#wishi stylist

[romanceyourdemons]

although i cannot claim to understand the full context of resident evil (2002), the film’s utter ineffectiveness in my eyes is a strong indication of its weaknesses as a work of adaptation. the film attempts to situate itself as a prequel to the video game series of the same name; stylistically, it draws from the video game medium in terms of both visuals and narrative. unfortunately, these callbacky moves undercut its effectiveness within the film medium. the quickly-moving and tightly-focused shots often make it difficult for the audience to conceptualize the space, and the combination of an amnesiac protagonist with exploration-based horror hamstrings the stakes and tension in a work where the audience has no pressing reason to identify with its blank-slate protagonist—with the protagonist’s amnesia, she cannot make the motivated choice to step into the dangerous unknown location, and therefore the whole plot simply feels like her being swept along arbitrarily. but most damning of all, the film is deeply inconsistent about its stakes. between the fight choreography’s vacillation between fanciful the matrix (1999)-inspired gun fu and a much more realistic bullet-counting style, and the film’s constant introduction and wishy-washy disposal of various poorly-established villains, the nominally horror film cannot give us a clear sense of the danger the characters are in, nor can it give us anything concrete to fear. the film is clearly trying to tease a sequel, both in the form of a subsequent film and its precedent games, but these infinitely delayed expectations render even its rare effective visuals pointless. between all these shortcomings, it is clear that resident evil (2002) does not know what it is doing as a film, and expects the audience to full in the blanks to help it—something i was unable to do, to my detriment, nor should i have been required to

[joy-crimes]

Weird question, but remember that ask which asked you the craziest hairstyle you ever had? Well, when you went to the stylist or hair salon, what did you ask for for that hairstyle?

it was weird cuz i've gone to so many stylists over the years and they ALWAYS have gotten wishy-washy when they realize what I'm asking them for???? So you gotta be ADAMANT. be like. "Super short in the back", super long in the front, flat cut bangs" or they WILL probably try to avoid giving u the hairstyle you want. if all else fails just be like "do like a ramona flowers haircut but with a more extreme length difference" and obviously like. it helps to have pics to back that up.

[liketwoswansinbalance]

Things that annoy you??

Hmm...can my answer be “everything?”

No, not really, but I can get irritated frequently even if I never actually do or say anything about it.

Let’s see—brace yourselves /j

Having to repeat myself

Being interrupted or not being listened to

Group projects

When other people are inconvenient about schedules (I'm a hypocrite about this one.)

Loud noises/when people speak too loudly

When people are overly theatrical in real life (How ironical, I know.)

Side note: If you're simply expressive, I hope you actually mean it. (Again, I can be a hypocrite with this one. And if it's starting to look like I despise all whimsy, that's not true. Some things just have a right time, place, and execution for them to appeal to me.)

When/if people mock me

Immature senses of humor

When people seem insincerely nice

Artifice in general

When people do not value literature/literacy or think STEM is automatically the superior domain

When people are overly enthusiastic for reasons I don’t understand (No offense to anyone—probably too many things seem performative/ritualistic to me, but again, I get it if people are just expressive.)

When people are too “cutesy” and infantilize themselves (Honestly, doing this feels dumb—I have no real reason for having this opinion as far as I can tell. I just think people should act their age, in most cases. Of course, I understand if someone cannot. That's different from people who try to make you like them or who are trying to sell you something. This also applies to some neologisms. I mean, "icks?" Come on. Not everything has to be akin to baby-talk or onomatopoeia. Also, “boo-boos.” If you’re not a parent, child, or pediatrician, why use it?)

When people are overly, unrealistically optimistic

When people are overly humble and use too much self-deprecation without prompting (I understand to an extent and sometimes people need conversation buffers, but do you want me to agree with you or disagree and reassure you? Sometimes it’s hard and I have to lie. You’ve just created an uncomfortable situation for us both, especially if it's irl. Why would you admit all your shortcomings to me??? I don't completely understand that either.)

Small talk when literally no one cares (Occasionally, it can be nice. Usually, it is boring.)

In a similar vein, talking about vacations or weekends, sometimes

Food if it’s cooled down too much

Glaring sunlight

Electric toothbrushes

The fact that my neurons will die if I don’t sleep

When people shriek and scare me without meaning to

When students I tutor have the same, old problems in their essays (It gets old, but I can understand why it happens.)

Frauds and possibly some conspiracy theorists, snake oil salesmen, anyone who cheats the elderly, etc.

When people are wishy-washy

Certain malapropisms. (The only exceptions are if you're clearly doing it on purpose (real-life puns? use in literature?) or are named William Shakespeare. Aside from those instances, I can't think of anytime that this wouldn't interfere with conversation. Though, if you genuinely don't know, I will not fault you.)

Incorrect grammar (Ok, this one’s tendentious—I’ll just say my opinion on this may shift and I’m in the process of re-evaluating my views. I will forgive anyone who doesn't know any better or wasn't taught or has reasonably forgotten, just not people who do it on purpose—unless it's for stylistic purposes or for another good reason. I.e., unless you're trying to make your point more precise or you're making some kind of deliberate, rhetorical move, why would you use certain constructions? Generally, there are a few I do not like, but that's subjective.)

Too many sequins or general tackiness and some plastic, modern things (This one's also subjective, of course. Sorry if I have terrible taste to you.)

