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biggest-gaudiest-patronuses · 1 year ago

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the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order #at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers #90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies”#serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent #like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries #but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate #and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited...#i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something #cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare #and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest.#it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!'#'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members...#..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)'#anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language?#maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity #and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media #and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons #and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators #instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period #anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate ��value”#and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives #so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs)#happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world #(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills)#and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on...#...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin #oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works?#beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value #and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the #important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)

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gongyussy · 3 months ago

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the energy i'm bringing to linkedin | MY LADY JANE (2024)

#did i start watching this show for anna chancellor #yes and she did NOT let me down #and the show was a fun watch rip </3 you deserved to survive more than one season #anyway. society if people posted like this on linkedin... instead of whatever drivel goes on there all the time....#my lady jane #anna chancellor #tvedit

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egophiliac · 8 months ago

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tsum events really are just the best, huh

#art #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland spoilers #tsumsted wonderland #to be fair this is from mal's card story so it's more...event-adjacent #i-it still counts right #poor malleus tsum is having such a time #first it blows up the kitchen and then it almost gets spin-cycle'd to tsum-death #the poor little guy just wanted to help with the party! it was trying its BEST 😭#and instead it accidentally recreated every other tuesday from my college days #i am so genuinely delighted to read two entire chapters of malleus bragging about knowing how to use household appliances #(he knows what he's doing! he READ the MANUAL)#(you know that manual has copious notes covering the margins in perfect copperplate)#and the callback to his dorm ssr story. perfect.#we all knew this was going to end in malleus punching a washing machine into smithereens #i'm disappointed that the next part is probably just going to be a fun party or whatever #and not malleus showing off how close he is to finally mastering the toaster #twst please where is my spinoff game where we have to help a dragon fae prince learn how to do household tasks #i have an indescribable need to see malleus attempt to use a vacuum #he is very enthusiastic and also very stupid and we love him for it

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shepscapades · 6 months ago

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Your highness… I don’t feel so good

#I was literally getting the same feeling I got watching Jimmy’s empires 2 when I was watching scars stream from 2 days ago…#and then doc said THAT. full body chills. thanks #hermitcraft #hermitcraft s10 #docm77 #docm77 skyblock #hermitcraft skyblock #idk how to tag that man #art escapades #jimmy solidarity #solidaritygaming #empires smp #empires s2 #sheriff jimmy #tumble town #uhhhh idk what else to tag hopefully that covers it #idk… something about scar and Cleo and Joe all teasing him relentless despite the fact that he was obviously Actually upset #(‘I’m sure it’s actually fine but just. the vibes of someone who’s sick of getting messed with getting relentlessly messed with. yknow)#it makes me feel vaguely sick #again I’m sure they’re fine but idk man he sounded so mad #so naturally. whatever this is happened in my brain #I’m normal I just needed to get this out of my system <3 #there’s some really interesting parallels happening here that I can’t quite put into worse #words*#so I put it into images instead… hopefully you’re getting my brain waves

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heph · 5 months ago

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05x05

Remember the episode where Wilson pretended he was doing drugs and dating a sex worker after he realised that House was spying on him 😐

#WHAT IS ERONG WITH YOU!!!!#Like yes House started spying on Wilson which is Weird #but Wilson instead of being uncomfortable or whatever #*noticed* that someone was spying on him (which none of the other people who were spied on did)#and decided to pull this shit #He planted fake evidence all excited for House to find them and trick him #Is this their idea of play? Are they playing?#Is this their old man equivalent of hide and seek on the playground?#BECAUSE THATS NOT NORMAL #house md #wilson #james wilson #hilson #wouse #gregory house #greg house #doctor house

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lizardkingeliot · 7 months ago

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Take us back to the beginning, if you will, of this story of butchery.

