To prove why Fantano is not really a critic of “music” but a critic of “aesthetic”, imagine his review of some Bach unaccompanied harpsichord piece. All he would have to say is shit like “There was this twinkling, glistening Harpsichord sound. This ornate baroque harpsichord sou
Mang0 was banned from melee brackets for sexual harrassment while intoxicated at an event on stream. I think letting him evade this ban through Rivals 2 at Evo is insane it’s not like he got banned from melee for a melee reason he got banned because of sexual harrassment.
The ruling class seek to end the Information Age. They notice the strong correlation between youth and leftism; they rightly conclude that online access to community knowledge has turned the public against them; and they’ve decided the next generation must simply be brainwashed.
On one hand, Fantano engages with music deeply and methodically. He treats cataloguing music as like a solemn obligation, and I think there are listeners whose minds work the same way. But there’s not much joy, wit or insight in his criticism. It’s so flat and obligatory.
@jumang4423 this is just a baby toy you put stickers on, stuck a usb cable under the corner, and added a bunch of sfx to the video of. my 2 yo nephew literally has it.
eating out anywhere that’s not fine dining or farm to table has become a humiliation ritual
here’s your sysco slop plate topped with a yuzu ponzu sauce it’s going to be $35