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Yeah no it wasn't. I liked some of her songs, but I lowkey had contempt for Lana Del Rey, because I believed all the bullshit about her being "fake" or whatever. I managed to successfully avoid The Arctic Monkeys to this day despite my otherwise considerable love for indie pop and rock. I was a big damn Justin Bieber and One Direction hater, which seems a bit silly and NLOGy nowadays; now that I am older and wiser, I see that should've merely not given a damn if majority of my demographic has a terrible taste in men and music. For that same reason, I was also a Twilight hater. I did not in fact have tumblr and weheartit, I joined long after the Dashcon. I tried watching Pretty Little Liars and Glee on TV, but didn't keep it up.

No, the memories of my teenage years are significantly more esoteric. BBC The Musketeers. Mehmet Günsür thirst. Hetalia. Tarkan (does anyone here know Tarkan???). I did like Marina And The Diamonds and thought I am the toughest, most alternative shit ever, and I have a sneaking suspicion that is something a basic bitch teenage girl might've done at the time. And of course I had no social media outside of a blog that noone read and a Facebook page.

being a teenage girl between 2010 and 2015 must have been the shit. lana del rey dropped born to tie and ultraviolence. the arctic monkeys dropped am. justin bieber. one direction. u had tumblr and weheartit. u post a black and white pic of a cigarette and u get like 20k notes. pretty little liars, vampire diaries and glee were all on tv. twilight was still really popular. all around it must have been fun

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Another discovery from BlueSky because SEE THIS GUY GETS IT

Tbh, I am not sure the OP is correct in assuming GRRM presents the peasantry as "disinterested in politics"; medieval peasants actually were less interested in politics, just because most of their time was spent worrying about subsistence and the issues of their own community, and they didn't have much political agency anyhow. And GRRM is actually pretty good at capturing moments where they did show political agency - radical religious movements like the Sparrows, power vacuum like the one during Moon Of The Three Kings, the grey area between banditry and peasant rebellion of The Brotherhood Without Banners, the works.

But I still miss the burghers and feudal representative bodies; I am not necessarily fond of the latter given its record of stifling progress and hogging all the power for themselves, but I also can't imagine a late medieval state without them. I still crack up at the thought of introducing minor lords of Westeros to the Golden Bull of 1222. And the lack of burghers as a political class is just a travesty.

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Last week, I saw both KAJ-produced musicals. Botnia Paradise was good - it didn't reinvent the wheel, but everything it did, it did very well, the characters, the songs, the production, the plot, all solid across the board.

Gambamärk didn't impress me that much, the songs weren't nearly as good and dunno, maybe it's just a "me" problem, but I just can't get into a story that is fundamentally about reactionaries and RETVRN that is also desperately trying not to say anything about how these topics manifest in the real world. I mean, I get just wanting to produce your silly fluff show where nothing too bad happens, but you don't even have to go super political. One of the reasons why Nimona is great is because, while it never gets too close to any real-world issue beyond "prejudice is bad", it Gets conservativism in a way few "prejudice is bad" stories do. Gambamärk didn't work for me, because it refused to even hint at any kind of applicability, however broad, and dunno, I just couldn't find much to like about it beyond that? There were nice moments, like it was still pretty funny and characters, while less compelling than in Botnia Paradise, were still okay. But overall, it still fell a bit flat for me.

(Sorry for having more to say about the one I liked versus the one I didn't really. It will happen again.)

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If there is ever a movie or a TV show about Rudolf's life. And my beloved Mia Threappleton doesn't play my beloved Stephanie. Then that's IT I am calling the Historical Fiction Police

I know she only resembles Steph in terms of vibes, but the vibes are immaculate

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I find the common talking point of "monogamy isn't natural for humans" pretty tiresome, because like. Yeah, no shit? A behavior as complex as maintaining an exclusive relationship with another adult person cannot be encoded into genes, to say nothing of the emotional aspects of it. If you're searching for a "natural state" that is ideal for every person ever, well you're not going to find it anywhere, sexual mores among modern hunter gatherers vary wildly and we have no reason to think our stone age ancestors didn't have their own customs and hangups around sex and romance. If you're searching for what is possible, well, lifelong monogamy is certainly possible, there's a whole lot of people that have only ever been in a relationship with one person, or maybe found that one person they like after a couple of attempts, and now are happy with that one person. Human's don't have a "natural state", they have a sex drive, longing for companionship (romantic or otherwise), capacity for infatuation and whatever they do with all that is not her business as far as nature is concerned.

