#Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

[computergeek123]

list 5 things that make you happy, then send this to the askbox of the last 10 people who liked or reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers!

since it’s five, i might as well do five more things that make me happy:

• Newsies! (christian bale + jeremy jordan)

• video games! (mostly sonic and others!)

• musicals! (ex. Newsies, Bonnie and Clyde! Never actually been to one before!

• Singing (I know Hell’s Greatest Dad by heart lol)

• Z Nation (recently got into that!)

• Pizza (i love pizza a lot!)

• Arrowverse (mostly the musical episode in Flash, but I LOVE the Crisis on Earth X!)

• books! (who doesn’t love books? my fav rn are WoF!) • HH + HB, (i love Lucifer! :) )

•and finally, dancing. (I’m hoping to be in a musical at school one day!)

[homocinematicus]

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus 2014 Spike Lee

[iphigeniacomplex]

When I was about 10 or 12 years old, my favorite time of the year was winter because of the snow. And I made the best snowballs in all of Boston. I was in the best snowball fights, and I always won. This particular day, it was just snowballs flying, it was all you could see, that was all you could feel. Some hit hard, some hit soft and fell down behind your collar. You could feel it in your muffler. And I got home...about 6:30 or 7:00, cause I'd been fighting since 3:00 in the afternoon. And my mother said, "Where have you been?" I said, "I've been having this tremendous snowball fight, it's really fun. And I beat everybody, and everybody beat me. It was a tremendous day." And she slapped my face and said, "Where have you been? Someone said they saw you being chased by a boy." I said, "We were all chasing each other, because we were having a snowball fight." And she said, "You are a liar and a slut." And I said, "I swear to you that I was having a snowball fight." And she didn't believe me. She never believed me. It was as though I was a disease. I have a brother that's ten years older than I am and a sister that's eight years older than I am. So that I was obviously an accident. And it was, "Ganja, I came down with Ganja," you know? And I think that day, I decided that I was a disease. And I was gonna give her a full case of it. That whatever it was that I was, she was gonna have it. Maybe because she hurt me so badly. All that time up till then, I really worked for her to say, "I love you. You're a wonderful girl, Ganja." She could never, ever say that. The only thing she could ever bring herself to say was that I was beautiful. And I loathed my beauty for that...because she found it appealing. But that was a very decisive day in my life, because that day I decided that I would provide for Ganja always. Do whatever had to be done. Take whatever steps had to be taken. But always take care of Ganja.

ganja & hess (1973), dir. bill gunn

[masterofmaagnetism]

movie was good of COURSE, moving onto 3 but also i'm looking at Rami Malek's imdb because he is quite literally THE most deserving of the Cary Elwes treatment -- i straight up forgot he plays a canonically gay character in an old as fuck sitcom that i actually started watching five million years ago

[cartermagazine]

Today In History

Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee, Oscar winning filmmaker was born in Atlanta, GA, on this date March 20, 1957.

His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983, and they include: She’s Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, Crooklyn, Clockers, Girl 6, Get on the Bus, He Got Game, Summer of Sam, Bamboozled, 25th Hour, She Hate Me, Inside Man, Miracle at St. Anna, Red Hook Summer, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Old Boy, Chi-Raq, BlacKkKlansman, and Da 5 Bloods.

Lee’s outstanding feature documentary work includes the double Emmy® Award-winning If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise, a follow up to his HBO documentary film When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, 4 Little Girls, Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, and the Peabody Award-winning A Huey P Newton Story.

He is also known for his legendary Air Jordan TV commercials and marketing campaigns with Michael Jordan for Nike. In 1997 he launched the advertising agency Spike DDB, a fully integrated agency with a focus on trendsetter, cross-cultural and millennial audiences.

In addition to his films, TV series and commercials, Spike Lee has Directed a number of music videos and shorts for artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Public Enemy, Branford Marsalis, Bruce Hornsby, Miles Davis and Anita Baker.

YA’ DIG, SHO NUFF.

CARTER™️ Magazine

[berrypass-de-murdler]

98. Stage Fright

I just wrote this yesterday so bear with me, I haven't written an episode in a while-

um uhhh

I'm really bad at drawing so I'll do something else

DON'T READ THE EPISODES UNTIL YOU'VE FINISHED THE FIRST BOOK!!

Logico and Irratino slowly follow Obsidian, nervously looking in every direction. They arrive at a locked stage that no one can enter. The boys see Pearl in a heated argument with Midnight III - well, however ‘heated’ Midnight III can be.

PEARL: YOU I’ SAY’N, MAY? DA’ END’S TOO LAYME! WHA WE GO’A JUS’ GIV’I ALL A ‘APPY END? MIDNIGHT: Okay, how about a new idea - everyone dies. PEARL: JESUS CHROIST MIDDA! DAZ S’POSE BE BEH’A??? OBSIDIAN: Ahem. [claps] Everyone look here…

She holds up the sparkling key. The arguing blokes stare in intrigue.

