#serbian festival

[ststevanofdecani]

Serbian Festival in COLUMBUS

[postcard-from-the-past]

Rural festival near Belgrade, Serbia

Serbian vintage postcard

[canmom]

animation night should be viable this week. might do Serbian animation, since I'm gonna flying to Serbia the day after. so far the only notable thing I'm finding is Technotise, which sounds pretty sick... fingers crossed I can find an encode of it somewhere.

other than that, I think there's been enough new stuff for another indie/web animation night. maybe in combination with technotise if i can't find more to go with it, or maybe I just keep it short...

[diathadevil]

NOOOO FUCK they delayed Beer Fest cuz of the rain literally on the DAY of the festival.

This is the most shittiest timing to announce that. The fuck.

[a-dash-in-the-middle]

what if i told you tumblr would eat up the cinematography of this movie

[jokeroutsubs]

[📝ENG TRANSLATION] The most personal conversation with Nace Jordan of Joker Out: "I wanted to justify being in the band"

Original article written by Alma Rahne for Metropolitan, published 14.11.2024. English translation by @weolucbasu, review by IG 10_anja, proofread by @flowerlotus8

Full article under the cut 👇

Prior to the release of the long-awaited Joker Out's third studio album we had a chat with their member, the bassist Nace Jordan. For him this is an especially huge milestone in his career, as this is the first album after he joined the band in 2022 after the previous bassist Martin Jurkovič left.

When Nace Jordan joined Joker Out two years ago, he probably didn't think he'd experience such a rich musical journey. During this time he performed at Eurovision, their song 'Carpe Diem' won the hearts of foreign audiences like a magnet. This was followed by a long European tour, creating new musical material in London and later in Hamburg. The boys also had a rich festival summer.

(Ph: Primož Lukežič)

The year and a half since it all began with the Eurovision song 'Carpe Diem' and up until today, has been rounded off with a new studio album 'Souvenir Pop' by Nace Jordan, Bojan Cvjetićanin, Kris Guštin, Jan Peteh and Jure Maček. The album will be released on the 15th of November. On it there are a collection of 10 songs in Slovene, English and Serbian.

"From every trip each of us usually takes some kind of memorabilia or a so-called 'souvenir'. That's basically what 'Souvenir Pop' represents," clarifies this time's guest, Nace with whom we talked about the creation of new material and his musical beginnings. We also found out after who his new family member got his name from, what food he eats and for how many years he hasn't been drinking alcohol.

(Ph: Mark Pirc)

Rocker bassist, who doesn't drink alcohol

Nace Jordan grew up in Kranj. Perhaps he was a newbie for most two years ago, but before joining Joker Out Nace had already professionally worked with music for over 10 years. He collaborated with most Slovene performers, including Jan Plestenjak, Samuel Lucas, Katarina Mala... and as he tells he "at least once in his life accompanied all the main Slovene musicians on an instrument."

When he turned 18, he went on a cruise ship where he gained invaluable experience. He always stood up for those who were weaker in school, even if that meant he got the short end of the stick. Likeable and almost always in a good mood, he admits that he also has a bad day sometimes.

(Ph: Nace Jordan's private archive)

"I'm definitely a positive person, but I also have days when I'm the complete opposite of myself and on those days, nothing is good enough, nothing is okay, everything sucks. Actually, the way I'm on stage I'm also privately. When I'm in a bad mood you notice it quickly, because I can't hide it. Which maybe isn't always the best." (smiles)

(Ph: Profimedia)

Alongside music, he's also enthusiastic about cooking, where he transfers his creative approach onto how preparing dishes. He especially likes dishes with polenta and he explores recipes without gluten. A few years ago he even applied to a goulash cooking competition in Kranj with a friend, where they won. He still keeps the medal and the pot at home. Even though he has gotten used to gluten-free food, he explains, with a sparkle in his eyes that he sometimes misses a really "good, freshly baked donut".

