#Ik it looks performative and initially

[pallases]

quite pleasantly surprised by wicked movie but i Will say we were robbed of elphaba leaning in close to glinda saying “come with me to the emerald city” followed by glinda’s “i’ve always wanted to see the emerald city” while looking deep into her eyes arms around her shoulders twirling elphaba’s hair

[melodic-haze]

I WAS WAITING FOR THE ASKBOX TO BE OPENED AGAIN WOOHOO…

anyway. How about a belly bulge from a strap with Robin? Like, trying out different straps with Robin and the one is bigger then the bigger belly bulge on her stomach is!!!

-🐿️

☆ — DEMO TRACK: sub!Robin x dom!fem!Reader

☆ — TYPE: NSFW

☆ — CONTENT WARNINGS: Reader with a strap but that's probably evident HAHAHA, squirting

☆ — NOTES: I JUMPED ohhh 🐿 how I love your mind ik you sent this when I last opened my askbox I'm so sorry it took this long 💀💀💀💀💀

I went crazy insane before sitting down to write this bc HOLY FUCK

For the record I'd like to think that this was Robin's initial idea. She got way too curious and decided to just maaaybe suggest experimenting with sizes :3

And maybe she wants to see how it feels to be stuffed silly but shhh you don't need to know that (you probably already know LOL)

You start with a smaller size before buying new ones that are bigger than the last......but you just can't help but notice that whenever you both look around the site for another one, she always seems to linger at a particularly large one before you gently nudge her and snap her out of whatever train of thought she was in

So you end up buying that exact one in secret before surprising her, in which case?

The moment you revealed your 'mystery gift', you find that you've never seen Robin's eyes practically sparkle this much in such a peculiar way; it shined with a humorous mix of surprise, amusement and heated desire.

"Is this..?"

"I've noticed your eye on it more than once—for a multi-talented performer, you're not exactly discreet," you joked.

She smiles bashfully, "I suppose I've let my excitement show once or twice..."

"Really."

She laughs in that melodic tone you've easily grown to love, "Oh, hush, you!"

But then her eyes drift back to the new toy you've bought her.. and her hand idly strokes the false appendage, the size comparison between it and her hand being.. definitely something.

You hadn't even realised you were staring at her (and her movements) until you heard her clearing her throat, "Y-Yes? Sorry, I didn't quite catch that."

She gives you a light smirk, the wings on her head lightly flapped as if it were tittering, "I was going to ask if you'd like to try it out on me but if you're preoccupied with something, then-- mmph! ..Mm..."

You had silenced her with a quick yet deep kiss, the dildo pressing down on both your stomachs and earning you an excited moan before you drew back, "Was that enough of an answer for you, angel?"

"Mhm..." Her hand went to feel the toy leaning on her stomach, as if a prelude for the real event, "More than satisfactory."

Oh god when you get down to it, it's like she's absolutely hypnotised. Robin's DEFINITELY a lot more, for the lack of a more eloquent term befitting for such a lovely lady 🥰, sluttier and you've found that out for a bit now, but you've never seen her like this—all that's happening right now is Robin blowing you and yet it's as if she's already so dumb and eager as she drools on your cock. Can't even fit it in her mouth, what's the chance that she'd fit in her cunt????

Turns out she's determined to have you (and your new toy) inside of her no matter what 🤷‍♀️ gotta respect the woman's perseverance 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

She winces when you try to put it in at first (with a LOT of questioning her beforehand about whether she's sure she can handle it, which she says she can but still) and you take your time with it, letting her adjust to the stretch little by bit. Something inside her wants you to just shove it all in but she 1) knows better and 2) doesn't want to worry you 🫶🫶🫶🫶

It takes a while but when you finally bottom out inside her she is WEAK AS HELLLLLLL❗️❗️ Her eyes are half-lidded, her breaths fast, drool gathering on the corner of her mouth.......oh she's already gone and you haven't even started moving yet

The moment you do though??? Ohhh boy oh boy oh BOYYYYYYY her wings are a DEFINITE tell on how she's feeling. With the way they're flapping and twitching as you piston her deeply, you can easily say she was enjoying it ☺️

And alsooo the moment you've all been waiting for :33333

You had been so distracted with your Halovian lover's reactions that you almost didn't notice the very noticeable bulge on her...

Oh. Oh.

"Robinnn..." You cooed with a clear smirk on your lips, "I'm sure you can manage to look down here, right? It'll be worth it."

You accentuate your point further by gently grazing your hand onto the evident bulge on her stomach disappearing and reappearing every time you plunged the strap inside her. She looks down at the feeling with unfocused eyes before they widen at the realisation...

And then you push.

The reaction you get is one you wish you recorded for preservation—she screams as her nails claw on the sheets underneath her, hips shaking up and pushing herself even further into your cock. The tip ends up hitting a particular spot and her eyes roll back as you feel some sort of pressure hitting onto your strap.

The moment you pull out, a jet of liquid squirts out and hits you and the strap both. It takes a while before her orgasm actually starts to recede.

...

And you need her to do that again, you resolve within yourself, as you use the wings on her hips as handlebars and pull her back on your dick without a warning.

You don't stop for a while, that much is clear

Yk what else is clear? That Robin's a SIIIIZE QUEEEEEN I love her 🥰🥰🥰 She's soooo stretched out and fucked out by the end of it and yk what the best part is???

She makes sure to show you just how much she appreciates her very big gift in any way you'd want ☺️☺️

She's gonna have so much fun the day after when she goes to work ahahahah no fr I'd say jokes but I'm really not. She'll think about what you've done and what you now have and she'll feel her pussy clench as she gets distracted by her own thoughts when she REALLY shouldn't be 😭

[jack-kellys]

notes from december performance post-previews that i somehow just wrote up last night in august 2023 whattt how did that happennn:

the way jack replies to “you’re seeing stars alright” feels way more in response to crutchie’s attitude- and when he talks abt his dad getting stomped on it’s not just a context reveal. it’s jack telling crutchie he’s self-aware, he understands his shit place in the world and his desire to change it. just that it’s nice to dream. ow

“time for dreaming’s done” isn’t said with a smile. btw. if u even care

jack stealing finch’s mirror gets me every time

katherine looks back at jack at his “im crushed!” with a little smile

i get that the only reason buttons helps with a lot of the tricks is because he’s the DC but that doesn’t make it any less sweet… he’s always with splasher lmao

jack is quite uncomfortable with the nuns, he doesn’t look at any of them

never ever over spalsher’s little head tilt after his big flip

oscar grabs race’s collar on “i guess he didn’t take care of me!”

morris goes to hit crutchie again after pushing him to the ground before jack stops him

love when race bounces on his toes when he thinks he says something funny

morris blows his cig smoke into davey’s face when he’s grabbing him the extra paper

henry imitates les with finch as his davey, hobbling up to weasel down on his knees

jack rolls his eyes after telling davey “it’s just business” after shaking les’s hand. like can u believe this guy lmao

“mine taught me not to starve” looking at davey like ‘wtf is wrong with you’ LMAO. like jack’s irked with davey actually judging for something so ingrained into jack’s life fr

“HEY!! who was that guy >:(!”

medda checks on jack’s hair and he giggles mid sentence :) like “mooom in front of my friends??”

kaths look of Disgust when jack goes “i admire smart girls” is soooo done. she’s finished w this mf

katherine stays on the set as it shifts into WWK’s scene, staring at jack’s drawing, totally absorbed. i just think it’s fun how when davey sees jack’s backdrop he’s stunned in the same way kath is at her portrait. anyway

jack goes toward finch during the “our union is hereby formed to watch each other’s backs” after leaving ike and finch sweeeeerves away from him. finch only comes on board when davey does actually

when jack’s on the wagon with the “what if the delanceys come out swinging” etc he does a small laugh when the newsies all yell their response like he’s surprised !!

katherine is positioned right above the world’s door as if she’s. inside. ofc initially we read it as her just observing from above but it’s her literal building too.

