#the mainstream and the obscure

[mzannthropy]

Do you ever feel like you’re so conflicted about so many things and then it strikes you that you were born between gen x and millennials and never could relate to either (more on gen x side, though) and you were born in a country that was communist and then suddenly wasn’t and then you moved to UK and are soon coming to the point where you’ve lived half your life in each country...

No? Just me then.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

the fact that shakespeare was a playwright is sometimes so funny to me. just the concept of the "greatest writer of the English language" being a random 450-year-old entertainer, a 16th cent pop cultural sensation (thanks in large part to puns & dirty jokes & verbiage & a long-running appeal to commoners). and his work was made to be watched not read, but in the classroom teachers just hand us his scripts and say "that's literature"

just...imagine it's 2450 A.D. and English Lit students are regularly going into 100k debt writing postdoc theses on The Simpsons screenplays. the original animation hasn't even been preserved, it's literally just scripts and the occasional SDH subtitles.txt. they've been republished more times than the Bible

[orangebetel]

its christmas season so im thinking about them a lot

[da-janela-lateral]

Unstoppable force meets immovable object, more known as "absurdly long and complex music liker" meets "won't listen to any music".

[gayvampyr]

forgot for a second that oscillopsia is in my brain and not external and i almost tried to record what it looks like to me to show people what i mean

[srosehh]

listening to more mainstream pop after almost exclusively listening to bands like los campesinos really makes you realize how strange their lyrics are in comparison to the more popular songs

[incomingalbatross]

I think Tumblr should know that in 1956 Jean Shepherd (probably best known as the writer and narrator of A Christmas Story) used his late-night radio show as a platform for starting a crowdsourced literary hoax about a "bestseller" that did not exist.

It started, apparently, with a discussion of how easy it was to manipulate bestseller lists by creating false or inflated demand for books, and in order to demonstrate this Shepherd suggested his audience should all go to their nearest bookstores and ask for the same made-up book. He provided a title—I, Libertine—a basic plot outline, and on top of everything else it was supposedly banned in Boston. The hoax worked so well, thanks to his audience playing their parts, that it is at least rumored to have ended up on the New York Times Best-Seller List purely from customer demand. Despite not actually, you know, existing.

In the end Ballantine Books was interested enough in actually selling (a version of) this book that they got an outline from Shepherd and hired Theodore Sturgeon to write it within the year. So it's a real book.

[falling-star-cygnus]

popular characters and their obscure media lookalikes that keep me up at night -> part one <-

Diluc Ragnvindr & Spirit Albarn {Genshin Impact} & {Soul Eater}

i can't be the only one that sees it, right -> like-

Broad shoulders Thin waists They both have slight chub to their cheeks Grumpy expressions Fluffy//Stringy red hair that goes through the middle of their face Family issues Unresolved beef with doctors Pretty powerful for their respective media Seen in bars [albeit for different reasons]

this does not mean i think they act similar in any shape or form -> this is just a silly little comparison i felt compelled to share <- ↓ Diluc is arguably a much a better person than Spirit is and acts a lot more serious while Spirit sleeps around and generally seems more sociable- if a bit of a goof -> Diluc can't handle his alcohol, Spirit can

and this is completely unrelated, but Spirit is such a cool name. if my name was Spirit I would hype myself up so annoyingly hard i'd probably get bullied. but it wouldn't matter bc my name would be friggin SPIRIT

[its-wabby-stuff]

How Human is your Animal?

Based on animalistic representation in Media. Ranging from anthropomorphic to everyday pet.

A tier list for your convenience

S Tier- Humans don’t exist here

Qualifications: the world has no humans, animals tend to walk on hind legs and participate in human like societies, most likely anthropomorphic but not required

Zootopia, Kung Fu Panda, Sing, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Chicken Little, My Little Pony, Goofy Movie, Ducktales, Robin Hood, Angry Birds, Samurai Rabbit, Paws of Fury, Spiderhams Universe

A Tier- I see, a little co-op happening

Qualifications: the world has humans, humans acknowledge animals in some way, they can be hired/considered for jobs and/or are active in society. Might be considered mutants

Paddigton, Muppets, Stuart Little, The Bad Guys, Pinnocio, Shrek universe, Care Bears, the Bee Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, and subsequently the entire MCU, Monsters Inc, Storks, Looney Tunes, TMNT, MHA, Yogi Bear, We Bare Bears, Chip N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Hop, Wonderland, James and the Giant Peach, Hoodwinked, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Ichabod and Toad, Sonic Movie

B Tier- Your getting suspiciously close

Qualifications: act more human like, perhaps develop a hidden society or walk on hind legs or plan elaborate heists, it’s just not quite right for an animal

