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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
#due to the Great Data Decay academics write viciously argumentative articles on which episodes aired in what order#at conferences professors have known to engage in physically violent altercations whilst debating the air date number of household viewers#90% of the couch gags have been lost and there is a billion dollar trade in counterfeit “lost copies”#serious note: i'll be honest i always assumed it was english imperialism that made shakespeare so inescapable in the 19th/20th cent#like his writing should have become obscure at the same level of his contemporaries#but british imperialists needed an ENGLISH LANGUAGE (and BRITISH) writer to venerate#and shakespeare wrote so many damn things that there was a humongous body of work just sitting there waiting to be culturally exploited...#i know it didn't happen like this but i imagine a English Parliament House Committee Member For The Education Of The Masses or something#cartoonishly stumbling over a dusty cobwebbed crate labelled the Complete Works of Shakespeare#and going 'Eureka! this shall make excellent propoganda for fabricating a national identity in a time of great social unrest.#it will be a cornerstone of our elitist educational institutions for centuries to come! long live our decaying empire!'#'what good fortune that this used to be accessible and entertaining to mainstream illiterate audience members...#..but now we can strip that away and make it a difficult & alienating foundation of a Classical Education! just like the latin language :)'#anyway maybe there's no such thing as the 'greatest writer of x language' in ANY language?#maybe there are just different styles and yes levels of expertise and skill but also a high degree of subjectivity#and variance in the way that we as individuals and members of different cultures/time periods experience any work of media#and that's okay! and should be acknowledged!!! and allow us to give ourselves permission to broaden our horizons#and explore the stories of marginalized/underappreciated creators#instead of worshiping the List of Top 10 Best (aka Most Famous) Whatevers Of All Time/A Certain Time Period#anyways things are famous for a reason and that reason has little to do with innate “value”#and much more to do with how it plays into the interests of powerful institutions motivated to influence our shared cultural narratives#so i'm not saying 'stop teaching shakespeare'. but like...maybe classrooms should stop using it as busy work that (by accident or designs)#happens to alienate a large number of students who could otherwise be engaging critically with works that feel more relevant to their world#(by merit of not being 4 centuries old or lacking necessary historical context or requiring untaught translation skills)#and yeah...MAYBE our educational institutions could spend less time/money on shakespeare critical analysis and more on...#...any of thousands of underfunded areas of literary research i literally (pun!) don't know where to begin#oh and p.s. the modern publishing world is in shambles and it would be neat if schoolwork could include modern works?#beautiful complicated socially relevant works of literature are published every year. it's not just the 'classics' that have value#and actually modern publications are probably an easier way for students to learn the basics. since lesson plans don't have to include the#important historical/cultural context many teens need for 20+ year old media (which is older than their entire lived experience fyi)
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for anyone too young to know this: watching The Truman Show is a vastly different experience now, compared to how it was before youtube and social media influencers became normal
before it was like, "what a horrifying thing to do to a human being! to take away their autonomy and privacy, all for the sake of profits! to create fake scenarios for them to react to, just to retain viewership! to ruin their happiness just so some corporate entity could harvest money from their very humanity! how could anyone do something so evil?"
and now it's like, "ah, yeah. this is still deeply fucked up, but it's pretty much what every influencer has been doing to their kids for a decade now. probably bad that we've normalized this experience"
#the truman show#sbs rambles#I keep thinking about how children on popular youtube channels should probably have laws to protect them#social workers assigned to them maybe#I dunno#they did not sign up to have their lives sold for profit#but here we are#tho#I guess none of us signed up for it#and our data is harvested more than ever#god#high-tech capitalism sucks turns out#OH WAIT because tumblr is bad at getting context sometimes#let me specify:#I am not saying that the movie The Truman Show is bad or that it normalizes this#like all good sci-fi (because it is kind of sci-fi) it's there to warn us of what the future could hold#and it did that in a very good way - it's a beautiful movie#I could see someone with a bad faith take assuming I meant that it was part of the problem#it absolutely wasn't. it didn't normalize this; we did#youtube did and social media#it's us that's the problem#or more specifically: big corporations and a lack of regulation#that's the origin of most modern problems
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"Are you satisfied yet?"
