tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 2hlike I think if you view the New Romantics as a project with an end date, you will always be disappointed because a movement is about infiltration and change and continuous evolution w a purpose. artists live and breathe through art, and they will keep talking to us and each other until they die. 083
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 2hthere’s a great yt video on this topic and it shows how the media drove the narrative of what they were . and the movement spread because of connecting people like club bouncers, producers, fashion designersyoutu.be1981: Who are the NEW ROMANTICS? | Newsnight | Fashion | BBC ArchiveYouTube video by BBC Archive 150
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 2hIf you think about it, the original New Romantic era was a counter culture movement primarily connected to fashion. And the terminology was mostly defined by the press and fans, not the artists themselves. Us naming this new group ( @underthepink7.com ) was fan driven and spread through WOM 150
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 2hI also think a big part of how artists generally operate is through experimentation and taking creative liberties so while we’d love to believe they’re all masterminds, I think sometimes they’re trying something out to see how the fans react and then course correct or double down on 150
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 2hI’m not gonna be able to fully explain myself before I go to work, but I think what’s most important to take away is that if you see something that you don’t like or looks suspicious or doesn’t fit a pattern its because its likely a “movement” that is more organic than it is organized. 150
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 2hI genuinely can’t stop thinking about the cats in the stupid song music video 061
Reposted by tree, in pain 👻tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Your Buzzcut Scapes on your knees changed but those eyes… I still know I used to visit your town like a tourist now I got a local grocery store and favorite… florist 1103
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 2hthat’s exactly what I’m saying! I think the concept of the new romantics broadly is essentially a giant artistic conversation. Whether there’s a literal note pass, or whether they’re garnering inspirations from each others art I think the majority of the talking they’re doing is essentials winks 000
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 3hI do think Taylor is pulling the strings in her own story, has actors hitting their marks, but I think it’s a much smaller circle than the window of artists that we generally keep track of.  but I think it’s a mistake for us to assume that she is like command center leader lol 020
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 3hThe way I see it is more like a call and response / artistic communication rather than string pulling (at least for the larger group). For example I don’t think Raye & Taylor are having sit down convos but there is NO way that Raye isn’t picking up what she’s putting down and finding her own spin 130
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 3hdef but I don’t even know how much they have the capacity to communicate in any kind of group i feel like it’s almost a game of telephone and I think producers like Jack play a big role 130
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 3hIt’s so interesting as a conceptsleepfoundation.orgRevenge Bedtime ProcrastinationRevenge bedtime procrastination is staying up late even when you know you need sleep. Learn why it happens and how to stop it. 270
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 10hI agree and the sheer volume of people who have not broken their NDAs at all, esp ppl who I don’t think really care about her that much relative to other genuine guests 120
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 10hI wanna expand on this tomorrow but need to sleep 280
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 10hWe know it was part of her storytelling for the audience/tv viewers but we have little to no confidence in what happened for the guests inside, and why there were so many questionable guests alongside allies and other great people in a shared space 020
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 10hI knew I should have been more specific as soon as I sent it lol I think I meant specifically executed as real inside and people inside experiencing their own parallax 340
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 10hidk how to articulate it fully but I do not think there’s some kind of central command center and everyone is in on the same things. I think it’s more likely that they’re driven by a common set of goals and values and each are deployed to use those goals or plot lines into their artistic approach 4231
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 10hI don’t think the NRs operate in a stranger things or goonies kind of way the way we often talk about them. but more of a deathy hallows meets breakfast club meets like civil rights era…. aka “wait for the signal and I’ll meet you after dark” kind of vibes. I think they do a lot of call and response 1330
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 10hI genuinely even wonder if the wedding itself was part of the plot and that too went over 50% of their heads (if the vows etc were performed) 260
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 10hdo you have adhd by chance? because I know the delayed clock thing is a really common experience but I also don’t know how much is tied to meds/irregular eating but my brain legit lights up at night 290
