Shai-Halewd
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Kalopsia on X
Tony Stark apologist
I love Beyoncé and Taylor
I'm a clever girl
Tony Stark apologist
I love Beyoncé and Taylor
I'm a clever girl
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Honestly? Living in Alabama.
When you live between Selma and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, it is fairly impossible to fall into the "this is the worst it has ever been and it can't get better" pit.
It was way worse for people here, in living memory, and they didn't shrug & give up. So I can't either.
When you live between Selma and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, it is fairly impossible to fall into the "this is the worst it has ever been and it can't get better" pit.
It was way worse for people here, in living memory, and they didn't shrug & give up. So I can't either.
What gave you courage in 2025?
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Honestly? Living in Alabama.
When you live between Selma and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, it is fairly impossible to fall into the "this is the worst it has ever been and it can't get better" pit.
It was way worse for people here, in living memory, and they didn't shrug & give up. So I can't either.
When you live between Selma and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, it is fairly impossible to fall into the "this is the worst it has ever been and it can't get better" pit.
It was way worse for people here, in living memory, and they didn't shrug & give up. So I can't either.
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But that one white guy couldn’t get a job in Hollywood because woke!!!!
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
But that one white guy couldn’t get a job in Hollywood because woke!!!!
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will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
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This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is a metaphor for the tech industry overall circa 2025
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I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
Trump Posts Nearly 200 Times in Unhinged Christmas Day Spree
The president amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
trib.al
December 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
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My spouse and I competed at the Winter Cosplay Championship at Holiday Matsuri last weekend, and will now be representing Team USA at GICOF next year! And it's another chance to spread the good word of Lies of P. Play Lies of P. Top tier. So good. #liesofp #liesofpcosplay #cosplaymaker #cosplay
December 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
My spouse and I competed at the Winter Cosplay Championship at Holiday Matsuri last weekend, and will now be representing Team USA at GICOF next year! And it's another chance to spread the good word of Lies of P. Play Lies of P. Top tier. So good. #liesofp #liesofpcosplay #cosplaymaker #cosplay
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Look, if they got Capone on tax evasion, they can get a modern-day Capone on graph crimes
December 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Look, if they got Capone on tax evasion, they can get a modern-day Capone on graph crimes
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It's so weird the president is screaming "I AM NOT A PEDOPHILE" at max volume and life just goes on.
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
It's so weird the president is screaming "I AM NOT A PEDOPHILE" at max volume and life just goes on.
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“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
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ICE agent recognized out Christmas shopping—throws tantrum when citizens profile him.
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
ICE agent recognized out Christmas shopping—throws tantrum when citizens profile him.
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
"We're trying to prevent you from kidnapping our neighbors," they say.
"I'm not doing anything but walking, leave me alone!" he yells.
"Not right now you're not—but the past 5 days you have."
Philadelphia, PA
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Agreed. It's heartbreaking when I see teachers telling kids to "just use AI for the art part" because it can do it "better" or "faster". It can't. Please don't do this to kids. You have no idea whose artistic spirit you're crushing. Same with writing. Help them figure out how to do it THEMSELVES.
I'm a comics creator. Every time I lead a workshop with kids, I see their absolute joy in drawing with their OWN HANDS. If you deny kids that joy by forcing them to type prompts into a computer, you're failing as an educator.
Shame on you for this.
Shame on you for this.
December 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Agreed. It's heartbreaking when I see teachers telling kids to "just use AI for the art part" because it can do it "better" or "faster". It can't. Please don't do this to kids. You have no idea whose artistic spirit you're crushing. Same with writing. Help them figure out how to do it THEMSELVES.
Save cozy for blankets, this year I'm asking people to challenge themselves on the type of art they consume.
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Save cozy for blankets, this year I'm asking people to challenge themselves on the type of art they consume.
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You can hear Parisot tell the story below.
Rickman (and others) HATED Tim Allen. Rickman lays into him in his diaries.
It's one reason the film works so well. Allen was IRL more like the Shatner parody of actor-who-overrates-himself than Shatner ever was.
www.instagram.com/reel/DLzlFiT...
Rickman (and others) HATED Tim Allen. Rickman lays into him in his diaries.
It's one reason the film works so well. Allen was IRL more like the Shatner parody of actor-who-overrates-himself than Shatner ever was.
www.instagram.com/reel/DLzlFiT...
RS Davis on Instagram: "I still miss #AlanRickman. He was irreplacable. What’s your favorite performance?
