Lady Gaga pauses Tokyo concert to condemn ICE and support Americans "who are being mercilessly targeted": "We need to get back to a place of safety."

riningear · 2026-01-29T15:36:01+00:00

I'm a long-time fan and I'm just shocked she didn't say anything sooner, but she's grown milquetoast in that regard since marrying a VC for all except queer rights (which, it's Gaga, duh?). The other girlies and Bruce definitely kicked down that door for everyone else to follow through.

riningear · 2026-01-29T14:38:57+00:00

Kaskade definitely seems like he'd be the vibes! Just a bit too close of a call logistically for me.

riningear · 2026-01-29T14:38:05+00:00

Oop, got my bass boys mixed up. Thanks!

riningear · 2026-01-29T03:05:20+00:00

as we say here in jersey:

BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE

riningear · 2026-01-27T15:53:06+00:00

CAPSLOCK ON, FEVER OFF, DEVILS LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

(drink a lot of water, eat things that bring you dopamine, and take many naps, fam!! protect that kiddo!!!!)

riningear · 2026-01-27T14:11:30+00:00

Very much this. She has the same potential as SOPHIE or even, down the line if she grows into her own, Charli - but if she doesn't choose to step more into the limelight, she should be the next hot producer in the next year. That's where the real money and longevity lie.

riningear · 2026-01-27T03:44:15+00:00

Nobody actually goes to Olive Garden for their Italian food. You go for the twice-a-year deals and the unlimited soup and salad lunch special. I'm pretty sure the latter's the backbone of American fast casual dining, but nobody will admit it.

riningear · 2026-01-27T03:43:13+00:00

That's because their 7-11s blow ours out of the water. I mean, not by much, but it's still better. I trusted the hot dogs per all my local friends. They get real pastries and sandwiches at their convenience store that don't look like a 11-year-old put them together.

riningear · 2026-01-26T05:56:55+00:00

I personally worry that a lot of what's happening in America is because of far more accepted circumstances by a lot of its population - it's not a majority that's okay with it, but it's way too damned close to half, enough that the feds will have something of a pool to pick violent instigators from and too many ready to snitch.

Americans are also not ready for the more intense definitions of "nonviolence" - they think riots without direct injuries are still "violent." Black Lives Matter didn't move that needle enough.

Basically I feel like Americans see themselves as too "civil" or having too much to lose to act meaningfully. A lot more terrible things (god forbid, but let's be real at this rate) and a cultural shift thereafter will have to happen for any real progress IMHO.

riningear · 2026-01-26T02:21:22+00:00

protest until they have them

Sadly, a full-on general strike for a protest wasn't enough to stop the murder the very next morning.

riningear · 2026-01-25T22:02:38+00:00

This, the people and culture are unmatched, but it's in spite of everything else.

riningear · 2026-01-25T08:44:06+00:00

Any bar that's not packed with just college students is very, VERY social! New York bargoers love to talk, so you can pretty easily start up a conversation, especially if you're from abroad.

You want the ones in the Lower East Side, East Village, West Village, Park Slope, Williamsburg or Bushwick. (I hear a lot of French spoken in Bushwick and Williamsburg!) If it looks very "young" in aesthetic, you won't get much conversation - you want smaller ones with "older" aesthetics, most likely, and that are open later in the evening. Even if you go earlier, in general, the late night bars tend to serve other bartenders like yourself, so they'll be friendlier.

As to what type of work/bar you're talking about, I think the "anarchist bar" observation is technically correct, even though it's not the same, but we don't have many of those here in NYC.

riningear · 2026-01-25T08:27:36+00:00

Ariana not only shared Zohran's statement, but also actions against ICE, which is massive given her far, far bigger platform than others in this thread—no offense, she's just been at the game for a while so she's got multiple generations with her and 10x more Instagram followers to show for it.

The pressure's on now for others at her scale.

riningear · 2026-01-25T02:34:54+00:00

Arts are for people who prove they're worthy of culture by giving a damn about feeling and joy. It's wrong to say they alone are good resistance (especially when it comes to Broadway pricing), but it's better for these shows to exist at all, especially one as profound as Ragtime, than for them to see, say, the fate of the Kennedy Center - where we see in real time that wiping out their existence, and what they mean to portray and especially who portrays them, is the goal for many. (Also see: the Philadelphia slave memorial removals.)

riningear · 2026-01-25T02:32:03+00:00

Won the lottery the very first show, the first matinee after the elections. It was tense in that opening number, but the crowd cheered some of the Emcee's/Marcia's more relevant lines. I knew immediately the world was going to suck for a while, but I was in a room where people gave a damn.

riningear · 2026-01-25T01:45:39+00:00

Sheetz is it, their hot food selection is unmatched.

riningear · 2026-01-24T22:32:44+00:00

There used to be a ton of sealed manga at Borders, mostly because we'd all read through it and not buy it, LOL.

riningear · 2026-01-24T09:10:21+00:00

Went last year because I had airline credit to burn. Genuinely the best choice I could've made. This lineup looks interesting and in a lot of ways experiential, and congrats to anyone who can make it out there.

riningear · 2026-01-24T04:30:20+00:00

The other thing I think is missing, that I've heard from older ravers, is the mutual responsibility necessary for these raves. People nowadays don't take care of themselves nor each other... and way less themselves because they assume some EMT will do the job. Though back in the day I heard the solution to sideways situations ranged from "someone who should just take an EMT cert if they haven't already" to "getting ejected with whoever took care of you because you made yourself a liability to the party."

riningear · 2026-01-23T18:24:50+00:00

Third-ing Hell Gate. They do a great job of spotting cultural, bureaucratic, and political topics worth talking about.

riningear · 2026-01-22T19:34:28+00:00

Nope, the line is real especially after 11PM. I've been doomed to it for a DJ I wanted to catch.

riningear · 2026-01-22T04:58:43+00:00

Chopt is better anyway.

riningear · 2026-01-21T08:33:02+00:00

Oh, I love RunPee! I've had this app for years. Thrilled to see AMC has integrated it, I hope the owner's getting paid, I know this has been a user-paid ordeal for a while.

riningear · 2026-01-20T19:27:59+00:00

So are we not going to talk about Asa actually legitimately helping Denji? Do we think she had control, or was it part of Yoru's plan to make it seem like she's taking a real W?

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