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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

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There are a lot of people who are currently reading the repeated act of ring-gifting in Rop as a way to discuss various romantic ships (mainly Saurondriel and Elondriel). This obviously makes a lot of sense from a modern contemporary lense, where ring-gifting is tightly linked to marriage and romantic love.

However, I'd like to point out that in a medieval context, ring-gifting has been more broadly used as a representation of oaths and vows. This obviously is still applicable to marriage.

In medieval literature, however, it is frequently linked to the bond between a vassal and their liege lord. In many medieval text (like Culhwch and Olwen), we see a king giving their vassal a ring. The ring in this context is a symbol of the liege lord's protection and authority, and the vassal, in turn, wears it as a sign of their loyalty.

This was such a common trope that in Beowulf, Hrodgard is referred to as a "giver of rings" and his duties as lord are described as "dealing in rings".

Tolkien obviously would have been closely familiar with this, in fact, Sauron’s whole rings of power scheme and his persona as Annatar the "Lord of gifts" and later on the "Lord of the Rings" is ultimately a more sinister play on this medieval trope.

(There are also a plethora of academic writings examining medieval kingship and ring-giving in lotr that are absolutely fascinating, btw)

So, when we look at the various scenes in Rop where characters are exchanging rings, it is (to me at least) even more interesting to view those moments as an exchange of loyalty and trust, instead of a purely romantic gesture.

So, when Elrond initially refuses to hand the rings over, he is equally refusing to give his trust to Gil-Galad and Galadriel. He is actively rejecting his kings authority and refusing to obey a direct order of his liege. Throughout the season, as he grapples with his distrust of the rings, he directly links Galadriel, Gil-Galad, and Cirdan wearing the rings as them aligning themselves with Sauron. But in the end, when he himself puts Nenya back on Galadriel's finger, he is not only healing her, but he is giving her back his trust and loyalty, and as such giving Galadriel back the authority she had lost.

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First off, click here.

The wheel just assigned you one of the Worldwide Box Office Winners from the past 35 years. (No 2024 because we don't know that winner, yet.)

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cat laziness is so contagious. you'll see your cat flopped on its back in your bed a completely comfy cozy baby and you'll be like. you're right. you make a compelling argument.

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my dad saw ao3 open on my computer and asked if that was like my writing club and just so you know that's what fanfic writers are now, we're all in the same writing club where we all write about the same media and show each other our little stories and that's kind of cool actually

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I love sitting down in the evening and trying to decide what activity I should do to unwind and then realizing an hour later that I have neither done an activity nor unwound

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when I see something dated 2019 I think “oh that’s not too long ago” and then I remember that 2019 was not only five years ago but those five years have somehow contained several lifetimes

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Viking dresses by Savelyeva Ekaterina

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i’m so glad earth only has one moon, if there were more i’d have to pick a favorite and that sounds too emotionally taxing to even fathom

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it’s so evil when you KNOW a character is bisexual but the writers don’t. cmon guys get it together

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Tom Burke as Athos in The Musketeers, 01x10 (2014)

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they got thundersnow in my mam's homeplace but of course i'm on the other side of the country right now 😭😭😭

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some of my favorite lotr bts pictures

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The screeching you hear is me celebrating!!!