PEARL: NO’B’S BEEN ADDA LOCK SOWUND STAY I’ YEEEEAZ! MIDNIGHT: Maybe it’s time they did. Let’s see what Dad’s been up to.

Everyone backs away in cowardice as Obsidian walks up and unlocks the door. She’s so awesome, everyone automatically obeys her as the superior. The five fellows creep inside to find a dark room without a single source of light. 

GOAT SCREAM!!!

LOGICO: IRRATINO WHAT HAPPENED!!!

No response, but a single light turns on, dramatically revealing the goat lord’s body!

LOGICO: [insanely high-pitched scream]

And Officer Copper is suddenly there, right next to him, lapping oil out of a can!

LOGICO: YOU! PEARL: DA ‘ELL? OW’D’JA EVEN GET IN’EYA? COPPER: [throws hands up] I DON’T LIVE HERE-

Logico rushes to Irratino’s side, the poor goat laying in a puddle of blood. But when he looks at his face, he notices the tiniest of smiles - he’s doing this on purpose. Gico gets the hint, and pretends to be in hysterics, determined to solve the case.

While Logico looks for clues, Midnight III is interested in something else - the giant tarp in the middle of the room. 

MIDNIGHT: I really want to touch it. Or even uncover it. Or do I already know what it is. I don’t remember. 

He approaches the thing.

MIDNIGHT: GET OUT FROM UNDER THERE, I DEMAND YOU!!!!

Everyone steps back. This new passion is unsettling.

MIDNIGHT: Oh. Heh. Never mind. There’s nobody there. PEARL: AN’ YOU KNOW WHA’LL ‘APPEN I’YOU TUCHAT THING? MIDNIGHT: … PEARL: … [gets right up in his face] Oi’ll kill ya. MIDNIGHT: It’s not… it’s not yours

Logico cringes. Looks like this sweet moth is not sweet at all. She casually approaches Logico.

PEARL: I SEE’A NO’ISS DA OFFER COPPA IN THAT BIG MAH-SHIN. COPPER: Gee, Deductive, you’re not very uhh… upset about Irratino’s whole death this time around huh? Gotten over your honey bunch already?

Logico wants to punch her so bad, but Obsidian gently stops him. He looks up at her with confusion. She looks so worried…

He feels a pat on his foot. Irratino slyly winks at him, a note in his hand. Logico takes it.

“The killer stabbed me!”

Logico nods. 

PEARL: WH- WHA YOU ON ABOT? WHA YOU-

Irratino leaps to his feet.

IRRATINO: It was Pearl, AGE, with a knife by the great machine to protect a secret!

Copper screams. Midnight sighs. Pearl twitches her antennae and hisses. 

PEARL: OI’LL ‘AV’A FOINAL CUT!!!

She grabs her knife and jumps straight for Logico, Irratino sliding in just in time to take the hit. Logico grabs him and tears the knife out of his chest, but there’s not a speck of blood - the goat unbuttons his shirt to reveal his protective vest. He winks at Gico one more time. The magnifying glass man uncharacteristically jumps and fist-pumps.

LOGICO: I’M SO GLAD YOU’RE NOT NORMAL!!!

The other three force Pearl out, and Logico rips down the tarp. He screams so loud...

The end!

look at this plush baby logico umm

if you read this I love you!

The power of Goat Lord compels you!

See you next time murdlers!

[romanceyourdemons]

i have decided i want to watch blacula (1972), blade ii (2002), and da sweet blood of jesus (2014) as a series. now i ask for your advice

[wordstome]

@kneelingshadowsalome thank you for indulging me on the hozier songs xoxo.

Melody-wise, if you liked Take Me To Church and Work Song, you'll like these songs, they're rock with gospel and folk influences. I'm going to list the songs who have lyrics that remind me of our favorite nasty Austrian man, but I really do recommend listening to all of Hozier's discography. Long post ahead!

Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene - lol of course I start with this one. This one is mostly about an unhealthy dependency on a woman akin to a drug addiction, but these lines are so König. Also this song just rules.

