#Federation Gothic

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The rarely used holographic display.

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Decorative Piece that takes most of the table or her Space Drink?

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~Federation gothic~

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#Memory alpha insists the village on the right has to be reuses of the maquis planet and/or the inner light but it's not quite right

A Good chunk of the Matte Painting in Random Thoughts are assets from other episodes including "Homefront", "Let He Who is Without Sin", and "Future's End Pt 1 & 2"

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Dave Eng's Flowers

Salem, Massachusetts

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I really like this 1826 Federal Style home in Stockbridge, MA, but I'm not sure about the remodel. It's a Federal, and it has more than one style, which gives it a confusing look, but it kind of works. 5bds, 4ba, 3,891 sq ft, $1.35m. Take a look at it- if you're not a purist, you'll probably like this attractive home.

The entrance hall. I like the floor, but I'm not sure if that would be an original pattern.

This is the first room off the entrance hall, and I'm sure that it has to be the sitting room, but the mural makes it look like a dining room. It has a refurbished fireplace that looks good.

This would be the dining room and while it is wonderfully pretty and bright, it's not a Federal style room.

I like this, though- it matches the mural in the dining room.

This part of the house is a newer addition. Wow, does that gothic shelving unit convey? Looks like they left it. That's a great piece.

This room is magical, but it's Gothic Revival and that historical portrait is out of place. Look at this room, though. It has the gothic windows and 2 built-in gothic cabinets.

Isn't the ceiling beautiful?

They redid the kitchen with classic Shaker cabinets painted Federal blue. It's a perfect renovation for this style home.

The secondary bedrooms won't be large or fancy in this style home, but it's a decent size. I'm not sure if these are the original floors, refinished, but they have the planks typical of the period.

It has a modern marble ensuite.

Quite a large 2nd fl. landing with a linen closet. There's room for some furniture up here, too.

The largest room would be the primary bedroom. This floor has very wide planks and looks original.

The bath looks like a remodel from the 40s with that built-in dresser. The pale pink fixtures look like they may be reproductions.

You wouldn't find something like this in a period house, but it's a very nice addition.

The wallpaper in this little room looks like an Egyptian tomb.

Here's another larger bedroom with wide plank floors.

Marble bath redo with a pale gray sink. Nice.

This is great- an original plaque from the waterworks survived. I've never seen anything like it.

The grounds are lovely. This is a koi pond.

The property is on the Housatonic River.

Cute little greenhouse.

And, look at this wonderful garage.

The land measures 2 acres.

https://www.zillow.com/homes/82-E-Main-St-Stockbridge,-MA-01262_rb/56816938_zpid/?

[marzipanandminutiae]

also like

"furthering intersectionality" has nothing to do with the Gothic inherently either? you CAN do that in a Gothic work, but it's hardly required

this whole comment is a trainwreck

I think we should take gothic horror away from people until they earn it back

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Ideas: Castles

part 2

Some Castle Tropes

Big Fancy Castle: Big, elaborate, and visually impressive castles.

Bright Castle: Bright castle that signifies a good place, usually.

Good Castles, Evil Castles: Character Alignment as displayed on castle designs.

Haunted Castle: A derelict castle home to the dead or undead.

Ice Palace: A castle sculpted from ice.

Monster in the Moat: Castles with water monsters living in their moats.

Ominous Floating Castle: A visually imposing, intimidating castle floating in the sky, outer space, or an otherworldly void.

Palatial Sandcastle: A sandcastle you can live in.

Storming the Castle: A climatic assault on a fortified base.

Castles & similar structures in other parts of the world

Central and parts of Eastern Europe. Here castles weren't much different from the Western European ones. The only difference is that the local castle-building tradition was not so old; there are no Early Medieval castles in Eastern Europe, and the oldest were built during the High Middle Ages.

Russia. This country's tradition of fortification is a bit different; the rural castle never caught on here. Urban castles and citadels, called kremlins, on the other hand, were quite widespread. Kremlin is not the name of one specific famous citadel, it's a generic term for a city castle. This country also has some Romantic revival castles; these are likely to be found in rural areas.

Japan. Japanese castles, named shiro, are remarkably different in architecture from European ones, because they were built to protect the local feudal lords from local siege tactics, which differed significantly from classic medieval European sieges. Most notably, firearms found a very slow and lukewarm welcome in feudal Japan's Samurai culture, and their introduction only stimulated castle building rather than put an end to it.