“specs, you take queens.” “thank you!”

buttons gives kath a friendly wave and race offers his water cup when katherine comes into jacobi’s. walks right past the water even as race keeps his hand out lmfao

tommy lifts elmer into his arms after kath says they’d make front page

“this is not some little vaudeville im reviewing” felt more significant

“give those kids and me the brand new century and watch what happens” is a Plea.

welliguessitdependsonhowyoulookatitifyoulookandseebrooklynthenthey’rewithushaha! then race guns toward davey to yell at him

davey is not afraid to yell when his nerves get shot —> when the scabs boutta get they shit rocked

“them? or them.” OSCAR WAVES LMFAOOO

piggyback for les from racer

fight time

-morris has it OUT for racer in the pre-cop half. literally think he gets smacked with the bat TWICE. he’s on the ground, watches splasher get smacked from the ground, and BOLTS UP and races over to him shoving past morris. insane

-jack only swings on the rope to make a clear path for davey and les actually bc that action is the only reason they get to that half of the stage

-finch and romeo teammates for LIFE. they fought like the whole thing together fr. only pair that stuck out to me for the whole length of it (and then of course they watch crutchie get taken from the audience ough)

-nah jack Is a good fighter thru this it’s just the seize the day moment w the delanceys that he’s shit at btw

-davey doesn’t fight literally at all the whole time :/ c’mon. uncanonizing this in my mind

-SPECS KICKS ASS !! he’s got a bat and everything!! fuck yeah!!

shut up jack wipes at his eye during santa fe at “guy can catch a break”

^guy who lets out a sigh of relief when the post card is still in his pocket. fuck off

act twooo

kath goes to racer abt where jack might’ve gone and he’s abt to answer before albert pipes up

race flicking davey’s hat to the side>

^also they keep chatting thru tap sequences i love it

kath holding davey’s hand while they talk in the corner during table movement

crutchie holds his side when he sings…

^the only part crutchie gets teary at is when he starts talking abt the boys/family :,)

“and a little something extra, just on account of im gonna miss you so-” sounds like medda broke off bc her voice got watery 🥲

“every newsie—who could walk—was out there selling papes” OW the rephrasing of that line

as soon as jack turns his backdrop around to show the strike painting davey walks away soooo fast to turn away

WWH reprise is such an argument. “WE’RE ALREADY WINNING!!” yell davey yell!!

^jack makes the most fuming, boiling angry face after “y’know why a snake starts to rattle 😌?”

davey initiates the spit shake when jack offers his hand

kath is Mortified watching snyder expose jack’s refuge history AND SHES SO MAD when pulitzer gets between her and jack omfg

“be glad you’re alive, kid” is spoken and cruel asf but wbk

morris’s laugh kills me everytime it’s so fucked in the head. goddamn

jack doesn’t let davey touch him when he enters the rally like he doesn’t want davey to look like he knew abt the betrayal beforehand….

scope runs RIGHT up to jack after spot pushes him and goes to yell at him LMAO… lucky has to drag her away

“is that really what it’s like in there? rats everywhere, and vermin?” is taken as judgement and not concern and jack fuckin jumps on it LMAO

the actual motion of disgust jack makes at “you just double crossed us to your father- your… father.” dead every time he literally flinches

“i just didn’t tell you everything!!” is said at the opposite side of the stage as jack and looking down and away. idk why she’s the only katherine that has ever played this line as guilty but i’m always so glad for it

“i’m not stupid.” “no-” “i know girls like you… don’t wind up with guys.. like me.” heathers voice: i will never shut up abooout this

jack seems very afraid of the word love?? during kath’s entire piece of STBI he stays away from her… and she def thinks she’s fucked up for a sec fr

wah this song is so tender :( they hold each other very softly

“hey! um… it’s good to have ya back.”

clarice’s spot also has a moment with race beside just letting the kids into the cellar together..<3 ik lillie’s has more tho

there is something so personal abt davey jacobs saying “bleeeed ‘eeeem” while looking dead into jack’s eyes

davey’s reckless hug once jack’s made the deal with pulitzer… every timeeee

FINCH CRUTCHIE HUG!! first to get to him and holds him the longest before race and jack come along :)

“new york’s got us. and we’ a family.” is said as such a statement of fact like crutchie just ends any argument right there. he just knows jack so fucking well.

:)

[journey-to-the-attic]

I would love to hear more thoughts on the AU 🙏

i'm VERY GLAD you asked, okay so:

i've been calling it the 'infernal friends' au based on the idea that, when ik first gets the ritual book, one is marked 'summoning infernal companions', but she doesn't know what infernal means so she just thinks "oh this spell summons friends!!"

so in this au the demons are a bit more.... demonic isn't the best word to use but it's the only one i can think of

basically they adhere a little bit more to common tropes in, like, horror movies and stuff, where they can be summoned by ritual (as ik does), and they also initially do act all monstrous and stuff

they're still themselves while at home, being summoned is like a job to them and they've gotta be Evil while they're on the clock

rather than just sort of existing entirely separate from humans, in this au demons as a whole are more used to the idea of being called upon to do nefarious favours or whatever

(although none of the main cast has been summoned before this on account of their sheer power level)

it's also sort of a nb situation, where their default is their demon forms - they'd actively choose to disguise their horns and wings/tail if they were to go regular form

so it all starts when ik performs the ritual and somehow manages to summon the most powerful (awake) demon in the devildom. this was actually because she pronounced the incantation wrong and ended up changing its meaning entirely

by all accounts it still shouldn't have worked, and she doesn't show any signs of magic otherwise, so everyone's stumped as to how she managed that

when asked, diavolo just says "i was summoned by the heartfelt wish of a very nice child who needed me"

and i know diavolo takes pacts VERY seriously in-game, but it would be very funny (and quite sweet) if he immediately made a pact with ik so that she could summon him to hang out whenever she wanted

failing that, he might just enchant an object in her house to act as a magical link to him

after a few weeks he also gives her that contact list to use if he's ever too busy to come - that contact list being for the seven brothers + barbatos

he doesn't actually tell the brothers about this until afterwards (from their pov, diavolo's just been disappearing in mysterious circumstances a lot recently)

and it's also too late to take it back (plus diavolo won't let them) so uh this is their life i guess

(diavolo's already made barbatos come to meet ik before this, so she's already familiar with him, she just didn't know how to summon him on his own before)

i don't have an idea for everyone, but they do each have a unique ritual

asmo's involved chanting into a mirror, levi's would involve filling the bathtub and then he'd like pop his head out of the water, mammon's would probably use a piggy bank or something

lucifer's would be marked as needing 'music', so ik plays twinkle twinkle on one of those little plastic toy pianos

she picks asmo to summon first because diavolo's mentioned he likes dressing up and that's what she wants to do

for a certain time after that, she disregards the contact list, since she's got three options for friends already and that's the most she's ever had

but asmo convinces her to try some of his brothers too because he's been telling them over and over that this little kid is SO sweet, you'll LOVE her, and none of them believe him

so ik takes a look at the list and picks belphie next because she likes his name

she says it a little wrong at first (she has trouble with the 'lph' sound, so she says it like 'bepphie') but luckily saying 'bephhgor' during the ritual didn't mess it up

and then belphie gets back afterwards like "guys. asmo was right"

and none of them believe him AGAIN

so one by one each brother gets summoned and immediately is like "oh hell yeah i love this kid", while the remaining unsummoned demons are unconvinced right up until they meet her

basically it goes like this:

demon before being summoned: "that's nice and all but it isn't for me. i've got better things to do than babysit some random human"

demon after being summoned: "if my new best friend (child) doesn't ask to play with me again within a week i'll cry"

beel gets summoned last out of everyone because ik didn't know how to say 'beelzebub' and was embarrassed to ask

she had trouble with just about everyone's names except mammon's (often dropping syllables - e.g. "lucsssfer" - or just misreading the word - e.g. "santa")

this is because she grew up speaking chinese at home, and while english became her primary language after starting school, she's mostly non-verbal with anyone who isn't her dad at this point, so she doesn't have a great grasp of unfamiliar phonetics

she's chattiest with diavolo and mammon (the former she met him first, the latter because he's very energetic and she's trying to keep up with him)

and she's quietest with lucifer and belphie (the former because he's got a stern and intimidating demeanour, the latter because he's also quiet and is good at communicating with her without words)

everyone else she's varying levels of loud with

also while lucifer doesn't SEEM to do the 180 after getting summoned, he also let ik take a nap in his lap during that first summoning so he totally still did

this way ik gets a whole catalogue of demons to hang out with while her dad's away!!