During our conversation, Nace confides in us that he hasn't been drinking alcohol for 10 years. If anyone encourages him, to drink something stronger, he playfully declines: "When you have a baby, I will drink to their health." And he stays true to this. He maybe drinks once or twice per year, at a really special opportunity or dinner.

He joined the group without any greater expectations

His integration into the group happened at the speed of light. "When me and Bojan (Cvjetićanin) got together for a drink, he mentioned that Martin is leaving the group and they're looking for a new member. According to him, I was the most appropriate for that and they wanted to meet up with me at their place (practice space), so we could play something together. This was actually before the concert in Križanke (9th September 2022). In the beginning, I was careful, because I've been in situations where I came into a band and we didn't get along. Being in a group isn't easy. Back then I told Bojan: "Let's get together and get a feel for each other." Prior to that, I didn't know the other members. I entered slightly reserved, without any greater expectations," he describes the beginning of his collaboration with the other members of Joker Out.

(Ph: Aleksandra Saša Prelesnik)

"Then we played together a bit. After Križanke, we didn't see each other for a bit, because Kris went to travel in Peru. When he returned, we started practicing again, because we had a performance waiting for us. Martin decided he wouldn't play anymore, I had not yet been an official member of the band, but I did go and play with them." And the rest is, as we like to say, history.

"I wanted to justify being in the band"

The new third album of Joker Out, 'Souvenir Pop' is especially dear to Nace, as it is, as previously mentioned, his first album that he created together with the rest of the band members.

"Maybe I slept a bit worse the final nights when we were finishing up the album. Maybe because of that I was slightly more nervous, because I wanted to justify being in the band and the fact that some new good songs were made. For example, the single 'Carpe Diem', which was accepted greatly, as well as 'Šta bih ja' and 'Bluza', which are amazing songs to me. I also want the same for the other songs on the album. More or less, I felt some kind of pressure that this album has to be really good."

The new album of course has a whiff of foreign countries, as we find songs in two other languages besides Slovene: English and Serbian. But for sure, this album will not have an identical sound as the previous two albums.

(Ph: Vita Orehek)

"I think that everything that Bojan sings and we play is Joker Out. You can't escape that. But for sure, it doesn't sound the same as the previous albums. We all played those songs so often that you want something different in a while to make the concert more interesting. The song 'Carpe Diem' already doesn't sound the same as the previous album to my ears. Maybe the new album sounds more closely like a combination of 'Carpe Diem', 'Šta bih ja' and 'Everybody's Waiting'. That's the genre we're moving in. But there are definitely some surprises on the album, which caused some doubt in me during the middle stage, where I was wondering if this even fits on the album. But now that I listen to the album as a whole, I actually really like it," he says and is satisfied with the final product.

The order of the songs on the album is placed into a story. "I think that Kris described it very well in an interview. The first part of the album takes place right after Eurovision, this hype (circus, noise), confidence, this kind of power, surreality. The second part of the album represents the time after you've taken a step back and summarised all of this. At the same time, some dark things can come out during that time. The second half is a bit more dark and I think we nicely captured the transition into this," he clarifies.

Album cover taken between the sheets

If their last album covers were in colour, this one is black and white. On it, the boys pose in between the sheets. The picture was taken on the morning of the Eurovision final.

"Maybe none of us is perfect in this picture, but we all agreed that this picture isn't just some visual image, but it also has some kind of energy, which tells us exactly what was happening then. You look at this picture and you see some kind of energy between us, a bit of nervousness..." describes Nace.

Album cover of their new album 'Souvenir Pop'. (Ph: Joker Out archive)

The bassist likes it, if the songs jump from genre to genre on albums. "So you don't get bored, when you listen to it as a whole." Each song carries its own story and a kind of emotional charge. Between the new songs you can find ones that especially touched him.