The Near East. Castles were introduced to this area by the crusaders, and, were completely based on European designs. However, citadels had been common for centuries, particularly in the Levant (which had been one of the most fought-over regions in the world basically since people could write); although most surviving Middle Eastern citadels date from the Crusader period or just before, one, the Tower of David in Jerusalem, has been a citadel since the 2nd century BCE (albeit one that kept getting destroyed and rebuilt, like the rest of the city).

India. This country's equivalents of castles are called durga in Sanskrit or qila in Hindi. These words were usually translated as "forts", because they were used as army forts by the British colonial army, but they were originally castles.

Southern Africa. The castles in this region were built by the Dutch and German settlers, and aren't much different from those found in Western Europe. While the castles here aren't very old, they tend to be mimicries of the Medieval style.

Examples of Castles around the World

Neuschwanstein. The archetypical Romantic revival castle, it was built by the eccentric king Ludwig of Bavaria ("Mad King Louie" or the "Moon King") when Bavaria was actually part of the federal German Empire but retained its status as an "independent realm." Everyone might recognize this castle as the one shown in the Disney logo and copied in Disneyland parks as the "Sleeping Beauty Castle". This is not surprising, because Ludwig purposefully designed this castle as the fairy-tale castle of his dreams. It is a very popular tourist spot.

St. Michael's Castle, St. Petersburg. Another revival castle, this one is unique in many ways. First, despite being a revival castle, it had a genuine defensive function: it was built by a Properly Paranoid Russian emperor Paul I to serve as his highly secure residence. Second, it has a unique "four-sided" architecture: the four facades of this quadrangular castle show different architectural styles each, from neo-gothic and pseudo-medieval to generic XVIII century palace. It didn't serve its intended function, its owner was killed by conspirators, the castle's defensive moat was filled with ground and it was repurposed as an engineering school (hence its second name, Engineer's Castle). Currently it houses the Russian Museum of Art and is open for visitors.

Krak des Chevaliers, Syria. The archetypical Crusader castle in the Near East, one of the largest and the most well-preserved (until recently). This large concentric castle belonged to the Order of Knights Hospitaller, a famous order of knights who guarded the safety of pilgrims in the Holy Land and eventually evolved into the Sovereign Order of Malta, which still exists to this day.

Sources: 1 2 ⚜ Parts & Types of Castles ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs ⚜ Part 1

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Posted Chapter Fourteen of The Gothic Haunting of Tim Drake-Wayne! Go read the update!!

Except below:

Tim’s eyes scanned over the words:

On October 18th at 4:32PM, Waybe Enterprise's CEO Timothy Drake-Wayne was targeted in an unknown assassination attempt. He is alive and well and wants to reassure the public that business operations have not been impacted. The police, federal agencies, and JLA are working together to investigate this attempt and apprehend the perpetrator. We ask that the public keep the Wayne Family in their thoughts and prayers during this trying time. Additionally, we request that the public respect Mr. Drake-Wayne’s privacy, and the privacy of all individuals caught in the attack.

Wayne Enterprise's mission continues to be to utilize all assets, personnel, and systems to innovate and revolutionize technology in order to advance global progress towards Earth’s security, stability, and harmony. In the midst of this crisis, WE affirms their commitment to their values and principles.

“Christ,” Tim muttered, “Trying time and thoughts and prayers. Abby, this is going to be mocked relentlessly.”

Link: The Gothic Haunting of Tim Drake-Wayne - Chapter 14 - EchoMikeMike22 (Emmalie22) - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]

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[lizardsfromspace]

The writers of DS9: Yeah, we can do our "stranded in the troubled 21st century, our heroes must undo damage to the timeline lest the Federation be erased forever" plot in two episodes.

The writers of SNW: Yeah, we can do our "stranded in the troubled 21st century, our heroes must undo damage to the timeline lest the Federation be erased forever" plot in one episode.

The writers of Picard season 2: We absolutely need ten episodes to tell our "stranded in the troubled 21st century, our heroes must undo damage to the timeline lest the Federation be erased forever" plot. You need one episode to set up the time travel, first of all, then a episode setting up the dark future. How else will the audience understand it if you don't tediously show every detail? Will our longer take be deeper? No, just the same thing with a dozen random subplots. What if everyone had a identical twin in the 21st century? What if Picard's mom had a gothic novel backstory in the socialist future utopia? What if we did a whole episode about how a random FBI agent met a Vulcan once? What if we had one of the main characters be a corpse all season and let another straight up vanish from the franchise after one episode?

