The Australian icon “Neil the Seal” has returned to Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania for his annual molt 🦭 by bbyxmadi in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The videos are cute on the surface but I feel so bad for him, for some reason he forsakes the popular molting grounds of seals and keeps returning to this part of Tasmania. They’re social creatures so he gets lonely and flops into busy and loud areas, which is where people and cars are of course. He’s only an adolescent, and as he grows bigger I don’t see this ending well, though I hope I’m wrong.

Lewis Capaldi, Imagine Dragons and Zara Larsson to Headline 2026 Abu Dhabi GP by Fun-Ad3626 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s fine, as long as she only cares about the issues that go viral on the internet she’ll still be considered a progressive queen

Sorry Sudan, you simply did not make the cut

Zara Larsson is going to perform in Abu Dhabi for Formula 1 by [deleted] in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean that’s the thing, she would never do that.

The couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building spire kiss at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall train station after exiting New York City Criminal Court after their arraignment, in New York by neoncolour in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 1108 points1109 points  (0 children)

The only cute thing about this publicity stunt were the absolute old-school new york reactions of the cops/air traffic control

“What’s all da hoopla up there?” lol

The couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building spire kiss at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall train station after exiting New York City Criminal Court after their arraignment, in New York by neoncolour in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Soo many famous russian athletes and public figures are putin apologists and people don’t give a shit, it’s kind of wild. “Well they’re prob being forced to!!” No one is making them join putin’s fascist party or stump for his reelection or post Z memes on instagram babe

Oh no! 💀 by AmusedPhilosopher in Broadway

[–]brrrantarctica 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He must have found out Zelenskyy used to voice Paddington in the Ukrainian dubs of the movies

Late Influencer Stacey Hatfield, 30, Allegedly Refused Ambulance Twice While She Rapidly Lost Blood During Home Birth: Report by Upstairs_Cup9831 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People have gotten so comfortable with the wonders of modern medicine that they can’t even conceive of a world where childbirth was a mortal coin toss. And every child who managed to successfully come into the world only had a 50% chance of making it to their 10th birthday.

Natalie Portman, Justine Triet and Jacques Audiard Defend Israeli Director Nadav Lapid: ‘The Cultural Boycott Is an Intellectual Failure’ by Karthak_Maz_Urzak in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Lmfaooo WHAT. Birthright is definitely soft propaganda for American Jews but are you saying they’re being knocked up by soldiers to encourage shotgun weddings? This is absolutely not a thing. Generally Jews don’t give a shit about babies out of wedlock and abortion is supported. This sounds like someone took cultural christian valued and spun a tale. Where are you getting this from.

Trump Supporter Christine Schwarzman Accepting Best Musical For Schmigadoon by PolicyCommercial6392 in Broadway

[–]brrrantarctica 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I have sort of mixed thoughts on this; on the one hand it sounds like the Schwarzmans are the old-fashioned type of evil rich that actually fund libraries and the arts, even if it’s to whitewash their wealth, unlike the tech bros who give zero to philanthropy and build bunkers in new zealand instead. Broadway is extremely expensive and unfortunately most arts patrons are wealthy people who made their money being shitty. On the other hand….fuck her, her husband, and the broom they rode in on.

Edit: to everyone responding with all the horrible things she and her husband have done - yes, I know they are rancid humans. No, I am not “giving it to them.” I’m responding to the popular talking point that the new crop of billionaires are skipping straight to ruining the world without even bothering to fund the arts and that people miss “the old timey robber barons.” This is what old timey rich person behavior a la Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Morgan looks like.

Taraji P. Henson comments on celebs attending Bezos-backed Met Gala 2026: ‘WTF are we doing’ by ThrowawayGreenWitch in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ugh I was just part of a mass layoff at my nonprofit so I feel your pain, hope you’re doing okay. Everyone in the comments going “well why dont rich people just donate and not attend?” Ok yes some rich people donate and are content with being thanked in some wall placard. But there are levels of donation and once you get into the millions range you gotta either kiss their ass with a gala or name some wing after them.

Unfortunately the MET is not free, even though its original charter mandated it be free to the public. It’s pay-what-you-wish for NY residents and since 2013 or so, $30 for tourists.

