Category: Art & Review
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Rec: “How it feels when white people shame your culture’s food — then make it trendy” by Ruth Tam
The article which inspired this post (x): “How it feels when white people shame your culture’s food — then make it trendy” by Ruth Tam on the Washington Post | My family’s food went from ‘Chinese grossness’ to America’s ‘hottest food trend.’ The best meals are more than the sum of their ingredients; their flavors tell…
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to ask the stars
My last-minute contribution to Buwan ng Wika (Month of the Philippine Language) this August features the ‘superstar’ José Corazón de Jesús, who was also known by his pen name Huseng Batute. Rising into prominence during the first half of the 20th century, Huseng Batute was an accomplished poet (known at some point as “Hari ng Balagtasan” or “King of…
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this little bug said hello to me
this little bug said hello to me then proceeded to drink me out of my red paint. rude. i knew the bug was drinking its fill because its transparent little body turned red. it scurried away when it noticed i was looking. probably. confession time i accidentally slightly crushed it when i was packing up. i hope…
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south and east and going west
south and east and going west and yes, i don’t need to make any sense xxx I was reading Bukowski earlier and picked out some quotes, like I decide that the only definition of Truth (which changes) is that it is that thing or act or belief which the crowd rejects. which recalls some fond…
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Rotten to the Core (Rotten to the Core!) – DCOM Descendants (2015)
Rating: I surprisingly had fun. Just good, clean and nostalgic fun. Details: Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants (2015) follows the story of Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos, the maybe-evil descendants of the exiled classic villains Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar and Cruella de Vil, respectively, as they are invited to go to Auradon, the land of good kingdoms and…
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I think @taylorswift13’s next PR move (or at least definitely queued, as to not seem so obvious) is to get a black female best friend to add to her squad. Obviously. My thoughts on the whole Gender/Race Twitter discussion [+ a helpful comments thread if you click the link] here (x):
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I reject your realism and your realistic depictions of things that can happen every day. If you’re going to shove a metaphor about cancer/poverty/fragile humanity down my throat, do it with high elves. Or giant robots.
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Consider this x Vid Picks
1. My soul . 2. Probably my fifth greatest fear . 3. My AU wishes . Hello to my new followers! Fair (or late?) warning: this personal blog features a mix of content; it’s not a niche or genre or whatever blog. And updates are erratic. Thanks for following ( w ) ! xxx
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