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allthecastlesonclouds · 4 months

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tell me about drawtectives. what is this little show.

oooooh my god oh my god. they are my guys. so.

drawtectives itself is a youtube series created by julia lepetit on Drawfee. it's an rpg mystery show– s1 is a murder mystery, s2 is just a mystery– that doubles as an art challenges show. she draws all of the backgrounds and npcs and most of the assets (the 'cutscenes', you could call them) and then the team gets together, knowing absolutely nothing besides what julia's asked them to prepare, and does some funky improv to create a very funky storyline.

there are 3 players and one dm; the pcs are rosé, york, and grendan/grenda/grandma/gma, and the Big NPCs are Jancy True (s1/s2) and Eugene Finch (s2) and they're, in their own words, a found family, so. beloved. their backup plan if all their jobs fail is to move out east and open a bookstore. jancy and eugene have fully accepted their titles as mom/ancestral ghost and son despite meeting each other likely once before the drawtectives dragged them together. overall though if i had to summarize, it's a bunch of friends getting together, making a bunch of puns, appreciating julia's art, and laughing together. the vibes are 10/10 so loving. in writing the transcripts i've written (Karina laughs) (Nathan laughs) (All laugh) So Many Times it's just fun.

so there's three pcs. first one we meet is gyorik 'york' rogdul, who's a half-orc come to the city to learn about his mother's culture. he is the character we have by far the most lore for– if I compiled all the lore I had about the Northern Tribes and Wild Trains, I think the document would be multiple pages. he's also illiterate, which was an interesting decision for the english major of the group to make (in other words, York Will Not Be Illiterate For Season Three bc Y'all Cannot Read) and morally gray if you think about it too hard (he killed his own brother) but yknow he's hot so it's okay. they're all hot any crimes committed are okay. he's also aroace (confirmed by the player, which is!! vibes!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING ME @axolotllee!)

rosé is the Human Rogue and the youngest of the party; her main trait in s1 was Millennial and she Dealt with that. she, in contrast with York, has so little lore we are scraping the barrel. she was a thief, then left everything about that life behind and changed her name to rosé when she went to work for jancy. she lied on her resumé. she knows how to sew; she's sewn Pockets of Holding on most of her clothing. she bonded with a stray cat that lived outside her last apartment. she's three credits short of graduating college. she's, in addition to being a drawtective, jancy's intern, and cried when jancy got her a cupcake. she won't tell her best friends when her birthday is or where she goes to school or what her last name is. that's all we know about her and i love her and she could probably kill someone as she has multiple knives on her person and does not use them. she's bright and funny and can be pretty dark but really does find the humor in it which is. wonderful.

so grendan highforge starts out as The Snobby Rich Boy which. already love the trope something Always Happens To Them if they're a pc. then through s1 they make an offhand comment about a character (faucon, whose name is pronounced 'falco') and how if her name was pronounced that way it'd be grenda. faucon asks how they feel about it. they are caught very off-guard by that and then ask to be called it for the next hour or so. then the next witness calls him gma, and then grandma, and then. yeah she realizes she's genderfluid. and he uses any pronouns and has a full beard and also wears a romper and loves dogs and the player is the Most Experienced TTRPG-er so through maybe using resources a bittt grandma is the most observant character of all of them. he's also a dog walker and a lightweight and does canonically have druidic magic though that was Not Touched On Much and showed up to their first day on the job slightly stoned (they did stop doing that though.) she carries around a box to make the height difference (york is 7'. grendan is 4'. rosé is 6'. you can see the formatting issue) slightly less difficult. she doesn't know how rhinos reproduce but has had a fascination with them since a police chief said one might've committed a crime. i think they could kill someone by talking too much but they don't actually have the strength or dex to do Jack Shit.

and jancy true is the head pi (a great many of the characters are puns and i love it so much) and is there to make sure things get done and clues don't get missed. she has a cochlear implant and uses a cane and solved s1 just by Reading The Paper and hearsay. she solved about half of s2 before Someone Stopped Her. she says hello children to the drawtectives and it is such a fond thing. eugene is. a guy who i love. julia started the show thinking he would be some mysterious character to join them and then made the wonderful improv decision– avoiding having to do npc-npc conversation– of saying 'yeah eugene is spinning a camera on its stand' and rosé just says so gleefully. 'guys. i think he's stupid.' and he became their son. his character is a lot of The Plot of s2 so i don't want to get into it too much but. jancy and eugene my beloved.

they're just. such a family. to quote nathan (grenda's Player) from the s2 talkback: "That's one of my favorite things about this show, is we came in with these vague ideas for characters, and just playing them with each other, they became friends and became better people as a result of knowing each other and solving mysteries. ... Like, we all kind of independently made our characters people that either were distant from their families or, you know, just had tenuous connections to other stuff, and so these are, like, the realest connections they have in their lives."

and then karina (rosé) about 10 seconds later: "Yeah, we love a found family where they bond over just being the worst."

god. them. they're chaotic and loud and feel very real to me. they have excitement and are pretty bad at social cues but they love each other and want to die together because they would hate too much to be separated. i could articulate this better but it's one in the morning and they mean a great deal to me.

#ren <3 #GOD THEY'RE MY GUYS #'my guys' really is the shittiest group of found family to exist. god. the bad kids the virals the crows and now the drawtectives. wow.#drawtectives #fuck it we're maintagging this #i'm realizing i probably should've written more about the premise of the show– s1 is a murder mystery; the murder of sorin justice.#his wife lotta justice hires jancy to solve the crime and jancy wanted to train proteges so here they are!!#s2 is. you wake up on a train with no memories. why are you here where is jancy DID YOU JUST SEE A MAN GET MURDERED WHAT'S HAPPENING #it's genuinely a really funny show and has Very Good Vibes and. i love it. the prompts are horror if you think about it which. i also enjoy #but the cast were all members of collegehumor up until jan 2020 so. they know comedy.#plus they're all very close so they know each others' boundaries #and i'm talking i guess #questionnn!#also. lmao it really does seem like grandma is my favorite #tbf she is. but rosé's paragraph should be longer i love her so much it's just. hard to describe.#thank you thank you for letting me talk about them i love them <3 <3

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walkawaytall · 5 months

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bring back the turkey, you cowards

Weird thing none of you know about me: from about 2015(?) until about 2019 or so, I had a very specific and weird obsession: Lisa Frank's social media presence (and, to a lesser degree, Lisa Frank's collaboration deals clearly made in an attempt at making a comeback).