"The first one that really touched me is for sure 'Carpe Diem', it's our first song together after all. Then the seventh song on the album ('Lips'), because is contains the most of me. Already the idea for it was created on a laptop in bed and not at the place with the band. The creative process alone connected me with it, it for sure is one of the most different, striking songs. When you'll listen to it, you'll see what I mean. The ninth song ('Sonce') is a ballad. When I listen to it, it doesn't matter how I'm feeling at that moment, it always touches me. With that song I like: the topic of the song, the lyrics itself and how Bojan serves it. When I played it to my mum, she got teary-eyed."

(Ph: Nace Jordan's private archive)

They experimented with different instruments on this album. Nace first and foremost plays bass, but recently he also bought a Wurlitzer piano (a type of piano which you plug into electricity). "It's a very dear instrument to me and I finally got to buy it. The same week I bought it, I put it into a new song," excitedly tells the 30-year old, who, for the album, alongside the bass also recorded another guitar, marracas and other pianos and programmed the drums, where there are no acoustic drums.

He often takes on the role of an older brother

In the group Nace takes place of someone who takes care of all the studio things. "I already did this in the past and I felt at home with it. When we were finishing up the album, I took care that the album was be finished on time. The last three weeks before the album was finished, I shared our Producer's Žare Pak's biorhythm which means I was up from 4pm until 10 am." (smiles)

As he is the oldest, turning 30 this year, he often takes on the role of an older brother. With his responsibility and mature approach he takes care of the other members: "Boys, today let's maybe hold back a bit, we have a long weekend ahead of us. Sometimes they make fun of me because of it, but the following day at least one of them is probably grateful." (smiles)

"We encourage each other"

It doesn't happen often that members of a band are also privately good friends. We can say that this certainly isn't true when it comes to Joker Out. As friends they support each other at all moments, go on holiday together, spend their free time together, hang out during social evenings, which creates a unique energy amongst them, which can be felt by the audience at every concert. This friendhsip gives their music additional depth and energy, because of which their fans feel as though they are a part of their story.

(Ph: Damon Baker)

The dynamic between members naturally changes and develops through time. Together they experience new challenges, creative processes and personal transitions, which effects their relationships. Slowly, special bonds are created between them because of this - with some they connect on a deeper emotional level, with some more in a business sense.

"When I feel bad or I want to talk about deeper matters with someone that person will certainly be Bojan. Because he really knows how to get close to a person in that moment and give them good advice. With Kris we are both more business orientated and we have almost daily conversations about what we have to do and what we have to improve. Because of this we often go and grab a coffee and we see each other the most. With Jure you will never just be sitting down, but you have to do another activity as well. A love for keyboards connects me and Jan, we talk the most about music. Jan also often inspires me with his manner of playing," say Nace, who with Jan forms a fantastic guitar duo on stage.

(Ph: Vita Orehek)

Their collaboration is energetic, synchronised and soaked with the right amount of improvisation, which concert goers already feel during the first chords. Their connection is expressed through music, as they can easily communicate through looks alone while playing and improve their performance. This authentic relaxed chemistry between then is something so natural that they have also moved this to the audience.

(Ph: Profimedia)

He takes care of his stamina at night

The Jokers are famous for their dynamic performances, where stamina comes in handy. "It's definitely easier, if you have some stamina. I try to keep it up. Sometimes a bit better, sometimes a bit worse. When I come on stage, I want to support what I'm doing with movement, with my body and to someone in the audience, who is looking at you and wants your attention, I try to give it back tenfold. I try to put myself into the shoes of a fan because I know exactly what I would like. We provide each other with energy, so it's very important that we're in a good mood during our performances. We encourage each other, support each other."

Recently he spends a lot of time at the piano, which relaxes him. As a true Gorenjska local he also loves mountains, but he's recently been running out of spare time. "I like going to the hills very much, but I sadly go so rarely that I'm almost embarassed to say. The walking really relaxes me. I would also like to fish more. Me and Bojan are very amateur fishermen, but that's our common interest."

He mentions that he also likes to run and swim. "I am the funniest runner in the world, because I run between 11pm and midnight. I often look behind me and also run faster. (laughter) Getting out of the door is the most difficult. I admit, it's sometimes torture, but the satisfaction after I'm finished is then that much greater. Running also helps my mental health a lot."

