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fairyhaos · 9 months

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seventeen and being in a corn maze

how well i think svt will be able to navigate through a corn maze

notes: tbh i think i'm wonwoo. 'maize maze' is actually hilarious okay.

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seungcheol:

makes it a competition to see who can come out of the maze the fastest. intentionally booked it during the day, bc there was no way he was going to risk going in the evening and scaring himself to death while surrounded by stalks of corn. zooms through the maze like he's the flash or something, only encounters one member (hansol, who looks extremely lost) before he manages to escape in just under 2 hours. makes sure to greet every member that comes out after him to tell them that he won

jeonghan:

goes in, like, 5 times. he keeps pretending to go in before just walking back out again, and poor junhui has to be the one to eventually walk all the way back to the maze entrance, grab jeonghan's hand, and physically drag him through the first few turns of the maze, bc seungcheol insisted that everyone had to take part in this competition. is terrible at escaping mazes, tells junhui they should just give up. starts singing really obnoxiously about how they're all gonna die here and how this really was a bad idea and he should have just stayed at home. even so, he n junhui end up being the 4th and 5th people to leave the maze, only bc junhui was so excited to escape (and everyone else was so terrible)

joshua:

probably one of the most chill about the maze. was saddled with seokmin bc the younger man was way too scared to enter the maze by himself. is the one that tells all of them as they're entering the maze that if they just stick together they could make it out of the maze super quickly and all at once… no one listens to him. holds seokmin's hand the entire time; reassures him every few minutes that they will manage to escape the maze eventually n they won't be stuck here forever. strolls super casually through the maze like they're taking a walk in the countryside, which they basically are. that is, until his hay fever starts to be activated (by corn, of all things) and so he has to start hurrying along to get out of the sneeze maze

junhui:

was almost going to beat seungcheol before jeonghan sent them all a photo of him still standing at the entrance. was told to go back to the beginning and retrieve their second eldest member bc apparently escaping a corn maze was an activity in which participation was mandatory. nevertheless, he is Unfazed!! practically skips through the maze, despite jeonghan being the personification of doom and gloom behind him, pats his hyung on the back n tells him not to worry n that they'll get out soon :D

hoshi:

competitive for all of half an hour before his vision starts blurring and all he can see are giant green walls. gets lost, tells himself that he'll be great at living the rest of his life as a Nature Man in the maze. sits in the dead end for a good hour or so. somehow manages to make friends with five sparrows in the maze. is considering whether he should begin his tiger transformation in the middle of the corn maze when he's found by one of the workers who apparently was watching him talk to the sparrows for an hour straight. ends up being escorted out of the maze by them

wonwoo:

has to go really slowly bc mingyu refuses to let go of his shirt. could have definitely beaten seungcheol if he wanted to, bc he's a nerd and actually studied how to escape corn mazes during the drive there. keeps saying "maize maze" over and over again to himself. doesn't get lost, but does run into many dead ends bc mingyu keeps tugging him into a path that he thinks is safer. almost walks straight into the hedge at one point. demands that mingyu let him climb onto his back, is almost able to see over the top of the maze with their combined height. manages to drag mingyu out of the maze eventually

woozi:

walks really leisurely. he knows he's not going to win the competition that seungcheol set up, so he takes his time. he might not enjoy socialising and going out of his studio, but being in a blissfully quiet maze (punctuated occasionally by the members' screams) helps relax him and clear his mind. runs into dead ends half of the time, but that's okay bc it only prolongs his walks. composes the hook of five different songs in his head as he's staring up at the blue sky. gets told off by seungcheol at the end for not having any sort of competitive spirit at all. had a good time, but probably wouldn't go again bc the soles of his feet hurt and his cheeks were a little bit irritated from being brushed against the leaves of corn constantly

minghao:

is somehow super speedy at finishing the maze. ditches mingyu with wonwoo as soon as he sees the elder, then has disappeared round the corner before wonwoo can even start voicing a complaint. is grinning the entire time, practically skipping through the maze. almost runs over a mother with her daughter, stops for a few minutes to say hello and has a really sweet exchange with the girl who won't stop telling him how handsome he looks. gets really shy and blushes afterwards, spends a whole five minutes collecting himself before he's back on track towards his goal again. is the 3rd to leave the maze

mingyu:

coward. tries to hold onto minghao the entire time, is then dumped onto wonwoo. subsequently spends the entire maze gripping onto wonwoo's shirt tightly so that he can't saddle him with another member like that traitor minghao did. shakes so badly the whole time, even though it's daylight and actually kind of hot in the maze. insists that he has The Best intuition and keeps on leading him and wonwoo down dead ends. screams every time the leaves brush against his arm. practically crawls out of the exit of the maze, still clinging to wonwoo's shirt, and vows to never ever go into one of those things again

dokyeom:

isn't really scared like mingyu, but is very much worried that he'll get lost and never ever be able to come out. holds joshua's hand the entire time. wanted to backhug the guy and practically hang off him the entire time, but shua said no bc it would be difficult to walk. has an almost panic attack four times. is worriedly rambling to himself about how they'll survive if they get stuck during nightfall when it's cold. thankfully managed to somehow have a packet of tissues in his pocket, constantly gives them to his hyung whose nose is suddenly running like crazy

seungkwan:

super competitive, is sure that he'll be the one to leave the maze the fastest. was originally in a three with the other maknaes, before hansol mysteriously disappeared into thin air. chan pushed him into the hedge at one point, and when he emerged, sputtering leaves and outrage, he'd found the youngest had bolted and left him alone. stormed through the maze, simmering with anger the entire time. every dead end he encountered made him angrier, and he probably ended up encountering all the dead ends possible. was one of the last to exit the maze, and was so exhausted that he let himself rest for a few hours during the drive back before promptly recharging in the restaurant and tackling chan to the floor. they ended up getting kicked out of the restaurant.

vernon:

was originally in a group of three with seungkwan and chan, managed to somehow lose both of them and end up wandering through the maze by himself. tries to yell for them, hears nothing back. his phone is dead too, so he gives up and lets himself walk round in circles in the maze. encounters one (1) other person and that's seungcheol, who barely glances at him before zooming off again. has to be escorted out of the maze by a worker like hoshi, but it takes him way longer to be found bc he keeps on moving around so it looks like he knows where he's going. even though he really, really doesn't.

chan:

second to exit the maze. originally had a plan for all three of the maknaes to stick together and leave as quickly as possible, but then everything kinda fell apart when hansol disappeared so he decided to make seungkwan disappear too by pushing him into the corn and running away. did the whole 'keep your hand on the right wall' thing, was amazed to find out it worked when he left the maze to find only seungcheol standing there. begged the eldest to buy him ice cream while they waited for the others to come out. ended up falling asleep on a nearby bench with the half-eaten ice cream, was almost forgotten at the maze by seungcheol when they were leaving

