#2020 rankings

[finelythreadedsky]

JSTOR Wrapped: top ten JSTOR articles of 2023

Coo, Lyndsay. “A Tale of Two Sisters: Studies in Sophocles’ Tereus.” Transactions of the American Philological Association 143, no. 2 (2013): 349–84.

Finglass, P. J. “A New Fragment of Sophocles’ ‘Tereus.’” Zeitschrift Für Papyrologie Und Epigraphik 200 (2016): 61–85.

Foxhall, Lin. “Pandora Unbound: A Feminist Critique of Foucault’s History of Sexuality.” In Sex and Difference in Ancient Greece and Rome, edited by Mark Golden and Peter Toohey, 167–82. Edinburgh University Press, 2003.

Garrison, Elise P. “Eurydice’s Final Exit to Suicide in the ‘Antigone.’” The Classical World 82, no. 6 (1989): 431–35.

Grethlein, Jonas. “Eine Anthropologie Des Essens: Der Essensstreit in Der ‘Ilias’ Und Die Erntemetapher in Il. 19, 221-224.” Hermes 133, no. 3 (2005): 257–79.

McClure, Laura. “Tokens of Identity: Gender and Recognition in Greek Tragedy.” Illinois Classical Studies 40, no. 2 (2015): 219–36.

Purves, Alex C.  “Wind and Time in Homeric Epic.” Transactions of the American Philological Association 140, no. 2 (2010): 323–50.

Richlin, Amy. “Gender and Rhetoric: Producing Manhood in the Schools.” In Sex and Difference in Ancient Greece and Rome, edited by Mark Golden and Peter Toohey, 202–20. Edinburgh University Press, 2003.

Rood, Naomi. “Four Silences in Sophocles’ ‘Trachiniae.’” Arethusa 43, no. 3 (2010): 345–64.

Zeitlin, Froma I. “The Dynamics of Misogyny: Myth and Mythmaking in the Oresteia.” Arethusa 11, no. 1/2 (1978): 149–84.

[kaeyachi]

what allure does kaeya have on me? coz all i need is to see a picture of him, and my love for him gets revitalized as if he is my very own archon statue.

[wundrousarts]

SORRY um like. what's a thing that you've seen in any of the jess interviews that you think is going to be important going forward in the series + any thoughts you might have on it?

Thank you for rewording lol IDK why I had no clue what you were asking

For full transparency, while I’ve organized most (I believe all) interviews and Q&As and etc. with Jessica Townsend, I haven’t actually checked them all out. Any podcasts without transcripts and any videos without captions require more effort and energy on my part lol. If they’re on the longer side like 30+ minutes they’re not really something I want to listen to over and over to find the info I’m interested in which is one of the reasons I’ve been wanting to transcribe them… but then that takes even longer… so there’s several I just haven’t gotten around to yet. I hope I can make significant progress before Silverborn interviews start.

From the top of my head, I have always been haunted by the bit from this 2020 interview for years where Jess talks about mothers. The entire section is too long to share so here’s a good section (among many other good sections):

I know that people love the dynamic between Morrigan and Jupiter of being this uncle-niece, big brother-little sister, father-daughter thing. I think we have people feeling comfortable in that that you think, ‘Oh, is that what it's about? It's about father-daughter relationships’. This series for me, without wanting to give too much away, I think that when people get to the end of Hollowpox, they realise that actually mothers are quite important and will be much more important.

And I think that’s true! Aside from the ending “Mog, I think this belonged to your mother”, there’s a bunch of small things in Hollowpox where you see Mog, aware of it or not, starting to think more about not having her mom or knowing anything about her. Hanging out with the Swifts, seeing Ivy with her half brothers, thinking that Maud reminds her of a mom… lots to think about!

While you could make arguments for like, Miss Cheery and Rook, I feel like Mog doesn’t have an older female figure in her life to guide her and I think perhaps that could be explored through the exploration of her mom and that gap in her life. We sort of almost have Jupiter and Squall pulling her in two different ways, I would love to see if there’s anything or anyone that pulls her in a different way and informs her own journey.

