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Absolutely nobody asked for this...but fuck it. Pee-Wee Herman Yaoi! Featuring Joe Manganiello (yes THAT Joe Manganiello).

Because "Pee-Wee's Big Holiday" is queer cinema as far as I'm concerned. I have such a soft spot for the "hottest person in the world falls for the goofiest goober" trope. They're so Jessica and Roger Rabbit but gayer.

If "Pee-Wee as Himself" broke your heart in too, highly recommend "Pee-Wee's Big Holiday" as a palette cleanser. Paul Reubens may not have gotten to live his truth and get a beefcake in the end, but at least Pee-Wee did <3

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Alright Sparks Fans.....

Tking suggestions for this playlist.

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And so for this MAD! tour... I thought: why not try to make some stickers!

Featuring two new doodles: special MAD! tour edition thingy and something dumb that I wouldn't be surprised if someone has already thought of before

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they appeared on the margin of my file

because i love them

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Tumblr's favourite Sparks album cover - La Grande Finale

#i wish they had worse albums covers so this would be easier #damn sparks and their amazing album covers #i just want to say all of the remaining covers are so great it really doesn't matter which one wins #congrats all album covers

Good luck making your final decision! Propaganda for both album covers below the cut.

Propaganda for Propaganda

#the mael brothers tied up on a boat? #well obviously #I guess they like suffering for art #I mean. they do get results! #that Propaganda cover was one that made me very excited when I was a new fan and it's still so striking! #the scenario - the composition - the colours - the story of them genuinely fearing for their lives here #ALSO. RON'S SUNGLASSES. #very important to me.

Propaganda for Angst In My Pants

#Angst In My Pants is THE iconic cover of all time #I want to see that Angst cover literally everywhere it's 10/10 - frame it and hang it on your wall #you would pick it up in the record store (if you are so lucky to find it) and shove it into your friends faces because they too must see it #nothing beats that I'm afraid #angst sweeping every poll with such a brutal percentage is so funny #even if I don't play vinyl ever that is one I am never parting with #HAVE YOU SEEN IT. #angst is one of their best albums ever for a handful of reasons and the cover is one of them #'sure I'll marry my brother for our cover' #Russell's suit is amazing. Ron's dress is amazing. HAVE YOU SEEN RON'S HAIR #also the angst cover is genuinely weird to show to people who have no idea who Sparks are #She's got beauty she's got grace she's got humour and she's got shock value #I love gender fuckery #I love how the colours of it work together #if I had to pick just one Sparks cover to show to someone who knew nothing about Sparks… it’s probably Angst #maybe that would turn a lot of people off from Sparks but it would be worth it for the ones it didn’t #wife brother Ron forever #heidi deserves this win

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Tumblr's favourite Sparks album cover - Semi Finals

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Tumblr's favourite Sparks album cover - Semi Finals

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The sleeve, prints, vinyl, and poster from the deluxe red pressing of Sparks' studio album Mad!

(scanned by me)

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*who might be a criminal. but don't worry about that

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"It just seems like that it's the end of creativity so we're - you know, if it's AI being used for medical advances or things like that, then it's being done for a good purpose but when it's just being done out of laziness, that you want a fast way to become creative and produce something creative by essentially stealing from artists then it's, there's no question that it's not good. And sadly, all of those big corporations like Google and you know, they're all, you know, siding up with Trump and everything too, just that no-one has any principles at those companies. You know, money now is more important than having any principles."

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no more live action but more turning movies into 2d animation style

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23. If I were in Los Angeles for 24 hours and you were taking me on a whistlestop tour of your hometown, where would we go?  Russell: The beach. We live on the Westside, so it’s a 40-minute drive to the ocean. That’s one thing we've got going for us. Ron: We could take you on the I-405 to show you where our song took place. But the I-405 doesn’t take you to the ocean, so you’d have to make a choice. Russell: Choose the ocean. We’ll take you there. 

The best Sparks interview to date, with my thanks to @where-did-the-groove-go for forwarding it to me. (I couldn't really decide what to highlight because the whole entire thing is a gem.)

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transparent Russells from the deluxe red vinyl pressing of Mad!

(scanned and made transparent by me)

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Speaking to Official Charts, Sparks’ Ron and Russell Mael say: 

“We’re so deeply appreciative of the way our new album MAD! has been embraced by all of you, to such an extent that it’s reached Number 2, our highest chart position ever! Hard to believe!  “We will continue - to paraphrase a certain band, Sparks - to “do things our own way,” knowing the support we’re getting from all of you. See you soon on the UK leg of our tour in June and July!”

MAD! also tops a total of five charts this week: the Official Physical Albums Chart, Official Independent Albums Chart, Official CD Albums Chart, Official Vinyl Albums Chart and Official Scottish Albums Chart.

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this happened to my good friend ron mael