#winny clarke

[womenofmcu]

Emilia Clarke as G’iah in SECRET INVASION (2023)

[stuff-diary]

Wicked

Movies watched in 2025

Wicked (2024, USA)

Director: Jon M. Chu

Writers: Winnie Holzman & Dana Fox (based on the musical by Stephen Schwartz & Winnie Holzman and the novel by Gregory Maguire)

Mini-review:

Few things give me the high of a super hyped-up movie that actually delivers: Wicked is just as great as everyone keeps saying. Tbh, I went in knowing next to nothing, cause this particular musical never made it to my country, afaik. I'm obviously acquainted with The Wizard of Oz, but that's about it. And what I found here was almost three hours of pure magic and unforgettable songs. The entire cast smashes it out of the park in every way: acting, singing and dancing. The sets are absolutely stunning, too; it's arguably the best production design I've seen recently. However, I do think the cinematography and lighting leave much to be desired; at points it looks like a run-of-the-mill Marvel movie. But still, everything else is exceptional enough for that detail not to bring the film down at all. I'll definitely be looking forward to part two!

[bucked-it-up]

[joemerl]

Superman's gonna be public domain in a few years. What are they gonna do then? There's already a bunch of bad stories where he goes crazy and kills people.

[milliondollarbaby87]

Wicked (2024) Review

Life has never been easy for Elphaba after being born totally green, resented by her father and ridiculed by everyone she meets. Everything is about to change when her powers are spotted and she attends Shiz University. An unlikely friendship with a very popular girl named Glinda would change everything. *Wicked: Part I* ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Wicked (2024) Review

[takmiblog]

Milt Jackson

Kenny Clarke

BLUSOLOGY

with Winni Brown

[turiyatitta]

Bodhi in the Brain: My Journey with Meditation, Consciousness, and Awakening - Disciplined Stoners Episode 155

[minimumwonderlandmentality]

Fantasy High Senior Year Predictions

(Not in a particular order.) (I feel like an overall theme of this year will be taking responsibility over others.)

Kristen makes her first day Inaugural Addresses at the steelworkers factory. She also makes peace with Helio (this is based off of when Tracker told her off in Fallinel.)

Fabian Aramais Seacaster's senior year arc is going to be having to learn to share the spotlight with his baby sibling. Fabian is going to randomly get a nat 20 perception check and see Chungledown Bim stalking his family.

Gorug is going to kill Arthur Aguefort. Mary Ann breaks up with him sometime over the summer.

Gilear fucks.

Adaine is going to get an intern, not by choice. It's going to be apart of a plot line of where students need internships and everyone flocks to the Elven Oracle.

The district Superintendent (her name got dropped I just can't find it) is going to be a fake out villain, she's going to be completely normal. She's going to be absolutely pissed off about Arthur's choice in teaching staff and threaten to close the school.

Riz gets a strength stat of 10. Rizbert also learns to worry about himself more and others less, in the end he goes to the elite college. (That happened at the end of J.Y.) Erizabeth is going to be the only person who goes to college! He will end up going to the elite rogue college by himself because he's confident that the Bad Kids will be friends forever :)

Fig is going to be the biggest agent of chaos. She's going to start teaching barbarian classes (I absolutely believe this one). She takes a level in either druid/ranger. She terrorizes Agent Clark, to the point she joins the Counsel of Chosen and is his right hand.

Ayda Aguefort, beloved paramore, will propose unholy matrimony, so their love will echo through the stars for all eternity, that even after death Ayda will remember Fig clearly.

Cassandra grants Kristen the ability to summon Winnie the Pooh as a familiar. Bucky is also their champion.

K2 is going to be in the "immemorial section" of the yearbook.

[superfan44]

Why Sora Should be Treated the Same as Superman (An Opinion Piece)

As I get older, I'm able to look at various fictional characters more closely, understanding more about why they're so iconic. A few years ago, I gained a renewed interest in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, seeing why so many people love its story, characters, and of course, its crossover element with Disney and Final Fantasy. I want to take a little look at the franchise's main protagonist, Sora, shed a light on him if you will. I feel you could draw some similarities between him and the DC Comics hero Superman (aka Kal-El, aka Clark Kent).

Now, I know this may seem like an odd comparison to some of you, but personally, I think it does kind of make sense when you think about it. Obviously these two have very different personalities, backstories, powers, and motivations that drive them. However, both are kindhearted, optimistic heroes from humble beginnings, with a strong sense of justice and morality. Not to mention a desire to help others and do the right thing.