zhao's just glad she's getting taken care of

conducting the rituals is the fastest way to summon (and also the demons can't really choose not to), but it's a hassle to do, so everyone else would also either make a pact or enchant an object that calls them

everyone's objects would be:

a rock pet (diavolo), the toy piano (lucifer), a novelty coin (mammon), a rubber duck (levi), one of hyde's cat toys (satan), a plastic tiara (asmo), an broken saucepan (beel), an old blankie (belphie), and the teapot from a play tea set (barbatos)

that's all i got for now but i can guarantee i'll have more soon so stick around!!!

[calledbyflowers]

i see how u could like fink that kirby is a pokemon like i can notice hte objective similarities btwn their designs and like how u could oribky assemble kirby out of pokemon parts eyes from sudowoodo and body from jilggpypuff or smthn but like its interesring cuz i can def see how u would think that kirby is a pokemon looking at them side by side but also like it feels wrong to me now as i fink abt it further. liike idk kirby seems too alive to be a pokemon. he has a soul. he stares back at you. he challenges ur gaze in a way a pokemon just doesnt. pokemon r so clearly passive things made to be owned. kirby has an interiority. he is playful curious brave angry hungry sleepy dumb glad to be alive. he wants things. hungry! and ik that objectively pokemon do all these things too but they dont do it in the same spirit. kirby is hungry. the pokemone can only perform hunger for you. a pokemon is just essentially a slave and nothing that it is or does is for itself as an autonomous subjectivity but rather for you. a pokemon is a whimpering disgusting persistent thing that is nothing without you which begs w you pleads w u performs 4 u so fucking obedient theyll die for u without a seocnd through since withotu you there is no them ot begin w. the pokemon stop existing when oyu turn off the game when you deletre the save file. kirby is slepeing and eating and flying and cooking and having misadventures no matter what. kirby is more alive than a pokemon. to make a pokemon like kirby would be to unmake pokemon. what is a pokemon but a "pcoket monster" a monster that is defined entirely in relation to how you can store them and breed them and make them fight each other for your amusement. im not saying pokemon trainers cant b nice im not saying theyre evil for doing this to the pokemon (ik pokemon dont rlly die). aa trianer can be v kiund and considerate and lovely to their pokemon and give them lots of treats and so on. and yet in all this it wil lremain true that as hermann cohen said abt the poor and impoverished of the world in trying to solve the problem of evil without becoming a based gnostic like me the pokemon whines and complains and needs attention and lvove from you so that you may play the role of the savior. a pokemon suffers so that you may save it. everything that a pokem,on is it is for you. kirby meanwhile exists purely and entirely in and with hhimself a self-contained unity of being gradually sucking the outside in as a kind of light-hearted play without malice or forethought. the beings that eat worlds r generally dumb and stupid and happy. the devourers of worlds r bimbos and himbos and thembos one and all and may God strike me down if we will not be saved by them as we once scourged by them in a great revaluation of values what one might call a third way revaluation btwn the one proposed by nietzsche and what he supposed to be the initial revaluations of nietzsche and by third way i mean everybody fink abt urself try tio look hot and pretty and dumb capitalism is the only possible economic system baka no thoguths. head empty. just vibes. nudge theory. tax rebates. cultural pluralism. computers r the future. id cards. id cards. id cards. id cards. id cards. id cards. modern art is a concept btwn space and time

[irishhorse-blog]

"jikook can't be a couple because they behave too much like one, when they're supposed to be hiding" no they're not??? they aren't obligated to hide, and they aren't behaving too much like a couple, they're doing just enough to insinuate that they are without explicitly saying it.

"we don't see taekook acting like a couple bc they keep that behaviour for when there's no cameras" and how would YOU know? are you a fly on the walls of their houses?? tkkrs reasons to ship tk is based on assumptions that there's more to them happening beyond what they let us see. while our reasons to ship jikook is that they actually behave like a couple without explicitly saying it, which leaves room for deniability, that tkkrs love to take advantage of.

jikook are being themselves and it's up to each individual to choose if they wanna see things for how they are or if they're gonna deny it to hell and make 162837292 theories that debunks jikook's bond and the way it looks.

tkkrs think it makes more sense to tell someone "i know jikook act like a couple, but let me tell you 100 theories that explain why they aren't one" and "ik taekook seem more tame and never do anything that shows they're a couple, but let me tell you 100 theories explaining why their seemingly platonic skinship is actually more than that but they're just hiding it. i have no actual proof that they do more behind the scenes but dude trust me"

one gotta make up a thousand theories to make taekook make sense when jikook makes sense just upon initial observation. you watch any jikook compilation and you'll find the editors (for the most part) not interfering with the moment and just letting you see it for how it is, and it always MAKES SENSE, for those who aren't willfully blind of course.

while watching any taekook compilation will give you moments that never stand out as something suspicious or beyond friendship levels, but the editors always gotta put in their two cents on what they BELIEVE is going on at that moment, treating it as a fact and acting like they're inside taekook's heads.

you got jkkrs stating how jk sucked jm's ear while tkkrs theorize on why it's normal between friends. you got jkkrs stating that jm gave jk a hickey while tkkrs theorize on how it wasn't actually jimin who did it. you got jkkrs stating how jk edits his GCFs in a way that highlights jimin, especially during certain lyrics or filters, while tkkrs downplay jk's intelligence in effort to debunk any special meanings related to jm. you got jkkrs stating how jk gives jm special treatment on his weverse lives and how jimin is the only member jk streams all his releases, watches compilations of, keeps up with his interviews/performances/MVs, but tkkrs are theorizing on why jimin isn't actually special to jungkook even if he's on live giggling kicking his feet to jimin videos, jungkook's special person however is one that jungkook never does the same for.

it's actually crazy how many hoops they gotta jump through to convince themselves that taekook is real when all they're doing is basing their beliefs on theories from fans who know as much as we do. it's crazy to me that tkkrs would rather be confused every time jk or tae do something and try to explain how it fits in the grand theme of taekook's storyline no matter how confusing and out of place it seems, when being a jikooker is much easier because jikook are very consistent and direct and it doesn't take fan theories to realize what's going on between them.

jk only watches jm content on live? jm must special then. see? easy.

jungkook made a GCF for jimin with queer coded lyrics? damn, they might be dating.

jimin gave jungkook a hickey?? TWICE??? they must make out/fuck.

jimin wasn't fazed when jungkook sucked his sweaty ear on stage? he must do that a lot.

jikook spend their birthdays together? they must really love each other.

jungkook went live for hours on White Day? a couple holiday in Korea? his partner must've been out of town then

jungkook speaks informally to jimin and jimin only? they must consider each other as equals then

jikook wore matching clothes on valentine's day? and they watched the first snow together (a couple's tradition in korea)? they must be a couple then.

jikook flirt constantly? jungkook especially doesn't flirt with anyone except/as much he flirts with jimin? they must be attracted to each other then.

jungkook's body is always unconsciously pointing towards jimin? he's obviously interested in jimin then.

IT'S SOOOO EASY!! WITH JIKOOK EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS SO EASY. i don't get why people willingly torture themselves by trying to disprove them??? do you hate the idea of them possibly being together that much??? if so then you need to ask yourself why, and QUICKLY.

613% agree.