(Ph: Vita Orehek)

New family member - dachshund Pino

A few months ago, Nace's life was enriched by a new family member, an adorable dachshund named Pino. He was named after the amazing English bassist with Italian roots, Pino Palladino, who performed with Adele, Paul Young, The Who, Nine Inch Nails and others. At first, Pino was a bit shy, but he quickly won his heart over.

"In the beginning I always needed a sitter for him. Now we've progressed so far that he can be home alone a bit longer. It's definitely some kind of additional responsibilty, but he made my life better. When I come home he is very honestly happy to see me. Nothing can replace this feeling. Everyone who has a dog knows this well. He also won a right to the bed, he sleeps with me. I spoiled him a bit much," he honestly admits while laughing.

In the past months Nace's life is being made better by the dachshund Pino. (Ph: Nace Jordan's private archive)

Even though taking care of a dog is an additional responsibilty, Nace is grateful for his new furry friend and the feeling of unconditional love, which can only be understood by those, who have a dog.

For the ending, we were interested in what has been the greatest lecture he has learned in the past year, "Oof, great question. I don't now if I've learned it, but I'm still trying. At the moment when something wasn't going my way, I always wanted to do anything to solve it. Now, I've realised that it's much better to take a step back and look at things from a different perspective and then return."

[natasa-pantovic]

NatasaPantovicPublished Author since 1991, Management Consultant since 1999, Adoptive Parent since 2008 Using AoL #consciousness research as a process, #phil..

Nataša Pantović LIVE with Magic Spell from Tree of Life and Dr Rudolf Ragonesi with Spring, A Collection of Aphorisms at the University Book Festival. Music by Norman Cristina.

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[gorskivijenac]

Serbian students played Battle of Algiers (1966) in the Yugoslav Film Archive in Belgrade today. Film Festival FEST that has been going on every year since 1971. is not going to happen this year, so they decided to make one of their own and play it in cinemas that are open to students and on their own universities, no tickets, everything free.

“Yugoslavia started to support the Algerians not just with the moral and diplomatic efforts. The Yugoslav provided huge humanitarian and material help mostly via the Red Cross organisation. But this support now included the military equipment and weaponry. Yugoslavia was the first European country to openly support the FLN and support its Independence and later to establish the full diplomatic relations with Algeria when it became fully independent.” - x

[kwisatzworld]

List of Valentino Rossi books and documentaries:

inspired by @pgaslys list of marc’s docs

📚 Books

What If I Had Never Tried It [English/Italian/Spanish/German/Japanese/Chinese, etc.]: Vale’s only autobiography to date, translated into a lot of languages (so many that it’s hard to keep count). The English edition is notoriously rough - think spelling mistakes and some lost-in-translation moments. Despite this, yellow fans absolutely shouldn’t miss out on this gem. Published in 2006, during Vale’s zenith with five consecutive championships under his belt, the book radiates his happiness and confidence. The narrative is casual, with chapters loosely connected, but you will still find pleasure in reading this book.

MotoGenius: the Valentino Rossi biography by Mat Oxley: Oxley remains my all-time favorite Rossi author! Initially published years ago, the latest edition is available on Kindle. It’s a treasure trove of Vale anecdotes and Oxley’s unique insights, offering a glimpse into how Vale captivated his generation.

The Valentino Rossi Files: Everything I’ve ever written about VR by Mat Oxley: Available on Kindle, this collection (in two parts) encapsulates all the articles Oxley wrote about Vale for magazines and newspapers before joining Motor Sport Magazine.

Valentino Rossi: The Definitive Biography by Stuart Barker: A comprehensive biography of Vale, chronologically organized.

Valentino Rossi: Il Dio del Motociclismo by Fabio Fagnani [Italian]: Not recommended as the author’s fan-like admiration making it read more like a love letter than a biography. The only saving grace is the interview with Aldo Drudi.

Valentino Rossi: All His Races by Mat Oxley [English/German/Japanese/Serbian]: Chronicles every race of Vale’s career, enriched with exclusive interviews.