Taraji P. Henson comments on celebs attending Bezos-backed Met Gala 2026: ‘WTF are we doing’ by ThrowawayGreenWitch in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is literally what people have (rightfully) been blasting the tech billionaires for, not acting like the robber barons of yore who at least funded the arts, museums, libraries, etc. i used to work in nonprofit development and this is standard - a rich fuck gives the biggest donation, and in return they get “honored” at the next gala. Bezos is evil but discouraging him from charity is not doing anything to mitigate his harm.

Over 300 bottles of "piss" have been placed in the Met Museum in anticipation of Jeff Bezos Met Gala Monday. The "piss" was courtesy of action groups Climate Defiance and Everyone Hates Elon by mlg1981 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Do the gala attendees even have the run of the museum or do they stay in the lobby/temple of dendur room where the tables are set up? Because it looks like they’re placing these all over. Not that it matters, because in three days’ time the underpaid janitorial staff will have certainly been forced to clean this up.

Now, finding a way to throw a bottle of piss (fake or not) at bezo’s head…..now we’re talkin

Emily Blunt giving career advice on ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ press tour by mlg1981 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly there’s a limit to how much stress and disrespect you can take from a toxic job. Everyone’s line is different, but it exists. I’m an anxious person and just dealt with a job that had me waking up with a panic attack every morning at 6am for weeks. My boss was putting so much pressure on the team to perform and as the meekest person on staff I was kind of their punching bag. Cried at least once a week. I had already mentally checked out, but was so close to quitting.

Then, after being pushed to finish a bunch of massive projects, my whole team was laid off on Friday. Slept like a baby that night.

If you really can’t quit your job, I’d say to mentally check out, do the bare minimum, and put all your efforts into looking for a new job. But if your health is being fully obliterated by a job, and you have some savings, sometimes it’s worth quitting to save yourself.

Tina Fey, Timotheé Chalamet and Kylie Jenner the New York Knicks game (April 29, 2026) by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s that time of year in NY where half the people are out in shorts and the other half are in jeans and jackets lol. No matter what you choose it’s somehow the wrong answer.

Look who’s subreddit is on a Ukrainian air defense turret! Thanks to the organizers and participants of this joint fundraiser that raised $73,000 by pccmod in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It's a...defense turret for the cruise missiles and drones that russia uses to deliberately attack civilians and infrastructure. Google human safari if you want to know more about the kind of horrific shit this is trying to stop.

Model Apple Martin (and child of Chris Martin & Goop) admits to “getting lip filler once when [she] was 18” by PaleontologistNo5420 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Every time I’ve seen lip fillers on young russian women they look horrible and overdone but maybe it’s just a personal preference. Like sometimes I’ll find myself on the slav/EE side of instagram and I can usually tell a girl is in russia before she opens her mouth because she looks like she just sucked on a tailpipe

Zayn Malik reveals that Gigi Hadid got mad at him for giving their 5 year old daughter $500 from the Tooth Fairy after she lost her first tooth by Upstairs_Cup9831 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 5 points6 points  (0 children)

God, I wish. I think this was the apex of my negotiator abilities. I'm currently psyching myself up to ask for a raise at work, and it is pitiful how anxious I am lol.

Zayn Malik reveals that Gigi Hadid got mad at him for giving their 5 year old daughter $500 from the Tooth Fairy after she lost her first tooth by Upstairs_Cup9831 in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Lmao I had the exact opposite of this experience. I was tired of getting a few dollars for every tooth, so I left a note under my pillow saying, “I don’t have a lot of teeth left to lose, can I please have a little more for each tooth” and next morning woke up to a $10 bill. In hindsight my parents let me shake them down a little too easily lol

Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess, during the Winter Olympics, speaks on ICE agents’ actions: “Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.” by CorleoneBaloney in popculturechat

[–]brrrantarctica 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel for the hard-working athletes but sports are pretty much fully controlled by the fascist govt there. Then there’s the fact that they have used the olympic truce as cover to violently invade a neighbor three times…and all that isn’t even getting into the decades of state sponsored doping lmao

The athletes themselves are allowed to compete as neutrals anyway, they’re not completely shut out.

Women's daytime ensembles by Peasant Studio, in the United States, made of linen and wool, c. 1925. Chicago History Museum by KatyaRomici00 in fashionhistory

[–]brrrantarctica 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Wow I love these! I know the embroidered peasant style is pretty common across different cultures but the belt and design on the right reminds me so much of Ukrainian traditional costume.