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  1. Comment on Intimate and immense – remembering Kaija Saariaho, one of the greatest composers of our time in ~music

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    I hadn't realized Saariaho had passed away. Sad -- 70 is young. She deserves a place in the canon of truly innovative opera composers.

    I hadn't realized Saariaho had passed away. Sad -- 70 is young. She deserves a place in the canon of truly innovative opera composers.

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  2. Comment on Music discovery thread: Share the top three songs you’re currently obsessed with! in ~music

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    Holy fucking shit, am I ever old. <coughs> with that said, how about: The Hilton, Ghostface feat. Raekwon I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor's Version) Marsh, Eminem

    Holy fucking shit, am I ever old.
    <coughs> with that said, how about:

    • The Hilton, Ghostface feat. Raekwon
    • I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor's Version)
    • Marsh, Eminem
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  3. Comment on Music discovery thread: Share the top three songs you’re currently obsessed with! in ~music

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    This trio has legs. They're white legs, but they're legs.

    This trio has legs. They're white legs, but they're legs.

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  4. Comment on Film and feelings: Stalker (1979) in ~movies

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    Hi, I wanted to jump in here because, There are two kind of crazy resonances here for me. And, elsewhere in this thread I was actually like "ja wohl, I'm too old for this glacially paced...

    Hi, I wanted to jump in here because, There are two kind of crazy resonances here for me. And, elsewhere in this thread I was actually like "ja wohl, I'm too old for this glacially paced existentialistic stuff," but: I am; 1) more or less an echt Christian more Aristotelian than Platonist and 2) I had immediately thought "you know, I'd never thought about it consciously but you know what resonated with Stalker is, Annihilation."

    All of which is an ex-redditor's way of saying, "perhaps I should be revisiting Tarkovsky instead of beeing all snoo-snoo."

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  5. Comment on Film and feelings: Stalker (1979) in ~movies

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    And the only reason that movie -- "Sacrifice," I now recall -- sticks with me -- is because yes, starting your movie off with basically all of "Erbarme dich" is <chef's kiss>

    And the only reason that movie -- "Sacrifice," I now recall -- sticks with me -- is because yes, starting your movie off with basically all of "Erbarme dich" is <chef's kiss>

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  6. Comment on Film and feelings: Stalker (1979) in ~movies

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    There was a time in my life when slow-paced and cerebral films were really appealing. And! Don't get me wrong! I'm totally in favor of them. A+. But: that time in my life is over. The only one of...

    There was a time in my life when slow-paced and cerebral films were really appealing. And! Don't get me wrong! I'm totally in favor of them. A+. But: that time in my life is over. The only one of his movies that still resonates with me is the one that starts off with "Erbarme dich, mein Gott"

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  7. Comment on Film and feelings: Stalker (1979) in ~movies

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    There's only one thought I have about Stalker. I saw it in college in a big lecture hall that showed movies on the weekends. I sat in the same place to see Stalker as I did when they showed "A...

    There's only one thought I have about Stalker.
    I saw it in college in a big lecture hall that showed movies on the weekends.
    I sat in the same place to see Stalker as I did when they showed "A Night at the Opera."
    When that movie got out, there was this guy who's now an ivy league professor of philosophy sitting right behind me, and he quoted a (not very prominent) line from the movie to me: "he pulled a knife on me, so I shot him."
    He'll never remember, but while I have many thoughts about "A Night at the Opera" that crowd that one out, somehow it's the only thought I have in my middle-aged brain about "Stalker."

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  8. Comment on Introductions | June 2023, part 2 in ~talk

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    henlo. eight-year reddit user (but! recently permanently suspended!). i grabbed an invite to tildes anytime one was offered so i dug up the most recent and here i am, loving everybody and singing...

    henlo. eight-year reddit user (but! recently permanently suspended!). i grabbed an invite to tildes anytime one was offered so i dug up the most recent and here i am, loving everybody and singing along.

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  9. Comment on How do you feel about the ongoing Reddit migration to Tildes? in ~tildes

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    so... let's put it this way: here's my first ever comment on tildes.

    so... let's put it this way: here's my first ever comment on tildes.