🎥 Documentaries

When asked about a movie about himself, Vale said, “If it’s a bad movie, I’d rather it didn’t exist.” He holds a similarly cautious stance towards documentaries, and has never personally produced a documentary about himself, though perhaps that might change at some point in the future.

Faster (2003) : Premiered at the Festival de Cannes during MotoGP’s golden era, this documentary intriguingly portrays the rivalry between Vale and Max Biaggi.

The Doctor, the Tornado, and the Kentucky Kid (2006) : Focuses on the 2005 season, especially the US Grand Prix, you can see the beautiful yellow livery of Yamaha’s 50th anniversary.

Fastest (2011) : A sequel to Faster.

Hitting the Apex (2015) : Arguably the best MotoGP documentary out there. Vale and Marco riding into the sunset to ‘Wish you were here’ is a poignant moment.

Valentino Rossi: The Doctor (2016) : Produced by Monster Energy, primarily illustrating how Vale expanded his empire step by step.

Racing Together (2017): MotoGP history isn’t complete without its greatest icon, Vale features for about 15 minutes.

Valentino’s Secret Room: Inside the Doctor’s Hidden Archive (2020) : Produced by Dainese, revealing Vale’s personal collection.

Ruta 46 – Ruta 93: El camino de dos mitos (2021) : Produced by DAZN España, unfortunately I haven’t seen it yet – if you have, let me know how it tells the tale.

Tales of Valentino (2021) : A nine-episode documentary series produced by Dorna, showcasing different aspects of Vale’s career through nine significant races.

RiVale | Valentino Rossi as Told by His Rivals (2021) : Produced by DAZN Italia featuring Vale’s main rivals (except Marc), sharing their stories with him.

Rossi | BT Sport Documentary on the Career of MotoGP Icon, Valentino Rossi (2022) : Produced by BT Sport following Vale’s retirement, highlighted by Suzi Perry’s captivating hosting style.

MotoGP Unlimited (2022) : No need for a lengthy introduction – it’s probably already been watched by everyone by now.

[endlich-allein]

"A Serbian website, kurir.rs, interviewed Zoran Bihać during his visit to Belgrade's FEST film festival. Among others, Zoran discusses Rammstein, his work with the band and Till's solo projects, provides details on why he stopped working with Rammstein explains the story behind the videos for "Platz Eins" and "Till the End". He also shares an intimate story of Till Lindemann's visit to his mother's house. Excerpts:

"Till pushed me, I pushed him, we were a perfect symbiosis, but a bit brutal. I worked with him honestly and wholeheartedly, and he with me. What he's doing now with other people is like Rammstein from Ali Express. He sees that too, but he only says it out loud when he gets drunk."

"When he went into a solo project, it was in a way the breakup with Rammstein. That's why I wanted to do videos for his independent project in a completely different way. I made a music video for the song "Praise Abort" with a message explaining that situation. The video starts with "Rammstein Till" and then "solo Till" comes in with a pig face and kicks him off the stage. A lot of people didn't understand that. After working on Till's solo project, the other members of the band told me that I would no longer do Rammstein videos. They couldn't handle Till's success without them. So they decided to stop working with me. Till knew that, but I didn't, that was the price I had to pay."

"People only see what is brutal, the scenes from that video ("Till the End" - ed. note) are images from their nightmares. They don't see what I wanted to say with such a video. It is a story about a man who is always hungry and, no matter how much he eats, he cannot be satisfied. And he is the loneliest man in the world and he cannot find the love he is looking for. A lot of people understood that, but we didn't want to offend anyone with erotica, but only to cause a shock. It created a lot of problems for me in Germany, several jobs were cancelled."

Photo: Dado Djilas"

Rammwiki

[marxistcomedy]

Anyone working in counter-propaganda can testify to a curious experience: we’ll put in hours of careful research collecting an impeccable set of resources that undermines some warmongering narrative, and we’ll eagerly share it with someone who claims to despise racism in all its forms — say, an outspoken opponent of the West’s so-called “War on Terror.” Unexpectedly, we are met with a response that is somewhere between chilly reticence and downright hostility. What’s going on?

