#TonyWeaver talking about "that scene" in #DragonAge ...

I'm not gonna lie ... it's awful. It's not done well and, while I can't speak directly, seems more offensive to those it is trying to "represent".

DragonAge by itself is a pale representation of the golden age of RPGs and Bioware as well so when you combine stuff together it's not the best experience.

It's #Forspoken bad and if you played Forspoken then you get it.

It's possible to try SO hard you go the total WRONG way.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰. 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮—𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵—𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. - Jacob Mühlrad

An incredible cello playing robot flawlessly performed with the Malmo Symphony Orchestra. The cellist was built by Swedish roboticist Fredrik Gran who worked with composer Jacob Mühlrad to write a musical score that was programmed in to the robot without the use of AI. This was the first time a robot performed with a symphony.

https://youtu.be/SuZyBpV1Loc

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#AI #CoSoMusic

#LineofDuty could be returning for a much-anticipated seventh series, according to one report.

The Sun says that all the main players have attended a summit to discuss schedules and how they can fit in filming.

This is just one rumor so take it with a grain of salt.

Frankly the last season was trash and I really was having a hard time enjoying it by the end.

Season 1 and season 4 were some absolutely amazing television and everything in between was kind of meh ...

I'll keep an eye out.

#LEGO celebrates 25 years of #StarWars sets with the mini builds inside the 2024 advent calendar.

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/lego-star-wars-advent-calendar-2024-75395

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬… 𝘔𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭! - Levar Burton

#TRUTH

Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) and Betty Gabriel (Get Out) are set to star in the upcoming zombie horror thriller, Twilight of the Dead.

The movie is being directed by the director behind Session 9, The Call, and The Machinist, Brad Anderson. The George A. Romero estate is also involved with the project, and it will be the “7th and final installment” of the seminal Living Dead franchise.

The film is also described as a “thought-provoking sociopolitical commentary wrapped in a genre piece”.

Upcoming occult film “The Priests 2: Dark Nuns” has unveiled its release date along with a new poster!

Following Kim Yun Suk and Kang Dong Won’s 2015 film “The Priests,” which garnered 5.44 million moviegoers and featured a young Park So-Dam, the second installment “The Priests 2: Dark Nuns” will tell the story of nuns who perform exorcisms.

The absolutely EPIC AF Song Hye Kyo will star as Sister Junia and Jeon Yeo Been will play Sister Michaela.

I absolutely can't wait!

January 24th!

Some highlights:

1. Dubble Bubble Gum was the least popular candy in the U.S. by far in 44 states.

2. Charms Blow Pops and Jolly Ranchers were tied for the type of candy of greatest interest to the most states (seven).

3. With the highest combined search value (1,508), Utah is the most candy-loving state.

4. Alaska, with the lowest combined search value (616), loved (or at least searched for) candy the least.

https://www.innerbody.com/top-candies-by-state

#FlowingData

Innerbody analyzed Google Trends search data over a year to identify the most popular candy in each state.

𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘢 12-𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 24 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

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Warner Bros. has released a new teaser trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime.

https://youtu.be/oqXiuDrGFrI

#RecluseReleases

Algerian boxer #ImaneKhelif graces the cover of Vogue Arabia ❤️ 🔥 👍🏾

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘖𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘒𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘧 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘜𝘱 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘐𝘤𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 ...

https://en.vogue.me/culture/imane-khelif-november-2024-made-in-arabia-issue-inside-stories/

#epicness #fashion #AllTheSexy

I started a new audiobook a few weeks ago but I've been so exhausted lately that I kept falling asleep before getting past chapter 2. It's taken a while for me to really be able to make any progress enough to even begin talking about it but I am absolutely LOVING "A Dark And Drowning Tide" by Allison Saft narrated by one of my favorites, Saskia Maarleveld.

It ticks a lot of boxes for me especially in the fantasy aspect. Fantasy books aren't usually a favorite but I love Saft's worldbuilding.

Although his background lies in writing and film directing, Shukla began creating physical art as a personal escape, and one day, on a whim, he posted one of his cracked glass pieces on social media—an act that unexpectedly garnered over 4 million views within days.

https://www.niallshuklart.com/

Niall Shukla, a remarkably skilled and self-taught artist, creates stunningly intricate portraits on laminated glass by meticulously cracking it with controlled hammer strikes.

His technique demands immense patience and precision, as each strike must be carefully calculated in both pressure and placement; a single misstep can shatter the glass beyond repair, forcing him to begin anew.

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#CoSoArt

The loud unfollowers of Sunn m'Cheaux and even people here on CoSo who have unfollowed me for similar reasons are trusting their gut and responding to and respecting their triggers.

They know that there is something that they are reading and experiencing that makes them feel bad, that makes them feel uncomfortable, that, in most cases, makes them very angry.

Those are important emotions to pay attention to but I think asking yourself why is far more interesting and informative self analysis.

People are who they are and you either accept them as who they are OR you don't and try to change them to suit you or secretly wish they'd change until you get tired of waiting.

There really aren't many other scenarios except just deciding you don't want that person in your life right off the bat because you trust whatever your gut says about them and how they make you feel.

Usually that instinct is correct and you should pay attention to it.

Remember: triggers are GOOD things.

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I think it comes down to people using other people for amusement or to determine something about themselves, like how long they can put up with something or if they are a good person or not because they follow x number of brown people or x number of 2SLGBTQ+ people.

I really do think that people are curating their feeds almost like some kind of garden of varieties so they can appear a certain way to themselves and others. That's the social in social media to a tee; all about appearances.

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People are more than just the content they post, but what they choose to share, repeat, and put into the world is a very good indication of their character.

If you don't like most of their content, you probably won't like who they are outside of that. If you are eye rolling or muting or blocking or finding their content and voice exhausting then you probably don't "like" them as a person. Even their choice of avatar is probably enough to put you off.

Why wait to become "tired" of them?

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