#b&r 17

[zeynyukine3011]

Damian spitting facts with this one 🗣️🗣️

[vonxodd]

LYDIA B KOLLINS // 'is it cake?' runway ❥ rpdr 17x02

[aq2003]

I've had a vague urge to get more into Shakespeare for years; what are the top 3-5 plays you'd recommend that AREN'T Hamlet or Much Ado? And what version of each is your favorite?

(sorry for omitting two god tier ones but I've already seen David Tennant in each of those and I surmise that you're insane about both so I'm looking for some new plays)

gonna be some basic bitch answers but here:

macbeth - the tragedy of macbeth (2021) movie adaptation starring denzel washington. this movie is fucking stunning and the way they did the witches was SO good. also i have the throne of blood (kurosawa's adaptation) also on my watchlist since i've heard REALLY good things about it

richard ii - 2013 rsc production w/ david tennant (link). he gives me catastrophic gender envy, i need to become more masculine to become more feminine etc. ben whishaw in the hollow crown series (link) is great too

romeo and juliet - romeo + juliet (1996) movie adaptation directed by baz luhrmann. this is like, the most well known romeo and juliet and you might've watched it already but i'm listing this anyway because there will never be a better mercutio and the way they did the setting is SO fucking funny and inspired

twelfth night - so far only saw this one Outside On The Grass Where They Performed This At My College but i liked it a lot... reccing the 2012 globe production with mark rylance (part 1 / part 2) (his hamlet was one of dt's favorites as an aspiring actor) (i'm putting my faith in letterboxd and david's taste for this one)

coriolanus - 2014 donmar production w/ tom hiddleston (on archive.org). this is directed by josie rourke, who also directed dt/ct's 2011 much ado! the staging and the effects are fucking awesomeeee (also peter de jersey and elliot levey are in this, i love them)

also shoutout to the ones i want to watch:

the 2016 production of a midsummer night's dream w/ ncuti gatwa (i have found nowhere to pirate it and i might just crack and pay the 10 dollars to watch it)

the 2015 production of the love's labour's lost w/ edward bennett (he played laertes in hamlet (2009) and he's REALLY underrated, i love his benedick SO FUCKING MUCH even if that production overall was a little dull)

either hollow crown's or greg doran's henry iv (it's two whole plays i need so much time to watch that. and ideally i want to watch both lol)

kurosawa's ran (1985), an adaptation of king lear set in 1500s japan

vishal bhardwaj's omkara (2006), an adaptation of othello set in india

[d0llh0use-of-h0rr0rz]

Whoz damn kidz r these

[stromuprisahat]

I'm not sure if this has been brought up but like

What does Mal know about farming?

Are you telling me the boy raised in a fancy orphanage then entering the army would know anything about animal husbandry and agriculture? Does he happen to hang out with the old serfs working the Duke's lands? When? Is the orphanage even near a farm?

Who knows maybe Mal is just in love with the idea of a farm but will wilt when he realizes he has to wade through animal shit every day. It'll be something like those people on Homestead Rescue. Or ballerinafarm. Someone's run the numbers and rn there is no way they're getting a profit from their farm...and it turns out they're connected to an airline family. Sort of like how the orphanage in canon was bankrolled by the crown

Not to mention that viral article which just gives me trapped Alina vibes

I don't think he really wanted a farm, that's show!verse. Book!Mal is mostly interested in making sure Alina doesn't have a life outside of him, otherwise he'll just get around ~somehow~.

Since I don't remember much about Malyen, outside his stellar bf moments, I had to go through the books to search mentions of it, and the only line that makes it his goal is from Alina's memory of them as children:

Shadow and Bone- Before

That's something akin to today's children dreaming of becoming an astronaut, or what do they long for these days. Especially, since diary farm would be the "cleaner" option (And how do they keep the milk cold in Ravka anyway?), compared to beef for slaughter.

Next mention of a farm in connection to Malyen is from Ruin and Rising- Chapter 11, when Nikolai promises to give him whatever he'll wish for finding the firebird:

So yeah, here goes said bankrolling...

