Plan B Forum

I think "Matthew" is really writing about the shortcomings of the mavens of "culture" - i.e. writers such as himself. He seems to be complaining more about supposed arbiters of culture (journos) than about either the artist or the fan. I think all forms of lower entertainment went to the dogs when t...

Ours was an average wedding. We stayed up all night beforehand making the wedding cake with two of our girl friends. Wedding feast was in dad-in-law's garage with the door open. Family and friends played volleyball. Uncle Gianni (far right) severely injured his shoulder in one game and proved he had...

Burning Petard wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:45 am

" Leopold and Loeb though the latter took it rather too seriously" Thank you. My best laugh of the day.

snailgate.

Yr welcome!

Good on yer, Snail. You and me, Napoleons-in-waiting

Check your lugholes, BP. She/he/they/it clearly says "I am not a woman, so I can't really answer that".

Snail and BSG: As Matthew helpfully observed Damon Albarn's criticism that she “doesn’t write her own songs” because she uses co-writers is clearly false Damon Albarn is of course a member of that immortal group Blur. His qualification for expressing this notion is amply revealed in this: SSbBvKaM6s...

Joe Guy wrote: ↑

Wed May 31, 2023 6:42 pm

If Taylor Swift is what's wrong with modern culture, how does Lizzo fit in to it?

Swift is only a symptom. Not a problem. Modern culture is what's wrong with her. And she's doing very nicely from it.

AFAIK "Lizzo" doesn't fit into anything, including clothing

Yes, I think you missed the central point - which is not the warbled musings of Swift. One can pick out silly lyrics from every generation, probably going back to the beginning of lyrics. The article is not about the singer but about the listeners. It is about the changing standard of cultural eleva...

I don't know if this link will stay live so I copied the text here. Anyone who quotes Seamus Heaney can't be all bad. https://medium.com/@doyouthinkihaveforgotten/why-taylor-swift-is-everything-wrong-with-modern-culture-f54550b51427 Why Taylor Swift is Everything Wrong with Modern Culture A deep div...

Speaking of tools, if you were a tool you would be a:

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Is it possible that lib is just this thick? He doesn't get it at all, does he? Probably thinks "sick" is the correct spelling for "sic". Hope his love affair with Traitor Green's photo doesn't end in tears

Per Meade: Perhaps you mean, "Koffinas' taser didn't start the fire but it was a distinctly possible outcome of such carelessness". So he should be punished for what didn't happen but might have happened if he'd done it. People are punished for driving drunk all the time even if they cause no accid...

Now, now BB. Keep up with modern science. You wrote about fossil fuels (natural gas, coal, and petroleum) According to the Republican legislature in Ohio, gas is actually green energy - not like icky fossil coal and petrol rubbish. Ohio’s new law is anything but homegrown, according to documents rev...

My pleasure. From yesterday's Grauniad https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/26/elizabeth-i-heavily-influenced-by-loss-of-mother-anne-boleyn-at-young-age Reassessing the well documented lives of historical figures in light of newly established neuroscience and psychology is always going to be...

Boris Johnson has held discussions with Donald Trump about Ukraine during his tour of the US, in an apparent attempt to make the Ukrainian case to the sceptical former US president. The former prime minister – who faces continued questions at home over allegations about lockdown-breaking parties at...

Elizabeth I was heavily influenced by her mother Anne Boleyn, despite the fact that the latter died when the Tudor queen was less than three years old, according to the historian and author Tracy Borman. As well as being influenced by feminist ideas that were ahead of their time, Borman said there ...

Body camera footage of the 2022 incident showed Crawford tackling Barretto Baerga at the gas pump without first announcing himself. A second deputy, Christopher Koffinas, used his stun gun on the victim, at which point Crawford shouted at the back-up officers to turn off the gas pump. Several secon...

I read it. The cop was stupid. Obviously he realized the danger of fire (shouting for the pump to be turned off) and yet he still sent the electric sparkles into the fuel-laden air, burning both the motorcycle guy and himself terribly in the process. Excessively stupid. But what (other than that) is...

BoSoxGal wrote: ↑

Thu May 25, 2023 7:10 pm

she also admitted not really knowing the connection between chronic high BP and kidney disease

I didn't know that either. Good Lord! I'm a black woman of considerable talent and wealth