Fitzbattleax, 👑 of classical 💿s from 1957-61

I told him that I was born in Russia and was a writer. He showed me a list he’d written of his favourite desserts in the city. It was a sober hobby he’d started during the pandemic, going to restaurants by himself, sampling sweets. He made a lot of lists, he said, most of them food-related. I asked what other kinds he made. “Lists of lies liberal white women tell about Donald Trump,” he replied. Suddenly, his leg was shaking. He grabbed the edges of the table and raised his voice: “White, liberal women are a plague on our society.” He proceeded to drink 11 iced coffees.

A writer tried dating alt-right men as an experiment to learn about them. There is so much going on here I don't even know where to start

www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...

Abcnews graphic: surreal moment as coyote drinks water from skylight window on top of Los Angeles hair salon (Image of exactly that, except the framing is canted and as a result it looks like a coyote imprisoned in a glass square a la the phantom zone from Superman)

I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone

Mom, come pick me up, gays on twitter are locked in gender discourse again

i think this is the funniest* thing he's ever done, just on symbolism and optics alone.

*mitigating factor in the humor: this man does not intend to leave in 3 years

I'm a sucker for good Paris Conservatoire Orchestra recordings, and this box delivers. A beautifully shaped La Valse that gradually explodes with more and more deranged energy, complemented by the special old unblended French sound.

Francois & Cluytens with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra performing the complete Piano & Orchestral music of Ravel

Finally forcing myself to appreciate Ravel (so far it's working)

The Mandola Effect, coined after decades of society misremembering the name of the stringed instrument, is a phenomenon where a group of people share a false memory

"New Far Side comics" was definitely not on my bingo card for this week. They're not bad!

www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/

I haven't seen a JDV this cursed in a while.

Opus Dei is nuts, this is actually some good news.

The OP was marked Rude

The Legacy of Charles Munch in that kinda charming kinda ugly 1940s LP style, nice and bland

I’m on a Munch kick! Just got a hold of this box of Decca stuff. Lots of Paris Conservatory Orchestra recordings, such a joy. Will report back when I get some real time with it.

19-year-old protesting Israel’s brutality: “Fuck around and find out, welcome to the real world 🤣”

31-year-old saying he loves Hitler: “He was just a widdle biddy boy 🥺”

Nemiscam, Alberta

TRON: Legacy (2010) was so bad that my family and I laughed at it while we watched it.

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

Her answer reads like a teen dystopian novel villain with brain damage

Can you imagine if we had social media in 1920? “President Wilson hasn’t been seen since, uh, last October.”

Nobody wants to work anymore

My first exposure to this youthful masterpiece was Karajan’s 1965 recording, and it’s still special for its vocal pathos and impactful orchestral contribution. No one is ashamed of the emotional excess of the piece and it really bowls you over. Some of DG’s best sound for the era.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Remember when republicans were focused on trans minors? Yeah, that faded away quickly. And when they get what they want, they’re coming for gay marriage and birth control if they can swing it.

The Chausson Symphony is so amazing. A sweeping work of so much beauty and excitement, especially when Charles Munch is at the helm.

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It is time to unveil my 1st place "Ideal" Beethoven Symphony Cycle with different conductors. Behold:

Those Klemp baselines 🤤

Jaw kinda dropped first time I heard it. Improved my opinion of the Symphony too

Yes! And his Haydn is like no one else's