I’m excited to see this stuff start to become more important in Silverborn, but also beyond!!

[mc-tummy-blur]

Didn't expect the year of our Lord 2025 to get into Alan Rickman, but I guess that's how it goes sometimes

The year of getting into an actor that so far I have only seen portray maladjusted men

[riacte]

ok has anyone wondered how false and ren got the invite to join mcc. like ik jevin was in mcc1 but the hermit arc truly began in mcc4. and you know how false and ren's whole thing was that they would join together and put down each other's names until mcc17. did scott send invites to both of them. did he send to invites to a bunch of hermits and they had like a discussion on whether to join this mine craft event. were those two in dms like "i'll join if you join" "i'll join if YOU join". did scott send them an email like "hey hermits i've got two slots free choose whoever you like" and false and ren volunteered for tribute. funniest scenario is if scott only sent one of them an email and they were like "i'm only joining with my friend 🥺" and boom [this is not how the waitlist works].

one month later iskallman barges in, roasts all his teammates, gets 17th indiv, then promptly leaves (i miss iskall) (come back iskall) (iskall) (man)

[whenthegoldrays]

Emma (2009) and Wives and Daughters (1999) book adaptations of all time to me

[aeschtunes]

Song Review: Yuki Tanaka - "Treasure Chest"

On January 11, 2025, Japanese voice actress Yuki Tanaka released the music video for “Treasure Chest,” which is being used as the ending theme for the Winter 2025 anime, I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Fortmer Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!

[luxurybrownbarbie]

We actually definitely had more fun in 2020, even with bodies dropping left and right and the scares and cries 😭 I've been personally affected by COVID in every way possible and I prefer 2020 to whatever the fuck last year was!

I was just thinking this!! 😭😭 The year where you could hear ambulances transporting dead bodies 24/7 and there was a literal plague on our houses was somehow less difficult and less emotionally and mentally taxing than 2023.

What was in the air last year??

[radlymona]

going on the "Transgender people in sports" wikipedia page is always fascinating because there are multiple links to scientific sources saying that males retain biological advantages over females regardless of hormone intake, and there'll be a counter-argument that's like "this organisation that is not scientific says it's not fair to trans women :/."

Gee I wonder who I should listen to

[aroundtable]

Dopo tanto tempo torniamo a parlare di anime in questa domenica off topic, onm un aggiornamento sulle serie animate asiatiche che ho visto nel tepmo trascorso dall’ultimo video a questo o meglio metà degli anime che ho visto, l'altra metà ve la presenterò in un prossimo video. Come sempre vi darò la mia personalissima opinione di semplice appassionato, raccontandovi pregi e difetti degli anime che mi sono piaciuti ma anche raccontandovi quelli che non mi sono piaciuti!

In questo video vi parlerò di: Call of the night, Japan Sinks 2020, Reincarnated in a Sword, Lamù, Urusei yatsura, Dr Stone, Mashle, Chainsaw Man, To your Eternity, Hell's Paradise, Reborn as a vending machine, Uncle form another World, Ranking of Kings Treasure Chest of Courage

[lightgaswaterelectricityrent]

I should rewatch emma 2020 because at the moment I'm undetermined on whether I really think it's as not good as I want to believe it is

[teekays]

if i were data minded (im not) i would do a hockey fan bodily fluids ranking survey. surely we're all sweat and blood enjoyers but let's really get into it. where are my girlies who eroticize throwing up

[blackdigitalrose]

Because 10 spins and some of the worst possible picks... so I figured I'd try again, (although not unlikely at this stage, Digimon has a big cast.) Not that, this may be my obsession this week because it is fun! So, take two and we have:

Yujin, Joe (99), Masaru, Takato, Kazu, Yoshino, Koichi, TK (02), Hiro, Matt (20)

Hiro - Our tiny, lock picking, socially detached (he had zero interest in human problems but at a drop of a hat he would dive in to solve any Digimon ones though) goggle-less boy (≧▽≦) He has grown on me as a lead and is more relatable than you first think. He's quite different to most our goggle boys and is probably the first actual pacifist, preferring to solve by talking it out over going straight to fighting. I like how he goes from not caring, to indifferent, to actually seeing the other two as friends and team-mates, no longer just other people with digimon.