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Martinka by na jednej strane mala viac hejterov než Fico, lebo fandomový sexizmus, na druhej strane by sa stala predmetom tisícok postov typu NECHAJTE *tľap* ŽENY *tľap* ROBIŤ *tľap* ZLOTU. S Kotlárom by tvorili pomerne populárny vedľajší pár.

Záborská by sa v prvej sérií objavila tak každú druhú epizódu, ale po sťažnostiach, že tie vtipy o proliferoch sú všetky tak trochu na jedno kopyto, by sa v druhej sérií obmedzila na príležitostné cameo.

Shipovacie vojny by boli chaotické jak Ruská občianska vojna, a asi rovnako brutálne. Fanúšici Sulík x Matovič by sa bili s Matovič x Danky, v druhej sérií by získali spojenca v podobe Danky x Fico, proti ktorým by zase vo veľkolepej spravodlivej kruciáte tiahli fanúšici Fico x Pelle. Nehovoriac o maličkom kontingente pošukov, ktorí už v prvej epizóde začnú shipovať Fico x Kali, a neprestanú až do konca seriálu.

Niekto, pravdepodobne nie nezanedbateľné množstvo ľudí, by chcel pretiahnuť Šutaja Eštoka. Desivá predstava.

Dzurinda by urobil veľký dojem v prvej epizóde, potom zmizol, a keď sa ho tvorcovia pokúsia prepašovať späť do seriálu niekedy v polovici druhej série, nikto si nepamätá, kto to je, a tak ho dajú späť do ľadu.

Dobrá otázka je, čo by robili Kuffa, Taraba alebo Gymési.

Keďže mám celkom dosť interakcií na mojom poste o tom, že v manga/anime adaptácii Matovič s Dankom by boli yaoi bait (pozrite si reblogy btw), tu je zoznam ďalších trópov a ich politikov, fandom edícia:

Blaha by sa automaticky stal profilovkou každého amerického komunistu, ktorému absolútne preletelo cez hlavu, že celá pointa Blahu je to, že je to debil.

Uhrík s Mazurekom by mali celú komunitu haterov, ale zároveň aj celú komunitu, ktorá ich má ako svoje OTP, z toho jedna tretina má v bio "Náckovia DNI", druhá tagguje všetko "nie som nácek, nemôžem za to, že títo dvaja sú môj coping mechanism" a zvyšok by boli náckovia. Tieto dve komunity by si furt skákali do vlasov a chceli jedna druhú utopiť v lyžičke vody, aj keď niektorí by to hrali na dve strany (toto rozhodne nie je niečo, čo by som videl vo fandome *smrk-smrk*).

Čaputová a Ódor by boli jediné normálne postavy v celej sérii a každý by ich písal 100% OOC.

Kollár je úchyl.

Kotlár by sa stal na týždeň memom, potom by zmizol z pamäti fandomu, ale mal by celkom oddanú komunitu okolo jednej fanfikcie, kde je hlavnou postavou.

Kaliňák by sa objavoval výlučne s lízatkom v puse, lebo manga 12+, na žiadosť vydavateľa, tak tam nemôže šňupať koks.

Pellegriny by bol centrom väčšiny hádok okolo shipov/loďovania, aj keď v samotnej mange/anime by mal osobnosť navrhnutého rožka a objavoval sa jedine pri Ficovi.

Gröhling by mal zopár fanúšikov, ktorí si navzájom posúvajú tie isté 4 fanfikcie ako joint.

Tabák a Bitto-Cigánikovú by si pohadzovali ako toxic yuri, ale okrem toho, by väčšina na ne aj zabudla.