Their respective actions certainly speak for themselves on that front, as they each go about it in their own unique way. In the comic book All-Star Superman, one issue sees him fighting a group of lizard men invading from the Earth's core. Then, in another issue, we see him stop a depressed teenage girl from stepping off a building, giving her comfort and support. Yes, he's got super strength and godlike powers, but he's also considerate, compassionate, and gentle enough to offer a helping hand whenever needed. Superman is a hero who inspires the best in all of us. He is, as filmmaker James Gunn once put it, kindness in a world that sees kindness as old fashioned. Even though he lives on a planet he wasn't born on, he still aspires to bring hope to that planet, providing them a light to show the way. Krypton made him the man of steel, but Earth made him human.

There are moments in the Kingdom Hearts series where we see a bit of that kindness mirrored in Sora as well. One minute he would be cutting down Heartless with his keyblade, the next he'll be enjoying good times with his friends, old and new. Whether it's dancing around with Rapunzel in the Kingdom of Corona, visiting Winnie the Pooh and his pals in the 100 Acre Wood, or helping to make Boo laugh in Monstropolis. He protects the world order and fights against the forces of evil, but he's also having fun along the way. There's a playfulness to Sora, a big smile on his face that warms people up inside. He's a brave young man who can easily form connections with anyone he comes across. There are still hardships to face, but he perseveres through it, showing that deep down, there is a light that never goes out. Even when it seems like he's on the verge of giving up, his friends are there to inspire him and lift him back up, just as he had done for them. He follows his heart, which is, and has always been, his guiding key.

You could say that these similarities are due to the fact that Sora and Superman are very much archetypal heroes. Joseph Cambel's hero's journey cycle (which also heavily influenced Star Wars) can be seen in both of their respective journeys. Individuals from humble beginnings who venture out into the wide world ahead of them, encountering various allies, enemies, and obstacles along the way. The journey ultimately leads to the heroes gaining greater powers and becoming more than who they were before.

It's also worth noting that another thing Superman and Sora have in common is that sometimes they are both willing to take great risks in order to save the people that they love. In Superman: The Movie, the man of steel himself flies around the Earth at great speed, turning back time to save Lois Lane from an earthquake. In Kingdom Hearts 3, Sora uses the power of waking to bring back Kairi after her body was destroyed by Xehanort, sacrificing his own life in the process.

So, why do I bring all of this up? Because I believe that this is something that writers should keep in mind when tackling Sora, whether it's for fan fiction, comics, novels, etc. I've noticed this trend on the internet of people deconstructing the psychology of Sora and delving into the negative effects that his adventures have had on him. A few of them have even declared his optimism and playful smile as a form of "toxic positivity". While it does seem like an interesting idea, I feel like it's causing people to forget about why they love him in the first place. In some cases, there are those who end up going too far with that notion.

Not long ago, I stumbled upon a Kingdom Hearts fan fiction story titled Keys to the Kingdom. Basically, it reads as an alternate universe reimagining of the events of Kingdom Hearts 3. Even though it was well written, this version of the story gets extremely dark, depressing, and cynical. Not only that, but it also mistreats Sora in a somewhat disturbing way, portraying him as a tortured and tormented soul. While his arc in this does prove to be compelling at times, it was still very jarring, making for an overall unpleasant experience. The fic seemed to be so focused on beating this character down, so intent on having him suffer throughout, that it ends up losing sight of what makes him so endearing and likable. Or, to borrow a quote from the young keyblade wielder himself:

"You're so caught up in finding the shadows, you forgot about the light that cast them."

This doesn't feel too out of place with the "evil Superman" trend that was around for a period of time. The video game Injustice is a prime example of this, as it depicts Superman as a merciless dictator of a fascist regime, who rules with an iron fist and shows no compassion towards crime or his enemies. Even other creations like Homelander from The Boys and Omni-Man from Invincible are representations of this idea since they are basically evil Superman-types. Admittedly, I do give those two a little more leeway since they were made specifically for the stories they came from. They are not directly related to Superman other than having similar powers. Although this concept can be fun to tackle with an original character, I don't think it feels right to try to do it with the genuine article himself. That's not really who he is.

When making the first Superman movie back in 1978, director Richard Donner took it upon himself to do the big blue boy scout justice. He didn’t want the material to be treated with disrespect, nor to be seen as a joke. There's a word he used to emphasize this as a top priority: "verisimilitude". For those unfamiliar, the basic definition of it is the appearance of being true and real. Not only was that word hung up on the wall above Donner's office (which it was), but it also established the mission statement that many of the great superhero movies made in the years since then have followed:

Be truthful, honor the source material, believe in it, take it seriously.