2. Joe (99) - It has to be said, he is a character you grow to appreciate with age and don't realise how good he is until you are. (Ignoring later iterations/continuations as they all get butchered in one way or another.) I was surprisingly proud of him when we learned he had successfully got into medical school in last evolution after all those years, setbacks and effort he'd put it. (also dub is right on this one, his crest is Reliability, it just makes so much more sense!)

3. Takato - He is some one who has slid down the rankings over the years, I think being the goggle boy of Tamers kind of held him in his spot. He's still good, poor boy goes through one heck of an emotional rollercoaster during his stay and the fact he created his own Digimon is something most fans can relate to but I dunno, I just have found him less memorable as the years went on and tastes change I guess.

4. Masaru - Did his punching gimmick get out of hand sometimes yes, was he given way too much special treatment and screen time over the rest of the cast, yes! (he was the only one to get an official b'day and the only one to appear in the movie.) However, with all that said, I actually don't mind the guy, he does have a lot going for him and the cast around him do help prop him up, especially Tohma and Satsuma. (His dub is Axel from KH so that's a plus to!) But he screws up, he learns and he betters himself with out losing the core of his character and let's not ignore his fight with Kurata and introduction of Burstmode is just iconic Digimon!

5. Koichi - The perk of Frontiers but egads is their any Digimon Tamer across the shows that has had the deck stacked more against them than this poor guy. He's got the short straw in just about everything and no bar is low enough for his turmoil and sufferings. (Can't give details because major spoilers)

6. TK (02) - I don't remember much of his arc, just a few key scenes, such as his fight with the Digimon Emperor, trying to rescue Kari from the Dark Ocean, his rivalry with Davis and teasing him over his crush with Kari and a bizarre partnering with Cody despite having so little to do with each other? However, you do come to realise the events of 01 apparently took a greater toll on him than he lets on and the guy had such a darker side to him when it came to fighting against evil.

7. Yoshino - Unfortunately lost to the way side, overshadowed by both Masaru and Tohma and while being the oldest, is still default the big sister figure of the group. However, the handful of eps that do focus on her are good ones, even if they don't get time to be elaborated/developed on more.

8. Yujin - Let's be fair, there is no Yujin without Haru and even then the whole thing was practically an illusion, fakery to the highest level on behalf of the big bad... (´つヮ⊂) even so, since then Toei have not helped at all, I think they may have even got onboard with it.

9. Kazu - There isn't alot to say about him, Takato's buddy who just comes along for the ride and self invites himself regardless of everyone else. He does become somewhat better after the incident with Andromon and he partners with Guardromon but even then, he does practically squat all after.

10. Matt (20) - Lots of well animated battles and a dozen forms for Gabumon doesn't make a character. Despite stealing nearly as much of the screen time as Tai, there is nothing redeeming about him. Everything that made Matt, Matt in 01 is gone, he's as endearing as a piece of cardboard.

[theakandrewscollection]

Rise of the Outlaw Tamer and His S-Rank Cat Girl (manga, 2023)

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Catgirl week, day 6

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[fangirlshameblog]

[whore-for-hororr]

Spree ranking [2020]

 

Spree:

Gore 5/10

Jumpscares 1/10

Psychological 6/10

Atmosphere 4/10

Total ~ 16/40

⚠️Tw: Blood, Death, Discriminatory language, Drugs, Murder, Partial Nudity, Profanity, Smoking ⚠️