#interview with the vampire #interview with the vampire spoilers #iwtvedit #loustat #otp: all my love belongs to you #my edit #my gifs #spent wayyyy too much time on this instead of finishing the draft of my fic but #whatever i'll finish it tomorrow lol

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drrav3nb · 7 months ago

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AYO EDEBIRI as Sydney Adamu WILL POULTER as Luca THE BEAR SEASON 3 | Episode 10 - Forever

Are you close? Yeah. Kind of best friends and kind of lost touch, so. It's nice to reconnect. Yeah, especially when it literally is like a best friend that you saw every day of your life and you kinda went through this sort of battle together.

Bonus:

#the bear spoilers #the bear s3 #the bear #sydney x luca #sydluca #sydney adamu #luca the bear #ayo edebiri #will poulter #the bear fx #tvandfilm #cinematv #the bear hulu #sorry y'all but bye sydcarmy and i am now a sydluca shipper!#cuz how these two have more warmth in one scene than anything sydcarmy had all season????#i need sydney to get a partner that actually listens to her instead of arguing #and she radiated such feminine energy in this scene and omg if that don't show how relaxed she felt around him and safe too omg i need more #next season i better see him courting her cuz i'm done with whatever was up with carmy this season #they've literally destroyed any hope of sydcarmy even happening at this point :(#and look how he reacted when the other guy walked in - he wanted to be alone with sydney!!! T_T #AND THEIR HEIGHT DIFFERENCE OMGGG MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS!

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themachine · 2 months ago

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antistatic

#ultrakill #girlbriel #mirage ultrakill #my art #sketches #this is my self indulgent birthday drawing even though it was yesterday. I was too tired then. so i drew this today instead. whatever #I dont even like this all that mmmuch but I HAVE TO POST YURI OR ELSE I DIE

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goomyloid · 2 months ago

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got uty au pilled again, sorry... more info under the cut

an AU where ceroba, in the end, refuses to inject kanako with the serum. even after all her research, she just can't trust that it's totally safe. while kanako accepts this, she still wishes she could eventually be of use somehow, and indirectly blames herself for her father's death.

despite all this, with kanako alive, ceroba is able to grieve chujin in a far less desperate way, still having her daughter by her side. as the years go by, ceroba devotes more and more of her time to finishing chujin's research in hopes of finally making a serum that can save the underground. kanako is determined to help, too -- together, they clean up chujin's lab and make it a far nicer place to work, because they're in this together now. well, in theory.

ceroba still certainly takes care of kanako and does her best to be a good mother, but as time passes, ceroba spends more and more time in the lab trying to find an answer. kanako, being the social butterfly that she is, can't bring herself to always stay shut inside like her mother; she travels daily to Oasis Valley, making friends and becoming the town darling. as ceroba spends more time working, kanako spends more and more time taking care of the estate, trying to spend time outside whenever possible.

but it gets kind of lonely. the ketsukane estate is off outside of Oasis Valley, and not many people come by. she's worried about her mother, who's been shutting her out as she becomes more desperate to find a solution. there's only so much to do at the house.

then, clover falls into the underground and explores the dunes. there are barely any other kids at this spot in the underground -- finally, someone around her age! she's immediately entranced by them and determined to become their friend, even after finding out they're a human -- that just makes them cooler...!

but there's a problem; kanako has seen her father's tapes, she knows that a human soul would be extremely valuable to producing the serum. of course, she wants to help save the underground, and she wants her mother to finally be rid of stress and be able to spend time with her again... but after spending time with clover, kanako knows there's no way she can let clover die. they're like the sibling she never had...

and kanako can't even let her mother know that clover exists, either; she knows exactly what will happen if ceroba finds out there's a human here. and yet, a secret part of her wishes and hopes that maybe, just maybe, ceroba could find value in clover as a person and then they could all live in the ketsukane estate together. it would be a dream come true! maybe there's even some way clover can help ceroba without having to give up their soul...?

but things aren't destined to work out that way. any number of things could happen.

clover could peacefully move on in their quest through the underground, leaving a sad and lonely kanako behind.

or, ceroba finds out about clover in one way or another, and things are not looking good. but would she choose to take clover's life at the cost of her daughter's one and only friend?