Now, I will go ahead and correct a commonly held misconception amongst the people who followed me on Facebook at the time: I was not obsessed with Lisa Frank the person (as mysterious as she attempts to be, I think I have her mostly figured out), Lisa Frank the manufacturer of my favorite childhood school supplies, or even Lisa Frank the company as it stands today (though this Jezebel article, Inside the Rainbow Gulag: The Technicolor Rise and Fall of Lisa Frank, is wild and I think everyone should read it; it may not hold true today since they've had so much change and turnover, but it's still fascinating). My obsession was primarily focused on Lisa Frank's social media presence. And that's because Lisa Frank's social media presence was batshit insane.

Keep in mind, when I first started following them on social media, they were not banking on Millennial nostalgia. They were still primarily selling school supplies. The adult coloring book (not adult like smutty; adult like...those therapy coloring books that were so popular ten years ago?) sold by way of an exclusivity agreement with Dollar General hadn't been announced yet, nor had workout gear or the SpongeBob collab (sold only at HotTopic). As far as anyone knew, Lisa Frank was still that rainbow school supply company whose target audience is nine-year-old girls.

Which is why all of the housemade "memes" were absolutely bonkers.

This is peak Middle-Aged Mom Humor, so why is it being presented to me by the company making pencils and folders for elementary schoolers?

Glad to know we are encouraging fourth graders to day drink.

This one isn't actually aimed at any particular age group; I just find it funny that captains of pirate ships are inherently pirates, so I don't know what this is supposed to mean.

He won't. He will not fly. He is a flightless bird. This is a terrible lesson and you are a homicidal mother penguin. (Also using slightly altered lines from poems without attribution is theft, but whatever.)

And the image that started my obsession:

This...isn't a joke??? What is this???

I don't know who was behind these posts, but considering how small the company was at that point, I always suspected that Lisa herself was recycling old artwork with the help of an intern or something and creating the social media posts...because it just sort of seemed like that's what was happening? I have no proof of this; it was just a vibe I got.

But, during that period of time, even though the posts were inscrutable and sometime just straight-up Minion Humor, they were at least interesting.

Well, I mean, sometimes they were interesting because they were like acid to the eyes.

Okay, and sometimes they were interesting but also sported questionable messaging about one's relationship with food and exercise.

Anyway, I digress. In 2019, Lisa's son Forrest Green (yes, her sons are named Hunter and Forrest Green) took over the social media presence and it became...very palatable for the masses, I suppose. It was a lot of photo edits of old boy band pictures with Lisa Frank designs superimposed on tshirts -- it was very nostalgia-driven and very much directed at Millennials and thus I lost interest, because if there's anything I hate, it's being the target demographic for a sales pitch.

Anyway, my point is that for several years in a row, Lisa Frank would post the same holiday-themed images, so I got used to seeing a certain Thanksgiving design that is, and I cannot prepare you enough, one of the most chaotic and hideous things you'll ever lay your eyes on. But it was tradition. They posted it like three years in a row, and then as soon as Forrest took over, this design was never posted again. And all I have to say on this Thanksgiving week of 2023 is: bring back the turkey, you cowards.

#it me #lisa frank #thanksgiving #i'm about to go save a bunch of images from the lisa frank facebook page because i think forrest forgot that these existed #and i don't want them to become lost media #there are so many more #they're all bonkers #and i love them #long post

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literary-illuminati · 10 months

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Book Review 28 – Finna by Nino Cipri

This was another slim book I picked up basically blind entirely so I had something fast on hand to read. Unfortunately, didn’t work out nearly so well for me as most of the other’s I’ve read. Which is a shame, because the fundamental idea behind it is incredible, or at least seemed like an excuse for a kind of ridiculous pulpy adventure that was just made for me.

So, the story’s about a pair of 20-something queer dead-enders working at a bigbox furniture story that is similar to but legally distinct from Ikea. The Monday after they broke up, they find themselves both working a shift at the same time. And, even more awkwardly, after a transient wormhole forms and a customer wanders into a parallel universe’s not!Ikea, the two of them are volunteered to go rescue the wold woman. From this follows adventures through wild and deadly alternate realities, self-discovery, realizing how much there is out in the world, post-breakup reconciliation, a moment of dramatic self-actualization-through-heroic-sacrifice, and so on and et cetera.

Now, there are good qualities to this book, but I will be honest that the weeks since I’ve read it have dulled my memory of everything except the petty annoyances. So this review is basically just going to be complaining about what I thought didn’t work or irked me out of all proportion to its significance. Okay? Okay.

So fundamentally this feels like this could have been a fun, cheesy absurd comedy about some #relatable millennials trapped in retail purgatory and all its kafkaesque upbeat cheer. Tragically it was written by someone whose memories or ideas of what that’s like were warped by too many years on twitter and around people being professionally writer for the book to ever really ring true (to me, at least).

Or, possibly better put, it felt like the book was trying to tell me what sort of story it was and what emotional journeys its characters were going on and what it was trying to satirize more than it ever followed through on any of it? Which is pretty unhelpfully vague as a complain, I’m aware.

More concretely, the emotional arc of the two leads just felt incredibly rushed – these did not feel like two people who had had a messy breakup after an incredible hurtful argument three days before! They were, at most, slightly awkward around each other, and inside of fifty pages they were friends again. Which was just deeply emotionally unsatisfying for what the back cover sold the book as, or for my own desire for my messy drama generally. More generally, they both theoretically have flaws, but you only know this because the narration keeps explicitly saying what they are and how they’re growing past them instead of them ever really, like, meaningfully fucking them over or causing them to be unsympathetic.

Our protagonist also just had an utter surfeit of self-knowledge – her internal monologue sometimes reads more like the author’s notes on the character’s passions, neuroses and flaws than anything anyone would actually think about themselves. Especially someone in her position. And all the therapy-speak just really made me grind my teeth (not least because whatever the book says, there’s no way she’d able to afford the regular therapist sessions she apparently has on regular retail wages. Which is a minor thing but a) it really does annoy me, and b) it feels telling.)

And, fundamentally, the book just kind of took itself too seriously? Or, more properly, given how utterly absurd the premise and most of the set-pieces were, it just wasn’t nearly funny enough. Or horrifying enough, if you wanted to go the other way – there’s the raw material for some decent creepypasta style horror there, but that would kind of undercut how wholesome and uplifting nad etc the narrative’s clearly supposed to be.

