fork up like $40 extra. I genuinely love the culture of the pre-release cycle for a game and waiting for one to release so it especially bothers me to see that get deliberately ruined for so many games just for higher profit margins.
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Imagine its bring your family member/s to school day at ik's school, and she just SHOWS UP WITH THESE 8 FOOT MEN, WITH ONE OF THEM AT LEAST 9 FEET.
HAHAHAHAHHAHA
imagine being one of ik's teachers. you call her name and wait a moment as the classroom door opens. your student comes in first. ok, that's normal. then you hear a thunk and an 'ow' and ik turns around, holds out her hand, and pulls in a man that you think might be taller than two regular men stacked on top of each other
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ive seen like three different headlines today about liz truss being ousted/forced to step down and i just,,, shes been pm for like a month. if trust in her is that low, should we not just have a snap election?
like as much as i enjoy watching the tories implode, they are still in charge of the country and we have a fucking cost of living crisis, which is not gonna get solved by their petty infighting.
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