what if clover didn't come in peace, but in vengeance?

or maybe ceroba somehow accepts clover, growing to respect them after all is said and done, and she tries to experiment on a living human soul?

or maybe, wracked with grief and loneliness, kanako discards her mother's warnings and takes the new, updated serum herself, determined to become the hero for her family like she always wanted...?

or, something else could happen.

what if, after an unhappy ending, kanako wakes up on that same day again, waiting for clover to come by the ketsukane estate for the first time? she doesn't even know how it's possible, reliving the same few weeks over and over. she just wants to find her happy ending, and she'll search and search for as long as she needs to.

how long can she watch the same endings play out over and over?

#undertale yellow #uty #kanako ketsukane #uty au #clover uty #timeloops #you may be asking Goomy do the timeloops have anything to do with determination. how did kako get determination #my answer: Idk.#i just knew i wanted to put her in a timeloop for funsies ok #Lets all pretend she somehow SOMEHOW has more determination than flowey for WHATEVER reason. If you want.#OR this can be entierly unrelated to determination. i like this excuse better #there's no telling if anyone outside of flowey Actively Remembers saves/reloads #even the person supposedly doing the reloading like clover or frisk #IDK MAN. A LOT OF STUFF IS UP IN THE AIR I JUST WANTED TO PUT KANAKO IN HIGURASHI OK #TIMELOOPS HOORAAAAAY #goomyart #doodles #edit: ORRRR flowey helps kanako save instead of clover for some reason #why he would do this idk. maybe he wants a better ending too #and kanako is a faster way to access that rather than clover. Idk

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arcanegifs · 2 months ago

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rewatch the show yall. it gets even better if you do.

#personal tag #good morning im still sadly exhausted so i’ll probably make gifs later instead #but please rewatch the show. i too missed some nuances when i was watching it as i was so overwhelmed with what was happening #yall have rewatched s1 a bunch of times. do the same for s2.#god i hate seeing all the negativity in my dash but i get why ppl are also disappoint but i still dont think it warrants the hate #remember to watch it to enjoy the media and not because you want to see what you want to see. watch it for what it is and dont get clouded #on whatever expectation you have and you will get a clearer judgment of the show #and read some analyses of the bigger brain people. im sure theres going to be more getting published as the days to by.#anyways gn im going back to sleep #i’ll make more things when im free

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shootingstareon · 4 months ago

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banging on the wall of my asylum room can anyone hear me.

#pokemon #kieran #trainer kieran #florian #sghr #candyappleshipping #hrsg #rival kieran #trainer florian #pokemon scarlet and violet #pokemon sv #indigo disk #art #fanart #persona 5 #shuake #trust me bro….#tealmaskshipping #suguharu #WHY ARE THERE SO MANY NAMES #giggling cackling sobbing maniacally #yknow throughout the game I was waiting for kieran to pop the ‘I hate you Florian’ like any self respecting rival yaoi would do #but he never…. did it……#HIS SPEECH IN THE TERAPAGOS ROOM WAS CLOSE ENOUGH THO!!!! CLOSE ENOUGH…..#speaking of which yeah maybe the bg being terapagos room instead of bb entrance would’ve fit better but whatever man #begging you not to look at any mistakes too closely I did this in a feverish frenzied state #does anybody get me or do I have to go insane all by myself #anywa i thought i was being delusional and mentally ill with my interpretation of kieran but then terapagos room happened and #HE JUST SAYS ALL THAT? HES ACTUALLY EXACTLY LIKE THAT. HES SO FUCKED #rank 8 akechi has such a special place in my soul. I’ve never been the same person since.

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annimir · 4 months ago

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Draco Malfoy

Main Floor, Hogwarts

as seen by Harry James Potter

Circa 8th year (they’re about to fall in love)

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theladyem · 6 months ago

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Opened up Journal 3 to get ideas of words to type for the website/ compare and contrast the vibe to the perspective gained with the Book of Bill and uh