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lapata-lupt · 2 years

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there is so much cool media that my peers now consider cool i was into when I was 13 and everyone thought I was an oddball for and it's not even something intense or niche it's very basic and mainstream but the context is I was in india so basically I discovered these channels like comedy central and hbo on indian television and people didn't used to watch them but I randomly started watching them and cause my mom was working in the american embassy she kinda encouraged me watching english shows so apparently I watched friends and superstore and brooklyn 99 and movies like the black swan the perks of being a wallflower jump street transformers etc etc when no one knew about it and started listening to melanie martinez and halsey and reading harry potter and mortal instruments then after 2 years cool kids are suddenly super into english shit and am like over all this also it's so funny I always tell everyone that when I moved here at 15 it was bad cause like while people my age back in india all listened to one direction and taylor swift and watched all these english movies I listened to hindi songs and wasnt into foreign culture and while everyone was excited to see west I was like not too interested cause that is what everyone said happened but actually I remembered like just 4 5 days ago that that's not true when I moved i was full into YA novels i remembered I had this funny relationship with this semi popular girl where we bonded over being crazy over some white guys she really loved the one direction guys and I was in love with johnny depp at the time but while almost everyone know about the band no one fucking knew johnny depp by name a lot of the time they would know who I was talking about when I said jack sparrow but for a long time a lot of people didn't and no one was interested in tim burton movies with me but the thing is after I left school and was home 6 months I was very depressed and kinda stopped being too much into the stuff i used to be into and kinda forgot about it all? my memory is so fucking shit I like forgot that I had watched superstore and friends and all these shows like 4 5 times over and over I just forgot lol came here and was like naw I never watched Brooklyn 99 haha what is that and then when my friends sat me down for it I was like waaaaait I have watched this i can tell u what happens minute by minute lol but I was really into all this white shit I just was never at the time it was hyped and that always made me an additional oddball over being a nerd n tomboy

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avelera · 3 years

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“Break the Cutie” aka Whedon’s just writing his fetish over and over and people are just beginning to figure that out

(Title from TV tropes “Break the Cutie” trope of the same name)

I’ve been thinking a lot about the latest “reveals” about Joss Whedon, namely, that his take on certain superhero franchises is just objectively bad (as someone who loathes “Age of Ultron”, this comes as no surprise to me) and the even less shocking (to those paying attention for the last 20 years) “revelation” that he’s abusive to his cast (all except for his self-selected male stand-in who plays his Mary Sue) which is even less surprising from a man who referred to his actors not-so-jokingly as “meat puppets”.

But I do find this implosion of his reputation, for the lack of a better term, rather objectively interesting as someone who liked Buffy Season 1-2 back in the day and is from the era where worshipping Joss Whedon was like worshipping Johnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow-- simply put, it was inescapable in most nerd communities. And the worship was largely by female fans because, shocker, Buffy was largely aimed at young nerd women.

Were all those women simply blind? Did they not see the subtly misogynistic mind behind the creation of such breakout “feminist” nerd icons as Buffy? Were they taken in?

I don’t actually think that’s the case. Rather, beyond the fact that complex feminist theory wasn’t necessarily being taught in the late 90s to young nerd women, I think there is a nuance between idolizing and fetishizing “Strong Female Characters” that can be difficult to distinguish and that the differences are not necessarily visible during most parts of a standard story structure.

Buffy was a strong female character, no sarcastic capitalization needed, because the fetishizing parts are largely limited to individual story beats, such as the “Long Night of the Soul”, for example.

Simply put, Joss Whedon’s fetish was the moment that Strong Female Characters are broken, so 90% of the story buildup of the character remains indistinguishable from someone building up a strong female character because they want her to be strong vs. wanting to see the moment she breaks.

And here’s the thing, as a writer, I get it. I get that we all have our story fetishes. We all have things we write about, over and over, the niggling loose tooth of a concept we can’t stop prodding at.

And yeah, as an angst writer in particular, I get it when the thing that gets your motor running for the objectively difficult slog of writing a story is seeing your beloved character bruised, suffering, and at the end of their emotional rope because of all the trials you’ve thrown at them. My personal story “fetish” is seeing characters transformed into the thing they most fear themselves becoming, either physically or mentally, and their struggles with that confrontation and what they and their loved ones go through during this horrific event. This story fetish colors pretty much all of my long-form stories.

Heck, I loved Season 2 of Buffy because Joss Whedon’s “see the strong character bruised and in anguish” fetish resonated with me. Not for the weird sexual aspects--for those uninitiated, Buffy sleeps with her Good Vampire boyfriend Angel, who promptly loses his soul and becomes essentially a demonic version of himself she has to fight and eventually kill, for maximum emotional anguish, at the climax of the season--I ate that up as an angsty teen! Not because of the actual sex, I admit I could have given that part a miss and I consider that part of Whedon’s weird sexual hangups coming into play around Purity and Sin and Anguish or whatever, but the idea of your moment of greatest intimacy/joy becoming your moment of confrontation with your worst nightmare is the stuff that really melodramatic angst is made of. So I get it and I enjoyed it as a viewer, at one point.

But where Whedon lost me there is that Buffy and Angel never get to be together. They’re perpetually apart from that point on, and eventually see other people, end up with other people, etc. I mean, what’s the point of the Ultimate Suffering around needing to kill your own soulmate if the story is then just going to ignore them being your soulmate? The suffering was just never ending. Buffy was a bit like Dean Winchester after a while, just never allowed to catch a break. Because Joss didn’t want a Strong Female Character overcoming obstacles and eventually triumphing for good, he was in it to see a Strong Female Character who he gets to watch at her lowest moment, surrounded by other Strong Female Characters repeatedly going through their lowest moments of pain and anguish, over and over, until we reach some sort of network-required conclusion.

Like the cruelty of Benioff and Weiss of Game of Thrones fame, it’s not difficult to understand once you see it. Sometimes, the angst and cruelty is the reward. The real sin of Joss Whedon is that he didn’t stop there but let his fetish spill over into his working and personal life by fetishizing the women who played the strong female characters he wrote and by being cruel and abusive to men and women on set who weren’t fitting his weird fetishistic obsession when it spilled into the way he ran his real life. Because word to the wise, all you creators out there, your fetishes will keep you going in your art, and keep you warm on a cold night, but letting them take over you creative process rather than simply provide power for it is a fast track to becoming a failed creator for a multitude of reasons. Hopefully, just that you can’t objectively view your own work anymore and accept critique, but more harmfully as we see here, when you play out our story fetish skit on real people, which only grows worse when you’re so insulated by fame and fortune that no one can tell you no.

(There’s another aspect of Joss’s storytelling that I’m going to break into another post, if you got this far. That is, that Joss doesn’t accept the premise of most of his stories. That is, he rarely takes a world he didn’t build himself seriously and that lack of accepting the premise of the world, is why he can be great at banter, but often fails at the new era of superhero movies.

Part 2 - link once it’s up.)