So yeah, ended up using some amazing conceits and occasionally great visuals to construct a pretty tepid adventure story around an emotional core that didn’t feel real to me. What a pity.

#book review #nino cipri #finna #sff #novella

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spookyabuki · 5 months

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With the terror attacks of 11 September 2001, millennial “end of history” optimism came to an abrupt halt. Fear of Islam and Muslims surged across the West. In the Middle East, the hopes of peace sustained by the Oslo Process during the 1990s had already come to end with the outbreak of the Second Intifada in September 2000 and the coming to power of George W. Bush and Ariel Sharon in early 2001. After 9/11, violence and death in Israel and Palestine became, in the eyes of many, the most vivid theatre of the new “war on terror.” This established the interpretation of the Palestine-Israel conflict as a frontline battle over the validity of that worldview. The polarization of global perceptions of the violence in the Middle East posed a potential crisis for the consensus support that had been forged in the 1990s for Holocaust memory as redemptive anti-antisemitism. It was no longer so straightforward to draw a universalistic lesson from empathy with victimhood, and from the antisemitic persecution of Jews in particular, when one of the key fronts of the conflict between Jews and Palestinians was for international public empathy. Images of empty Israeli cafés, deserted due to fear of suicide bombers, vied for media attention and public sympathy, in the spring of 2002, against images of the rubble of Jenin and other Palestinian settlements assaulted by Israeli forces.

—Adam Sutcliffe, "Whose Feelings Matter? Holocaust Memory, Empathy, and Redemptive Anti-Antisemitism," from the Journal of Genocide Research

#literature #quotes #academic writing #adam sutcliffe #antisemitism #journal of genocide research #gaza #palestine #israel

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jasper-the-menace · 7 months

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10 books you've read reacently?

Ask Me My Top 10/Top 5 Anything

All summaries copied from Amazon.

1: Codex Black book 1: A Fire Among Clouds | Camilo Moncada Lozano

Donají is a fearless Zapotec girl who, even though she’s only fifteen, is heralded as a hero by her village. In Codex Black, Donají sets out on an adventure--accompanied by the god that lives inside of her poncho--to find her missing father. Along the way, she meets a 17-year-old winged Mexica warrior named Itzcacalotl, and over time their temporary partnership blooms into an incredible friendship.

The search brings the young pair closer to danger and deeper into mystery than either could have predicted. What exactly was Donají’s father involved with? And how did a simple search for a missing relative lead Donají and Itzcacalotl into a fight with a terrifying bat monster to defend an entire village?!

2: Red, White & Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston

When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius―his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There's only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.

Heads of family, state, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instragramable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations.

3: Shark Heart: A Love Story | Emily Habeck

For Lewis and Wren, their first year of marriage is also their last. A few weeks after their wedding, Lewis receives a rare diagnosis. He will retain most of his consciousness, memories, and intellect, but his physical body will gradually turn into a great white shark. As Lewis develops the features and impulses of one of the most predatory creatures in the ocean, his complicated artist’s heart struggles to make peace with his unfulfilled dreams.

At first, Wren internally resists her husband’s fate. Is there a way for them to be together after Lewis changes? Then, a glimpse of Lewis’s developing carnivorous nature activates long-repressed memories for Wren, whose story vacillates between her childhood living on a houseboat in Oklahoma, her time with a college ex-girlfriend, and her unusual friendship with a woman pregnant with twin birds. Woven throughout this bold novel is the story of Wren’s mother, Angela, who becomes pregnant with Wren at fifteen in an abusive relationship amidst her parents’ crumbling marriage. In the present, all of Wren’s grief eventually collides, and she is forced to make an impossible choice.

4: Straight | Chuck Tingle

When a strange tear in the cosmos appears within Earth’s annual path, the consequences are disastrous. For one night a year, the vast majority of humans now undergo a frightening mental change, transforming into hateful, rage-fueled zombies who will stop at nothing to satiate their desire for brutality.

While not much is understood about this horrific mass hysteria, the demographic it effects is very specific: cisgender straight people.

A few years after the first of these tragic events, four friends from across the queer spectrum look for safety in solitude, hunkering down in a remote desert cabin for what is now known as Saturation Day. With a vaccine available for straight people to curb their violent episodes, some predict the worst is over. Others aren’t so sure.

As night falls, it becomes clear that survival isn’t guaranteed this Saturation Day.

(Also read Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle, preorder Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle, and also get into the erotic Tingleverse alongside the horror Tingleverse. That's a threat.)

5: Legends & Lattes | Travis Baldree

After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.

The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success ― not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.

If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality, she won't be able to go it alone.

But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic, flaky pastry, or a freshly brewed cup, they may become partners, family, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed.

6: The Locked Tomb series 1: Gideon the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir

The Emperor needs necromancers.

The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense.

Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won’t set her free without a service.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will be become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon’s sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.

Of course, some things are better left dead.

7: The Complete Chi's Sweet Home part 1 | Konami Kanata

Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother, feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment...where pets are strictly not permitted.

8: Lady Tan's Circle of Women | Lisa See

According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations—looking, listening, touching, and asking—something a man can never do with a female patient.

From a young age, Yunxian learns about women’s illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose—despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it—and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other’s joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom.

But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife—embroider bound-foot slippers, pluck instruments, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights.

How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions, go on to treat women and girls from every level of society, and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts? Lady Tan’s Circle of Women is a captivating story of women helping other women. It is also a triumphant reimagining of the life of a woman who was remarkable in the Ming dynasty and would be considered remarkable today.

9: The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure | Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro (who is CARRYING the book may I say)

As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life—literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that's been the case so far...

Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades's realm. Nico's dreams and Rachel Dare's latest prophecy leave little doubt in Nico's mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble. Nico has to go on this quest, whether Mr. D and Chiron like it or not. And of course Will insists on coming with. But can a being made of light survive in the darkest part of the world? and what does the prophecy mean that Nico will have to "leave something of equal value behind?"

Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga.

10: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Jules Verne (David Coward: editor and owner of the funniest name ever)

In this thrilling adventure tale by the father of science fiction, three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine, the Nautilus. Over the course of their fantastical voyage, they encounter the lost city of Atlantis, the South Pole, and the corals of the Red Sea. Along the way, they must battle countless adversaries both human and monstrous. This triumphant work of the imagination shows the limitless possibilities of science and the dark depths of the human mind.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

I've just been really enjoying reading again as of late.

