#zuzu.exe

[regretroulette]

It is important to remember that as far as art history goes, that it is patently untrue that realism only became humanly possible with the development of linear perspective in Europe thanks to Brunelleschi (a commonly repeated myth in lower division art education), and that examples of artistic realism as we know it today has long existed in many, much older art traditions. West African arts cultures are a great example to work off of. (i.e. Yoruba)

This Yoruba bust (or Ife Head) is dated to the 12th-14th centuries.

This misunderstanding also deeply, unfortunately, and inaccurately mischaracterizes traditional arts in African cultures as being “less developed” for being more stylized, as if they cannot figure out realism due to difficulty (lmao?), which simply is not the case.

I don’t often make original posts like this, but I’ve rarely seen this addressed outside of art history land, and it really bothers me!!!

[memeoryalpha]

If you follow middle aged long time Star Trek fans that are very active with few followers, sometimes you are presented with a scrumptious take like this.

I’m legitimately wondering what the laserdisc print looks like now, too, I’ve only ever watched laserdisc once or twice, so I have no sense of the identifying aesthetic characteristics.

[regretroulette]

Never gonna be over this photo of Mouse like what the hell. What the hell.

[memeoryalpha]

This promo photo of Neelix makes me want to grab him by the hair and smack him against the wall like this:

[kazewhara]

zuzu youre like the prettiest person to ever exist omg

why simp for kazuha when i can simp for you?

maybe ill simp for both of u

-Aly

???????@?&@÷>×&×* HUH?? ME?? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO DESERVE THIS?

[regretroulette]

I have the same issue with getting pings for a post that isnt mine, but for me its a really scary “HEY GUYS. VSAUCE MICHAEL HERE” video clip.

[andtipstheirhats-blog]

Jay asking Rich if anyone had complimented his craftsmanship of the wheel on camera and going ahead and doing so when Rich said “no” was very sweet.

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Hi i dont have a problem with writing poats on darkmode but youd think tbeyd turn the lights on.

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Cut my own hair.

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I believe you may have rephrased what people call metamodernism, but it is in fact, a good bit.

i'm founding a new school of media criticism which i've decided to call Bitism. the Bitist school of literary analysis asks a simple question: is this work committed to the bit?

you see, any work of fiction is either committed to the bit or it's not. the worst thing a piece of media can be is ashamed of its own premise, of the genre it in habits, of the tropes and aesthetics we expect from it. to be committed to the bit does not inherently make it good, but it makes it more worthy of respect than those which are not.

also, that's not to say that a story cannot parody or criticize the genre it inhabits or mimics. we can discuss the bit, we can deconstruct the bit, we can ask ourselves whether or not it's a good bit, but to commit to it first will strengthen these discussions, not detract from them. commitment to the bit is, after all, the first step to genuine sincerity. and sincerity will exalt and elevate parody such that it can stand on its own feet.

commitment to the bit turns melodrama into camp, elevates parody to biting commentary, and allows cringe to open up into a resonant, if unpolished, expression of true emotion.

fully expect bitism to take the literary world by storm sometime in the next few years.

[regretroulette]

Just to make it clear i know i don’t blorbo post much on this blog but if im being honest if im being real if in being serious if in being honest Benjamin Sisko Captain Fucking Sisko is definitely WAY up there for me.

[regretroulette]

Oh my fucking god she’s dead.

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Video calling my cat.

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Is it not ghoulishly poetic to replace fireworks with drone shows.

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Books i got at da thrift.