ZOMRI by mali cameo. Možno aj jednu časť s nimi ako protagonistami.

Slota by sa objavoval ako nositeľ divných sidequestov.

Heger by existoval.

Mečiar by bol exkluzívne vo flashbackoch alebo ako duch na Ficovom pleci.

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Look at my internet denizens, dawg. We can't even navigate the Categories on Wikipedia.

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I hate this bitch more than some war criminals. She's not worse, but I personally hate her more.

When you read a book regarding historical figures or events and suddenly you have massive beef with some guy who passed away like three hundred years ago

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I actually did some googling and Sotheby's at least claims that Süleyman did not actually sit for this, or any other portraits; this and other Western depictions of him are based on sketches from the few Europeans who had seen him. So it's not completely useless as far as just knowing what he looked like goes, but it has been filtered trough a kind of a game of telephone. The connecting tissue here might be Alvise Gritti, who both knew Süleyman I. and was Titian's patron, so it's suspected that he was the one who commissioned these.

So, I put on my full nerd cap for this one, get ready.

This painting, in the show, is presented as being done by Tiziano Vecellio, better known as Titian in English, and is stated as being a portrait of Giulia Gonzaga. Apparently, however, while the painting has long been associated with Titian, it's not actually known with certainty to have been his work. Even more interesting, is that, as of late, it's not even believed to be Giulia Gonzaga in the painting at all.

(To be fair, having researched Tudor history, I can't even begin to tell you how often this game of, "Who is the sitter for this painting, really?" happens. Case and point.)

Discovering that the Tiziano Vecellio mentioned in the show was, in fact, Titian, actually pinged something else for me, however. Because guess who is suggested to have done these respective paintings of Suleiman and Hürrem?

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Cities of antiquity and their fates in the modern era have always fascinated me. Jericho has been nearly continuously inhabited for around 11 000 years. Athens is now a city of 3 million people (depending on how you define "Athens", of course). In this way, it achieved a decisive victory over Sparta, which is a town of around 17 000 inhabitants. Carthage is still around, in a fashion, because its ruins lent their name to a suburb of Tunis. Meanwhile, Luxor is still alive and well, being continuously inhabited with over 250 000 people in the modern era (I can imagine being home to some of the most famous sites of ancient Egypt might've helped local economy). Rome and Alexandria have more inhabitants that they ever did in what some dub their glory days and noone cares, because in a postindustrial era, these numbers aren't even that remarkable; Alexandria isn't even the largest city in Egypt (to noone's surprise, the actual capital is larger, TWO TIMES LARGER - seriously, Cairo has so many people you guys). Of the two traditional ancient Chinese capitals, one is a sizeable regional capital (Luoyang), while the other is a literal ruin (Chang'an).

Aristotle claimed that the city is immortal, and it's abundantly clear that the man just wasn't thinking in long enough timespans.

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The dark irony of the Mayerling incident is that, in a complete reversal of the usual portrayals, where Stephanie is an unloved bitch of a wife that Just Doesn't Get It and Mary his True Love Forever, Rudolf actually did love Stephanie, at least before their marriage fell apart, and she did understand him better than most people (which is why she ended up hating and fearing him!). Mary, on the other hand, never actually got to know him that well, their relationship was way too short and she was wearing rose-tinted glasses throughout most of it (understandable considering she was a star-struck teenager), and of course I am pretty sure Rudolf's feelings towards her were never romantic - I suspect that he was somewhat fond of her, but clearly not enough to not rope her into that whole suicide pact thing.

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*clears throat*

I've been hospitalized four times. First one was an unfortunate accident when a three-year-old me slipped, crashed into the table the TV was on and made the whole big ass late 1990s TV set fall on my head. Second one was the appendix removal when I was 11. Third was me volutarily surrendering myself into psychiatric care due to depression and other mental health problems, fourth an emergency intensive care unit, followed by a short involuntary commitment to the psych ward, all of this in a span of around half a year when I was 17-18.

