Moments of clarity at #TheWhiteLotus ​

What’s really extreme?


A world where billionaires dodge taxes while the rest of us pay the price — with rising inequality, climate chaos, and crumbling public services.

It’s time to shift the burden.

After standout performances in "The White Lotus," "Fallout" and "The Righteous Gemstones," Walton Goggins is an overnight success (never mind that he's been acting for 30 years). GQ talked to him about his graduation from cult-actor "hey it's that guy" status to leading man, his difficult start in life, and a strange full-circle moment he experienced in Thailand. “When I say my life is improbable, there is no bookie in f**king Vegas that would take this bet—[that I] would ever, ever, ever have the life that I’ve led,” Goggins says. “And I don’t take it for granted, man. If my life ends tomorrow, don’t weep for me, man, because God, whoever she is, has always been looking out for me."

https://flip.it/GwDdSb

Moments of clarity at #TheWhiteLotus.

We are all paying more taxes than the super-rich who are getting richer. This unreasonable concentration of wealth is putting ecosystems, democracies, economies, and millions of lives at serious risk!

It’s time for governments to
#TaxTheSuperRich to protect people and the planet.

The White Lotus, spoiler free season 3 review https://oldaintdead.com/the-white-lotus-spoiler-free-season-3-review/ #AmyLouWood, #ArnasFedaravicius, #CarrieCoon, #CharlotteLeBon, #JasonIsaacs, #JenniferCoolidge, #JonGries, #LalisaManobal, #LeslieBibb, #MichelleMonaghan, #MikeWhite, #NatashaRothwell, #ParkerPosey, #PatravadiMejudhon, #PatrickSchwarzenegger, #SamNivola, #SarahCatherineHook, #TaymeThapthimthong, #TheWhiteLotus, #WaltonGoggins

#TheWhiteLotus season 3 review. I don't tell who dunnit or who they dunnit to! #review #TV #streaming https://oldaintdead.com/the-white-lotus-spoiler-free-season-3-review/

Ouch, two fails back to back.

I tried to get one of my best friend, and a week later (this evening), my wife, into White Lotus and neither liked it. I tried to explain that it was a slow burn (it's true that not much happens in the first episode) but they were not convinced.

Maybe I can convert one of you?

#TVShow #TheWhiteLotus

#TheWhiteLotus a spoiler free #review of season 3 might be just what you need. #TV #streaming #mystery https://oldaintdead.com/the-white-lotus-spoiler-free-season-3-review/

Ayer terminé la última temporada de The White Lotus, una serie que podía parecer una fábula anticapitalista, pero que en esta se desvela sin tapujos como un anuncio publicitario pro anarco capitalismo de más de 8 horas de duración.

White Lotus siempre fue tramposa:

En principio, el argumento funciona como un carnaval, una quema de ninots, en el que estamos llamados a disfrutar del escarnio de la clase más alta y sus lacayos.

Pero el argumento solo es la distracción del truco para colarte otra ficción que te va a seducir por el espectáculo de privilegios, lujos, exclusividad, belleza, sofisticación, etc, en el escenario más seductor posible: las vacaciones de ensueño de la plutocracia global.

Y esto para mí es un problema gordo, porque hoy media humanidad vive embrujada por fantasías aspiraciones. El chaval del pueblo de pescadores de Senegal ve los reels del jugador del FC Barcelona; la obrera de Buenos Aires, el esquema ponzi de criptomonedas promovido por el Youtuber que te dice que ser millonario es cuestión de actitud; para la estudiante de derecho de Salamanca tenemos Netflix con sus doramas en bucle de coreanos ricos. ¿Y para el espectador progre/demócrata?

Pues Succession y White Lotus, espectáculos de la riqueza con un guiño irónico para salvar la disonancia cognitiva.

Pero en la última temporada de The White Lotus alguien ha dado un golpe de timón; ya no quieren que la serie arroje ninguna sombra ideológica mínimamente amenazadora. Los ninots multimillonarios ya no arden, solo lo pasan muy mal para luego salir mejores y, mientras tanto tú te has comido de 10 horas de apología anarco-capitalista.

¿Y por qué han hecho esto? Muy fácil: Con la tercera temporada de White Lotus -que transcurre en un resort de lujo en Tailandia- las reservas de vacaciones en Tailandia han aumentado un 25% solo en Reino Unido. Y la moda que visten los ricos de la serie también se ha convertido en un fenómeno de ventas.

Today's top ten tag trends:

10: #SilentSunday
9: #worldhealthday
8: #dax
7: #PhotoMonday
6: #Fotomontag
5: #TheWhiteLotus
4: #mastobada
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2: #Laserblast
1: #monsterdon

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El final de The White Lotus? Mis dieses.

"The White Lotus" season 3 finale aired last night. Feelings in the Flipboard editorial team varied from "it was fine" to "it was disappointing," with a dash of "I don't watch it because if I wanted to see rich people doing terrible things I would simply turn on the news." Here's @THR's spoiler-free oral history of the making of the show, featuring most of the cast and creator Mike White. Tell us in the comments what you thought of the season and final episode, and any suggestions you have for season 4.

https://flip.it/dcFAQc

I still think the first season of The White Lotus was the most thematically solid, with well-written characters highlighting the contrast in privilege.

Since the second season, the show has drifted into guilty pleasure territory. That season, to me, was about the use of sexuality in power plays, while the most recent one explored the idea of leaning into your fate, no matter how grim. I would still recommend the show for its meditative style and, at times, scandalous storylines. #TheWhiteLotus

This season finale of the White Lotus was not totally unpredictable, but it was darker than usual, wasn't it?

(and I was denied the one happy ending I wanted)

#TVShows #TVseries #TheWhiteLotus

New Prestige TV Pod w/ me, @MalloryRubin@twitter.com + @jowrotethis@twitter.com — We watched the season 3 finale of #TheWhiteLotus and immediately did a reaction pod. Here’s the video version on @Spotify@twitter.com

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0cHFvt…

Last season’s finale was better. #TheWhiteLotus

Schedule for today…

Recording BS Pod w/ Russillo at 1030 am PT.

Going LIVE for the Prestige TV Pod right after #TheWhiteLotus season finale ends — you can watch our reaction on the Ringer-TV YouTube feed, plus the video pod posting shortly after.

Link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DHAliE…

Weekly Tracker

#TheAmateur takes aim as this week’s most anticipated movie.

#YourFriendsAndNeighbors dives into dark relationship drama in a gripping new series.

#BlackMirror returns to reflect our darkest tech fears.

#BlackBag was this week’s most watched movie.

#TheWhiteLotus rises as the most watched show this week.

#RipppleWeekly #Discover #TV #Movies #Trailers

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All the murder, death and general bad behavior doesn't seem to put anyone off vacations inspired by "The White Lotus." Here's a look at how we're seeing increased engagement around luxury travel thanks to the hit HBO show. Its season 3 finale airs this Sunday.

https://about.flipboard.com/business/the-white-lotus-effect/