thethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]

Would you vote for a dead chimpanzee’s excised brain tumor over Biden?

Spy x Family is extremely popular and is centered on adults, and all the children that are in the series aren’t sexualised in any capacity. Refreshing tbh

Yeah I think that’s what it comes down to.

I don’t know what to tell you, I too read the book and had no such issues. I thought it was very clear when they’re talking about Raskolnikov or his sister or the inspector or the landlady or anybody, and I don’t speak any Russian. You just had to trust things would become clear in time with context.

But that’s kind of the rub; it’s never actually confusing. In context of the story it’s very clear when somebody is addressing Raskolnikov, even if they’re using a nickname or a name you’re not entirely familiar with. It’s like when you hear somebody has a nickname in real life. You might not know why they have that nickname, but you know that nickname is theirs.

This is Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.

Best part of this is that Russians have three names (a first name, surname, and a patronymic) and they love using nicknames. So the main character is Rodion (first name) Romanovitch (patronymic) Raskolnikov (surname), but can (and is) called by any of those three names. He’s also got nicknames like Rodya, Rodenka, and Rodka. So this deranged individual (who decided to call Raskolnikov “Pete” I guess) is going to be hopelessly confused when somebody starts referring to Rodya, and he’ll think the book is filled with like five times as many characters as it actually is.

Lured by cheaper prices in Shenzhen, Yip moved across the border into a bigger apartment in November and now has a 1.5-hour commute to work in the Central business district on Hong Kong island. The research associate at a financial firm laments the shrinking space for speech in his former home, but doesn’t believe politics should get in the way of a good life. "People may oppose the central government or have concerns about political freedom, but how does these concerns affect your everyday life? The truth is that it doesn’t,” he said.

English as well, yeah.

This book was fascinating, because it felt like a book that was 60% done. It’s a serious mess, but the bones are there. The bones are so good. I can see why that translated to a phenomenal game in Disco Elysium. The idea of the past eating up our world, that we really just live in a museum, that there’s nothing left to Do, that all history has been Decided, that’s delicious.

Wonderful article; thanks for posting this here. Fits well within the Gothic Marxist tradition.

oh no you’re right

Damn, sounds less than ideal. You should definitely check out their live Red Rocks set if you haven’t already, almost 9 hours of live Gizz that can’t be topped.

Agreed, they have an energy that isn’t matched by anybody else. Have you gotten to go to one of their live shows?

just don’t listen to jazz with saxophones then, ez; this is a skill issue

KGATLW is the only bad I’ve ever heard that makes good, compelling music about global warming. Like, nobody else tries or comes close. They hit that “maybe this is the end of the world” vibe so well in so many different songs.

Imagine thinking tea is English instead of Chinese. Couldn’t be me. Tea is the drink of the Chinese peasant who killed all the landlords in their village.