I don't understand why they put themselves through all the logical gymnastics. They're gonna sprain something.

[ineffabledragonfly]

Ranking all of Ariana grande albums. For context im a huge fan, im 20 so was in that age range that essentially grew up seeing her career flourish and I’ve relistened to all of em. Theres a lot of music (particularly pop music because ive been through many phases of hating pop) that’s from my youth that i would never go back to, but never Ariana Grande she’s the artist of our generation.

Also none of them are bad

1- eternal sunshine- feels like a culmination of all of the different styles she’s done into one album, beautifully personal while also being optimistic and positive, even when the topic is sad. This one definitely grew on me when it first came out i liked it but it didn’t rlly have super strong feelings over it,but she recently dropped some live sessions of some of the songs and it RLLY blew me away, which caused me to revisit the album and appreciate it for what it is. It’s an album about genuine healing, whereas ‘thank u, next’ was projecting healing. The album art is simple and gorgeous. In terms of the concept, around the movie ‘eternal sunshine of the spotless mind’: this is my favourite movie OAT, always in my letterboxd top four. Its been a favourite since i was 16 and my initial reaction that she was naming the album after it was ‘eeee🙄’ just bc i cant help but be a gatekeeper and didn’t want all her fans making it their entire personality and acting like it’s their fav movie too😭. And tbf I didn’t see much of that so im cool w it now. I totally see how Ariana saw the connections between these songs and the movie and she’s also said so many times she’s a huge Jim carrey fan so i think it was a beautiful choice. Some have said the ‘concept album’ idea, creating a character ‘peaches’ (ref to clementine) is way to get around her divorce NDA, i dont rlly care either way. I’m a HUGEEE fan of the Jon Brion’s score/soundtrack for the movie listened to it so many times so i was hoping to get some of that soft, minimalistic, dreamy Elliot smith style. But the closest thing to that was probably the title track (where she sampled Imogen heaps ‘just for now’), and it’s so beautiful.

2-positions- its an underrated brilliant album which should’ve got way more hype that it did. It feels like an elevated, mature version of ‘Dangerous Woman’ and had some great features, her and the weeknd are always incredible and the ballad is beautiful. It’s a shock to me that people were underwhelmed by her and doja on motive bc it was so fun and always gets me movin. She also worked w Leon Thomas on ‘safety net’ which is one of her most magical, beautiful songs she’s ever done. Also she looked so good during this era no offense to her eternal sunshine style it’s so pretty and much more my style, but brown hair high ponytail 60s makeup suits her so well😭. I definitely think its a different experience listening to it post divorce, seeing a lot of the song are v sexy and giving honeymoon phase, but then ull hear lyrics like ‘acts so possessive and crazy, but ik its jus cuz u love me’ and songs like off the table and pov which show her vulnerability and insecurity. Idk if this is true but apparently someone commented on an eternal sunshine post saying positions is better and she responded ‘glad u finally like it! :)<3’ which i feel so bad for bc GIRL I WAS THERE. I LIKED IT.

3- dangerous woman- i was obsessed w her before this album but this got me OBSESSED. It’s a complete classic where she rlly showed her RnB skills with her pop skills and solidified her presence in the music industry. The songs are classics and for the most part aged pretty well. They bring you back to that era of music yet still work in this era and people love that. Like she performed into you at the met gala this year and its had a whole resurgence and reminded people of the pop star she truly is, like that fixed her image more than ‘yes, and?’ did. I will say there may be too many songs on it bc some of the pop songs are pretty forgettable. But when i say that know I NEVER MEAN JASONS SONG. That was a hidden gem of a diss track fr.

4- sweetener- sweetener and thank u next had always flip flopped for me in rankings but this recent relisten has made me realise yeah this has totally aged super well. Pharrells producing is super cool and unique and she’s definately implemented that style going forward, even though fans weren’t super receptive of it it doesn’t feel dated at all. If anything she was ahead of the curve. Girl literally started everyone typing in just lowercase and the upside down thing, all style and fashion choices she made during this time ud catch girls in school doing it too including me she was unstoppable. REM is iconic, and theres underrated gems like her cover of goodnight n go, and borderline. Also i wanna say people joke abt the song pete davidson abt how she shouldn’t have called it that, but like hearing the vibes of the song and the fact that theres so many jokes abt Pete Davidson being a women magnet it’s genius. Like imagine a small indie artist singing that cute dreamy love song and calling it pete davidson it would be fucking hilarious.

5- thank u, next- ik this is her pièce de résistance and i think it’s a great album, you rlly do get the sense that its all her emotions that were overwhelming her that she needed to get out as soon as possible. The trap style is great, with ‘in my head’ being a standout, it’s evident comparing to the rest of her stuff it’s her equivalent to a rebellious phase. It’s superrrr personal, almost too personal, not for the listeners but for her considering she said she didn’t wanna put ‘ghostin’ on the album but scooter kept pushing it. Beautiful song, but so sad. I just dont find myself revisiting a lot of them apart from in my head bc they just feel so of that time and no longer my thing.

6- yours truly- rlly cute album especially for a debut beginning of her black and white yet feline and feminine aesthetic. Luvvvedd the tenth anniversary lives she did, The Way will forever be a classic. The right there mv was everything to me as a kid. Her n big Sean were so good together their songs always hit. Putting this low bc why was there random EDM breaks at the end of some song nOt necessary gurl. And also she’s improved SO MUCH since this and it was such a strong debut its crazy

7- my everything- dont get me wrong this is great album started showing us her rnb n hip hop side, love her songs w big Sean, best mistake is one of her best songs, also be my baby (she always killed it w cashmere cat). Just the songs aren’t anything super crazy or unique theyre just 2014 hit singles if she kept up w this style instead of maturing w dangerous woman she would not be where she is now. But remember when she started a whole challenge of trying to sit on a stool bc of this album cover? Shes always got people talking even when she’s not trying.

[honksapling]

this is very much a post for myself but analyzing Wongi's bowling stats is breaking my mind. why are her stats in wpl (a much more difficult league with top international players) better than a simple domestic tourney and its not a minute difference either. and for my mental stability only T20 stats

like these are pretty good stats. she was the third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament in s1. now looking at BBL-W stats the only one I found atleast (similar to WPL with top ints)

these are decent stats as well. little expensive on some days but definitely not the worst. and now the thing that's spinning my brain, domestics (both RHFC and hundred).

these stats? they are not good. you wouldn't think the above two stats belong to the same player as this one. only 10 wickets over 19 games at avg econ of 10.66 per game compared to

7.03 in wpl with 18 wkts(12 games)

7.54 in bbl w/ 9wkts (13 games).

infact her initial games have better numbers than her current games. i cannot for the life of me figure out why she performs better in more competitive and difficult international leagues than domestic which would be great if she also did somewhat good in domestic.

even her T20Is have better stats

even her odis are fine (not counting test, only 1 match)

It is beyond me and everything I've thought of on why she's bad in English domestic leagues. I would bet good money that most bowlers as young and inexperienced as her wouldn't achieve the same success as her in foreign leagues but why so bad at domestic?????

ik no one who sees this would care about this, but if someone interested does see this please make some sense of it?

[primarydumbass]

I have decided to no longer be normal about this. Suffer.

Okay so I don't actually know if anyone else has done this already, but like, steven universe au for sun and moon! It makes so much sense to me, I mean.. SUNstone, MOONstone, and I actually found out that bumblebee jasper also goes by ECLIPSE stone, so yes. Ik that there are preexisting sunstone and moonstone characters in SU, but, sunstone is a fusion, and thus singular gems could look totally different, and the moonstone in the show was only shown in a corrupted form, so, booyah, I can make them look however I want >:)

:readmore:

Also, take the bumblebee jasper inspiration with a grain of salt lol, it's a fusion, not an actual jasper, so it looks different lol. I'm not completely sure about my color choices but hey, this one can just be their initial fuse, and I can improve the design later >:)

I tried to keep things generally compliant to the lore/rule of steven universe, but I also don't really watch it so like, if things are wrong, my bad.