Certain technological updates that require me to adapt or that have a learning curve/starkly different visual display

Hot wax

Certain too-saccharine things, and that's both on a literal and figurative level. Take chewing gum for instance. Also, certain types of cake frosting.

[wishi-selfships]

- Some other fifth option

Technically, I'd pick the first. Usually, my self inserts share the same eye color as me. For coloring reasons, I may make the color (dark brown) either a little lighter or darker (black) in order to fit what I need or to fit a color scheme or style. Most of the time, though? They've got brown eyes.

... with a few exceptions.

My (old-ish) Danganronpa Self Insert has magenta/pink eyes (though it may be a little hard to tell here, that was my original intention). The magenta eyes were added over brown eyes for no reason other than me wanting to avoid too many browns in her design.

My Sonic Insert, Rye, does have a brown eye — like me — but her other eye is purple. Obvi I don't have heterochromia, nor do I have a purple eye irl. The reason for her mis-matched eyes is related to the lore I've set up for her; namely, that the purple eye (and the blue half of her body) came from the power given to her when she was young rather than it be something she herself was born with.

(This is also not mentioned the other insert I have, which is more like a ... kinsona? Of sorts? Except I don't kin the character, I just think he's cool and we share a birthday. Yes, I have a silver the hedgehog sona. She also has purple eyes. But that's just because Purple is really cool)

Same thing with my (old) genshin insert. She had pink eyes instead of brown ones. Then again, she is due for a redesign since this one is OLD AS HELL and I dislike it... but the point still stands. Eyes don't match mine irl.

Now with Gabi, she does have my eye color... technically. When drawing, I usually just make her eye color black / whichever color the rest of the lineart is. This is just for simplicity, really. The fact that her eyes are usually drawn black isn't super important. The fun thing about Gabi, that makes her eyes different from mine, is the white ring around her pupils. That isn't a stylistic choice; it's a direct part of her design (... most of the time) and a direct effect of her lore and the things that happen to her.

... and if we want to be technical with it, Wishi also doesn't have my same eye color. Granted, she is a Peculiar Creature, so her all white eyes is easily excusable. But she does represent me in some way, shape, or form, so I find it interesting to note anyway.

poll inspired by me realizing that most of my s/is have eyes that are brown/black (my colour) or green (natural but not my colour). My spidersona is the only one with an entirely unnaturally eye colour (purple), while Nerine has black eyes with pink pupils 😱

[ecsundance]

Festival Summary

During the first two weeks of on campus classes I concluded that assigning a definition to the word "indie" relying on factors like funding, inclusion of larger companies (or the separation from these companies), and style, was often wishy washy. In some cases economic funding from a larger company would immediately exclude a film from being considered "indie", while in other cases people would gladly assign it that wonderful title no matter who provided funding (it is so coveted to be considered indie, because if you're indie you're the good guy!) The same thing goes for stylistic choices. There is no specific formal element that will place a film in the category of "indie".

One of the main viewing strategies provided by Michael Z. Newman in Indie: An American Film Culture is, if in doubt read as anti Hollywood. This resonates to some degree after seeing the films at Sundance. There are a few stand out films that subvert the idea of a traditional narrative film. A traditional film being an introduction, middle, climax, and conclusion. Eno (2024) for example, uses a program to put into sequence pre-existing edited material with the possibility for 51 quintillion different films. To my knowledge there has never been a film created with a similar assembling technique. It is the first of its kind to completely change the idea of film assembly, and considering the subject of the film, Brain Eno who believes artwork should be living, the methodology serves the film well. While there were many other films that also contend with the idea of narrative normalcy, the answer of whether they are "indie" or not will be contested by many. It becomes difficult to objectively decide what should be considered "indie" or not, and it generally relies upon the judgment of the individual.

In regards to an organization like Sundance, the idea of what they have cultivated as "indie" shows glimpses of its face. In particular, the reoccurring directors that come back year after year seem to be a staple of Sundance. Additionally, Sundance incorporates directors into labs ran by the institution itself to provide the necessary support to create the films they believe to be a good fit for their festival. These programs are not unique to Sundance as many major festivals, such as the New Orleans Film Festival, also provide supportive services to filmmakers they wish to provide a platform for. These supportive services only provide an insight into the concept of "indie" for very specific microcosms located throughout the country. Ultimately the concept of "indie" will change over time for each of these organizations. Their festival brand changes, so the films they show will change, resulting in a new concept of "indie" they are looking for.

List of Films

Feature Films:

The Greatest Night in Pop - An intimate look into one of the most recognizable pop songs in existence. Bob Dylan.

Freaky Tales - A very fun movie with a mix of different formal genre elements to keep things freaky.

A Different Man - I don't get why he stabbed that guy, but sure I guess.

As We Speak - If you like rap music you should watch this. Incorporates interesting history and scientific studies that leaves you thinking.

Didi - It's like Mid90s (2018) but its not! A very fun and emotional film that tackles identity and relationships.

Never Look Away - A very challenging film with a very difficult to understand main subject in Margaret Moth.

Kidnapping Inc. - Haitian urban odyssey that tracks two morons on their search for their own humanity.

A New Kind of Wilderness - I'm not crying, you're crying.

Realm of Satan - Did she just.... did she just breastfeed that goat?

Ibelin - Sometimes those internet friends can be the best relationships in the world!

New Frontier / Indie Episodic :

Eno - The way this film is assembled fits perfectly for the its subject, Brian Eno.