Last, there is his happy ending, when he's educating the next generation in modern agriculture:

Ruin and Rising- After

Which again- sounds like a pastime of a rich guy with nothing to do, and let's be honest- could mean anything including showing them pictures of old and new ploughs, or diagrams on fertilization. It doesn't mean he's the one with pitchfork in hands, getting up in five AM every day to milk those cows child him dreamt of. Quite contrary- if there are any animals, he won't be the one taking care of them, if he has plenty of time for frolicking around the woods.

He's a strong, young, good-looking, able-bodied man in a country lacking these and he's supposed to be very likeable (Dunno where, but nvm me.), there's really no reason to go for the lowest-paying, "unqualified", physically exhausting labour and in books, it seems more like he was planning a career in the army. Even Alina realizes he's happy there, and if we're to believe her in this, his career was promising.

Shadow and Bone & Siege and Storm- Chapters 17

So yeah- if a farm remained something he fantasised about even as an adult, it was likely the way rich or town folk think about it- running around pastures with sun at his back, cows and sheep feeding themselves, no upkeep necessary.

It's likely about an idea of stable source of income and owning a property, I don't think it would involve nearly as much mud as it realistically does, much less the proper amount of shit.

It's possible I've missed something, but then again- Malyen's good in ~everything~, so perhaps he used to muck out as a part of his childhood chores and now he can do it all, but I'm more inclined to believe his dream came true even in this and he simply has people, who know when, what and how.

[musickickztoo]

Ruth Brown 

January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006

[voidcat]

once again at my wits end bc of men

[biitchcakes]

"she's like, your age." is so interesting to me and has made me laugh since they confirmed it because it means Jessica Drew fully Mothers™️ Gwen and Cindy while being in the same general age bracket.

also means she's a lot younger than a good number of her fellow Avengers when she's on the team.

[dreamertrilogys]

my least fav type of ppl r those suck-up idiots whose parents r super duper strict n like track their phones n shit & they [the kid] refuse to even TRY to get away w/ anything. And i mean not even leaving their phone at a friend’s house if their parents are tracking it type shit

[hollowfairybabybat]

wanna hav cute girly sleepovers but like 2 types like wanna watch cartoons n dress up n play with my calico critters n color n stuff but also like middle school sleepovers how i would wif childhood bestie minus or wif some stuff lol but ughhh the longinggggg

[itsalwaysdark]

ive always wanted to play dnd but truly i think its too late for me and i just dont have it

[paularoseauthor]

Be Kind

Yr B. Monday of the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time Jesus taught us to be kind. When Jesus spoke to His disciples about sin, He made it clear that while sin will inevitably occur in our world, there is a strong warning for those who lead others into sin. In fact, He said it would be better for someone to have a millstone tied around their neck and be thrown into the sea than to cause one of…

[carbonateds-oda]

u described it so perfectly

LOOK at them.

god idc anymore skk Can eat shit I need them back so bad I can’t take the withdrawal symptoms anymore

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: October 23, 1995

Lyrics:

When the thunder calls you

From a mountain high

It's time to spread your wings and fly

When the thunder calls you

Under purple sun

To the place where horses run

When I saw your face

I knew you were the one

In a sky that's filled with rain

A ray of sun

I called you on the phone

Said, You're happy on your own

When I heard your body cry

For my love

Your body's calling me

Your body's calling

I think I'm falling

Whoa

A picture in my mind

A vision in a dream

When the storm destroyed

The bridge I walked across

Have you ever felt alone

When you stood within a crowd

On a path you thought you knew

But feel alone

I'm all confused

Like a child with a choice of toy

So much to gain, so much to lose

Like a pain you endure more than enjoy

Songwriter:

I guess I'm going crazy

Everyone's telling me so

Do you feel the same?

