the more I think about it I really feel like the backrooms does a genuinely excellent job of detailing the human cost of our decaying economy and society. housing becoming more transient for generations, the anachronism of banal commercial real estate design from decades ago +
The Economist can milk this article however much it wants, and I'll just keep reposting because much of the country's media landscape doesn't even have the balls to say what needs to be said.
Kemarin, @TheEconomist mempublikasikan dua artikel soal Indonesia
Judul artikel pertama: Presiden Indonesia sedang membahayakan ekonomi dan demokrasi
Subjudulnya: Prabowo Subianto terlalu boros dan terlalu otoriter
Perlu diketahui, Spendthrift artinya orang yang menghamburkan uang secara tidak bijak. Diksi ini lebih keras dari sekadar “boros”. Dalam konteks negara, ada kesan ceroboh dan tidak bertanggung jawab secara fiskal.
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Judul artikel kedua: Indonesia, negara mayoritas Muslim terbesar, sedang menempuh jalur yang berisiko
Subjudulnya: Prabowo Subianto sedang menggerogoti keuangan negara—dan demokrasinya.
Di artikel ini, pemilihan diksi “Eroding” rasanya memperkuat artikel lainnya. Jeopardising (membahayakan) masih bicara soal risiko ke depan. Eroding (menggerogoti) berarti prosesnya sudah berlangsung. Rasanya pelan, diam-diam, tapi nyata. Bagaikan batu yang berlubang oleh tetesan air.
KlikFilm has acquired 2 Japanese titles in main competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival for upcoming distribution in Indonesia. #Cannes2026
• Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘SHEEP IN THE BOX’
• Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘ALL OF A SUDDEN’
Women are sharing live locations, checking the backseats of cars, carrying their keys between their knuckles and holding their hands over their drinks.
Men are doing 3 hour podcasts about how unfair it is that women don't smile at them.
The reason why that Palestine isn’t being seen anymore is that because Israel has killed Palestinians journalists. 56 Palestinian journalists have been killed. Russia killed 27 in Ukraine. Sudan received drone attacks. Lebanon is getting bombed. Don’t stop talking.