#retro tv faves

[innervoiceart]

Top Fashion 1966.

The Avengers star, Diana Rigg

[mariocki]

Peter Wyngarde guest stars as Dr. John Hallam, eminent physician - but also criminal mastermind - in The Champions: The Invisible Man (1.2, ITC, 1968)

[kiss-me-muchoo]

𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬ú𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥 || 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐎’𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐱 𝐅𝐞𝐦!𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲_ On Halloween night, your jealousy puts in danger your relationship with Miguel. On Día de Muertos, Miguel and you are officially forevermore lovers, baking pan de muertos and building an altar.

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬_ angst, fluff, new relationship!trope, shy!soft!Miguel, shy!jealous!reader, unnoficial part two of burning witches (you don’t have to read it, but highly recommended)

𝐀/𝐍_ 1989 TV is amazing!. One of my faves is You are in love, use the song with this

♪ ♫ My Miguel O’Hara playlist ✰ Index (+ fics here)

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How could you sit there eating vegetarian sushi and look so pretty?

Miguel was embellished, looking at your straightened hair and band graphic tee. You were talking about some movie you wanted to see with him while eating a roll of sweat potato, cream cheese, and other ingredients.

“Amor, are you listening?” How he could not feel embarrassed when you’re giving him a sweet smile.

“Sorry, I got distracted” You arch your brow, playfully.

“By what? Is there a pretty waitress behind me?” He rolls his eyes as you giggle, leaning to eat from his noddles.

“Actually, I was getting lost on how good you look today.” Now he chuckles after seeing you so flustered and avoiding his eyes with a mouth full of sushi.

“Ay, pero qué bonita” You swear your cheeks are going to explode because of Miguel and his constant flattering.

You won’t believe it's been a week since you two started dating.

“Ya!” You try to stop him from laughing at your blushed face.

“Okay pues, bonita” Both of you smile at each other. And even the people around you who are eating seem con motioned by the cuteness of your lover’s antics for you.

“So… this winter… Are you teaching me how to drive finally?” he eyed you briefly but ended up nodding.

“I guess so. Just… we’ll get you a junk car to start” You rolled your eyes. Of course, he didn’t trust you after telling him of that little accident from last year.

“Despite that, I’m okay. I want a vintage rav4. That was my childhood car, well… my dad’s but” he chuckled. There were a lot of moments where he found you being so cute and adorable.

“Sorry… I’m still learning to shut up.”

“No, hermosa. Never shut up” and there was his silly smirk that had you on your knees. In that instance, he unconsciously showed all the love he felt for you.

“I warned you. But… What are you doing on Halloween night?” Jess was hosting a retro Halloween-themed party.

You already had your vintage bat costume with shimmers and see-through fabric.

“Not sure yet…” his answer disappointed you a little. Of course, the relationship was new, but you really wanted to spend Halloween with him.

“Oh. That’s okay.” And then, your answer disappointed him a little. He was debating whether to propose something to you or not.

“You have plans…” you shrugged, finishing your sushi roll.

“Not sure yet” Your smile was honest. But only you knew that your reply was a way to protect yourself. You trusted your boyfriend, but you weren’t ready for an early first fight or related.

Neither of you proposed something to do together. Maybe it wasn’t the best decision…

…

Halloween day and you didn’t talk with Miguel. At least you knew he had a long mission and since you were done with your part, you left without having an opportunity to exchange words with him. He had been talking with a woman. Once you suggested him to hang out with him that night in the folkloric earth you almost got burned like a medieval witch.

Talking about witches, no magic tonight.

That didn’t stop you from attending Jess’s party.

“Girl, look at you…” Jess greeted dressed in a seductive mummy costume. Her baby was attached to her hip and also dressed as a little mummy.

“Hey, you’re holding a baby, Jessica.” She giggles after realizing what you meant.

“Yeah, and you showed up here dressed like that” Although your costume wasn’t as sexy as hers, it was very noticeable.

“What can I say?” Both of you laugh and finally, you enter the house.

“Drinks are in the yard, most of the adults are there. For the kids, fried stuff and pizza” You can see most of your younger friends there, playing games and eating.

“I think I’m in the mood for the mezcal and fried lasagna.”

“You got it!” As Jess leaves his baby crawling towards Gwen, who’s dressed like a zombie, you follow the host of the party outside. Promising yourself to go back inside and greet your friends.

“Oh my god! Peter!” You greet shocked. Peter was in an elegant Dracula costume. He looked very nice, in contrast to his usual disheveled looks at the Spider Society’s HQ.

“You showered!” The other guests laugh, and you keep greeting other coworkers and friends.

“Very funny. But you? Where’s your silly boyfriend I know you want to impress?”

“Not here,” you say laughing. And Ben is offering the mezcal you oh so desperately needed.

