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Russian deep sea fisherman becomes online hit after revealing bizarre catches

1. Frilled Shark 2. Unidentified, possibly a stoplight loosejaw, a deep-sea dragonfish from the genus Malacosteus 3. Ghost Shark 4. Black Scabbardfish 5. Sea Spider 6. Grenadier or Rattail Fish 7. Unidentified 8. Anglerfish, species unidentified 9. Unidentified 10. Ray, species unidentified

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“Brock Turner, Golden Boy: Night of the Attack.” I finished these three paintings before I left for winter break. For my final critique, I displayed all of my semester’s work on one of my studio’s walls: the perpetrator paintings and the violation paintings that show the effects of that violence all together. It overwhelmed me. My aim is to reveal what is usually concealed: a rapists true nature(even if they seem like the nice college athlete) and what violation feels like, even if you are left without bruises. To some, like Brock Turner’s dad, it’s just “20 minutes of action”. They don’t see, because they do not choose to see, the lasting impacts of trauma. #brockturner #brockturnerisarapist #survivorstrong #feminist #feministasfuck #oilpainting #ontheeasel #perpetratorpainting

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this is iconic

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THIS IS WORSE THAN WATERGATE

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Marchesa Pre Fall 2017.

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My mom has done something incredible.

I want to tell you guys a story.

A few years ago, I came out to my mom the morning after my senior prom. She was surprised, then quiet, then asked what my real orientation was. I said, “I have no idea, but I like this one girl.” She was a little confused, but she kissed me and said, “As long as she makes you happy.” For the next few weeks, she asked a lot of questions: when did I realize? What was my new girlfriend’s orientation? What was the word for this or that? I WAS happy, right?

Fast forward about two years. My mom sits me down and tells me that she needs my help with her next book. She’s been writing middle-grade girls’ books (like, 9-14 range) since I was eight, and she says she has an idea that she really, really wants to get right. It follows the plot of Romeo and Juliet, she says, and the main character is a twelve-year-old girl realizing she has a crush on another girl when they put on the play for English class.

Fast forward another year to now. STAR-CROSSED is about to come out, and it is absolutely amazing.

My mom has poured her heart and soul into making sure this is a positive thing for kids to read. I’ve been reading and editing and helping with this book since its first draft and I’ve been, metaphorically and sometimes literally bouncing up and down on my heels, waiting to be able to tell people about it. It’s beyond sweet, and there’s a ton of Shakespeare and humor and goofy preteen drama and twelve-year-old girls flirting and Star Wars jokes and a glossary of Shakespearean insults in the back (yes, really), and it’s just so fun and positive and smart and I want to show it to every kid I know.

This book is for LGBT kids, written by a mom who has asked questions and done her research and tried as hard as she possibly could to make her own queer kid feel safe and loved and valid, and it REALLY shows. Mattie (the cutie on the left) and Gemma (the cutie on the right) are given space to learn about themselves, and ultimately they don’t have to figure themselves out right away or come out to everyone at once or choose a label. They’re kids. It’s okay to still be figuring things out. It’s okay. 

Fun facts: 

My mom said from the beginning she wanted both girls on the cover to make it clear what the book was about; then when they got the final artwork and Mattie’s hair was short, my mom wrote back and asked the artist to do the hair over to make it as obvious as possible that Mattie is a girl. 

When a few people started buzzing about Mattie being the youngest bisexual protagonist they’ve seen, she went back and changed passages to confirm that Mattie likes boys and girls. 

When I asked for a happier and less ambiguous ending scene, she set Mattie and Gemma up on a frigging date. 

It comes out on March 14, 2017. Please join me in GETTING HYPE FOR STAR-CROSSED <3

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Watch: Their interaction is enough to turn even the grinchiest Grinch into a total holiday believer.

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Fasnacloich, Scotland

photo via alli

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some of my favorite vintage dresses        ↳  blue

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I love when brands throw shade and I love it even more that it’s Kylie Jenner

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This taxidermy was found inside a late 19th-century French mansion which has been sealed up for more than 100 years. Via National Geographic.

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Highland Cattle, Malham, Yorkshire Dales, England

by Hill Top Farmgirl

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Reblog if you think a woman can be complete without children

Trying to prove a point to my parents

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Feminism then and now.

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The secrets are not what they seem. Sleep well, they lie in wait.

“The secrets do not know you. Prepare: they’ll whisper you your fate.”

Just a little bored morbid here. What’s yours?