LOLLA: THE STORY OF LOLLAPALOOZA - Nine Inch Nails rules, and so does this show.

Shorts:

The Rainbow Bridge - Chaotic and funny in all regards!

SHE (SNAKE) - Utilizes and interesting mix of stop motion that makes the already disturbing film even more strange.

The Bleacher - What was that dolphin doing to the sock? Was he? No.... He wouldn't...

Bold Eagle - The artistic value of this film became ever so clear to me once the dudes butthole said, "I love you."

Dream Creep - A very interesting idea executed in one room. The meat thermometer doesn't belong there!

Talks:

First Time Film Makers @ The Box - Very informative talk about the importance of trusting the people around you and incorporating your personal experiences (to some degree) into film!

(Forgot the title of the talk) @ The Macro Lounge - This was a talk with a bunch of people from Africa who were discussing the importance of social networks. The film industry isn't as strong in Africa so a few choice people have begun to build it up together!

Ben Wilson

[thewishi]

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[evileyedoll]

Chimera Gaze

If looks could strike, then every face, would glare a vipers gaze, three parts as one, the knight peers on, they live on as they endure, unfazed

Something from the very brief window where I was doing lineart again in between experiments for the more abstract and unrestrained combination that would become signature style this year. I think at the time I was a but wishy washy on whether these where people wearing strange suits (the proportions being stylistic exaggeration), or if the way they appear are how they naturally are. 

The ambiguity is pretty fun to play around with, though its nice to see everyones different interpretations of what they could be. I really like when this kind of thing keeps people guessing on the intent. I would be inclined to say most, if not all my pieces fit this ultra specific style, Metal Masked Machines, knights of flesh and metal, organized chaos ... it is hopefully more “itself” than anything else

There is of course a rationale�� behind some of the design, I used to have a big old blurb explaining potential worlds these would fit in back when I was sharing them on reddit. Nowadays I’m more selective on some elements of what I share about the background and themes for the designs - those used to be fun worldbuilding but sometimes it adds an element of concreteness that makes the design... ah well - thats always something I can return to in a new form eventually, I’m sure!

[thewadapan]

Oh I'm thrilled to get such a thoughtful response to the blogpost!

I think where I'm at with the Parkour Temple is that, when I was watching it, I didn't feel like it was quite thematically coherent. However, you put forward a compelling lens through which to view the subtext of the sequence. Revisiting the movie itself (something I didn't really do while writing the review, as I wanted it to be a little off-the-cuff), I found this giveaway line:

It was... impossible! This was why no Noob has ever ranked up to become a pro. The course was impossible to begin with. But then, I remembered the barrier. This is what the Old Man wanted me to use it for! He knew the course was impossible, and he wanted to give me a chance to rank up.

So you're correct: textually, the Parkour Temple is "impossible", and Evbo can only win with the help of the Old Man.

What happened here was that I conflated the first stage of the Parkour Temple with the second stage, where the barrier blocks are already placed, just invisible. I also forgot about the role the Totem of Undying played in that latter sequence. I'd argue that the Totem was not strictly necessary; if he'd had the idea to study that seemingly-impossible jump, he could've just retraced his steps back down the course, then hired the guy to copy the jump, discovering the existence of the hidden barrier block in exactly the same way. The second stage thus is possible as laid out—it just has a trick to it. The Pro->Master ascent is therefore easier than the Noob->Pro ascent. But I still think there's a sort of wishy-washiness to the narrative: it is possible, but it sort of isn't, but it sort of is, but-

You raise the point of intentionality with this political commentary, which is something I find especially interesting, as someone who habitually relies on auteur theory. One of the most notable stylistic features of Parkour Civilization is Evbo's running monologue, which often seems him reacting to and even interpreting the events of the story so that the viewer doesn't have to. In his behind-the-scenes commentary, when talking about things the viewer might have missed, it's only boring stuff like "the Old Man's bed is blue as foreshadowing for him being the ex-Parkour Champion". Personally, my heuristic for creators like this, is to assume that if they don't talk about something, then it simply didn't occur to them. Because if they did intend the story to be interpreted through a specific lens, well... that's the kind of thing they'd just be saying outright!

Any commentary on real-world societal structures can't be "pretty explicit", because it's pretty much the only thing that isn't made completely explicit in Evbo's narration.

The plotting of Parkour Civilization overall feels very mechanical to me. If I felt like Evbo had actually watched The Dark Knight Rises, the simplest explanation would just be that he's ripping off the scene in the Pit. Assuming he arrived at it independently, I think you can still draw a straight line from the question of "possible" versus "impossible" jumps to the incipient emotion of parkour: "whoa, can I even make this jump?!", without the subtextual "middleman" of political commentary. The story is primarily driven by its system of rules and clever solutions to problems, and it feels to me like the Parkour Temple is more the way it is because it creates a solution that feels clever, than because the solution feels meaningful. Does that make sense? I think that's the simplest explanation. Evbo just does not strike me as someone who has a political worldview.

But if we're going to invent a political throughline to apply to the series, I adore your description of Parkour Civilization as depicting "the death of the American dream". Spot on.

As an aside, now I feel like a right poser for mentioning Shadow of Israphel, because I never actually watched it. I started watching the Yogscast with their Tekkit series. Oops!

Thanks for the kind words!

Letterboxd deleted my review of Minecraft but I survive in PARKOUR CIVILIZATION [FULL MOVIE], so I've taken revenge by writing a 7,500 word essay on the topic. I will not be silenced.