#joss whedon #buffy meta #my meta #writing meta

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emixion · 3 years

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Raven meeting Holt for the first time 👀👀

OHOHOHO ___________________ There’s something familiar about the kid in her music theory class, and Raven can’t quite place what it is. At first she thought it was because he was loud, like Sparrow Hood back home, but quickly realized that wasn’t quite it. It’s not the way he acts or looks, it’s just this strange gut feeling. Like when one recognizes an actor in a movie as another actor’s relative. He’s nice enough, kind of obnoxious, but he seems cool. Raven doesn’t know much about him other than his name is Holt and he apparently was a good DJ. Honestly, she wasn’t going to dwell on it had Jackson not brought it up. He asks one sunny afternoon in the courtyard. They’d made it a habit to come here and lay in the grass to watch the clouds. “So…there’s something I haven’t told you.” His voice breaks the comfortable silence. “Oh?” she turns her head to look at him. She can tell it’s something big, by the way his face pinches. Jackson takes a deep breath, keeping his eyes on the clouds above them. “Do you know Holt Hyde?” He asks. “Holt Hyde? Yeah, he’s in my music class.” Raven replies, wondering where he was going with this. “Well, um, he and I…” Jackson shifts uncomfortably, turning to face her but having trouble meeting her gaze. Raven just waits patiently. This boy was here to listen when she broke down and told him her story. Her destiny, her mother, the rebellion, all of it. And he had placed a hand on her shoulder and told her she was brave. There was nothing that could come out of his mouth that would send her away. “We…we share a body.” he finishes with a wince, sparing a glance at her expression, half expecting it to twist with disgust or something else negative. But Raven’s expression stays neutral and she nods in encouragement for him to continue. He takes another deep breath, pulling off his glasses to rub at his eyes. “That’s why I can’t listen to loud music. It causes me to lose consciousness and turn into Holt. That’s why you’ve never seen us in the same room.” A beat goes by as Raven processes this, the pieces coming together as she recalls that Holt had always seemed familiar to her. “Ohhhh, that makes a lot of sense.” She says, sitting up in realization. “It does?” he asks, surprised. Raven looks down at him. “Yeah, I’ve always thought Holt seemed familiar but I couldn’t place it. That must be why.” she explains. Jackson stares at her a moment before he cracks a smile. “What?” “You don’t mind?” Jackson asks. “It doesn’t freak you out?” Raven places her hand on his shoulder, just as he did for her when she told him her secret. “Not at all. I’m glad you told me.” She smiles back. ___________________________________________________________________ She doesn’t properly meet Holt until a few weeks later. Jackson is constantly warning her that he can’t control the transformation, that if he hears any music with at least a 4x4 beat at 180 decibels he will change whether he likes it or not. That they’ll likely be interrupted at some point. Raven speaks reassuringly to him. Promising to let keep her music down around him. Swearing that she won’t mind if he changes in front of her. In the end, he is right, they do get interrupted at some point, but just as she says, she doesn’t mind at all. The bright light of the transformation makes Raven blink, her violet eyes not expecting it. It all happened within a second. The two of them had been walking home and a car had sped by blasting music with open windows. Neither could have prevented it, and now Holt Hyde stood before her. “Huh?” The redhead looked around, finding his bearings. His scarlet eyes land on Raven and they light up in recognition. “Yo, Raven, right? We got the same sixth period.” Raven recovers quickly, the shock of seeing the transformation live wearing off fast. “Yeah, that’s right. Hey, Holt.” She smiles, waving a bit. “What I’d miss? Were ya hangin’ with my nerd side? He mentioned he made a new friend.” Holt pulls out his phone to check his texts. It takes Raven a moment to realize he’s talking about Jackson. “Oh, yeah. We were just walking home and a car drove by..” she vaguely gestures to the road. “They were playing music on the radio really loud.” “Aww, Jackie boy’s being social. Good for him.” Holt grins mischievously . “Welp, as much as I’d love a couple extra hours today, Momma will have my head if I take Jackson’s time again.” Holt puts his phone away, and moves to take off his headphones, but stops short. “Oh, and I hope it goes well with you two. I’d love to have a fellow musician for a sister in law.” He winks and promptly takes his headphones off, leaving a flushed Raven behind in a flash of light. “Wha..?” Jackson’s blue eyes are full of confusion when they meet hers. And then they widen in horror. “Oh no, did Holt-“ “It’s okay, Jack. Holt just said hi and changed back.” Raven quickly reassures. He looks surprised at that. “Really?” he asks. “And it wasn’t too shocking or awkward?” Her cheeks flare up again, recalling what Holt had said before he transformed. If Jackson notices, he doesn’t say anything. “Not at all.” She says, biting back a smile.

#ever after high #monster high #raven queen #jackson jekyll #jackven #raven x jackson #holt ships it #based on the hc i have that holt calls raven his 'sis in law'#its wholesome

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moonlightkitkat · 4 years

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ML:NYS reaction

Here’s my set of reactions from when I was watching the special, I wrote it all while I was watching. It’s a little scatterbrained lol

The opening is so pretty!

MR. PIGEON AGAIN?

COSMO BUG AND ASTRO BUG?!

AWWW THE YELLOW ROSE THAT'S SO CUTE!

THAT'S SO CUTE!

Oh this interaction is adorable! The wholesomeness!

YES GIVE YOURSELF FLOWERS.

But oh my god I had to pause because this is what I love! Chat can show affection and care about her, but I love how he’s taking her feelings into the gift he brings. He knows that she doesn’t want anything with romantic connotations because it’s leading him on, so instead he offers a rose of friendship, a truce. And I love how after hearing this, Ladybug immediately warms up and accepts, thanking him and offering kind words as well. I’m two minutes in and I already love this.

Also the animation is so pretty!!

Oh Marinette no.. not the photos.. not the excuses.. ;-;

Yes Tikki hold her accountable!

HAMILTON BUT WITH SOCK PUPPETS???

NO CHLOE WHAT?!

Oh thank god I wanted my Chloe here

NO BUSTIER YES

SHE'S PREGNANT?! Oh that poor baby

EW LILA’S HERE

No no no no no no n no no no no Marinette please stop, please oh my god I’m dying on the inside

YOU'RE OUR SOCK WASHINGTON

EVERYDAY LADYBUG AND SOCK WASHINGTON IS BEST SHIP

Oh my god she put his perfume on her pillow? Why? Why have her do this.

LAFAYETTE

HE WAS A MIRACULOUS USER WHAT

Oh my god she pulled a Twilight Sparkle and ranted about the power of friendship

DID HE JUST SIT THROUGH HER RANT

Oh I know he’s lying but oh that’s such a sweet thing to say.

Gabriel why are you a JERK

KAGAMI

AWWW SMOOCH

That’s so cute! I love that!

