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[nomanwalksalone]

DEVELOPING YOUR EYE

by David Isle

I once read of an interaction between an antiques collector and the writer Bruce Chatwin, who as a young man worked in the antiques department of Sotheby’s. The collector had seen Chatwin pull out of a pile of worthless rubbish the one article that had any character and value. “I see that you have The Eye,” began the collector. “I too have The Eye.”

Among art dealers, The Eye is that unteachable and irrevocable power to discern art from trash, real from fake, inspired from derivative. It is the capacity to appreciate something that you have not already been taught that you must appreciate. The legend of The Eye would have it that this talent cannot be learned. But I believe that attention and exposure to a wide variety of interesting objects is what sharpens The Eye.

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[silverjirachi]

your dashboard is supposed to be at LEAST halfway full of shit you have no context for and fandoms you're not involved in. it is the natural way of the universe

[trinitysinternetcafe]

[th3-t0w3r]

Joyce saying “sometimes people need someone to believe in them.. and then they can do amazing things” and then it immediately cuts to Will and Mike walking side by side behind the rest of the group…

[bongjoonhoe]

You Can Live Forever (2022) dir. Sarah Watts, Mark Slutsky

[timesbeing-whattheyare]

New Amsterdam really is doing it like no one else.

Episode 1: new job, separation, pregnancy and cancer. Buddy that's about 4 seasons of life in one episode. Who decided this was where to start the series?? I desperately need to shake their hand because thank the fucking lord I don't have to deal with that relationship drama, ain't nobody got time for that.

Then- this show. I know like NOTHING about medicine (besides about 3 things, which have partially come up, and were dealt with in um slightly magical ways), but I love this show.

It's really just doing it unlike any other medical show, and I think I've narrowed it down to three things:

1) They Aren't. Doing. Illegal. Shit

This is where my friend told me I was directly calling out House and it's a little bit true...but even my other love, The Resident, has an awful lot of 'we'll do it this way, because it will help this one particular patient'. And New Amsterdam doesn't! It goes 'if the system isn't working for this person, we don't bend the rules, we rewrite them'. They find insurance schemes, they tell patients the whole truth about their options, they strike, they try their damnedest to accomplish socialism, but they aren't breaking the safeguards in place. If they get called out for something, they respect it, and due process gets followed. I love it

2) it's not about fighting authority

Guess what; the main character IS the authority for most of the others. He's in charge of a lot of stuff, and he's working with his higher ups to sort out the problems. They aren't fighting to 'get one over' on people, because the authority is not seen as the problem- the system is! They're working for the people, all of them, and that is the focus.

3) There Is A Psychiatrist

Boy oh buddy, why don't other shows have a central psychiatrist. Every time he appears I'm like 'an adult!! Someone who will de-escalate the problem!' because he is just out here, respecting patients and his coworkers alike, and they actually listen to each other and damn. There are kids around most episodes and I think I'm learning how to handle outbursts and interpersonal issues from this man. He's just patient and kind, and dealing with the actual things the hospital needs him to deal with. Also! Did I mention he is gay and has a husband and two (three? Only met one so far) lovely adopted kids? He is the best.

Anyway I think what I'm saying is that if you like medical shows, go watch New Amsterdam! Big fan thus far

[trinitysinternetcafe]

There are many medical dramas out there, but New Amsterdam has a special point of view on healthcare and medicine, which I love.

[cocomonerd]

No because pride and prejudice isn't "I changed myself for you so you would love me back." It's "your blatant rejection and disdain for me made me realize things about myself no one had ever been bold enough to tell me so I sat down and evaluated all my behavior patterns and why they came about and came to the realization myself that I had to work on myself. Also I don't expect you to love me now that I'm a work in progress, so I'm just going to do nice things for you because I don't like seeing you hurt." No wonder P&P fans refuse to settle.

[enonem]

And it is also not "now that you have proven yourself to be less of an asshole I will give you the second chance you deserve." It's "you were rude to me once, so I was very ready to believe the worst about you. But now you're opening up and I realise that, while you definitely have flaws that you need to work on, they are different and less fundamental flaws than what I thought. So I'm going to sit back and reassess on what I actually see and not just what confirms my preexisting bias. And in doing so I realise that at your core you are a very good person."