UNTITLEDGOOSE

[n0returns-blog1]

Some of you nitwits will listen to gandalf and the moment he leaves you, will put on the one ring, because you wanna listen to more stories pronto.

[jdpink]

I want to understand how a novel which I enjoyed, but largely forgot, has become a show that made me weep openly, and that I haven’t been able to get off my mind. Somerville’s adaptation doesn’t just change the original; it has a radically different philosophy of art. Station Eleven was a novel about the persistence of art — about the “classics” that continue to illuminate the human condition, no matter what happens to our society — but the substance of Patrick Somerville’s vision turns out to be “adaptation” itself. The show is about how art must be transformed as the world changes, how it must grow and change if humanity is to survive. You might even say that it’s about how, in 2021, we need a different Station Eleven than we did in 2014.

Most of all, it’s about the hope that people are basically good, that trauma is survivable, and that any stranger — no matter how lost or wild — can be made into a friend.

This shift is refreshing, since most post-apocalyptic stories feel like fictionalized prepper manuals, filled with strangers trying to kill you and take your stuff. To survive, you must bug out, build a fortress, and defend it. Zombie stories particularly tend to be Hobbesian parables about the war of all against all that begins once society falls, with its walls, cops, and dads. In such a world, not dissimilar from the fantasy world of Fox News, strangers are the danger: outsiders must be kept out and the kids must be kept in, for their safety. If you see a zombie — even if it used to be someone you love — you must shoot it in the head.

In Somerville’s Station Eleven, the dangerous thing is being alone. What, after all, is a “stranger” in a world when everyone you knew and trusted is dead?

https://www.gawker.com/culture/hbos-station-eleven-surpasses-the-book

[prizefightr]

one of my favorite things about campaign 4 is the un/intentional allegory of dol-makjar, a city of orcs who can see in the dark because of darkvision, getting overtaken by humans who "wield the light" and have absolutely no darkvision. and it got really hammered down in episode 31 when the sons of the dawn and the grey tower guard were surrounded by magpie orcs and the wind snuffed out all the lights.

Welcome to our fair city. I hope that you enjoy your stay.

absolute fucking banger. i'll be forever thankful that brennan made araman and campaign 4 as a love letter to the orcs of lotr, the first and greatest victims of sauron.

[johnanderton]

CRITICAL ROLE Episode 4.31 | Trick of the Light

[n0returns-blog1]

the absolutely comedy of Julien drinking and swearing because he accidentally saved the soul of the guy he loathes, to thimbles just at the edge of frame throwing herself on the ground hugging the shadow-soul of her favourite guy. like the visual shenanigans. thank you laura for that excellent improv of kissing the ground in ecstasy while matt is cursing himself to kindgdom come

[tripleabatterybuni]

[greatpistachiopie]

[n0returns-blog1]

Middle aged women with a bob and little pissed with world who are called to save it!

[taliabhattwrites]

Tumblr users will say "queer history" and mean "midcentury archival records from a specific US-American city that I have extrapolated into a universal mythos" and not even blink

[taliabhattwrites]

"learn your queer history" I am from fucking INDIA

[taliabhattwrites]

Maybe your queer elders fictional or otherwise were also influenced by the biases and contradictions of their own circumstances, time and place, and I am no more beholden to their ideas and ways of doing things than I am to any other form of tradition trying to constrain me.

Perhaps history is a conversation and not an edict.

[taliabhattwrites]

I fucking snortled

[black-plant-leg]

especially because when queer americans on this app (and lets be honest all of social media) talk about "learning queer history" its almost always a young white queer person who is really only referring to white queer history in america

which has so many issues of its own, the most grievous in my opinion being the blatant disregard of black and brown queer history, and how BIPOC queer people (especially queer women) were the basis of the US's gay rights movement at large

to have a holistic and balanced understanding of queer history, one must study, discuss, and honor the contributions and experiences of black and brown queer folk. not just from their own home country, but from all over the world. its rather unfortunate that the people referred to in op's post not only fail to do this, but fail to even recognize this aspect of queer history/world history. they do themselves and the community a disservice

[n0returns-blog1]

one day you wake up and with exceeding clarity, deep in your bones, you suddenly understand why that frenchman might have looked at History - said nah - and let's do Geneology or Archeology instead.

[up-the-bracket]

dr baran al hashimi are you ready to be a sad lesbian in my google docs

[n0returns-blog1]

Stop using genAI! Here some alternatives

"I use genAI to research history, science etc"

JSTOR had in past year instituted a policy to allow anyone with email id to access 100 free articles PER MONTH.

Lot of academics have free pdfs on their personal websites and will share if you email them. Find a name that wrote a lot about it and go search for their website and lo behold.

internet archive has a bunch of scanned books and recordings

"But that is too dense academia..."

Go to subreddits. Where do you think genAI gets it from? Askhistorians for eg.