NO THE SINGING

Marinette no ;-;

THE KITTY ALARM AWWW

THAT'S SO CUTE

OH THATS FIC MATERIAL RIGHT THERE

“I’m as serious as it can get.” *squeak*, giggles. That’s adorable

OH NO GORILLA HAS A FEAR OF FLYING

PLAGG

THE WIGGLY PAWS

I-I’m actually shocked that Ladybug didn’t think of that

That’s pretty smart Adrien.

I’m still creeped out by the Snow White like case Emilie is in

LUKA LUKA LUKA LUKA LUKAAAAAA

Oh no she’s ranting about Adrien I’m crying

HIS SMILE AT HER

AWWW SWEETHEART

A SMOOCH

Oh this is definitely fic material

Oh Marinette does not look happy about seeing Adrien

Chloe’s arrival is amazing

THE HORROR MOVIE SCREAM

Alya what the heck

Oh god Marinette no

Oh my hands are crInging-NO HE FELL ON HER

ALYA WHY

Okay that art is adorable but Marinette looks terrified

Wooowwww the manipulation there lol, nice job class

Oh thank goodness,

“YOU ARE A DOLPHIN”

Oh poor Marinette

Ivan and Mylene are cuddling!

Wow Marinette is tiny

Awww DjWifi snuggles

JULROSE

wait why didn’t Mari sit with Rose?

Oh poor Marinette ;-;

Bro she’s physically uncomfortable, why would you move closer?

Oh that’s so cute-nevermind

Same Alya

Same Nino

They’re adorable but I hate this

NO THE HUG

SHE'S SO UNCOMFORTABLE WHY WOULD YOU HUG HER

I’m sorry WHAT

captain Marvel??

Alya is such a nerd I love her

A BOMB?!

Wair, do actual superheroes exist in this universe? Why hasn’t anyone shown up to help Paris??

KS THAT A PEPSI BRAND BUS

wow the cat based pun

“Lil croissants on route,” that’s CUTE

NO HER STUFF

Oh it was just puppets

OH SHE'S PRETTY

Jess, yes I like her

Is she an actual AI?

SABRINA AWWW

Oh poor Sabrina ;-;

Nice reflexes

Oh no

THE CARTOON SLOW HEAD TURN

Oh now this is adorable, I like the soft music playing in the background

EW HE SNUCK TO HER ROOM

Hot dog Dan?

IS THAT A SUPERHERO?!

STRONG ROSE

Rapunzel Sabrina???

Aww that's cute

They’re flying!

HIGH VOICE

THATS HILARIOUS

This is really really cute, but.... aren’t Adrien and Kagami together?

Oh this is such a cute dance

“BEAUTIFUL SUNFLOWER”

Oh Marinette no....

“Repetitive behaviors,” is that a joke about how they never change?

Adrie is definitely in love, but isn’t he with, you know, KAGAMI?!

What on earth is with Jess’s eyebrows?

Wait, I'm sorry are they sending supervillains to trap them in??

Hawkmoth is wearing a seatbelt, that’s hilarious

Did.. did he seriously offer the atomic bomb

Ohhh a hologram

Oh that’s a cool supervillain

THE POSE SCREEN FOR THE DOOR GUY IM WHEEZING

HES TRANSFORMING TO SAVE MARI

Did you ... need to transform though? You could have just pushed her out of the way

Theyre so DUMB

Batman? Nope, just Hawkmoth

Oh Ladybug is MAD. Rightfully so though

Oh yes tell him off

Wait, they’ve heard of Ladybug and Chat Noir. Why hasn’t anyone come to help them?

CHAR NOOOOOO

NOOOOOOOO

NO OH MY GOD HE KILLED HER

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY FOD

CHAT KILLED SOMEONE

YES LADYBUG

Oh my god she can actually bring people back to life

Ooooo chase scene

Teenage mutant super teens

Oh my god that’s terrifying for what happened to Paris

We are learning a lot about Ladybugs Powers, I’m loving this

HE LEFT HER

CHAT NOIR NO

HE HAS TWO MIRACULOUS NOW?!

A BALD EAGLE FOR FREEDOM

CAN IT GET MORE AMERICAN

OH THE HAWK PERSON IS A WOMAN

Oh those two are lesbi-OH THEY'RE ACTUALLY LESBIANS

....Wow Zag is having fun with her cleavage AREN'T they?

Oh Marinno ;-;

WHAT THE HECK IS HAWKMOTH DOING

oh this is so sad

I’m getting umbrella scene flashbacks

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS ALYA

And Marinette being a thief has come back into

MARINETTE

WHY IS THIS SO SAD WHY IS SHE CRYING IN THE STREETS

Why are her boobs so BIG

Is this just proof of how dangerous the DC superheroes are?

Wait these three heroes really are just Superman, Batman, Captain America aren’t they?

I love the AI’s hair so much, it’s so pretty

Wow Jess was won over so quickly

JESS HAS A SKATEBOARD TO TRAGEL WOW I LOVE IT

THE MOON??

All powerful magic? Useless against a simple AI

Wow he was won over quickly.. is he just really impulsive? That’s.. really not the best quality in a superhero who has the power to destroy whatever he touches.

Plagg that’s TOO CUTE

Wow I am So impressed by Jess

Awww hug

She forgave him a little too easily

HE THREATENED A WORLD WAR?

AND PEOPLE STILL DEFEND GABRIEL?

THIS MAN IS A CHILD ABUSER, A TERRORIST, AND NOW A WAR CRIMINAL?!

He lost his TAIL

Sparrow is transforming into an Eagle I love this

Ooooooooooooo I love her use of the power

Wow he legitimately s-YES ATTA GIRL

h-how did that reach the sun so fast

I thought Chat hit the guy and not the cuffs and I had a heart attack

You’ve known her for less than a day and you trust her with a miraculous?? Wait, they know all about the miraculous?? But how?

Also I’m really happy that we have an ingenious superhero! I’m really happy that her costume isn’t sexual used, and isn’t a LEOTARD

I’m really curious about what actual ingenious people think about her as a character and her uniform

Wait, she has dreamcatchers for earrings?

Why is she looking so buff in that suit

Oh? Is this a teaser for the Shanghai episode?

BATWINGS

Oh that’s such a cute little banner for Adrien

SABRINA YOU'RE A SWEETHEART

“BIG PUFFY CLOUD”

WAIT THEY LEFT GORILLA NO

OH YES MORE GUARDIANS

That is a very underwhelming entrance and speech. Talk about rushed how did he say that with one BREATH

HE WAS SWAYED THAT EASILY?

#ml salt #ml spoilers #ml new york #ml ny spoilers #miraculous ladybug review #miraculous ladybug #ladybug reactions

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a-story-teller · 4 years

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Rules: answer the following questions and tag 10 blogs you would like to get to know.

I was tagged by @bell-flower, what a nerd!

What movie do you wish you were a character in?

Kiki’s Delivery Service! Even mundane life is pretty and sweet there, and clearly magic is accessible. It seems like a world with many opportunities, sights, and lovely people. I would love to be a pink-cheeked artist who wears dresses and boots, owns many pets, makes spells, and bakes cakes in a ghibli film.