Okay more about the actual character concepts/lore! Based primarily off of suns personality, I think that sunstones in general would be comedians, or in this case, court jesters. Witty, but not quite as springy or lighthearted as spinels. So think like, a little bit darker humor(not too dark ofc). They would also be somewhat like pearls in that they are frequently gifted as rewards to the aristocratic gems.(to be honest, I made both sun and moon sort of pearl coded, which I feel like makes sense, with how they are owned by Fazcorp, and don't really have a say in what they do-entertaining children and acting as security)

Sun was gifted to an aristocrat(semi making this up as I go, so not sure which type yet lmao), and made to perform tomfoolery and make quips during their parties. During one such party, sun make the wrong quip, and extremely offended one of the high-ranking guests(not a diamond, but definitely in the upper echelons, maybe a emerald?). I think that the diamonds would be too busy/not care all too much about court drama, and would let the gems deal with themselves, so long as nobody too precious was shattered. So, the offended aristocrat would send an "assassin" to off sun. And suprise suprise! That assassin is moon!

The show doesn't show much about regular moonstone, but the corrupted one had the ability to become invisible, except for their gem, so I feel as though they would make good assasins/thieves. Of course, it would be too dangerous to let them do as they please, so they are also put into service of higher ranking gems. (To reiterate-they are so totally pearl coded)

When moon comes to assassinate sun, sun panics and starts rambling, and ends up telling moon some shitty puns, which surprisingly make him crack up. I think he would have a secrete weakness to dad jokes and puns >:)

Instead of shattering sun, he temporarily poofs him, and takes suns gem with him.

Okay! That's all I have right now! My brain hurts a little haha

If anyone sees this, or god forbid reads the entire thing, kudos to you for getting through that bramble of ramble! If you could, I would love your comments or feedback! Even if it's only to tell me I suck, lmao.

Anywho, love you boo!

[jmjing]

love the way jm hits the whip-whiplash part with both her head and her hips and it might seem like a small detail but it really emphasizes the different pictures so well. her stops in general are very clean and it rlly accentuates the music. the initial bounce that she does is also so grounded and u can tell shes rlly comfortable using her body weight to create that effect. i also love the way she rolls up into the whiplash pose the speed change is very satisfying and she’s just very strong doing it.

omg ningie here showing off her grace…i love how she really incorporates her head to finish out the reverse body wave it just makes the move look so fluid and complete. not sure if the little wrist flick and turn is og choreo or if it’s for the clip but it’s executed so well just very graceful and smooth. the chest part at the very end is also done so well she rlly goes full out and it’s def a move she likes.

i almost wish that they stuck the whiplash pose harder and/or rebounded off of it bc ik jm would eat that shit up, but it would def disrupt singing. if this part is in the choreo draft i wouldn’t be surprised if theres some texture change at that part like i can imagine someone rlly texture focused like bada adding a pop at the whiplash pose then dime stops for each shoulder roll afterwards.

i love this comeback can’t wait for full performances omg

[fmpmelissa]

Week 06: Wednesday -Production and Research

Production:

Today, I completed the final stage of texturing for my spider creature: the legs. Before I could even begin, I encountered an issue where the textures were blurring at the base. I’ve experienced this problem in past projects, and it’s likely caused by UVs or incorrect UV unwrapping. To fix this, I returned to Blender and had to redo the UVs by cutting an extra seam down the middle of the claw. Since the UVs changed, I had to work on the legs in a separate file in Substance Painter, as I couldn’t update them in the main file. To maintain consistency, I created two smart materials from the body textures so I could apply them to the legs in the new file, preserving all the colours and grayscale maps I had used. This makes sure that the legs would match the body naturally and avoids the fuss of attempting to match colours. However, to see how the legs would look with the body, I had to export all the textures and import them back into Blender, making the texturing process for the legs far more tedious. In the future, I’ll make sure to use a UV mapping grid during texturing and UV unwrapping to identify any issues before starting the texturing process.

When texturing the legs, I started by applying the base layers of blues, reds, and yellows, as previously seen on the body. I then took the smart material and assigned it all to one black mask. This allowed me to cover only specific sections of the legs which was the flesh. I repeated this process for the base colours, creating multiple layers and separating them with black masks so I could colour the joints and base of the leg differently. Initially, I followed the original design, but when I imported it, the base of the legs looked too dark and out of place. So, I began tweaking the colours which led me to a lighter flesh colour for the base while keeping the rest of the leg in its original colours.

For the bones, I took a similar approach to how I textured the teeth. However, the main issue was the bones were very dark in the original design, and I wasn’t sure how to address this. Lightening the base would have strayed from the original design, but adding features like dirt and curvature didn’t make much difference in creating shadows. In the end, I applied some curvature as a highlight to hopefully bring out the bones’ definition and make them more visible.

Research:

Subject 1) 

This creation by Severi Kamppi (2023) is a personal project in which they worked on creating "Mads Mikkelsen," a Viking character animated using Blender's Rigify tool and Actorcore (2024) for animations. My interest in this piece led me to study it because of the use of Rigify, a free Blender add-on that provides auto-rigging paired with controls. Looking at the performance of Severi Kamppi's (2023) piece demonstrates how well the rig performed, with very few issues evident in the rig itself. There are small sections where the armour overlaps and clips into the arms during movement, but this is easily overshadowed by the overall quality of the model. Blender's Rigify rigs can be altered and customized, providing a lot of flexibility if your model doesn't fit perfectly. Additionally, it offers premade animal rigs, which I could potentially use in my own spider project to save time not only on rigging but also on adding controls and IKs.

Subject 2)

This art piece is by Artem Rudzish (2021) named "Spider Enemy" which has been designed as a game-ready model, fully rigged. It has a lot of strong points, including well-done retopology and effective rigging with good IK controls. However, there are several areas for improvement: the rock in the scene is unnecessarily high-poly and the mesh around the spider's neck stretches awkwardly. The face in particular could be more distinct with a better colour or shading to enhance its visuals as of currently it's hard to recognise its details. Additionally, the absence of support geometry around the joints may cause issues during posing or animation which is often seen in their animation preview.

References:

Severi Kampii, 2023. Mads Mikkelsen - Viking - Animated. [Online] Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/PXE6Gr [Accessed 11 July 2024]. Artem Rudzish, 2021. Spider Enemy. [Online] Available at: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/R3rPzE [Accessed 11 July 2024].

Gantt Chart

Light Red highlights marks the day

This is in place to keep me on track what has been or needs to be done this day of the week.

[troglobite]

alksdjf

i finally found pietro for my circus island! my ringmaster clown! only took 37 tickets last night ☺️

(i'd hoped i'd be lucky enough for him to be my starter smug villager from the campsite, but no--i got cephalobot. lol)

so as of now, i have 7/10 villagers for the island! technically ike was a surprise find--i hadn't initially planned on ike (i'd initially wanted kabuki as my cranky villager) but i found him and realized he definitely could look like a circus bear. he's cute! i'd never have him in other circumstances, so he's perfect. i also have outfits picked out for each of them so they can have some fun wardrobe changes in dream address visits and day to day. lol

so this is the team! now the only ones left that i need are: stitches, margie, and phoebe!

i've found both margie and phoebe a MILLION times but of course now when i WANT them they haven't showed up. fingers crossed!

on the island in their places now are tammy, mac, and purrl! tammy and mac were my starters which is WILD bc mac is one of my FAVORITE dog villagers & i had him on the island i deleted for this one, and i had tammy for a time on illyria & i really loved her! the game was either very kind or very cruel to give them both to me as starters. lol

hopefully i can get their pictures before they moved out. i had bella for a while and then after i got her photo i used my rio amiibo to move her out.