From our perspective, we’re offering water to a person who’s self-identified as thirsty, and yet they react as if we were trying to poison them! They turn on a dime to defend the same institutions whose lies they were denouncing just moments before. At this point the sense of pride and accomplishment that comes from seeing through propaganda and putting puzzle pieces together into a satisfying historical account gets brutally transformed into its exact opposite: a sense of crushing defeat. In response to this bitter experience, many researchers — serious people, with plenty of experience reading and writing, and sometimes even of being published! — lash out. They decide that people have been “brainwashed” beyond the point where they can be reached by words or rational appeal. They “realize” that the masters of propaganda have been far more successful than we first imagined: it turns out we’re not David fighting Goliath, we’re more like an ant facing an asteroid.

The same inquisitive nature that first led them to unravel war propaganda narratives begins to feed an even larger psycho-historical narrative, and nihilism takes hold. The tragic cycle begins to appear eternal: innocent, well-meaning, hard-working folks are, time and again, viciously tricked by the scapegoating of a new rogue in the gallery — Indigenous, Black, Spanish, Jewish, Soviet, Vietnamese, Cuban, Serbian, Muslim, Libyan, Syrian, Korean, Venezuelan, Russian, Chinese. Due to the sheer power of propaganda and mass-media, the masses helplessly fall for hatred and volunteer for war, even though it comes at a very high cost to ourselves, our loved ones, and our ideals (religion, environmentalism, etc.). Sadly, the innate human propensity to “hate the Other” seals our fate as a society… or something along those lines.

I am going to argue that this narrative is nonsense. It tries to pass off as universal and eternal something that in reality is particular and ephemeral. In short: Westerners aren’t helpless innocents whose minds are injected with atrocity propaganda, science fiction-style; they’re generally smug bourgeois proletarians who intelligently seek out as much racist propaganda as they can get their hands on. This is because it fundamentally makes them feel better about who they are and how they live. The psychic and material costs are rationally worth the benefits. As for those anti-imperialists who don’t participate in this festival of xenophobia — and here I include myself — we have our own elitist consolation: we accept the tragedy of masses of gullible sheeple falling for cunning propaganda because having overcome it flatters our own intelligence. The more we condemn society’s stupidity, the smarter we feel in comparison.

But am I not just worsening the problem, aggravating our hopelessness, by criticizing the critics in a way that suggests that no one escapes ideological self-flattery? I don’t think so. Paradoxically, it brings us all back to a more even and possibility-rich playing field.

The prevailing populist narrative grants the People (of the West) moral innocence by attributing to them utter stupidity and naivety; I invert the equation and demand a Marxist narrative instead: Westerners are willingly complicit in crimes because they instinctively and correctly understand that they benefit as a class (as a global bourgeois proletariat) from the exploitation enabled by their military and their propaganda (in Gramscian: organs of coercion and consent). We’re not as stupid as we’re made out to be. This means that we can be reasoned with, that there is a way out.

[emphasis mine]

[ststevanofdecani]

[summerlinenss]

I saw you dislike r*ta ass well. What do you think of her and their relationship?

(i want to throw a disclaimer out there that if you do like her or you think she and taika are cute together or whatever, that’s wonderful. but i’m giving my honest opinion and i truly don’t feel like arguing over this woman, so please just feel free to disregard.)

ohohoho boy.

so i do my best to not really ‘hate’ many famous people. not because they don’t deserve it, but because it’s never worth putting energy into. and i think at the end of the day, most people are deserving of forgiveness and shouldn’t be held liable for things they did or said a decade ago after growing and learning.

that being said, rita is one of the few celebrities that i have actively disliked for a very long time.

a lot of people like to cry “misogyny” and “slut-shaming” whenever someone attempts to call her out for her actions. and frankly, her sex life and the way she chooses to dress are the absolute least of my concerns. she’s a grown woman, she can do what she wants.