To be honest, you missed him. But you were a little proud and stubborn to admit it. Also, while you sunk all the possible jealousy about seeing Miguel and that spider woman talking earlier, you were a little afraid. Because deep inside you knew there would be some miscommunication problems with Miguel.

“Get comfortable. Peter was about to tell us his most spooky experience” Jess says appearing with a beer in her hand.

“Ready for it…” With that, the first round of alcohol began.

An hour later you are dancing with Margo and Pavitr. Then, every word Peter and Ben said made you laugh so hard. You think they’ve never been funnier than that night. And that was a lot to say. Especially from Peter who was naturally funny as hell.

…

You really wanted to pee. But you had been laughing so hard with Jess, Hobie, Ben and Peter. You are near tearing from the bad jokes and sassy comments floating around.

“Time up, time up. I’m gonna pee if I don’t go now.” Jess tells you where the bathroom is, and you start your way inside. And then you turn to the kitchen, your eyes wide open as you spot your boyfriend.

Miguel is there, all dressed in black, drinking a beer and laughing with Anya Corazón.

Jealousy makes your blood boil. But suddenly sadness floods you. The disappointment beats the anger, triggered by the high amount of alcohol in your system. Your brain knew it was silly and immature. But since the day of the sushi date, you had that little torn stuck, where Miguel wasn’t adding you completely to his plans.

As soon as Miguel spots you with teary eyes, you turn around, directly to the house door.

“Hey, wait up…” Miguel stops you a few steps away from the entrance.

“Are…Are you crying?” He asks when you finally face him.

You couldn’t help it. It was the insecurity of being with such a great and difficult person. So, you sigh, eyes all teary and a red nose tip too.

“Well. I had a really good time. And the last thing I expected on my way to the bathroom was finding my boyfriend drinking beers and laughing closely with a girl.” He sighs, his tall and broad figure covering your whole figure from any possible guest trying to see what is happening.

You looked very beautiful. He wasn’t even sure if Jess invited you, but how could have been so stupid? Of course, she would.

“I didn’t know you were coming” he admits. Calm tone, and a neutral face, but he avoids your eyes.

You look at him reluctantly. So, since he didn’t know he could be giggling and shit with girls? Nah, no way.

“Yeah… And that’s the fucking problem” you attack with a broken voice, leaving him there standing alone. Avoiding a fight.

He’s about to follow you. But he stays there, not even understanding what happened. But he questioned if it was over. A struck strike him in the heart. If he unintentionally hurt you, he would be fully disappointed with himself. Not on Halloween night. Not one day before a special one for him.

He would do things right.

But for the rest of the night, you don’t leave his head and thoughts in peace.

…

30 missing messages, 4 missed calls, and 5 voicemails on the next morning.

First, Jess…

Hey, why you left the party? Please call me, I need to know what happened.

Babe, Miguel told me what happened last night. He’s an asshole, but he loves you so much. Please talk to him.

Then Peter.

My dear friend, I’m sorry for what happened yesterday. We were having such a great time. Listen, Miguel will try to talk to you. Tomorrow is a hard day for him. We know our boy, he’s not good with words and feelings, but he cares for you a lot. I talked to him all night after you left. He wasn’t right, but you have to talk to him, he loves you.

It’s gonna be fine, honey. Jess, me, the kids, we’re here for you. Love you!

And finally, Miguel.

Mi niña hermosa, I literally have no words to explain what happened last night. I just need you to know that… I love you. We need to talk about this, please.

Please, y/n. Tomorrow is Día de muertos and… I don’t want us to spend the day with misunderstandings.

Oh God…

Miguel sounded like a big teddy bear, saying lovely words to soothe you. It made your heart flutter, and it increased your hangover.

“Fuck…” you whispered, rubbing your eyes.

Flashes start hitting you. Having a great night, then seeing Miguel with Anya, and basically leaving him alone. How idiot you were.

You could have talked like a grown adult instead of throwing a tantrum and crying.

But you felt weird since he avoided telling you his plans for Halloween.

And finally, it hit you.

Maybe Miguel didn’t tell you anything because the following day of Halloween was Día de Muertos. A special day for him to remember his kid. He barely talked about Gabriella though. But the brief moments where he mentioned her to you, were unmatched. He missed his little girl. And you couldn’t imagine the pain of losing a daughter. You couldn’t leave Miguel alone. Or at least without an apology.

What a terrible girlfriend.

However, that didn’t excuse him from his poor communication skills.

You would do things right.

…

From both sides of the door, there's nervousness rushing.

You tug the hem of your skirt, then you hurry to brush your hair and wait. Miguel’s heart pounds as he suspects it’s you who’s knocking on the door. Since he rarely received visitors. So, when he opens the door, he finds you looking extremely shy and blushed.

