#aesthetic criticism

[lucmun]

I find it serendipitously symbolic that an age of cultural homogenization and aesthetic philosophies of bland minimalism is punctuated by a plague that causes you to completely lose your ability to taste food.

[ffcrazy15]

Someone needs to do an analysis on the way the Kung Fu Panda movies use old-fashioned vs. modern language ("Panda we meet at last"/"Hey how's it going") and old-fashioned vs. modern settings (forbidden-city-esque palaces/modern-ish Chinese restaurant) to indicate class differences in their characters, and how those class differences create underlying tensions and misunderstandings.

[pinkmarshmallowart]

I love Vex. Idk why, but she is my fav vox machina character. She bewitched my body and soul. Probably, partially because she is cool bear mom. Can't wait for tlovm season 3😫

[nemorein]

Emissary of the Lawbearer.

@noshirdalal

[mathilda-1819-1820]

Going through the Dark Academia tag and I keep randomly seeing pictures of Eton and I’m wondering if these people have any critical thinking skills.

[shadydruid]

Bells Hells x Candela Obscura 🖤 💜 Finished Laudna and Imogen together 💞Which outfit do you like more?

[the-wildfire-wisp]

Imogen... run.

[yellodisney]

[nenelonomh]

critical thinking skills

critical thinking skills are essential for analyzing information, making decisions, and solving problems effectively. here are some key components:

observation: the ability to notice and predict opportunities, problems, and solutions.

analysis: evaluating data and information to understand and interpret it accurately.

inference: drawing logical conclusions from available information and evidence.

problem-solving: identifying solutions to complex issues and implementing them effectively.

communication: clearly explaining your reasoning and discussing issues with others.

developing these skills can help you in both academic and professional settings. would you like tips on how to improve your critical thinking skills?

❤️nene

[lainalit]

Rhysand Stans arguing back with the "So do you want rhys to slaughter and imprison hundreds of fae males bc they are abusive to the females?" everytime someone brings up the suffering of the hewn city & Illyrian women, isn't the gag they think it is

Cause yes why the fuck can't Rhysand the proclaimed morally grey character and saviour for all women from this fandom not just do that?

He already is/was a tyrant during amarantha's rule when he killed a bunch of innocent fae's under her command and he doesn't face any consequences for that other than a half ass "that wasn't very nice" statement from some high lords

also we rarely hear from him how horrible and guiltridden he feels about it since sjm can't write her characters feeling the impact of their actions for more than one scene

So again why can't feminist Rhysand not just be a tyrant to abusive men since the plot already don't care if he was one to begin with?

[shorthaltsjester]

having thoughts and feelings about perc’ahlia and their could-be-but-would-never-allow-the-other-to-destroy-themselves-enough-to-actually-become-the-briarwoods parallel/foilism. particularly with vex and delilah and potential places this season might go but also just vex’s “it’s like i’m a bad omen” and the fact that like. vex has full awareness of her feelings for percy and alludes to them to him. but then after she has sex with him it is so so compelling to me that vex is like. this is all i can have with him and i’ll take just this even if maybe it’s flying too close to the sun. and something something the shot of delilah embracing sylas after she’s brought him back, looking over his shoulder into a mirror where it looks like she isn’t holding anything at all and just . god. the like oppositional threads of delilah refusing to lose sylas and holding on tight at any cost and vex holding herself so far from percy to deny the pain that would come with losing/hurting him and the like. venn diagram cross over of something is lost anyway.

[neveroceanblvd]

he's so sexy goodnight

[avenoirn]

DEATH & REBIRTH portgas d. ace pin series

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surprise surprise, it is a new pin set and it's ace!!! about time :) funnily enough i had planned on an entirely different thing for the first ace pin reveal but decided to work on these first instead (will eventually reveal it in the hopefully near future haha)

also! these are available to pre-order on my store until 6/9 ET time, there's also a limited edition bundle that includes an extra mystery ace pin, the reveal will be later once store closes.

[lovegrowsart]

it's pretty wild to me that people don't see that aang running off to save katara in CoD is his luke in empire strikes back moment, where he runs headlong into his want and attachment and he's narratively punished for doing so and not learning his lesson - aang runs after katara despite guru pathik's warning, like luke runs after leia and han from yoda on dagobah despite yoda's warning; similarly, as a result, things go to hell in ba sing se like they do on bespin - aang enters the avatar state before he's ready and gets killed, and ba sing se falls to the fire nation, luke fights vader before he's ready, loses a hand, and symbolically commits suicide after vader tells him he's luke's father.

the difference between their character arcs is that george lucas and co. actually went thru with luke's hero's journey and understood the fundamental difference between attachment and love, whereas I don't think bryke understood this difference and then dropped this from aang's arc pretty much completely and replaced it with aang digging in his heels into his want and attachment and he gets rewarded with energy bending from a lion turtle, the avatar state from a random pointy rock, and his forever girl from the self-indulgent white men that couldn't bring themselves to give their hero a compelling character arc that meant he might not have gotten everything he wanted at the end.

[elbiotipo]

Even if you're a believer or not, there is such a thing as "Christian mythology", there is a body of narratives, themes, legends, folklore, beings, traditions and more that are really interesting and compelling to learn about, again, even if you're a believer on them or not.

Many people raised in Christian-influenced societies don't know about this because 1) they think of Christianity as the "default", so they don't realize it has its own unique traditions like any other religion and 2) lately, the most popular branch of Christianity is prosperity gospel self-help GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE A NEW CAR type of stuff which has the depth of an infomercial.

[criticalbeauregard]

back to doing what i do best