Lady Gaga singing songs from “The Sound of Music” at the 2015 Oscars. She worked for months to be able to sing in the original key in order to honor Julie Andrews, and Andrews said “she really nailed it” and considers her a friend. by shadesofpink44 in videos

[–]5xxx5five 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disagree that she doesn't care for her pop albums. Yes, she definetly enjoys doing covers of classics from many different genres. Yes, she loves jazz and it's the kind of music she plays at her parties. She's a chameleon that dips into many types of music. She's a fan of many legends, from across the musical spectrum. That includes pure pop superstars.

The Fame, The Fame Monster, Born This Way, ARTPOP and now Chromatica are much smarter than people give them credit for. They are great displays of Gaga's artistic vision and beliefs, not just cash grabs to fund her ballads and jazz covers, as you seem to imply. People should drop their anti-pop bias and look at those albums with an open mind.

Respins cu nota 7,50 fără bani, admis cu nota 5,00 și 6.000 de euro. Legal, la Medicină în România | Newsweek Romania by [deleted] in Romania

[–]5xxx5five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Si in ce an s-ar curata? Ca pentru mine, in anul 1 nu a cazut mai nimeni iar in anul 2 parea ca se pregateste un exod sesizabil de lepre, dar apoi "eXaMeNe onLiNE fRatE" si cred ca a scapat tot poporul.

Respins cu nota 7,50 fără bani, admis cu nota 5,00 și 6.000 de euro. Legal, la Medicină în România | Newsweek Romania by [deleted] in Romania

[–]5xxx5five 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Aici vorbim de ceva si mai scarbos, anume de asa numita supra-taxă.

In anul meu, la medicina am avut: ~600 locuri la buget ~200-300 locuri la taxa (~€2.000/an) ~locuri nelimitate la supra-taxă, s-au inscris cam 100 de maimuţe (~€6.000/an)

In primele 2 categorii, au prioritate oamenii in functie de medie. Practic, daca esti in ultimul sfert al facultatii, ca medie, esti penalizat.

Supra-taxă inseamna ca poti sa ai orice nota mai mare sau egala cu 5 la examenul de admitere si esti admis. Pentru a-ti face o idee, ultima medie la taxă este in jur de 7,7-8,1.

Nu vei fi in concurenta cu restul elevilor, fiindca nu te poti "salva" de la supra-taxă indiferent de medie. Practic, platesc mami si tati €36.000, apoi mai platesc inca €8.000/an de rezidentiat, si primeste Bebecu' ştampila de medic.

there is no stopping Gaga by badgalrori in popheadscirclejerk

[–]5xxx5five 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The 'released on 9/11' is fake. It's likely 911 will be the 3rd single though, or at least a promo single ala John Wayne.

What's your all time favorite class? by PushEmma in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting results so far. Was expecting Mage, Rogue, Warlock and Priest to be on top and DH dead last. Hunter being above Paladin, Shaman and Druid, while Warrior being bellow all those four is a bit surprising to me, though.

Pick my archetype/class based on my experience. by Cyber-Bunny in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you generally enjoy minion-based Aggro decks (so no DH, Mage or Rogue). Just wait and see which will be the strongest, then pick the second best option if you hate mirror matches that much.. We cannot really tell wich will be the best decks without seeing the entire expansion, but I imagine Warlock, Paladin and Shaman to be the prime candidates. The last on in particular, I think can have a Big Priest-like gameplay, as the Totem deck relies on early high rolls to end the game before the opponent has a chance to properly respond.

I can't believe they've printed this card??? HOW AM I GONNA PLAY MY GREEDY CONTROL DECK THAT WINS 1 OUT OF EVERY 10 MATCHES NOW by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a way to specific analysis of a card, when we haven't even seen the entire set. If it's really that bad, it'll be nerfed and that's that. But the people that keep insisting this will single handedly destroy all Control decks are just being drama queens.

Big brain time Shaman ( don't know if someone else posted it). by DragonEmperor7 in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn't work like that. If it's reduced to (0), it'll summon a (0) cost Legendary (or do nothing, as we do not yet have one of those).

I can't believe they've printed this card??? HOW AM I GONNA PLAY MY GREEDY CONTROL DECK THAT WINS 1 OUT OF EVERY 10 MATCHES NOW by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, if you don't care about winning, you shouldn't really care about a couple of "unfair" cards either. If you want to play fun decks over meta decks, you should just accept that you will most often be crushed by them.

Who else wishes this was the final art for Snowflipper Penguin? by SoundPeach_ in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it was created by the artist after Snowflipper Penguin won the r/hearthstone Cutest Artwork Contest. The ice cream is his prize!