This is the type of mindset that should be adopted by anyone who adapts any kind of preexisting work, especially when it comes to something like Kingdom Hearts. If you want a good example of how to write Sora in a way that showcases how great he is while also being faithful to who he is, there's another fan fiction story titled Starbound, created by my friend @skygent. An anthology with an overarching narrative mixed in, it uses the setup of Sora's disappearance at the end of Kingdom Hearts 3 as a way to examine the impact that he's had on all of his friends and allies. In a deeper, meta sense, it offers an analysis of the connection that fans of the franchise itself have formed with him.

The stuff that has been written so far for this fic is absolutely amazing. In fact, it's what led to my renewed interest in Kingdom Hearts in the first place. It has pretty much what you would want in a story like this one. Balancing a sense of scale, mystery, and adventure, but also quiet reflection. Offering some fun little twists, but still retaining the core essence of what the source material is all about. Through this story, we see various characters (including some not featured in the games) learning of and reacting to Sora's disappearance, remembering their encounters with him in the past. Some of them are even inspired to try and figure out where he is, willing to doing whatever it takes to help find him and bring him back home. Here, they demonstrate just how much he means to them, just as they all do to him.

To be clear, I'm not saying that Sora should stay exactly the same. In a series like Kingdom Hearts, we want to see those characters grow and evolve. With the things that Sora has experienced throughout the series, and with where we will find him at in Kingdom Hearts 4, it'll be interesting to see where he goes next. At the same time though, we also should remind ourselves that people love this character for a reason. As this young hero embarks on his newest adventure, he shouldn't lose what makes him who he is as a person. Instead of pulling him apart, I think Sora is someone who deserves to be celebrated. To be treated with dignity and respect, just as Donner did for the last son of Krypton. In the same way we've celebrated Superman over the years for what he stands for and represents, Sora should also be recognized in an equally similar way. Their respective core values and good morals, all the stuff that makes them heroes. It's these things that turned them into pop culture icons who remain with us to this day. It's why they will continue to be icons in the foreseeable future.

Two beacons, shining bright in the darkness. Never forget that.

[serve-cunt]

please miss, who is in the Olympics off of tennis au and do lando or oscar win and which other athletes do they have raging crushes on?

omg the whole top 20 goes OF COURSE & they keep seeing each other in the olympic village and being like "hehe!!" because they're all in their patriotic country kits instead of their sponsor gear, carlos and fernando have to wear that winnie-the-pooh ass spain gear, max is in BRIGHT ORANGE ... lewis, george, alex, and lando all have to wear .. this...

sorry guys.

this is what oscar has to wear, which. fine.

galex are a doubles team (CUUUTE) and lando & lewis play together which uhh. does not go well. galex win silver and fernando & carlos win gold. pierre & esteban win bronze LOL

in singles max wins, of course (it wins him the career golden slam, & he's kinda mad because if lando hadn't won the australian open he would have had the golden slam practically guaranteed for 2024), charles wins silver (LESTAPPEN OLYMPICS PODIUM) and the fire poker of patriotism up George's ass wins him bronze (FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY)

oscar develops a weird crush on clark kent aka Stephen Nedoroscik, aka Pommel Horse Guy, and lando makes fun of him for it MERCILESSLY but then proceeds to get sooo dopey around leon marchand, so they're mostly even by the time they go home :))

[paulgadzikowski]

The wonderful @bizarrelittlemew tagged me in the "characters that I think are very me-coded…. but I can't possibly explain how" tag game! Thank you!! <3

Sorry that it took soooo long - I was thinking about it way too hard and tried to come up with the perfect characters and I kept feeling like I was forgetting someone really essential (I still feel like I did), and then I had 8 and couldn't find a 9nth, and then I realized that there's actually nothing in the rules about it having to be 9 characters, but at that point it was too late because I'd already planned the layout?? And then it took ages to find actual good pictures of them and--- I'll stop talking now 'xD

Also just now at the point of posting I actually read the "…. but I can't possibly explain how" part of the question, so I guess I did it wrong, because I can very much explain.

[bestsistertournament]

Propaganda Under Cut:

Martha Kent (Mother of Clark): Martha and her husband found a strange child in the middle of a meteor storm. She loved him from the start and struggled to protect him from those who may harm him if they knew what he was and help him understand what he was and support him in his destiny. She tried to advise him in his relationships and support him where she could.

Kanga (Mother of Roo): Takes great care of Roo and is deeply concerned with Roo's wellbeing, trying to keep him out of trouble. Kanga also acts as a motherly figure for the other characters of 100 Acre Wood always willing to give them food and motherly advice.