Do a SICK PARKOUR JUMP onto that link above to read about how Parkour Civilization relates to LitRPG, MS Paint Adventures, and Neon Genesis Evangelion probably.

[the-empress-7]

A list of all the things THAT HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED that they/Meghan did behind the BRf's back...as an own-goal...which created friction and made them distrust her -

1. The Vanity fair issue in 2017 (she told them it was to celebrate 100th episode of suits)

2. The love-shield statement by Harry (against Jason Knoufs advice, while Charles was on tour. Seems she wanted Harry to legitimize their relationship even after the VF article)

3. The Vogue UK issue in Sept 2019 (kept a secret for about 8 months)

4. The smart works capsule collection.

5. Promoting Misha nonoos label as part of smart works.

6. The dinky Jen Meyer jewellery merching (which BRF publicly put a stop to in late 2019, around US open)

7. The Elephant documentary. (Going to Lion King with Harry to meet Beyonce. Skipping the Deal memorial for the premier.)

8. Getting permission from queen to do an Invictus documentary but later changing that and doing mental health apple doc with Oprah. (And bashing queen and Charles in it for the 'genetic pain' inflicted upon him.

9. Treating the Aus tour as a vacation and thinking everyone was jealous of her. Taking Messica on the tour as part of emotional support group/stylist. (Gifting Messica a Range Rover as payment is not officially confirmed. Existing articles about it are a but wishy washy)

10. Wanting to release Bench with Vogue UK in 2019 to promote herself in the US market.

11. Collaborating on Finding Freedom (court records show she instructed Jason K to provide material to the authors).

12. Megxit. Planning on the US/Hollywood based career since 2018 and having a Us media team (and keeping them.a secret from her palace staff).

13. Using the Queen, Palace, titles as threat or coersion when something did not go her way (and possibly grabbing deals using those titles).

14. Cutting Harry off from his friends as early as the engagement ( 2017)

15. Secret engagement in early 2017 without the queens permission or informing her (and then waiting for her to get back from Balmoral to ask her permission).

(Remember the Botswana elephant pic with Harry? I suspect that's when they got engaged and she put that pic on her IG as a tease/"sweet nod")

16. Moving in with Harry way back in 2017 (and possibly living in with him for a good year and a half before marriage)

(I suspect that she arranged the VF interview and shoot in London as a flex and to show-off).

17. Hating Nott Cott for being too small and non-glamorous. Then planning to move out or get a fancy place (they leased a cottage in Coltswold)

18. Wearing merch jewellery (the HnM initial jewellery even though Jason K explicitly told her not to draw attention)

20. Deliberately excluding her Dad from the wedding and giving flimsy excuses to the BRF as to why meeting him in Mexico would not be practical. (We always suspected that she did that against the BRFs wishes and pissed them off with those antics alone).

21. Cutting off Harry's friends and later his family by pissing them off, acting superior to them.

22. Deliberately love-bombing male journalists or men in power so they would write favorably about her or do as she wishes. While being abrasive towards female staff or women. ( VF journalist, Pierc Morgan, Scoby, Ed Enninful, Markus, Jason K, Prince Charles, David Foster, Craig Ferguson etc etc etc)

(Treated badly - Catherine, Camilla, Queen, Sophie, all the WAGs of Harry's friends, female staff, RPO, AKelly, UN women etc etc)

23. Trying to cut William and Catherine out Harry's life by saying they are jealous of her popularity.

24. Wearing the blood diamonds in Fiji and then again for Charles bday even though PC himself asked her not to)

25. Trying to open a shady foundation with the help of her US agents to dipost the earnings she makes from her royalling.

26. Being too gung-ho about projects, throwing a million ideas and then changing her mind constantly. Being a mean boss.

27. Competing with the Queen, Camilla and Catherine for popularity by deliberately releasing pics, projects, papwalks or articles about herself on their important days.

28. Demanding a separate salary as a working royal. (And asking for all her expenses to be paid by Charles).

29. Harry's asking to be involved in the working of duchy of Cornwall and expecting to be paid for it (and getting pissed that it wasn't possible)

30. Being jealous of Williams and George's position as future Kings, and being paranoid about become irrelevant as a brand in a few years. (Hence leveraging their royal titles for fame, adoration and money)

31. Trying to sabotage Charles because he wanted to slim down the monarchy for financial reasons.

32. Securing Netflix, Spotify, quibi in 2019 before megxit. Planning megxit and the drama to justify these deals.

33. Demanding a wedding more expensive than will and Kate. Expecting a bank holiday to be declared for her wedding. Not planning anything well (and so PC and BP staff had to step in to arrange basic things)

34. Asking the wedding choir for constant re-do (12 times, and then rejecting the final selection anyway).

35. Rejecting the queen and Charles attempts to reconcile her with her side of family.

40. Stood up Charles for his documentary at the last minute.

41. Inviting celebs for her wedding even though she had never met them.

42. Receiving freebies as a royal (so far confirmed is Soho Amsterdam getaway, Jen Meyer jewellery, things she promoted on SR ig, private jets from Rich celeb friends)

43. Demanding separate staff from the Cambridges and being salty for being put under the BP umbrella (they did not like the checks and rules and hid everything from BP)

44. Rejecting palace doctors and deliberately creating controversy with bump clutching for publicity (she was angry palace asked her to remain low-key and to stop patting her belly so much lol)

45. Going behind Williams back and love-bombing Charles. Going behin Charles' back and trying to cosy in with the queen. Insulting queens staff and bad mouthing them in interviews to undermine the queen in the public's eye.