Feeling more human and hooked on her flesh I lay my heart down with the rest at her feet Fresh from the fields, all fetor and fertile It's bloody and raw, but I swear it is sweet

It Will Come Back - feral man becomes obsessed the moment you show him scraps of affection

You know better babe, you know better babe Than to smile at me, smile at me like that Than to hold me just, hold me just like that Don't let me in with no intention to keep me Jesus Christ, don't be kind to me Honey, don't feed me, I will come back

Cherry Wine - required listening for Hozier fans, such a beautiful song. Again, this one is also about an unhealthy relationship that I don't really associate with König, but these lines do remind me of Fatum Nos Iungebit

Her fight and fury is fiery, oh, but she loves Like sleep to the freezing Sweet and right and merciful, I'm all but washed In the tide of her breathing And it's worth it It's divine The way she shows me I'm hers and she's mine Open hand or closed fist would be fine The blood is rare and sweet as cherry wine

Dinner & Diatribes - drawing comparisons between the act of eating and the act of loving, my beloved

Honey, this club here is stuck up Your friends are a fate that befell me I'd suffer Hell if you'd tell me What you'd do to me tonight

Sunlight -

A soul that's born in cold and rain Knows sunlight, sunlight, sunlight And at last can grant a name To a buried and burning flame As love and its decisive pain Oh, your love is sunlight

De Selby (Part 2) - this song just goes hard asf

What you're given, what you live in Darling, it finds a way to live in you And your heart, love, has such darkness I feel it in the corners of the room

Francesca - this song is really beautiful and longing, it's based on a story about a forbidden love where the couple was put to death. Also, "put me back in it" is most certainly referring to pussy.

My life was a storm since I was born How could I fear any hurricane? If someone asked me at the end I'd tell them, 'Put me back in it' Da-darlin', I would do it again If I could hold you for a minute

Special shoutout to the line "Heaven is not fit to house a love like you and I"

Who We Are - hehe the third chapter of Shrike is titled after this song. Bit of a spoiler, but without context, which is the best kind of spoiler >:)

I just held it tight So someone with your eyes Might come in time To hold me like water Or Christ, hold me like a knife

Butchered Tongue - also reminds me of Fatum Nos Iungebit

So far from home to have a stranger call you 'Darling' And have your guarded heart be lifted like a child up by the hand In some town that just means 'Home' to them With no translator left to sound A butchered tongue still singin' here above the ground

Unknown/Nth - this is a really bittersweet song reminiscing on a relationship that ended because he didn't truly know his partner. Again, I don't really associate the whole song with König, but these lines do remind me of Just Friends

Where a blinding light shone on you every night And either side of my sleep Where you were held frozen like an angel to me

Hozier also sings the last verse of this song so beautifully, it's like he captured the sensation of being at a concert and having the artist's voice so powerful in your ear. Required listening tbh

There are so, so many more songs I would recommend listening to, but these are the König highlights :3 Enjoy

[chevy2497]

Thursday 31st August 2023. Last day of Winter. Tomorrow is the Friday 1st September 2023, first day of Spring.

Anyways I’ve done a part two of Rami Malek as Louis Dega and Elliot Alderson. 🥰🥵😎🥰🥵😎🥰🥵😎🥰🥵😎

Top Left (Home Screen) Rami Malek as Louis Dega (Papillon)

Top Right (Lock Screen) Rami as Elliot Alderson from the tv series “Mr. Robot”

Bottom: Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek)

I look at my phone screen more then my Fitbit for the time.

@crewman-penelope @rami-malek-yeah @ramimalek4ever @ramibabe @ramicastiel @rami-hoe @maleklovers @malekedd @robotedit @mrrobotsource

I have seen about 16 of Rami Malek’s films. Those films are:

- Night of the Museum (2006)

- Night of the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

- Larry Crowne (2011)

- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)

- The Master (2012)

- Short Term 12 (2013)

- Need For Speed (2014)

- Night of the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

- Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus (2014)

- Buster’s Mal Heart (2016)

- Papillon (2017)

- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

- Dolittle (2020)

- The Little Things (2021)

- No Time To Die (2021)

- Amsterdam (2022)

Even though I hear that Rami Malek is either dating Emma Corrin. Well I’m happy for him.

I know and understand that age doesn’t matter but he’s like 42 and she’s like older then me by two years)

Rami Malek is 42 (he’s 16 years older than me)

Emma Corrin is 27 (she is two years older than me)

[lboogie1906]

Ruth E. Carter (born April 10, 1960) is a costume designer for film and television, with over 40 films to her credit, she is regarded as having mastered the look of multiple periods and genres in envisioning the clothing and overall appearance of a character or performer. During her 30-year-plus film career, she has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, for her work on Malcolm X (1992), Amistad (1997), and her most recent work on Black Panther (2018), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022); for her work on Black Panther, she won the award and became the first African-American to win an Academy Award in that category. In 2023 she won the same award again, this time for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. This made her the first African American woman to win two Academy Awards.

She graduated from Hampton Institute with a BA. She began her career working as an intern in her hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts, and at the Santa Fe Opera. She moved to Los Angeles in 1986. While working at the Los Angeles Theater Center, she met director Spike Lee, who hired her for his films, School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo’ Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014), and Chi-Raq (2015).

She has worked with legendary directors such as Steven Spielberg and John Singleton and has dressed actors from Denzel Washington to Josh Brolin, and actresses from Angela Bassett to Jane Fonda.