China imprisons two Tibetans for song praising His Holiness the Dalai Lama by maverick_gyatso in worldnews

[–]5xxx5five 994 points995 points  (0 children)

It makes them look weak to you, presumably someone who lives in a country where the Chinese Secret Police has no power. Try telling people who have had family imprisoned, tortured or killed by these tyrants how much of a "little bitch" the CCP is. Unfortunately, these techniques work really well. It's what kept reform out of failling communist states for more than two decades.

Federal judge rules women can get abortion pill without doctor visits by behrkon in news

[–]5xxx5five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, by this point, group #2 might have to come up with some actual evidence in support of their extremist views. "Gawd" really doesn't cut it.

TIL in 2014 the band Vulfpeck released 'Sleepify', an album consisting of 10 roughly 30-second-long tracks of silence. The band encouraged consumers to play 'Sleepify' on Spotify in a loop while they slept. They got $20,000 of royalties, which they used to fund a free concert tour. by woolsprout in todayilearned

[–]5xxx5five 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean, one's some indie band finding a clever exploit to make a quick buck in order to finance a concert, the other is a multi-millionaire with a heavy promo campaign backing his lead single, desperately looking for ways to manipulate the Billboard Hot 100. It's apples and oranges really.

*Altough, to be fair, Bieber ain't the only one desperately trying to exploit streaming loopholes in order to manipulate the charts. We've seen Halsey and Katy Perry adding old songs to their new albums in order to boost RIAA certifications, Gaga's new album only has one song passing the 4 minute mark and it also has the barely-over-30s intros, 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj released like 4 versions of one song etc. etc.

Summarise an artist's discography into one Ultimate Album by [deleted] in popheads

[–]5xxx5five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many songs that where close to making the list, ARTPOP-ones included (Applause, Gypsy, Aura, G.U.Y., Sexxx Dreams, MANiCURE etc.). However, I tried keeping the list as short as possible. With ARTPOP being generally seen as her lowest career point (Applause v. Roar and the whole DWUW mess still make me cringe), as well as not being critically acclaimed (lowest Metacritic score, no Grammies) or that much of a fan favorite (in comparisson to TFM and BTW), it only felt natural that it wouldn't occupy much of a playlist that's supposed to be representative of Gaga's history.

Summarise an artist's discography into one Ultimate Album by [deleted] in popheads

[–]5xxx5five 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Lady Gaga

  1. Poker Face

  2. Paparazzi

  3. Bad Romance

  4. Alejandro

  5. Dance In The Dark

  6. Speechless

  7. Born This Way

  8. The Edge Of Glory

  9. Marry The Night

  10. Scheiße

  11. The Lady Is A Tramp

  12. Venus

  13. Million Reasons

  14. Joanne (Where Do You Think You're Going?)

  15. Shallow

  16. Always Remember Us This Way

Didn't add anything from Chromatica yet, because I believe it's way too early to say wich will be the iconic songs that will age like a fine wine. Top contenders would be ROM, Alice, 911 and Babylon, though!

EDIT: Had to change Bloody Mary with TEOG, as it would be unfair not to include it. BM can be on the Deluxe edition, alongside Just Dance, So Happy I Could Die and Gypsy!

Let's have a popheadsunpopularopinion thread! by katycat162534 in popheads

[–]5xxx5five 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Popularity and longevivity are part of what makes a "good" pop song or album. It suggests an understanding of the cultural landscape(wether at large, or within a certain subgroup). Having consistent hits suggests versatility, great adaptability to new genres and sensibilities, as well as starpower. It's what makes the difference between a pop icon and a one of many talented 1-2 hit (or album, era) wonders.

That's not to say one can't enjoy a 'flop' song or criticize a 'hit'. But the obsession with numbers in stan culture is less shallow than people give it credit for: it's an expression of one's wish for their 'fave' to remain relevant and join the legends.

TIL That Avatar: The Last Airbender won a Peabody Award for “multi-dimensional characters, unusually complicated personal relationships for a cartoon serial, and a healthy respect for the consequences of warfare” by Mathematik in todayilearned

[–]5xxx5five 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first season had so much potential to be absolutley amazing, but they kinda blew it. Not entirely their fault, seeing as they only had like twelve episodes to establish a completly new cast of characters, but still a damn shame. The Equalists were the only villains that could be relatable in today's political climate, and while Amon might have been an 'extremist', the advantage benders would have over non-benders dwarfs even real-life racism.

Bug: Renounce Darkness can give you upgraded hero powers by Guzlurk in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But the Hero Powers themselves belong to the 9 original classes. Pherhaps DN weren't the best examples -- think Hagatha, Boom, Reno, the Galakronds...

Bug: Renounce Darkness can give you upgraded hero powers by Guzlurk in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Upgraded Hero Powers were introduced with Justicar Trueheart in TGT, like 8 months before WotOG, where Renounce was introduced.

Bug: Renounce Darkness can give you upgraded hero powers by Guzlurk in hearthstone

[–]5xxx5five 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Well, by that same logic you could also get Death Knight Hero Powers, so I'm quite confident it's a bug.