~Jasper

PS: Most of these come down to the moral of the story being community building. I think I may be yearning for community.

#answered #anonymous #books #ask game: ask me my top 10/top 5 anything

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Olivia Rodrigo - Guts

Second album from the American singer and actress produced by Dan Nigro

9/13

There was a moment, in the first half of 2021, where adults felt a pressing need to announce to the world why they liked Olivia Rodrigo. The young, bright-eyed Disney Channel actress and songwriter had just gone through her first teenage heartbreak, and had poured her emotions into a “drivers license” (her devastating first single that topped the charts), and then again on her debut album, SOUR—which also topped the charts, won a few Grammys and catapulted the 17-year-old into global pop stardom.

Socially starved, we relished living through her innocence and naivety as she navigated her deep pain. We cried remembering high school heartbreaks that may or may not have happened (though, shockingly, first heartbreaks can actually happen at any age). We used the words “nostalgic” and “geriatric” and “millennial” a lot. What does all that outsized attention do to a teenager with no chance to hone her craft on a smaller stage, whose debut was already hailed as a classic, generation defining voice? In a 2021 piece for The Ringer, Julia Gray noted of our fascination with Rodrigo’s age and SOUR’s ‘00s-era musical influences as a “fixation with dated pop culture relics…We don’t see Olivia Rodrigo for who she is as an artist, but who she is when we project ourselves onto her.”

It’s fitting then, that Rodrigo’s second album, GUTS, begins with “all-american bitch,” an ironic gem that arrives as a gentle, folksy ballad before making a heel turn into a pop punk kiss-off to her idolizers: “I am built like a mother and a total machine,” she sings angelically over a light, fairytale-like guitar plucking. When the full band kicks in and rocks out in the chorus, it’s apparent just how much the now-20-year-old has been holding in all these years: “I don’t get angry when I’m pissed / I’m the eternal optimist / I scream inside to deal with it,” she chants, tauntingly, before actually screaming her guts out. This is about more than just adulthood: GUTS is a brash, sobering look at the totality of fame on a young woman—how it consumes, abuses and isolates.

On SOUR, Rodrigo wore her sadness and rage as armor; her emotions were intense but predictable; and the music hinted at a brighter sky beyond the stormy weather. Not so on GUTS, where bad decisions are encouraged, death is preferable over socializing and every playboy can be fixed. On the dizzy, jangly-rock “bad idea right?,” she willingly ignores her mind’s rational pleas to have one more tryst with an ex, while on the soaring ballad “logical,” she attempts to reason with her own lovesick feelings by believing the impossible: “‘Cause if rain don’t pour and sun don’t shine / Then changing you is possible / I guess love is never logical.” The stakes are higher in these new loves built on power and age differentials—and the consequences cut a lot deeper. “I know I’m half-responsible / And that makes me feel horrible,” she repeatedly sings near the song’s end, soft and fragile, embedded in a wilting layer of synths.

There’s so much self-deprecation and internalized blaming here, which could be viewed as a depressing cry for help if it wasn’t so much fun to listen to. Rodrigo, along with her songwriting and producing partner Dan Nigro, plays with abrupt changes in voice and structure in these otherwise heady tracks, as if to signal that she knows just how absurd she’s being. “ballad of a homeschooled girl,” a rollicking, bratty emo highlight, has her crying out in embarrassment over the most minuscule social faux-pas in a breathless chorus: “I broke a glass, I tripped and fell / I told secrets I shouldn’t tell / I stumped over all my words / I made it weird, I made it worse.” Soaring into a dispiriting line that sounds euphoric—“Each time I step outside / It’s social suicide”—Rodrigo quickly dips into a nonchalant chorus of “ahs,” dismissing her anxious headspace with a shrug.

Meanwhile, the raucous “get him back!” almost positions her as drunk and pleading to a friend at a party, as she raps in a muffled tone trying to make the case for her cheating ex: “But he was so much fun and he had such weird friends / And he would take us out to parties and the night would never end.” A sing-songy chorus drives the point home, as she flutters between what she really wants (“I want sweet revenge and I want him again”)—but it’s the track’s bridge where Rodrigo lets her rage boil up. “I wanna key his car / I wanna make him lunch,” she quietly sneers amid backing chants and a choppy guitar, ramping up the viciousness of her anger and letting it out in a gleeful squeal.

And yet, even with all of Rodrigo’s Kathleen Hanna yelps and fiery screams, I almost wish GUTS was a little more punk than it is rock: Its production seems too clean at times, its fadeouts too exact, and its structural changes too accurate. But the honesty of her rage is still refreshing and, at times, comes across as more earnest than the debut single that turned her into a superstar. Beneath the cannonball of her voice and the album’s thunderous sounds, there is a soft fragility waiting to be absorbed. Anger comes from having no total grasp of the unknown, from the realization that growth is a never ending process.

On SOUR’s opening track, Rodrigo wished for her own “teenage dream;” now that phrase titles GUTS album closer—a reflective lament on the pressures of fame and the fear of not living up to the world’s expectations: “They all say that it gets better / It gets better the more you grow,” she lightly sighs, “They all say that it gets better / It gets better, but what if I don’t?” Raising her voice from that fluttering falsetto to a stronger, yet panicked belt, Rodrigo brings her deepest fears to the surface. These are emotions you don’t need to reminisce on, as long as you let them float within you—as long as you know when to let them go.

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sorry for posting hp on here but i think most of the audience grumbling at the fact that snape acted too badly to be regarded so positively by harry and co after his death comes from the fact that a british gen x author wrote a character who, in her view, acted a cunt but not much different than many employed real life teachers she had probably known, but the american millennial and gen z audiences see the *exact same* character and behavior and are absolutely horrified at the meanness. can’t believe this book is normalizing abuse lol. as the comment itself admits, this is confirmed by the fact that none of the other teachers are phased by snape’s behavior (indicating he’s not particularly out of line by the story’s internal logic - compare with say, umbridge, whose behavior other teachers clearly disapprove of) and he seems to be a respected member of staff so like. that’s it.

the reason it “doesn’t get addressed” or whatever is because jk genuinely didn’t think snape needed a character moment or redemption exclusively for being mean to kids (and honestly neither do i lol. his role was to provide entertainment and low stakes tension when the main characters were having their more childish adventures) — but changing mores have made this a problem for the fandom