She is known for her work on What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993), Serenity (2005), Four Brothers (2005), Sparkle (2012), The Butler (2013), and Selma (2014). She has designed costumes Being Mary Jane.

Her costumes were inspired by many traditional African garments, including those of the Maasai and Ndebele people. She traveled to southern Africa to draw aesthetic inspirations and received permission to incorporate traditional Lesotho designs into the film’s costumes. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the film category. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #alphakappaalpha

[frangipanilove]

All Lines Converge …At The Louvre?

A response to THIS post by @angelthefirst1

Thanks @angelthefirst1 for this fun assignment! I love where you are going with this, and I do have thoughts on it. I'll try to relay some of them below, and I'll try to be brief, though I cant' give any guaranties.

(ETA: it was not brief, not at all...)

When we first met Maggie again back in 10x17 Home Sweet Home, we were made aware of the name of her community, Meridian. The name immediately struck me as significant for a couple of reasons. First, "meridian" is a reference to the lines that goes through a map in a north to south direction. It therefore ties into the "navigation" theme, the "map" theme as well as the "North" symbolism. Further, "meridional" is a term that translates to "southern", which further amplifies the symbolical ties to these themes.

In Acheron 2 we got a significant addition. Maggie mentioned the word "Meridian" in relation to a reference to a radio tower, I'm borrowing your illustration here.

This little scene turned out to be a key to further our understanding of the symbolism landscape in TWDU, and it gave us clues into how to interpret it. Let's look at a few of the implications of this new information.

Negan's compass: In Acheron 2 there was a mention of a radio tower and a reference to Meridian. As you explained, @angelthefirst1, Negan was their "DC tour guide" in the Acheron episodes, which calls back to Beth's DC spoon from Still and the general map/compass/navigation/North Star symbolism. I've talked about how I interpret the DC spoon from Still in a "navigation" theme framework, and IMO the "DC tour guide" comment plays into that. We saw Negan being tied to the navigation/North Star symbolism in 9x9, when he stole a compass from Judith. She confronted him with it, but let him keep it, telling him "It will help yoy find your way". In The series finale we saw Judith recieve a package from Negan, returning the compass, admitting it had helped him find his way, confirming what the North Star symbolism is about, and that it's still in play.

Compasses are part of the North symbolism, and ultimately represent finding your way "home", as explaind by Carl in 6x10.

We saw this play out in Negan's escape attempt in 9x9. He meant to escape, went away for a while, but eventually returned "home". We also saw Judith shoot at him, but the bullet didn't kill him, which is interesting as well.

Meridian: The word "meridian" after which Maggie's settlement was named, refers to the lines that goes from north to south on a map. They are essentially geographic reference lines we use in relation to navigation.

The word "meridian" is also used to establish different time zones, and many countries name their timezone as they relate to the Prime Meridian which runs through the Greenwich Observatory on London, England.

The Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT, refers to the time of day when the sun crosses the Greenwich meridian, and timezones will be named for example GMT +1 (Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour).

Before it was decided that the Greenwich Meridian were to be the Prime Meridian, the French championed on behalf of their own Paris Meridian, but in the end, the Greenwich Meridian prevailed.

Interestingly, the fictional Rose Line from the Da Vinci Code was actually based on the real Paris Meridian.

We've discussed The Da Vinci Code a lot through the years, as it seems like a lot of the symbolism we see in TWD is heavily inspired by various elements of the book. And now, with Maggie's Meridian settlement there's yet another connection to Dan Brown's novel.

In The Da Vinci Code, we saw how Professor Langdon followed the Rose Line, which is based on the real Paris Meridian, through Paris to the glass pyramid outside the Louvre. He realized that the tomb of Maria Magdalena was hidden below the inverted pyramid under the glass pyramid outside The Louvre.

Inside the hidden tomb lay Maria Magdalena, the mother of Jesus' child, the child that kept the blood line of Jesus alive into our own time.

For TD, this ties into a multitude of our theories. I've recently talked about Daryl's blood and how his blood saved Judith's life in "Red Is The Living Colour". I've talked about "Trunk" symbolism for years, which ultimately is a reference to the tomb of Christ and how Maria Magdalena one day found it empty. We’ve written numerous theories in which the symbolism from The Da Vinci Code features heavily. In season 5 we saw a plaque on the wall in Father Gabriel's church which was a reference to Da Vinci's fresco "The Last Supper", which we theorize the kitchen scene from 4x13 Alone was modeled after. Furthermore, @wdway has through the years discovered brilliant connections between TWD and The Da Vinci Code that really deserves a post on its own.

"The Holy Grail" in The Da Vinci Code was the tomb of Maria Magdalena, mother of the child that carried the bloodline of Jesus, the ancestral mother of Sophie Neveu, a direct descendant of Jesus. @wdway keeps discovering chevron symbols in TWD, which are identical to the symbolism Robert Langdon explores in his hunt for the true Holy Grail, and there are some truly amazing parallels to TWD.