“I’m sorry. I acted so immature, and I know today is a special day for you. I brought some things for you to use. And I’ll leave, I just wanted you-”

He pulls you in a tight hug, making you shut up. Around three minutes pass and he still holds you in his giant arms. You feel there are no more words needed as if the hug was a mutual apology.

Miguel digs his nose into your hair, smelling your shampoo and he thanks life for getting you two back together.

“I just wanted you here today with me…” he mumbles on your lips, before diving back and kissing your lips.

Finally, without breaking the kiss, he closes the door and leads you to the living room. His sneaky hands twirl you to make it easy. As your fingers get lost through his soft hair, he leans closer, holding your tiny waist compared to his hands. Your permission is when he stops his hands from traveling further, but you make him hold your hips. So, it’s enough. He kisses you with a smile on his face. Until you end up playing on his grey couch.

To you, is a bed. To Miguel, is his couch.

You know you’ll get your humbling moment. An impossible blush to miss appears and makes your boyfriend smirk.

“You don’t deserve it” his voice sounds deeper, and it sends shivers through your whole body and soul. Maybe you were guiltier than him, but you were so stubborn to act all submissive now. The best you could do was to take and savor what he decided to offer.

“But I’ll give it to you anyways…” your hands pull his shoulders to smash his lips again. Miguel knows he can proceed once his eyes are closed. So, he starts venturing his lips across your jaw and neck. You let out the first moan, and you’re glad you decided to appear on his doorstep.

…

The bed is wet. Not much, but there are some water spots that feel warm and cold at the same time. There’s also your empty wine glass when you turn left. Nueva York is setting for the sunset. You smile, stretching and savoring the pleasure of the little nap you took. Then Miguel comes in, in some damn grey sweats and his naked chest, your smile grows. And you can’t help but think you want him again.

Thank God you’re naked.

“You just woke up and you’re already looking that pretty?” you giggle at his comment. Your hair must be curled thanks to the shower. To Miguel, you look adorable, all his and only his.

“Put some shirt on…” he chuckled, cheekily.

“What? Am I turning you on again, bonita?”

“Isn’t it obvious?” you hide under the covers laughing recklessly. And your heart pounds faster as you know he’ll likely scare you or something.

He does, and you have to scream. As you pop your head, you see him laughing.

“You just came out of the shower?” You ask him. Miguel probably washed your hair and took you out of the tub. Since you know you fell asleep as he washed your body in the tub.

“Not really. I just grabbed some things for the altar” his comment reminds you of what you’re celebrating that day. And suddenly you remember everything that led you to be there naked in his bed, and your heart warms.

“I’m sorry” you honestly say.

Miguel tilts his head, arms crossed, making him look broader than ever.

“I said it was okay, nena” he knows you want to say more. You make space for him to sit at the edge of the bed.

“Yeah, you said it. But… I want this relationship to succeed. I want to know we won’t go through this again.” He sighs, but quickly smiles, caressing your leg.

“It won’t happen again. Something bothers us, we talk” and just like that, you have your massive boyfriend kissing you all over. He said Anya was an old recruit, she was a good friend and lately, she rarely spent time on the HQ, so Miguel was happy to talk to her. And you blushed out of embarrassment.

“Can we go cooking now?” Miguel nods. After letting you go, he threw a big sweatshirt at you. It was dark brown and covered you from chest to knees.

“It’s been a while since I used the stove and oven…”

“Doesn’t matter, dear” As Miguel follows you across his apartment, he can’t help but notice how small you look in his place. And he reminds himself how weird you look in Nueva York, generally. You don’t belong to any specific earth. Chaos magic witches barely existed, and they never glitched.

You haven’t used magic in the last days since your last mission. Not even you had time to remember. Since the Halloween party, your mind had spun over your friends, Halloween, Miguel, her friend Anya, and your jealousy.

But soon he forgets again about it because you are eager to make pan de muerto with him.

“You can help me with the cream. We’re making a liquor and cheese filling” his mouth watered. Since he left his childhood home. He never did pan de muerto again.

His mother used to bake with some alcohol too, but the fillings weren’t very popular at the time. And now, being able to retake that tradition with you was special to him. His little girl would be very happy to his dad smiling again. Miguel mixes everything together and with a little spoon, he hands it to you.

“Is it good?” He asks shyly, you open your mouth, and he gives you to taste the filling.

“Wow, this is amazing, Miguel. I love it!” He smiles proudly. You are about to dip your finger in the cream to taste it again, but your man snatched it away.

“Hey!” He soothes your discontent with a new kiss. And you’re beyond shocked about how often Miguel was kissing you now. You let his tongue in, and between the rest of the cream and Miguel’s incredible kissing abilities, you had to moan again.