daisy asked to move out last night even though i hadn't gotten her picture, but i let her go bc i at least have her poster. i'm making sure i have everyone's poster bc one of the rooms in my house is basically like a green room for everyone so having posters of the performers in the circus is fun. lol

i also got astrid's photo even though i wasn't super trying bc i'm mostly prioritizing the villagers who won't be staying long term, so i have mementos from them. alas, didn't get daisy's, but she was cute and fun to have around for a while.

also i keep time traveling back and forth in the game so all my pictures are completely fucked up in order lol

anyway that's what i've got. i found 4/7 w nmts and the other 3 i had amiibos for (rio, muffy, tiansheng).

got no more amiibos so fingers crossed for stitches margie and phoebe 🙃

[minjv]

yves - loop 🎵

initial thoughts:

i wish translations were already available bc i feel like the lyrics are so important to this ep.

it’s nice to go into an album knowing that the artist had so much say over the sound + development of the project, bc even if i don’t particularly enjoy it, it’s still really encouraging to know that this is what yves wanted to create and release.

i’ve only followed the loona members distantly and i know almost kp nothing about yves other than the info surrounding this release, so i’m excited to get to know her a bit more through this

diorama: i like the flow of the melody + the beat and instrumentals of the tracks. it’s so lowkey but the bass is so prominent that it doesn’t feel soft. reminds me of eunoia (billlie) in certain parts. it will be a grower for me, but it definitely has a place already on some playlists

loop (feat. lil cherry): i just watched the mv and idk how i feel about it. there’s potential though… i want to know what she’s saying… she looked so proud in the mv especially toward the end. like she was exactly where she was meant to and wanted to be and that’s super powerful // i think the instrumental to this would be soo nice. i’m unsure about all the choices made with the singing + rap but the instrumental is sooo fantastic. i already know this will grow on me + i’ll have a more informed opinion once the lyrics drop

afterglow: such a pretty title… i like the opening a lot. her voice sounds so beautiful here. this is so different from the previous two songs but it makes sense still. ik she introduced this as meeting someone [like an ex] and wanting that relationship back but not but then realizing maybe you do and being confused about where you’re at emotionally + what you want. it felt so brief

goldfish: a fan song 🤍 she emotes so well with just her voice. i like the melody and atmosphere of the song a lot. I’m sure this is the one that had folk influences, which i always love. my og genre 🫶

overall:

while i would have liked a more sonically cohesive project, it’s obv okay to have your solo be diverse. the transition between songs isn’t entirely smooth, but i think it’s just the result of having such variety with only four tracks. there’s not space to soften or transition. her voice sounds so different between each song, so the diversity was a great choice for showing off how lovely her vocals are + how much potential she has for future releases. a longer ep or full album will be super interesting for sure

i want to listen again. it makes me want to hear more from her and check out performances and how she explains everything from this album. it keeps my interest in yves as an artist and will make me follow her cb, which is a key goal of a debut, so i think she’s successful.

i think it comes across as simpler and easier to digest than it is. it seems like something that’s meant to be turned over and over and held onto for a while. i really like how genuine the entire album feels. it feels like it was made intentionally and with a lot of care.

afterglow is predictably the standout track for me, bc of the topic and sound. i like all of it a lot, and ik it will grow on me. idk how i’ll feel about it a month from now, but it’ll be nice to explore that in the meantime.

[doamarierose-honoka]

Black Widow's track record in the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn't always been flawless. The highs ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier") were certainly high, but the lows ("Avengers: Age of Ultron") were just as low. Still, the operative otherwise known as Natasha Romanoff was always the MCU's secret weapon. She practically ran away with every film she appeared in, and for a large part of the franchise's initial run, she was one of the few female characters making a consistent impact. But as Johansson continued to turn in solid supporting performances, it was hard to ignore the fact that she'd yet to get a chance to stand on her own.

By the time Marvel finally delivered a solo Black Widow project, it felt like way too little, too late. "Black Widow" found itself somewhere in the middle of the franchise's 15-year output: it did its title character justice, in a way, but it wasn't exactly worth the wait either. It didn't help that the film came hot on the heels of Natasha's shocking sacrifice in "Avengers: Endgame," perhaps as a conciliation prize for over a decade of demand for more female-centered stories.

"Black Widow" was only the second MCU film to feature a female lead after 2019's "Captain Marvel." Why exactly did it take so long for Marvel to give the people what they want; to recognize that the future is, in fact, female? The answer is tangled in a whole lot of red tape, but the behind-the-scenes book "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" boils down years of conflict to one pervasive issue: the obstinance of former Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter.

A tentative start

A Black Widow movie had been a topic of discussion even before the formation of the MCU. Conversations were taking place as far back as 2004 when Lionsgate optioned the rights to adapt the character in a feature film. Back then, Black Widow was considered the easiest Marvel character to bring to the big screen: there was already a precedent for spy films with the rise of Jason Bourne and his gritty, jet-setting contemporaries.

"X-Men" screenwriter David Hayter had been tapped to write and direct for Lionsgate — but whatever progress he made was halted by a new wave of ill-received action vehicles. "Unfortunately, as I was coming up on the final draft, a number of female vigilante movies came out," Hayter told the "MCU" authors. Some — like "Tomb Raider," "Underworld" and "Kill Bill" — were bankable hits. Others, however, weren't so lucky. After the less-than-auspicious release of the Charlize Theron-led "Æon Flux," Lionsgate pulled the plug on its Black Widow movie.

"'Æon Flux' didn't open well," Hayter recalled. "And three days after it opened the studio said, 'We don't think it's time to do this movie.'"

Hayter went on to develop Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" and Netflix's "Warrior Nun," but still looks back with regret on Lionsgate's canceled plans. "I accepted their logic in terms of the saturation of the marketplace, but it was pretty painful," he continued. "I had not only invested a lot of time in that movie, but I had also named my daughter, who was born in that time period, Natasha."

Designing Natasha

When Black Widow made her MCU debut in "Iron Man 2," Hollywood was still acclimating to the idea of a female-fronted superhero film. Fans seemed to want a solo Black Widow film right off the bat, but Marvel and its notoriously meddlesome Creative Committee remained lukewarm to the idea.

Johannson, meanwhile, was working hard to prime Black Widow for an imminent solo film. With the help of Joss Whedon, Nastaha's appearance in "The Avengers" felt much more grounded and nuanced. "Joss Whedon and I talked about her past," Johansson said. "Who is she? How does she get to be a mercenary? What path do you follow in order to get to that place? We both wanted to see the darker side of her — why did she have to learn those skills?"

Johansson's conversations with Whedon would lay the groundwork for Natasha's long-gestating solo film. "The Avengers" established her strong relationship with fellow Avenger Clint Barton, spun a compelling tale of her time before S.H.I.E.L.D., and reintroduced her as an operative with her own agenda. Johansson seemed much more at home in the role, which only made her performance that much more captivating. Natasha was holding her own with a handful of superpowered men. But that, in turn, raised an "obvious question": if Thor, Captain America, and Iron Man got to continue their arcs in their own films, why couldn't Black Widow?

Trouble in the toy aisle

As years passed, Marvel continued to drag its feet on a solo Black Widow movie. "There's no definitive plans," Kevin Feige said in 2011. "But we have started talking, and talking with Scarlett, about what a Widow movie could be."

But despite Feige's claims of progress, Marvel seemed no closer to greenlighting a Black Widow film. At the end of the day, the argument kept circling back to merchandise sales. "Toymakers will tell you [female heroes] won't sell enough," Whedon said in 2013. And given that the head of Marvel at the time, Ike Perlmutter, had made his name in the toy business, he had no problem clinging to that philosophy. For years, Black Widow action figures were conspicuously missing from toy shelves. The same goes for the female characters that followed in her footsteps, like Zoe Saldaña's Gamora from "Guardians of the Galaxy."

Things seemed to come to a head in 2015 when IndieWire's "Women and Film" blog uncovered an email sent from Perlmutter to a Sony executive. The message was brief, containing a short list of female-led superhero movies and their respective box office takeaways. Perlmutter cited "Catwoman" and "Elektra" as financial disasters, likely to discourage Sony from investing in a female action hero. (In 2014, Sony had announced its plans to develop a female-centered story for the Spider-Man Universe — just days before Perlmutter sent his email to Sony's Michael Lynton.)