Greenhouse symbolism: I've always viewed the glass pyramid outside The Louvre and the inverted pyramid below it as potential tie-ins to the broken greenhouse from 4x4 Indifference. That was the episode that put the "Red Controls The Gates" symbolism on my radar, and it also revealed how the greenhouse symbolism is tied into it.

In the episode, Ana mentioned that she had found tomatoes (which are red), inside the greenhouse. They had survived because of a hole through the roof in the greenhouse, which had allowed for rain to come through, providing the plants with water. To me, that strengthens the "Red Controls The Gates" symbolism, and it is also a tie-in to the "red" symbolism around Maria Magdalena which I talked about in "Red Is The Living Colour".

Therefore, also ties into the Meridian symbolism inherent in the name of Maggie's settlement, because as we've discussed, the Rose Line (based on the Paris Meridian) showed Langdon the way to Maria Magdalena's hidden tomb.

Tomb symbolism: My interpretation of the greenhouse symbolism in TWD is that it represents a tomb. But because we get the story of a hole through the roof that let the tomatoes survive and become red in 4x4 Indifference, the tomb symbolism comes with "emergency exits", meaning a person who is affected by the tomb symbolism has a "way out", an "emergency exit", so to speak. We see this again in The Da Vinci Code, in which the bloodline of Jesus was able to survive through his child, born after his death to Maria Magdalena. The bloodline didn't die with him, it survived.

One thing we have to understand about the TWD references to The Da Vinci Code and Maria Magdalena's tomb below the glass pyramid is that first of all, a pyramid is, by definition, a "tomb".

That was their original purpose in Ancient Egypt; to be magnificent tombs for the pharaohs. And when we see "tomb" symbolism in TWD, it is, in my opinion, a reference to the tomb of Jesus, the one Mary Magdalene discovered to be empty.

I've always called the "tomb" symbolism in TWD "Trunk" symbolism. We saw in Still how a trunk can be a hiding place and keep you safe, but in 5x10 Them, we saw the flip side to that, a trunk can keep you trapped and become your tomb. There's a duality there. But it is that duality that allows for characters like Rick, Madison and hopefully Beth to "come back" from the dead, to "return", to escape their "tombs".

Team Violet and the Sirius Piggybank: As I've talked about ad nauseum, "Sirius" symbolism in TWD represents "return". It symbolizes Sirius The Dog Star, that disappears from the night sky for a while, only to reappear one morning before dawn. We saw it around Beth in Alone when Beth and Daryl were visited by the white one-eyed dog.

In Acheron 2 we saw Maggie lead the group towards a radio tower, and the word Meridian was spoken, which makes it a combined Sirius and North Star/navigation theme reference. It also ties into the Maria Magdalena stuff from above because as I've described, the Rose Line from The Da Vinci Code is based on the real Paris Meridian, which really does go through Paris and even The Louvre. And we have been told that the Daryl spin off will involve The Louvre in some way, shape or form.

It is starting to appear as though all lines eventually will converge at The Louvre…

Let's bring in the World Beyond after-credits scene, where we are given serious clues as to where TWDU will be going in the future. We see a lady watch video messages from Dr.Jenner who we met in season one. W hear about Team Primrose and Team Violet. We watch her get interrupted by a French speaking man, who eventually murders her. We watch her quickly turn into a type of ferocious walker we have never before seen on the show, and we understand that this is a new Variant.

The "violet" reference immediately struck me as important, because we've had a few "violet" references through the years. We remember Violet The Pig from season 3, and then there's the purple/violet blanket Beth had thrown over her prison cell door. There was also a purple fan next to the aforementioned compass Negan stole from Judith. Could it be a nod to Team Violet and how it's related to the compass symbolism?

Violet is an important clue.

In 8x11 Dead Or Alive Or we saw Father Gabriel loose sight on one eye. That episode was very symbolism-heavy, and we saw a piggybank, which I like to call the Sirius Piggybank, because it is a reference to the Sirius Piggyback from Alone. I've elaborated on it in the "Backpacks, Back Pockets and the Ass End" posts.

We've already discussed the radio tower from Acheron 2, and how radios are Sirius symbolism. On the side of the Sirius Piggybank from 8x11, there is an image of a radio tower, and the words "Ham Radio". Ham radio is slang for amateur short band radio, but it is of course also a reference to "pigs"…as in Violet The Pig…

There's a direct link from the radio tower in Acheron 2 to the Sirius Piggybank in 8x11. There are radio towers in both, that's the "Sirius" symbolism. They also both tie into the Sirius Piggyback from Alone, and to Violet the Pig…

…and to Team Violet from the World Beyond coda, which of course is directly tied to why Daryl is going to France in the first place. See how all clues seem to lead to… France, and to Paris, and perhaps even specifically to The Louvre?

