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quipquipquip: oh dear sweet baby jesus are those bats...

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:27:25 -0500

oh dear sweet baby jesus are those bats hugging

Why do I imagine Bruce just standing over them going NO. STOP THAT.

YOU’RE HERE FOR THE VENGEANCE AND THE ATMOSPHERE. YOU’RE SENDING A BAD EXAMPLE TO THE WARDS.

"The only reason “coming out” is still even a thing is because it’s presumed that people are straight..."

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:23:23 -0500

“The only reason “coming out” is still even a thing is because it’s presumed that people are straight until they tell us otherwise. “The Other must identify itself, or else it is decieving us” is a fucked up, dangerous idea.”

- Anon (via victor-the-richter)

juliemoriarty: #i shouldnt be laughing this hard #omg #lol #i...

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:22:16 -0500

juliemoriarty:

#i shouldnt be laughing this hard #omg #lol #i cant

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Thu, 31 May 2012 19:21:03 -0500

deadsoviets: Huh, this is a really interesting idea, actually....

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:18:27 -0500

deadsoviets:

Huh, this is a really interesting idea, actually. It’s like Amnesia, only you play as a 2-year-old. I definitely think the limitations and advantages of a young child, applied to a horror game… have the potential to make it terrifying.

Huh. Not as terrifying as Amnesia/Penumbra per se, but I enjoy the fact that as a 2 year old you’re probably not wielding axes or guns (looking at you, Silent Hill, Resident Evil). Horror games are a lot scarier when you’re not a walking death machine.

h-alcyonic: seerofsarcasm: dukesofthelotus: sagebot: #at...

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:10:14 -0500

h-alcyonic:

seerofsarcasm:

dukesofthelotus:

sagebot:

#at first: #what #this isnt funny #ok #then: #OMG #HAHAHAHA #WHDURHURHFUEHW LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Kept watching because of the tags…WORTH IT.

OH MY FUCKING GOD

FUCK

YES YES YES

“We now put the same effort into indifference that our...

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:20:43 -0500

“We now put the same effort into indifference that our parents put into the war. Other countries comfortably away pay the price for our prosperous peace. We learn very well how to ignore their suffering.”

Absolutely fascinating and prophetic monologue from Patlabor 2 (1993), a Japanese film about the country dealing with a terrorist attack and the subsequent fallout.

"I’ve seen a ton on the Facebooks about ‘thanking veterans for their service’. As a veteran, let me..."

Wed, 30 May 2012 13:11:28 -0500

“I’ve seen a ton on the Facebooks about ‘thanking veterans for their service’. As a veteran, let me just be very straightforward and honest with you: We didn’t ‘serve our country’; we don’t actually serve our brothers/sisters or our neighbors. We serve the interests of capital. We never risked our lives or spent months on deployment away from our family and friends so they can have this abstract concept called ‘freedom’. We served big oil, big coal, Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Brown and Root, and all the other big Capital interests who don’t know a fucking thing about sacrifice. These people will never have to deal with the loss of a loved one or the physical and/or psychological scars that those who ‘serve’ and their families have to deal with for the rest of their lives. The most patriotic thing someone can do is to tell truth to power and dedicate yourself to building power to overthrow these sociopathic assholes. I served with some of the most real and genuine people I’ve ever met. You’ll never see solidarity like the kind of solidarity you experience when your life depends on the person next to you. But most of us didn’t join for that; we joined because we were fucking poor and didn’t have many other options.”

- An anti-capitalist veteran (via xvxavier)

Kind of makes me think that the only war “this generation/century” that was actually legitimate was the World Wars. Vietnam? Communism oh noes, let’s go fuck up a minor buffer country between us and China. Gulf War? lol oil plz. The “War on Terror” isn’t a war, it’s a bullshit illegal move by the executive branch without consulting Congress in another attempt to go “help” out a country that is indeed fucked up by our standards, we just go in there and fuck it a different way.

The humanity and realism of Katniss Everdeen.

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:55:32 -0500

The humanity and realism of Katniss Everdeen.:

city-night-lights:

The media and some of the movie cast talk about how Katniss is a very strong, powerful female character. Well, she is, but I think that they are overlooking some nuances that make her such a complex and realistic character. The movie makes Katniss more likable, more black and white (because film-making requires a different way of communicating).