Create your dream fragrance; what would the ingredients be like?

I have about three moods for perfumes, so I will choose one for each: a sweet day scent with honey, almond, orange blossom, and clover; an everyday scent with lemon, sage, and a tiny bit of gooseberry; and a night scent with honeysuckle, amber, clove, and a touch of jasmine.

As a siren, what bewitching song would you sing to lure people to their doom?

I have always though that Sweet Blossom by Emilie Simon sounded like something a siren would sing.

*clicks shoes together three times* Anywhere in the world (fantasy or reality) where would you go?

Knossos, Stonehenge, Seoul, New York in Edwardian times, the Yucatan, the fantasy world in Ni No Kuni, Florence in the 1400′s, Atlantis, Fairyland from The Girl Who series, the library at Ephesus in its prime!

Similar to Harry Potter, if you could reside in a painting, which one would you choose?

Luncheon on the Grass by Claude Monet.

Like the symbols associated with the Greek gods and goddesses; what would be your chosen symbol to embody you as a person? (E.g. some symbols of Aphrodite are doves and sparrows.)

Sunrise, sage bundles, opossums, peaches, sheet music, kisses, saplings, lit candles, poppies and bleeding hearts, robin’s eggs.

If you were to create your own Met Gala theme, what would it be based on?

The first thing that came to mind was concepts, such as “war,” “peace,” “love,” “jealousy,” etc. I’ve also always wanted to see one based on ancient empires. I just want to wear an extravagant haute couture gown styled after the Byzantines...

What seven objects would you choose to hide your soul in?

A zinc headstone, a butterfly pinned in a shadowbox, a first edition of Emily Dickinson poems, an Ace of Cups tarot card, a hagstone at the bottom of a tide pool, the toppled tree in my old backyard forest, a bottled love spell.

You’re whistling while you work, what animals would you like to come and join?

Deer.

Like the story of Swan Lake, what mythical creature/beings from folklore would you like to transform into by day?

I would likely be a rabbit. It always comes back to rabbits with me.

I tag @cultof-aphrodite and @thewinedarksea because I think their answers will be lovely :)

#meet the blogger

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bookinlove · 6 years

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Tag Game

I was tagged by @goddesspeggycarter thank you so much I was so bored before this and the questions were really interesting!!

Rules: Answer the following questions and tag 10 blogs!

What movie do you wish you were a character in?

Harry Potter without a doubt

Create your dream fragrance; what would be the ingredients and the name?

Ooh, I'm not sure but it would smell like trees and rain and be called "It's a forest, bitch"

As a siren, what bewitching song would you sing to lure people to their doom?

My Featherbed from Asoiaf

*Clicks shoes together three times* Anywhere in the world (fantasy or reality) where would you go?

New Zealand or Scotland

Similar to Harry Potter, if you could reside in a painting, which one would you choose?

The one where Aphrodite/Venus is rising up from lava it's so badass

Like the symbols associated with the Greek gods and goddesses; what would be your chosen symbol/s to embody you as a person? (eg: some symbols of Aphrodite are dove and sparrows)

Maybe a globe, I have about 4 in my room so I'm a little obsessed

If you were to create your own Met Gala theme, what would it be based on?

Superheroes. Just imagine all the celebrities wearing dresses that look like superhero suits, it's my dream

Which seven objects would you choose to hide a fragment of your soul in? (The horcruxes)

A pebble so nobody finds it, my favorite book, a concert ticket, a stuffed animal, a mirror, a laptop, and a unicorn 🦄

You’re whistling while you work, what animals would you like to come and join you?

I'm low-key afraid of a lot of animals but maybe dogs and owls

Like the story of Swan Lake; what mythical creature/beings from folklore would you like to transform into by day?

A Pegasus

I get nervous tagging people so I'm only going to choose a few!!

@resident-book-nerd @jamesscarstairs @bro-zachariah @writtenbyourstruly @theonepariah

#tara tag #this was fun #if i tagged you dont feel onbligatef #*goodness obligated #goddesspeggycarter #thank you for tagging me

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francheesebacon · 6 years

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Nais kong magpasalamant kay @austentatious para sa pagsama sa akin sa mga tanong na ito haha Follow-up rin kay @thesociallyawkwardprincess we need to know hahahaha

What movies do you wish you were a character in?

Crazy Rich Asians would be my first. Just the sheer craziness of “they just can” is enough for me to sign-up. I’d probably be the tito who spoils his nieces and nephews while he drinks his piña colada (Yes, I drink). Maybe meet up with my cuz Nick Young, his wife-to-be Rachel, and probably comfort Astrid for her two-timing husband (huhu).

Create your dream fragrance; what would be the ingredients and the name?

Something clean. Something sweet. That every time I walk by people would say, “wow.” Floral would not be a problem. Maybe even fruits. Tangy not sour would be my kind of scent.

As a siren, what bewitching song would you sing to lure people to their doom?

To be honest, I already talked with @thesociallyawkwardprincess about this. Since I’m a sinister seducing siren, I think it would be most apt to sing “Milkshake” by Kelis. P.S. Don’t Judge me hahahaha

*Clicks shoes together three times* Anywhere in the world (fantasy or reality) where would you go?

Since I’m a huge Rick Riordan fan, I’d like to be part of that reality. The literal magic that could flow down the tips of my fingers- a snap that could change the very fabric of time and space. Actually, any place related to magic would be nice.

Similar to Harry Potter, if you could reside in a painting, which one would you choose?

Anything with plants. I’m not a huge art fan but anything nature-related would be somewhere I would reside in.

Like the symbols associated with Greek gods and goddesses; what would be your chosen symbol/s to embody you as a person? (e.g., some symbols of Aphrodite are dove and sparrows)

Cacao. The source of freaking chocolate. It has lots of symbolisms but for me it’s all about joy, childhood, sexuality and sensuality hahaha

If you were to create your own met gala theme, what would it be based on?

Fruit inspired would be nice despite not being a fruit person in real life.

What seven objects would you choose to hide a fragment of your soul in? (The horcruxes)

A diamond ring since most objects can’t scratch it. I don’t have one FYI but it would be nice 😉

A very specific plant found on the peak of the tallest mountain capable of substantiating life (Nerd alert haha) Not sure if Everest can provide that.

A relic from the ancient past in a museum. Of course, for security.

A national landmark. Its destruction would be questionable wahaha

A cacao tree since chocolate is my favorite treat

A fire tree (Delonix regia) for my ancestors

A rice paddy since I’m Asian and I like rice

You’re whistling while you work, what animals would you like to come and join you?

Snakes like a snake charmer *hiss hiss rattle rattle*

Like the story of Swan Lake; what mythical creature/ beings from folklore would you like to transform into by day?

A griffin.

#francoisbaldois

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thiswaycomessomethingwicked · 6 years

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RULES: Choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions, then tag 10 people you want to know better.

