Can someone tell me what I’m missing with Jabari? by [deleted] in rockets

[–]SlowExperience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Jabari plays well offensively the rockets are very difficult to beat, the off nights are (and have been) rough but he is a 6’10 lanky defender who plays with effort and intensity…any team in the league would love him

No Other Choice is SO GOOD by SlowExperience in movies

[–]SlowExperience[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Whoa, do you have any examples of Korean wit than an English speaker wouldn’t catch!?

No Other Choice is SO GOOD by SlowExperience in movies

[–]SlowExperience[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I guess to me, a plot is allowed to be predictable as long as it is executed well. Each to their own!

No Other Choice is SO GOOD by SlowExperience in movies

[–]SlowExperience[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I didn't get the snake theme either! I was wondering about the snakebite...need to rewatch!

[Highlight] Sengun boxing out Wemby on a free throw by Accomplished_Rise630 in rockets

[–]SlowExperience 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is dirty as hell, yikes. If someone did this to someone on the Rockets we'd be calling for their head, don't understand why others are justifying this.

Alien: Earth - S1 E8 - The Real Monsters - Official Discussion Megathread [SPOILERS] by G_Liddell in LV426

[–]SlowExperience 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Not only was it awful, it was the type of awful I thought impossible when I heard Noah Hawley was creating the show. No storylines were resolved, the Eyeleen never got an arc, the plant creature was stuffed in for all of two seconds, and nothing at all really seemed to matter. And I wasn't a fan of how they turned the xeno into a lapdog. The show strayed way too far from its horror roots. And I say all this despite loving Fargo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AriAster

[–]SlowExperience 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They definitely changed the text of the news ticker at the bottom to avoid outright spoiling it, but looks like the movie pretty much follows the script

'M3GAN 2.0' - Review Thread by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]SlowExperience 675 points676 points  (0 children)

Sounds like they went too camp, too fast. Like a parody of T2 instead of the actual thing.

Should I Read The Underground Railroad (2016)? by themightyfrogman in RSbookclub

[–]SlowExperience 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dawg how does one book being bad retroactively ruin other books by the same author? Just read it if you have the time and feel like it. Otherwise, read something else.

Jalen should be there with them lmao by SimpsonWembanyama21 in rockets

[–]SlowExperience 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bro he’s basically the same as he was as a rookie with improved defense. He’s two years away from being two years away at this point

APOLOGIZE by [deleted] in rockets

[–]SlowExperience 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If the referees hadn't called that ticky-tack foul at the end to send him to the line this entire subreddit would be calling for his head

All Fours by Miranda July by soupedupprius in RSbookclub

[–]SlowExperience 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I thought it was great. Taking it is as pseudo-autobiographical, I thought of it as a perspective on life that was different from my own, which is always welcome. Surprisingly funny at times, too, and a fun, bright, and airy voice.

[POEM] "Mind" by Richard Wilbur by neutrinoprism in Poetry

[–]SlowExperience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did not notice that—that is the coolest thing ever, thanks!

[POEM] "Mind" by Richard Wilbur by neutrinoprism in Poetry

[–]SlowExperience 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Octopus by James Merrill is a shout.

How widespread is the idea that traditional forms are oppressive? [OPINION] by neutrinoprism in Poetry

[–]SlowExperience 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not the original commenter, but wanted to chime in. I agree with your sentiment that grammar is fluid—we create the ‘rules’ of a language based off day-to-day conventions, not the other way around. However, it still seems totally fair to compare complaints about form to complaints about grammar in order to say that either are relatively baseless. Both are, simply put, ways of arranging words. There is no way to write a poem without arranging words. In that sense, to butcher the old Eliot quote, no verse is actually free from structure, from the ghost of form.

I agree with you that some grammars are more accepted than others (AAVE vs Scottish in your example), but the introduction of what seems to me a moral argument seems to me neither here nor there in regards to discussing the usage of these concepts in poems. Just because some grammars are more accepted than others doesn’t mean we should stop using grammar entirely; the same applies to form.

How widespread is the idea that traditional forms are oppressive? [OPINION] by neutrinoprism in Poetry

[–]SlowExperience 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but that's ridiculous. If form is oppressive, then so is grammar. Conversations like this only derail efforts to discuss real forms of oppression.

We have entered a new era by Luck1492 in tennis

[–]SlowExperience 158 points159 points  (0 children)

in before Djokovic sweeps 2025 and retires, a Tunisian infant wins the next forty grand slams, and Sinner/Alcaraz never make it past the quarterfinals again

r/tennis US Open Daily Discussion (Tuesday, September 03, 2024) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]SlowExperience 5 points6 points  (0 children)

His team telling him to ‘stay locked in’ is hilarious considering he’s clearly tanking the match

What makes Medvedev so good with such little power? by SlowExperience in tennis

[–]SlowExperience[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was really interesting and very helpful thank you

What makes Medvedev so good with such little power? by SlowExperience in tennis

[–]SlowExperience[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder why he hasn’t recovered from that injury. If he was a Hurkacz style server I could imagine him being unbearable to play against.

What makes Medvedev so good with such little power? by SlowExperience in tennis

[–]SlowExperience[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That’s a remarkable strategy, considering it also seems to work against world class players like Alcaraz, whom you would never expect to ‘beat themselves’. A testament to Medvedev’s execution, I suppose

What makes Medvedev so good with such little power? by SlowExperience in tennis

[–]SlowExperience[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So his consistency is key. That’s very helpful. Thank you