#luo bingge#luo binghe#svsss#scum villian self saving system#ren zha fanpai zijiu xitong#pidw#proud immortal demon way#myart#well that was a big piece but I'm super proud of it#sadly you know how tumblr is don't hesitate to click for a better quality#I've drawn every single thing in this yes even the dragon in the background#I think I should draw backgrounds more often whenever I can#btw if you want some infos on the details here:#each guanyin represents one of lbg's wife as they are a replacement for what the dragon is holding in its pearl#can you guess which one is which ? :D#it's kind of like “after everything you've done do you realize what you truly wanted now? ah it's out of your grasp now isn't it?”#xin mo has a red eye but that's just for the aesthetic it's not functional#anyway I loved working on this maybe I should have waited a day before posting it but I'm too excited about it to
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this is basically what happened, right?
(these guys are very lucky that everyone at NRC 1) has the combined intelligence of a sack of bricks, and 2) is easily distracted by shiny things.)
#art#twisted wonderland#twisted wonderland spoilers#stage in playful land#stage in playfulland#these two are SO sleazy and i am utterly delighted by them#can't wait to find out their tragic backstory in approximately 3-4 weeks!#fortunately i have like a month to figure out how the heck to draw their hair (spoiler: i will never figure it out)#also. god. i love it whenever leona accidentally reveals his Mom Side.#he doesn't care about any of this but he WILL be tagging along to make sure no one else gets into trouble#once again he has to be the Responsible Adult and he hates it. the whimsical hat weighs heavy upon his head.#anyway this is me so excuse me while i now talk about diasomnia for three hours#but lilia being all 'kids gotta have some adventure in their lives!' is hilarious#specifically because you know silver would NEVER.#100% silver not only never snuck out but he always went to bed on time AND brushed his teeth AND flossed even when nobody made him.#lilia: aww but you should be enjoying your youth! >:c#silver: i am. i enjoy being respectful and disciplined and honoring you as my father.#lilia:#lilia: maybe i'm TOO good at raising kids#you know i was going to say none of his kids would be involved in this but i actually think malleus definitely would#he would not see it as a moral quandry though. he would just be excited to be invited along.#(the only reason he isn't there is because he was busy admiring a termite-infested beam somewhere and yuu didn't get a chance to ask him)#i mean MAYBE if lilia as his single authority figure told him no then he would have some reservations#but lilia's the one who's screaming HELL YEAH LET'S SNEAK OUT AND DEFY AUTHORITY while dabbing so moot point there#sebek would never and he would rat on everyone else. unless malleus is going in which case he's already there.#and i guess if everyone else is going silver probably would too#but he'd. y'know. feel conflicted about it.
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Danny Fenton, aka Phantom, has been given a new task!
In short, literally no one in the Ghost Zone/Infinite Realms wants their mostly peaceful afterlife to be rocked by a certain Gotham rogue named Joker. Which, when he dies, is almost sure to happen because of whatever the hell was in that vat he dropped in included ectoplasm. So, yay, he’s also a little ghostly too, meaning he *is* pretty hard to kill. Unfortunately, there’s also a certain vigilante that is quite keen to murder him in recent years.
So now Danny has to keep the mass murderer trauma clown alive for as long as he possibly can while attempting to keep the Joker from. Well. Being the Joker.
Oh, and naturally, Danny got this assignment AFTER Joker got out of Arkham. Again. And entirely blew up the asylum. Time to join the Goonion, he is NOT doing this without getting PAID, thank you.
