#this was made for me

[leofinest]

forever dreaming about this chloe cream blouse & skirt set by expired girl. ᰋ̱ ۪ ࣪

[jeonghan-yoons]

you make me giddy, giddy, giddy, giddy all day~

[kmcknnn]

kate saying mariska hargitay is her celeb crush 💖

[barbie-girlll]

Anyone here a fan of Bluey? because boy I've got news for you

There'll be an official Bluey app coming soon, and idc if this is made for kids, I'm installing this shit out when this'll be officially released

[petrovna-zamo]

Omg Courtney Act on the pod with Katya?!

[wavebiders]

god debate my beloved (unironic)

[longinglook]

OCEAN LIKES ME | EPISODE 6

[shitminds]

Arabic That Is Not ‘Yala’: How Moon Knight Is The Anti-Orientalist Dream 

Alternative Title: Why I LOVE Mohamed Diab 

In most contemporary pieces of media set in any area deemed the “East”, orientalist portrayal is almost certain. It is easy to spot works in which ignorance about non-western, non-white cultures is prominent- othered people of exotic traditions. In Aladdin, for example, there is an obvious mixture, for lack of a better term, of Middle Eastern and South Asian traditional attire, landmarks and street markets. And when you’re mixing up completely different regions of the Earth, there is little hope for country-specific accurate representation. A more recent, and frankly hilarious, example is Sam Wilson’s complete gibberish that is meant to pass for Arabic in the Falcon And The Winter Soldier. Seriously, it would’ve taken you two minutes on Google Translate to get it right, but alas. 

All of that is to say I’m no stranger to the increasingly frustrating portrayal of the Arab world, specifically, and the “East”, generally. 

Moon Knight, however, was a glaring exception. When I started watching the series, I had no clue that there would be an element of Arabic or Egyptian culture included in the show let alone have it be a main part of the plot; therefore, I can safely say I was surprised when Layla showed up with her slight accent. A quick google search revealed May Calmaway and Mohammed Diab, and I just knew this show was going to be so fucking good. 

I’ll start this off by talking about the soundtrack because oh my god it was unbelievable- the perfect balance of classic Egyptian music like Abd Al Halim’s Shghalony and Warda’s Batwanas Beek and modern “mahraganat” like Made in Egypt. In stark contrast to whatever the fuck kinds of music usually play with the ahhh-ahhhs in the background when shots of The Pyramids or Morrocan street markets are on screen, Moon Knight chose the right music to play at the right time and it landed. 

There are also the accurate shots of the architecture across the Nile, the street markets (that looked almost identical to El Ataba), and the buildings in downtown Cairo. Everything from that one hilarious taxi driver to the streetwear was absolutely on point. I genuinely thought they were shooting on location because of how precise the shots of the city were until I learned that the set was built in Budapest. 

I’m not exactly an avid reader of Ancient Egyptian Deities, but as far as I’m aware, the history was quite factual too. The Ancient Egyptian spoken was cool to hear as well, but unfortunately, there will be no fact-checking from me here. 

Other minor details include things like the dialect, which actually was Egyptian and not Jordanian for once, the traffic patterns (which is something you’d never even think of if you’ve never been to downtown Cairo), and tiny little things said in passing like Layla’s name pissing people off (which, I’m pretty sure, is because in Arabic it means wine). 

By the end of it, I was so completely enamoured with the whole series. I am entirely In Love with Layla’s character, just ass over tits for her. It was the first time I ever watched any media with a satisfactory portrayal of the “East”, and it left me wanting more. 

THANK YOU MOHAMED DIAB!!!

[booktiger13]

So I read Carmilla by sherdan le fanu

[hotgirlstiles]

NEW HEDWIG FIC NO ONE FUCKING MOVE PLEASE OH MY GOD OH MY GOF

[k-seunghun]

cixrevival week four —  fave mv · jungle

[graha-stan-account]

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Omg fully appreciating this update!! Crafters???? DID YOU KNOW??? There's now a feature if you right click on a craftable item to see the RAW INGREDIENTS LIST which gives you this AMAZING window to work with.

[bisexualbuckleyy]

i’m less than 10 minutes into the first episode of dead boy detectives and i can already tell i’m going to be obsessed with it

[unreadpoppy]

i will forever be extremely pissed off that the bbc earth kermode bear episode is not available in my country

[flyolai-brainrot]

i'm sorry for the person i'm about to become

@simping-for-red-flags

[petrovna-zamo]

Fuck yes