VarangianDreams

VarangianDreams t1_jaetbah wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:36 PM

Reply to comment by Sir-weasel in What is a song that is really good up until a certain point and then it's not? by jgchahud

Oh deep cut, sir. The scifi grungy shit worked for me, but it's definitely a left turn from the intro.

VarangianDreams t1_jaet054 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:33 PM

Reply to What is a song that is really good up until a certain point and then it's not? by jgchahud

I really appreciate what Debbie Harry was trying to do, but Blondie's Rapture is such a fucking banger until her endearing white girl rap kicks in.

VarangianDreams t1_jae1w4f wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:38 PM

Reply to What the pandemic ruined more than we actually realise? by Ok_Kiwi9847

Pants. Now jeans are "fancy".

VarangianDreams t1_izp5rmz wrote on December 10, 2022 at 8:13 PM

Reply to TIL In 1939 chess Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf started regular simultaneous blindfold exhibitions hoping that international news coverage would reconnect him with family in Poland. He succeeded in setting the record and getting international coverage but his family had already been killed by nazis. by SigmaGrooveJamSet

Playing chess blindfolded to find your dead relatives sounds like something from a greek play.