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@somnium-delicata

Strangeness of people he was meeting inside amusing opportunities didn’t diverged his casual indifference towards circumstances. Surely, surprise would be a light term for describe how he was feeling internally. How many meetings did he take for pretend bear the presence of the Earl Trancy inside the beginning of their partnership ? Oh, there had been one meeting in particular he wanted to forget all about — that time when before deciding to playing inside another approach long ago forgotten, he presented himself with all femine appeal into an charming intent … common charm who had been quite something usual once he had an entire place inside his manor, when an wound searched to been healed, didn’t stop him to bring messes … At the second pondering, how many weeks has been necessery for him to accepting the presence of his rival, and not perceiving only as a piece to been used, a piece he needed alive for survive himself, turning into an gentleness care, when eventually, it wasn’t that much important how he expressed his noblesse … Maybe he shouldn’t have turned it that way inside his thoughts. There was nothing noble inside his friend — for coming from another darkness he preferred forget the reminder, and even if he did embracing that noblesse associated to his social class … it will be dramatic. Even along sealed lips, that silent guilt eating his soul over the presence of another one, of that walking truth reflecting his own lie, remained. He had been forgiven regardless about all the hurt he could have done towards that impostor he didn’t knew he was … however cannot push behind inside his mind he was responsible of how circumstances turned into an disaster … turned into an unwelcomed tragedy when he had been a piece of an game. Somewhere, there wasn’t only that. There was no comment over the mask presented by the other noble in which various clothes had been offered. Himself had his little secret over that masked eye — where his pact remained hidden for the rest of the world. It won’t be the first sudden intriguing detail he would came to face. He met previously an boy who seemed locked inside an observer seat, regardless how much efforts was carried out, who remained silent over an clock on his chest and seemed troubled by time as there was an strange Wonderland he was linked with. He had no desire to talk about Lelouch vi Britannia, that Emperor of Britannia he pushed too much faith in, beliving that falsery imagery of innocence … when he ended up been an ruthless mastermind stolen others nobles thrones. The little seconds he perceived of the God of the Underground — uncanny would be these young features inside a millennial god, whose existence he still fully refused to believe, refused to hear silent whispers of this encounter that he was doomed to met him … Sebastian himself was an falsery of appareance : it’s was an demon, it was normal. No, actually, it seemed inside their current conversation, with his entire friendness exposed, he touched something … unexpected. An sensation hanging in the atmosphere of another truth who was hanging around and awaited to been catch up — because the breaking of illusions coming from resentment of an silenced presence remained casually attached everywhere, attached to every players of that play . He blamed himself for not having pay too much attention towards the witch he was so inclined to speak about … There was only an painting inside an sealed manor, when he briefly crossed path of such indication over that world of witches. There was an attached name too, an connection towards the underground and one person he didn’t desired much the presence. It was supposed to been consequence of that magic breaking illusions ? Forced them to realizing truths inside circumstances no matter how insignificant it was ? Compared to Alois, he didn’t have to face an eternal remembrance by his merely existence and name. Compared to Alois, the reflection of a mirror barely expressed something he was hiding. Compared to Alois, he didn’t have to turn an lie into a truth, for already protecting the smoothing cage of lies he created around himself, for never let the truth came out. Maybe … expressing how unaffected he would have to remain about his undesired distance with noblesse sphere society for reasons that cannot been delayed awakening an deep care and affection he came to explore with outcasts … Meeting something different didn’t seemed something strange inside circumstances, but was some kind of invisible link. At least, none of these thoughts would came out as he offered an timid smile, staying respectful.

❝ This offers more choices to find what would suit you best. ❞ He assured. Despite his wide wardrobe, he knew an expert who could give him new copies in colors that would suit him. As a rule, he knew what he wanted, could express the desired feeling of care for the outfit — but he didn’t care about it personally. It had bothered him for a long time to hear Elisabeth’s wonderment at new fashion products … which would go perfectly with Alois eccentricity about it. Ah yes, the main concerned had already told him that he didn’t know how to savor the good things in life. After all, it was because he had come to disturb his plans for a gloomy life and had upset his existence in its general monotomy, the end of which was already written, that he was already allowing himself to live — he wasn’t going to understand greatness of simple pleasures in a week. ❝ I asked Sebastian to offer you everything that might suit you. My butler knows how to do that sort of thing. You have the right not to find what suits you, I will find a solution otherwise. I have time for you, it doesn’t bother me that you take the time necessary for your choice. ❞ Pleasure of his papers and the management of his business, he always found time to do it — his thoughts could escape from this paralyzing anxiety which hadn’t ceased to torment him since this second manor, since that guilt attached to his skin. He could stagger such moments to socialize as he had never done before with so much honesty inside his expression. There was an associated short smile as he reassured. ❝ If your happiness is not here, we could see a specialist in the field. Mrs. Hopkins has designated several examples of my wardrobe, she will have the eye to give you the best. I would take part in the finances about it. ❞

#somniumdelicata #ic :: ciel phantomhive #( ♚) post interconnected subplot #return of emotional victorian screaming #black butler spoilers /#long post /#( answered. )

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Critical Reliability and Insight: Get to know Denny Ja's political expertise

In this complex political world, having a reliable and critical insight is very important. In this case, Denny JA, a famous political expert in Indonesia, has proven himself as one of the most reliable and influential political experts. In this article, we will explore Denny JA's extraordinary political expertise and critical understanding of the political situation in Indonesia. Denny JA, whose full name is Denny JAnuar Ali, is an intellectual and researcher who has deep knowledge in various political aspects. He has contributed significantly in shaping public views and influenced political policies in Indonesia. Denny Ja is also famous for its objective and bright approach in analyzing complex political issues. One of Denny Ja's most prominent skills is his ability to read and understand political polypola in Indonesia. He has extraordinary abilities in analyzing the political situation, social trends, and changes in political interests that occur in society. Denny Ja often gives a deep critical insight about the political dynamics in Indonesia, so as to be able to make accurate predictions about the political direction of the future. In addition, Denny Ja is also known as a person who has the courage to convey his political views. He did not hesitate to criticize government policies which he considered not in accordance with the interests of the people. His bright and open approach has made him a source of inspiration for many people who are interested in politics. The reliability of Denny Ja as a political expert is also evident from his strong and credible reputation. He has been a guest speaker in various political and national and international seminars. His unique thoughts and sharp views are always awaited by various audiences. Many people consider it a source of reliable and reliable political knowledge. In addition, Denny Ja has also contributed a lot in supporting political education in Indonesia. He often gives public lectures and seminars to share his insights and knowledge to the younger generation who are interested in the political world. Denny Ja believes that good political understanding is the key to building a democratic and responsible society. In recent years, Denny Ja has also been active in using social media to spread his thoughts. Through his social media accounts, he shared the latest political analysis, opinions, and renewal of various political issues that are currently circulating. This innovative approach allows Denny Ja to achieve a wider audience, including millennials who are active in the digital world. Denny Ja is a real example of a political expert who has a reliable and critical insight. He not only observed politics from afar, but also active in taking part and making a real contribution to political development in Indonesia. His courage in voicing his opinions and abilities in analyzing the political situation has made him one of the political experts that is respected and reliable. When we talk about reliable and critical political insight, Denny Ja is a name that should not be missed. His expertise in reading the political situation, the depth of his analysis, and his integrity as a political expert has inspired many people. Denny Ja is an invaluable source of inspiration for those who want to understand politics better and contribute to building a better society in Indonesia.