“Okay, pause. Or else we won’t finish” you explain, returning to the oven to see how the flour was getting puffy and the smell of orange filled the air of the kitchen.

Nueva York was welcoming the sunset early as the time was about to change in early November. So, the kitchen tiles reflect an interesting pink and orange illumination. Seeing Miguel placing the cream on a piping bag with the sunset in the window in front of him, makes you happy. The air is dry, and your nose feels dry too. There’s a warm wind that stumbles off the windows, startling you often, but it’s perfect.

You are in love.

…

“And… done!” You say lighting one last candle, you go back with Miguel to hug his waist and appreciate the art you two made. It’s a fucsia, orange, purple, and gold Altar de Muertos.

“This is perfect” Miguel admits. The altar has everything. The food; paletas payaso, bubulubus and picafresas. Then there’s a big plate of polvorones, flan, arroz con leche and agua de horchata. The candles make the pan de muerto shine because of the sugar. And the cempasúchil petals made everything look even prettier.

On the top shelf, Gabriella O’Hara’s picture was placed. She had a pink sweatshirt and her soccer headband. But her big smile and light blush are what made Miguel smile widely. He truly missed her. But he always knew having her on that earth wasn’t meant to be.

And now, he knew that thanks to that… he found you.

And who knows? Maybe Miguel could have a kid of his own in earth-928 someday with you. He had nothing to fear again. He knew you two were meant to fall into pieces together, just like it had happened. And Miguel also knew how proud Gabriella was of him. So, he was celebrating her short life. He would apologize every year from now on. But he would also use November 1st to remember how much he loved her.

Just like he did with you.

“Te amo mucho, preciosa” You raise your head to look at him in shock.

It was the first I love you. And he said it. But your emotion and love make you quickly answer.

“Yo también, Miguel” his head tilts to bump with yours in the most adorable way.

He walks away to grab something from the side of the altar. When he turns, he gives you a gorgeous bouquet of cempasúchil.

“I saved this for you” he scratches the back of his head, nervously.

“How did you know I wanted one?” It’s your smile that makes his days. And he intends to be a constant reason in the long term.

“I just knew. And when we were doing the altar… Fue tu carita la que te delató, bonita” Giggles and a blush erupt from you.

“Thanks, corazón” you thank him shyly.

Thankfully the sound of the oven makes you widen your eyes.

“OH! The rest of the pan” you squeal excitedly, almost running to the kitchen.

He follows you chuckling.

Soon, there are two plates of azulejos on the table, with two pieces of pan de muerto filled with liquor and cream cheese. Some candles are there too and the cempasúchil bouquet is now in water. As the pan starts to get less warm, you are softly kissing Miguel again. And for the first time in years, both of you are so happy to be celebrating Día de Muertos.

It wasn’t about death anymore. It was about love.

[soshiharin]

inside harin’s home

an: this is her home with dongwook

harin’s masterlist

formal living room

the house is very much so retro

the formal living room is to the right of the foyer

there is an arch kinda framing the entrance of the room

two couches bcs its a big room

two coffee tables bcs yes!

the tapestry and couch are against the wall to the right of the room along with that extra chair

the curtains are supes cute

and so is the rug

and a grand piano in the left corner of the room

not shown but there are french doors that open to the side of the house

dining room

so slay

the dining room is to the left of the foyer, also with an arch

the dining table can seat a lot of people

the first picture is the actual table and chairs, and the second picture is the living room, like, actual room yk?

like the side wall is windows looking to the side of the house

cute chandelier

cute curtain

cute rug

and a fireplace (there are so many in this house)

kitchen

even more slay

might just be my fave room

its connected to the living room via a butler door

i literally just love everything about this kitchen

theres a little breakfast nook which is where dongrin have most of their meals if im being honest

french doors opening to the patio

family room

cozy and fun

this is right across/opposite the foyer

this is the less formal living room

the tv is disguised as the picture on top of the fireplace

those little hole things are saur cool

a record player setup along the wall

the sideboard is behind the middle couch

that small table thing is on each side of the couches

the shelf made it to this house!

gotta love the rug

and a little reading nook in the corner of the house

also french doors leading to the patio

backyard

the patio and backyard everyone!

theres like a little outdoor kitchen for if they ever to decide to have a party or something

and the backyard is BIG

all of that space for the dogs to run (and any future kids🤭)

and a swimming pool slayyyy

its relatively big

master bedroom

this room is on the far right of the upstairs

like when youre at the second floor landing and u turn ur head to the right, there’s the master bedroom

the second picture is the entrance-ish and the door there connects to the bathroom

the first picture is one of the entrances to the bathroom

cozy ass bed

and cute rug ofc!