@tatzelwyrm tagged me :D

Three Fandoms:

Discworld

Star Wars

Pirates of the Caribbean

The First Character You Loved:

Lord Downey

Darth Vader

Norrington

The Character You Never Expected To Love So Much:

Moist Von Lipwig - I was at first “meh” about him but now I love him.

Luke Skywalker - I’m usually not one for heroes but he is surprisingly likeable for basically the walking embodiment of half of a male nerd’s fantasy self-insert.

Governor Swann. I am here for him. Mercer why did you have to kill him?

The Character You Relate To The Most:

Tiffany Aching, hands down.

Krennic. (as in, I too, am a flamboyant queer who arrives late because I stopped to pick up starbucks and am perpetually hampered because governments are bad at delivering transformative infrastructure projects. Literally. Don’t talk to me about high speed rail.)

Governor Swann when he’s fighting the disembodied hand.

The Character You’d Slap:

So many. Sometimes Vimes, stop being a white saviour. (unpopular opinion i know)

Krennic. Because he deserves it. Also Han, that idiot.

Sparrow.

Three Favorite Characters (in order of preference):

Lord Downey, Nanny Ogg, Tiffany Aching

Krennic, Tarkin, Leia

Mercer, Beckett, First Movie Norrington

A Character You Liked At First, But Don’t Anymore:

Oh god guys don’t kill me but the older I get the less patience and care I have for Vimes don’t shoot me.

Can’t think of anyone.

Sparrow.

A Character You Didn’t Like At First But Do Now:

Anagrama (I mean I ship her hardcore with Tiffany)

Tarkin

Pintel and Ragetti

Three OTPs:

Downey/Vetinari. I’ll fight you in the back ally over this.

Tarkin/Krennic. I am filth. Sue me.

Mercer/Beckett. What? Basically canon. They had more chemistry and lack-of-personal-space than whats-her-name and that wet blanket she married.

@pipuhattar @thecoppercow @squadron-of-damned @argent-gale

#meme #fandom #discworld #star wars #POTC

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onewingedsparrow · 2 months

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@lolathepeacocklord He has! ✨ You are correct.

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The level of trust between Team Prime is so good...not only is Arcee totally cool with Bulkhead doing this at all, but also, here, she's the one who suggests this strategy; and Bulkhead responds so quickly—with nary a word—that you know this isn't the first time they've tried this.

#tfp bulkhead #tfp arcee #team prime #maccadam #sparrow nerds about transformers #tfp #bulkhead #arcee #videos #s1e18 #s1e18: metal attraction #tfp spoilers

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ocprompts-andsuch · 7 years

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LONG POST

So we ended up getting a lot of asks! Which honestly was fun as hell. However, I don’t want to spam our followers with 30+ posts, so, instead I’m making this.

mixolydian98 said:My OC is a misomaniac college professor who was transformed into a grotesque monster by an evil sorceress.

My OC Bor was cursed to live as a beast by a bunch of angry forest spirits -Ven My OC Ursa was cursed to be a werebear-Chris/p>

Anonymous said:My OC is an edgy, beatnik unicorn in a turtleneck sweater.

The closest thing I have is Priscilla, Sunan, and Hala are also very edgy -Ven My OC Cadence wears a sweater his husband made and tells edgy poetry -Chris

djdashieticktock said:My OC (Yesman) is a smelly rotting boi who needs to take a bath and chill on preforming necromancy

1. that’s a mood and 2. Priscilla is the result of necromancy -Ven My OC Beckett is a necromancer who wants to become a lich -Chris

Anonymous said:My OC is a mutated bunny who is a great mother.

My OC Dryn isn’t mutated but he is a great father! -Ven My OC Adrien is a great father and husband!

Anonymous said:I made my OC super trope-y because cringe culture is shit. She’s a witch with dark skin, bright blue eyes, and pink/magenta hair. She’s a bubbly baby who trains dragons for a living and I love her. Fight me Cus I’m having fun with her!

She sounds fun as hell! My OC Nelsis is a beast tamer who loves space and has a dragon (along with a plethora of other beasts that seem very intimidating but actually just act like dogs) -Ven Cringe culture is shit she sounds really cool! My OC Nimbus has naturally pink hair and she designed her hella mechanical wheelchair after a dragin she saw once -Chris

cyrokinetic-iceman said:One of my OCs is named Rory and he’s an Irish maid for Sean Cassidy from the xmen. he had long, frizzy red curls and is more freckles than man. He’s tall and bony with very pale skin. He’s a hemophiliac but also has mutant powers that allow him to take the energy (and in fatal enough cases life force) from organic life forms and he later discovers he can also enhance their energy and life force. He’s very shy but friendly and likes to bake and cook

Priscilla can take people’s life force (well really the demon that’s with her can but whatever) -Ven My OC Orion has a lot of freckles and red hair but he is trash at cooking -Chris

Anonymous said:My gay OC Steven had his arms ripped off by a demon, after breaking up with said demon.

Wow.. hmm.. My OC Tarryn only has two limbs because of an explosion -Ven My OC Nimbus lost use of her legs after being shoved out of a very tall tree by a schoolmate -Chris

PHANTASYMIST SAYS:my oc practices forbidden magic because of hunger for knowledge

my OC EcC0 is a hellish combination of magic and failed technology and he accidentally made himself and his friends immortal through a series of experimental magic and glitches -Chris

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My Oc is possessed by the spirit of a Samurai and is immortal because of this. She also owns her own City Apartment building and lives in one of her apartments, she even rooms with one of her tenants

My OC Shelby lives in the top room(home??) of the Penthouse her family owns and accidentally became a Naiad’s sugar momma -Chris

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My oc Icarus is the child of Aphrodite but gave up on finding love for themself.

My OC Darcy is a demi-god who always forgets that he passed down his powers to his 6 year old until she starts telepathically throwing his circus group around when having a tantrum -Chris

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My Oc Alex attracts portals to a different world and goes through them in order to close them. She knows a bunch of survival skills because of how often she goes and stays there, especially cause there aren’t any civilizations in the other world.

My OC Ken is a dimention hopper who accidentally got stuck in time jail with three alternate universe versions of his friend Angel -Chris

Uuh… my OC Bor knows a bunch of survival skills cause for a while he was a human living in the forest -Ven

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My OC Regalius is an 2000ish year old immortal who manages to screw up every relationship he has.