[strawberrypinky]

Character Tag ✨🩷

Rules: choose 4 of your favourite characters from 4 pieces of media as poll options and let your tumblr mutuals decide which one most suits your vibe, then tag 4 people.

Thank you for the tag @taveliara-as-in-tav 💕

I’m curious to hear what you guys think, because my selection is uhm… all over the place 😂

Tagging: @gufu-vire @legacygirlingreen @heyitszev @avani-telvanni & @nyda-the-tav 💕

[kaylinalexanderbooks]

OC in fifteen tag game

Thanks @andyswritings for the tag!!

Rules: use at most fifteen lines of dialogue that accurately describe an OC. The less context the better but you can include some of you want

Tagging @gracehosborn @thepeculiarbird @reneesbooks @unrepentantcheeseaddict @atelierwriting @aalinaaaaaa @awritingcaitlin @sleepyowlwrites @hippiewrites @verba-writing @amandacanwrite @space-writes or anyone else who wants to play!

I already did Lexi here!

Robbie Stafford

“We like to say the thirteenth Recruit will be the first to die.”

“They just think that because they’re idiotic prick pirates who have maggots eating their brains. [...]And they also ate a fuzzy peanut under the urinal. [...]And they also got their brain sucked up by aliens. And then those brains were blended in with the aliens’ magical Stupid Juice—trademarked—formula then dumped back into their skulls in a big ol’ funnel.”

“We need to watch all the Winnie the Pooh movies.”

“Stay away from him,” I growled.

“I can’t,” Robbie wheezed. “I’m dying.” He collapsed. “Tell my story!”

“No, actually, I’m Stobert Rafford—common mistake.”

“[did you turn] your principal into a Build-a-Bear?”

“You eat horizontally-cut bread!” Robbie protested, standing on the couch.

“Have you ever thought about how cereal is like the skeleton of milk?”

"I concur. PARTY PARTY PARTY"

“You want me to take off my glasses? Fine.” Robbie took off his glasses, then reached up and put them on Akash—lopsided. “Holy shit, it’s Clark Kent!”

“No, the bubble wrap is for me,”

“Y’know, if you didn’t hate it, I would give you a hug,” said Robbie. “So,” he spread his arms out, “air hug?”

“Maybe not yours, but mine got ‘Sexiest Sandwich Alive’ back in 2022.”

“The Vermillion Energizer! No, that’s stupid, forget I even spoke.”

I love this kid

[gellavonhamster]

13 books meme

Tagged by @littlestsnicket (thank you ❤)

1) The Last book I read: One Piece Novel Heroines by Jun Esaka, which I've already been posting about enough not to elaborate here

2) A book I recommend: can I copy your homework plagiarize the answer to this from the person who tagged me? Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I know a lot of people find it too long or just not their cup of tea, but it's one of my all-time favourites, one of those books that feel like they were written for me specifically, and I cannot help recommending it to others :)

3) A book that I couldn’t put down: I remember reading TFOTA #2 and #3 (The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black) in a single day. I was feeling unwell, and it was cold outside anyway, so I just spent most of the day reading in bed. I recall being surprised by how engrossed I was - the first book of this series didn't grow on me until well into its second half.

4) A book I’ve read twice (or more): I have this sideblog on Twitter where I post a quote from Dracula per day (yes, manually, I don't know how to make bots lol). I just move down the text and skim it and pick sentences that catch my eye, and when I reach the end, I start from the beginning again. So, in a way, I am constantly in the process of rereading Dracula

5) A book on my TBR: Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval and a bunch of its continuations, Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner

6) A book I’ve put down: the thing is, if I don't really enjoy a book but still can find a good thing or two about it, I will keep reading and hoping it will improve eventually, and if I don't enjoy a book at all, I forget about it as soon as I put it down. Out of sight, out of mind - unless I particularly hate it. When I try to think of any books of the latter kind, the first to come to my mind usually is A Discovery of Witches. I found the worldbuilding really interesting, but damn, the protagonists were so annoying that I wasn't going to struggle through that brick of a book for it.

7) A book on my wish list: I need to get a copy of The Bad Beginning, The Wide Window, and The Hostile Hospital, and then I'll have the entire ASOUE collected! Would also love to get any other Snicketverse books; I only have Poison for Breakfast - bought it literally last weekend. I could buy them online, of course, but: 1) I prefer to avoid online shopping if there is realistic possibility for me to come across that item offline; 2) accidentally stumbling onto these books in bookshops (especially second-hand ones) when I least expect them feels like such a right experience for this series that I am inclined to continue acquiring them that way.

