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There was a lot that was great about the new Superman movie but I think my favorite part was how personal the stakes were. After like a decade of Marvel being like "oh no the planet is going to be destroyed! Now the universe! Now the multiverse!" I was starting to get a little burned out. It's like "oh wow big stakes whatever" but the thing is when the stakes get too big you know the author is going to chicken out, right?

Superman 2025 didn't do that. Yes they threw in the obligatory supervillain end-the-world bullshit with the black hole eating Metropolis but those weren't the stakes. The stakes were about Jarhanpur and Clark. Superman, obviously, was going to live, but how many people he cared about were going to die? Malik already got shot, and we liked him. And Jarhanpur? A faraway country, right, until they showed us that brave group who went out to face the Boravian army with nothing but pitchforks.

And the kid. The kid with the Superman flag, who even in the middle of a genocidal invading force with guns pointed at his head refused to run or let the flag fall.

Metropolis was going to live, we all knew that. The invasion of Jarhanpur was going to be repelled. But the smallest stake, the most important question of the movie, was, is flag kid going to survive? And that's where the tension was. And that's what made the movie hit the way it did.

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I've realized recently that every time I'm asked for socials my response is sorta "oh i don't have twitter" "I'm not on Instagram much" "i uninstalled TikTok a few months ago" and this has led people into believing I'm just someone who doesn't do social media but in reality you can find me in here lets get it on cunts monday through shawty like a melody sunday, 9am to 12am, posting blorbo.

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This Superman is such a sweetie. He’s kind to the robots. He makes his girlfriend breakfast for dinner. He pretends he doesn’t care what social media thinks of him but gets genuinely upset over juvenile name calling. He tortured a despot with a cactus but the spines “weren’t that big.” He tries to capture the giant monster alive. He loves people and does his best to help them and he’s not an idiot he knows people are complicated, but he’s genuinely heartbroken when they turn on him. The idea of him having a harem is utterly ridiculous. He loses it over a pain-in-the-ass dog. He makes fun of the despot for pissing his pants. He wept at seeing an innocent man murdered. His open devastation over Mali’s murder is part of what brings Metamorpho to take the risk of helping him. He saves that weird baby. He saves a squirrel. He not only would not fuck his clone, he killed him. He makes that shithead Lex cry. His flirting with Lois is so swagless and unsubtle that her boss immediately clocks that they’re together. He loves his parents. He’s good all the way down, not because he was born that way but because he chooses to be.

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Who else has thousands of ideas but unfortunately your mortal form is constantly at 'low battery' energy levels?

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my sim is cloudgazing in a blanket of leaves. i have so much to learn from her.

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If you're struggling with the cost of living right now (reasonable), this is your PSA to...

Google universities/colleges near you.

If you can't get out to more than one, look up which one has the highest tuition.

Look-up when the graduation date is

Drive neighborhoods near the university the week before graduation

So much stuff gets left out on the curb. Wealthy college students tend to prioritize convenience over money, so instead of carefully reselling their perfectly good stuff, they frequently give it away or put it out with the trash because that's easier than moving, reselling, or donating. Take advantage of this.

I furnished pretty much my entire apartment from college giveaways and yardsales.

What I got for free:

Mattress and box springs

2 10 ft area rugs

The massive 9-drawer chest (that has a label on the back that it was custom-made and shipped across the country) that my TV sits on.

Two 13 x 2 ft raised garden beds

My desk - just sanded it down and refinished it.

Three short stools

An organizer rack

Watering can

Tommy Bahama outdoor cooler (retails for $350)

Chairs

Shelves

What I got for cheap:

Two futons for $50

Custom coffee table with storage for $25

Three tall stools for $30

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No tech CEO or NYT bestselling novelist will ever match the creativity of a humble French postman who decided on a whim to spend thirty-three years building a surreal, majestic palace with the bricks and mortar of his dreams.

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unfinished doodle i did while waiting for my laundry to dry

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT WE ARE SO BACK 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

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Read a fucking comic man

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feeling down? having a bit of a bad day? need something to cheer you up? then may i present to you:

1st century AD pig shaped bronze and lead weight on a rectangular base

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wip

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What awaits me?

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Corvid Stickers <3