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Olympics Opening Ceremony Megathread
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The Paris 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremonies will take place along the Seine River and at the Jardins du Trocadéro starting at 19:30 local time. It will feature performances highlighting the culture of Paris and France, the Parade of Nations, and the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. French President Emmanuel Macron will be expected to formally open the Games.

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The Opening Ceremony will notably be the first one not to take place inside a stadium. Instead of a traditional Parade of Nations, athletes will be transported by over 90 boats along 6km of the Seine River, starting at the Pont d'Austerlitz and ending at the Jardins du Trocadéro across from the Eiffel Tower. Along the way, they will pass by various landmarks including the Notre Dame and the Louvre, as well as many venues for the Games. The rest of the Ceremony and official protocols will take place at the Jardins du Trocadéro, including a laser show.

Meanwhile, performances showcasing France’s history and culture will happen alongside the Parade. Thomas Jolly, the Artistic Director of the Opening Ceremonies, stated that these will depict 12 scenes that both play with and challenge the clichés associated with Paris. Performances will occur on monuments, water, rooftops, bridges, in the sky, and on and artificial islands. Over 3,000 dancers, actors, musicians, and acrobats are expected to feature, including French ballet dancer Guillaume Diop, pop star Aya Nakamura, Celine Dion, and Lady Gaga.

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La Foule - Edith Piaf
Chacun Fait (C'qui Lui Plaît) - Chagrin d'Amour
Marcia Baïla - Les Rita Mistuko
Jacques Offenbach - Can Can
Do You Hear the People Sing - Les Miserables
Ça Ira - Gojira
L'Amour est Un Oiseau Rebelle - Georges Bizet (from Carmen)
Djadja - Aya Nakamura
Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-Saens
La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf
Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
Mon Truc En Plume - Lady Gaga
Cassius - I luv You So
King - Rim'K
Ça Balance Pas Mal à Paris - France Gall and Michel Berger
Andy - les Rita Mitsuko
Lady - Modjo
Chic ft. Shiela - Spacer
Daniel Balavoine - L'Aziza
Besoin d'Amoir - France Gall
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Jupiter vs. Kassav - Kass Limon
Claude François - Alexandrie Alexandra
Justice - D.A.N.C.E
Dj Mehdi - Signatune (Thomas Bangalore Remix)
Freed from Desire - Gala
Lettre à France - Michel Polnareff
Be My Lover - La Bouche
Midnight City - M83
Europe - The Final Countdown
Paroles, Paroles - Dalida (Remixed)
Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love
Darude - Sandstorm
Désenchantée - Mylène Farmer
Louxor J'adore - Philippe Katerine
Imagine - John Lennon (sung by Juliette Armanet, Sofiane Pamart on the piano)







What are old games you can 100% say stood the test of time and someone who's only played modern games would still really enjoy?
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What are old games you can 100% say stood the test of time and someone who's only played modern games would still really enjoy?

Games from from PS1 era and back. Console, handheld, PC, doesn't matter.

For me I'd say Super Metroid and Link to the Past, both of these games I played for the first time I think 20 years after their release and the lack of QoL features from older games just weren't a problem at all with these two.

Also I suppose a lot of Squaresoft RPGs from the PS1 era, but I'm not sure if they have truly aged well or if I'm biased from having played a lot of them back in the day. That said maybe Capcom's Breath of Fire IV would be one that actually stood well the test of time.

This post is a stealthy recommendation request for some older titles for me to go back to. Mind I was playing most of the games from back then as they were released but I suppose I missed a few gems specially in Nintendo handhelds.












AITAH for refusing to give birth without epidural?
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AITAH for refusing to give birth without epidural?

I (24F) found out this week that I am pregnant. Me and my husband have only been married for 3 months, so this pregnancy was unplanned and I’m still trying to process it, however I am willing to go through with it and we’re both happy with the news. My MIL has been pressuring me as soon as I got married to have kids since her other son and DIL have suffered with miscarriages for the past 4 years so shes really persistent on wanting grandkids.

Soon as I found out I was pregnant, my husband and I told my in laws about the news in hopes that they’ll help us out with doctors and things of that nature since we’re unprepared. Some friends and family came over last night because they heard about the news and were very excited for me and my husband. My husband’s cousin is also currently pregnant, so her and I were talking a lot about everything going on for us. She was saying I need to get good health insurance before I give birth in order to cover delivery, potential C-Section, aftercare etc, she was educating me a lot and also told me that epidural costs too etc. My MIL heard her mention epidural and went on to say “well we won’t be needing any of that anyway”. I asked her what she meant and she says “The epidural is unnecessary and makes things way too easy, women should have their babies the way nature intended”. I was in shock and so was everyone else in our living room. I naturally have a fear of child birth after the horror stories I’ve heard, so no epidural is out of the question for me. I told her I outright refuse to have this child without epidural and that’s not her decision to make. She became super offended and once our guests left, she told me I embarrassed her in front of them by “talking back to her” and told my husband he needs to “straighten me out”. My husband told her it’s ridiculous to expect me to have a child with no pain relief and she responded with “Well, I guess a baby is having your baby”. It’s been 3 days and she refuses to speak to my husband or me. My husband is now telling me that in order to keep the peace and move along to just apologize to her and possibly reconsider the epidural. I told him I have nothing to apologize for since I didn’t say anything wrong, and I will not be reconsidering my decision. He thinks I’m holding a grudge and being disrespectful because his mother “only wants what’s best for the baby”.

Someone please tell me AITAH


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