The Louvre:

Let's talk about The Louvre for a second. It's undeniably one of the most famous museums on the planet and houses some truly incredible collections of art.

We've actually had a few interesting references to The Louvre through the years. First of all, let's appreciate that the etymology of the name The Louvre seems to suggest a reliable tie to the french word for "wolf".

And for TD, that is of course interesting because of the line "there's gonna be a party when the wolf comes home" from the song that plays at the end of Still as we watch Beth and Daryl burn the Moonshine Shack.

In one of the TWDU spin offs "World Beyond", we saw Percy recreate The Louvre in the back of a truck for a date with Faith. He put up pictures from an art book to make the back of the truck (trunk symbolism) resemble The Louvre. We of course saw the Mona Lisa, probably one of the most famous works of art in the world, as well as other famous pieces, and eagle eyed @wdway also spotted a picture of Venus de Milo, the famous statue which can be found at The Louvre. I'll explain why that is absolutely monumental in a minute.

Percy even took the effort to create a replica of the glass pyramid we see outside The Louvre, the same pyramid under which Professor Langdon, in The Da Vinci Code, found "The Holy Grail", the tomb of Maria Magdalena.

We watch Faith admire all the artwork, there are a couple of books there, one of which deals with resurrection. We see Faith fall asleep in the back of the truck, directly below the make-shift Louvre pyramid. Then she naps.

Surrounded by wonderful artwork that calls our minds to France, she sleeps. There's a picture with a French flag there...

Just like Princess Aurora in the Fairy Tale about Sleeping Beauty, she sleeps. Just like Princess Aurora, who shares her name with Aurora, the Roman Goddess of Dawn, as well as Aurora Borealis, the beautiful, green Northern Lights...she sleeps...

...then we see her suddenly wake up...from underneath the pyramid...that represents the pyramid outside The Louvre in Paris...

...where according to the novel The Da Vinci Code, the hidden tomb of Maria Magdalena is located...where Maria Magdalena sleeps, so to speak...

we watch Faith sit up...

...behind her face, we see a picture of Venus de Milo...

(thanks @wdway for always having screenshots at hand)

Venus, Sirius, Morningstar:

I mentioned Venus de Milo above, and there are good reasons for that. Venus De Milo is a famous marble statue believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of Love (Venus is her Roman name), and it is one of the most famous works of art found at The Louvre.

For TD this is particularly interesting because of how prominent the Sirius symbolism on the show has been. Sirius refers to the star Sirius, and it is called The Morningstar because of how it disappears from the night sky for an extended period of time, and then reappears one morning before dawn.

However, Sirius is not the only celestial object referred to as a Morningstar. In ancient times, people believed that the planet Venus was a star, and because it sometimes appeared on the night sky right before dawn, it was referred to as the Morning Star. This name stuck, even when it was later discovered it was in fact a planet, not a star.

And as prominent as the Sirius symbolism has been on the show, the Venus symbolism has also undeniably had a strong presence. I'll name a few of the most important incidences.

In 3x8 When The Dead Come Knocking, we saw a painting of Botticelli's "Birth Of Venus", and interestingly, it was inverted, just like the pyramid under the glass pyramid outside The Louvre, the one that in The Da Vinci Code marked the tomb of Maria Magdalena.

It's also interesting to note that the painting we saw in 5x4 Slabtown, Caravaggio's "The Denial Of Saint Peter" showed Saint Peter. One of Caravaggio's other famous works also involves Saint Peter, namely "The Crucifiction Of Saint Peter". In fact, an inverted cross has come to be called a "Saint Peter's Cross, after Saint Peter requested he'd be crucified on an inverted cross to distinguish himself from Christ, as he didn't consider himself worthy of dying in the same way Christ did.

I've talked about my interpretation of the Slabtown clock in previous posts. I won't get into all of that here, but I have to bring it up because it ties into the Venus/Morning Star symbolism. I'll try to keep it brief but I need to mention that the numbers of the time on the clock can be interpreted in many ways. You can say the time shown is 10.10, or ten minutes past ten, but the ten minutes can also refer to "2", which we find references to on for instance Noah's T-shirt (one one).

This is a bit complex and it's better suited for a separate post, but for the purposes of this post I'll just mention that we find variations of these numbers throughout the seasons. We find it again in the season 9 episode Scars, where we watch Daryl get tortured with a cattle branding iron. In season 10 we get to see this scars, which reads like "X II". Those are symbols that could be interpreted within the same framework as the Slabtown clock. The X could refer to the Roman Numeral for "ten", and the parallel lines could be read as Roman Numeral for two, it could also be read as 11, and it could be read as "one one", just like on Noah's T-shirt.

