ok kate conspiracy theorists im officially on BOARD

READY THE CRABS???????

(^ my og tags)

just thought about this. i posted this a year and a half ago… bestie do i have NEWS FOR YOU!

i’ve just started episode 3 but andhera’s “mouth sounds”?? neurodivergent behaviour.

I feel like those of us who are longtime Video Essay Enjoyers™ have been aware something was suss about James Summerton (I remember when Lawrence called out Summerton for stealing their Hannibal essay years ago) for a while. But I think it's cynical to reduce Hbomberguy's vid to just a "dunk" when it's more of an odyssey railing against how influencer and content culture devalues the work of culture critics, academics, and activists. As Harris said, it's not a problem exclusive to Summerton, but a corrosive attitude baked into late capitalist "content" culture. The video is a clear exploration of the consequences of all media and art being flattened into "content" creates a system where the labor of marginalised creatives and storytellers are exploited and stolen by people with more privileges and resources. As someone who has witnessed rich tiktokers quote articles and posts I've written verbatim without credit to make money from their 1000s of followers, this video hit super hard for me. From James Summerton claiming the works of dead gay activists, to Charli D'Amelio building a career from stealing dances created by Black tiktokers - plagiarism is often inseparable from discrimination and exploitation of labor rights. Harris' video is about how the nature of influencer content culture has further exacerbated the exploitative systems that already existed, wrapped up as YouTuber drama analysis. But I hope people don't miss the forest for the trees and remember you should always be citing your sources, fact checking, and be very wary of people who don't. And for the love of God, please stop getting your information exclusively from video essays, tiktoks and podcasts.

hbomberguy literally never fails to disappoint. i got home and saw he had a new video i dropped everything for 4 goddamn hours.

happy IDPwD to all and to all a good night

let it be known the behind the bastards (a podcast about the worst ppl in all of history) subreddit BLEW UP after the kissinger news. 200 posts in 3 hours. the world is healing.

november 29/30, 2023

YES

shane really redeemed himself from today show (nbc) with god (bible)

real thoughts that went through my head reading the news, as an aussie:

“oh suella braverman has been sacked i’m sure her replacement can’t be any wors-

DAVID CAMERON????”

i am like 2 eps behind on burrows end and i LOVE how much the cast talks about the family dynamics and their childhoods as lil neurodivergent children. like the little moments of “all my hyperactivity is in my head!” or “i’m standing here but i could jump so high right now” or “i was a hyperactive problem child”.

like as a kid who LOVED jumping off rocks (i’m not kidding, i used to be bruised to hell bc i was/am not coordinated enough to be doing it) this season just makes me feel seen in ways i’ve never even thought possible. dimension 20 i love you, keep on being you

i think the red vault gave context to and completed the album in a way we couldn't have guessed before but the 1989 vault gave context to and rounded out what led to and inspired the album in a way we. couldn't have guessed

it’s when maisie said "you have two types/country and western", "a girl who’s a remix of me"

and when olivia said "do you call her?/almost say my name?", "you found a new version of me"

and when taylor said "your new girl is my clone"

all straight women in their 20s have the same type (horrible men) and all straight men in their 20s have the same type (their exes)

the dedication to recreating the og 1989 era is actually insane. swiffers in the trenches fighting haylors and gaylors. think pieces about over exposure. think pieces about taylor weaponising her relationships. predicted 1 million + debut. And hand written lyrics. insane

Taylor Swift has reportedly withheld negotiations with streamers, for her ERAS TOUR concert movie, until the SAG strike gets resolved.

Swift earlier bypassed studios to release her film in theaters, after receiving a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement.

Jasper William Cartwright as Thorn Vale is getting progressively more babygirl per episode 10/10 no notes thank you Dimension 20

tumblr is healing <3

you can interpret "taylor-adjacent" however you want but i mostly went with the first ones that came to mind, and i prioritized working together in some capacity over just, like, they're friends or speak positively about each other