#so the center is Jane?!!!!??

[antigonick]

So I'm back to reading Wuthering Heights and a fact about me is that I love Catherine Earnshaw, I have always loved Catherine Earnshaw, if Catherine Earnshaw has no fan then I am dead, etc, she's awful she's glorious she has set the bar for every character I interact with in fiction and I LOVE Catherine Earnshaw.

[foolsocracy]

I can't get the idea out of my head, so please consider; MJ invites Peter out along with some of her friends for dancing. Results may vary

ok this has been SITTING in my inbox. I was thinking about drawing something but ive caved and im just gonna talk.

YES. That girl can DANCE and she loves it!! I feel in the 19th and 20th century everyone could do a bit of social dancing because thats just what people did for fun. I think the Parkers and the Watsons both taught their kids to dance 'older' stuff they would have done when they were younger, like a solid waltz, quadrille, two-step, polka, what have you. MJ learned them all with fervor. Pete... learned some of them.

I think MJ and Pete would probably do (east coast) swing most often. Because they are hip and of the times. I think Pete probably would have had MJ and Robbie get to know each other through dance, actually. Like Robbie was around the welfare center when MJ was and Pete immediately was like Yes, now MJ can practice with him and not me (ultimate backfire because how he's got 2 partners)! Harlem is definitely the hot spot for swing, with black Americans engineering the whole thing. MJ was totally ecstatic to have a friend over there to run into who was a ready and willing partner!

I do have to say that MJ is a total back lead when it comes to Peter. They will ARGUE on the floor (in good fun). She'll be like 'do that one move I just taught you!' or 'If you fumble this texas tommy i'll kill you' or 'ok on this next backstep we're doing Charleston... aaand triple step, back step.' And Peter will snark back. Whenever she really wants to piss him off she'll make him practice Balboa (he thinks it looks stupid).

[rexscanonwife]

Me on the bus going to WORK and passing the pride festival my town is throwing

[sapphosclown]

ok let’s unpack that

grease rise of the pink ladies 1x09 spoilers ahead

nancy my aroace love who is taking this friendship break up the absolute hardest my poor girl

nancy professing her friendship love is so special and important to me actually

i love cynthia in the t-bird jacket but it also made me sad and scared

also… “the red sox are neither red nor socks but they’re still a team” non-binary cynthia is so real. the goddamn 50s tho.

olivia please stay away from that man he is a predator. i’m not a fan of this marriage. in fact i hate it. she is so down in the dumps and needs her girls more than ever and has no idea

also the look back between her and jane…. ok

POOR MRS. MCGEE SHE DOESNT DESERVE THIS

jane so happy you’re out of your funk congrats girl sorry your boyfriends got banished you’ll get em back i’m sure

more importantly you need to get your gf back

cynthia. really the most important to me i’m sorry.

shy guy was so real for not wanting them in their group, they were a dick to him and then pretending it didn’t happen was shitty. they definitely took that “men can’t talk ab their feelings” and carved it into their being as well and im really happy the guys are leaving that shell rn and cynthia is ok having emotions again. i really loved cynthia and shy guys talk, edward :) also the mlm/wlw solidarity IS THERE IT WAS SO THERE WE ALL SAW IT. im so excited to see what cynthia was going to say to lydia, very sad i have to wait a whole week actually

[itspileofgoodthings]

people take Jane Austen for granted.

[bewareofitalics]

Tagged by @pilferingapples!

rules: put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for their favourite!

...*looks at first song that came up* Extra rule: I'm gonna keep it to songs that other people could potentially search for and actually find.

Wow a song that isn't from a musical made it in there! It's written and sung by a musical theatre actor. :)

And I'll tag @starberry-cupcake, @pureanonofficial, @sphinxyvic, @moonlightredfern, and anyone else who wants to do it!

[ineffable-gallimaufry]

i hate it when i'm like "oh this character is underrated i wanna write a fic about them so that other people can see it and maybe get inspired to write more about them in general!! because i can work on my writing and make something good and maybe it's inspiring for others!!" and then a more reasonable person inside of my head says "dude you still have 30+ chapters of the golden ghosts to write PLEASE don't make any more wips"

[tea-with--honey]

Schmigadoon enthusiasts, please reblog this post with whether you preferred s1 or s2 and why 🙏 I've seen really mixed reactions and would love to know why the opinions seem to differ so greatly

[coachbeards]

I don't know if Beard actually likes Ted that much. I think he just sticks with Ted because he feels like he has to.

oh I think beard loves ted!!! he loves and likes him a whole lot!!! yes, there is definitely a sense of obligation, but I don’t think that’s the sole reason he’s with him!!! they’re best friends. just because they have fallouts or hard moments doesn’t take away from the fact that they like and love each other

[yoonyia]

[foolsocracy]

HI. CHOPSTICKS THE SONG WAS INVENTED 1877(?). the version I remember learning (ish) could be played by two people on a piano - one person on the left plays the basic version repeated, while the person on the right plays the more complicated version in rhythm. What if MJ taught a lot of the people close to her at the Bowery Center to play the lower octave repeated version to back her up? I think it would be cute

this is the cutest thing in the WOORLD. This is everything to me oh my god. Ohh my god

[rexscanonwife]

Ohh my GOD I just got punched in the face with Rex feels bcs of an audio on tiktok. 😳😳 specifically the bodyguard/royalty AU....