she bought another shelf

the little seating area with the tv and fireplace

and a sideboard next to the fireplace

bathroom

hygiene slay

the sink is against the wall that the bed is against

big ass shower and the bath is next to it

theres obvi a toilet i just forgot to put a picture

then theres a walk in closet to the far right, past the bedroom entrance to the bathroom

theres a hallway abd and then the actual closet

©️ jang harin

and a rug

haesoo’s nursery

they finished this up two weeks before babygirl was born

the vibe here is different from the rest of the house; it’s princess/cottagecore/vintage

the wallpaper is floral bcs duh

the crib is up against the wall with a swan mobile having over it (also a baby monitor)

the seating area is on the opposite side of the room with little bookshelves next to it

then the changing station

theres obvi a wardrobe but i just didnt show it

[deceitful-eyes]

Oof, I'm well over a day late but here's my entry for day 2 of Cutie Honey Week - favorite Honey form! My fave that I've seen so far is Fancy Honey, or Model Honey, from the original TV series. She just looks so retro and awesome.

[phoenixfire-thewizardgoddess]

An interesting headcanon on the theme of Alastor joing the Vees, by choice or force and where he would fitin.

Conceptualise them calling him Vaudeville, a subtle retro theme while being true to his chosen medium. And they give him /make himtake on Vaudible, a podcast slash news media slash audiobook site whereinhe is the primary vocalisation.

And it is as insidiously pervasive as you can imagine. Picture a world where every television or internet video features Vox or his chosen presentors. Everything illicit from porn sites to sketchy magazines trace back to the reins in Valentinos hands. Anything you read on the internet or in a fave trends magazine was chosen and curated by Velvette.

And the, oh and then... theres a genial, oddly friendly but slightly old fashioned voice that charms and disarms you in every podcast, every nonvideo based news broadcast, every book you buy except possibly the most erotic filth that is read by a bevy of valentinos workers because no contract can make the former radio demon read some of the truly terrible things like 53 shades of red aloud.

That voice is your day to day, your source for information and also a trusted influence. Same as vox is trustworthy simply because he is always there in the public consciousness, always in the public eye... Alastor would be in the public's ear, their mind, their thoughts.

So what if the information starts to slant in a certain direction so subtly people find themselves riled up by things that never mattered before, vocalising hate or unity for topics they had been i different to, the spoken word is as powerful as it is invisible.

And that is only for the common man, imagine what a force an overlords sway holds.

And, to add in an additional thought, i have a slight headcanon that Alastor has a hypnotic voice/power of suggestion ability that is the equal to Vox's hypnotic eye/gaze of subjugation.

Imagine, then, someone you have no qualms letting into your home on your tv and your phone and you literature and now your every podcast or book or radio news bulletin... and two of them can use the ability to layer suggestions over your thoughts. One so gently you never realise anything is happening until the tiny strands of persuasion have you in their grasp like a fly in a web.

You will do anything, say anything, believe anything... and most importantly, buy anything they tell you. And they dont have to say a word.

The Vees would be the most terrifying quartet in hell simply because there would be no way to escape their reach.

It could be a fascinating idea to tease out.

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (3-9 Nov 2024)

welp. that sure was a week that happened.

📚 STUFF I READ ��

😍 reasons why you don't want to talk (about reasons why you don't want to talk) (napricot) - 61K, post EG/TFATWS fix-it that was amazing and so satisfying. [tbh i usually prefer to ignore EG/TFATWS entirely but this author is so damn good; I trust them implicitly]

😊 ripples all the way down (iriswests) - 57K, slow burn buddie

🥰 No Needles series (sal_si_puedes) - 68K, suits D/s fic, reread, forever fave

💖💖 +85K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

center of gravity (spqr) - Suits: Mike/Harvey, 16K - absolutely amazing fic, delightful read, extremely unusual AU

Rank Hath Its Privileges (One-EyedBossman (desert000rose), SecretFandomStories) - MCU: Steve & Natasha, 18K - DOLI #15; Steve & Natasha have a besties night in and catch up

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Would I Lie To You? - s16, e9

Jet Lag: The Game - Hide + Seek (ep 1)

Rescue & Restore - 1871 Candy Drop Roller Restoration

Handsome - Pretty Little Episode #12

Handsome - Molly Shannon asks about Irish Goodbyes

Dirty Laundry - s4, e7

Jet Lag: The Game - Tag Eur It 3 (ep 1-6)

Decoding the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Tombstones With Dr. Nicky Nielsen - Session 3: Reading Divine Epithets & Offerings

Seas The Day: Life Lessons From Cephalopods With Dr. Sarah McAnulty - Session 4: Respecting Our Elders: Ancient cephalopods to today

What We Do In The Shadows - s6, e5

Gastronauts - s1, e3

Brilliant Minds - s1, e1-6

D20: Adventuring Party - "Pigeon Lord Ishii" (s18, e7)

