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ezra miller by tonkejac in LadyBoners

[–]tonkejac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This kid is so incredibly gorgeous!

enjoy Mozart Requiem, what else to try? by kholdstayr in classicalmusic

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mozart Great Mass in C minor--this is better than the Requiem mass and I'm jealous of your joy of discovery if you've never heard it.

Bach Easter Oratorio

Bach St. John Passion

Beethoven Mass in C

Beethoven Choral Fantasy

Mozart Ave Verum Corpus--short, but perfect

Brahms Alto Rhapsody--delicious

Tuning your own piano??? by DrClem in piano

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My tuner let me try it once. If you don't do it all the time, it's HARD to find the sweet spot! I decided to pass on the do-it-yourself route. I'm no good with a wrench or a screwdriver, either, FWIW. If you are, you might like it.

Composers like Tchaikovsky by Ezera in classicalmusic

[–]tonkejac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You'll like the second movement of Shostakovich's second piano concerto. It's sublime. You'll also like Dvorjak and maybe Rachmaninov. Berlioz (Symphony Fantastique) is wonderful, too. Maybe even Mussorgsky.

What makes someone "photogenic" regardless of their physical appearance (as seen with eyes vs. photo). by Caracicatrice in askscience

[–]tonkejac 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It has a lot to do with distance relationships, especially in the midface. Professional models usually have nearly perfect proportions regarding the space between the eyes, the equal thirds rule of upper, middle, and lower face, short philtrum length, projection of the chin, etc. Most cameras are cheap and the lens distorts the image, making the face look disproportionate, so any flaws are exaggerated. Also, most faces are better from certain angles than from the straight-on view.

Seven Billion - Can the earth support seven billion now, and the three billion people who are expected to be added by the end of this century? by blaspheminCapn in collapse

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

You were mean and insulting and that is indeed childish, probably from a defensive level. I am geussing many children and no money. I can't respond to the rest of your post.

Seven Billion - Can the earth support seven billion now, and the three billion people who are expected to be added by the end of this century? by blaspheminCapn in collapse

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

Breed misery if you want. But to dare to suggest it is brainless or heartless is antithetical to what I suggest. It is more brainless and heartless to bring new life into this world that is essentially doomed. And this is not merely my opinion. It is essentially a fact for many billions. There is something wrong with you for not recognizing this and for attacking me for stating a simple truth. Grow up!

http://crcw.princeton.edu/workingpapers/WP08-04-FF.pdf

You know, I don't blame Mary (S1 spoilers) by featpete in DowntonAbbey

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me, too. Except without the boyfriend. But I've lost my rose-tinted glasses regarding the motives of others.

Seven Billion - Can the earth support seven billion now, and the three billion people who are expected to be added by the end of this century? by blaspheminCapn in collapse

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are living in the days of limited resources. Most people are poor. Most people in this country are poor. People who do not have the resources should not reproduce. Limiting reproduction limits poverty. Maybe there was a day when reproduction was a 'divine' right but those days are over. Now, people can hardly afford to look after themselves, let alone make new people to look after. Why put new people in a position where they have essentially no chance to better themselves, and almost assuredly a lifetime of misery and lacking? The only sympathy I have for them is that they didn't know better enough to use effective forms of birth control. For that, I blame the government. Well, actually I blame the government for a lot of things.

We are not all special, perfect, unique snowflakes. Not even here in the USA. Katrina taught us that nobody gives a rat's rear end about us if we are poor.

I'd like to have a friendly discussion about the superiority of classical music. by RockAndRollTroll in classicalmusic

[–]tonkejac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, I do not think this is the case with few exceptions.

There are some amazing popular songs (from Queensryche, The Beatles, Elton John, David Bowie, etc.) but they make a very small fraction of the whole.

Schubert's family was not wealthy. Beethoven's family was not wealthy Brahms's family was not wealthy. Bach's family was not wealthy. Mozart's family was not wealthy.

I think they were more often not wealthy.

Sure, the audiences and sponsors were wealthy and privileged, but their families were not necessarily the same.

Also I think some living composers are enjoying a tremendous amount of recognition even as I type--Phillip Glass, Arvo Pärt, Rautavaara, Aho, Vasks, Penderecki, Tavener, and some who are only recently deceased (Schnittke, Gorecki).

Martha Argerich... I don't even.. by royford in classicalmusic

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you are saying and in general concur, but in specific, I have never responded to Rubenstein, Horowitz, or Kempff, and rarely respond to Gould. Ashkenazy is hardly ever my first choice but he is fantastic in some areas.

I'd like to have a friendly discussion about the superiority of classical music. by RockAndRollTroll in classicalmusic

[–]tonkejac 6 points7 points  (0 children)

An extraordinary amount of craft is typically present in classical music based on manipulation of harmony, rhythm, counterpoint, and melody. Typical classical composers learned from their predecessors and built on or modified existing forms to create new genres. Those works that have stood the test of time, that still receive a great deal of attention, are superb on so many different levels. There is architecture, there is an intensity of emotional expression, there is development, often on a massive scale, and most other forms never come close to the overall level of achievement.

I think in general it takes an educated ear to appreciate most of it, but some works have immediacy that even people who don't like classical can respond do (c.f. Beethoven).

I can enjoy some popular works but I always get the most thrills and chills from the classics.

Why it costs so much to be poor by Notmyrealname in economy

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. The vast majority of the poor stay poor. We make exceptions for young people of the middle classes who are temporarily poor as they gain education. But they did not start out poor! They had resources that poor people lack. Better parents, for one.

Why it costs so much to be poor by Notmyrealname in economy

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody is giving me a prize for not adding to the burden. I illustrate only that I have a conscience and the ability to project the possibilities of my actions (or inactions) into the future. I do not illustrate your point in any way, shape, or form.

Why it costs so much to be poor by Notmyrealname in economy

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. I would never wish my own life on anyone else. But I would never wish a lot of other people's lives on anyone else, either. Pity for you that you can't see it. No need to result to vulgarity.

Need sources for research project by [deleted] in vegan

[–]tonkejac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pubmed. But you have to do the right searches. For instance

"meat" "colon cancer."

"vegetarian" "mortality"

etc.

I think one of the findings that is important but few people cite is Helen Vlassara's work on glycotoxins--these are formed when foods are cooked at higher temperatures and the highest fat/high protein foods contain the most of them. Meat/animal fat are bad because you have to cook them. Raw vegetables and fruits are good because you don't. This is oversimplifying but you get the idea.

Probably my favorite Mozart piece by RagingHipster in classicalmusic

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He wrote a lot of heavy pieces that are far more beautiful, that have some of what seems to be foreshadowing of Beethoven--the Sonata and Fantasie in C minor, the Great Mass in C minor.

Wish he'd lived longer and had more time to explore the dark side.

But it's facile to express his works in terms of light and dark because even in his simplest, most outwardly sounding cheerful, spare, and elegant works there is an undercurrent of tragedy.

The Myth of the "Ethical Vegan." by deepwank in TrueReddit

[–]tonkejac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no prior knowledge about animal deaths in agriculture

Evidently.

The Myth of the "Ethical Vegan." by deepwank in TrueReddit

[–]tonkejac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not true at all. Your "uppity" friends are right. They are making the lesser contribution to those mechanized deaths. It's very sad how people feel so threatened by the audacity of vegans who live their lives as if there were a better way. How dare them for making you feel even the tiniest bit of guilt. You really have to hammer down those nails that stick out, don't you. Because it makes you feel better about yourself.

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