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Broad classification for entertainment & pop culture.
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The exhausting, constant adjustment of sound levels during modern films to avoid waking the neighbors.
Read full entry →The masochistic pursuit of terrible media, driven entirely by the desire to write furious, multi-paragraph rants on Reddit.
Read full entry →A deeply depressing, mechanical act of self-love performed on a Sunday afternoon simply because there is nothing good on television.
Read full entry →The blinding, highly public humiliation of illuminating a dark room with your phone's LED while trying to check the time.
Read full entry →A paralyzing inability to select entertainment, resulting in an hour of watching trailers before going to sleep.
Read full entry →The aggressive cycling through a playlist because no music currently matches the exact vibe of your commute.
Read full entry →The act of halting entertainment to look up a supporting cast member, resulting in a 40-minute Wikipedia detour.
Read full entry →A catastrophic conversational error where you return a greeting that makes absolutely no sense in context.
Read full entry →The deep sigh and reluctance experienced before attempting to separate a mess of wires.
Read full entry →The irrational, compulsive need for the television sound level to be a multiple of two or five.
Read full entry →The absent-minded storing of cereal or keys in the refrigerator.
Read full entry →The bizarre human reflex of muting audio to dedicate more brain power to the olfactory glands.
Read full entry →The useless, loud offering of tactical advice to athletes who cannot hear you.
Read full entry →The profound, ASMR-like joy of removing the protective film from a fresh screen.
Read full entry →The discovery of crumpled, faded artifacts from past purchases in a winter coat.
Read full entry →The universally frustrating experience where a symmetrical-looking plug requires multiple flips.
Read full entry →Falling into an internet rabbit hole about a supporting actor's personal life instead of watching the film.
Read full entry →The infuriating ability to watch an entire film while ignoring a bright white arrow in the center of the picture.
Read full entry →To emit a fake, agreeable laugh in a noisy environment to hide your lack of comprehension.
Read full entry →The intense frustration of plastic film shredding into an unusable, narrowing triangle.
Read full entry →The mysterious phenomenon of bedcovers completely consuming a television remote.
Read full entry →To persist in watching a terrible movie purely because you've already invested an hour.
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