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There are currently SO MANY fandoms going on in this space:
OKAY definitely a BTS (as of like May 2023, so ... yeah) and kpop hyperfixation currently ongoing, not sure when normal service will resume
ALSO i have decided to just go ahead and let myself post about random new books that are hitting the shelves in US stores - not reviewing or recommending, just passing on a heads-up because ... idk. For me it's equivalent to: "oh look cool rock!" or "guess what happened on My Show!" but it's "here's what just showed up on the shelves! " *jazz hands*
ok the kpop Thing officially "Begin"s with OnlyOneOf (watch their mv and dance practices you will not regret it)
all things Kinnporsche and associated cast
Official Liu Chang Addicts Club Member (2020)
full on Liu Sang/DMBJ/Daomu Biji fandom freefall: holy heck are there some talented writers artists & creators in this fandom!!
an increased amount of CDrama, KDrama, BLDrama reblogs
the related asian actor fandoms and cultural interest
preferential reblogging of Lee Soo Hyuk, Woo Do Hwan, and Liu Yuning - uh, *all* DMBJ actors actually
The Untamed (MDZS, but mostly CQL)
Scum Villain's Self-Saving System (Moshang!) and TGCF reblogs
80s music nostalgia always happening
Black Sails (perpetual)
Murderbot
Star Wars, mostly Rogue One and Andor
Stargate and SGA (perpetual)
X-Men (mainly XMCU and cherik)
Killjoys (for as long as folks are making gifsets - ❤ u guys)
Marvel and MCU (still very conflicted, it's a one step forward two steps back situation)
plus a bunch more i've been in that come back around
Anyways, this blog is a mishmash of those, current events posts, cat and landscape pics, tumblr standard posts, fic recs, and memes.
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So in American English, "the Iron Triangle" refers to stuff like the Military-Industrial Complex, where federal bureaucracy and congressional policy decisions favor special interest groups, who repay that by election donations to ensure those congressmen stay in power (and those congressmen ensure the federal employees get promoted and get the funding they ask for).
In Japanese "Iron Triangle" has the same meaning but the three sides are more explicitly the world of politics, the world of government bureacracy, and the world of finance (ie business /corporations).
So thought # 1:
Do Wu Xie, Pangzi, and Xiaoge fit into this framework as any sort of political commentary, or as a reflection of how their prosperity feeds off of and is dependent on each other?
Thought #2:
This actually seems to be a more common phrase in Japanese than English, to a point where I wonder if the translators hesitated whether to use the obvious translation 鉄三角 "tessankaku" or "kurogane sankaku" (using the same characters as the Chinese) because it would force the audience to associate our favorite trio with that icky political mess. (Latter pronunciation being my preference because it has more of a connotation of a strong, unbreakable metal rather than literally the mineral Fe. I haven't checked to see what they actually did in Japanese, mind you. I wouldn't be surpised if they kept the Chinese pronunciation "tiĕsānjiăo" and did 鉄三角・ティエサンジアオ )
The thing is, if you didn't want to use the character for iron because of the political connotation, I think the obvious alternate Japanese translation would be 鋼の三角 /Hagane no Sankaku. (Uses the character for steel, but with more of an emphasis on "superior strength metal" than just refering to the literal alloy of iron and carbon, which would be 鉄鋼 "tekkou" (like Superman being the Man of Steel without being made of steel) It's why they could call Hagane no Renkinjutsushi "Fullmetal Alchemist" instead of "Steel Alchemist." I mean, it was the author's original choice and not a literal translation, but feels accurate enough emotionally (and I think it has been used before though I can't recall where)).
Anyhow, that would just BEG for a Fullmetal Alchemist - Daomu Biji crossover!
(I don't know what plot could go with such a crossover but I really REALLY want to read it now. I think the shows have pretty similar beats actually; cheerfull comedy in an absurd horror setting with gutwrenching tragedy balanced by unshakable loyalty to loved ones.
i forgot to mention; before it became a single character, hagane was originally written 刃金 - sword metal. Which is why it is used in more literary, artsy contexts, and tekkou is used in scientific and commercial contexts.
i love everything about this @dewdropdaffodil, especially the translation notes, because it's fascinating the things translators may have to take into account, considering various cultural or historical connotations they may - or may not - want to apply to a work
本日デビュー13周年を迎えた #BTS 💜 「Magic Shop」のサプライズパフォーマンスからメンバーのコメントまで、ワールドツアー釜山公演『'ARIRANG' IN BUSAN』を、写真とともに速報レポート📸
방탄소년단 #BTS_WORLDTOUR_ARIRANG_BUSAN
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Hoy celebran 13 años de debut #BTS 💜 Desde la actuación sorpresa de "Magic Shop" hasta los comentarios de los miembros, el concierto de la gira mundial en Busan ''ARIRANG' IN BUSAN', reportado en tiempo real con fotos 📸
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there really needs to be more people freaking out about not only 'life on the sun!'