46. Using the Diana template and trying to be Diana 2.0 as a branding strategy. And resorting to self-victimisation to become popular against the best of advice from her UK advisors.

47. Rejecting South Africa as a place they could move to after the palace arranged for the couple to spend their initial years there (this to you dermine Harry and emotionally manipulate him, I believe)

48. Reading everything about themselvesand then berating staff to correct opinions on Tumblr, LSA, YouTube etc. (Doxing bloggers who were critical of her)

49. Weaponizing her fandom, Sussex squad (they acknowledged a super sugar, Scoby frequently collaborates with them, they acknowledged fundraisers etc)

50. Being work-shy. And barging in on Harry's patronages for publicity. Dragging him away in the middle of conversations. Excessive PDA.

51. Oprah interview. And using that to push the racism angle, jealousy angle and suicide angle. (As a retaliation for taking away Harry's patronages)

52. The exorbitant NYC baby shower. Getting freebies from companies as gifts. Saying Serena comped for the shower when it was a publicity stunt and merching gig.

53. Lying to queen about Lily's name. And lying to public.

54. Blackmailing BRF for jubilee using the kids as a bargaining chip. (And then walking off in a huff when rejected)

Please note: These are the things that I believe the BRF got to know about or knew about. Things that are provable with actual reciepts. Proved either in articles over the years or various books published so far. I'm not including the things she "may" have done or rumours or hear-say.

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THIS. SUBMISSION. IS. EVERYTHING.

Can I tell you what I consider to be the most heinous on the list? It's the merching. Her merching was completely against the BRF's financial code of conduct, never mind that fact that universally everyone would agree that a public servant who uses their office for personal profit is CORRUPT.

I am not diminishing the hurt that she caused her staff or even the Cambridges, but I simply cannot abide by people who abuse the public trust and not to mention misuse hard-earned tax payer money. Which is exactly what Meghan did. Every penny spent on her was to prop her up and only her.

My problem with Meghan has always been about her deception and her behavior and this incredible list by you is the proof.

[papirouge]

Prayer circle ladies 🙏 that the balenciaga scandal wakes more people up to the world of pedophilia in fashion. Often they are higher up gay males in power with an agenda that hate women so they enforce rules to make women look as masculine/deformed for their fetish. They love to force straight men into gay shoots or gay sex (like the casting couch in hollywood) for their enjoyment too and these males are pedos into bdsm on children!! Obviously shown from that Balenciaga shoot with kids being surrounded by pedo propaganda. I want more women to burn these stores and brands down. I hope we do. We need to revive and support jobs of local seamstresses so they don’t have to work at these corrupt companies and protect anyone thinking modern fashion is a safe space. It never was

Unfortunately, nothing will change. Only normal people/normies are outraged about this, but fashion people know that in a few weeks everything will get back to normal....

Balenciaga eventually issued an apology

As a fashion graduate, I keep an eye on the fashion industry and groomers have never been remotely threatened by these scandals. And they've been MANY (Alexander Wang, Richardson, Bruce Weber, etc...). As soon as they are in a position of power, men (for the most part) abuse models. But since they aren't as mainstream as Balenciaga, normies stay unaware of that. Right now as stylist called Nusi Quero is getting exposed for sexually abusing models, licking & flashing them (without consent obviously), spitting on their mouth, and making them wear tights soaked with cat urine???

(btw side eye ing Diet Prada BIG TIME for being so wishy washy in calling out Balenciaga and being surprisingly factual on this one🤔 Weirdly enough, they went harder against Kim Kardashian (so did Candace Owens, probably to whiteknight her newfound bestie Kanye) when homegirl is nothing but a pawn but hey, she's an easier -and more visible- target than those pedo scrote hiding behind curtains... ) They usually aren't that much cautious when it comes to call out other (less known) designers for copying/stealing design, but I guess they can't go after Balenciaga like that since they probably line their pocket🤡 Like, I already knew they were sold out, but it's embarrassing how they aren't hiding anymore lol)

Oh and this predatory behavior doesn't only happens in high fashion, Abercombie OG Creative Director was known to be a creep (and OH SURPRISE! Bruce Weber photographed their campaign 🤡 I recommend you the documentary "White Hot" to understand the extent of the controversial legacy of this brand

Back to Balenciaga: there's a twitter thread exposing one of the creative of the brand's weird Instagram posts. If you're familiar with Pizzagate, you'll immediately understand there's a hole rabbit nest under this trash.

I wouldn't be surprised if internet sleuth find some other evidence of the utter degeneracy of this industry. But it's important to understand that like Pizzagate, it's not just individual, but a whole network. I'm absolutely not surprised to see Marc Jacobs commenting on her post and she mingling with Gosha Rubchinski...

Oh and while we're at it, I'd like to explain to the idiots thinking this

is a "clever" clap back, that it's not.

Regardless what delusional Conservatives think, PEOPLE (not company) are absolutely entitled to not buy products based on whatever reason. That's not "cancel culture" in and of itself. This always existed as a leverage for citizens to express themselves - that's the whole point of boycotting (were the civil rights movement "cancel culture" too?🤔) and I'm FRICKIN TIRED of idiots using this word for literally EVERYTHING. Actually, the same conservatives are actually those who called to boycott Gilette and Nike BECAUSE they didn't appreciate the statements these brands did. So how any of that any less "woke" than liberals refusing to give their money to a republican brand?

