Sony PlayStation goes all-digital?! (GMG)

• (@ItsLuke_7) What Grinds Luke's Gears? Sony making #PlayStation digital only is a giant “F-YOU” to consumers #politics #leftist #gaming
• Family Guy: Grinds My Gears (Peter Griffin) #shorts

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED: Apply to be the new DG

Long ago there used to be a writer calling herself "Dukkha Girl." She disappeared, came back, faded again. We love DG. Where is she today? One can only imagine the fate of suburban motherhood or rural farm life with cats. Maybe, just maybe, she became a nun, forsaking the lower-life of householders for the high-life of striving full-time for the ultimate goal of nirvana. Who knows?

Help wanted. Inquire within (in the Comments)

We're sure she'll eventually be in touch to tell us. In the meantime, there's an attention-[whur] we imagine in the role, now that the original DG's been excluded. But this gal's branded a total "poser" and banned. It's got so bad, she lost her business.

I'm not a pose-er. I'm a trained model.

Beloved vegan yogini with a penchant for makeup, what will become of her? Does anyone out there have Cali Vibes Who is the future influencer, the next MrsBeast, doing yoga, eating at Cena Vegan?

She or he must exist out there. Look, there's Luke_7. If only that person would contact us here. Eris is not the most punk rock girl in the world. Will she never learn? For all we know, s/he's reading this right now ready for a close up, an unsung genius with an attitude. Contact us below in the Comments Section. Yes, you.

• How to be an influencer; win friends (NPR)

Girl genius syndrome?

The Carbonaro Effect: girl genius revealed: How to be discovered? Apply.

Happy? Miserable? Opinionated? Comment

No one imagines s/he could be a reliable correspondent for the despondent, a reporter of all that is dukkha in life. But someone can. Why not you?

Are you drawn to Daria's tone, to snarky commentary mumbled under breath, wishing to get a message to millions. Wisdom Quarterly has millions of views.

There are so many voices that need to be heard.

Great writing skills not a prerequisite, nor is knowledge of philosophy or religion, just opinions. Remember that episode of Family Guy when Peter got a job at the local news station for a weekly segment "What Really Grinds My Gears"? Like that. Do that. Opine. We'll edit and punch it up, make it relevant to the true extent of dukkha.

QUALIFICATIONS: Opinionated, snarky, willful, mad. Gender: open. Race: open. Religion if any: open. Writing skill level: average. Health: have a pulse. Psych: sass. Location: US or expat in Asia. Meditation practice: preferred. Musical taste: alt. Political leanings: open. Sense of humor: a must. Favorite color: should be purple. How to apply: Send writing sample.

• Deep Dukkha - Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
• AUDIO: How to be an influencer; win friends (NPR)
• Wisdom Quarterly Commentators Needed (like Dukkha Girl or The Most Punk Rock Girl in the World)

Nominal "Left" also lies for Israel?

(Katie Halper) Sell out Van Jones destroyed by Jewish surgeon who worked in Gaza

Failed submissions (c'mon, people)

• (@TheRealLifeSkinnyPetahGriffin) Ep. 2: You Know What Really Grinds My Gears? Amazon Video Roadhouse remake
• (@Baby505Doll) On today’s episode of what Grinds My Gears ⚙️ #babydoll505 #petergriffin #grindsmygears
• (@YagizSandal-v8q) Fighting should be illegal: He caught the kick and turned it into a full ride to the mat 😭
• (@QuickCastReel) 😱🫨🤯 “Stop using Vaseline (petroleum jelly) once you hear this” This is actually good, as are these:

• Jewish Max Blumenthal sets delusional Zionist straight on Israel's genocide in Gaza #Israel #Palestine #UK #EU #CIA #Mossad #ShinBet #Congress
• Sen. Blackburn put Meta's Mark "Facebook" Zuckerberg on blast for permitting predatory child exploitation content on his platform [while not tolerating any word deemed "antisemitic"]
• (@chrisbuildspc) How to build a free transparent screen into a PC case
• Joe Rogan reacts to why America is different from all other countries