my main problem with rita is that she never actually takes any accountability for the shitty things she does or says and eventually just acts like it never happened. i can list some of the reasons without going into too much detail (because i’d be here all day), but i have issues with the fact that:

• she openly, shamelessly blackfishes and engages in other cultural appropriation (+ said she “may as well be black/mixed race” and admitted people believing she was “got her places,” but never actually apologized)

• she not only broke COVID lockdown rules multiple times, but tried to play the victim when she was caught (+ reportedly never paid her fines/donated the profits she promised)

• along with noel gallagher, she knowingly took over the viewing platform for disabled guests at glastonbury and never took accountability or apologized after being called out

• she’s been caught repeatedly grifting her fans by forging signatures and cancelling shows due to “serious illness” only to be seen out partying the next day

• during a performance at a hungarian festival, she took a serbian flag from a fan and waved it around and draped it over herself (serbia committed war crimes against her people before they were able to declare independence)

and overall, from stories i’ve heard and things i’ve seen (over the span of several years), i just find her to be a very fake, insincere, obnoxious, unkind person, and i really don’t get how or why taika would ever want to associate himself with someone like that.

which brings me to their relationship, and to be blunt, i’m not a fan. it’s obviously none of my business and i go out of my way to pay as little attention to their marriage as possible, but i’ve never liked them together and i’ll never understand it. i’ve tried to tolerate her for taika’s sake as a fan of his work, but i honestly can’t.

again, people love to say, “you’re just jealous he has a hot wife!!!” i couldn’t give less of a fuck, actually! if he was in a relationship with literally anyone else, so long as they were a halfway decent person, i wholeheartedly wouldn’t even care. i’d be happy for him. i’d probably actually be attracted to both of them.

i think what primarily bothers me is that, when they’re together, it doesn’t feel like a partnership. whether it’s intentional or not, it’s literally always all about rita. their relationship provides her with opportunities but it gives him setbacks, both professionally and within the public eye.

maybe it’s just me and maybe it’s because i have been a fan of his work for so long, but there are times where it sort of feels like he doesn’t have his own personality anymore. like he’s not an individual person. he was just recently at an event in london on his own, and as bitchy as it sounds, i kept thinking about how happy he looked and how nice it was to see him just having fun with friends again without rita clinging on. just something about that combined with the way she’s constantly making those cringey “i forced my husband to put a ring on it” jokes lately makes it… really uncomfortable sometimes.

meanwhile, she still barely actually knows anything about his culture. i probably know more about AoNZ than she does — she basically talks about it like an exotic beach home destination. she still couldn’t even say his name correctly in interviews right after they got married. and she infamously tried to win over a samoan contestant on the voice australia by bragging that she’s “married to half a samoan man.”

one last thing i’ll add is that, as i’ve said before, there are things i do hold taika accountable for, and their relationship is one of them. not that it’s, like, cancel-worthy, obviously. and i don’t think he’s responsible for her poor choices. but i really do find it hypocritical for him to be with someone who is the complete antithesis of everything he’s always stood for. if he’s sincerely happy, then i’m happy for him. but after he’s done so much to help call out the harmful impact caused by things like cultural appropriation in hollywood and how white celebrities continue to just get away it, i won’t pretend it isn’t extremely disappointing to see him marry a woman who’s made a career off of doing exactly that and give her a free pass.

[qstarhalo]

Como hoy es el día del idioma para qsmpblr, quería hacer una lista con todas las canciones que me han enviado y las que yo misma he elegido! ^^ ¡y si quieren enviarme m��s, por favor hazlo!

