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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I read an anecdote where Lovecraft went on some sort of antisemitic rant only to be gently reminded by his wife who he married. I guess he was an equal opportunity bigot.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 8 hours ago

It starts with the non-citizen kids. Then the queer kids get put into conversion therapy camps.

 

What would you do if you were a white male with billions of dollars and seemingly a lot of extra time on your hands? If you answered anything other than “destroy a social media app and buy a U.S. election” or “go on a podcast to complain about companies not being man enough,” then you’d be wrong! Sorry!

On Friday, Joe Rogan released his latest podcast episode featuring Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire founder of Facebook, now Meta, who’s recently made a somewhat whiplash-inducing pivot from being a vocal critic of Trump to becoming another ass-kissing sycophant. In their nearly three-hour interview, Zuckerberg talked to Rogan about his passion for hunting invasive pigs in Hawaii and complained about how companies just aren’t masculine enough anymore.

“Masculine energy I think is good, and obviously society has plenty of that, but I think that corporate culture was really trying to get away from it,” Zuckerberg said. “It’s like you want feminine energy, you want masculine energy. I think that that’s all good. But I do think the corporate culture sort of had swung toward being this somewhat more neutered thing.” Must be hard to be one of the top five richest people in the world and still be a whiny little bitch.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Shows up for me there too. 🤷

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

This has been a very long-standing policy of theirs going back to when they were a little company in Seattle.

But capitalism takes away any possible benevolence.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

What do you mean? There is an image.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Well for example, all of the sexual (and other) violence in the 24-Hour Diner part of The Sandman takes on a very different connotation now. Because now I know he's responsible for such things. He was writing from experience.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

I speak only in great truths.

One of those truths is that two string quartets have thought it was a good idea to cover that song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djULDN0aubM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD9BaPsHwEc

The correct number, incidentally, is zero string quartets.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

I'm sure it was just a recording, but I was terrified of the idea that you could pick up a phone and talk to Ronald. And I wasn't a kid who was afraid of clowns or anything.

It doesn't help that it looks creepy as fuck.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Seconded on saying you should check it out. And Tony never missed an excuse to make an innuendo, which was always wonderful.

 

This might be my favorite PMJ interpretation. It works amazingly well.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

People lost every photo they have of their parents.

People lost every precious thing from their childhood and every family heirloom.

Some people lost their lives.

This guy lost some paintings and gets a NY Times article for it.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

WORDS MEAN THINGS!

 
 
 
 
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I mean I figured that out when they said Fall Out Boy.

Plus, why would listen to that version when The Hoff did a version? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRUe9xXin4 (It is also awful, but I mean that's obvious. It's David Hasselhoff.)

 
 

Very sad to hear it. The dirtiest comedian on Who's Line is it Anyway? and part of the terrific ensemble in the wonderful film Peter's Friends. I hadn't heard about him in a while. 65 is far too young.

 
 

Warning, this story is really horrific and will be heartbreaking for any fans of his, but Neil Gaiman is a sadistic [not in the BDSM sense] sexual predator with a predilection for very young women.

Paywall bypass: https://archive.is/dfXCj

 
 

“Ukraine is ready to hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if he can organize their exchange for our fighters who are being held captive in Russia,” Zelensky said in a social media post late Sunday, referring to the North Korean leader.

Zelensky added that “for those soldiers who do not wish to return” to North Korea, “there may be other options available.” He did not provide further details, other than to say that “those who express a desire to bring peace closer by spreading the truth” about the war in Ukraine “will be given that opportunity.”

“There will undoubtedly be more” North Korean soldiers captured, he said.

Paywall bypass: https://archive.is/HIMse

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