Banks...do not close the account of people whenever they get in legal trouble. This talking point I've seen many Kanye simp/Conservatives pull out is retarded. Kanye didn't get his bank account closed: the IRS froze his account over TAX EVASION. Actually Balenciaga has yet to be condemned about anything. Plus, there's also the issue of them using 3rd party for the shooting which makes harder to identify an actual individual responsible for this. Expecting banks to close the bank account of company because they got under public heat is PEAK cancel culture, so Conservatives should live up to their own standards and shut it down.

I want the fashion industry to be destroyed as much as the next sane person, but that's not the way to go. Weaponized such a serious issue for silly political catfights while spouting misinformation is NOT helping. We need to bring awareness about the network of people pushing a very specific agenda (and guess what? That's not Kim Kardashian). All of this overrides political parties and I'm SICK of seeing people using this very serious issue to shoehorn their personal grievances against Liberals. Disgraceful and Wrong.

[drewdevinecartoonist]

Today is the birthday of my main man, Charles M. “Sparky” Schulz. We know Schulz best as the creator of Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Linus and Lucy. We know these characters for our own reasons. Maybe there was a stuffed doll. Maybe you caught the classic tv specials that had really great jazz tunes and brooding shakedowns on the bittersweetness of the holiday seasons. But some of you may wonder why I am so militantly committed to the whole Peanuts crew as an adult, given that in the age of the internet all Peanuts stuff that is televised or commercialized may seem reducible to a blasphemous cliche. All I can say is this: jam with or against the specials if you want—Snoopy has your back either way—but my zealotry is tied almost entirely to the original sacred scriptures of modern American cartooning, AKA the actual daily comic strips that appeared in newspapers worldwide. (Those strips can be bought through the various Complete Peanuts volumes put out by Fantagraphics, and I would say that the essential years for me are basically 1955 to 1970. Start in that era, or maybe if you want to mainline the Greatest Hits, a cool volume called Celebrating Peanuts: 65 Years ties the whole room together.) Issue is the toys and merchandise make you think Peanuts content is capitalist baby stuff, then the specials make you think the style is some 8/10 slow burn sadness. SOS: the original Peanuts comics are substantial suburban existential post-Beatnik angst as sliced up through wrenching Kierkegaardian sensitivity, and stylistically the golden era strips are snappy and inspiring in their Zen pop precision. Truth is, being funny every single day of your life with a complex cast of characters is hard work when you’re dealing with the depressing upheavals of the second half of the 20th century, and for real people: Charles Schulz is the ultimate G for airing out his neuroses in public for so long in such an honest and trackable way. And I just want to say, for most of my 20s I was wishy-washy Charlie Brown, but due to recent events I’m going to try and keep it pretty Linus in my 30s. Any objections? Thanks Schulz, you was a real one.

[dame-c]

Preface: I am LOVING Leverage Redemption, and am really hoping for a season 2. Some of my Leverage Redemption thoughts, some transposed from Discord.

Stylistic:

I felt it a bit more in 1B but I think other people noticed it in 1A. Kate Rorick as a showrunner gives the show a different feel. It is more comedic & over the top. This isn’t a bad thing, just different. There was a couple times it did bother me though. A few of their aliases were unbelievably over the top.

First 2 examples I can think of are Eliot as the bee keeper and Parker as the rich sister throwing a tantrum. Like they were both too over the top to be realistic. I winced cause I thought the mark might realize that Parker was playing a bit. I also felt that was about the scene where Hurley was “triggered”. OT3 Rant:

I'm over the confirm or deny part of the conversation. JR is not the showrunner and I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up from his tweets. And I was hoping IMDB wanted to be a groundbreaking, progressive network choosing LR as their flagship show, but that has not been the case.

I am super unhappy with how they are being wishy washy on how serious Eliot's relationship with Parker & Hardison is. I'm aromantic and in a queer platonic relationship. They are your qpp because you do have a strong emotional bond, you do open up to them, you commit to them, and they are your most important people. The way they are playing it, they are best friends/"family" of 10+ years not people in a committed, long term relationship, whether or not it's platonic, sexual, and/or romantic. But we have been mislead on the emotional intimacy of the OT3, the conversations about wanting someone to open up to and be genuine with. It's like he doesn't have ANY relationships that he can be that way with. It would be different if he said something like "besides you two" or "someone outside of our family" or just "a romantic partner". Those would allow for the emotional intimacy most of us shippers are looking for, even if some of them nix the idea of a romantic relationship between the 3.

[pixel-bloom]

Ladybug: Holy shit Theo. You look--good. Like an actual person. But you didn’t need new clothes or a new haircut. You looked great before. Um....

Theo: You wound me with such wishy-washy words. I think I look very good.

Lucia: You look wonderful Theo! Gnat, I think you should tell Jazz to get into this stylist career for good.

Gnat: Maybe. Ugh, Bug don’t be so dismissive. Theo, she’s trying to compliment you but she’s still mad at me.

Ant: Mmmhmmm. Sisters.

Theo: No really, you hate it. I can take it all back--

Ladybug: No! I don’t hate it. You look really handsome, as always. I just--I don’t like surprises. And I’m kind of embarrassed here, did we have to do this in front of my family? You do look better, the hair suits you. Wait, your ears! You got them re pierced?

