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“Ah, what’s the fuc...”

eh my heart’s not in it.

Man, this just makes me adore my copy of Care and Keeping of You that I received in the 90s that much more.

Nah I get what you mean - to clarify, the poster itself is not Okinawan based. It’s literally just a red Buddhist temple with a blue background with JAPAN written in red.

But yes, you are correct - the politics around Okinawan identity, and how Japan (and the United States) have used, ignored, or abused that identity…

Lol diaspora live in America and also lol fortunately the internet exists and I can find plenty of think pieces, written by people of color and members of diaspora communities, about how they feel about this.

This came up recently in a discussion with a friend. I guess there’s that barrier of white people still aren’t used to being told no, so we instinctively try to find ways to justify a yes. This was, more or less, the example I used:

I have a faux-retro Japan travel agency poster hanging in my dining room. I love it…

I love movie theaters and I’m lucky enough to live in a city with several beautiful independently operated theaters (buy concessions, guys! Theaters make most of their profits from concessions, not ticket sales!) It just wasn’t a good year for movies. Nobody was going to see Valerian - a bloated sci-fi film based on a…

Feels bad, man, I’m sure.

I’ll show myself out.

I still can’t believe they cgi’d out all the puffins on the island just to put these guys right back in.

“Iunno, can we take the beaks off those things? Make ‘em copyrighted?”

Holy christ. I’ve lurked on AVC for years. I followed the commenters. I knew the gimmicks. But I never signed up for a disqus account because I have too many damn accounts already.

Now I have the ability to comment but at what cost? AT WHAT COST?

The weirdest/dumbest part is that Jack Daniels DOES produce a Green label whiskey - in which I mean the product is so called because the label is green. It’s basically cheaper, shittier whiskey.

I like Cale’s version almost as much as Buckley’s, and for different reasons.

I recognize now tortilla shell is redundant. I apparently haven’t had enough hot fries to get my day going.

Hot Fries in a tortilla shell, which is then microwaved for EXACTLY 7 seconds. Don’t ask me why, child Schadenfraud came up with it and I just kept running with it.

Best hot take so far.

I’d like to believe he’s squirreled enough away that he can do passion projects and stuff that just seems like fun. Kind of like how Daniel Radcliffe can take any role he wants, but he’s already set for life, so he can just shoot the shit on whatever project appeals to him.

I don’t know if any of this is actually…

The best part about Documentary Now! is that in order to appreciate the episodes completely, you have to be familiar with the original inspiration. My dedication to this show has led me to watch some really amazing documentaries I wasn’t familiar with before - it even got me watch not only Grey Gardens, but the HBO…

When do we start calling him John Depp? He’s missed the mark for being a “Johnny” by about 10 years and he’s lost the right for eclectic whimsy because of his shithead antics.

If ya’ll haven’t read Sarah Vowell’s Assination Vacation, please do so!

The crazy thing to me, other than, you know, the burden on taxpayers paying the literal price of police negligence and systemic racism, is that this really hasn’t been all over local news. Sometimes it feels like St. Louis has moved on, and it’s a goddamn disgrace because police brutality happens in North County, it…

It’s going to be playing at Plaza Frontenac soon, and apparently coming to the Hi-Pointe in July!