Physically, I'm typing an essay at 3am in the dim light of my laptop screen because it's due in class the next morning. Mentally, I'm a medieval scholar frantically trying to finish my manuscript by the light of a single dying candle because I know I'll be executed at dawn.
I’m quite used to the cruelty students can face when they apply for a US visa but this one broke me. We offered admission to a stellar, talented & hardworking student. After months of work and hundreds of dollars, an embassy officer saw him for 5 mins & said no. why? …
Ok, I saw Barbie, and I have lots of thoughts, but mostly I'm shocked I haven't seen anyone else on the timeline discussing the extended Chevy ad placement halfway through the movie??
movies that seem like fun little playful girliepop vibes but when u watch them are actually the most heartwrenching depictions of motherhood and girlhood and growing up
There’s a scene in Oppenheimer where they’re deciding where to drop the bomb and one of the military guys doesn’t wanna drop it on Kyoto because he and his wife vacationed there. It’s one of the most incisive depictions of western imperialism
Esoteric longevity tip you won’t hear about from Bryan Johnson:
Go out to dinner with your friends and family. Order a bunch of delicious food. Drink a bunch of wine. Stay up late telling stories and laughing.
Immediately silence anyone who brings up “macronutrients” or “sleep scores.”
Enjoy yourself without worry.
Repeat at regular intervals.
@fuckyouiquit The current head of the union is Fran Drescher. The last time both actors and writers went on strike, the head of the union was Ronald Reagan. If history repeats itself, we will soon have President Fran Drescher.
taking too long in the bar bathroom not bc I'm doing drugs but bc I'm reading all the writing on the walls and reflecting on how it represents the beauty and complexity of humanity
i’m getting mad when i read useless tweets now. i only got 600 tweets so y’all better be tweeting gold. NO DISCOURSE ALLOWED. I GOTTA LAUGH AT EVERY TWEET
Putting a rate limit on viewing tweets is so exceedingly stupid as a business practice. All that does is encourage people to leave your site instead of infinitely scrolling through trash. You fool. You complete imbecile. You have freed us.
Appliances, but products in general, are not built to last anymore. Planned obsolescence is the worst thing that has ever been introduced.
Everything from KitchenAid mixers to clothes to actual building materials on newer houses are inferior now.