D20: Misfits & Magic 2 - "The Heart of Weugan" (s23, e7)

Doctor Odyssey - s1, e6

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

⭐ Lost Notes: Groupies - Lori Lightning and the Baby Groupies

⭐ Lost Notes: Groupies - The Fairytale of Miss Pamela

⭐ Lost Notes: Groupies - Girls Together Outrageously

⭐ Lost Notes: Groupies - Hollywood Encounters

The Curious History of Your Home - Bins

The Curious History of Your Home - Dish Washing

Re: Dracula - November 4: My Jonathan

Pop Culture Happy Hour - The Penguin

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Weed Week: Get Inside the CannaVan

If Books Could Kill - Sam Harris's "The End of Faith"

Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! - Outtakes: An airline is being sued for carelessly handing out what?

Talk From Superheroes - Agatha All Along

It's Been a Minute - The hot mom rom-com phenomenon

Pop Culture Happy Hour - YouTube Rabbit Holes That Are Great Distractions

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Weed Week: Dope Lake

Switched on Pop - Did Kendrick Lamar kill hip-hop?

Re: Dracula - November 5: Three Graves to Find

⭐ 99% Invisible - Meet Me at Riis

The Allusionist - 165. Fiona part 1

⭐ Vibe Check - One Hell of a Contradiction

Off Menu - Ep 270: Sebastian Stan

Decoder Ring - A Feel-Good Story About the End of the World

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Weed Week: Jirzankal Cemetery

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Weed Week: San Francisco Cannabis Buyers’ Club

⭐ Lost Notes: Groupies - The Oral History of Star Magazine

Dinner’s on Me - ZACHARY QUINTO

The Curious History of Your Home - Forks

Imaginary Worlds - Why The Future is (Doctor) Doom

Pop Culture Happy Hour - Heretic And What's Making Us Happy

Dear Prudence - I’m Sick of Hearing My Friend Cry About Her Job. Help!

Dear Prudence - Prudie Plus: It Really Should Be All About Me

Endless Thread - Awoken by a Lamp

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Weed Week: The International Church of Cannabis

The Sam Sanders Show - Inside 2024’s Tech Revolution with Journalists Taylor Lorenz & Elise Hu

The Curious History of Your Home - Coffee

Lost Notes - S1 Ep. 2: Outlaws of the Airwaves: The Rise of Pirate Radio Station WBAD

ICYMI - The Fashion Expert Twitter Loves to Hate

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Presenting Barry Manilow

Stray Cats

Presenting Bay City Rollers

The Struts

AC/DC

Multi Cello Retro TV/Video Game

Lacrimosa [a playlist described as "moody classical music with dark academia aesthetics" and it was great!]

Judas Priest

HorrorPops

HorrorPops Radio

[rainbowcrowley]

musca + ursa minor for the ask game? ❤️

thanks loz! <3

musca: who are your favorite youtubers?

oh there are SO MANY. youtube is the #1 most used app on my phone, i think. i have it on CONSTANTLY, like.. when i'm not watching some film or a tv show, i'm watching youtube eh

my youtube experience mainly consists of what the algorithm decides i might like (which is almost always correct)... so i don't have many fave channels but there are a few i watch on a regular basis: linus tech tips (+ all the other channels they have), mattkc (tech stuff, programming & retro gaming), hutts (streamer/let's player), taliesin & evitel (WoW content creators) and a couple of german channels (mainly doktorfroid, rezo, tomatolix and julien bam)

ursa minor: how many siblings do you have?

one older brother!

constellation asks ✨

[whorrorbvby]

What did you think of the new Salem's Lot movie? I wasn't a fan. They changed a bit too much.

Sorry if you were asked this before. I watched it last night.

i haven’t been asked! it was okay though like i have a lot of the same feelings for this that i did pet semetary. visually it looked amazing but like we really didn’t need it and the changes really aren’t as effective? ive never read the book but it one of my grandmothers faves and she absolutely hated the movie 😂 she and my grandfather didn’t even finish it she was so annoyed so i guess that tells you a lot 😅

i don’t know im just over these remakes/reboots/requels like the ogs are classics you don’t need to revive them. they’re quite literally trying to erase classic films by putting out these soulless modern cash grabs cuz like if you google salems lot or pet semetary or IT or ANYTHING they’ve remade of retro film you obvi get the books first but for film or tv or miniseries what have you it will ALWAYS show the modern ones and in time younger gens wont even know the ogs existed unless they’re cinephile. like it’s not even modern but my cousin didnt know the texas chainsaw massacre remake was a remake like she didnt know the og even existed let alone how big the franchise was (she is 16 so i can let it slide but still its a travesty she should know better) and like i dont know it depressed me but thats besides the point 😂

it was okay. probably won’t watch it again and just stick with the og when im feeling it but it still 1000% worth to watch just for the visuals alone

[ra1nyd4yzz]

Part 2!!