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144 Hours in Taiwan: OCAC Recap

Not by popular opinion, I truly believe that summer is the prime season to visit Taiwan. I have always noticed an undeniable feverish buzz that permeates through the city, especially during the summers. As Taiwan is very community-focused, there is always a wide variety of emerging pop-up shops, community fairs and local events to participate in – everyday truly feels like a new adventure!I created a video mash of highlights from this trip using the app, 1SecondEveryday

Embarking on a week-long journey with my #taclfam

Earlier this summer, I joined a total of 38 representatives and leaders from various TAP chapters, TACL National Board (our parent organization), Political Internship Program (PIP) and Leading Youth Forward (LYF) camp to embark on a week-long adventure to Taiwan. This trip was sponsored by OCAC (Overseas Community Affairs Council), a cabinet-level council whose main purpose is to create international programs to further bridge the gap between Taiwan and America by engaging Taiwanese youth. In the past, I’ve primarily only visited Taiwan to spend time with family so I was excited to embark on this journey with an entirely new group of people.

As the purpose of this overseas trip is to engage millennial professionals, we participated in a lot of government-related activities such as lectures, workshops and tours. We visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and also toured the Presidential Office Building, which is currently in its 100th anniversary of being built! One of the biggest highlights of this trip was participating in a formal cabinet-level discussion with the Vice President, Chen Chien-Jen (陳建仁), where we were encouraged to speak our minds and ask any questions we had in regards to Taiwan. It was definitely super informative to hear more about his perspective on certain topics as well as his ideas on how we can be more active in further bridging that gap.

Group photo with the Vice President

We also attended workshops where we learned about industries in Taiwan, indigenous tribes and even got to interact with working professionals! In my visits back, I seldom encounter TA professionals who have successfully uprooted their life in the States to make “the big move” to work in Taiwan. One standout professional’s workshop that I had the pleasure of attending was named Sunny Yang. A Teach-for-America alumni, Sunny works as the Director of Licensing for a non-profit organization called “City Wanderer.” City Wanderer is an educational program that utilizes gamification as an innovative way to aspire youth to step outside of their comfort zones and discover the limitless prospects for their future.

How the game works: In teams of three, participants are assigned a total of 30 “missions” to complete within a three-week period. The missions vary in that they challenge the youth to engage with minorities, interact with other cultural groups and more.

In a way, I see a lot of similarities with City Wanderer and one of the events that I spearhead called ‘The Amazing TAP Race,’ except that it is more targeted and purposeful. After attending the workshop, I was brimming with ideas on how to reiterate and potentially expand the gameplay to enter different avenues and territories for social impact!

Getting in touch with our cultural roots

Of course, this trip wasn’t entirely focused on professional because, I mean, what fun would that be? It just wouldn’t be Taiwan without the obligatory cultural excursions that help educate us about Taiwanese history.

During our visit to the largest interactive museum in Taiwan, PingLin Tea Museum (坪林茶業博物館), we learned firsthand about the tea-making process and how tea differs from culture to culture. Did you know that in the country of Turkey that if you have a crush on somebody, you add sugar to the other person’s cup of tea? On the other hand, if you ever taste a hint of salt in your tea, you might want to avoid that person in the future…

The first (pictured above) was, at first glance, just an installation made out of tangled wires. However, underneath a different lighting, the shadows of the wires revealed the translation, “Beyond formidable obstacles a brighter future shines.” The second quote I came across stated that, “If you aren’t innovating, then you aren’t progressing.” These quotes are a constant reminder that we shouldn’t be scared to be innovative even at the risk of failure, because success is a result of failure.

Eating our way through local Taiwanese cuisine

Without a doubt, the most authentic way to experience the local food culture in Taiwan (or really any country that has them) are through the night markets. It can be overwhelming your first time due to congestion but you will find yourself being drawn to the many delicious “small eats.” During our late night run to the NingXia Night Market (寧夏夜市), we were reunited with the classic favorites such as lu rou fan, peanut ice cream cilantro rolls, and, of course, the infamous stinky tofu.

We found ourselves in quite the sticky situation at the Vigor Kobo Pineapple Cake Factory (維格餅家鳳梨酥夢工場) where we hand-made our own, fresh pineapple cakes! Pineapple cakes are considered a staple in Taiwan, and it’s a common gift to bring back for friends and family. It was way too much fun making balls of the filling, rolling out the dough, molding them and watching the cakes get baked. The entire factory smelled like butter and pineapples — it was absolutely divine!

Learning about film and performing arts in Taiwan

During the trip, we made a detour to visit the Arrow Cinematic Group. They are universally recognized for their work in film production and have produced countless MV’s featuring famous celebrities. We had the opportunity to explore the production set and learn about the equipment they used. They also took some professional photos of us! It was… quite amusing to watch the creativity that went into some of the poses.

We also made a trip to U-Theatre, which is known for performance art and theatre. We learned about the philosophy,”The Tao and Art as One” where “The Tao” means the training of one’s life while “Art” refers to the practice of aesthetics. During the visit, our group was tasked with the difficult challenge of learning both a drumming and dancing routine. Stakes were already set at an all-time high from witnessing a remarkable performance from the high school troupe, but we gave it our all!

…and that concludes the OCAC Taiwan trip recap!

Truly, what an amazing experience this was! Even today, I oftentimes find myself daydreaming about all the fond memories I’ve made on this trip. From visiting a MRT-themed bar to rushing like a madman to cram a Chun Shui Tang (春水堂) boba run in to receiving the best massage ever at Ximending (西門町), I couldn’t have been more grateful to be given this opportunity!

