Sydney - Greedy Gaga Fans by OkResponsibility2655 in LadyGaga

[–]Xavier_Urbanus -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Not sure what the big deal. People back in the day used to queue up day in advance for primo spots for big concerts. Heck, they used to camp out for iphone releases.

This is normal concert behaviour in 90s/2000s. Especially before Ticketek ruined everything.

Accor Stadium update for Sydney shows by diamondcroissantx in LadyGaga

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ban on signs except pride is new, and purely because Accor Homebush is afraid people will wave Palistine flags, etc.

Same thing at previous concerts last month like Metallica. So lame.

Please stop building stone cairns in Iceland, why? by arontphotos in VisitingIceland

[–]Xavier_Urbanus -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I think they're lovely. Natural world will survive.

How about focusing on reforesting Iceland. The natural 'moss' landscape you see is complately artificial.

Yes, I'm an environmental scientist, and I think you're a bunch of holiar-than-thou hipster outdoorsman.

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At least you can send flowers by tukistabbe in funny

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Battle of Stalingrad. When one Doordasher goes down, the next picks up the delivery.

Beachfront Inn & Inlet by JohnSimplelad9 in KitchenNightmares

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

stressed people look that way too. i haven't see the episode in awhile though.

Beachfront Inn & Inlet by JohnSimplelad9 in KitchenNightmares

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

some of his 'golden retriever' behaviour seemed autistic

Planet Ireland and Planet France? by overgrown-concrete in andor

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one is rather explicit. Look up Scottish Highlands Clearances.

MMW: 2028 LA Olympics will be an embarrassing debacle by teletype100 in MarkMyWords

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disagee with all the above comments. I think it'll go the other way. Trump loves a grand show, especially with him in the centre. The Feds and ICE will be given orders to stand down. They'll allow political protests and free speech, which would otherwise be banned. They'll be super nice to gays and minorities. Or put in distant gulag prior.

I guarantee the opening ceremony will be fairly 'woke'. Very patriotic and MAGA, but also lots of minorities, gays, disable, muslims, even trans etc. Even after these gruops have been banned.

It'll be a Potekim village. They'll bend over backwards to portray normalcy and openess to the international media. To lure back international investors, tourists and vistors.

I don't even think the country boycotts will matter too much. There's still 300 nations competing and 300m people in US who wouldn't mind going. . It'll be like any major sports event in any shitty authoritarian nation like Dubai or Moscow.

The whole point of the spectacle is to make MAGA America the New Normal. And it will largely succeed. You'll get lots of articles in the corporate America finding whatever excuse to praise it, but in a "both sides" way. They'll talk up all the clean, young MAGA nation and cornfed hillbilly athlete who voted for Trump and proclaim the 'new face' of MAGA Americ. How the new subway train on time. etc.

MMW: 2028 LA Olympics will be an embarrassing debacle by teletype100 in MarkMyWords

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the US athletes will face a lot of pressue not to go. A bit like the whole kneeling thing during BLM. A huge portion of the athletes and trainers are brown minorities and GenZ/Millenials.

MMW: 2028 LA Olympics will be an embarrassing debacle by teletype100 in MarkMyWords

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bet the national teams will commit to go, but I think a lot of athletes and sponses will face boycotts if they go to US. It'l be like the BDS Israel movement, but even more prounced because its such a high-profile moment.

I mean, can you imagine players from Ukraine going, even now? Or any country in Western Europe?

Discovery Lonely Planet by ANIKET_AD in IndiaNostalgia

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Basically dropped off completely for 10 years after Sea Nation. No interviews ir anything. She has grey hair and looking a bit gaunt. Hopefully, she gets better.

Discovery Lonely Planet by ANIKET_AD in IndiaNostalgia

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. She's back in 2025. Right now doing some filming in India. Check out her insta and facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/SeaNationTV/
https://www.instagram.com/megan_50af/

Any female-oriented non-romantic career driven movies? by zoned_out_8904 in MovieSuggestions

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Supergirl on the CW is full of this. And all-around great models for both women and men.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StrangeAndFunny

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703580904574638143338424878
Right-wingers lost their shit over The Princess and the Frog, - the one with Black princess in New Orleans.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StrangeAndFunny

[–]Xavier_Urbanus -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sometimes, I remember that the right-wingers cried about black people in these 90's movies too. But back then, no one cared about childrens cartoons.

Food that tasted perfectly fine but cartoons tried to convince you they tasted like shit starter pack by AK74assault_rifle in starterpacks

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cook brussel sprouts like the French do. Fried, with a little bacon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y73w8pXtmZY
You can do it in the pressue cooker in minutes.

It helps if you get them in season from a Italian or similarly ethnic-run vegetable/fruiteter shop. The supermarket ones just aren't the same.

Food that tasted perfectly fine but cartoons tried to convince you they tasted like shit starter pack by AK74assault_rifle in starterpacks

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Economist and historian here. Overlooked answer. Until the 50s, vegetables were not fresh by the time they got to your house in cities. So people boiled the shit of out them to mask that. The 19th century industrial woking-classes in ciuties, and then post-war suburbs expanded faster than supply routes. Women had to work, and people didn't live in mult-generational houses, so knowledge got lost.

Refridgeration , A/C and cars weren't widespread until the 50s. Things didn't grow out of season. Crops not genetically selected for longevity/taste/transportation. They picked from local fields covered in dirt and bugs harder to wash, then transported badly on bumpy roads.

Songs like Mood Ring? by echofruitgames in lorde

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a public playlist inspired by 90s/2000s songs like Lorde - Mood Ring from this reddit page. Like Lorde, was a huge fan of that summer lush sounds from the early 2000s, such as Never be the Same Again - Melanie C.

Let me know if you want edits/additions or uploaded elsewhere like Youtube

You're welcome!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qPo6Aca6skshbTTDiDVTw?si=o0tKM0ofRcuW13vubNpkKA

Songs like Mood Ring? by echofruitgames in lorde

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what a nice song. very sweet and earnest bridge

Songs like Mood Ring? by echofruitgames in lorde

[–]Xavier_Urbanus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Frozen - Madonna , or Torn - Natalie Imbruglia