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Apparently, a “Karen” called on this Hyundai plant in Georgia and it is a mess now and with the plant closing and the South Korean workers…Read more

Having said that I’ve still checked back in on occasional titles as there’s still good work being done there, I’m just totally done on the wider universe/crossover stuff.

I think the comics market…Read more

Some Grammy winners have been announced and I think you will be happy. I know I am!

For those who haven’t seen it, each half-hour episode is a parody of a classic documentary film with lots of celebrity casting. it was created by created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas.

I think @garjones will apprciate Episode 4 of Season…Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKWoguA-gm0

If you don’t want to watch the whole thing, the last two minutes state that because she owned just about EVERYTHING
with regards to her music rights, she gets a HUGE percentage/cut of the song 37 years later!

It reminds me now of why Prince wanted the rights to everything about his…Read more

I was referring to this snippet from the last page. Particularly if you skip to the 50 second mark:

It was her observation of the greater society and media and it is so true…

I didn’t really mean to get you on a roll/tirade.
I just wanted to inform you on the latest music debate going on

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For the record:
I am not a keyboard sjw

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It is not so much about Elvis for example, but the greater society’s reaction acting as if he was the original
Like it is not so…Read more

And  @garjones:

IF you are interested, the latest debate on both Twitter and TikTok is about the origin of house music.
Just input the hashtag “#house music” and the feed will give you the whole collection of the debate postings.
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There is this blonde former golfer Paige Spiranac who is making more

as a golf media personality than as a player. Kind of like Ana Kournikova

with her tennis…Read more

Beating a dead horse? 🤣

I always understood hybrid creations of music.
And you got the points from the videos of the hijacking, money grab, desecration, and so on.

I thought we were good on all of that.
Anything left that needs to be cleared up?

Ok… but you must use the thread randomizer device in your utility belt more often!🤣🤣🤣

https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/edible-insects-scientists-plan-to-feed-primary-school-children-locusts-and-mealworms-to-make-the-uk-greener-1657372

At the very least, those online articles and videos are out there presenting the matter. And you understand from your own example citing the rugby team. You also mentioned what Led Zeppelin did before.

I get the examples you mentioned about electronic dance beat which was a collaboration. But collaboration is one thing, the other thing…Read more

What? Me Google someone topless? Heavens no!

You picked up on my passing statement about her losing the pounds…
I have to shed (we pretty much all do) because of this pandemic.

We could talk about male performers on stage being fully clothed while the
women pop entertainers for the most part have to show more skin and…Read more

You have inspired me to watch that movie as well.

😁

Garett… fellow

Everyone steals. Everyone is a plagiarist

Even SNL… 😂

https://blavity.com/similarities-between-snl-skit-and-black-creators-viral-tiktok?category1=news&fbclid=IwAR3Gfkuslk_XNqcbbdq7DWdseWgLuzL4tFVGgU6iQ38aGKwda_8f8fHXEBQ&item=1

Very few people seem to realise that the vast majority of Muslims don’t even live in the middle east. The most populous Muslin country by a massive margin is Indonesia in South East Asia. Then Pakistan and Egypt are very high up. Only Egyptians would identify as…Read more

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Now… Faith

Dictionary defines faith as “strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.”

This obviously goes against the grain of science with it’s research, testing for confirmation, and scientific…Read more

I am glad that the wives of @njerry and @garjones liked the movie and approved of it.

It is something like doing a standup routine in a comedy club and the audience isn’t really into your material. Then hecklers get
involved.

I will read the room a little better.

Now… if anyone here (lurkers or otherwise) feel that they can do better, well rather than just posting snarky memes and videos…Read more

Ok… I concede @davewallace and @garjones

Like I said I don’t know that much about the TV content and pop culture coverage overseas.

Back to my main point: Generally you can’t seem to get away from celebrity gossip and pop culture news. It pops up everywhere.

Chris Rock anyone? 😂

I feel it is good to set boundaries and speak up if you feel that you are being taken advantage of. Boundaries are part of the negotiation stage in developing a relationship. Personal space, “Don’t touch me”, don’t think about taking advantage of me.
Good to stand your ground like that.

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THIS is what I had in mind with regards to the fans:

It is just that in the States, when blacks take gold in the Summer Olympics there is always this narrative about the question “Why do black athletes excel in running sports like track and field, relays, and sports like basketball?” It becomes apparent that racists want to control the narrative and make black…Read more

I was previously talking about cultural appropriation and @garjones said he was going to follow up on it. Now, we apparently have another subject for him as well.

Gareth, please step up as you are starting to fall behind. 😂

I guess you should add that to your list right behind the cultural appropriation one. 😂

Actually what @bruce said had me thinking… What is the point of this thread?

When I was serious about thought provoking, I used to try to steer the thread but the mods and other members said not to and just let the discussions here just flow. So, no more “shifting gears”. I will just throw some questions, past experiences, clickbait…Read more

For anyone who is considering Coates’ Captain America run, the Amazon pre-order for OHC2 might be worth a…Read more

While we deal with a global pandemic and a…Read more

I just flipped through the Simonson Thor omnibus and had the wind taken out of my sails a bit. It’s all been digitally recolored, and to make matters worse the credits list the main original colorist as Christie Scheele, who’s probably the best colorist out of the 80s…Read more