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Today's Seal Is: Making Contact With An Unknown Beast

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Francesca Hayward as Swanilda in Coppélia (choreographed by Ninette de Valois), The Royal Ballet 2019

photo credits: Bill Cooper

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@derinthescarletpescatarian said something about The Wiggles doing a version of this, and I had to investigate, and it's amazing.

(via the wiggles)

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the most annoying people are people who don't understand storytelling. they be like "oooo how convenient that this thing happened to the main character in the very beginning". yeah no shit. that's why the story begins here

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that some people respond to any well-foreshadowed reveal with “ugh that plot twist was so predictable” proves bad faith criticism has rotted their brains to the point they think it’s bad writing if they can correctly identify information the writers were intentionally giving them

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Another screen shot study. This time focusing on colors.

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One of our greatest freedoms is how we react to things.

THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE. (2022), dir. Charlie Mackesy & Peter Baynton

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Melissa Hamilton in Serenade.

Photo by Camilla Nervi.

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Claire Calvert, Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød and Marianela Nunez in Serenade (Royal Ballet 2025)

- photo by Andrej Uspenski

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Mariko Sasaki, Sae Maeda, Mayara Magri, Ashley Dean and Leticia Dias in Serenade (Royal Ballet 2025)

- photo by Andrej Uspenski

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Marianela Núñez and Reece Clarke in George Balanchine's Symphony in C (Royal Ballet, 2025)

Photo by Tristram Kenton

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You know what I don’t get?  When fanfic authors apologize for long chapters.  It’s like?  You gave me bonus content, for free, and you’re sorry about it?  Bruh.  I have already named my firstborn after you.  Dude.

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Amazing night watching one of my favourite movies with the awesome RSNO playing the score live.

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Mayara Magri and Calvin Richardson in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet 2025)

photo by Andrej Uspenski

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Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé in La Fille mal gardeé (Royal Ballet 2016) 📸 by Bill Cooper