Kevin Feige's last straw

By the time Perlmutter's email was leaked to the public, the outcry had reached its zenith. Female fans seemed more visible than ever, but female heroes continued to be sidelined in the MCU. It wasn't just Black Widow; fans were also disappointed in Marvel's decision to exclude the Wasp from "The Avengers," despite her being a founding member of the supergroup in the comics. Though she'd later appear in "Ant-Man," the 2015 film didn't do quite enough with her character. "Guardians of the Galaxy," meanwhile, had pulled a large female audience in its theatrical run (more than 40% of the audience was female). Change was certainly in the air, but Marvel remained unmoved by it.

Even Marvel head Kevin Feige had seemingly had enough and all-but-directly addressed Perlmutter's emails in a 2014 interview with Comic Book Resources. "I very much believe that it's unfair to say, 'People don't want to see movies with female heroes,' then list five movies that were not very good," he said. "And they don't mention 'Hunger Games,' 'Frozen,' 'Divergent.' You can go back to 'Kill Bill' or 'Aliens.' These are all female-led movies. It can certainly be done."

Feige's "unusually blunt criticism" of Perlmutter and the Creative Committee was one sign of his efforts behind the scenes. In 2017, Vanity Fair reported that Perlmutter had been "quietly sidelined" in "a long-overdue" management restructuring at Disney. Sources close to Marvel cited Perlmutter's "outdated opinions about casting, budgeting, and merchandising" — as well as his financial support of then-President Donald Trump — for the studio's switch in leadership.

The next generation

Once Feige was promoted to Chief Creative Officer, the MCU immediately pivoted to make its projects more inclusive. With films like "Black Panther" and "Captain Marvel," the franchise was finally beginning to mirror its audience. Those efforts paved the way for "Black Widow" to finally bow in 2021 — but even with all that red tape finally cleared, the film would have its own set of problems.

Still, for all that frustration, at least we know why it took so long to get more women-centered films off the ground. Marvel has since introduced a handful of powerful female heroes, all of whom owe some measure of debt to Black Widow, and to Johannson. It is, of course, a shame that she never got to truly enjoy the fruits of her labor: with Natasha's death in "Endgame," the MCU lost one of its most nuanced characters. "Black Widow" proved that she still had plenty to give, all while offering a brief glimpse into the sort of blockbuster vehicles that fans (and actors) have been denied for years.

Alas, such is the nature of a trailblazer. Marvel is still grappling with a new set of issues in its latest phase, but with Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, it's safe to say that the Black Widow mantle is in good hands. Hopefully, we won't have to wait another 10 years to see her solo vehicle.

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Weight approx 10-25g Please read below more Information about Sikh Kara: A kara (Punjabi: ਕੜਾ (Gurmukhi), کڑا (Shahmukhi) कड़ा (Devanagari)), is a steel or iron (sarb loh) bracelet, worn by all initiated Sikhs. It is one of the five kakars or 5Ks — external articles of faith — that identify a Sikh as dedicated to their religious order. The kara was instituted by the tenth Sikh guru Gobind Singh at the Baisakhi Amrit Sanskar in 1699. Guru Gobind Singh Ji explained: He does not recognize anyone else except me, not even the bestowal of charities, performance of merciful acts, austerities and restraint on pilgrim-stations; the perfect light of the Lord illuminates his heart, then consider him as the immaculate Khalsa. —[1] The kara is to constantly remind the Sikh disciple to do God's work, a constant reminder of the Sikh's mission on this earth and that he or she must carry out righteous and true deeds and actions, keeping with the advice given by the Guru. The Kara is a symbol of unbreakable attachment and commitment to God.[2] It is in the shape of a circle which has no beginning and no end, like the eternal nature of God. It is also a symbol of the Sikh brotherhood. As the Sikhs' holy text the Guru Granth Sahib says "In the tenth month, you were made into a human being, O my merchant friend, and you were given your allotted time to perform good deeds."[3] Similarly, Bhagat Kabir reminds the Sikh to always keep one's consciousness with God: "With your hands and feet, do all your work, but let your consciousness remain with the Immaculate Lord."[4] The basic kara is a simple unadorned steel bracelet, but other forms exist. It was historically used like a knuckle-duster for hand-to-hand combat. Battlefield variations include kara with spikes or sharp edges. Sikh soldiers of the British Indian army would settle disputes by competing in a form of boxing known as loh-musti (lit. iron fist) with a kara on one hand. Brilliant finish and very decorative. Ideal gift item for loved ones. Postage discounts for multi-buys. Any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. P.S.: Colour of item may slightly vary due to camera flash and light conditions. Some kara may have negligible small black grinding mark on the kara joint. This is always seen on all kara as most of the Kara making/shaping work is done by hands. However, this do not affect the quality/look of kara. Please note size may vary plus minus 1mm due to measurement variability. Please note there will be an additional postage charges payable by buyer incase of swap or exchange due to size. Therefore, we request buyer to measure their old kara diameter before choosing size from variations. Return postage will be paid by the buyer. Any P&p charges paid will be non-refundable.

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Tributes pour in for legendary singer Tina Turner after her death at her home in Switzerland at 83

News of Tina Turner's death on Wednesday led to an outpouring of grief and tributes from her adoring fans and grieving friends.The legendary hitmaker died earlier in the day at her home in Switzerland, her publicist revealed, though a cause of death was not initially revealed.On social media, The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who had collaborated on stage with Turner multiple times, shared photos of himself duetting with her while paying tribute to his 'wonderful friend.''I'm so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner. She was truly and enormously talented performer and singer,' he gushed. 'She was inspiring, warm, funny and generous. She helped me so much when I was young and I will never forget her.'He included a photo of the two singing his Jacksons collaboration State Of Shock and the classic Rolling Stones tune It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) in Philadelphia at a 1985 Live Aid performance.

Saying goodbye: News of Tina Turner's death on Wednesday led to an outpouring of grief and tributes from her adoring fans and grieving friends. The singer died earlier in the day at her home in Switzerland, her publicist revealed; seen in 2009 in London

Sharing the microphone: Mick Jagger, who had collaborated on stage with Turner multiple times, shared photos of himself duetting with her while paying tribute to his 'wonderful friend'

Two titans of the stage: He included a photo of the two singing his Jacksons collaboration State Of Shock and the classic Rolling Stones tune It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) in Philadelphia at a 1985 Live Aid performanceAnother black-and-white photo that appeared to date from the 1970s featured Jagger playfully leaning against Turner, who sizzled in leather pants and ocelot-print boots. Angela Bassett, who starred as Turner in the 1993 film What's Love Got To Do With It — which featured Laurence Fishburne as her musical collaborator and abusive husband Ike Turner — spoke to Deadline to remember her time with the iconic entertainer.'How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?' she said in a statement. 'Through her courage in telling her story, her commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice, and her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her, Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love, compassion, and freedom should look like.'Her final words to me — for me — were "You never mimicked me. Instead, you reached deep into your soul, found your inner Tina, and showed her to the world,"' she continued. 'I shall hold these words close to my heart for the rest of my days. 'I am honored to have known Tina Turner. I am humbled to have helped show her to the world. So on today, while we mourn the loss of this iconic voice and presence, she gave us more than we could have ever asked. She gave us her whole self. And Tina Turner is a gift that will always be “simply the best.” Angels, sing thee to thy rest…Queen.'Mariah Carey is one of the world's greatest divas, but she bowed down before Tina Turner as she sang her praises. 'The words legendary, iconic, diva, and superstar are often overused and yet Tina Turner embodies them all and so many more — an incredible performer, musician and trailblazer,' she wrote. 'To me, she will always be a survivor and an inspiration to women everywhere. Her music will continue to inspire generations to come.' Madonna stayed upbeat after the news with a photo of herself dancing with Turner. 'Thank you Tina Turner!! You paved the way for so Many Women! God Bless you!!' she gushed. Diana Ross is one of the few singers who could truly be said to be a peer of Turner's, and she wrote that she was 'shocked' and 'saddened' to hear of her death.'Sending condolences to Tina Turner's family and loved ones,' she added while posting a photo of the two together.

