Lee
@aliasmarionette.bsky.social
Writer and occasional translator. Web novels, Xiao Zhan associated content, cdramas, football, many other fandoms. RPF friendly (emphasis on the fictional). 中文可以. She/her. https://stickmarionette.carrd.co/
How global solidarity defeated an attempt to extract even more wealth from the planet's most popular pastime. www.rogue.site/news/world-c...
They tried to private equity the World Cup
The parasites' latest attempt to extract profit from joy
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I’ve never seen the original context for this all-timer of a tweet and honestly it’s incredible on multiple levels
Alistair Coleman@alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 3d agoWorth posting in context as it is bang on topic.
The Song Yuzhang audio drama starts airing today! I've loved all the previews (and adorable preview character posters). Yesterday we found out that the theme song is being sung by Sha Baoliang, the singer of the theme song from legendary Republic era romance Story of A Noble Family.
"So corrupt that even Sepp Blatter thinks that you have gone too far" is quite the achievement. The FIFA version of astral projection.
None of them were alive lol But spiciest answer for their actual working lives is "officer in the Red Army".
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · last wk.Enough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?
another song from Once. good example of how much he could absolutely rip into a song at its climax www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj1s...
When Your Mind's Made Up
YouTube video by Glen Hansard - Topic
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Neuromancer is chillingly relevant today because it asks: what if a guy would rather Die than stop Going Online
Re last post: a significant part of modern fandom seems to be engaged in finding "proof" and arguing about it Earth rather than creative activities and it genuinely sucks
i hate how much people care about their ships being "canon" now. spirk fans didn't publish zines full of fanfics in the 70s only for modern fandom to grovel at the knees of corporations and beg for things to be canon. use your imaginations, don't allow billionaires to think for you.
The award-winning World War 2 film Gezhi Town starring XZ, Zhou Yiran and Peng Yuchang announces 3 episode director's cut to be released on 1 August. #xiaozhan
Last post: incredible story, wish folks in the replies wouldn't speculate about his gender and sexuality, particularly with seemingly zero understanding of the popularity of "2D" girls among straight Chinese men.
yu deng, the winner of the 2026 Fields Medal, the "nobel prize for mathematics", cites yuri manga in particular as helping ground and comfort him during his work
Loot that drops after defeating me: - bottle of Scotch whiskey - dried meat - power bank - sports scarf - tiny ereader - a fabulous outfit (rare and you have to grind for it)
K | owlbeer | idk it’s a rebrand@owlbeer.bsky.social · 2w agoLoot that drops after defeating me: - noise cancelling headphones - random d6 assortment of pens - loose D&D dice - Nivea or some random lip balm - gaviscon tablets - iced americano or can of coke
New from 404 Media: a company is selling tons of old books specifically to AI companies and says they have a strong NDA to never reveal which AI company bought all of the books. They don't want headlines of 'we scanned and destroyed millions of books for AI' www.404media.co/ai-companies...
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
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This is beautiful and a necessary corrective to some vexing narrative.
Defector@defector.com · 2w agoWhat Messi means: defector.com/what-messi-m...
#lrt I want everyone to watch Legend of Zhen Huan so bad but it's definitely not a starter cdrama. I've been watching analysis videos and trying to fill in the gaps on stuff I missed ever since I finished the show.
Sharing five excellent written #cdrama if you are looking for something to watch: - #NirvanaInFire (Viki) - #TheStoryOfMingLan (Viki) - #TheLongSeason (WeTV) - #TheBadKids (iQIYI) - #Reset (Viki)
Re that last repost, one of the funniest and most fun things about Messi's Argentina has been the absolute clash of vibes between him ("personality of a mild accountant") and everyone else ("street gang" said Messi's biographer). #football
![In an interview with the YouTube program "Ferné con Grego," the defender said that he decided to get a tattoo of Messi and that it was the captain himself who chose the image he will carry on his skin:
"I asked him for no more than three things [from Messi]" Medina began recounting. "The first was for him to choose a photo for me to get tattooed".
In the story, the defender said he felt a little embarrassed and didn't want to bother Leo, but he was surprised by the captain's reaction:
"He, with complete openness, told me: 'Here, use this one I have on my phone'," the Olympique de Marseille defender recounted. "I'll always cherish that gesture", he said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5mbgsukdep5f3uw6ut37sj66/bafkreigk3bekpiwe5iasvdsfhpsfmoprb7jor4n4dj6bgyzbivl775alv4)
