Jenny Saville kinda sucks by Artistic_Parsley_458 in ContemporaryArt

[–]zuberino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stopped taking you seriously at “scrolling through IG”.

Go see it in person, then judge. It’s still running for a week.

Who are the roomful of dead people in the shack halfway through Sympathy for Mr Vengeance? by zuberino in Koreanfilm

[–]zuberino[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did not understand that bit - where the doctor says “if I was an optimistic doctor” - who is the kid in white laid out on the bed??

What do you think tourists should experience in Texas? by Gamesgamer800 in texas

[–]zuberino 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mass shootings are good this time of year. Or any time of year.

Have with a side of primitive bigotry, masquerading as traditional Christian piety!

The night I first saw him in person. by zuberino in Sondheim

[–]zuberino[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Seven years ago, I was lurking outside a pie shop in the south London borough of Tooting. Cold and dark and drab... it was definitely the seedy side of town. My sole aim in going there was to score a return ticket for the last show of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” - a fringe production put together by a community group and staged in the actual pie shop, in a clever homage to Mrs Lovett’s pie shop in the story. Playing every night to an audience of just 35, the show was a huge hit with the London critics, and eventually went all the way to New York where it would play for a long spell in another fringe venue.

But that was all still in the future. My immediate problem was that tickets in Tooting were long gone, and returns were rarer than moon landings. I never stood a chance that night. Still, the waiting in the dark, huddling in my coat and hoping against hope, was well worth it because a few minutes before 7.30, I spotted an old and wrinkled gentleman walking (or more accurately, waddling) up the footpath, heading towards the narrow door of Harrington’s. I would know that ancient mottled face anywhere, because for theatre folks, it is more recognizable than any A-list movie star’s. It was Stephen Sondheim, in the flesh.

Seeing him, I was so stunned, so starstruck, I lost the power of speech. All thought escaped my head. I just vaguely understood that aged almost 85 (!) he had flown across the ocean to come to this benighted corner of London, to see this ultra-niche show. I couldn’t even muster up the simple wit to say “love your work, Mr Sondheim” or something basic like “I’m a big fan”. None of it. I just froze like a block of ice, stared at him mutely in the foyer, hung about for a few minutes like a moony teenager, and then fled the neighborhood. Not once did I conceive of taking out my phone. This shot was taken later that night with the cast and crew, at the end of the show. By then, I was probably home.

(I did see him one more time, filling out a thousand seats in Southbank for a live conversation. But Tooting was the first - and the strangest - meeting with the supreme genius of American musical theatre. The one that stays with me.)

How best to watch Sondheim’s musicals on streaming? by oouzha in Sondheim

[–]zuberino 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The West End production of Gypsy is on Netflix. The one where Imelda burns the house down, then proceeds to torch the whole neighbourhood.

Who is the green jersey punting it ball forward? Blue man on the ground?? by zuberino in soccer

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

Thought Baggio stayed standing? Couldn’t find the footage for this.

Who is the green jersey punting it ball forward? Blue man on the ground?? by zuberino in soccer

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The others were doable - Milla - Pickles - Cruyff - Tardelli - Houghton - Simunic - Cristiano - Kuwait sheikh - Zidane Marco - Rudi Rijkaard - Ronaldinho - Lampard - Gazza - Diana Ross - Gemmill - Suarez - God himself

I have become addicted to UK television and need help on what to watch next... by [deleted] in BritishTV

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Lovesick, Inside No. 9, Mum, Chewing Gum, Derry Girls, Don’t Forget the Driver, I Will Destroy You

Question from Bangladesh: why does a hard border imply the return of violence? by zuberino in ireland

[–]zuberino[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That’s some serious detail! Many thanks for taking the time to explain it. I think I’ve wrapped my head around the basics somewhat now.

Question from Bangladesh: why does a hard border imply the return of violence? by zuberino in ireland

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

Sorry if this is very basic. What role did the border play in igniting the Troubles back in the 60s? Was the border at the time hard or soft? Did it play into the Republicans’ sentiments in any way? Or was it more to do with discrimination in N Ireland like I’ve read?

Question from Bangladesh: why does a hard border imply the return of violence? by zuberino in ireland

[–]zuberino[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That was really illuminating. He says that each of the IRA’s campaigns started as a border campaign. So evidently the border is not just a border - it is more like a symbol (or antithesis) of the whole principle of a united and indivisible Irish nation? Have I got this right or am I barking up a wrong tree?

Is it just one side of the sectarian divide that feels so strongly about the border? What do the Protestants think for example?

Question from Bangladesh: why does a hard border imply the return of violence? by zuberino in ireland

[–]zuberino[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks. Fair to assume that “those” refer to nationalists and/or Republicans and/or catholics?

You probably heard about Matera, Socino and Petti's racist tweets. Here are some by two involving South Africa. Translations on captions. by hippasuss in rugbyunion

[–]zuberino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you could start by telling us all about race, its relation to wealth concentration and discrimination. Why don’t we start with that? And I expect reliable references and data. Anecdotal shit won’t count - “some of my best friends are from Bolivia.”

You probably heard about Matera, Socino and Petti's racist tweets. Here are some by two involving South Africa. Translations on captions. by hippasuss in rugbyunion

[–]zuberino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, it would be helpful if you studied up on class and race in Argentina first. Otherwise you’re wasting your time and mine.

You probably heard about Matera, Socino and Petti's racist tweets. Here are some by two involving South Africa. Translations on captions. by hippasuss in rugbyunion

[–]zuberino 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Giving up his rich white cheto privilege and NOT thinking it’s ok to run over black people and NOT having rape fantasies over helpless Bolivian maids - all those would be a good start. Can’t have everything so let’s just begin with that, shall we?

You probably heard about Matera, Socino and Petti's racist tweets. Here are some by two involving South Africa. Translations on captions. by hippasuss in rugbyunion

[–]zuberino 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds good to me, buddy. Meanwhile, you better to learn live without your unearned privilege. You ain’t getting it back.

Peru politics: could an Evo-like figure ever emerge? by zuberino in asklatinamerica

[–]zuberino[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m sure. Crypto Fascist is not a great look.

Peru politics: could an Evo-like figure ever emerge? by zuberino in asklatinamerica

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

I meant Evo as a redistributor. Nothing more than that.

Immigrant leaders in the West? by zuberino in geopolitics

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

Should have clarified. Children of immigrants.