Español:

★ En la Ciudad de la Furia - Soda Stereo

★ Colgando en tus manos - Carlos Baute

★ Soñé - Zoé

★ Festival de las luces - Mueran Humanos

★ Japón - Mecano

★ Él Me Mintió - Amanda Miguel

★ Honey, No Estás - Bratty

★ Fuimos Amor - Esteman

★ Cariño - The Marías

★ ¿Porqué te vas? - Jeanette

★ Ahora Decide - Pimpinela

Portugués:

★ Se Eu Fosse Casado - Lui Lorenzo

★ Inveja - Lourandes

★ Avião De Papel - Carolina Deslandes, Rui Veloso

★ A Vida Toda - Carolina Deslandes

★ Lambada - Kaoma

Francés:

★ Tout le monde se presse - Sanseverino

★ Jalousie - Angèle

★ Démons - Angèle, Damso

★ Ta reine - Angèle

★ Papaoutai - Stromae

★ Dernière danse - Indila

★ Je veux - Zaz

★ Ça (c'est vraiment toi) - Téléphone

★ Comme des enfants - Cœur De Pirate

Alemán:

★ Alles Neu - Peter Fox

★ Schrei nach Liebe - Die Ärzte

Serbian:

★ Molitva - Marija Šerifović

Idioma + Idioma:

★ Corazón - Maluma ft. Nego do Borel (esp. + pt.)

★ Fever - Dua Lipa, Angèle (eng. + fr.)

★ Everything Matters - AURORA, Pomme (eng. + fr.)

[tulisydan]

You always get me some surprise

“You always get me some surprise” 

this actually hits so hard. I have been thinking this comment since I saw this video right after Eurovision final. This comment is why I can’t take seriously when people try to analyse their friendship by using social media interactions, OF ALL THINGS, as their tools and proof. 

We do not know shit. We did not know that Bojan always has some surprises to Jere. We do not know what happens behind the cameras.

Remember that interview where Bojan said that one of the reasons why Jere and Bojan gets along so well because Jere felt comfortable with Bojan and that it was important to Bojan to make Jere feel comfortable and safe because everyone tried to get a piece of Käärijä [which we know overwhelmed him]. Maybe that’s the reason why Bojan’s social media behavior is so low-key. Or maybe he is just a private person with his friends and family (very likely). At the same time people were/are accusing that Bojan was/is using Käärijä as PR to Joker Out’s Eurovision journey/today’s success. There is no win-win situation to him. That’s why I can’t help but to roll my eyes when people analyse some Instagram likes/comments/whatever.

Some of the cutest things that we know what has happened between these two we have heard it by accident. Oh Jere gave Bojan his rare hockey jersey? Bojan recorded bunch of Käärijä’s songs in Serbian festival? Bojan being there for Jere after losing Eurovison even though he was very very disappointed in their own results? Bojan always gets Jere some surprises?  

[teatitty]

My little headcanons of what I think some of the witcher characters are [IE: polish, english, danish etc] based on the vibes they give me and some of their name conventions

Geralt: Polish. He's the main character of the novels it just makes sense to me that he'd be the most polish of everyone

Vesemir: Slavic as fuck. I put him down as Serbian but you could make a good argument for any of the slavic countries really

Lambert: German. Based purely on vibes

Eskel: Nordic. I lean more to him being Danish if we want to get specific but you can put him anywhere so long as he's nordic. His name comes from an old norse word and I know Witchers like Geralt and Vesemir name themselves but I like to think Eskel kept his on lock

Coen: Flemish. He just seems belgian to me I can't explain it

Cirilla: Her name is likely of Greek descent, coming from Cyril, since Calanthe is also a name stemming from Ancient Greek, so Greek Ciri real to me

Dandelion: Welsh. I've said this before but Wales has a huge yearly festival where they celebrate the arts such as poetry and music so it simply Fits for him. He's capable of mimicking many different accents though

Yennefer: Yenn was a hard one to pin down but in the end I thought somewhere in the Southeast. Serbia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Moldova etc she'd fit with any of those I think

Triss: She was relatively easy. Triss comes from Beatrice which itself is derived from the latin "beatus" and Merigold is Marigold which comes from middle english "mary + gold" so Triss is from england but she's Cornish <3 her and Dandy can be brittonic language besties

Regis: Hard as it is for me to say this that man is French as fuck