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it drives me bonkers the way people don't know how to read classic books in context anymore. i just read a review of the picture of dorian gray that said "it pains me that the homosexual subtext is just that, a subtext, rather than a fully explored part of the narrative." and now i fully want to put my head through a table. first of all, we are so lucky in the 21st century to have an entire category of books that are able to loudly and lovingly declare their queerness that we've become blind to the idea that queerness can exist in a different language than our contemporary mode of communication. second it IS a fully explored part of the narrative! dorian gray IS a textually queer story, even removed from the context of its writing. it's the story of toxic queer relationships and attraction and dangerous scandals and the intertwining of late 19th century "uranianism" and misogyny. second of all, i'm sorry that oscar wilde didn't include 15k words of graphic gay sex with ao3-style tags in his 1890 novel that was literally used to convict him of indecent behaviour. get well soon, i guess...

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every time an f1 driver has described nico rosberg as beautiful (aka he had that whole grid questioning to the point they had to call him the hottest female pop star Britney to cope)

Proud Heterosexual Mark Webber:

Jenson Button:

Sebastian Vettel:

Lewis Hamilton:

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"This is a Joe Alwyn album" "This is a Matty Healy album" shut up shut up SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!! Swifties are so annoying, this is a TAYLOR SWIFT ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY IS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO ASSIGN THINGS TO A MAN!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!!!

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"This is a Joe Alwyn album" "This is a Matty Healy album" shut up shut up SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!! Swifties are so annoying, this is a TAYLOR SWIFT ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY IS YOUR FIRST REACTION TO ASSIGN THINGS TO A MAN!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!!!

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MAJOR SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE SPOILERS BELOW

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Can we talk about that Prowler reveal? About the return of the infamous Prowler theme as this skinny, lanky shape sits perched atop a ceiling beam (in the exact same position as the Prowler in the first film) before dropping to the ground. The close-up shot of the Jordans as he approaches Miles. The untied shoelaces. The spray-painted symbol. The theme's sudden change in pitch sounds like screams. You can tell who lies underneath the mask long before it slides off. The real shock doesn't come from learning who he is, but from seeing what he's become.

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‘it’s just trendy to hate on marvel’ no. marvel has done this to themselves. they overwork underpaid and non unionized vfx artists, they don’t allow actors to have access to the full scripts, they gloat about continuity but don’t have consistency, very few of the writers care even slightly about the characters or the source material, and they have gone for quantity over quality / are overproducing their product to the point of consumer exhaust. they are a multi billion dollar creative monopoly that should be held accountable

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Ever wonder how many records in history are wrong? How many confessions have been changed to protect someone? How many people have actually been lost in a war ? People who were wrongly accused of a crime ? How much our our history textbooks is fact ?

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My last rant about black widow: all these fans complaining that the villain in this movie was weak and they didn't care about him enough when he died...I think that the mf point. The man was abducting, abusing, killing, mind controlling, and conditioning girls and women in what is supposed to be an allegory to the horrors of human trafficking. He's not meant to be the star of the show, he's exactly what he needs to be: a cockroach that's hard to kill because they always are. You don't need to care about him, there is nothing redeemable. Sometimes people are evil and that's it. If you felt nothing when he died, good. You should feel nothing except vindication for the girls whose lives he's stolen. Not everyone is a Killmonger or a Thanos or a Vulture. Sometimes bad guys are part of a system or institution, which means they're clinical and sterile because that's what you get out of monsters that "recycle" stolen girls.

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Not to be one of those people, but now I completely understand why some male reviewers were saying they didn’t connect with the quieter, character scenes of Black Widow. I’ve heard guys say they thought those moments fell flat or just didn’t impact them.

Of course they don’t understand the bond of sisters. The unspoken understanding women have with each other. Even women who have never met before.

They don’t understand being the most expendable resource of the world.

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The falcon and the winter solider spoilers without context:

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shane "eat the rich" madej

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AN INCOMPLETE LIST: REASONS WHY U SHOULD READ RED WHITE & ROYAL BLUE

this

this

the turkeys thing™ (the call with henry included)

i mean the fucking comedy ??????

maybe its just me, but i often notice how dads usually have 0 rights. well i present u Oscar Diaz. he gets all of them, ALL OF THEM. is he perfect? no, but let’s all be honest: who is 100% perfect nowadays?

the mom too

zahra

shaan & zahra

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I may not have a date today, but Henry and Alex do ♥

I talk about this book nonstop on here and I wanted to share some art I made! I was feeling creative and decided to bring some of my favorite moments of the book to life. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston never fails to put a smile on my face and today I wanted to share something I love.

This was so much fun to create. I’ve never really done anything like this before (I even dabbled in animation for the first time?! The quality went down a bit once I converted it to a video and uploaded it here but it’s my first try so go easy on me!) I hope someone loves this as much as I do...from the note, to the text messages (the Great Turkey Calamity is so funny), to the endless emails, and of course, to ironic road signs and pieces of home. Just felt like sharing some love and happiness today. Happy Valentine’s Day

P.S. yes I drew Henry’s ring with the Hufflepuff house crest fight me

Also, I uploaded this to my Instagram earlier (@/mich.ellaneous). You don’t have to check it out or follow me. I really don’t care about that but I thought I’d mention it in case y’all see it posted there...no worries it’s me! lol wishing everyone all the best!

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I love how in Willow MV when Taylor enters the glass cage, she’s content to sing and play and it’s only when she realises that she can’t escape to be with her lover that she panics. Combining that with the fishbowl scene from the Lover MV, her lover decides to join her in the glass cage and she’s happy again in this essay I will-