Wilburs aesthetic

He's very like retro to me if you what I mean like digital? Like how wilburs stream layout is, I just also imagine it with this Wilbur, he's definitely doing a coding class in his uni and whenever he sees anything old including technology like gameboys,old TVs,old computers he will literally spend all his money on it

Readers aesthetic

Girlie is very cute core!! Like she could watch a anime that has so much gore but it's very cutesy and pink so she absolutely love it like Madoka magic!! Surprisingly reader loves horror movies her faves are it and the Conjuring!!

[ashtraysystem]

My dad things my obsession with using our old tv to game on for retro gaming is a sudden thing, something that he didn't expect of me. Meanwhile my mom is totally cool with it, and happy that I see personal value in the old tv rather than monetary value. My mom wasn't surprised at all that I wanted it because she sees my genuine excitement over the tv.

I have gotten the go ahead from my mom to clean up the formal dining room area and turn it into a proper retro gaming area!! Might see if I can get my hands on a physical copy of one of my fave games to play Legitimately on the playstation!!! :D

[innervoiceart]

Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Monday, March 18 - Tuesday, March 19 Part 2

[Reviews & Recaps]

PODCAST: Episode 20 - Oreos Dunked in Apple Juice (Lie to Me) by The Sunnydale Diaries

PODCAST: BTVS 512 - Checkpoint by Another Buffy Podcast

[Fandom Discussions]

Blatantly baseless speculation about the internal metaphysics of a show that never bothered with consistent world-building by coraniaid

Alternate version of Buffy where everything’s the same but that guy in the first episode who she realized was a vamp cause of his out of date clothing was not a vampire. by tana-draws

magnificent moment of foreshadowing in “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date” by spuffybot

So the triumphant return of Spike in season 4 is obviously very funny but they’ve still been doing some interesting stuff with it. by breezybeej

we were robbed of a great Consequences Faith line! by juanabaloo

Principal Flutie by coraniaid

Retro Hot Takes by Cohen

Any good Buffy/Angell Fanfiction recommendations? by Plus-Version-3209

Those infamous bite marks by ILLYRIAN

Favourite Episode of the High School YearsPriceless by

If Spike never fell in love with Buffy by Kindofaddictedtotv

Favorite creative way to kill off a vamp or other evil by dragonsrawesomesauce

Lies My Parents Told Me irks me by SafiraAshai

Can someone explain what inspired the disgusting idea of an annual "fumigation party" at the bronze? by Sad_Abbreviations318

What are Anya's strengths? What are her weaknesses/flaws? by PristineSituation498

Pedro Pascal says a residual check for ‘BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’ saved him from going homeless by Slowandserious

Willow appreciation post by Slayerette444

Watcher's council control freaks by not_firewood_yet

Drusilla and Spike what a couple by draconetzah

Willow and Tara arguing in “Tough Love”: most realistic couple argument? by redditwatcher11

Say something nice about the Buffy movie (1992) by Altruistic_Fly_4215

What would Buffy be like if she became a vampire? by Responsible-Try-7470

What is the man who helps Dawn in "Forever" by AresEli

How DARE they do that to Anya? by FMBongo

Angel timeline by Inevitable_Voice_311

Just finished Slayers a Buffyverse Story (SPOILERS) by FormerlyKnownAsBeBa

Is this a parallel? by LightBlueSky55

Thoughts on this conversation? by sadhungryandvirgin

Just finished my AtS session 1 rewatch and I forgot just how good of a character Lindsay was. by ukcountrylover

For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow by Revolutionary_Key325

murder house (ahs) was murder house on buffy first! by Kindly_Ad2280

How would you change your least favourite main character in the Buffyverse? by darinani

I wish I could like S7 but I don't know how people can look past this. by brwitch

What Is Your Favorite Buffy Edit by Past-Throat-6788

5x22 episode song help by Fit-Literature6244

Any missed opportunities, my fellow Buffy fans? by PristineSituation498

Thoughts on Xander... by fhogrefe

Episode guide (spoilers) by Difficult_Writing865

What would an older Buffy season look like (SMG edition)? by redditwatcher11

Weird One - Podcast Opportunity by cpbradshaw

What Do You Think Is The Saddest Death by Past-Throat-6788

“Unproblematoc faves” are a trap. That being said… by JunketRound6142

On S2 of my rewatch. Knowing exactly what's about to happen, bawling by Xandertheokay

Parts cut out on Disney+ by Spooky_toni

Has anyone met someone who took Buffy classes at the University? by SorceryStorm

Favorite Tara And Willow Moment by Past-Throat-6788

How long was Buffy dead before brought back to life season 6? by Leather-Low-6795

