The Monkees, November 1968; photo courtesy of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“‘That’s why I say the Monkees are defunct,’ Tork, the oldest at 26, began. ‘We’re a far more eclectic group than the Beatles, for example. They started together because one guy knew another and they were drawn to each other naturally. We met in an office where we were all applying for work. Therefore, we don’t go together in the same way.
‘We plan two TV specials, perhaps another movie and some concert appearances. But, in the meantime, we’ll each be getting on with our individual work. I’m interested in the production end of the industry, Mike’s a song writer, one of the best in the country, and Davy and Micky are actors.’
‘I don’t see that it will be as simple as Peter thinks to break away from the Monkees,’ Davy interjected. ‘I think we’ll all be too busy with our Monkee commitments to do much of anything else. He’s really wrong. The Monkees aren’t defunct.’” - The San Francisco Examiner, November 23, 1968
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I know how it sounds at first, but I really gotta feel bad for the boys that sacrificed edwin; I mean even the term “sacrificed edwin” paints them in a more sinister light than they really deserve– considering that wasn’t really, actually their intention.
they were bullies, they were homophobic (and/or were self loathing gay boys themselves taking it out on edwin, or were equally likely peer pressured into acting a certain way), they planned something stupid and mean to do to an innocent, anxious boy with the goal of scaring the shit out of him, all because he was effeminate and an easy target. but they didn’t know or expect any of the ritual stuff to be real. they were all laughing and joking during the ritual because it was just that to them– a joke. a cruel joke, but a joke.
teenagers can be mean and stupid and they usually regret it as adults and grow out of it / grow from it. they were stifled the chance to grow out of it, at least while alive. none of those boys deserved to be instakilled and sent to hell; they’re really not that much less deserving than edwin himself. they were all just kids, after all.
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My first time watching Glass Onion it was obvious that Miles' speeches were bullshit, but I still searched for any hidden meaning there might be.
The second time is a different experience though because every time my brain starts to search for meaning, I feel like Benoit Blanc discovering that no, there is absolutely no hidden meaning.
It's bullshit it's all nothing nothing nothing! It is just how you end up talking when everyone reacts to your self-aggrandizing word vomit like it is actually wisdom.
Also, legit, when Miles gave his stupid bullshit speech about what the word 'disruptor' means to him, I shit you not I was like holy shit am I back in business school right now?!
Miles must have given speeches like that at 100 business school graduations, goddamn.
Like, the motherfuckers really do sound like this. We didn't have any billionaires come, but we had a lot of millionaire guest speakers in my classes, and they fucking talk like that.
They all think they're rugged capitalists, but they're just glass onions!
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ok serious post though. can people stop being so weird about michael andersen. people will see a mentally ill person who is depressed and needs above-average care and will woobify them to the point of erasing anything about their character outside of So Innocent, So Pure. like it is legitimately so weird as a mentally ill person to see how people characterize him; not only are his flaws erased, but so are just... any realistic or interesting parts about his character, outside of being "soft"? it's especially weird because canonically, michael really ISN'T an overly soft, kind, etc. person. he can be a snappy dick, he can react in realistic or even harmful ways to different situations, and that's part of why i like him- because mental illness isn't just being sad or vulnerable. but i think some of the fandom has forgotten the memo. i don't want perfect overly-cutesified portrayals of mental illness in stories, i want things that are actually realistic and treats us like people. the story itself does that in my opinion, but the fandom can be fucking wild sometimes man.
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Okay, but Elizabeth being an absolute savage girlboss isn't something that's talked about enough.
Love how you're spitting facts for our girly pop. 💪💪💪
TBH I go off the personality baby has, and gotta assume some of that sass is definitely Elizabeth
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I'm sorry but once you compare a freaking athlete refusing to speak to a media channel to an actual war criminal actively committing actual war criminals, you lose the right to voice an opinion. Freedom of speech protects you from the government, it doesn't protect you from people rightfully calling out your tone-deaf, out of touch, privileged bs.
While journalists are not obligated to be positive about the subjects they write about, they are also not entitled exclusives or information from/about said subject.
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btw shoutout to the babes at auto motor und sport btw who first reported on the rb and aston cost cap breaches and who are the answer to everybody asking BUT HOW DID BINOTTO AND WOLFF KNOW ABOUT THIS BEFOREHAND???????? it’s not a conspiracy besties they can simply read hope that helps!!
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