It’s probably fine that vast swathes zoomers and younger millennials exist in a kind of permanent internalized panopticon in which all actions are assumed to be (and interpreted as) performances for a viewer

In 1892, desperate for European culture, an American conservatory paid $$ for composer Antonin Dvorak, known for incorporating folk melodies into his work, to become director. He hears spirituals weekly and is struck by "Swing Low Sweet Chariot. " Then he tells a newspaper

Cuba's Literacy rate just DROPPED by 20% after the arrival of Nick Shirley

IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO SELL STOLEN LAND IN ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS FROM ANY BUILDING

not to be that annoying person, but david byrne is right about all this

“Human rights are not real bc if we cut a human open you will only find organs and a brain. No human rights…. Mountains are real bc I can see and touch them.” These are not deep thoughts. This is the way a child thinks. It’s annoying how many tech elites treat this godless

Maybe this is controversial of me but if you see the scenes so clearly in your head but can’t get them into cohesive words that sound good, maybe you’re just not a writer lol

yall are sick 😭

Israeli soldier in Lebanon, 1985: ‘I’m not dealing with human beings. So I kill them without remorse’

It’s so obvious that the vast majority of this country’s problems go back to our utter failure to properly punish the South

classic barstool homophobic shitbrain take

The casual NBA fan has no idea how much this poster meant to Knick fans after what he did to Mitch 2 years ago

“He got beaten up by locals and quickly fled Hawaii.” Brought tears to my eyes

a country that doesn’t punish this kind of behavior must be punished itself- weapons embargo and bds are the floor btw. meanwhile in the western world, the only people who get punished are those who call this evil out.

This is like Cypher eating the steak in The Matrix, regretting ever taking the red pill. "After nine years, you know what I realize? ... Ignorance is bliss."

@“desmond bane” is talking about annoying. you can’t make this shit up El Gato

Generations are mostly a fake concept, except when a historic event like WWII actually creates a stark dividing line in lived experience based on age. COVID was one of those events, and yet we're not allowed to change where the line is because of some Salon thinkpiece in 2016.

unbelievably sick and shameless how openly Zionazis exclusively wish death and suffering on Palestinians, to the extent that they frame Palestinians merely being alive as "luxury." just shameless nazi propaganda

4 years ago today an Israeli sniper killed Shireen Abu Akleh