"LET TONIGHT BE THE FINAL TIME I UTTER HIS NAME" exactly the kind of burn that smug Islamophobic sex pest deserves - and more, it was almost an incantation
Max Silva
@max-silva.bsky.social
Leftist, former aspiring music theorist, SFF fan, queer (he/him). Partner of (and co-cat-dad with) Matt Basta. فلسطين حرة
Kinda sounds like Machado might be the Chalabi of Venezuela. We CANNOT be repeating Iraq in Venezuela.
I keep thinking how it wouldn't be so easy to weaponize the phrase "terrorist sympathizer" against folks refusing to glowingly memorialize CK, if centrists hadn't stood by (or worse, joined in) every time it was weaponized against people speaking out in support of Palestinian liberation.
While rising political violence is not good, I think it's also important to recognize the extent to which ALL politics is a negotiation over exactly what violence is legitimate (in the sense of the definition of a state as the monopoly on legitimate violence). 1/x
Do I know anyone on here who'd be interested in seeing Georg Friedrich Haas's "11,000 Strings" on Oct 4 (2pm and/or 8pm) in NYC with me? I got tickets for myself, my parents, and a friend, but the friend isn't able to attend.
If you're short on time, I also recommend making sure to watch her answer to the question on screen at about 8:00 minutes - what she says about her reaction to filming a torture scene is really powerful and heartbreaking.
WotSeries ❤️📖📺🤞@wotseries.com · last yr.Great interview with Shohreh Aghdashloo from @cinemawb.bsky.social Don't miss the fan-casting rundown at the 10:35 mark #TheWheelOfTime #SaveWOT vimeo.com/1101616902?s...
#TheWheelofTime S3 just had too many incredible moments to pick only one (which is why we have to #SaceWoT!) The rotating Shredding tableau Siuan/Mat 305 dream hopping Rand breaking down over Alsera The Bore The Rand verse quietly sung over the Aiel's shocked silence as it rains in the desert
WotSeries ❤️📖📺🤞@wotseries.com · last yr.🎶 Win a WOT CD signed by Lorne Balfe! To enter: 🔁 Quote this post with your favorite Wheel of Time Season 3 moment, quote, song, or character 🏷️ include #SaveWOT & #TheWheelOfTime Let's save the show together. 👉 Visit savewot.com to learn how!
Y'all, Wheel of Time has simply THE best fandom 🥹
Wheel Takes Podcast@wheeltakespod.bsky.social · last yr.I'm down there now!
Belated repost bc I've been so bummed about the cancellation - I flexed the ol' music theory muscles a bit to talk about the Wheel of Time soundtrack! Part 1 of several. The unique musical melting pot and the way it's woven into a semantically rich tapestry is one of many reasons to #SaveWoT!
Lezbi Nerdy@lezbinerdy.bsky.social · last yr.🎶 The music in #TheWheelofTime is incredible, layered, emotional, and worth saving. I sat down with music theorist @max-silva.bsky.social to break down Lorne Balfe’s genius score. You’re gonna hear the show differently after this. 📺 youtu.be/MMHIlVuIMdU #WoTSkies #SaveWoT
Co-signing all 7 of Daniel's points. I may not have been as loud about it recently, but WoT third season placed it amongst the top tier of genre fiction TV of the decade, right alongside Severance and Andor, and as good or better than any Game of Thrones season. Apple would be a great new home!
Lezbi Nerdy@lezbinerdy.bsky.social · last yr.WinterIsComing makes the case: Apple TV is the perfect home to #SaveWoT. Apple supports shows long-term & needs a fantasy hit. #TheWheelofTime offers a critically acclaimed series in its prime & millions of loyal fans. It's a perfect match! #WoTSkies winteriscoming.net/7-reasons-ap...
#WoTSkies y'all should be checking out @thousandeyespod.bsky.social!! Their pod's coverage of WoT on Prime is funny and insightful in equal measure - one of them has never read the books, the other has read through about book 5 but has a very open mind about adaptation changes. Highly recommended!
I’m so tired of people being snobby about film over TV when TV just gave us two of the most incredible, well crafted hours of storytelling I’ve seen in forever. What #Severance and #TheWheelOfTime achieved this week puts most mainstream cinema to shame.
I'm taking this as confirmation of my theory that the cold open is a flash-forward, and then we jump back to them arriving in Tar Valon the day before and having one last nice time together before all hell breaks loose #WoTShowSpoilers
Neil Tweed@neiltweed.bsky.social · 2y agoNot seen this wheel of time scene posted anywhere else? On UK breakfast TV yesterday #TheWheelofTime #TheWheelofTimeS3 #WheelofTime #WheelofTimeS3
From one government employee to another... #HoldTheLineDon'tResign Every federal employee who stays in their position is one more position that won't be filled with neo-Nazi stooges without a fight.
Read the thread. He's trying to apply laws against FGM to blocking transition. Fucking despicable. If anyone knows which organizations would make the most impactful use of donations to fight against this, let me know.
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2y agoDonald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it. It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
Trump White House's first trans executive order is out. I'll be reading over it here and going through line by line to help you make sense of it. You can find it here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
DEFENDING WOMEN FROM GENDER IDEOLOGY EXTREMISM AND RESTORING BIOLOGICAL TRUTH TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
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Of interest to my #WoTSkies friends - a real historical precedent for the topless towers of Cairhien!
Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · 2y agoLooks fake doesn't it? This reconstruction of Medieval Bologna shows how Italian towns used to be a forest of towers, dense as Manhattan skyscrapers! Here's a stable blog-formatted version of my thread from yesterday about the lost towers of the Guelph-Ghibelline wars www.exurbe.com/the-lost-tow...
'Tis the season for reWoTching - and just in time, it's finally presentable: my guide to all the musical motives in the Wheel of Time show soundtrack! Feel free to use it however you like, share feedback, and geek out about your interpretations with me! #WoTSkies docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
All the misogynists in The Bad Place hating on the smell dissertation, meanwhile I'm over here rereading Cien Años and wondering if she had anything to say about Gabo's focus on the alluring scents of Pilar Ternera or Remedios the Beauty (because wow he REALLY harps on it)
It was inspiring to watch Koreans defend their democracy yesterday, but don't look away while Georgians are doing the same - against a police force much less squeamish about violence. This is their Maidan. If anyone knows of feeds beyond just following Mikiashvili and #GeorgiaProtests, please share!
Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺@marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 2y agoThe current protest, outer end. This depicts the area after the Parliament building. It’s countless people again, and it’s not the weekend anymore. #GeorgiaProtests 📷 Ezz Gaber
On the 40th anniversary of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal - where a chemical spill caused thousands to "drown on their own lungs" and maimed tens of thousands - this essay on ecology and utopianism remains as relevant as ever. "We must learn to hope with teeth." salvage.zone/mieville_all...
SALVAGE: China Miéville : The Limits of Utopia
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) demands a shift in our emissions by a third to avoid utter disaster. KPMG, in the leaden chattiness of corporate powerpoint-ese, sees the same hori...
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Starting the day blasting this song like I do every year: music.youtube.com/watch?v=qnGn...
The Halluci Nation - Burn Your Village To The Ground (Official Audio)
YouTube video by The Halluci Nation
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It's weird getting back on social media from scratch but "Wannabe Fascism Round 2: He Actually Has A Plan Now" makes me feel like I could use this kind of connection again and this seems like the best place for it. So hi!