#anyway this is a great article

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

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

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

[thornescratch]

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING, IMPORTANT NEW NICKLAS BACKSTROM INFORMATION HAS DROPPED:

(Along with all the other updates on current Capitals' goal songs)

[crossbackpoke-check]

"Bees" [remixed, abridged], Claudia Emerson // "Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Now" [remixed. abridged], Matthew Olzmann // "Letter to my Great, Great Grandchild" [remixed, abridged], J.P. Grasser | Len Redkole, Nina Weiss, Brian Babineau, Christian Peterson, Mitchell Leff, Dave Isaac, Megan DeRuchie

[claitea]

ok i finally got around to scribbling down smth about at least one of the shadow triad. bonus harmonia sibling height hcs 👍

i havent decided on names for any of them yet but i was considering Lelantos, Achlys and Nyx

this is one of them like. fresh out of deciding to go his own way. so he's still not really dressing all that different, he keeps wearing a mask bc he feels exposed without it, and the hair thing was a spur of the moment thing he hasn't gotten around to fixing yet. he's dealing with enough rn his awful haircut isnt really a priority

i drew this one with a beauty mark under his mouth, and with the others i'm thinking one has a scar over his lip and the third has a chipped tooth or smth. one of the strategies ghetsis had them use as the triad was making their target think there was only one of them, so the other two could launch an ambush. so of course, ghetsis had to get rid of their distinguishing features and made them wear masks.

[spineless-lobster]

While looking for translated fragments of aeschylus’ the myrmidons I found a 2011 retelling of it with the funniest opening to a play I’ve ever seen

[ifindus]

1660 - Cavalryman - Several wars under Denmark against Sweden.

1697 - Gunner - pre-Great Nordic War under Denmark against Sweden.

1774 - Skiing Soldier - pre-Theater War under Denmark against Sweden.

1785 - Infantryman - pre-Great Northern War under Denmark against Sweden.

1808 - Coast Guard Officer - Napoleonic Wars under Denmark.

1845 - Infantryman - pre-First Schleswig War under Sweden against Germany.

1855 - Infantryman - during the Crimean War (Sweden-Norway debated joining the UK and France against Russia).

1905 - Hunter - preparing for wars of independence against Sweden.

1914 - Engineer Officer - First World War.

1940 - Infantry Officer - Second World War.

[coffinwoodx]

when the hyperfixation gets so bad you pull out this bad boy

[crime-scene-psychic]

Thinking of an alternative universe where Ralph Macchio plays Marty McFly and Michael J. Fox plays Daniel LaRusso

[ominous-horse-noises]

finally brought myself to read the neil gaiman article and i could barely stomach it- but it is such an important piece, not just for the victims finally having the platform to seek justice, but as a reminder of the ways in which abusers can indeed be charming, and outspoken on progressive issues, and sensitive, and still be abusers. it falls in line with a trend of public facing men who use said progressive views as a shield from scrutiny, and i hope as an online community we can start being more vigilant. this isn't to blame all the people who believed he was what he told us- no one is to blame but the abuser and the people who knowingly enabled the abuse. but the ways in which we have attributed certain appearances and mannerisms to moral good is worth examining.

the only thing i want to say further on the subject is this:

after the whole jkr nightmare, 'death of the author' has been run through a rightwing-like wringer of stripping the phrase of all actual meaning. the philosophical implications can be debated to whatever length suits you, but the fact remains as this; death of the author can only exist uncorrupted when the author is indeed dead- gaiman's financial position helped enable him to be an abuser, and he makes his money from fans buying his work and engaging with his media.

you can enjoy his work privately or through avenues that dont give him money. pirate his material if you must, (or better yet, read the tanith lee books that gaiman lifted so many elements of 'the sandman' from). but you also have to accept that if you want to disregard all of that and publicly so, ppl are going to feel some type of way about it. no one can stop you from putting money in his pockets, but you can't also turn around and demand no one react to you doing so (so long as that reaction isn't heinous and/or unproductive eg. death threats).

i've added a link to an unpaywalled version of the article for anyone who wants to hear the victims' accounts firsthand below. it's a very triggering read in regards to SA, coercion, manipulation, but if you can manage it, i would highly recommend doing so.

[miuurin]

i wish more peeps knew abt this article from the Nintendo website :]

totally not bitter about it lol

that's...some unfortunate foreshadowing....

Louie. Louie no-

mmmMMMMMM Pikmin 3 would beg to differ

LOUIE NO-

wise words. so true King

THEY MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME <3

[lulu2992]

Deleted dialog from Far Cry 3’s main story

In this series of posts, I’m sharing all the unreleased content (minus a few duplicates) I found in the oasisstrings text file, even when it wasn’t very interesting, so we have a comprehensive list of the lines that were cut in each Far Cry 3 story mission.

On a side note, the document never says which character is speaking, so every time you see names, it’s either because the corresponding audio files were available and I know who the speaker is, or because the context made it easy to guess their identity.

Part 30: Hard Choices

Upon arriving at the Temple, Jason would address the Rakyat:

Rakyat! When I came to you, I was an outsider. When I came to you, my body was bare. My scars a roadmap of foolish things.

Rakyat! You gave me a roof. You gave me food from the earth, water from the lakes. You gave me hope! You covered my scars with tatau and turned shame into strength.

I don’t know what “scars” he’s talking about, but it’s interesting.