#popculturehistorian #popculturehistory #popculture #galaxyquest #timallen #sigourneyweaver #...
79K likes, 581 comments - pop.culture.historian on July 7, 2025: "I still miss #AlanRickman. He was irreplacable. What’s your favorite performance?
#popculturehistorian #popculturehistory #popculture...
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December 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
You can hear Parisot tell the story below.
Rickman (and others) HATED Tim Allen. Rickman lays into him in his diaries.
It's one reason the film works so well. Allen was IRL more like the Shatner parody of actor-who-overrates-himself than Shatner ever was.
www.instagram.com/reel/DLzlFiT...
Rickman (and others) HATED Tim Allen. Rickman lays into him in his diaries.
It's one reason the film works so well. Allen was IRL more like the Shatner parody of actor-who-overrates-himself than Shatner ever was.
www.instagram.com/reel/DLzlFiT...
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Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
Sigourney Weaver Says She Wishes DreamWorks Released A Director’s Cut Of ‘Galaxy Quest,’ Reminisces On Sequel That Never Came To Pass
Sigourney Weaver reflected on cult classic Galaxy Quest and how she wishes the sci-fi satire had released an R-rated director's cut.
deadline.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
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This video starts out absolutely buckwild and takes at least 10 more turns that I was not expecting
How Zootopia made a whole generation horny: a deep dive
YouTube video by uncle herman
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This video starts out absolutely buckwild and takes at least 10 more turns that I was not expecting
Reading a fic where the main character goes out for an extravagant sushi dinner and gets comped. Left a $50 tip.
December 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Reading a fic where the main character goes out for an extravagant sushi dinner and gets comped. Left a $50 tip.
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Important context here: when Peter Thiel and David Sacks began their war on diversity as undergrads at Stanford, thirty years ago, the very first tactic they adopted was to normalize slurs that had already been stigmatized out of mainstream society. This return of these hateful terms was a key goal.
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Important context here: when Peter Thiel and David Sacks began their war on diversity as undergrads at Stanford, thirty years ago, the very first tactic they adopted was to normalize slurs that had already been stigmatized out of mainstream society. This return of these hateful terms was a key goal.
Literally the best travel book author of all time and a lovely human being to boot??? Let me go buy a few more books...
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Literally the best travel book author of all time and a lovely human being to boot??? Let me go buy a few more books...
The funniest thing about fanfic is that i can absolutely never reveal to friends wtf I am reading at any given time. I actually need to read a few books because one of my brokers thinks I'm a big reader and is always asking me for new recs (he is a gen z/ millennial cusp and very open minded)
December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The funniest thing about fanfic is that i can absolutely never reveal to friends wtf I am reading at any given time. I actually need to read a few books because one of my brokers thinks I'm a big reader and is always asking me for new recs (he is a gen z/ millennial cusp and very open minded)
It happened to me! (I like a twenty one pilots song)
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
It happened to me! (I like a twenty one pilots song)
Oh shit, didn't know they already wrapped Dune 3!!! Cannot wait for that!!!!! Praying for some freak shit!!
December 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Oh shit, didn't know they already wrapped Dune 3!!! Cannot wait for that!!!!! Praying for some freak shit!!
Today i saw a 100" tv and it was like looking at the face of the madonna
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Today i saw a 100" tv and it was like looking at the face of the madonna
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This year’s honorees read like a love letter to bold, visionary storytelling. Chloé Zhao will receive the Trailblazer Award Presented by Google, while Nia DaCosta and Geeta Gandbhir will be honored with the Vanguard Awards Presented by Acura for Fiction and Nonfiction, respectively.
Sundance 2026 Is for the Visionaries: Chloé Zhao, Nia DaCosta & Geeta Gandbhir Take Center Stage | Black Girl Nerds
The nonprofit Sundance Institute has officially announced additional honorees for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s annual fundraiser
blackgirlnerds.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This year’s honorees read like a love letter to bold, visionary storytelling. Chloé Zhao will receive the Trailblazer Award Presented by Google, while Nia DaCosta and Geeta Gandbhir will be honored with the Vanguard Awards Presented by Acura for Fiction and Nonfiction, respectively.
I just realized I am an adult and if i want a harry and david fruit basket I could just order one myself...
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I just realized I am an adult and if i want a harry and david fruit basket I could just order one myself...
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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI was released on this day 8 years ago
December 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI was released on this day 8 years ago