korenara
1 month ago
I read Colleen Hoover's Woman Down, start to finish, and it was such a fun read for all the wrong reasons.
brittanymarie
1 month ago
i bought the first ACoTaR for this reason haha. i also own a few Colleen Hoovers.
korenara
1 month ago
@brittany Woman Down is my first impression of her, excited to explore some more actually..
stagnant
1 month ago
i read colleen hoover's 'ugly love' a while ago! part of me still wants the time i spent reading it back LMFAO. wouldn't recommend it at all, but i have to admit that i found it very (painfully) entertaining...
loominggrey
1 month ago
don't have the energy to read what i like imagine reading something i don't, nope lol though i enjoy hearing about those who do hate-read/watch something
korenara
1 month ago
@grey RELATABLE but somehow there is this itch in my soul that seeks out this kind of entertainment 😭😭
nogginzmart
1 month ago
Considering it already takes me a bit to bring myself TO read (between school & work), if I don't enjoy what I'm reading in that moment I drop it pretty quick. I once dropped this book my senior year of highschool because it was like...every bad Y/A trope after 18 pages. Plus the formatting was a atrocious. A PUBLISHED PIECE BY THE WAY. Something was in the water to have our book club advisor assign that book.
better-left-unsaid
1 month ago
I read “it ends with us” a while back. If you can sit through bad writing, a weirdly edgy main character, and some contrived plot points, it’s really not that bad!
anthill
1 month ago
same ^ ayn rand's influence has been catastrophic, and her writing is ass. not a fun hate-read
sicksadlibrary
1 month ago
I've tried to read bad books for entertainment w/ my friends, but even w/ ppl to talk about it with, I just found it excruciatingly painful and I couldn't see it thru.
korenara
1 month ago
Been binging subway takes as of late,, the birthing of hot takes page was inevitable
better-left-unsaid
1 month ago
My toxic trait is that I firmly believe I’ll be on Subway Takes one day (I’m definitely not delusional)
korenara
1 month ago
@lilia attack Kareem the moment you're able lol @ufovictim thanks !! no pressure no pressure
simplescott
1 month ago
today's the youngest you'll ever be again! does time feel like it's speeding up for you?
chilblands
1 month ago
Perhaps this is cultural but my maternal side of the family are mostly devote Buddhists. My grandma go to the temple every day for all her life, pray everyday and is a vegetarian. We love to gossip LOL. Don't be too hard on yourself, it is *your* spiritual and religious journey. I see Buddhism as detachment from materialistic goods- life is more than materialism, it is being a good to one another
chilblands
1 month ago
I think there is also a difference to bad-mouthing someone and gossiping. https://feminisminindia.com/2022/02/17/the-act-of-gossiping-a-feminist-analysis/ https://retrospectjournal.com/2024/11/17/is-gossiping-feminist-the-history-behind-the-villainisation-of-tell-tales/
korenara
1 month ago
My grandma LOVED to gossip as well 😂 I was fully up to date on whatever work drama she had as I was growing up. It's been 4 years since I last identified as a Buddhist — I've definitely mellowed out because of it. These days, gossiping activities are few and far between, mostly because I'm a committed homebody. I only endorse ethical gossiping! Haha. Thanks for the reassurance — will enjoy reading these articles
chilblands
2 months ago
Some people hate Banksy, they are entitled to their opinions ofc. But I find it interesting how it was the artist installed it at night without anyone noticing. Banksy did something cool- made people talk about "[Can we talk about like] the political and economic state of the world [?]"
korenara
2 months ago
@chilblands A mission impossible type stunt they pulled off for sure. He's got quite a stealthy team that's dedicated to helping his projects. Absolutely sick. Jaden Smith is delighted rn I would like to think.
myrtletribe
2 months ago
not a fan of banksy's work but i like this statue, because it's just a very solid and relevant message
nogginzmart
2 months ago
wow what a sexy button whoever nogginzmart is just be really sexy & talented & gay & evil /j /j
loominggrey
2 months ago
and love the phrasing, like it's flash news of your week written by someone else 😆
anthill
1 month ago
amazing commentary on banksy. will the "does bro think this is deep"ers or the 14-tabbers win the insufferable-off?
korenara
1 month ago
@grey Lol I was gonna double down and write in 3rd person but chickened out. Fuck it for the next issue.
Thank you! c: I see peak on your site brb