My OC Felix used to be dating an ex war goddess until she tried to leave him for dead (the other gods called her out on her bullshit) -Chris

I have an immortal OC Bor, he never gets into any relationships he just kind of sits in the forest and makes stew and helps lost travelers and protects the forest -Ven

THAT-AWKWARD-FANGIRL-270 SAYS:One of my OC’s is Ethan, he’s about half French and a gay trans boy and I love him so much and he’s also an adorable book nerd and has like a hundred thousand siblings (jk but there’s Lots and everyone is good at braiding like trust me sleepovers there are The Bomb) I love him

My OC Wesley is a french american who’s half succubus and owns a giant library, he’s also a necromancer -Chris

Uuh… I have a gay Hawaiian war vet named Jeremiah with like 9 siblings -Ven

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My OC Locke is the headmaster of a guild and he’s also dating another guy also named Locke who tried to steal his money once

My OC Cyrus met his first boyfriend while doing a stickup -Chris

Well… my OC Xaro first met Cinder when Cinder tries to steal his stuff? They’re not dating or anything tho Xaro literally ends up adopting him -Ven

BUNNIKKILA SAYS:My OC is a member of the HEMA Alliance! Her dream is to open her own fencing school, as most of the schools in her immediate area focus on Olympic fencing.

My OC Telly fences in his spare time and is teaching his boyfriends daughter how to -Chris

My OC Cinder loves fencing and is very good at it, but didn’t actually get to start until he was 15! -Ven

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My OC took Tae Kwon Do as a tween. She was one belt away from getting the black belt (highest rank), but financial issues made her have to quit.

My OC Poppy knows Capoeria -Chris

I have an OC who gets to the 7th dan of Judo by age 14 -Ven

ANONYMOUS SAYS:I have an OC based off the planet Neptune….her name is Neptune.(I know, real original name :/ )

I named my OC Castor after Pollux and Castor since I wanted a constellation name and I’m a Gemini -Chris

I have an OC named Snow White -Ven

REMEMBER-THERAIN SAYS:my OC Stevie is a 14-year-old aromantic/pansexual bounty hunter who travels the galaxy with her robot Lux :))

Oh cool!! My OC Dryn is also pan and sometimes does bounty hunting, he also travels a lot -Ven

my OC Castor ran away from home at 15 and is now one of the most renowned Space travelers of his species -Chris

DRAGONIANGIRL SAYS:My OC Nimladrie is a cleric of a drunk god that accidentally swore a blood oath but she can’t remember for what or to whom.

My OC Beckett accidently became a cult leader because he thought it was a Bards club -Chris

((Amazing)) Well uh… the closest thing I have is my oc Priscilla has blood contracts with like a shitton demons/daemons/etc

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My oc Yilim is… well. To plainly state it he one ugly ass mofo.

My OC Scrib is just,,,,, literally a poorly drawn doodle, i usually draw him left handed -Chris

My main OC Tarryn is also considered ‘ugly’, another OC I have is unarguably ugly because his face is literally a deer skull -Ven

ATQEVALE SAYS:My OC Matisse wears a really freaking ugly salmon colored hoodie to school every day and my other OC Sparrow has a crush on her in spite of this

My OC The Boy has no fucking clue what fashion is and neither does his mom Ursa (he’d get it from his dad to if he wasn’t a giant Stag) -Chris

Uhhh… my OC Mike is colorblind and until he memorizes his wardrobe he has to ask people he lives with what color the stuff he’s wearing is?? It led to an Outfit Disaster a couple of times -Ven

WEARETHERUSSIANTWINS SAYS:My oc Hayley Williams (aka Sailor Aries) has schizophrenia and ADHD

My OC Finch has ADHD to! -Chris

My OC Mike has ADHD(a few others do as well but I haven’t hashed that out yet) -Ven

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My OC Janice comes from a planet with pink water, and secretly prefers it over earth water.

My OC Scravenlay comes from a world that is mostly covered in turquoise freshwater that is extremely buoyant -Chris

ANONYMOUS SAYS:My oc Vlansen forgot all about his past and is in love with a hallucination!

My OC Cadence woke up in the middle of a battlefield with no memory of what side they were on and they later married the soldier who found them! -Chris

ANONYMOUS SAYS:i have so many OCs. But my mains are a Schizophrenic ex-hitman who runs a daycare and a half alien-human hybrid that has the ability to control plants and crystals ;v;b

My OC Brin is a (retired later in the story) Rebel Leader with a softspot for kids and animals and my oc Scravenlay was supposed to be the king of his species/people but decided he preferred to be an adventurer after an assassination attempt -Chris

Well… the closest I have is an assassin who also has a soft spot for kids? -Ven

THE-TINY-KRAVIST SAYS:My OC, Binary, is an android who is terrified of water!

My OC Rhys is a self made android (makes more sense in context of the story) who runs a roller rink -Chris

My OC Mike is terrified of water. He’s not an android he just can’t swim -Ven

ANONYMOUS SAYS:my oc has a brand on her left side right below her heart from where she forced to fight in an arena

One of my OCs used to have something like that, now the closest I have is Tarryn has a lot of scars from fights! -Ven

My OC Beckett has a lot of scars after the gang who owned him tried to kill him for trying to escape - Chris

ECHOING-NIGHT SAYS:My OC iasi is claustrophobic.

My OC Beckett tries to fit into small spaces when he gets nervous or scared -Chris

My OC Xaro is also claustrophobic! -Ven

ANONYMOUS SAYS:Uh my OC is a detective in the 1940’s

My OC Lost was a private investigator until he got possessed (this is close enough right?) -Chris

#we answer #long post #ocs

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recentanimenews · 7 years

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Defining Yuri Manga; Buying Fairy Tail for a Good Cause

Erica Friedman recently published a terrific article in Transformative Works and Culture, an online, peer-reviewed journal focusing on “popular media, fan communities, and transformative works.” Titled “On defining yuri,” Friedman’s essay explores the history of yuri manga, the etymology of the term yuri, and a brief comparison between the Western and Japanese understanding of what “yuri” means. It’s a crisply written, well researched piece that deserves a wide readership.

And while you’re at it, you should also check out Friedman’s review of Galette, a new “mook” featuring stories by some of Japan’s best-known yuri creators. She praises the quality of the artwork — just look at the gorgeous cover! — while expressing her disappointment that the lion’s share of stories fall into “the well-worn, comfortable groove of schoolgirl narrative.” And while none of the stories in this debut issue “gets lift-off velocity,” Friedman is optimistic that future issues will reveal the creators’ bolder, more adventurous side.