Theo: Er, one of them did not close up so I put my old earring in. Will have to do the other professionally, Jazz offered but probably not a good idea.

Ladybug: Yeah. probably not. Wow. Um, I like it all. Really.

[sugar-petals]

Sorry to interrupt you but can you explain why do you think taeyong's kibbe type is dramatic?

taeyong’s kibbe analysis: a dramatic type profile

first impression is everything with kibbe, so let’s take a look. what instantly strikes you is how you can draw this guy with a ruler: everything stark, everything sharp.

this looks just way too mature for any other kibbe category already. so many pointy, irregular, long, thin angles. to me, except the extreme height, he has all dramatic characteristics and no tinge of yin in him. not a single curved line to be seen. look at that arm and how taut his cheek profile is. the nose can cut like a razor.

to confirm that. taeyong also looks best in D stylings rather than say gamine. it feels too chaotic or childlike on him, the outfit overshadows the person, it looks like a different world:

or classic — too understated on him, too symmetrical, bland, makes him disappear, doesn’t underline his features well:

whereas the same outfit idea looks much sexier and sassier on an actual (flamboyant) gamine who carries it effortlessly:

and an actual (soft) classic, which is a type that shines in the most conservative of clothes:

for taeyong, it needs a head to toe color kind of futuristic concept. suddenly his face is where you look at and the bigger picture works out. 

the more geometric and bold with black and white contrasts, the better. keeping it minimal so we see him the most. he really pops out in kick it because it’s a dramatic styling. 

when you wear your kibbe category, the outfit no longer overpowers or is more important than you. you see taeyong, not the fashion choice. you can get a good idea of him and the shapes and size bring out all the sex appeal. i find him the most impressive here:

any element that is contrary to his type has the opposite effect. fluffy hair, small accessories, wild color layering, bulky lines, no geometric shapes, youthful wardrobe: suddenly he’s completely gone, almost unrecognizable and even appears a lot older.

put some grandpa glasses, wild and terribly dyed hair, plus a random jacket on a gamine, it plays into their look entirely. what’s a bad outfit on one type is attractive on another, it’s funny.

so, you can see why pure dramatic brings out his very best. that’s a type that can handle a lot of dressing up. it’s also the reason why he can rock the subcategory. taeyong in soft dramatic, he looks dazzling with all the drapes and ornaments and jewelry overload. oh man, look at him.

a little different and the hair doesn’t fit completely but also very interesting and memorable on him, this soft dramatic jacket is the bomb:

natural stylings, sort of decent, can be too large though, especially sportswear jackets. but you can tell there’s some major yang going on by how he can wear a completely monochrome look and not make it boring. it also feels like he has the height to pull it off even if taeyong is not the tallest when you compare him with others. but in and of itself, the vertical line is there.

regardless, it has to be crisp and fitted. dramatic makeup is the best on taeyong. sharp dark brows and smoky eyes, very harsh lighting, shadows all around him. add metallic jewelry... perfect.

the hair is best when it’s all sleek and pulled back. put him in a funky gamine multicolor crop mane and it looks like a wig he got from 2013 sehun 😂

seriously, these stylists. the fluffed up cotton candy colors need to go back to where they belong which is on the sweet gamines. where it looks surprisingly sexy, if not seductive. when baekhyun said girl i’m your candy, he didn’t lie.

gd (flamboyant gamine poster boy) has done all of these colors times ten and manages to look handsome and pretty edgy, even in the weirdest cuts and colors.

same for hyuna (soft gamine), looks pretty cool right here. no other type can do ice cream galaxy hair.

because: it’s in their gamine geometry and they have some yin (= soft, wishy-washy outlines). button nose, squishy cheeks, pouty lips, moon face. completely different story. you can fluff the hair up to maximum effect and it looks really good.

the same idea looks strange and frizzy on taeyong, he doesn’t look like himself anymore.

you can see how it makes his face look even sharper. compare it to yoongi, hair like that only picks up on the roundness that’s already there. with taeyong, it creates a contrast. that’s your sign.

it needs a much more severe and hypermodern outfit. with large square shapes, hard contrasts and only 2-3 dominant colors. that’s how you know taeyong is pretty much pure yang. most other types need some kind of line blend. meanwhile, taeyong shines in the absence of yin. this one has a bit of natural sprinkled in but looks on point because it’s so geometric:

as the finale — easily my favorite outfit here, lots of dramatic elements: only one color (no gradients either), stiff hair and fabric, a huge lapel, asymmetry with the flower emblem and waist ties, strong eyebrows, eye shadow, sharp shoulders, straight sleeves, V-neck. amazing. 

so, i rest my case — we have a dramatic on our hands 👆

[llycaons]

anyway this got away from me but my original thought was. what's the most accurate and least accurate adaptation I've seen of something who's original story I'm familiar with?

least accurate would likely be dghda - literally a single name and a few elements are the same. and less inaccurate but still sucky? I want to say 2005 p&p just because although on paper it is somewhat recognizable as the plot to p&p book, it was a shit adaptation that ruined the characterizations of almost everyone, drained the originality and wit out of austen's humor by replacing it with snarky boring modern-day marvel-esque jokes, put everyone in showy period-inaccurate dresses, had that STUPID rain scene that made darcy look like an ass, had that even stupider and more-rage inducing unrealistic finale, and cast the ugliest mfers I have ever seen for the two romantic leads. it might sound like I'm biased because I hate that movie but it is NOT considered a good adaptation by a lot of fans. because it is not the same story or the same characters!

anyway most accurate is tricky, probably...if I had to rank them

1. hxh? the animators did mess with the artstyle a little and changed/rearranged a few scenes but overall it is stunningly loyal to the manga narrative, tone, themes, and characters, right down to paneling and dialogue. five stars, hxh anime!