Apologies for this seemingly confusing tangent on numbers, but I'm getting to the point shortly.

When we saw Daryl's scars after the episode Scars, I immediately tied them to episode 10x11, and I knew my intuition touched on something vital when we later learned that season 10 episode 11 were to be called "Morningstar".

In short; the scars on Daryl's back (remember back is Sirius symbolism, re. the Backpack, Back pocket and the Ass End posts) foreshadowed episode 10x11 Morningstar. The episode name is simultaneously a reference to the Sirius symbolism and the Venus symbolism.

It is also a callback to the Slabtown clock through the interpretation of the numbers on it, and it ties the painting of Saint Peter to the inverted cross of Saint Peter, which in turn ties into the inverted "Birth Of Venus" painting from 3x8 WTDCK, which in turn ties into the inverted pyramid at The Louvre.

The Louvre is the home of Venus de Milo. Daryl will be at The Louvre in his spin off, and we know that in The Da Vinci Code, the hidden tomb of Maria Magdalena were situated below the inverted pyramid under the glass pyramid outside The Louvre. It was the Rose Line that led professor Langdon to her tomb in The Da Vinci Code, and the fictional Rose Line is based on the real Paris Meridian, that does indeed go through the Louvre and were the Frenchmen's preferred choice to become the Prime Meridian.

I wonder if Team Primrose, which we learn about in the World Beyond coda, could in reality be just another reference to the Louvre, through the fact that the fictional Rose Line, is based on the real Paris Meridian, which once were concidered by the French to be the real Prime Meridian?

Rose Line + Primrose = Prime Meridian?

Regardless, it was foreshadowed by the name of Maggie's settlement Meridian.

Which is tied to Beth through a multitude of different theories on a multitude of symbols.

The Sirius Piggyback. The Sirius Piggybank with the radio tower from 8x11 Violet the Pig Team Violet, Team Primrose and the Variant walkers.

The Greenwich Meridian, The Paris Meridian and the Rose Line The French coda from World Beyond.

Sirius is a Morningstar. And so is Venus.

The "Rose Line" in The Da Vinci Code was what led Professor Langdon to the Holy Grail, the tomb of Maria Magdalena. Could Maggie's Meridian settlement be the TWD version of the Rose Line from The Da Vinci Code, the geographical reference line that helps us navigate the map of symbolism we've drawn up through the past eleven seasons of TWD, to help us make sense of the symbolism landscape of the show?

Sirius piggyback. Sirius piggybank. Violet the pig. Team Violet. Variant walkers. Venus de Milo. The Birth Of Venus. Venus the Morning Star. Sirius rising before Dawn. Aurora Borealis, Aurora the Roman Goddess of Dawn…

All the lines seem to converge at The Louvre.

And Daryl wll be there for it...

[enchantedchocolatebars]

🍫From Caleb💌 (Based Off Of This Commission Art)

Today was Bleeding Heart's Day (@animationadventures) - a day of love, blood, and romance for the chibis living in Baby Bonesborough.💖🩸🍫💕

Chibi Caleb and Chibi Clara (My Wittewife), were doing their part to celebrate by exchanging gifts inside of their little owl home.

Chibi Clara goes first, pulling out a stack of heart-shaped pancakes on a plate. Holding them proudly, she smiles. The flapjacks were drizzled with syrup and topped with a small slab of butter in the shape of a cardinal.

She carved that herself.🧈👍

Handing the food over to her hubby, Chibi Caleb's entire face lights up at the breakfast, his grin growing wide. They looked absolutely amazing! A small bit of saliva starts to trickle down from his mouth. Not to mention super duper delicious! He plans to devour them later as the plate gets set down.

Now it was his turn to pull out his present for Chibi Clara! Or rather, presents, since he had more than one for his witch wife. Reaching behind his back, he surprises Chibi Clara with a series of gifts - hearts, a box of candy, a bunch of flowers, balloons, and a bluejay plush!

All for her!

Setting those things down, he does a "ta-da!" gesture at them.

Chibi Clara can't believe her eyes!

IMMEDIATELY, she shows her happiness and gratitude through a hug.

A quick kiss is then given to the blonde's cheek as he smiles sweetly at the affection, a light blush appearing on his face.

Suddenly, a thought bubble forms above his head. Inside it shows Chibi Caleb giving Bleeding Heart's Day gifts to Chibi Flapjack, Chibi Syrup, and Chibi Clara, but not Chibi Philip who looks down in the dumps from the lack of love.

A small rain cloud then drifts over his head and begins to drench him.