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There’s a new book out called The Darcy Myth that says in the summary that P&P is actually a “horror novel” about how scary love is for women… I know the Bennet sisters’ situation is precarious but to call it a “horror novel” ? :P

Okay... so... ug.... did this woman even read Pride & Prejudice? Because from the news coverage I would say no. Let me highlight some passages from the article:

Darcy should be considered the main antagonist of the famous love story

Not Wickham? Not the man who runs off with literal teenage girls?

Darcy pays Wickham to marry Lydia, saving her reputation, and later tells Elizabeth, “I thought only of you” when acting. For Feder, this phrase is proof of the hero’s self-interest. Darcy condemns Lydia to a life with an amoral man, all so the Bennets don’t become so disreputable that he won’t be able to marry the woman he loves.

Um, sorry, but no. Darcy tried to get Lydia away FIRST, she refused, he respected Lydia's autonomy as a human being. Becoming brother-in-law to Wickham was probably worse for Darcy personally than Lydia being "ruined"

I found Feder’s exploration of “Pride and Prejudice”as a Gothic novel — rather than a comedy of manners — far more compelling than her critique of Darcy.

Wut? No. Not even a little bit, what? That is a different genre.

“Darcy helped codify the dominant expectation that potential romantic partners — especially heterosexual men — are not only still eligible but in fact more appealing when they play a little hard to get, even if playing hard to get involves cruelty, insults, expressions of disinterest, ruining your beloved sister’s chances of happiness, and other red flags,” she writes. Women spend their time, energy and emotions on men who, quite simply, are not worth their effort.

Okay, except ELIZABETH NEVER TRIES ANYTHING WITH DARCY. She just sits there and he falls in love with her. If she did put effort into any relationship it was with Wickham, who again, is presented as a massive red flag in the end. This line of argument is wild.

Yet, seeing the sheer number of times women pursue cruel men in pop culture laid out one after another — in Disney movies, Taylor Swift songs and much more — is affecting. Feder concludes convincingly that this cultural conviction harms women in the same way the patriarchal boundaries of the regency did. She writes: “If we zoom out, we see that the Darcy myth also helps to prop up and fortify a very Gothic, patriarchal universe that is, and always has been, scary for anyone who is not a very particular type of man. After all, if we are trained from childhood to invest ourselves in men who treat us poorly, aren’t we more likely to end up in abusive situations and under threat of assault?”

Okay, so this is a valid point, but it also is based on a misreading of Pride & Prejudice or is heavily influenced by adaptations. Darcy isn't cruel, he's snobby and somewhat rude but definitely NOT cruel. Wickham is exactly the type of man you want to avoid: charming until he isn't.

ALSO WHAT DISNEY PRINCE IS AN ASSHOLE??? @princesssarisa? Can you be offended at that one in my stead?

So... this book sounds like rage-bait insanity and I won't be reading it until proved otherwise. Putting it on the avoid shelf along with Secret Radical.

Last note: There is a valid point to be made that jerks or dark broody men have been romanticized, but Austen DOES NOT DO THAT. That is not an Austen thing. Use an actual problematic Gothic or Byronic hero.

[motherdaughterholyspirit]

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I've had this drafted for a while but seeing as the Carolinas have been struck with devastating floods and relatively no news coverage, I am making a point to post this now.

Appalachia has been neglected by the federal government for as long as America has even been a concept. It's seemingly upsetting to me to see people revel in the aesthetics of poverty in those areas while they're actively suffering. Towns are wiped off the map, roads are closed, there is no electricity, water, or cell service.

This is me saying that this is what happens when communities are neglected. Those rotting houses. Those faces covered in bruises and scars. The thin figures and rusting trucks. Sure they're beautiful and desolate, but there are generations of oppression and abuse that create those conditions.

So while you go about your day interacting with things reflecting the American gothic, I hope this lingers in your mind. These are real people and real sufferings.

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[fontseeker]

Hey I was wondering what font they use on road signs in Canada?

Canadian road signs traditionally used Highway Gothic (1948), officially designated "the Standard Alphabets For Traffic Control Devices", which was originally established by the US Federal Highway Administration and is now used by many different countries.

But some newer signs have started using Clearview (2003) instead, which is supposedly more legible.

There's also some other fonts that have been used on a small minority of signs, like Helvetica (1957) and apparently even Century Schoolbook (1924). (I'd like to see a photo of that one.)