but now we've introduced foreign life forms to venus and like what happens with that?
they didn't do a close enough examination of adrian like what if there's creatures down there? what if there are gonna be creatures on venus now that might never have existed?
why are the exobiology and chemistry etc folks not yelling more about the astrophage AND the taumeba
not to mention the power revolution of astrophage use, but also like that's life? those are lifeforms being used to power spaceships, like peta is gonna be insane. microscopic lifeforms but still
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A strange genie appears and has an offer for you. You’ll be cured of all, you’ll have a stable job you’re happy with, and you’ll basically just live the best life you can imagine. However, there’s a catch—you’ll have to relive one specific grade level from middle or high school (the genie is American).
This isn't going to replace the actual part of my life I spent there, so my actions won't have future consequences.
Assuming those two things, I'm going back to sixth grade and punching anyone who touches me without my permission in the motherfucking face. I only didn't do it the first time around because I was too afraid of getting in trouble.
A master to his action-hero trainee says, "Your movements are sloppy. You lack awareness of your body when you fight. Your hands move and yet you do not hold them in your mind's eye. Come. We will remedy this."
And then the master paints his trainee's fingernails and orders the trainee to complete a series of complicated tasks without smudging the nail polish.
Trainee grumbles that this is stupid when the first set of tasks is just cleaning the dojo. Within two minutes he reaches for the dustpan and knocks the edge of his pinky nail against it in a way he's never noticed before. He's staring at the baby blue smudge and suddenly he understands things differently.
There's a montage of days passing as he fetches water, chops wood, hoes crops, washes clothes. His nails are a different color during each cut. He's sprinting up the mountain with a fresh wet pedicure and the master is nodding in approval. The master's nails are flawless tech art.
He's reached his final assessment and it's a sparing match against his master. The air smells of acetone. His and the master's nails are all freshly painted. He must land a blow on the master with his mani and pedi fully intact.
Suns and moons pass. Streak in the ring finger. Smudge on the pinky. A full-handed block at the cost of three nails of paint. A hit on his master, and he hoots in delight until the master points out the unguarded toe whose polish is now streaked across the master's robe.
Days pass in frustration and exhaustion. By day 40, he has every digit of his acutely in his mind's eye. He senses the master's attack, ducks, dodges, all fingers all toes all himself, aware, and he strikes with his wooden sword.
It connects with the master. The master pauses. The trainee raises his left hand into view--5 digits of flawless sunflower yellow. His left foot. His right foot. And finally his right hand, raised in triumph.
The master smiles. "You have passed. I have just one more technique to teach you."
The technique is how to draw little flowers into the nail art. So really this one is optional.
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🍎 @phantomrose96
A master to his action-hero trainee says, "Your movements are sloppy. You lack awareness of your body when you fight. Your hands move and yet you do not hold them in your mind's eye. Come. We will remedy this."
And then the master paints his trainee's fingernails and orders the trainee to complete a series of complicated tasks without smudging the nail polish.
🍎 @phantomrose96
Trainee grumbles that this is stupid when the first set of tasks is just cleaning the dojo. Within two minutes he reaches for the dustpan and knocks the edge of his pinky nail against it in a way he's never noticed before. He's staring at the baby blue smudge and suddenly he understands things differently.
🍎 @phantomrose96
There's a montage of days passing as he fetches water, chops wood, hoes crops, washes clothes. His nails are a different color during each cut. He's sprinting up the mountain with a fresh wet pedicure and the master is nodding in approval. The master's nails are flawless tech art.
🍎 @phantomrose96
He's reached his final assessment and it's a sparing match against his master. The air smells of acetone. His and the master's nails are all freshly painted. He must land a blow on the master with his mani and pedi fully intact.
Suns and moons pass. Streak in the ring finger. Smudge on the pinky. A full-handed block at the cost of three nails of paint. A hit on his master, and he hoots in delight until the master points out the unguarded toe whose polish is now streaked across the master's robe.
Days pass in frustration and exhaustion. By day 40, he has every digit of his acutely in his mind's eye. He senses the master's attack, ducks, dodges, all fingers all toes all himself, aware, and he strikes with his wooden sword.
It connects with the master. The master pauses. The trainee raises his left hand into view--5 digits of flawless sunflower yellow. His left foot. His right foot. And finally his right hand, raised in triumph.
The master smiles. "You have passed. I have just one more technique to teach you."
The technique is how to draw little flowers into the nail art. So really this one is optional.
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If criminals don't get to have human rights, then the people in charge of deciding what a criminal is get to decide who is and is not human. Do you understand? Is this not blindingly obvious? Do you care?
Or do you assume you will always be "one of the good ones"?