When the thought bubble evaporates, Chibi Caleb begins to feel bad. He didn't mean to not get Chibi Philip something. When he tells Chibi Clara through a speech bubble, she excitedly suggests in a bubble of her own that Chibi Caleb get him a princess dress with heels and a tiara!👑💖👗👠✨

When the blonde tries to imagine his brother in such attire, Chibi Philip's arms are crossed against his chest in annoyance as angry red veins appear in the air around him.💢

When the thought goes away, he gives Chibi Clara a nervous smile as a sweat droplet appears on his temple.😅

Yeah, he's not sure if that's the best present for Chibi Philip...

A light bulb suddenly becomes visible above his head.💡

When it clicks on, Chibi Caleb gasps, his eyes sparkling in excitement.

He's got an idea!✨

Meanwhile, in his little cave, Chibi Philip was seen at his desk, peacefully scribbling away in his diary.

Knock, knockity, knock, knock. He looks up. Who would that be? Probably some pesky witch. A groan. Looks like he'll have to scare them off. When he walks out, dagger in hand, he drops his weapon.

He sees something that causes his eyes to turn to hearts - two chibi-sized chocolate carvings of his crushes Jesus Christ and Matthew Hopkins!🍫💕

Both had pretty pink bows around them with tags that read "From Caleb".

Chibi Philip is positively smitten by the sweets as he rushes up to them.

Hearts start to float up from him.

Chibi Caleb and Chibi Clara then pop their heads up from some nearby bushes as they watch Chibi Philip's reaction.

Looks like he likes the gift!

Smiling, they high-five as the words "YAY!!!" appear above them, accompanied by the sound of children cheering.

They did it! :D

Mission accomplished!✅

[homocinematicus]

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus 2014 Spike Lee

[oldfilmsflicker]

new-to-me #176 - Da Sweet Blood of Jesus 

[goth-catte]

What a fantastic night at Pandemonio tonight. The place was packed, and everybody seemed to be vibing the whole night. Thank you all for your support, thank you for coming and hanging with me while I shared some music. This week I'll be at Club Valkyrie on Wednesday night and the Anti-Social Club on Friday, both at 11pm US Central. And, of course, you can find me at my Pandemonio home every Sunday for the mega-set of goth & industrial.

Dead Can Dance - Children of the Sun Fee Lion - Blood Sisters (Kontravoid Remix) GoodBooks - Leni (vs Crystal Castles) Grey Gallows - Dying Light (Actors Remix) Korine - Train to Harlem She Wants Revenge - What I Want Front 242 - Welcome to Paradise Incubite - Hell Instructor Bigod 20 - Like a Prayer Night Club - Cities in Dust Mechanical Moth - Black Queen Style Ayria - Headhunter Accessory - She Says It Feels Good And One - Metalhammer Front Line Assembly - Mindphaser Ministry - Effigy (I’m Not An) Switchblade Symphony - Dissolve Diary of Dreams - You (-das) Plastique Noir - Asleep in the Night Train Occults - Hot Crucible Christian Death vs Creux Lies - Spiritual Cramp Twin Tribes - Portal to the Void Drab Majesty - Ellipsis HEALTH - Feel Nothing Covenant - Bullet Haujobb - Speed of Pain NIN - Down In It

Depeche Mode - Master & Servant^ Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Gunship & Kat Von D - Black Blood Red Kiss Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always Rosetta Stone - Nothing IKON - She’s In Parties Necessary Response - Spilling Blood^ Frozen Plasma - Warmongers Covenant - Der Leiermann Gossamer - Run (Wayne Hussey Mix) Leathers - Missing Scene Ulver - Machine Guns and Peacock Feathers Oscillian - Activate HEALTH - Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0 Accessory - Elektrik Project Pitchfork - Acid Ocean Night Club - Vampires Corlyx - My Body Is Wrong Rein - Dystopia Trevor Something - Enjoy the Silence Hante. - Light//Lies Male Tears - Hit Me Drab Majesty - Dot in the Sky Pixel Grip - ALPHAPUSSY Sad January - Until the End of the World Perturbator ft. Greta Link - Venger Apoptygma Berzerk - Kathy’s Song (Victoria Mix by VNV Nation) Qntal - Veni (Filthy Floor Mix) In Strict Confidence - Promised Land (Club Mix) The Cruxshadows - Helios (Solar Night Mix) Pixel Grip - Club Mania Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod Alien Sex Fiend - Ignore the Machine The Chameleons - Second Skin Joy Division - A Means to an End Love Like Blood - Lucretia, My Reflection The Cure - One Hundred Years Black Angel - Serene Only Fire - Double Penetration

[talesfromthecrypts]

Have you seen Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Spike Lee's remake of Ganja & Hess? It wasn't particularly great, but it was beautiful and made me want to watch the original.

I did years ago. I remember it being very dry and boring but that's all I really recall. Just not nearly as interesting as its predecessor by any measure. It also had the misfortune in coming out in a banner vampire year (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, What We Do in the Shadows, Prince Lestat, the second half of NBC's Dracula). It did have a really sick poster though.