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We've deep-dived into this series via our Undercooked Analysis podcast, and maybe there's already an answer because we haven't even dipped a toe in On The Run Again, but I gotta know: where does Gerasim get all the money to afford so many long-distance trips and fireproof houses?
I don’t give a shit.
Stan LOONA. In the original meaning, may I add.
Confirmed: Gerasim was a K-Pop idol.
Now this is interesting
Article: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3mjxg/apple-tumblr-porn-nsfw-adult-content-banned
YES!! I LIKE THIS TAKE!!
Basically, because I know Mobile is bad with links, the article points out hat the broad, “sfw only, no titties allowed” wave on the internet in recent years is largely due to Apple’s absolute stranglehold on the App Store. Apple has strict guidelines about NSFW content that choke creators right out of mainstream social media, even on sites like Reddit, for users of their products:
But there are fewer and fewer mainstream sites and services that support porn and adult content, and much of that attitude has grown out of Apple’s strict controls over the App Store and the iOS ecosystem. Steve Jobs famously suggested that “folks who want porn can buy an Android phone,” and Apple has repeatedly leveraged its unprecedented power over millions of smartphones to sanitize the apps that are available on iPhones. Apple does not allow apps “that contain user generated content that is frequently pornographic.” In 2016, Apple famously deleted all third-party Reddit apps that allowed users to toggle NSFW posts on and off; even now, it is impossible to access porn on an iOS Reddit app unless you jump through various hoops.
remember though that this anger isn’t about Being Horny On Main, it’s about sex workers, their platforms and followers, NSFW creators and their art, and adult content communities that are continually being shoved out of spaces they created in recent years:
Tumblr’s leadership seems to believe that the community using Tumblr for adult content is the same as any other porn site—showing a serious disconnect with how its users actually interact and connect on its own platform. “We will leave it to them and focus our efforts on creating the most welcoming environment possible for our community,” he wrote.
The value of Tumblr for NSFW creators and fans was in the autonomy to curate something original, and the freedom to express and share what they’re into—something that can’t be replaced by algorithmically-suggested porn on the rest of the internet.
it was mentioned before somewhere else, but 20% of Tumblr’s traffic is brought in by content they’re now flagging as “adult”
This is yet another example of a platform ignoring adult content when it helps the platform flourish, and then leaving those users out to dry when it’s time to crack down for some monetary gain or face-saving. In addition to being a terrible way to treat your user base, banning adult content on Tumblr will stifle a lot of creativity.
and of course, Apple is also one of the companies that has repeatedly come under fire for censoring lgbtq/queer identities on their sites, the app store, and also caved to russia’s anti-lgbtq policies like a stick of rotten bamboo
The communities that will feel this change the most will be the already-marginalized. “Tumblr banning adult content is a huge loss for the LGBTQ community, especially those with overlapping marginalized identities,” Kitty Stryker, a queer porn performer and consent activist, told Motherboard in an email. “For many, that’s the one place we could find porn that represents us, made by indie performers who created their own content outside of an often racist, transmisogynist, fatphobic industry. Tumblr was where our content could exist without pushing us into the restrictions of a misogynist, male dominated workplace.”
With Allen temporarily out of commission thanks to a blizzard, David and Kaela sneak into a story that's both Disney and Ritualpasta on a whim. How will this one stack up on both fronts? And will pulling double-duty help it avoid being stuck in the cliches of both categories?
"The Disney Mirror Ritual" is credited to sl1878. Read along here.
It’s the fear of victory, and the agony of the Scarecrow as David and Allen take a reading break this week to discuss their favorite Batman villain with special guests Brian Ward and Dr. Andrea Letamendi of The Arkham Sessions podcast. What makes Dr. Jonathan Crane and his experiments in fear so compelling, how does he compare to the other members of the Dark Knight’s rogues gallery, and is he really insane or simply a man who lacks empathy?
In a twist that surprised David, Kaela, Abysmii and Papreeka, what begins as a fairly straightforward read into a story about nightmares quickly reveals itself to be the hidden backstory of one of the UCAHACU's myriad characters. Does this make the story unintentionally more enjoyable? You bet it does.
"Ubloo" is credited to DifferentWind. Read along here.
The Black Monarch’s Ghost - Created by Ben Turner
Here is the original box cover, for nostalgia’s sake.
It's been awhile, but David and Allen are practically tripping over dead kids as they search for more odd staircases in MurderSatan National Forest, and they're none too thrilled about it.
Hoping this next investigation will bolster their TV ratings, the Haunt Trackers travel to the ruins of a New Mexico pueblo to research a ghost story of the southwest, the infamous weeping woman said to have drowned her children and haunts the night, dragging the unwary to a watery grave...
Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) David King, Michael Malconian, Robin King, Kira Buckland, Abysmii, Matt Holley, Chelsea Caracoza, Carlos Moreno, Fabian Alonzo and Talia Cole.
Written by David King, with consulting from Jesse “Seid” Reyes, Carlos Moreno and Talia Cole.
David has a couple things to say about UCA, where it’s been and where it’s going.
The experiment of revisiting old Midnight Marinara stories continues, this time with David and Slimebeast as the test subjects. Together they go over the empirical data surrounding this popular Creepypasta from the early days of the genre, and see if it still holds up.
"The Russian Sleep Experiment" is uncredited. Read along here.
Check out “The Creepypasta Field Guide” here.
Jack's computer has a virus, or at least that's what he thinks when a mysterious voice from the machine begins telling him that, should he follow some small, simple directions, his life will improve. These tasks have repercussions, of course, but they'll always happen to others...
David invites Seid and Raevell of The Witching Hour back to discuss the piece that inspired Midnight Marinara's 2nd episode, the tale of a troubled artist and a very weird town. Is the story a true work of art, or did it take a remix from the Pasta Shade to turn a troubled tale into a gallery display?
"The Art of Jacob Emory" is credited to Peterdivine. Read along here.
The Scooby-Doo Project (1999)
fun fact this special scared so many kids so fucking badly (b/c the blair witch aspect was played weirdly straight) that CN never aired it again
you’re telling me this is real and not a shitpost
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With Midnight Marinara's 5th anniversary on the horizon, David introduces a new segment looking back at the stories that were adapted into audio drama. Does the source material for the first episode still hold up on its own? David and Kaela check in to find out.
"Just Telling Stories" was written by Karl Drinkwater. The version read here was originally posted on Creepypasta.com. An updated version, along with several other short stories by Karl, can be found in his short story collection They Move Below here.
David and Kaela are back from a recent trip to Walt Disney World, and with Disney on the brain pull up yet another macabre Magic Kingdom story. What are the odds that this NoSleep account of a construction worker's weird experience will turn out good when most Disney Creepypasta fall into cheap cliches?
"Working at Disney" is credited to BLEETCH1994. Read along here.
The crew of the advanced research submersible Dagon may endure close quarters, bland rations and long spans of doldrums on a regular basis, but for the vessel’s engineer, something different and unsettling has been happening. His nights are restless, and something seems to be calling to him from the depths of the sea...
Featuring the voices of (in order of appearance) Abysmii, Papreeka, Atticus Jackson, Marissa Yardley and Katie Patterson.
Written by Abysmii.
Music by Abysmii. Ending theme by John King. Mixed and edited by David King.
Background art: http://abukkitfulloffoxes.tumblr.com/
David and Allen keep climbing up this story, but will it be for naught as they're let down by news of possible plagiarism and the sheer tonal weirdness of some sections of the story? Maybe they are better off reading that other pasta.
Poll for a future story here.
