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join us next time for a rip-roaring good time in an alternate universe

folks, it is

Star Trek night

and boy do i need it

The Wire: down to it

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Bashir and Garak are talking about a book on their lunch date and every second of this is incredible

GARAK LENT BASHIR THE BOOK

lmao where did Kira come from

i feel like i've read fic with this exact same plot

"for all i know the man is a Cardassian spy" bro you're the only one who doesn't know for sure that he's a spy

ok that handoff to Quark was hilarious. i love these assholes

honestly kind of surprised that more species don't have brain implants of some kind

THE OBSIDIAN ORDER

what does a mysterious order of spies have to do with the guy who's definitely a spy? who knows?

welp Garak is having a bad time

seriously this episode reads like a medical hurt/comfort fic

oh? my god? you guys are supposed to kiss in the middle of this conversation, you know

Bashir can't have a conversation with anyone without bringing up his other boyfriend, one Miles O'Brien

damn, Garak's backstory is sordid

oh good, they turned on Garak's heat lamps

"there's something you need to know" "what's that?" "i love you"

aw bud, of course he'll forgive you

I really appreciate that Garak is the most unreliable narrator and none of these stories can be trusted. great character writing.

this Cardassian spy is clearly a master of headology

oh Bashir, you're never gonna get answers outta that guy

folks, it is

Star Trek night

and boy do i need it

The Wire: down to it

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folks, it is

Star Trek night

and boy do i need it

The Wire: down to it

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I saw this play a while back called "Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)", which was a comedic retelling of the events of P&P by five female servants. (Who all worked in the Bennet household, I believe? Cannot remember the exact setting at this point.)

It was very much in an "low-budget improv troupe" style (though it was not actually improv), so Mr. Bingley's exaggerated "love at first sight" meeting with Jane happened while he had his hand stuck in a Pringles can. A karaoke machine made multiple appearances. If you were looking for historical accuracy or a perfect examination of the social nuances, this was not at all the play to watch, but it was pretty amusing, and it was interesting to think about P&P from the perspective of servants who may have only heard about certain events through gossip. Or who might just be mocking certain figures because they don't like them very much. At one point at a party, a tipsy Lydia got her hands on one of the soldiers' guns and fired it at the ceiling while people screamed. It was VERY silly.

Because there were only five actresses, they were switching between roles as needed, putting jackets or colorful dresses over their plain white dresses. The female servant who played the dramatic Mrs. Bennet also played the stiff Mr. Darcy. Another of the female servants played both Bingley siblings (Charles and Caroline) and also Charlotte Lucas, I think? Another played Mary, Lydia, and Mr. Collins, and also Mrs. Gardiner, I believe. Another played Jane, Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Wickham, and Lady Catherine, and so on. The female servant who played Elizabeth played her most of the time. The quick changes and mannerism shifts were quite funny.

But my favorite part may have been that Mr. Bennet was played by a chair. It was a comfy chair with its back to the audience and a newspaper propped up so that someone might be sitting there reading it, and at one point one of the servants went over to the chair to light a pipe, so that smoke rose from behind the chair. Characters talked to the chair sometimes, but the chair never talked back.

So, at one point, Mrs. Bennet was yelling and moaning about how the family was ruined. I think that Lydia, whom the embarrassing and overbearing Mrs. Bennet had been actively encouraging to be silly earlier, had run off with Mr. Wickham here. And Mrs. Bennet cried out, "OH, MR. BENNET, DO SOMETHING!!!"

And everyone on stage looked towards the chair with its back turned, which was fairly obviously empty, and which of course couldn't do anything by itself, because it was a chair. Dead silence again.

And then Mrs. Bennet went back to wailing and crying, while her daughters (Jane, Lizzy) patted her awkwardly on the back. And then I think the another actress came in as a servant to announce someone's arrival or something, moving the comedic retelling along. And that's probably what I remember best out of the entire play: Mr. Bennet could be effectively played by an empty chair with its back turned. It was hilarious.

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Growing up pre-ACA radicalized me soooo much lol like I will not pander to arguments that deprioritize access to medical care at all as an adult

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Since we keep getting "live action" CGI remakes of already perfectly adequate animated movies, and because people need to understand that animation is a medium and not a genre, I have prepared this primer about the importance of Visual Language for Conveying Information.

Can you tell what the personalities of these two mice are?

Can you tell now?

Which of these two tigers feels safer to be around?

Which of these three dogs is the funniest one?

If you can answer these questions, then you already have experience with the idea of visual language and stylistic choices being used to impart narrative meaning. If you can understand why these choices were made to impart meaning, then you can understand why animation is a medium for telling stories that has its own inherent value, and is not merely a "placeholder" for the eventual implementation of photorealistic presentation (aka "Live Action" CGI). Animation does not need to be "corrected" or "legitimized" by remaking it into the most representational simulation of observable reality.

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Really been mulling this over a lot lately.

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Exploring Chicago's Wild Mile in a hailstorm!

This is a project to clean up the river, create new public space, provide access to unique views of the city and bring back native plants by having floating platforms on Chicago River

I was only briefly in Chicago, but this is what I most wanted to see

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Republicans not wanting to fund libraries is part of their plan to make the next generation illiterate. That is why they are banning books too.

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Harvey keeping a sheerly sensational, beautifully batty theme for Emmys weekend 2024.

Primetime Emmys: Sheer mesh crinoline corset jacket by Christian Siriano

FX x Vanity Fair Pre-Emmys Party: Sheer coat by Christian Dior, sheer corset by Christian Siriano

THR Emmy Nominees Night: Embroidered bat suit with WWDITS cast member portraits by Unknown

Disney Emmy Awards Celebration: Bat collar blouse by Unique Vintage, lapel waistband trouser by Christian Siriano

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Readers, make sure you have all your favourite Ao3 fics downloaded.

Writers, make sure you have copies of all the fics you have posted on Ao3.

I don’t want to be alarming, but things could get really bad really fast. OTW shared this today on Twitter, and I'm a bit worried about it 😅

Ao3 is a non-profit organisation. If they have to start paying taxes, I have no idea what will happen.

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Likes to charge reblogs to FUCKING cast

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on the set of Caligula (1979)

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Fiber arts is just Math in sheep's clothing

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junicorn 11-20

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