#self-reflexive

[marilynlennon]

Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman was born in 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Sherman earned a BA from Buffalo State College, State University of New York (1976). In self-reflexive photographs and films, Cindy Sherman invents myriad guises, metamorphosing from Hollywood starlet to clown to society matron. Often with the simplest of means—a camera, a wig, makeup, an outfit—Sherman fashions ambiguous but memorable characters that suggest complex lives that exist outside of the frame. Leaving her works untitled, Sherman refuses to impose descriptive language on her images—relying instead on the viewer’s ability to develop narratives, as an essential component of appreciating the work.

While rarely revealing her private intentions, Sherman’s investigations have a compelling relationship to public images, from kitsch (film stills and centerfolds) to art history (Old Masters and Surrealism) to green-screen technology and the latest advances in digital photography. Sherman’s exhaustive study of portraiture and self-portraiture—often a playful mixture of camp and horror, heightened by gritty realism—provides a new lens through which to examine societal assumptions surrounding gender and the valuation of concept over style.

[clonerightsagenda]

I've started noticing content warnings start popping up more frequently in the front of published books, and I'm curious as to people's thoughts on that. So, poll time!

[nelkcats]

Distant family

Danny didn't quite know how to feel when his mother asked him if he wanted to go visit his aunt for a few days. He assumed it was his Aunt Alicia but apparently not, which didn't leave him with much of a choice as to who it might be. He wondered if it was safe to leave Amity for so long.

Later, his mother rectified herself by saying she was more of a distant aunt of sorts, which didn't help the halfa's confusion in the least but he ended up agreeing to it. Mainly because Jazz asked him to take a vacation.

That's how he found out his aunt was Wonder Woman, because sure, why not, Aunt Diana seemed to be just as curious about his existence but didn't tie him up in her shiny golden bow so Danny considered it a win.

Apparently his grandmother was an Amazon that left Themyscira after falling in love. His mom had met Diana when she was separated from her homeland as a sort of united group of exiled Amazons.

Danny wondered what that meant for Jazz's future, at least he had a story to tell Pandora, she would be proud of his origins...probably.

[curioscurio]

what if I told you johnlock was real in 2024

[hajihiko]

Violent Impulses

[s0fter-sin]

soapghost

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

interviewer: *mentions miles*

alex:

(bonus) jamie:

[rawliverandgoronspice]

given that seems to be the new popular take in the fandom at large since totk got out: let the record show that I'll gladly let myself get repeatedly manipulated by the wind waker speech and be foolishly moved by its implications over rejecting space for humanity and vulnerability in the monstrous and the dispossessed, and then feeling weirdly smug about severing that fleeting attempt at connection and deem it obviously insincere

[lomenaa]

raaa.. dudles

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

For the requests, could we possibly get a cute lil Nighty (passive)?? :D

happy tears(?)

nightmare belongs to jokublog

(requests still open! )

[amygdalae]

Doing bad again

[palin-tropos]

nilsen saying he “held graad gently” when he took over from mazov, “like matchboxes in the palm of your hand” vs ulixes blaming himself and saying his hands were shaking if the matchbox tower falls...

[scalematey]

look i know lots of people have said this but i think one thing that homestuck does well when it can be bothered to is allowing women to be fucked up and awful and complex and bizarre. like. even when they’re not the protagonists. even when they’re unsympathetic. even when they’re ambiguously the protagonists. even when they decide to make themselves the protagonists. yeah anyway this post is abt vris

[lungfuls]

Maybe I'm projecting and being hopeful but I mentioned to M that I don't even get to shit by myself in peace lmao and I feel like something clicked for him. Bc I was like hey, at least you get private bathroom breaks at work (noncombative). And since then he's been a lot more acquiescent when I ask if I can nap and stuff

[orangecreamdreamscene]

new concept for girlhood vs. womanhood distinction. when you’ve had a period for longer than you haven’t had one you’re officially a Woman

[bridgetswonderfulland]

"Dr. Reflex."

As a BBIEA fandom veteran, I know the fact that Plus is out years ago and I still don't have a interest of it(because of what incident in Deviantart when I have all of the money, only like 200? I'm sure people falsely accusing me for no reason.) And until one of my new friends love a new character: Dr Reflex. I couldn't help but just being incredibly silly and hyperfixate on him because how silly he is! As long I'm safe from Thesmilingartist and Paisley(I'm sure they're avoiding me for good), I'm sure I'll head back to the fandom with better deeds(though I didn't even do anything wrong, those allegations are just false thankfully) and I'll promise to be a better person if they didn't believe me.

Fact: those allegations of former friends accusing me falsely for scamming/having too much money is not true, I didn't know real better and so I stopped doing "free commissions" they said. They're just false and I just didn't know what I did wrong though I didn't do it. Maybe you can forgive me for false call outs. I know I'm such a spoiled bitch, sorry for venting.