It Is What It Is

Paola (she/her) - Milan/IT - 24/03 🩶 If I see it, I ship it. Current obsessions: Hucklerabbot, Johnlock, Destiel, Ineffable husbands, Hilson, Lokius, Hollanov, Judblanc, Cherik

[sugaryewscythe]

just a reminder that this blog is run by someone who:

— is anti ICE & fascism — is pro-choice & feminist — supports trans & queer people — hates generative AI & capitalism — supports immigrants & people of color — is pro-environmentalism & social justice — supports palestine & all other territories unjustly suffering

[thekalpar]

My spouse and I were talking last night and the jeans problem came up so I want to talk about it with tumblr here.

The jeans problem was the favorite lecture one of my philosophy professors in college gave about the history of jeans and how it ties into capitalism/mainstream culture absorbing and monetizing any counterculture it encounters. So prior to the 1950s jeans were mostly an item of work-wear that you wore on the job as a farmer or factory worker or miner because they were cheap, durable, and hard-wearing. If you were off the job you'd wear what we'd call now dress pants or slacks. This changes in the 1950s when youth culture start wearing jeans as regular clothing, again because they're cheap, durable, and hard-wearing. But then jeans get absorbed by the culture and we start getting designer jeans, acid-washed jeans, pre-ripped jeans, and now we got people shelling out hundreds of dollars for "povertycore" aesthetic. And now jeans aren't even cheap, durable, and hard-wearing.

This came up because my spouse was talking about thrifting and spooky things (two of her favorite things) and how there was this trend of buying a landscape painting from a thrift store which was probably going to end up in a garbage dump and painting a sheet ghost on it to make it art millennials would like. But now you can go to Michael's or Home Goods or wherever and just buy a landscape painting with a sheet ghost on it, mass-manufactured by a corporation. The counter-culture once again being monetized and absorbed by the culture. It's the jeans problem again.

[heartsuits]

[whitepeopletwitter]

[suedescripture]

which ao3 tag are you?

[wovi]

[mummer]

i’m sorry but it is absolutely a conservative impulse to believe that an ancient work has some kind of “purity” that can be “desecrated” by adaptation. think about what you are saying. why do you think adaptational change or reinterpretation is an “offense” to “culture” that must be answered for? what could motivate a person or movement to designate a certain story as “sacred”? when you do this, are you conjuring an idealized past? in the same breath, does this position modernity as a threat?

[simmesimmy]

Jimin in the ‘normal’ mv 😵‍💫

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[itstimetogo]

the only “data centers” we need are public libraries

[starlightxraven]

Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google

Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry.

[appalachian-werewolf]

"Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry."

It fucking better.

[mrsjdavis]

Like to charge, reblog to cast?

[lurkerwithcomputer]

Like to charge, reblog to cast!

[transisstor]

Reblog if you think fanfiction is a legitimate form of creative writing.

[sirpuntine]

Not only did mama raise a quitter, but she also raised a procrastinator, people-pleaser, doormat, coward, and liar, and you can’t put a price on that

[depsidase]

[warmfigure]

i am massively overdue for a very very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy

[unlettered-heathen]

reblog to give prev a very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy

[captainblou]

Human Nature, a Good Omens fic by CaptainBou

Rated T - 5244 words

Read Here

Summary:

After retiring, Asa and Anthony move to the South Downs, far from the fast life of London. On their mantelpiece, amongst framed pictures and decorative knickknacks, a snow globe gathers dust as it slowly forgotten.

Excerpt:

Anathema, my dear girl, do you want one?” Asa asked once Newton was served too. “Sure,” she answered in an absent voice. “You alright?” Anthony asked. “Yeah. Say, where did you get that snow globe?” Asa frowned, rubbing his palm at the back of his neck where he could feel his hairs rising up. “What snow globe?” he asked absentmindedly, without looking at her. Silence stretched for a few seconds as Ana watched the globe in her hands, barely tilting it to the side, the white powder inside moving slightly. Anthony winced, a little flash of pain poking him behind the eyes. He reached inside his breast pocket for a pair of dark sunglasses, and replaced his normal ones. “Never mind,” Anathema said, shaking her head. She placed the globe on the mantel and took the cup of tea offered by Asa.

I hope you enjoy that Good Omens 3 fix-it story <3

Tag list after the cut, hoping I don't forget anyone <3

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[ribelleribelle]

there are two wolves inside you: one is extremely upset about the good omens finale and the other actually kinda liked it and thinks it made enough sense. both of them are gay and depressed.

[fellshish]

hi we are on the post apocalypse bus together can we hold hands