Drop the f bomb ONCE in each season. by lesigh89

Ain’t no way Wesley said this in AtS 2x3 by ukcountrylover

Dawn and Dracula by maudiemouse

The Best Scene in All of Buffy by matty26548

How do you think a conversation would go between Angelus and these other two vile tv villains? by Eagles56

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[tristanginger]

It's hard to pick one of my fave photos from 2022, and I am so lucky to have worked with so many talented photographers this year. This photo is easily in my top 3. And a detail that I'm not sure if anyone noticed but Marisa added in the "Gilligan's Island" title screen on the TV, a nod to one of my touring burlesque numbers (inspired by Ginger from Gilligan's Island). And I knew I needed the perfect retro dress for this set, I hunted for 2 days around Montreal until I found this perfect dress for 7$ at a frippery. I adore this photo! This is camp.

Photo by Marisa Parisella Photography

Jewelry/ cigarette holder by Inchoo Bijoux

Taken at Le Saint-Motel

[atsukojackson]

I just made this account, so hello there folks :)

Age: 22

She/her

Interests: Baking, everything autumn, retro tv shows, and dark wave

Fave color: lavender

Favorite season: Fall 🍂

Unpopular Twilight opinion: Carlisle > Edward & Jacob

[mallahanmoxie]

some assorted music opinions under the cut given im not using twitter anymore yes you will have to contend with this regularly from now on (or as regularly as I listen to new music which isn't all that much)

alright let's get the big one out of the way

speak now taylor's version

i generally support the rerecordings as the statement that they are and I don't expect her or the records to sound the same (i think that's a foolish thing) but the production on this one sounds a little off to me particularly in the most punchy songs like haunted and enchanted (I like that she sounds audibly older though) the only song I'm disappointed by is back to december which somehow lost some of the magic I cannot however even begin to pinpoint why

vault tracks rank (better than fearless, much worse than red's btw)

When emma falls in love (lyrics are a bit cringe but it's a banger)

I can see you (originally my favourite rapidly becoming overplayed tho)

Electric touch (it's fine but it fades out of my memory the minute it stops playing)

castles crumbling (fine lyrics, okay melody, what a way to misuse Hayley Williams)

timeless/foolish one (they're okay but they're definitely not my style the refrain from timeless chafes at me and the whole concept of foolish one is too silly for me to battle against my dislike of its repetitiveness. They're passive listens)Su

surrender by maggie rogers

the story with this album is that I put one song in my anthony/penelope fic playlist (it is what it is) and became so obsessed with it I had to look into more and the album it is off of was actually great! it was very nostalgic sounding to me I sank into it and I was like this could've played in the princess' diaries and I wouldn't know a thing. really liked it. her vocals are very nice to listen to and I have done so repeatedly which is the highest praise an album can get from me. anyway some semblance of a ranking after a half assed listen but you gotta know it's not very trustworthy

begging for rain (THEE ballad sorry)

that's where I am (2000s ANTHEM????? the vibes are immaculate when every teen girl I looked up to on TV was a little grunge)

Want want (SO close to number 2 it's also a fucking banger)

overdrive (a good opener! it nails down the vibe early and contains some sonic (?) themes/devices that reoccur during the album and does them best (I'm thinking of the ahhs))

anywhere with you (this one is also very vibey it went into one of my character playlists right away)

horses (my second favourite ballad I enjoy the simplicity)

shatter (one of my favourite choruses this one's even more retro)

symphony (I rlly like the rickety synth (???) in the back. idk what it is it only strikes me as metallic in nature)

honey (I love the chorus verses are meh I like the instrumental)

be cool (this one is very retro but it sort of stagnates until the end which I like lots. I think it may be the interrupted synth throughout it all which bothers me some)

different kind of world (I enjoy the switch up it is simply not my fave)

I've got a friend (the only one I don't entirely like the verses are okay the chorus and the ending is so... did you write this on a ukulele)

assorted random releases

grl gvng by xg (ate up aespa. sorry.)

bite me by enhypen (good for a bg song the spoken bit is always jarring and a little cringe though)

seven by jungkook (I did not like it the mv SLAPS though)

super shy by new jeans (I liked this better than the other release but not more than ditto)

vampire by olivia rodrigo (very nice and singable loved the twilight vibes in the mv)

paradise calling by birdy (I KNEW she was gonna go retro with the album at some point it was the hair loved it obviously I've loved every release from portraits this one is very fun)

francesca by hozier (it's like he made this for 2016 me)

unknown/nth by hozier (in contrast this one's too flat to keep my attention long I know I'll like it when I get invested in the lyrics but I can't spare the focus now)

I haven't listened to the exo album or any NCT song lately nor anything from the Barbie soundtrack....... hopefully later?