#danny phantom#dpxdc#dp crossover#the idea is that Danny is now an. assistant? henchman? who will NOT let this man die but also can’t let him just put bombs everywhere#Danny’s search history is stuff like how do I give enrichment to a super villain so he doesn’t kill more people#it shockingly has results#there’s also possibly a ghostly court case bc some people who died DO want joker dead and are willing to re-kill him once he….#…. re-emerges as a ghost if that’s what it takes#danny is the MOST reluctant body guard#he’s using Psycho Babble! he’s using Jazz Fenton Language!#he hates it! he can strategize and such just fine but he’s really more of a…#… punch thing until it stops being a problem#sort of guy. percussive maintenance as his dad would say#he’s just there like#Hello Mr. Joker#have you considered NOT setting the orphanage on fire? there are better ways to get senpai to notice you#I heard flowers are nice. wait no do NOT call Poison Ivy-!#Danny is having a bad time. joker is having a time once he realizes Danny would rather not be here but is seemingly stuck#also joker maybe tried to kill him and it failed so he’s like#well. hm. that’s. not as new as it should be. have you met lord deathman?#the bats are trying to figure out this dynamic and failing miserably. they even call Harley and she’s like yeah no clue good luck tho
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I like to think of the mercenaries as a group of "I work alone" people forced to work as a team
#alan becker#animator vs animation#wait maybe I should post this one Twitter hold on#I want to see what my mooties on there have to say too
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Making out after their date 👨❤️💋👨🍷
#cod#nikprice#cod nikolai#john price#captain price#nikolai cod#I struggled with art today so have a little sketch#I was debating whether I should post this one or not but ah fuck it#suits are hard to draw y'all#Brain needs a break I think#my art#maybe they waited to be back at home or maybe they're making out in the fancy restaurant's bathroom who knows#too much wine was involved#:3c#ooooh maybe even in their car#ideas ideas#grab him by the tie Nik
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Also, I've finished reading Dark Heir... 😳
#dark heir#dark rise#sarcean#anharion#maybe i should have gotten into it only when book 3 was closer.... bc the long wait for it begins ;;#my art
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Currently imagining Arthur + Gwen + the knights asking someone (maybe druids?) who this famous "Emrys" is and they proceed to do a version of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" while Arthur, Gwen and the knights grow increasingly more distressed with each line and Merlin hyperventilates in the background
#bruno is VERY merlin-coded fight me on this#these lyrics were MADE for him#he walks in with a mischievous grin: THUNDER#grew to live in fear of him stuttering and stumbling#i can always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling#it's a heavy lift with a gift so humbling#grappling with prophecies we couldn't understand#someone says the SEVEN-FOOT FRAME line and by this point gwaine looks paler than a paper sheet and elyan wants to cover his ears#cue to them all heading back home later agreeing that they never should have brought up emrys#merlin passed out for a second but they were all too scared to notice#lancelot however had the time of his life#he's considering writing a full musical#merlin is considering turning him into livestock but that's going to have to wait until he can breathe properly so maybe 2-3 business days#merlin emrys#arthur pendragon#guinevere pendragon#gwen#the knights of the round table#knights of the round table#bbc merlin#we don't talk about bruno#encanto
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His gorgeous beefcake charm and funny tactical boba holster have captivated me
#nine sols#nine sols kuafu#doodles#aseukiart#kuafu nine sols I love youuuuuuu I hope nothing bad happens to you ever#Known him for only 30 seconds but have already been sold on his endearing attitude#<-only just started playing so doesn't know anything#Everyone has Very Good Shapes in this its been a while where I've played smthn that made me want to draw the characters designs this quickl#maybe someday I'll draw Yi too who know#looks at him#shakes him#Somethings wrong with him I Know it idk What I can't wait to find out#No Spoilers btw I'll Learn when I Learn#anyways this was a nice break trundling back to my holiday art hole#<-should have started a month ago and yet here we are
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splatoon twt just dropped this what the fuck?!?!!?!!!!!
#zeno's art#is what i would say if i was not a liar!#splatoon#splatoon 2#splatoon 3#agent 3#agent 4#agent 8#neo agent 3#this was just stylisation practice. inspos were the powerpuff girls clone high + psychonauts#i wont go into much detail about anything but the most important part for me was the head shapes#and just pushing stylisation up to 11. all in all im pretty proud#anyway if splatoon cartoon was real i think they should have a season for each agent where theyre juggling story mode business and inksports#and maybe have some episodes on idols and splatbands. guys omg wait what if i made a splatoon cartoon on my own? all i need is $500000 ish
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SUTEKHSUTEKHSUTEKHSUTEKHSUTEKHSUTEKHSUTEKH You guys excited? I know I am.