Well that's all I need to know

Lisa Lindebergh / Jimmy Sven Anders Monell / Patrick Jonathan Standfast Tucker / Suzanne Kathleen Mosson / Dan Rowe

SongFacts:

👉📖

Homepage:

East 17

[scealaiscoite]

⋆˚࿔ build-a-fic 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

➴ chose a line of dialogue, an emotion and a setting (a number, letter, + a creature), and write/request to your heart’s content!

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ a piece of dialogue

꒰ 1 ꒱ “i can’t fucking believe this.”

꒰ 2 ꒱ “what they said back there. is it true?”

꒰ 3 ꒱ “it’s not safe here anymore- we need to leave. now!”

꒰ 4 ꒱ “you know how much i care about you.”

꒰ 5 ꒱ “they’re never going to hurt you again.”

꒰ 6 ꒱ “here, let’s get you warmed up.”

꒰ 7 ꒱ “i didn’t do it. please, you have to believe me!”

꒰ 8 ꒱ “i’m taking you home, and that’s that.”

꒰ 9 ꒱ “do you trust me?”

꒰ 10 ꒱ “i can’t sleep either. mind if i join you?”

꒰ 11 ꒱ “you’re not your worst mistake.”

꒰ 12 ꒱ “try and eat, if you can. it’ll make you feel better.”

꒰ 13 ꒱ “i say this with all the love in my heart, but you look like shit.”

꒰ 14 ꒱ “they’re going to surround us. we need to get ready.”

꒰ 15 ꒱ “i need you to leave.”

꒰ 16 ꒱ “we can’t be seen together like this. not anymore.”

꒰ 17 ꒱ “it’s dangerous. i need you to know that before you agree.”

꒰ 18 ꒱ “it’s just one night- surely sharing a bed for that long won’t kill us.”

꒰ 19 ꒱ “it’s getting dark, we should think about heading back.”

꒰ 20 ꒱ “what have i told you about coming here?!”

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ an emotion

꒰ A ꒱ disdain

꒰ B ꒱ grief

꒰ C ꒱ ecstasy

꒰ D ꒱ disbelief

꒰ E ꒱ anxiety

꒰ F ꒱ contentment

꒰ G ꒱ drunkenness

꒰ H ꒱ enjoyment

꒰ I ꒱ confusion

꒰ J ꒱ fear

꒰ K ꒱ hunger

꒰ L ꒱ relief

꒰ M ꒱ distrust

꒰ N ꒱ fondness

꒰ O ꒱ delight

꒰ P ꒱ hurt

꒰ Q ꒱ love

꒰ R ꒱ sickness

꒰ S ꒱ exhaustion

꒰ T ꒱ betrayal

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ a setting

꒰ 𓆉 ꒱ the corner bed in a hospital ward

꒰ 𓅨 ꒱ a spare bedroom

꒰ 𓆣 ꒱ an alleyway behind a dive bar

꒰ 𓃰 ꒱ a mountainside shrouded in fog

꒰ 𓃗 ꒱ a skeevy motel just off the highway

꒰ 𓃱 ꒱ a barren industrial plant in the middle of nowhere

꒰ 𓃟 ꒱ the lush, indulgent foyer of a member’s only club

꒰ 𓆟 ꒱ the war room of a military blacksite

꒰ 𓆈 ꒱ the produce aisle of a 24/7 supermarket

꒰ 𓅫 ꒱ the bedside of someone who doesn’t want you there

꒰ 𓅟 ꒱ the walk-in fridge of a failing restaurant

꒰ 𓃵 ꒱ a rickety old barn’s hayloft

꒰ 𓃓 ꒱ at work, far later than you should be

꒰ 𓆌 ꒱ a stranger’s bed at dawn

꒰ 𓆏 ꒱ an airplane hanger

꒰ 𓅭 ꒱ a medical bay that stinks of antiseptic and fear

꒰ 𓆗 ꒱ the kitchen of a derelict house

꒰ 𓃢 ꒱ the dressing room of a luxury department store

꒰ 𓆧 ꒱ the place where grassy plains meet desert dunes

꒰ 𓃔 ꒱ a beach at low tide