A HUGE shoutout to OCAC for sponsoring this trip, the TACL National Board for making everything run so smoothly and lastly the representatives that participated in this trip for making it as fun as it was. I can’t wait for the next adventure!

This article was written for Taiwanese American Professionals – New York. To learn more about OCAC’s mission and opportunities, please visit www.ocac.gov.tw

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Abhishek Mishra CEO of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival invited by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi [India], August 2: Abhishek Mishra, CEO of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) as young & budding entrepreneur was invited over high tea at the highest constitutional office. President Murmu ensured her blessings and best wishes for DPIFF 2024.

Highlighting the recognition enjoyed by Indian cinema abroad, the President said that it has been a great medium for spreading India's soft-power globally. Adding further, she said that to make a more effective use of this soft-power, we must enhance the quality of our movies. President Murmu further added that as the nation celebrates G20, feature and non-feature films across the globe should continue to be acknowledged by the festival as the same will be welcomed by Indian audience. The audience desires production of films which bolster unity in the society, accelerate the pace of development of the nation and strengthen the efforts of environmental protection.

President Murmu emphasised, "As a vehicle of creative expression and means of entertainment, cinema has been immensely popular among people. Its powerful influence and emotional appeal transcend geographical and linguistic boundaries. This Festival has grown over the years and has received engaging responses from film connoisseurs and enthusiasts from all over the world. DPIFF has developed into one of the most significant and remarkable film festivals from Asia and is an annual celebration for film fraternity as well as cinema enthusiasts. I am sure that the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024 will inspire film-makers and various stakeholders to take art of communication and entertainment through cinema to higher levels of excellence.”

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival’s endeavour to honour Indian film industry, Indian television industry and international film fraternity together is praiseworthy. Such an integration of various segments towards the shared goal of celebrating the diversity of art, culture and creativity will bring the valued stakeholders closer for common good. The platform is notable in the world of cinema for carrying on the legacy of Shri Dadasaheb Phalke Ji, whose filmmaking was rooted in the traditions of unity, family, and harmony. In the same way, Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards also strives to unite the populace by promoting Indian culture on a global platform, bringing the international community together in appreciation of roots that are well-grounded in the glorious ancient past.

Abhishek Mishra who eagerly interacted with the President, expressed, "Films and society are mirror images of each other. Cinema showcases human emotions and expressions in an artistic manner, binding the world together with a common strand of entertainment. India is the largest film producing country in the world. With films in many languages from different regions, the multifariousness of our film sector is remarkable. Rich heritage and cultural diversity are India's strengths. We have a lot of stories to be explored. India truly possesses immense potential to become the content hub of the world. Cutting across linguistic barriers, films as a popular and vibrant medium not only entertain, but also possess the ability to act as an agent of change. The Indian cinema today has evolved into an effective medium for expressing the spirit of positivity, confidence, and potential of today's youth. Therefore, the theme for 2024 ceremony is Evolution of Cinema.”

Abhishek Mishra is a Millennial Mind, Youth Icon, Youngest Indian Entrepreneur and CEO of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival. He has been acknowledged by The Prime Minister of India for his contribution to Promote Indian Cinema & Tourism Globally and for Conducting various CSR Activities to empower Go Green Initiative in India. Abhishek has also presided as the Advisory Panel Member of Central Board of Film Certification, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. Currently he is serving as the Member of Consultative Committee in FCI, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & PD, Government of India.

Over the years, DPIFF has evolved into the country's most prestigious award ceremony. In a monumental celebration of talent, the 2024 gala event will felicitate the artists of the film fraternity who have put in their hard work and dedication to excel in the year 2023. DPIFF will be honouring all three prodigious segments - the Indian Film Industry, Indian Television Industry & International Film Fraternity - under the same roof.

The ceremony aims to felicitate those artists of the film fraternity who have put in their hard work and have shown true promise, along with the dedication to excel. The mission, as always, is to cultivate and promote the art and science of film through education and cross-cultural awareness. The team believes that the medium of cinema as well as TV series are artforms that hold the power to bridge cultures and illuminate the universality of the human experience.

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023 celebrated the grandeur of cinema with resounding success on the 20th of February 2023. The ceremony felicitated the best creative minds in the Film and Television industry, paying homage to the craft of filmmaking pioneered in India by Dadasaheb Phalke. The grand gala was full of memorable moments and was attended by luminaries like Alia Bhatt, Rekha, Hariharan, Varun Dhawan, Vidya Balan, Udit Narayan, Rishab Shetty, Sachet Parampara, Neeti Mohan, R. Balki and many others. It was the glorious culmination of creative endeavours with Cinematic Tourism as the theme. With musical performances by Mohit Chauhan and Harmony of the Pines, the evening celebrated the grand history and legacy of entertainment in India. The occasion was commemorated with the support of Powered By Partner’s Mastercard and Joy E-Bike, Co-Powered By Nutrilite by Amway, Simpl, TTK Prestige, Metro Shoes and Diageo India. The affiliated States for the celebration were Madhya Pradesh Tourism, Uttar Pradesh Tourism, Punjab Tourism, Chhattisgarh Tourism and Himachal Tourism.

The grand celebration of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) 2024 will take place with great pomp and splendour on the 20th of February, 2024 at Taj Lands End in Mumbai. Persons of significance such as celebrities, media personnel, ministers and stalwarts of the industry will be in attendance. The theme for DPIFF 2024 is Cinematic Evolution and the tagline is: Cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.

For more information, visit: https://www.instagram.com/abhialmish or https://www.instagram.com/dpiff_official

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Existence, well, what does it matter?

The focus of Module 3 is "Climate Crisis". Admittedly, I only knew what the mainstream has tried to put across through news of receding glaciers, frequent wildfires, and the rising costs of oil. So, I decided to do my own reading.

Most people would think that the world's dependence on oil is only as recent as the invention of the combustion engine and vehicles based on the use of petroleum-based resources of oil. Humanity has been burning oils of various forms since ancient times, certainly, Roman oil lamps burned the possibly eco-friendlier olive oil to slow the burning of a wick, but olive oil doesn't meet the 21st century's oil needs. Humanity also nearly drove several species of whale to extinction for our need for oils to be burned from the 19th century onward. In 1946 the International Whaling Commission was founded with the intention of keeping whale species from being hunted to death.