[couldbebetterforsure]

BRUH…………

Sou’s acting in that last part of Mary Jane 👁️👄👁️

Also I love the Quartz crew so much! This sweet and funny and absolutely precious gang, they are all angels and I love their relationships with each other so much and and and and AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!! I love you Quartz!!!!!!! (Jury’s still out on you for the moment Otori…)

[lisbonsteresa]

LYING IN BED THINKING OF PATRICK. YOU'RE A LITTLE IN LOVE WITH HIM. SOMEONE FUCKING SEDATE ME.

NO YOU DON'T GET IT

THEY'RE CRAAAAAAAAAAAZY

[fideidefenswhore]

so, i just read a review of BSR where the primary critique seemed to be that the series ‘airbrushed’ anne, that it was a version that ‘took away all her pettiness and cruelty”, airbrushed all her flaws, etc...

now, my primary critique of BSR would probably be that the series lacked texture, and this i would attribute to the limited screen time, made even smaller by the interruptions to the flow of the story (it felt more like that and less like elaboration for those that were not neophytes to the subject matter, was my takeaway from the online response). but i mean...really? i don’t find this to be a salient critique at all, especially considering that it was only three episodes. one of her most unsympathetic moments of the series was her response to her sister’s arrival at court, and that’s just one among many: included was her threat to cromwell as reported by chapuys, the fuller’s account of her ripping the locket off her rival’s neck (embellished with her chasing her as she tries to leave, even, for good measure, calling her a bitch later), and towards the end, she’s very cruel and biting towards elizabeth somerset once she reaches the limit of her patience wrt loaning her money. as for pettiness, she is so to her sister-in-law and vice versa, she’s insensitive to her sister when she scoffs at the role of royal mistress in her presence, and during the period that she’s in that nebulous status, she fully plays footsie under the table with henry in front of his wife, by implication unto ‘bundling’, until catherine leaves the table.

i’m just puzzled, ig, because the online response to AB2021 (very different show tonally, straight drama besides, i know, but just that these are the two most recent centered on AB) as far as i could gauge was that anne was too ‘petty and cruel’. i mean, tbh, i’ve always been confused by this response, because i thought all her moments of vindictiveness or pettiness or cruelty, once contextualized, on balance with her other moments were, well...understandable, even if not excusable (and if anyone wants to elaborate i’m willing to discuss, genuinely curious), borne clearly of frustration and fear for the most part, at worst you could say impatience and short temper on some of the others (even the truly ‘petty’, like the scene with the peacocks, was presaged by another woman being giggly with her husband, so...?)

what is this perfect AB portrayal that is sought, exactly? the straw AB? because to me, it seems like no matter what the depiction portrays, it cannot win. for some it is not ‘authentic’ unless we see every single aspect of her flaws amplified to the utmost, including her treatment of her stepdaughter. for others it is not ‘authentic’ if we do see that and all of the above. 

[thoughtportal]

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On Dec. 1, a woman immolated herself with a Palestinian flag outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.

Now, according to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, the woman — referred to in their report as “Jane Doe” — is alive and “in stable condition” at Grady Memorial Hospital, where she has been since the immolation.

After repeated requests for her name, the department stated to this reporter in an email that it “does not disclose the identities of victims”. Repeated inquiries to Grady, which is a public hospital, went unanswered. The hospital houses the Walter L. Ingram Burn Center.

“Jane Doe” is 27.

When asked if they had made any comment to tell the public that she was still alive this entire time, the official at Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said they “shared the last updated with local media via email on 12/21/23. The release stated: ‘The victim remains hospitalized in critical condition. The security guard, who attempted to assist the burn victim, has been released from the hospital.’” Several internet searches on that quote produce no results. This would also indicate that "Jane Doe" went from critical to stable condition without public notice. 

Aaron Bushnell immolated himself at the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, explaining “I will no longer be complicit in genocide” and shouting “Free Palestine!” repeatedly as he burned alive. So, his case — unlike many other self-immolations including Gregory Levey, Raymond Moules, Timothy T. Brown, Malachi Ritscher and others — has received some attention. Thus, “Jane Doe” being ignored fits with the usual pattern. Bushnell is the exception — probably because he livestreamed it. See “Ignoring Immolators Lulls the Society to Sleep.”

As Bushnell was burning himself alive, an officer pointed a gun at him, barking orders as if he constituted a threat. A security guard, Michael Harris, sustained injuries working to rescue “Jane Doe” — but there were similarities, where she was actually viewed as a potential threat.

At one point, the police report for “Jane Doe” refers to it as being a case of “arson”.

Much of the media coverage and general discussion of her self-immolation in December focused on if she had done damage. The Atlanta Police Chief said: “We believe this building remains safe, and we do not see any threat here.” The Israeli government released a statement: “It is tragic to see the hate and incitement toward Israel expressed in such a horrific way.”

Police records indicate that they obtained a search warrant and entered an apartment they believed to be associated with “Jane Doe” — initially using a drone:

The drone was able to relay information as to the layout and the belongings inside. After it was deemed "safe" entry was made with bomb technicians. While clearing the apartment no improvised explosive devices were located.

The police report also noted:

During the search a Quran was found in the bedroom along with a [sic] Arabic dictionary and a Hebrew dictionary. The bedroom bookshelf contained books related to fiction and fantasy. A "Drug use for grown ups" book was on the bookshelf as well. Two journals were seized from the bedroom. A thumbdrive was seized from the bedroom as well. A laptop computer was seized from the kitchen counter. A copy of the search warrant was left in the living room of the apartment. The front door [of] the apartment was secured before law enforcement left the premises.

When pressed for more information in compliance with an Open Records Request under Georgia law, Atlanta Fire Rescue Department claimed: “There is an ongoing and active investigation for the incident in question, which is why the only releasable information has been shared via the incident report. Investigative documentation is not available for release until the investigation is closed.”