Go youtube channels where academics disperse this knowledge in palatable ways. There are lot of good, level headed acads out there (NOT influencers and pop science, go with subject matter experts)

"Ok but for a quick search.."

First turn off the AI search (no thank you duckduck you can go). You can use different search engines to go get indexed blogs that are no longer shown on ad--driven seo. Have you tried marginalia search for eg?

"But what you creative prompts....it helps organise"

Ok that is little harder and you have to do this work of forming bonds with strangers for this but it is easy. Fandom usually is very helpful, so are acad nerds. Put your idea out there and someone will collab in replies. Or you can shoot off your idea under a prompt replies. It is like dating, you have to put yourself out there first. BUT the benefit is long term humans who are more creative than probabilistic machine!

"What about spell check and proof reading.."

Let us get back to dictionaries and swiggly lines!! you can ask your community for help - be open to folks leaving comments with grammar corrections they find, read, revise and bobs your uncle

"I will be honest i need it to structure plots, scenes enmasse..."

Why not just directly lift from source. Pick a short story, a film script you like. You can get a lot free online, gutenberg, internet archive etc. And slowly rewrite it with your characters, if you get comfortable - change some traits, dialogue as you fancy. make them more canon characterisation. It the same. but you do have to choose a film or show or short story to begin with - i guess that is one trade off vs genai which chooses everything for you. But it is fun. Write for spec!

"Ok that seems like a change but can be done..."

Exactly. and in return for the effort you get to learn your skill proper, and not destroy our planet to boot!

ps - if you have (good faith) use case that is not covered by any of these, please comment and i will try to help if i know a solution!

[n0returns-blog1]

"But i only used GenAI to generate ideas / spell check / research facts"

well does the data center know that? Does the drinking water taken know that? Does the lands occupied know that? Do the wildlife harmed know that? Does the money used to lobby know that you were ONLY using it for good things, unlike the bad guys. Did they reply back to you? Do you get a concession from social, material, and economic destruction unleashed by these firms?

Would you like to revise your stance or should act like there is ethical use of genai?

[barantos-prompts]

Baran smiled lightly as her son stuck to her side, his head on a swivel as they walked into the ER. "This is so cool!" His dark eyes widened in surprise. "Is that Sacro Santos?!" He whsiper-screamed and Baran followed his gaze to Dr. Santos at a charting station, focused entirely on the screen in front of her.

"That's Dr. Santos-"

His hand slipped from hers and he darted over to the resident, ignoring her calling after him. Whatever questions spilled from his lips was unexpected enough that Dr. Santos dropped the microphone.

Baran quickly made her way over. "Are you really a doctor? You were the coolest wrestler. I was so sad when you quit."

"I really am, I only body slam infections now, kiddo."

Omid turned excitedly to Baran - eyes practically sparking with excitement. "Maman! You have the best wrestler in all WWE!"

"I'm glad you think so, I just did it for 3 years to pay bills." Trinity muttered, blushing enough that her ears turned pink - Baran found it... cute. "Olympic-level athlete turned WWE Diva turned doctor. My career councilor is still trying to process it."

[n0returns-blog1]

but like imagine au santos and langdon siblings like florence pugh and jack lowden bonus abbott as wwe legend rock

[gayz0mb]

critical role is so beautiful

[knightclubbing]

having to stop your conversation with a coworker when a customer walks in has the same vibe as two knights talking ildly on guard duty who have to quickly shut up and resume their positions as the king walks by. at least. i think so

[nomanitas]

We agreed we all change. Better or worse, we change together.

[infectiouspiss]

disabled ppl we need to start lying to nosy people okay? you tell me i'm too young to need a cane and i will tell you point blank that maybe you should tell that to the guy who ran me over. you don't get an explanation of my health issues you get lies and depending on how much of an asshole i want to be that lie will be anything from a humble car crash to a 1 billion lions attack. mind yr business.

[infectiouspiss]

"i could never live like that" well maybe you'll have to because this happened overnight. yeah you heard me i was the most able bodied man in the world but then one morning bam i woke up disabled. yeah you could have that too. there's no cure either you'll just wake up one morning and now you have to live like me

[infectiouspiss]

"what happened" well have you ever seen looney tunes? yeah an anvil landed on me and squished me flat.

[ladiesofcinema]

ISA BRIONES as TRINITY SANTOS THE PITT: S01E10 "4:00 P.M."

[n0returns-blog1]

that 3rd gif, I remember watching it and clearly thinking of i like santos AS PORTRAYED BY ISA BRIONES. Because that line reading of i can handle it where Isa starts with what's it meant to look on surface and ends with a single frame expression of underlying doubt and worry. Choices like these are why i always thought she is the strongest performer in s1 (the other being NW). She is one of main cast that was doing excellent work showcasing interiority. Crazy good work.

(Esp because she does not express as eloquently as, lets say, sepideh about her craft - so it is easy to dismiss. But the work is evident. Whatever instinct she tapped into to portray is incredible. Am sure with more years she would find a way to talk about it but wow)