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some hyper famous artists like Van Gogh transcend overratedness and become underrated because they're so normalized. Like I'll look at a van Gogh and I'm like wait this really is amazing you guys don't get it

Shakespeare is like this

"less is more" is a lie perpetuated by big small to sell more less

living mango to mango

When people argue that food from Chinese and Mexican restaurants in the US are not 'real' representations of that culture's cuisine ignore the historical reality that these dishes were developed by diasporic communities striving to recreate the flavors of home with available resources. Such criticism frames adaptation as a loss of authenticity, rather than recognizing it as a sincere and evolving expression of culture by people separated from their homeland.

(beyond the obscenity of the image itself, there is something i find especially grotesque in AI generating racially stereotypical "people" to sell something. there is an element of puppeteering to such an act: the fact that it has likely gotten more difficult over the years to find a real life afrolatina actress willing to dress up as your Chiquita Banana Woman doesn't have any bearing over the possibility of creating such "footage"! it is the logical conclusion of the way such companies think about the people they marginalize, workers & citizens of the imperial periphery alike)

the kids are calling them "stone fruits." they start off small—think cherries. then they're hooked and they need a quick fix, they get peaches, maybe some nectarines. it's all they can think about. before you know it, they're trying the really hard stuff—apricots, plums. once they taste a mango there's no going back.

computer throw a brick at this guy

i genuinely don't think there's much, if anything, hotter than someone clearly having a blast doing something they're really good at. doesn't really matter what it is. the combo of competence and joy is absolutely lethal to me

It is not surprising but still disappointing that with insane heat killing people in Europe, Africa, and India, the fact that it's happening in Europe is what's mentioned the most

quick! i poisoned you and the only antidote is heavy kissing and tongue sucking