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[elham @elhammohamud]

SO THERES THIS NEW GOAT OF MINE

[Josh RR Jokien @joshcarlosjosh]

The hobbits cheering for Gandalf after he sets off another round of fireworks:

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

Today is the Met Gala. Here are some things to keep in mind while engaging in Met Gala discourse:

— The Met Gala is a fundraising event that supports the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute.

— The Costume Institute preserves historical garments, curates public exhibitions, and educates people on how clothing reflects and shapes culture.

— In a political climate when public arts funding is being limited or contested, private fundraising efforts like this are even more important.

— Many organizations hold galas to raise money for their missions. This includes organizations focused on the arts, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental justice, and medical research. The Met is not the only institution that holds galas.

— The Met Gala raises money through ticket sales. Major fashion houses such as Gucci often purchase entire tables and invite celebrities to attend the event in their designs. For brands, this functions as a form of marketing, similar to advertising or runway shows. But here, that spending also helps fund a public cultural institution.

— Members of the public can later visit the museum and see exhibitions that contextualize fashion as part of cultural history. And their tickets are relatively affordable because they have been subsidized by these fundraisers.

— Not all clothing is meant to be practical or "presentable" by conventional standards. Some garments are made as artistic statements. Even if you wouldn’t wear something to the office, you can still appreciate the creativity and technical craft behind it.

— Events like this provide work for countless tailors, embroiderers, textile specialists, and artisans. These people often work on other types of cultural productions, such as the costuming for films, theatre, and TV shows. The Met Gala helps sustain these craft industries and thus keeps the production quality high for the areas of culture you care about.

— Traditional black tie is never wrong for a gala. In fact, this is how men traditionally dressed for the Met Gala for much of this event's history. Not everyone has the personality to pull off an avant-garde outfit, so they shouldn't be forced into one.

[daviiii @steImas]

the strokes tocando last nite e o cenário é igual ao da performance deles no MTV $2 dollar bill de 2002 ❤️

[Joss | mel king akgae @gaydeardz]

This is like zayn leaving one direction. I feel sick.

[trin @lovelltrin]

challengers… you won best picture

[charlotte !! @snoopysrozanov]

smiling through it all. can’t believe this is my life

[Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps]

Today would be a good day to be a local newspaper covering the Washington Wizards, I would say.

This couldn't be more fitting to highlight how truly insane the decision making from The Washington Post is today. Absolutely incredible.

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

Between Twitter, CBS News, and the Washington Post, billionaires love to buy things just to destroy them

[Climate Defiance @ClimateDefiance]

A man worth $253,000,000,000 bought a 150-year-old American newspaper - heralded for breaking Watergate and the Pentagon Papers - and flushed it down the toilet for no reason.

Democracy Dies in Darkness.

[Blazer Banter @blazerbanter]

The oligarchs of the past century gave to the arts, created universities and actually contributed shit to society.

The billionaire class of today doesn’t even want you to have a sports section.

[Ladies Who Like Baseball @LONTDC1]

May the ghost of Katharine Graham haunt Jeff Bezos for the rest of his life.

She had the backbone & balls @JeffBezos will never have.

[Kurt Bardella @kurtbardella]

Democracy didn’t die in darkness, it died because of greed & cowardice.

[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society

[Don Van Natta Jr. @DVNJr]

The Washington Post lost $77 million in 2023.

Jeff Bezos just spent at least $75 million on an infomercial named “Melania” — $40 million paid to the President and First Lady.

Priorities.

[HSD💋🪩 @hsdaily]

Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.

March 6th.

[🪩 @suefroog]

me on march 6th listening the new album of harry styles

[mon @ClTYOFMON]

2026 is the year of sincerity and and earnestness and shamelessness and being unabashed and putting yourself out there and doing embarrassing and cringe things

[Calvin Applebottom II @_MaroonKoolAid]

How life feels as a Texas A&M fan right now