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you have to be careful reading too many things that are good/smart/well-written bc then you encounter something that isnt and you get confused like ? why didnt they just make this good ? were they stupid

godlessondheimite

In 2026, the chicest thing a gay actor can do is never explicitly come out as gay but also make it abundantly clear that he is. Coming out is too modern. Staying closeted is too old fashioned. But this method merges contemporary freedom with Old Hollywood glamour and allure, and it weeds out the dumbest people who truly don’t get it. I call it the Pascal Method.

nobodys-odyssey

Taylor Swift does this

godlessondheimite

no she doesn’t

nobodys-odyssey

You clearly don't go here or to queer history and signaling, or both, enough to have this conversation and I'm not going to explain it to you. You could have asked questions, you could have done even a modicum of research. You didn't and you made yourself look ignorant. Goodbye.

dancinbutterfly

#I'm fucking crying#this is an instant classic#this is the next meme#i can't believe I'm here to see a baby copypasta nary two hours old#I can't#lol#i laughed way too hard#iconic

dailycatsblog

slunch

tl;dr: all "algorithmically" pushed stuff on a newsfeed is mostly ads. nothing that's really surprising form this vulture article, but it is dismal and makes me grateful for one website where you only see things from people you follow WITHOUT horrible short-form video content

bitchking-of-angmar

What if every viral song, movie, meme, influencer, and celebrity drama in recent memory was the result of a stealth marketing campaign?

https://web.archive.org/web/20260515113210/https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html

Have a paywall free link to the source!

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fragile-things-archive

did you sleep well tonight? (I love you) we should do this one day (I love you) did you eat? (I love you) I brought you this because it's your favorite (I love you) have you taken your vitamins? (I love you) I made this for you (I love you) did you get home safe? (I love you) I made you some tea (I love you) how's the project that you're working on? (I love you) don't forget your umbrella (I love you) take my scarf (I love you) I'll wait with you (I love you) I'll wait for you (I love you) (I love you) (I love you)

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angelicguy

overalls were invented in order to prevent wayward manlets from pulling hard working miners pants down and sucking them off during work hours

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lizardsister

good god when the onions and garlic hit the olive oil..........

bumblebeesnees

Panties hit the FLOOR

lizardsister

you know it sister

keydekyie

I'm so obsessed with Project Hail Mary as a specific example of an adaptation done so absolutely correctly it makes me want to scream. Every shortcoming and triumph of the book and movie are due to the natures of their respective mediums, and in this way they perfectly complement each other. The book explores the minutiae of science and problem-solving, and makes all of that detail fun and entertaining in ways a movie (if so attempted) would just fail and become an absolute slog. (did you know an early cut of the movie was 6 hours long???) The movie explores and enunciates the drama, tragedy, and beauty of the story and the protagonist's arc in ways a book would feel hamfisted and corny if so attempted.

The book took full advantage of its medium to have fun with it, delving into details, showing how the astrophage works, the mechanations of the Petrova task force, the interiority of the main character, and long (and entertaining!) scenes of characters discussing problem solving, theories, biology, and their perspectives. This is exactly what a book should be! It's the highest and best use of the medium.

But none of that makes for a fun movie experience. (Amazon MGM release 6 hour cut, question?) But you know what you can't have in a book? Visual storytelling, awe-inspiring cinematography, a sweeping and emotionally devastating score, and use of body language, physicality, stunts, costume, set design, and puppeteering to punctuate character moments. And guess what the movie made full use of, with all the love and effort of people who truly understand their medium?

God I love this movie. Maybe I'll go see it a third time.