Then, someone (I assume Riley) would say:

Jason!

And the exchange between Citra and Jason would be longer. The cut dialog is bolded and italicized:

Jason: Where are you taking him? Citra: He'll be fine. Come, follow me. Jason: I appreciate everything we've had together, but... I am leaving with my friends. We're going home. Citra: I am helping you.

Jason is drugged and asked to “walk the Path of the Warrior”. In the game, he says Citra’s name twice in this sequence (and I think they reused the same sound file). The oasisstrings file reveals that the second time, as she’s walking away, he was originally supposed to say:

Citra, wait!

On the Path, Jason hallucinates and imagines Liza belittling and attacking him. It appears “she” had more dialog during this sequence:

You coward. Don't point that knife at me.

You're selfish, Jason. So selfish.

Where were you when Grant was dying? You ran away, didn't you?

I could never love you. You're just a child.

Think you're so tough? You tortured your little brother. That's disgusting.

You brought us to this island. You killed Grant. It's your fault.

Citra, on the other hand, had more encouraging words for him:

Complete the path.

Do it.

Jason is faced with a final choice: either join Citra or save his friends. In the first case, there would have been two more lines, apparently before the... ceremony:

Citra: We have a new hero living among us. Jason! He has walked the Path. He is the ultimate warrior. Jason: Yesss.

In the second case, Citra is upset, and the scene originally had more dialog (bolded below):

This violence is over. I'm done. No more blood.

What are you doing?

Jason, why must you leave? You will stop being a warrior, a hero. Your friends, they will move on, have kids and boring lives. Stay here. The Jungle will always be there for you, and you will always be King. With them gone, you never have to leave.

Jason. Look at me. Stay with me. You don't need any of them. You are powerful on your own.

You must keep going. Complete the path.

We're going.

Jason, what is wrong with you? Citra, she saved me, she saved all of us. And you reject her love? Argh!

No!

Jason, I love you.

Citra! Citra!

I love you.

Don't leave me.

I'm sorry.

What have I done... what have I done... Citra... Citra, please, do not leave me please... Citra, I am sorry, Citra, please don't--don't leave me...

Citra, please! Don't go!

What have I done!

Citra, I'm so sorry!

I'm so sorry, Citra! I am so sorry!

Please don't leave me!

Follow me.

Citra.

Citra.

Come on, Riley. We're going home.

Home...

Finally, as he and his surviving friends and family leave the island, Jason reflects on his adventure, but his monologue used to be longer and clarify what the oft-misunderstood message of Far Cry 3 is:

We've been prisoners most of our lives. Slaves of people like Vaas, Hoyt...Citra. Trapped by money and other drugs. Chasing fun, running from fear. Not any more. This world may not be perfect, or rewarding most of the time, but there are people we love who are counting on us. Who need us. So free yourself. Turn it off, rise up and the ones in charge, the ones who have taken you prisoner, will fall. And this world will be yours. Game over.

Finally, probably as a post-credits scene, we could have had this:

Hey. I guess I missed you. I can't really talk for long. I have to pick Riley up from school and take him to flight training. He just got his license, you should have seen the ceremony. The kid was beaming. And, uh...I think I might have that job at the studio. Not sure yet, but fingers crossed. [beat] The thing is, I miss you. And I know you can't forgive me. But I believe that we have more to say to each other. I'm not giving up. Liza. Call me.

It doesn’t seem like this takes place after his adventures on the Rook Islands. Instead, at least to me, it looks like an alternate past/reality in which Jason, instead of getting lost in “the game” to escape the real world, turned it off to focus on his loved ones instead, once again reinforcing the message of the game.

And I suppose this is how we would have truly won.

- The end.

[butchnavi]

good GOD can we stop gendering everything. I swear some of y'all just took the futch scale and decided to run with it as gender roles 2.0 (yassified edition)

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

okay listen i do think the scene is very adorable and i would not change it but i AM a pedant and a definite article is like by definition not a pronoun is it

[questwithambition]

August

Read

Staying Awake, Ursula K. Le Guin

Why We Need Perseverance - by Minh - Life with MD

When Obsession With Skincare Becomes Dermorexia

The introverts are winning | New Humanist

The Kid Is All Right: In Defense of Picky Eating

The Trouble with Friends | The New Yorker

Your phone is why you don't feel sexy

Tehanu, Ursula K. Le Guin

Potholes and Pavements, Laura Laker *

House of Asterion, Jorge Luis Borges

Watched

Rings of Power is a Disappointment, Here's Why | An Overdue Critique - Hello Future Me

the "natural blonde" debate & hair color politics - Tiffany Ferg

"splitting the bill" discourse & transactional friendships - Tiffany Ferg

How death changes your perspective - Philosophy Tube

The Tragedy of the Monster - Hello Future Me **

Work sucks, put on an apron - The Financial Diet ***

Went to

Sziget Festival, Budapest

Emily Wilson in conversation with Jennifer Saint on the Illiad, Daunt Books Marylebone, London

Noah Kahan, the O2, London

A Chorus Line, Sandler Wells theatre, London

Notting Hill Carnival, London

Listened to

Fatalism, Polaris

Northern attitude, Hozier & Noah Kahan

The view between villages, Noah Kahan

Francesca, Hozier

Salt, The devil wears parada

[whitehartlane]

archie on sonny 🤍

[torchickentacos]

nobody understands feta cheese like i do