Madagascar, Ice Age, Shark Tale, Surfs Up, Snoopy, Rescuers, SpongeBob, Ratatouille, Horton Hears a Who, Free Birds, Great Mouse Detective, Chicken Run, Flushed Away, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Tom and Jerry, Secret of Nym, Tale of Desperaeux, American Tail, Once Upon a Forest, Garfield, Over the Hedge, Rango

C Tier- Communication is key in fostering animal relationships

Qualifications: Perhaps by magical transformation or special gift or something that has always been kept a secret until now, these animals are able to talk to you

Cinderella, Tarzan, Jungle Book, Epic, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Charlottes Web, Scooby Doo, Happy Feet, Snow White, Pete’s Dragon, Princess and the Frog, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Spies In Disguise, Emperors New Groove, Enchanted, Sophia the First, Peter Rabbit, Meet the Robinsons, Anastasia, Swan Princess, Dr. Dolittle, Leo, Up

D Tier- Oh look, it’s gaining complexity

Qualifications: although animals have been known to convey emotions nothing is more complex than creating Shakespearean like storylines. Humans take to the sidelines

Lion King, Finding Nemo, 101 Dalmatians, Bambi, Land Before Time, The Secret Life of Pets, Bugs Life, Oliver and Company, All Dogs go to Heaven, Lady and the Tramp, Fox and the Hound, Aristocats, Migration, Bolt, Dinosaur, The Good Dinosaur, Super Pets, Dumbo, Home in the Range, G-force, The Wild, Spirit, Rio, Curious George

F Tier- It’s all okay, animals are just animals here

Qualifications: Imagine your pet in a movie, that’s prolly what fits here. The everyday dog, or cat, or shark. Likely plays a part in the plot progression of the movie

Babe, Jurassic Park, Milo and Otis, Old Yeller, Life of Pi, Sword in the Stone, Beethoven, A Dogs Purpose, We Bought a Zoo, Pokémon, Dolphins Tale, Homeward Bound, The Black Stallion, Marley and Me, Jaws, King Kong, How to Train Your Dragon

Z Tier- So it doesn’t work like other places, but it works for you

Qualifications: a Universe with its own set of rules, perhaps jumping into a place outside of their own where rules seem just a little different. Who can say if it was real, or a dream?

Mary Poppins, Spiderverse, Fantasia, Mario Bros, Song of the South, Alice in Wonderland (cartoon), Calvin and Hobbes

Each placing is based on the highest human to animal ratio in universe even if that is one exception. This is for fun, don’t take it too seriously. You’re welcome to fill in anything you think is missing. If I mentioned one of your favorite movies you have to reblog, I don’t make the rules.

😉

[ghostgutter]

john: why do you get to EAT but i can’t see one goddamn film

arthur: because i eat to live john

john: I LIVE AND BREATHE CINEMA ARTHUR

[mixelation]

What fandoms do your want the time travel fics for? Just Naruto?

I left it open-ended because I'm more interested in the commentary on why people like time travel fics, so I actually haven't gotten any Naruto ones yet!

But yes, the commentary makes more sense if it's a fandom I'm in and I recognize who's who lol

EDIT: But do please tell me the fandom when you're explaining why you like the fic? IDK, it helps me contextualize what you're trying to say even if I've never consumed the media.

[strawberryghostlight]

Not to post Grease on main but when the Rise of the Pink Ladies series had Buddy, a privileged guy with good intentions, repeatedly have the opportunity to give up his own advantages and dismantle the system he claims to oppose, only to chicken out every single time because at the end of the day he prioritizes his own comfort and ease over justice, slowly sending him down a path of becoming more and more of a dipshit..

idk I just can't think of another time I've seen those kinds of characters called out for being assholes. Like every sexist character is cold, unfeeling, and clearly the villain. But here's a guy who believes he's progressive, and manages to convince others as well as himself that he respects women, and when he discovers his own privilege knows that it's wrong, but when it really matters still keeps his mouth shut. Feels like vindication, seeing this type of antagonist I encounter so much in real life portrayed as the creepy coward he is. So glad the series put their foot down and said no matter your virtue signaling, if you won't give up your unfair advantages for the sake of the minority then you don't actually want justice. get fucked lol

[m00ngbin]

Let Teru be a little music elitist it would be so funny

[fure-dcmk]

you also do orv stuff!?? (I just only looked at the preorder post and oh my god) they do fit your style tho

also lovely heishin art as always <3

BEING KNOWN FOR MY HEISHINS ill take that as a win

the year marks the 3rd year im an orv fanartist actually. its my all-time favorite story 🥹 permanently rewired my brain with themes

[suppenzeit]

im sorry to be gatekeepey but any time someone says they like musicals but then their favorite is a Babbys First Musical like hamilton or heathers.. bestie expand your horizons. watch cats at least. maybe elizabeth or tanz der vampire if you wanna know what europeans are up to. fuck it, enjoy chess the musical. this is for your own good

[byzantine-suggestions]

Definitive iceberg chart of weird Justinian and Theodora media, from least to most obscure