However, I digress, it has been widely established in the scientific community that the burning of fossil fuels is the dominant cause of global warming. Since the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s, we have changed the face of the globe, not only by increasing the amount of fossil fuels we burn, but also how we use the land we inhabit. In many parts of the world, vast swathes of forests have been cleared, also releasing vast stores of carbon, that trees naturally store and live on, into the atmosphere, also contributing to the heating up of the planet. While trees might soak up some ambient carbon in the atmosphere, they can only do so much as it would take time for the forests to help restore climate equilibrium. We are certainly seeing in the news a prevalence of forest wildfires happening around the world. With the carbon reserves in those forests being instantly released into the atmosphere.

Speaking of gases being released into the environment - the food industry has a large responsibility for this. The food industry accounts for 28% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, making it one of the single largest contributors to climate change. The highest emissions of Co2 come from the farming of cattle and dairy meats, because we farm them en masse to accommodate for global demand, the methane emissions from animal waste and enteric fermentation release along with indirect emission from land use having been cleared by deforestation. As a meat eater, I was shocked to learn this. I have been trying to buy local to reduce my part in food miles, but given the current cost of living crisis, this has become harder to achieve.

For my part, I have heard of but never really explored the activism surrounding climate change. There are many groups whose purpose is to raise awareness and to actively stop climate change ranging from the well-known Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil, to the oft overlooked but established Greenpeace and Rainforest Alliance. Being born to what is called Generation Y, I am known as a millennial. The age range I am in was made aware of climate change in dribs and drabs and since our transition from analogue to digital, we are somewhere in strange place between expecting to have information delivered to us by the media but also not quite realising that we have to seek out further news information from other digital platforms. By this paradox of expecting to be informed but not being, we found ourselves in a weird depression of the world in crisis, and apathy of not quite knowing how to tackle the issue as it never was reported as being something that could be altered, certainly not realising that the cost of reversing it would mean fundamentally altering the world around us. Of course, I cannot personally speak for my entire generation, these are just my own views and perspectives on how it appears my generation responded to climate change. I feel regret that we have somehow passed the buck to Generation Z to solve the climate crisis. I can honestly say they seem to be more in command of their confidences and innovative in their solutions than my generation were at their age.

It was noted in the early days of the COVID pandemic, that levels of Co2 gases showed a decline because of the lockdowns in place around the world. This showed that it is not fundamentally too late to alter the climate emergency we are seeing. We need to keep fossil fuels where they are, not go digging for every last drop. We need to push for more renewable energy and if it doesn't meet our current energy needs, reconsider if we need them to survive. Switch to renewable foods and reconsider our dependency on what we eat.

For my part, I feel that what is being done so far is not enough, and as a civilisation we need to be shaken from our apathy and dependence on such world destabilising resources, maybe the forest fires are the worlds way of lighting a beacon of warning?

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Engaging Employees Through Sustainability

So you want to start an employee engagement program? BBMG recently released a white paper that addresses sustainability as an organizational core value, which not only helps the planet but also increases employee engagement. Their rationale is that having this type of transcendent vision gives employees purpose and empowerment, if executed correctly.

BBMG’s data links sustainability to the rising Millennial generation (born between 1980-2000), including:

86% of Millennials would consider leaving an employer whose social responsibility values no longer reflected their own.

79% of Millennials would likely accept a job at an eco-friendly company over a conventional one.

About 55% of men and women under 30 believe it’s very or extremely important to work for a company that is socially and environmentally responsible.

BBMG provides some guidance on how to create a sustainability strategy that engages employees at all levels and generations. After partnering with Wal-Mart to create a global platform for an employee sustainability program, they were able to share the content with other organizations and individuals around the world. There are too many tips to list here, so I highly suggest reading their white paper to learn more.

Some of the interesting and most important phases of setting up a sustainability program were:

1. Make the strategy actionable and flexible

When working with Wal-Mart, BBMG created 12 broad categories of actions that employees could choose from. Though some employees may be extremely proactive, others may be unsure where to start, so give concrete actions that employees can engage in.

Flexibility comes by creating different phases that are slowly rolled out during the program. If your organization is geographically dispersed, let each branch define how they interpret those phases.

2. Make it rewarding

BBMG suggests creating friendly competitions and quirky rewards.

3. Internal communications are key

Create brown-bag lunch series, employee webinars, or breakfast panels.

Place communication material in areas where employees gather; the lunchroom, restrooms and elevators are popular spots.

4. Celebrate success

This could be the most important part of the program. How are you measuring success? Do you have a baseline? Success stories, small and large, are what spur engagement and motivation. How can you share these stories most effectively and also encourage employees to share their own? Facebook, intranets, email newsletters, company blogs and social media outlets are some ideas.

What do you think? Is sustainability a good way to engage employees of all generations, including Millennials?

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💾 ►►► DOWNLOAD FILE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Joe Biden accidentally flashed a cheat sheet prepared by his staff that included specific directions for him stating, “YOU take YOUR seat”. President Joe Biden on Thursday inadvertently held up a comically detailed cheat sheet prepared by his staff instructing the gaffe-prone. American president Joe Biden is in news again for a very specific cheat sheet he held in his hand at a meeting. The sheet, which was. 7 US President Joe Biden accidentally revealed a cheat sheet giving him very specific instructions on how to act during a meeting at the White House. Photographers snapped a picture of the sheet after Biden held it backwards while addressing a meeting of wind industry executives on Thursday, reports The Independent. The eight-point sheet, probably prepared by his staff, reminded the US president to take his seat, give brief comments and depart, among other things. According to the Daily Mail , this is not the first time that Joe Biden, 79, has been seen using a cheat sheet with handy instructions. During a talk on Ukraine earlier this year, he was seen with a cheat sheet which contained talking points about his comments on Putin. The sheet has made Biden the subject of much ridicule on social media. Several people shared tweets mocking the US president for needing a cue card. For Republicans and other critics of Biden, it became another reason to attack the POTUS, whose mental fitness they have frequently questioned. Reproduction of news articles, photos, videos or any other content in whole or in part in any form or medium without express writtern permission of moneycontrol. Biden accidentally reveals very specific cheat sheet that reminds him how to act Photographers snapped a picture of the sheet after Biden held it backwards while addressing a meeting of wind industry executives on Thursday. Moneycontrol News. Related stories. Vladimir Putin facing further isolation from international community: White House. Tags: Joe Biden White House. Trending news. Biden accidentally reveals very specific cheat sheet that reminds him How to stop tech savvy millennials from falling for job scams. Desktop Version ».

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