Absolutely no aspect of my support for this could be considered critical tbh

Also EL-P and Mac Miller (RIP) are the only good white rappers. They aren’t even “white rappers” (which I fear we will see a whole evolution of the white rapper in the come decades) they are rappers who are white.

Huge agree here but I’d also add Potter Payper and K Koke from the UK for great rappers who are white.

Tangentially related but one of my favorite memories is when I was living in China and RTJ3 dropped on christmas eve I think as a surprise release and I spent the whole day posted up on the patio in front of my townhouse drinking and listening to music, probably played that album 3-4 times. This guy who lived in the neighborhood and was always around collecting recycling and stuff I guess to get a deposit came by and was so into it, he stopped and had a beer with me and enjoyed it for a bit even tho I spoke basically no Mandarin and him basically no English. Was one of those human moments enjoying a drink, some good music and good company.

I think its mostly Tyson nostalgia, crazy marketing on shit like Netflix as another commentor pointed out, and the fact that people just like a good fight and this was advertised as one. Definitely feels like a top down marketing push but also seems to me that Jake Paul is starting to become a boxing name amongst regular people. Couple people at work who asked me if I was going to watch it didn’t seem to even be aware that Jake Paul is a shithead youtube grifter, only knew him from boxing.

I think the laws of physics prevent bears from having fewer than six distinct sides but someone more knowledgeable please correct if wrong

my profile pic has become relevant

Counterpoint: the worst song in the world is actually Walking In Memphis by Marc Cohn

If its anything for you there like my city than the Hasidic/Orthodox Jewish people are probably some of the strongest voices in the community speaking out against genocide in Palestine. Ridiculous propaganda angle to go for, anyone actually involved in street level community would know its bullshit.

Was looking into options here in my city in Canada recently to take a Manadarin class. Specifically I was looking for beginner courses aimed specifically at english speakers, and was surprised at how limited the options were. Then I remembered that several years ago the government went on a racist tirade where they shut down most of the Confucius Institutes in the country for frivolous (racist) reasons. Very disappointing as most of the current options seem to be more aimed at Chinese diaspora who have a background from home but need to practice. I tried before a Mandarin class that was more similar to this when I used to be in uni and struggled heavily as one of the only non ethnic Chinese people in the course. From what I recall the Confucius Institute used to offer classes geared towards adult anglos similar to the way Alliance Française does, but now that option just seems to be gone. Truly this country sucks.

Would absolutely love to see some of these interviews if they are easy for you to share !

its so true, and yet when I talk to american friends who live in smaller cities they are envious of the urban development that occurs here even. Sad state of affairs in North America

It’s really hard to fathom how quickly things have changed in China in the past ~20 years. I haven’t been there since early 2017 which doesn’t feel that long ago, but I’m planning another trip there hopefully for next year and I already know to expect massive changes since then.

Meanwhile in my city here in Canada the fact that we have built a half dozen decent residential towers and put in some bike and bus lanes downtown since then is sadly good progress compared to a lot of cities on the continent. Truly just different levels of progress in China.

I want to know how many fortified wines deep you have to be to decide that Dresden should go to the Chinese communists but Munich goes to the nationalists.

They should have just decided that Germany is the one PvP zone in the entire world. Sharpening of contradictions leads to civil war in your country ? No need to totally wreck the place, both sides just send their troops over to Germany where they can fight it out. Instead of the current civil war in Sudan displacing millions and destroying infrastructure, each side could have just sent their best fighters over to Germany to settle things. Something to think about.

Based only on reading this thread I find this all very confusing and unnecessary, but this is the sort of strange niche drama that only small independent message boards can offer, just not the same on corporate social media, sorta gotta love it.

I hope not I steal a lot of memes from there

I’m going to extremely highly recommend the movie Mandy from 2018 with Nicolas Cage. Its sorta a horror movie but its mostly just an absolutely bizarre and unsettling experience.

Second half might be bit gory I honestly cant recall but I don’t think too bad. Anyway I cannot recommend it enough if you like freaky and disturbing type horror movies.

I would echo other sentiments in this thread and say go attend local non-league matches, by far the best way to experience the beautiful game.

If you gotta pick a PL side though I gotta advocate for Arsenal, been a diehard supporter for almost 20 years even though I’m from Canada. I like other commentators shout for Crystal Palace as well if you wanna follow a not as popular club, always had a soft spot for them.

Premier League football is of an amazing skill level and is wildly entertaining but imo requires a level of cognitive dissonance to enjoy, as do most treats I guess.

They just closed several in my city and have been trying to push the “its because of theft” angle which the media just absolutely loves. In my opinion they were looking for gov handouts and were going to close them anyway.

Reading this basically confirms my suspicions. They closed 711s in lower income areas not because of crime but because there are fewer and fewer people spending $5 on a soda or $25 on a pack of smokes. Who ever could guess why that might be ? Does my head in

I basically do manual labor for a living and regularly think about how much more I’d hate my life if I had to sit in an office dealing with bullshit all day, idk how yall do it honestly

Agreed comrade, I am ready to enjoy a long weekend

I’m never happy to visit the state of Ohio either but outright banning discussion of it feels harsh