8) A favorite book from childhood: Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner... truly formative shit, responsible for at least 50% of my sense of humour

9) A book you would give to a friend: I was at my friend's place recently and noticed she had the exact same copy of Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury as I do. When I told her about it, she told me it was I who gave her that book (I forgot 🤦‍♀️) and that she loves it and rereads it almost every autumn :') So this one has definitely passed the test.

10) A book of poetry or lyrics that you own: I have a whole shelf full of poetry books, in fact. At least half of them weren't bought by me, but by my family members long before I was born, but presently all of them are considered mine :D Those that I bought myself include collections of poems by Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Oscar Wilde, and Marina Tsvetaeva, among other things. And Useless Magic by Florence Welch!

11) A nonfiction book you own: I stumbled upon The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard in the same second-hand bookshop where I bought all the parts of ASOUE I currently have and couldn't believe my luck - I really wanted to read it after watching Black Sails! It's great.

12) What are you currently reading: Tristan and Isolde. Restoring Palamede by John Erskine. Really enjoying it so far; it sort of demystifies/disenchants Arthuriana but without excessive cynicism, with the narrator being understanding, perhaps even compassionate, when describing the characters' very realistic, human flaws. Technically I'm also reading E. W. Hornung's short stories about Raffles and Bunny through the Letters from Bunny Substack, but it's more like "desperately trying to catch up and failing". The stories themselves are delightful, but I was right to suspect that this way of reading books is not for me.

13) What are you planning on reading next? Dracula in Istanbul (the Turkish translation/adaptation of Dracula), courtesy of @seawilde <3

tagging @afoxnamedmulder, @seawilde, @lefresne, @uupiic, and @snckt; as always, feel free to ignore if you don't want to answer :)

[sparrowsfallingfromthesky]

by the way this is terrible picture quality but this is what I ended up doing with my wall last week. I still have to stick everything down more securely and I might make a few adjustments but I'm pretty satisfied.

I even made a shitty gallery guide:

1. Pictures of me with the 4 core members of Darlingside 2. Picture of me with Aaron Tveit 3.-4.   Carousel animal ornaments from the Smithsonian 5.-9.   Photo collages with my college friends 10.-12. Drawings of Les Amis de l'ABC as pigeons by me 13. Portrait of Victor Hugo by Alphonse Legros (Harvard Art Museums) 14.-15. Winnie-the-Pooh pencil drawings by E.H. Shepard (Victoria & Albert Museum) 16. Isabella Stewart Gardner museum, photo by Clements & Howcroft 17. Etching from Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (British Library) 18. Cantica de Medicina by Avicenna (Boston Medical Library/Center for the History of Medicine) 19. Vanitas Still Life by Herman Henstenburgh (Morgan Library & Museum) 20. Mystique by Amy Brown 21. Art by Ulla Thynell 22. Medea by William Wetmore Story (MFA Boston) 23. Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water by JMW Turner (Clark Art Institute/MFA Boston) 24. Twilight by George Inness (Williams College Museum of Art) 25. Path to Shambhala by Nicholas Roerich (Nicholas Roerich Museum) 26. Star of the Hero by Nicholas Roerich 27. Palden Lhamo by Nicholas Roerich 28. First Touch (redraw of a still from Pride and Prejudice (2005)) by Kalogh on redbubble 29.-43. Art by @ullathynell (bought from artist's website, but she also has society6) 44. A Thousand Cranes (left screen) by Kayama Matazo (National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo) 45. Art of northern flicker by Sarah Martinez 46. Bird art by me 47. Cover design for Bury the Lede by Dora Lariat by me 48. "ex libris" book plates from my college English department 49. Ship with seven men, net and gull by Alfred Wallis (Kettle's Yard, Cambridge) 50. Farewell by @riisinaakka-draws 51. Piece of eight necklace 52. "Know no shame" inscription from Black Sails 53. Book of adventures by dandingeroz on redbubble 54. Farewell and Good Riddance to Skeleton Island by riisinaakka 55. The Walrus at Night by riisinaakka 56. The map from Treasure Island 57. Hush by @finngualart (SaskiaDeKorte) 58. Returned to the Sea by SaskiaDeKorte 59. Flint coloring page by SaskiaDeKorte, colored by me 60. Madi by riisinaakka 61. Longing by riisinaakka 62. Watercolour raven by SaskiaDeKorte

:)

And (doll tw) here's a "before" shot from a while back (I'd changed the curtain and taken down the mirror in between)