#dw spoilers#doctor who spoilers#empire of death#the legend of ruby sunday#doctor who#doctor who fanart#sutekh#this dog was made for me#he's my son#yea I know I should probably have waited until I watched the newest episode#or like maybe finished the piece#but no#Guys my doctor who obsession finally lined up with my obsession for death dogs covered in gold#how wild is that?#krita#digital art#digital painting#SUTEKHSUTEKHSUTEKHSUTEKH
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Have you drawn anyone from pokemon conquest before? I was just thinking that Oichi would look super cute in your style 👉👈
I LOVE CONQUEST I LOVE OICHI
#HI ITS BEEN A VERY LONG TIME SINCE I POSTED HERE ???#mix of uni stuff and uhm. 100 hours of octopath traveler 2. and maybe 50 hours of fe3h.my bad#waiting very very patiently fot ot1 to go back on sale♥️ but this isnt about her#i finished conquest like 6 years ago i barely remember it. i loved it#maybe i should play that again instead of falling back into fire emblem#art tag#pokemon#pokemon conquest#jigglypuff#oichi#?????do you have a tag angel#hope conquest comes back somehow some day#pokemons been completely silent for a year bc theyre working on a conquest remake. they told me
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Kitty me love
Some concept art and expression practices as a blatant excuse to draw them all
Wonder if i could draw them as the royal guards from hxh that would be
#art#fanart#artists on tumblr#traditional art#undertale#undertale fanart#undertale fandom#deltarune#deltarune fanart#deltarune fandom#undertale mad mew mew#mad mew mew#mad dummy#undertale mad dummy#jevil#jevil the jester#jevil deltarune#jevil fanart#spamton g spamton#spamton deltarune#spamton#spamton fanart#i still cant draw girls or women#bruv i should draw them more#hmm i have a thought about smth#but maybe i should keep it hidden#oh wait its [hyperlink blocked]
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im way too scared to say this on main but icl i love lloyrumi n' i love ur lloyrumi art ... can u draw them more for me ... maybe dr harumi meeting sora and jordana like 'damn lloyd they js like us fr fr ???'
i love when the relationship dynamic is "kiss marry kill? all of the above"
#llorumi#wolfcat shipping#raspberryshipping#ninjago#:3#parcaeive#ty for the ask!!! :3#ok im too lazy to tag the individual characters right now maybe later#also anon never be afraid to be a llorumi shipper...never be afraid to be real af#thwres Six actie llorumi shippers here and they would fight for u fr...#also sorry for taking about Checks time NINE THOUSAND YEARS to respond#WAIT im not forcing u to go to main Just so we r on the samr page but i think you should Not be scared#But fr dont be afraid to be a llorumi shipper we are one in the same... two peas in a pod..#like yeah ig majority of the fandom hates it so what#i like it and u like it and we're grooving so we should just have fun!!!!#also dont mind the ugly ass jordana idk how to draw her hair yet#shes my next kai#ninjago spoilers#<- only implied but wtv
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This was going to be very short and cute but there was just too much cuteness so now it's going to be longer and cute. In this gif we have:
The tail end of Nick pushing Charlie off of him (which it took him longer to do than was strictly necessary).
Nick, in no hurry to get up, with his hands expecting and ready for more roughhousing (and his face showing happiness at the prospect).
Charlie noticing something and Nick - instead of doing the typical person response of looking towards whatever has caught his attention - just continuing to look at Charlie for a while.
#Nick: Get off!#Nick: No wait come back#Re points (1-2): I'm happy for future Nick that he gets to say “we're gonna have to fight” (over side of the bed for sleeping)#and then their tussling leads to kissing#Maybe I should make a post bringing together various times past-Nick's 'dreams' are realised by his future self#Re point (3): Nick continues to care more about Charlie's reaction (to something) than almost anything else#and maybe also finds Charlie distractingly pretty#Maybe I should make a post of those times too#Well - of the times Nick watches Charlie rather than what a person would 'typically' be looking at in the circumstance#Nick finds Charlie distractingly pretty/cute/adorable/endearing/good looking probably too often for one post#heartstopper#nick & charlie#charlie spring#nick nelson#heartstopper s1#nick x charlie#narlie#heartstopper netflix#heartstopper analysis#heartstopper mini moment
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