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 11hlike why does my brain only function from 11am-3pm and 9pm-1am. I know I shouldn’t look at my phone but I set at least 6 hours of limits a day because my job has gotten super demanding and I just wanna blab at night 1160
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 11hlike idk if I’m stupid or not but did the duffers not directly steal the entire final season plot line from a wrinkle in time…? lol 010
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 11hI had to read this book in middle school and I remembered that a girl, her brother, and a friend who travel through space and there’s a CIA component, but what I DID NOT remember is that one of the characters has the same name as henry’s nickname (Mr Whatsit) in stranger things & so many parallels 🙃 110
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 11hI deeply hate my propensity for revenge bedtime and the delayed adhd clock 5391
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 11hI swear this makes his potential for internalized self-homophobia even more likely too. Gay men are still men 060
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 11hA wrinkle in time like the crease by your eye 😭 170
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 11hAnd I felt you and I held you for awhile but I could still MELT ❤️🔥⛽️ YOUR 🫵 WORLD 🗺️📀💫🪩🔫 180
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 12h✨DREAMS✨ of your hair ➰ and your stare and sense of belief in the good in the word you once believed in ME! 140
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 12hI slur your name until someone puts me in a caaaaaar (pr-pr-pr promises) “you stutter when you lie” 140
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 12hthis is why they shouldn’t kill off the main guy 130
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 12hsorry the boked here graffiti is actually in Belfast but you get the point 170
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 12hI pictured you with other girls in looooooove then threw up on the street 1320
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 12hbut ultimately I think it’s about the FCO unraveling and midnights/eras era scheme and the pain of seeing flickers of your future but being forced to wait. “Afraid to jinx it / I won’t even dare to wish it” 130
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hLOL if she was ever to do it it would totally have been 1989 era hahaha 110
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hit’s actually like my least favorite song on the album but I think big picture it’s overall about the FCO lol especially “life is emotionally abusive / the flight was awful thanks for asking” 020
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hdo you mean like if eras tour never happened? I’ve never thought about it but Loverfest haunts me. It was my first set of taylor tickets when I got back into her and I was devastated 130
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hI also think it’s funny that Joe Jonas is the lead singer of DNCE I always forget that hahahaha literally taylor’s first PR boyfriend. also the mv was co directed by Gigi Hadid and the album it came out on released on Nov 18 bc why not! 120
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hok I just looked up the song wiki out of curiosity and it’s interesting that the phrase derived from Swedish producers confusing CBTO with the english phrase S*x OTB (which is also a cocktail). those same guys (MM&Robin) also produced All You Had to Do Was Stay which makes so much sense sonically 230
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hOkay that makes 🍃 me from last week feel less crazy. I remember when it came out I thought of cake by the ocean but I didn’t have the same lens I have now regarding the coke/drugs metaphor. I also am thinking about the 1989 rebrand 240
Reposted by tree, in pain 👻Haylea🐈⬛👻 @hereticforhypatia.bsky.social · 13/10/2026i keep thinking about the Whore of Babylon "she was never a girls girl she was just a 🤫 "Ended with the slam of a door and he'll call her a whore" "You didnt know it was babylon" "My castles crumbling..use to chant my name, now theyre screaming that they hate me" 🧵 34011
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hI think I was just being dumb tbh but thought you might find it funny hahah 120
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hone more thing and then I swear I’m shutting up: idk how to articulate it and maybe I’ll change my mind but them liking this feels like an equivalent or comparable move to olivia going on Fantano and absolutely not apologizing or acknowledging it at all and then doing daisy chain like a month later 180
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 13hooooooo I love this. I was recently 🍃 and thinking about it as cocaine and sex (like cake by the ocean?) but in a metaphorical way lmao 250
Reposted by tree, in pain 👻behind the mirrorball @behindthemalllll.bsky.social · 14/10/2026never not thinking about: if I’m on fire you’ll be made of ashes too my barren land i am ash from your fire from sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes getting tired even for a phoenix always rising from the ashes get the matches toss the ashes off the ledge how can I be guilty as cin(derella) 0222
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 14hOMG he’s such a baby and an old man. a Benjamin button you might say 😅 160
tree, in pain 👻 @treepaineburner.bsky.social · 14hNot to mention no-fault divorce bans. I was so happy to see Kylie talk about this on her podcast recently, because many Rs have been threatening to implement these state by state as part of pr0ject20 030