I’m amazed that this was written and published without the author ever rereading it and thinking “is this REALLY the hill I’m dying on today”
― the new drip king (DJP), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 00:59 (seven months ago) link
It reads like he accidentally pasted Facebook group posts he made under an anonymous account
― omar little, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 01:02 (seven months ago) link
that is an amazing passage in a review of a 120yo opera anywhere
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 01:05 (seven months ago) link
It’s an updated production that moves the setting to San Francisco in the 40s so there’s context that makes it comprehensible but nothing about it actually makes sense
― the new drip king (DJP), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 01:08 (seven months ago) link
I got too out of breath trying to find the end of the sentences in the first paragraph and gave up.
― enochroot, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 01:13 (seven months ago) link
Don’t ever upset the opera queens.
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 02:07 (seven months ago) link
Counterpoint: upset the opera queens as often as humanly possible
― the new drip king (DJP), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 13:49 (seven months ago) link
that part that omar quoted is
O_O
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 13:53 (seven months ago) link
Why did BLO depict the Poston camp with a sharpshooter in a guard tower taking aim at Suzuki during an argument? A Wikipedia article on the Poston camp said that “the site was so remote that authorities considered building guard towers to be unnecessary.” Did the conceit lay a guilt trip on us?
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 13:57 (seven months ago) link
of all the things I expected to show up in this thread, "interning japanese-americans during ww2 was good, actually" was not one of them
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 13:59 (seven months ago) link
You’d think “internment camps are bad” would be considered fact at this point in time but you don’t expect “but they weren’t THAT bad” as a kicker
― the new drip king (DJP), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 14:19 (seven months ago) link
lol the comments are getting lively now
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 14:22 (seven months ago) link
claims he's not taking down posts for any reason other than valid emails, took all three of mine down within seconds!
lmao
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 14:29 (seven months ago) link
lol
― the new drip king (DJP), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 14:52 (seven months ago) link
"Ashley"
― omar little, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 15:46 (seven months ago) link
The eleven singers (six of whom had Asian-sounding names)
― symsymsym, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 15:54 (seven months ago) link
It’s the job of a journalist to question received wisdom, event sometimes when he personally agrees with it
also the writer responded to someone who criticized the piece by saying "you didn't seem to take umbrage when we reviewed your performances positively in the past!" like....what?
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 17:29 (seven months ago) link
"we gave you a good review, you have no right to criticize us!"
lol so my comments eventually got posted. it's ridiculous - their 'verification' system isn't automated.
not long after you post the comment, it disappears, then you get an email that someone manually writes to you saying "Is this you?" and nothing else, and if you reply "yes" they say thank you and post the comment
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 17:30 (seven months ago) link
What comment is yours, actually?
― the new drip king (DJP), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 19:09 (seven months ago) link
(There’s a Facebook thread of people tracking vanishing comments and it would be good to point them to it so it’s clearer that dude is 100% fossil)
― the new drip king (DJP), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 19:10 (seven months ago) link
lol mine is "Peter Bobles"
― Make the chats AI (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 20 September 2023 19:48 (seven months ago) link
We got a live one here!
https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/05/taylor-swifts-popularity-is-a-sign-of-societal-decline/
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 23:49 (seven months ago) link
They just don't make 'em like Tom Petty any more.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 23:52 (seven months ago) link
Petty was obviously very masculine and a baby boomer
― omar little, Tuesday, 26 September 2023 23:54 (seven months ago) link
Unlike, say, Taylor Swift or Barack Obama.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 23:56 (seven months ago) link
this horrible seeming website that I already regret giving a click to also provided me with a pop up ad about open carry permits #onethread
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Tuesday, 26 September 2023 23:57 (seven months ago) link
lol at twitter account “heminator”
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 00:58 (seven months ago) link
Still, someone who truly, deeply cares about the state of popular music has to stand athwart Taylor Swift, yelling “what is this @#?!,” and it might as well be an intellectually dyspeptic Gen X guy with nothing to lose.
ahhhhhahahahahaha
― I Wanna Find an ILXor That'll Flag My Last Post Till I Have To Go (WmC), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 01:37 (seven months ago) link
he wishes
― symsymsym, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 02:30 (seven months ago) link
Negative partisanship is making me a fan of Taytay
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 06:06 (seven months ago) link
let's anticipate
Pondering a column about Taylor Swift and American conservatism, pray for me.— Ross Douthat (@DouthatNYT) September 26, 2023
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 06:16 (seven months ago) link
i've been so ponderin with a column every day tay won't say that we've fallen
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 07:08 (seven months ago) link
People say Swift is a good songwriter but have you considered The Beatles?
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 12:05 (seven months ago) link
This might be the most absurd claim I've ever seen, no one ever wrote songs about how their ex was bad until Taylor!
To that end, she has almost wholly pioneered a new genre of what an acquaintance of mine calls the “bellyaching about a boyfriend” song.
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:34 (seven months ago) link
yeah weird that Swift came out of Country Music where that kind of song is never written
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:37 (seven months ago) link
there is obviously space for thoughtful countering of taytay's cultural supremacy. feel like this guy might not quite bring that
― imago, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:41 (seven months ago) link
maybe the experience of seeing grown adults fantasising about her swinging the next US election to the Dems was the real critique all along
― imago, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:42 (seven months ago) link
they'll be begging her to run next!
― imago, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:43 (seven months ago) link
you laugh, but she's having a real impact as far as I can tell
― out-of-print LaserDisc edition (sleeve), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 14:48 (seven months ago) link
I for one welcome a future in which our leaders are determined by pop stars
― Paul Ponzi, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 15:02 (seven months ago) link
Guy needs to hear "Here, My Dear" by Marvin Gaye
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 15:04 (seven months ago) link
Pop stars >>> reality TV stars
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 15:05 (seven months ago) link
yes, this is a worrying turn away from the high-minded debate that normally decides the electoral process
― Steve Bully IX (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 15:07 (seven months ago) link
maybe she can help flip Kansas
― omar little, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 16:13 (seven months ago) link
or missouri. or both!
― omar little, Wednesday, 27 September 2023 16:14 (seven months ago) link
I am hearing that women are dumping somewhat conservative men at accelerated rates so that they can better relate to Taylor Swift songs
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 17:16 (seven months ago) link
iirc Taylor Swift dates guys with Fuck the Patriarchy keychains
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Wednesday, 27 September 2023 17:44 (seven months ago) link
jfchttps://x.com/perpetua/status/1727145778072948985?s=20
― campreverb, Wednesday, 22 November 2023 17:20 (five months ago) link
Not a piece of music writing really
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Wednesday, 22 November 2023 17:29 (five months ago) link