Mark viral video submissions: "Short Attn Span Theater"

Superhuman silky smooth movements #skills #tiktok

Puppet Katy Perry: How to be a star

HOW TO BE AN INDUSTRY PUPPET: THE KATY PERRY STRATEGY

(Jay Diggs) How to be an industry  puppet: the Katy Perry (Catty Purry) strategy. "Rusty Brandy, Baby, what is a Faustian bargain?" - "I want a divorce!" - "O.K., Hubby, but what is it?"

How did she get her record contract, and how do I get the same deal?

Bauhaus "Party of the First Part" (animated music video)

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What is a Katy Perry?

"The Party of the First Part" as explained by Bauhaus using this cartoon animation.

I just wanna be Kate Hudson again

Katy Lizzy Hud's Son (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, born Oct. 25, 1984), known professionally as "Katy Perry," is a Hollywood product, an American singer, songwriter, and goofy TV personality.

Known for her influence on pop music and her camp style, she has been dubbed the "Queen of Camp" by Vogue and Rolling Stone.

At age 16, Perry released her unsuccessful gospel album Katy Hudson (2001) under Red Hill Records. After moving to Los Angeles, she signed to Hollywood's Capitol Records and rose to fame with the pop rock album One of the Boys (2008).

Its lesbian bisexual anthem and lead single "I Kissed a Girl" topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Perry's moist, disco-influenced pop record Teenage Dream (2010) became -- ka-ching! -- the only album by a woman to spawn five U.S. number-one singles:

1. "California Gurls"
2. "Teenage Dream"
3. "Firework"
4. "E.T."
5. "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"

Momma, don't preach. I don't need your and Dad's stupid religious beliefs holding me back.

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It helps having really big boobs, huge like these

Its sugarcoated reissue, subtitled The Complete Confection (2012), produced the U.S. Number 1 single "Part of Me."

The dance-inspired Prism (2013) yielded two U.S. Number 1 singles, "Roar" and "Dark Horse."

Perry's subsequent albums, Witness (2017), Smile (2020), and 143 (2024), were mostly duds and met with varied critical and commercial success.

Now mostly a laughingstock, Perry is still one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 151 million records worldwide. She has seven diamond certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America.

The world's highest-paid female musician in 2015 and 2018, she was named by Billboard one of the greatest pop stars of the 21st century. As proof, her accolades include:

• 20 Guinness World Records,
• 5 Billboard Music Awards,
  5 American Music Awards (including the Special Achievement Award),
• 1 Brit Award,
• 1 Juno Award, and
• 7 MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award).

Perry was the first artist to have multiple videos reach one billion views on YouTube.

With an estimated net worth of $360 million, she is among the world's wealthiest musicians.

I told you I literally sold my soul to the Devil.

Outside of music, Perry released an autobiographical documentary titled Katy Perry: Part of Me in 2012, voiced Smurfette in The Smurfs film series (2011–2013), launched her own shoe line Katy Perry Collections in 2017, and flew into space aboard Blue Origin NS-31 in 2025.

She served as a judge on American Idol from the 16th season in 2018 to the 22nd season in 2024. She is an advocate for LGBT rights and women's rights, and she was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2013.

Her philanthropy and activism focus on children's education and HIV/AIDS awareness. More

• Jay Diggs (video); Bauhaus; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

Chocolate Charlie or Willy Wonka?

Charlie Bucket was the book's original star

(American Vintage Tales) Nobody realized what the "Chocolate Factory" was hiding, not even sassy, greedy, entitled Veruca Salt. It becomes clear that this whole franchise is not about the kids. Like Gilligan's Island, it's really a morality play about human archetypes and personifications of the Seven Deadly Sins under a sweet and sinister examiner. That's why it resonates so well.

• BOOK: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• FILM: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
• Why is Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka so weird?
• List of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory characters