are santa and jesus’ sin lists the same? like are there different rules and conditions for what constitutes as a sin to either of them or is it pretty much classic ones all around
good point, santa IS the bull in cuck marriages across the world
i feel like we’re 40% of the way to writing a new christmas song
It’s come to my attention that perhaps the beloved ballet The Nutcracker was not meant to be a traumatic childhood rite of passage; until recently I had assumed you always left the ballet enchanted but also slightly terrified. That’s just how it was.
But it turns out that Maurice Sendak designed the set that I saw for several years running at a formative age, so it turns out that if you didn’t attend the Pacific Northwest Ballet between 1983 and 2014, this was not a normal part of your experience:
Those teeth split apart, by the way, and came crashing down at intermission. Like a nutcracker. Get it? Also like the nightmares of small children.
Honestly the Sendak/Stowell production is the only stage production of The Nutcracker I’ve ever seen, so I have no idea what parts of the set/choreography are traditional and what are part of a sideways imagination. For example:
This is from one one of the scene painters and it’s hard to tell in a still frame, but the Rat King comes out from the side of the stage as the Christmas Tree grows and grows in the background until it eclipses the whole stage. (See the dancers at the bottom for scale.) Oh, and did you notice Herr Drosselmeyer at the top? He’s watching the whole scene, the wings of his greatcoat bracketing the stage. Terrifying.
Sendak also did a book of illustrations because why not bring the nightmares home with you:
In conclusion, apparently The Nutcracker is meant to be sweet and fun, but honestly I’m glad to have seen the Sendak/Stowell production, nightmares and all.
ONE OF THE REASONS THE GRINCH HATES CHRISTMAS IS THE CONSUMERIST CULTURE THAT SURROUNDS IT. IN FACT, HIS VIEW OF CHRISTMAS IS OBFUSCATED TO THE POINT THAT THIS IS ALL HE THINKS CHRISTMAS IS! HIS RELEVATION AT THE END OF THE BOOK IS THAT CHRISTMAS DOESN’T COME FROM A STORE AND THIS BRINGS HIM FAITH IN THE HOLIDAY! HE WOULD NOT EVER FALL IN LOVE WITH THE ONCELER, A NOTED CAPITALIST.
For the first time, my block is unsafe for me to be on after dark. A balcony towards the end of the block has moving colored lights – not good, but not too terrible on its own. However, on the other side of the street – the house right next to my building – one window is blanketed in strobe-fast Christmas lights. Like, you can see a square of light flashing on the sidewalk from a block away. Avoiding the full force of it entails approaching my building only from the north and east, so I’ll have to detour a couple blocks when coming from anywhere except Steinway. And I’ll have to have my sunglasses on hand – I didn’t tonight, but I was focusing really hard on keeping my head low and eyes glued to the ground, which is not conducive to crossing the street.
So, here’s your yearly reminder that if you put up Christmas lights which flash, blink, cascade, flicker, or move in any other way, you are, statistically, likely putting someone in serious danger and/or pain.
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