My family owns a herd of sheep and several horses. I am not exactly sure why. My mum used to be a big horse girl, but why the sheep is a mystery to me. We do keep them for meat, which we also sell - however, the thing is, the whole enterprise isn't even really profitable, because keeping them costs so much. What's crazy is that my parents aren't even really farmers by trade, they both have regular day jobs. You could say they do it as a hobby, but I don't think they get much enjoyment out of it? Anyway, I am not involved in the whole business in any way whatsoever, so.

I live in a rural area, which sucks, because most of the fun is in nearby Košice, and traveling there is kinda inconvenient. I also study in Prešov, which if anything is even further.

I wasted three years of my life studying biology, which in hindsight I wasn't very good at and wasn't into enough to make it my day job, so it's probably for the best that I was kicked out of it twice, first time because of bad academic results, second time because of behavioral issues. If you were ever wondering why I only got my bachelor's at 27, that's why.

This will surprise noone who has ever been on my blog, but the subject of my bachelor's AND upcoming master's thesis, as well as my main historical blorbo, is crown prince Rudolf of Austria-Humgary. Which does marvels for my suicidal ideation (and by marvels I of course mean it's a marvel that it doesn't seem to make it significantly worse).

Rescued from work boredom by @anevildictatoroftaste (thank you!)

5 Strange (and Random) facts about me:

When pregnant with me, my mom was convinced I'd be a boy. The ultrasound tech, being petty, told her I was and, up until then, herself and her sisters had had boys. But that didn't stop her from having a dream where she had a daughter and recording the name of that daughter in her journal. So, when I was born a girl, to the surprise of all, she already had a name ready for me.

My entire family is the reversal of the standard trope you see in media—almost everyone is some kind of artist and the more science and or math minded relatives are the odd ones out.

I started writing young enough that a lot of it was, initially self-taught. I only learned things like equation marks, indenting, commas, etc. whenever someone would take a second to point it out to me (always friends or relatives, never teachers).

I have a double major in Creative Writing & English, but I work in a field related to finance.

I've choked twice in my life (once as a baby, once as a teenager) and have gotten my foot caught twice in an exercise machine (once as a toddler, once as a kid). And that's just the tip of the iceberg with my childhood injuries. (I apologize to my mother for it on the regular.)

@hurremsultanns, @redrosecut, @his-own-kingdom (and, honestly, anyone else among you lovlies that might have fun with this)

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So, you know how I promised to post about Rise of the Raven? Well, I watched about five minutes of the second episode and it was roughly around the point when I saw Ulrich of Cilli pimpslap empress Barbara that I realized. I am not going to fucking make it. Like, I've heard how this fucking show treats its female characters, but seeing it with my own two eyes was something else. And I've known it was not only not going to get better, but that it'll happen to several other female historical figures who were genuinely impressive and well-respected in their own time. IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY GIRL ELIZABETH OF LUXEMBOURG.

People, I am sorry, but I ran from that show like a bitch. I knew it was going to be bad, but I thought it was going to at least be a nice, easy target for mockery. I tried, but I wasn't laughing. I wasn't even angry. I needed to barf. I just knew this was going to be a million times worse viewing experience than Maria Theresia (2017), which is saying something considering how genuinely bad and mean-spirited that show was. I am not going to make this. Peace be with you who can enjoy this show, ironically or otherwise. I can't.

The great Daniela Dvořáková, my great inspiration, who had dedicated multiple monographs to repairing the reputation of Barbara of Cilli and Elizabeth of Luxembourg, should get to line up whoever is responsible for this in front of a firing squad. (Some of her books are available in English and German too, if you're interested in these female historical figures, you should give them a look.)

Regular translations will continue as usual, now I need a fucking drink.

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Most professional comedians would kill to be as funny as the triplets from Asteroid City.

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I mean yes but like... What is the competition. Let's face it, MC/MCK has its strong suits and fight choreography is... Not one of them.

Coolest fight move in all the franchises idc

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Me. Sorry for being so slow, I am the village princess who is better with tending to wounded animals and making whimsical paper ornaments than hard labor. (#jagnaposting)

Knightposting this princessposting that WHO IS TILLING THE FIELDS