What I like about this character is how grey she is. She is not wholly likable. To give you a strong example: the first book opens with how she wanted to drown a cat. She is not your traditional, typical hero. She is an unwilling one and always struggles to carry the unbearable burden of being the Mockingjay. She breaks down, she falls apart, she loses herself, yet she survives. Like the bird.

Her way of being is a very human response to the terrible environment she grew up in. She has to act emotionless, cold, calculating, reserved. Have you ever heard of defence mechanisms? She is already suffering from PTSD pre-Games and the Games and the war just worsen it. There’s nightmares, flashbacks and frightening thoughts, emotional numbness, guilt, depression, worry, lost interest in activities previously enjoyable (singing, anyone?), anxiety, angry outbursts, insomnia. Her psychological state is obviously changed by what she goes through. That is not being cold, that is being human.

If you notice carefully, her success in the Games is heavily influenced by how much of her humanity she keeps. Just look at her most important decisions: volunteering for Prim; protecting, making allies with and honoring Rue; finding and saving Peeta and preferring suicide to killing him and even Cato’s mercy kill.

Even if it is painful to read, I liked that she does not have a glorious ending. She is truly broken, and we witness that on first hand. For those who complain about her “whiny, complaining” behaviour in Mockingjay - the first person narrative style is there for something. Try putting yourself in her shoes. Just imagine that you are in her place. Imagine that you lived in such a horrible, vicious, sadistic and twisted world. Imagine that you lost some much of what was so dear to you. So many people. What would you do?

If you would not break down, then congratulations, because you must be Superman. But Katniss is just a 17 year old girl who went through too much and became a piece in everyone’s games. Like a rag doll she was used until no one even bothered to fix her properly anymore (the scars that cover her body at the end).

In wars, there are never true winners. Everyone loses. People lose parts of their humanity, their goodness, their kindness. Never undervalue the power of those qualities during dark times. When they are genuine, they can change you. Look at Katniss. She could never forget the first person who helped her when she had pretty much given up on life.

To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed.

This is also connected to the heavy symbolism present in her final choices (coming back to life, re-connecting herself with Peeta). Because she dares to choose hope. Despite being so hurt, so broken, so destroyed. The Hunger Games is a story about the path of a girl towards accepting and embracing hope despite the overwhelming darkness that crushes her. Hope in being a better person. Hope in living a better life. Hope in creating a better world.

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Tue, 29 May 2012 22:52:46 -0500

Click picture for the article. Very interesting read, National...

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:31:58 -0500

Click picture for the article.

Very interesting read, National Geographic tends to be shy.

The smallfolk say it was King Renly’s ghost, but wiser men know...

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:33:04 -0500

The smallfolk say it was King Renly’s ghost, but wiser men know better.

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Mon, 28 May 2012 21:28:33 -0500

I loved Joss Whedon before the Avengers

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:24:29 -0500

thecurlyginger:

ultimatebuffyreblog:

locktale:

yez

To all my fellow Avengers fans, please do yourself a favor and delve into the world of the Whedonverse. Watch Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and Cabin of the Woods to experience more of the action, humor, and humanizing emotion that we all loved in The Avengers. You won’t be sorry.

Is.. yeah. Matt Smith is wearing pink socks. Has he been...

Sun, 27 May 2012 18:09:48 -0500

Is.. yeah. Matt Smith is wearing pink socks. Has he been watching The Birdcage? One does want a hint of colour.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Smith giving a Special BAFTA award...

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:56:00 -0500

Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Smith giving a Special BAFTA award to Stephen Moffat in BAFTA 2012 Awards.

therapsida: kanyewesticle: a page in my sisters...

Sun, 27 May 2012 17:44:24 -0500

therapsida:

kanyewesticle:

a page in my sisters diary

#feminism

This is just.. aww. He’s a big old nice English boy, such...

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:36:17 -0500

This is just.. aww. He’s a big old nice English boy, such a British-Nationalist. AND OH MY GOD HE LOVES DROGBA I LOVE DROGBA TOO GO CHELSEA OH GOD YOU HAVE WONDERFUL TASTE.

courage-dear-one: #The happiest 7 year old in the universe.

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:58:00 -0500

courage-dear-one:

#The happiest 7 year old in the universe.

alexinthetardis:

Sat, 26 May 2012 20:56:00 -0500

alexinthetardis: