I wanna burn all the cities to the ground
Not really, of course - I love cities with the fervor of a bluestocking who grew up in a county without a public library. That said, I have belatedly come across Emma Stone's lip-sync of Blues Traveler's "Hook" (starts at 1:55 in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLBSoC_2IY8) and, yeah. (And her take on "All I Do Is Win" starts at 5:40.)
I've been binge-watching Lip Sync Battle clips. The gateway was Tom Holland's Umbrella. Other favorites:
The Rock: Shake It Off
The reactions to Matt Iseman channeling Cher (1:42)
Julianne Hough: I Just Had Sex
Taye Diggs: Let Me Love You
Big Bird: I Gotta Feeling (I don't even like that song...)
Lupita Nyong'o: Bailando
Part of the fun has been finding out the names/performers of songs I first encountered at the Y, including Booty, Low, Fireball, Gasolina, and "M.I.L.F. $" (and it is also funny that some of the raunchiest songs I know are being taught by unapologetically devout Christian women. They are good teachers, and I am more than a little torn about one of the classes being in conflict with English country dancing).
Speaking of Not Really Safe for Work content, I dove into Deadspin's "Why Your Team Sucks: 2019 Tennessee Titans" this afternoon. The Titans were leading 17-13 in the 4th quarter when I opened the tab ... and ended up losing 19-17. Ooof. I love my city, but some of the vicious jabs directed at it are called for. (I'm nodding especially at "full of racists feigning as libertarians." The language of my tweeps turned a particularly vehement shade of blue on Friday when our new mayor-elect declared that "Nashville cannot and will not be a Sanctuary City.")
Also, Deadspin gives every team in the NFL the treatment. I am looking forward to pairing some of the others with a bourbon or beer some other rest day. (These days I seem to be most invested in are the Titans, the Eagles, and the Bears, in that order. Then there's the teams-friends-care-about-that-aren't-the-Patriots-or-Steelers-or-Packers tier, featuring the Lions, the Saints, the Panthers, the Browns, and the Vikings. Then there's the teams-I-may-add-to-this-list-even-if-they're-the-Patriots-Steelers-or-Packers corner, where I'll be paying attention to whomever has the cojones to hire Ryan Russell or Kaep.
Before returning Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook to the library, I snapped some hasty last-night shots to share with y'all bit by bit over the next few weeks. (The link will take you to the publisher's page, which contains a better-quality sample of the artwork.) The author is donating all proceeds to The Center for Popular Democracy.
Today's glimpse:
"...if you wonder what you would've done if you were alive during the civil rights movement, remember one thing: YOU ARE."
This entry was originally posted at https://zirconium.dreamwidth.org/157871.html.
I've been binge-watching Lip Sync Battle clips. The gateway was Tom Holland's Umbrella. Other favorites:
The Rock: Shake It Off
The reactions to Matt Iseman channeling Cher (1:42)
Julianne Hough: I Just Had Sex
Taye Diggs: Let Me Love You
Big Bird: I Gotta Feeling (I don't even like that song...)
Lupita Nyong'o: Bailando
Part of the fun has been finding out the names/performers of songs I first encountered at the Y, including Booty, Low, Fireball, Gasolina, and "M.I.L.F. $" (and it is also funny that some of the raunchiest songs I know are being taught by unapologetically devout Christian women. They are good teachers, and I am more than a little torn about one of the classes being in conflict with English country dancing).
Speaking of Not Really Safe for Work content, I dove into Deadspin's "Why Your Team Sucks: 2019 Tennessee Titans" this afternoon. The Titans were leading 17-13 in the 4th quarter when I opened the tab ... and ended up losing 19-17. Ooof. I love my city, but some of the vicious jabs directed at it are called for. (I'm nodding especially at "full of racists feigning as libertarians." The language of my tweeps turned a particularly vehement shade of blue on Friday when our new mayor-elect declared that "Nashville cannot and will not be a Sanctuary City.")
Also, Deadspin gives every team in the NFL the treatment. I am looking forward to pairing some of the others with a bourbon or beer some other rest day. (These days I seem to be most invested in are the Titans, the Eagles, and the Bears, in that order. Then there's the teams-friends-care-about-that-aren't-the-Patriots-or-Steelers-or-Packers tier, featuring the Lions, the Saints, the Panthers, the Browns, and the Vikings. Then there's the teams-I-may-add-to-this-list-even-if-they're-the-Patriots-Steelers-or-Packers corner, where I'll be paying attention to whomever has the cojones to hire Ryan Russell or Kaep.
Before returning Good Trouble: Lessons from the Civil Rights Playbook to the library, I snapped some hasty last-night shots to share with y'all bit by bit over the next few weeks. (The link will take you to the publisher's page, which contains a better-quality sample of the artwork.) The author is donating all proceeds to The Center for Popular Democracy.
Today's glimpse:
"...if you wonder what you would've done if you were alive during the civil rights movement, remember one thing: YOU ARE."
This entry was originally posted at https://zirconium.dreamwidth.org/157871.html.