2. coming up next would probably be the bbc miniseries for p&p. they didn't convery everything from the book exactly, but it was a very close adaptation with a lot of love for the story and the characters were usually the ones from the book, though there were some mean-spirited alterations (poor mary!)

3. mp100 of course, such a lovely adaptation with so much heart and passion. fantastic animation that fit the story, the themes were conveyed so strongly, and the minor plot changes were for the most part not important enough to alter the narrative. loses points for not killing the cat. STILL mad about mogami arc getting cut for sep arc.

4. gomens was also very loyal in many details, but the worldbuilding changes and cuts and alterations to crowley and aziraphale's characters really added up. it's still one of the most loyal adaptations for a book I have seen yet, but it's not up there with the big guns

maybe one of these days I'll make a spreadsheet or something for all the adaptations I've watched and how they compare to the original...rate them both as a standalone piece of media and in terms of loyalty

[quaintrellelily]

Why Euphoria’s first bridge ep might be one of the best episodes to grace our TV (or laptop) screens.

SPOILER WARNING!

When I decided to watch Euphoria for the first time in 2019 (thanks for the rec @o-d-d ), I expected, at most, mediocre character arcs and a weak but acceptably entertaining plot line that aimed to deliver to a particular subset of teenagers: those who like to excessively drink, party, or do crack. But hey. Don’t blame me for assuming low standards for teen dramas. I’m not. I just simply believe that the depth at which the human emotional condition is explored on screen severely lacks. Trouble Don’t Last Always captures that and with appreciable finesse.

A message for anyone who is thinking of starting the series: let me make one thing clear before I dive into talking about this particular episode. The sex on this show is explicit AF. I’m talking about full frontal nudity and masturbation. Is it something I believe Euphoria could do without? Could it still make as big of an impact? Shock without the visual shock value? Absolutely. I truly believe it would. If you do skip past these unnecessary scenes, rest assured you will not be missing out on anything important.

So onto the first bridge episode without further ado. These are the reasons why it shined

• It might sound strange, but hbo’s decision to exclude music for most of the episode was a bold but appropriate stylistic choice. This episode is pulled together by many non-verbal moments that rely on being brought to the surface by it’s characters. It’s almost disconcerting..sitting in silence with two people who have experienced things and emotions that many of us haven’t at our worst. It just feels more authentic that way and is more intimate, like we’re present at Rue’s therapy session. Rue’s admission to threatening to kill her mother is an example of when this works. You’re not supposed to hear it as much as witness it. It’s just Zendaya and her stellar acting in it’s element, and it works seamlessly well regardless of the generic backdrop or anything else in the room (Ali and Ms Marsha aside)

• MORE on the acting. I just..wow. Brava. Zendaya’s breadth of skill really manifests itself through her eyes and lips and forlorn sitting position as Rue. You know it goes beyond your expectations when you forget a person is only acting, and Colman Domingo was also able to emote his lines and countenance in nuanced ways that seemed to deliver that exact level of desperateness I wanted to see conveyed by addicts or ex addicts. I call this art

• There’s this amazing albeit lengthy discussion that is the backbone of this episode. This was absolutely needed despite what some people might think. Why? Because this is quite literally what Euphoria is about. It isn’t centred on the striking neon lights, glitter, or trendiness of the gen z scene. It’s about a real issue with real repercussions. This is the aftermath. The moment we confront our innermost demons with an honesty that is seldom drawn out into an hour on a show for entertainment. Another bold choice here because the critical eyes of many can indeed infer that it is a tedious, almost gratuitous chapter for an audience to watch. But I beg to differ.

At the end of the day, our ability to communicate our misery to others is a tried and true strength. The script isn’t forceful in the way that Ali, Rue’s sponsor, tries to exculpate Rue and project his moral or religious conscience, no. In contrast, he holds himself accountable for his previous actions and recognises himself as the flawed human being just trying to stand by right, finding purpose as a result. He doesn’t blame Rue. Doesn’t even tell her that her feelings are invalid like so many others might. That her only way out is to surrender to the universe or anything wishy washy. Instead he will stand by her. He tells her he’s got some hope left; little as it may be, but he doesn’t know why. It’s just like that song, Lost Stars by Adam Levine.

Turn the page maybe we'll find a brand new ending

Where we’re dancing in our tears

He wishes she could have some hope too. For this reason and those above, I would gladly recommend viewing this ep to those who struggle with sobriety. Huge disclaimer. I have never been an addict, used, abused, or thought about taking drugs. However I’ve been through my own mental hurdles and lost my dad this year. Way back when I started to watch season 1, I thought Euphoria was teenage angst for teenage addicts. It might be, but it is also for anyone who has felt painfully lost, had their soul crushed, lost someone, or is purely prone to getting swept up in existential dread. I hope Ali’s message here will stay with each individual who grapples with their sense of place in the world. I hope that no matter what, you carry the most measily of hope, trust, and courage in your heart. I reiterate that trouble don’t last always.