MANGA, ANIME, AND JAPANESE POP CULTURAL NEWS

Kodansha has just made it easy for you to support to worthy causes while enjoying Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail at a steep discount. From now until July 4th, readers can pay what they want to access digital copies of this long-running series. Depending on the size of your contribution, your bundle could include volumes 1-45, plus an assortment of spin-off manga and novels all set in the Fairy Tail universe. Best of all, proceeds benefit the ACLU — or the charity of your choice. [Humble Bundle]

UDON just announced plans to publish Ukyō Kodachi and Tatsuma Ejiri’s Infini-T Force; look for the first volume in September. [Otaku USA]

Having difficulty keeping track of all the Attack on Titan product? Theron Martin and Rebecca Silverman have just the thing for you: a complete guide to Hajime Isayama’s ever-growing line-up of OVAs, light novels, manga, animated series, coloring books, and choose-your-own-adventure titles. [Anime News Network]

Kelly Chiu compiles a list of seven great shonen manga by female creators, from InuYasha to Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches. [B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog]

And speaking of women and shonen, Peter Fobian argues that My Hero Academia succeeds, in part, because its sly feminism. [Anime Feminist]

Teen Vogue names My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness one of the “Best Queer Books to Celebrate Pride 2017.” [Teen Vogue]

Marie Kondo — she of tidying up fame — explains how she discovered manga, and why Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack is among her favorites. [EW.com]

COMICS

C.R. Sparrow files a report on the Philadelphia Wizard World Con, held earlier this month. Her report includes a run-down on Artists’ Alley and, of course, plenty of awesome cosplay photos. [Black Girl Nerds]

If the Wonder Woman movie has piqued your interest in the comic books, Matt Morrison has some thoughts about where to begin reading. [No Flying No Tights]

Is there a Watchmen television show in the works? [The Hollywood Reporter]

New York Magazine contributor Abraham Riesman charts the meteoric rise of YA comics in the 2000s. [Vulture]

By: Katherine Dacey

#Anime #News #Manga Bookshelf

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Wow...

LSD is having another moment. The practice of “micro-dosing” is trending in trendy circles, and Michael Chabon’s wife (a former D.A.) just outed herself in the Sunday NYTimes — “How LSD Saved One Woman’s Marriage.” — as promotion for her new book on the subject.

Here at The Thread, we got a little bored with acid after the first 75 or so trips.

But a few years later — well in advance of the late-arriving micro dosers of today — we discovered that a couple nibbles of a fresh homegrown ‘shroom was almost as good as a strong cup of coffee.

The release of the new documentary on the makers of Orange Sunshine it seems like a great excuse to take a little trip, if only down memory lane.

SUNSHINE MAKERS (2017)

Director Cosmo Feilding Mellon comes by his interest in this subject matter honestly – his mother is the extremely colorful Amanda Feilding — titled British artist, spiritual experimenter and advocate of psychotropic drug reform. Her Wikipedia entry is an amusing read. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Feilding

In the 1960’s a Brooklyn hippie named Nick Sand and a Berkeley science nerd named Tim Scully teamed up to save the world by inventing and spreading super-pure Orange Sunshine LSD. Their goal was to get the entire world high by producing 350 million tabs.

Unfortunately, the government took a different angle on their messianic mission – the film is billed as “a real-life Breaking Bad for the psychedelic set.”

Reports say the film is not incredibly well crafted, but so entertaining that you’ll want to see it anyway.

ORANGE SUNSHINE (2016)

Much better made and even more entertaining, this is the other half of the story, made by acclaimed director William Kirkley (Excavating Taylor Meade), and nominated for the big award at last year’s SXSW.

It’s the story of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, a mystical/altruistic band of surfer hippies out of Laguna Beach, CA who executed their own mission to transform the world by becoming one of the biggest drug dealing syndicates ever. Think 100 million hits of LSD. The Sunshine Makers were the chemists, but it was the Brotherhood that spread Orange Sunshine across the country and around the world.

Although the main players slipped away before the big bust came, most of them were eventually ended up in jail. But even now, in their 70’s, they maintain that the driving force behind everything they did was not money, but psychic and cultural transformation.

Kirkley really knows what he’s doing – this one is engrossing and really well made — a mix of archival materials and current interviews augmented with a massive amount of perfectly executed re-enactments.

FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998)

Anyone who has had personal experience with psychedelics knows that the effect of a trip cannot be replicated on film; and anyone who hasn’t had that experience probably doesn’t care.

But every couple of years a film comes out that is supposed to capture the experience better than anything that came before. This year it was Dr. Strange. In 1998, it was Terry Gilliam’s rendering of Hunter Thompson’s epic drug rage through the rotten heart of the American nightmare — Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

There is chasm between the two schools of opinion on this film. Roger Ebert gave it one star. But for those who love it, it’s “the best film ever made”.

Gilliam was born to direct this thing, and for us, this is one of Depp’s signature roles, right up there with Scissorhands and Jack Sparrow – and much better than his later and lamer attempt to capture a young Thompson in Rum Diary (skip it).

Personally, we don’t know why anyone would want to take acid in Las Vegas – the hotel check-in scene is case in point, and should be enough to dissuade any sane person.

And we don’t know why anyone would watch this movie more than once. But you do have to watch it once.

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE (2007)

By the early 70’s the cultural effects of LSD had pervaded American society, and the country was as deeply, deeply divided.

It was a wonderful time and it was a horrible time, a time of love, a time of war. The counter culture was seducing and nibbling away at the status quo – and anybody who was invested in the status quo was profoundly threatened.

The Beatles bridged the turmoil. Half the country was listening to “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, the other to Andy Williams’ cover of “Michelle”. In 2007 Judy Taymor captured a lot of this (along with some creative evocations of psychedelia) in her deeply nostalgic and underappreciated jukebox musical Across The Universe.

AMERICAN COMMUNE (2014)

LSD did catalyze genuine social change, including more than a few utopian experiments. The Farm in Tennessee is the best known and most successful of the “hippy communes” that sprung up in the early 70’s.

It was founded by charismatic leader Steven Gaskin who trekked across the country from San Francisco. 300 admirers followed in a motley caravan of vans and old school buses. They bought 1,750 acres in rural Tennessee, took vows of poverty and set out to live off the land, practicing vegetarianism and optional group marriage. They eschewed personal possessions, birth control, abortion, alcohol, tobacco, and all man-made drugs – except for LSD. The core group of founders had bonded through common psychedelic experiences, and regarded marijuana as a sacrament.

As cults go, Gaskin’s was tame and well-intentioned. The Farm went through trials and transitions; but it evolved and is still very much in existence.

American Commune is a documentary by sisters Nadine Mundo and Rena Mundo Croshere — daughters of Jan and Jose Mundo, two founding members who lived on The Farm for over a decade. Years later, the sisters were both working as producers for MTV, and decided to go back, revisit the site of their childhood and look at the history of the place, fondly but frankly.

For some reason we here at The Thread can’t get enough on this subject. We highly recommend Arcadia, a novel by Lauren Groff (National Book Award nominee for Fates and Furies) about a kid raised on a Farm-like commune. And our friend, documentary maker Jonathan Berman, made another great, breezy film called Commune about Black Bear Ranch in northern California.

EASY RIDER (1969)

A dozen movies could have filled this last slot, but we decided to grab the low-hanging fruit.

By the time Wyatt and Billy get to New Orleans, George Hansen (Nicholson) is dead, but they still have the LSD the kid on the commune gave them. They drop acid with the prostitutes, played by Karen Black and Toni Basil.

As the four of them wander through Mardi Gras and into the cemetary, director Hopper used very simple visual effects to capture the essence of an acid trip as well as anybody before or since. Including the perfectly balanced look of rapture and terror in the famous still above.

Wow… was originally published on FollowTheThread

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