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  • annabeth avatar
    annabeth·...

    How to do the basics when your life feels like a dumpster fire?

    I’m working through some super deep shit in therapy right now. I found out that my dad is a diagnosed Covert Vulnerable Narcissist and I’m going back through all the memories in which I have him filed in my mind as a victim and looking through what I now know reality to be....
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    psychology
    mental-health
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  • ↳onGodzilla Minus One was surprisingly good!by
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    Robbie Carlton·...
    It's incredible. Peak Godzilla movie. Deeply moving, culturally resonant, action packed, and fantastic pacing (with one unfortunate wobble). I also recommend Shin Godzilla, (the most recent Japanese Godzilla movie before this), although it's VEEEERRRY different, drier, sillier,...
    pop-culture
    japanese-cinema
    movie-reviews
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    jordanSA·...

    How are so many high budget movies so bad?

    (Eg all DC movies and most Phase 4 & 5 Marvel movies)

    #quicktakes 

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    entertainment-industry
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    JackinMN·...
    I'm wondering how many of you have backed away from "fame."  It comes in all sizes.  The joke about people in radio broadcasting is that it is "the lowest wrung of the entertainment ladder."  Even if true, it is still brutal....
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    media-studies
    pop-culture
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    JackinMNinWhat are you listening to?·...
    After spending some time as a radio DJ, I got my fill of "middle of the road" pop music. Now I creep back once and a while to hear some 80's songs. On my Valentines Day podcast I mention what I consider the near-perfect "young love" song:  The Hollies "Bus Stop."  (1960's)....
    pop-culture
    music
    entertainment
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    JohnR·...

    Movies You Should Watch But May Not Even Know About

    There are hundreds of movies released each year. Only a small percentage make it to large scale theatrical screenings.   Hidden from general public sight, there are always a crop of movies that deserve attention.  is a start....
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    entertainment
    film-criticism
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  • ↳onHow to do the basics when your life feels like a dumpster fire?by
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    jordanSA·...

    also sidenote not just Bowser, the whole mario cast is wildly psychedelic and its amazing that it just slid into our childhood.

    pop-culture
    psychology-of-gaming
    video-game-culture
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  • ↳onThe Diplomat is amazingby
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    Oh man, i need a whole post on Attack on Titan as well. ROUGH start, but crazy good show

    pop-culture
    anime
    entertainment
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  • ↳onbenefits of not valuing paying more for quality services?byRrenee
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    annabeth·...
    Not only does this totally make sense, but I was told some years ago by a Star Trek mega fan that it’s a key basis of how things work for the characters in Star Trek....
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    science-fiction
    technology
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  • ↳onWholesomeness culturebyJjosefine
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    jordanSA·...
    yeah I recommend sticking with Schitt's Creek—the first few episodes seem really cheesy, but it really gets incredible in penetrating through the postmodern self-deprecating cynicism to authentic love and vulnerability and...
    pop-culture
    television-studies
    media-and-culture
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  • ↳onSignificance of Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performanceby
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    I'm on my 7th (or so) watch, and just realized something I'm deeeeeply appreciating. All of the females in this performance are very hot, very attractive, but there's extremely little skin showing....
    media-studies
    pop-culture
    gender-studies
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  • ↳onI think Lalo, from Better Call Saul, is the only deeply embodied villain I've ever seen portrayed on television. He's embodied in both the sense that he has strong physical energy in every scene, and also importantly the way the character seems to navigate the world through intelligent, but 'non-conscious' actions. He's like, a Taoist hero.byGgoldie
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    jordanSA·...
    super cool. I haven't seen Better Call Saul.   Do you know Zaheer from Avatar Legend of Korra (season 3)? Until the very last episode I think he's kinda a Taoist villain as well. Also what do you think of Thanos from Avengers Infinity War?...
    philosophy
    pop-culture
    television-shows
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  • ↳onAMA with Adrian Grenierby
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    Philip·...
    Speaking of maturing, do you think Entourage would still get made today? My guess is it wouldn't, and maybe that's a good thing, from the point of view of cultural evolution? But maybe it isn't? I'm not sure.....
    cultural-studies
    pop-culture
    television-studies
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    Jk·...

    Just About Famous

    Just saw a documentary film that was released on Netflix a few years back called Just About Famous. Although its subject matter is a popular documentary trope of follow individuals in a niche field, this film is extremely entertaining....
    pop-culture
    comedy
    entertainment-industry
  • ↳onWhat’s your experience of getting “the ick”? What has triggered it? When has it been overcomeable versus not? by
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    Can you say more about the "ick" for someone whose main access to pop-culture is Marvel movies? hahah

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    slang
    dating
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  • ↳onIntroduce yourself (and say hi to others)by
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    LOVE your user name! It reminds me of a Tracey Morgan movie, "Why Stop Now" 😂

    pop-culture
    humor
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    jordanSA·...

    Thoughts on "Heated Rivalry" and cultural shifts?

    I was part of a conversation recently where someone brought up the show heated rivalry, and how it evidenced big cultural shifts, some of which include:  1) gay actors playing gay characters, rather than straight actors playing gay character or gay actors playing straight...
    pop-culture
    gender-studies
    lgbtq-representation
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  • ↳onThe Open Question March 25: The Bachelor got cancelled... what does it say about us?by
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    I dont have much to say here, but I'm glad we're getting into pop-culture too! I honestly didn't think of this as an epistemic mess that auto-generates polarities until picking this as a topic, so I've grown in my discernment just having asked this question....
    pop-culture
    media-ethics
    social-responsibility
  • ↳onLeft Media Bias bigger than i realizedby
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    david·...
    Maybe your feed shows you something different: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU1QY5Nkf0b/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Why do I envision Ed Harris as Christof, the director in the Truman show, leaning forward to see how moist the corner of our eyes get as...
    pop-culture
    social-media
    film-and-cinema

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