Goofing around: Another black-and-white photo that appeared to date from the 1970s featured Jagger playfully leaning against Turner, who sizzled in leather pants and ocelot-print boots 

Nailed the part: Angela Bassett, who starred as Turner in the 1993 film What's Love Got To Do With It — which featured Laurence Fishburne as her musical collaborator and abusive husband Ike Turner — spoke to Deadline to remember her time with the iconic entertainer

Game recognize game: Mariah Carey is one of the world's greatest divas, but she bowed down before Tina Turner as she sang her praises

On the bright side: Madonna stayed upbeat after the news with a photo of herself dancing with Turner. 'Thank you Tina Turner!! You paved the way for so Many Women! God Bless you!!'

Legends: Diana Ross is one of the few singers who could truly be said to be a peer of Turner's, and she wrote that she was 'shocked' and 'saddened' to hear of her death

Songwriter: Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman and songwriter John Fogerty had a special connection to Turner, as it was her cover of his song Proud Mary that became one of her most popular tunesCreedence Clearwater Revival frontman and songwriter John Fogerty had a special connection to Turner, as it was her cover of his song Proud Mary that became one of her most popular tunes. 'So deeply sad to hear about Tina Turner's passing... I loved her version of Proud Mary! It was different and fantastic. I was also so happy because she chose my song and it was her breakthrough record.' Elton John posted a sweet photo of the two sharing a hug. 'We have lost one of the world's most exciting and electric performers,' he bemoaned. Halle Berry was ebullient as she recalled her first time meeting the fallen singer. 'She rearranged me with her conversation, her spirit, her depth of character, her grace and most of all her ability to be ordinary and a LEGEND at the time! The world will be missing on bright light tonight!' she wrote. The Three Degrees frontwoman Sheila Ferguson joined the chorus of stars and fans paying tribute.'My darling friend @tinaturner has died. OMG, I’m beside myself,' Ferguson wrote while sharing a photo of Turner rocking out on stage in a blue tasseled dress. 'The times we shared over decades, her impact on the music industry, love of family&friends, insatiable humour, love of life. Damn, I miss you already. That’s all I can say now.'Sylvester Stallone remember Turner with a photo of the two in which she beamed next to him as he looked dashing in a tuxedo.'Rest in peace, Tina Turner... Truly one of the greats!' he wrote. The Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson and Turner were two of rock's greatest survivors, so it was fitting that he honored her and shared some of his favorite of her songs. 'I'm so sorry to hear about Tina Turner. I loved Tina and her voice and energy — she was one of the greats,' he remembered. '"River Deep, Mountain High" will always be one of my favorite songs. And nothing beats her version of "Proud Mary." I loved her musical too. Love & Mercy.' Fellow singer Ciara wrote that the groundbreaking superstar had been an inspiration to her.'Heaven has gained an angel. Rest in paradise Tina Turner. Thank you for the inspiration you gave us all,' she wrote lovingly.

In her absence: Elton John posted a sweet photo of the two sharing a hug. 'We have lost one of the world's most exciting and electric performers,' he bemoaned

Good times: Halle Berry was ebullient as she recalled her first time meeting the fallen singer. 'She rearranged me with her conversation, her spirit, her depth of character, her grace and most of all her ability to be ordinary and a LEGEND at the time!' she wrote

A hole in her heart: The singer Sheila Ferguson called Turner her friend as she paid tribute to her on social media. 'Damn, I miss you already,' she wrote

Superstars: Sylvester Stallone remember Turner with a photo of the two in which she beamed next to him as he looked dashing in a tuxedo

Legend to Legend: The Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson and Turner were two of rock's greatest survivors, so it was fitting that he honored her and shared some of his favorite of her songs

Leading the way: Fellow singer Ciara wrote that the groundbreaking superstar had been an inspiration to her

Honored: Kelly Rowland thanked Turner for 'giving us your all' while calling her a 'Queen'Kelly Rowland thanked Turner for 'giving us your all' while calling her a 'Queen.' 'We love you!' she added, while including Turner's birth name, Anna Mae Bullock Cindy Crawford said the hitmaker was an 'example of what it means to be a strong woman, to me and countless others.' Mia Farrow shared two black-and-white photos of Tina, one calming image in which the singer closed her eyes, along with an older photo in which her piercing gaze looked directly into the camera. 'The magnificent Tina Turner has left us,' she wrote, adding a broken heart emoji. Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan paid tribute to the 'legendary Tina Turner' with a vintage photo of her singing. Star Trek icon George Takei shared an eloquent tribute to the superstar performer on his Twitter account while referencing some of her most famous songs.'A true legend has passed,' he wrote. 'She was our River Deep and our Mountain High, the Private Dancer in our hearts. She showed us that love really does have everything to do with it, and that we really did need another hero. And she was it. Rest now, Proud Mary. Raise your voice high in the heavens.' And Just Like That... star Sarah Jessica Parker included a photo of Turner grinning ecstatically on stage.'Simply the best. RIP Ms. Turner. I loved and love you. Thank you,' she wrote, before wishing her 'Godspeed.'

Leading by example: Cindy Crawford said the hitmaker was an 'example of what it means to be a strong woman, to me and countless others'

Stunning: Mia Farrow shared two black-and-white photos of Tina, one calming image in which the singer closed her eyes, along with an older photo in which her piercing gaze looked directly into the camera

In her element: Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan paid tribute to the 'legendary Tina Turner' with a vintage photo of her singing

 Clever: Star Trek icon George Takei shared an eloquent tribute to the superstar performer on his Twitter account while referencing some of her most famous songs

Big fan: And Just Like That... star Sarah Jessica Parker included a photo of Turner grinning ecstatically on stage. 'I loved and love you,' she wrote to the late singer

On top of the world: Viola Davis posted a 1989 photo by Peter Lindbergh that showed Turner standing on the Eiffel Tower as she appeared to scale itViola Davis posted a 1989 photo by Peter Lindbergh that showed Turner standing on the Eiffel Tower as she appeared to scale it.'Iconic. Beautiful. A survivor. Brilliance. Our first symbol of excellence and unbridled ownership of sexuality!!' she wrote. 'You were my childhood. Oh man!!! God is getting an angel today!!! Rest well Ms. Tina Turner. We will bask in your legacy!!!' Magic Johnson shared a photo that appeared to be from the 1980s that showed him towering over Turner while both grinned ear to ear. He traced her influence to later showstoppers like Janet Jackson and Beyoncé. 'Tina would have so much energy during her performances and was a true entertainer,' he wrote. 'She created the blueprint for other great entertainers like Janet Jackson and Beyoncé and her legacy will continue on through all high-energy performing acts.' Bette Midler described Turner as 'beloved' and called her 'an absolutely brilliant performer and inspiration to us all.' 'May flights of angels sing her to her rest, but if I know Tina, she is singing lead,' she concluded.Maria Shriver focused on Turner's astounding 'journey' in her tribute post. 'What a life, filled with great highs and great lows,' she wrote, before describing her path out of an 'abusive marriage' to 'selling millions of albums.' 'She brought joy to so many, even when she was experiencing such tragedy. I've always admired her. I first met her as a teenager and followed throughout her inspiring life. May we honor Tina, and may we continue to play her music loudly and dance!' she wrote.Tom Hanks' actress wife Rita Wilson wrote that Tina Turner 'elevated it all' and was filled with 'Talent. Joy. Grace. Class.' 'What a legend in every way,' she added, while saying that 'Her music lives on.' Tom Jones wrote that she was 'an incredible woman, a genuine singer, a one of a kind talent.'  Read the full article