#holy grails

[jrmilazzo]

Today's necessary noise.

[nerdy-talks]

I was lurking browsing online like usual and I discovered an unobtainable gem, my own personal holy grail (currently unpainted, but he still looks perfect! ❤️🤍) :

I want him. I need him. But I'll never have him 😭

I'll admit that I do spend a stupid amount of money on anime products, figures absolutely included.

But I have never dropped hundreds or even a thousand+ on one item. Don't get me wrong, I would love to... I just can't, at least not now ^^"

But ahhh!!!! That Shigaraki statue!!!! Sitting on a throne in all his naked glory~

I would display him proudly, I would worship him, I would praise him every day and send my love to him every night. Alas, that will have to remain a fantasy.

I do own a good amount of Shigaraki figures already with several more pre-ordered, just nothing this hot beautiful.

Realistically speaking.... I probably wouldn't have the room for a resin statue, considering they can be quite large. But I'd hang it from the ceiling if I had to xD

Speaking of resin statues, a very close second "holy grail" is this gorgeous, intricate statue :

Princess Mononoke is my top favorite Studio Ghibli film ever created (I also love Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away), so I fell in love the moment I saw this. But again, it shall remain on my wishlist ^^"

Anyway... Just wanted to share these amazing works of art (:

[radiantresplendence]

Rolling/Grailing For Gameplay

I really don’t understand folks who use palingenesis for gameplay purposes in FGO. I get that grails are a limited commodity and sometimes that little edge for challenge quests helps, but honestly, Grail your favorites folks.  Next on my list is probably my NP5 Parvati. 

[skinknowledge]

Clearly I'm a fan of Pixi products. I visited their store in London last week and I was in heaven. From left to right -Makeup melting cleansing cloths -Glow tonic to go - Sun mist - Vitamin wake up mist - Glow tonic - Glow mud cleanser

[kpopfam]

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[jessemmckeown]

The Makeup I've Repurchased Through Multiple Identity Crises

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[dustedmagazine]

Yung Kayo — Holy Grails (self-released)

What is going on with Yung Kayo? Barely four years ago, the Washington, D.C. rapper born Malachi Green was plucked from the SoundCloud backwaters by Young Thug to learn the trade as part of the Young Stoner Life stable. After a string of stray singles and leaks, 2022’s DFTK arrived as complete as one could hope for a debut at this level of hip-hop recognition. There were Yeat and Gunna features; Eartheater showed up; some of the leaks made it. A star was born. But like Young Thug himself (though for entirely different reasons), things have gone largely quiet since — or they had, at least, until the night of Thanksgiving in the U.S., when he dropped Holy Grails on the eve of his 21st birthday.

That’s the most intriguing part: He dropped it, not YSL. It’s unclear what his status is with the label at this point, though he’s wearing a YSL chain in the Korn-like artwork detailing production credits. Why this is self-released and coming now, with almost no fanfare or advanced warning, remains a mystery likely cloaked in the usual monetary disagreements and legal wranglings that make for boring reading but also often make or break an artist’s career. You don’t want to get stuck on a leash in a label interzone where nobody knows what to do with you.

On the other hand, that certainly never stopped Kayo’s mentor. Perhaps he’s learning not just the trade, but the tricks, too; whatever the case, we may never get the whole story. What we do get is 16 tracks highlighting both Kayo’s versatility on the mic and, maybe even more than that, how completely he gels with producer Warpstr, who’s as crucial to Kayo’s future-forward delivery as the man himself.

That’s not a recent phenomenon, as the album showcases. In fact, the other notable thing about Holy Grails is how much of a grab bag from his back catalog it is; the oldest songs here predate DFTK (“Jedi” has been on his SoundCloud for more than four years; “Taycan Key” and “All In” have been up for three) and a few more have been floating for a while now. Kayo’s last correspondence, “Bye,” is nearly a year old at this point. But you wouldn’t know it given a listen front to back — the sounds often pair bright, 16-bit videogame synths with barely modulated low end to great effect. Credit most of that to Warpstr, who’s listed as producer for 13 of these; Pi’erre Bourne (“Flex”), Arkman (“Heads or Tails”) and Maaly Raw (“Cold”) are the lone exceptions. Two well-known names (Bourne’s “Yo Pierre, you wanna come out here?” tag is practically ubiquitous in contemporary hip-hop; Maaly Raw has been a regular presence on Lil Uzi Vert albums) and one less so (Arkman’s worked with Kayo a bunch, but most of their tracks together are still unreleased) don’t do anything to disrupt the flow of the record.

That sonic stability foregrounds Kayo’s willingness to experiment with sing-song flows and various rap speeds as he sees fit. His natural ear for melody has always been good, and it’s as prominently on display here as it’s ever been, though his actual voice is more unbothered by digital alterations than DFTK was. The most dramatic singing-versus-rapping dichotomy comes on “In My Room,” which takes lessons from the brooding 808s & Heartbreak-era Kanye West and introvert-mode Drake before pulling the rug out halfway through and diving head-first into some aggressively delivered couplets. It doesn’t take long to see what’s in the tank here. He’s hungry, sure, but his bars also don’t come wrapped in the cartoonishly outlandish delivery that Thugger’s did in his heyday. He strains to reach those heights on songs like “Rockstar “or “Psych Out.” They’re among the best songs of Holy Grails, but they’re also demonstrations of the ceiling.

Ultimately, Yung Kayo’s greatest asset is morphing what he can do to the beat backing him. Nowhere is this better displayed than on undeniable closer “All In,” which is as addicting a song as he’s ever made and one of the two songs (along with “Tell Me”) that got me paying attention to him in the first place. A pleasantly unexpected surprise, Holy Grails both serves as a reminder of why we were excited about him in the first place and widens the question of what he can do next — and where he can do it.

Patrick Masterson

[viatravelers]

How to Find Mistake Fares [Complete Step-by-Step Guide]

Have you heard of mistake fares, one of the holy grails of travel addicts? Also known as error fares, these elusive flight prices make for some of the

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