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"one tiny thing that just struck me: How far the show went out of its way to make it clear that..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:11:54 -0400

“one tiny thing that just struck me:

How far the show went out of its way to make it clear that Holmes wasn’t sexually pressuring Irene. He offered her his “bet,” and I can imagine a zillion other shows that just would have left it there as a sexy “edgy” flirtation, but no - Holmes stopped himself in the middle of the flirt to make it clear that he was not conditioning his silence about her thefts on her going on a date with him.

Similarly, when he came to see her after she refused to go out with him again, obviously someone somewhere was afraid he’d look like a stalker, and so he began his speech by making it very clear that he understood it was her right to refuse him - I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a show actually spell that out in words before, because we’re all supposed to understand that the romantic couple is meant to be and therefore all’s fair, etc etc.”

- giandujakiss [x]

in a media landscape where men pressuring women and violating their boundaries is portrayed as natural in many ~innocent and romantic~ relationships and pretty much obligatory in ~edgy dangerous~ dynamics, I still love this to ABSOLUTE PIECES
(via mswyrr)

juliasdream: huade: doe-eyes: Anthony Michael Hall and Molly...

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:25:45 -0400

juliasdream:

huade:

doe-eyes:

Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald in a record shop during a break while filming The Breakfast Club, 1984

ultimate teen dream couple

BABIESSSS

aw aw cool

chrisrohling: fuckyeahfeminists: Costco CEO Craig Jelinek...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:20:04 -0400

chrisrohling:

fuckyeahfeminists:

Costco CEO Craig Jelinek supports raising the minimum wage.

Costco announced record profits today, averaging $10,000 in profit per employee compared to $7,400 at Walmart.
The secret to Costco’s success is paying employees well, providing benefits, and giving them an opportunity to unionize.

So large corporations’ excuses that treating & paying workers well would damage profits are all a crock of shit.

I probably shouldn’t say this online, but yeah. I work there. They’re pretty dang good to us.

praxjarvin: neil-gaiman: butcherbilly: The Post-Punk / New...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:57:00 -0400

praxjarvin:

neil-gaiman:

butcherbilly:

The Post-Punk / New Wave Super Friends by Butcher Billy

Who are your heroes?

Reblogged purely to make Amanda smile.

Love the Lydon one

AAAAAAAAAH!!!! 80s POP + SUPERHEROES!!! BEST BEST BEST!!!

tompeyer: This contraption is a kaboodle of doohickeys!

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:39:33 -0400

tompeyer:

This contraption is a kaboodle of doohickeys!

glenweldon: cracked: Do we really want an incorruptible, nice...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:45:51 -0400

glenweldon:

cracked:

Do we really want an incorruptible, nice guy superhero?

3 Reasons It’s So Hard to Make Superman Interesting

Go, read. I’ll be here when you get back.

Let me start off by making it clear that I agree with this guy’s basic premise.

It is resolutely true that for many people — including about 85% of those who approach you when they find out you’re writing a book called SUPERMAN: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY — the character is “boring,” “a stiff,” “too perfect,” “not relatable,” etc.

And what I’ve been saying to those people is pretty much Bowie’s thesis — which let’s note is a bit more nuanced than “SUPERMAN IS BORING LOLZ.” No, what he’s actually saying is: Superman is difficult to write stories about. And he’s right.

I don’t think, however, that the point he makes in “Reason 1” — that Superman in isolation is not interesting, because he’s too perfect — carries much weight. For the simple reason that no one writes about Superman in isolation. No one writes about Batman, Spider-Man, Achilles, Gatsby, Dracula, or Pippi Longstocking in isolation, either. Fiction, even superhero comics, is always about relationships — relationships that exist to delineate your main character.

His “Reason 2” — that Superman without his powers isn’t Superman — is, I’d humbly suggest, wildly, egregiously, astonishingly, incandescently and provably wrong. Superman’s powers do not define him — they aren’t what make him a hero, any more than a firefighter’s fire-retardant gear make him or her a hero. Over and over and over again, in every media that delivers Superman to us, we have seen that his selflessness and determination — not the powers, the costume, the spit curl, the secret identity, the flying dog — are what make him Superman.

Bowie gets closest to why it’s so difficult to make Superman compelling in what he calls “Reason 3” — though I’d state it slightly differently: In writing fiction, you add tension and interest by keeping your characters from getting what they want in a variety of ways.

But surely it’s tough to keep Superman from getting what he wants, right? With the super-strength and the super-ventriloquism and whatnot?

Wrong. It’s very easy to keep Superman from getting what he wants, and tell exciting, gripping stories about him. A writer just needs to have a good feeling for what drives him, what he wants more than anything else. And here’s what Superman wants:

He wants to save everybody.

He wants no one to die or get hurt, no matter the cost to himself.

Which is impossible. Unattainable. Even for him, even with all his abilities. THIS, we can maybe understand? THIS, we can maybe relate to? This inability to achieve what we most want, and the resulting desire to keep chasing it? This is why the best Superman stories deal not with him being robbed of his powers, but with him dealing with their very real limitations.

Because, as Bowie states, there IS a character from Greek myth that corresponds to Superman. He just got the wrong one. It’s not Achilles.

It’s Sisyphus.

comicnerd1988: BOOM! #inspiration #creating

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:18:24 -0400

comicnerd1988:

BOOM! #inspiration #creating

seanhowe: bygoneamericana: Four young evacuees from...

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:24:48 -0400

seanhowe:

bygoneamericana:

Four young evacuees from Sacramento, California read comic books at the newsstand in the Tule Lake Relocation Center. Newell, California, 1942.

The “evacuees” are Japanese Americans, forced into an internment camp. The one on the left is reading MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #34, which contains the stories “Exposed! The Jap Invaders” and “Dr. Watson Makes Monkeys Out of the Japs.”

madmarvelgirl: xcyclopswasrightx: Scott Summers saves the day....

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:34:40 -0400

madmarvelgirl:

xcyclopswasrightx:

Scott Summers saves the day. I really think it was all about to go very, very badly for everyone.

But man, Emma is awesome. That woman is top notch.

This is the kind of Jean vs. Emma scene I want to see, where they’re at odds as powerful telepaths, not just fighting over Scott, which isn’t really even an issue here. I still can’t believe that costume though.

I respectfully disagree.

This is teenage, only’s-been-a-telepath-for-like-a-day Jean versus not one, but three Stepford Cuckoos. This is a telepathically powerless Emma Frost taking her anger out on a vulnerable Jean Grey.

There is a lot I love about Emma, but this was not one of her finest moments. Nor is a fair match between Jean and Emma.

“When is the last time you played air guitar?” filed...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:37:43 -0400

“When is the last time you played air guitar?”

filed under: favorite interview moments

My Boyfriend Thor… playing air guitar.

infinitenap: (please bring Goldfish) GPOY

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:12:16 -0400

infinitenap:

(please bring Goldfish)

GPOY

romanticalgirl: And Indiana Jones’s chest. I have always and...

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:58:32 -0400

romanticalgirl:

And Indiana Jones’s chest.

I have always and will always be in love with Indiana Jones.

rstevens: Good Self-Esteem Comics Pretty Princess + Terrifying...

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:00:22 -0400

rstevens:

Good Self-Esteem Comics

Pretty Princess + Terrifying Warrior + Scientist = Wonder Woman

wanderthisparapet: cracked: Caligula Vs. Joffrey Holy shit. I...

Sun, 05 May 2013 23:51:30 -0400

wanderthisparapet:

cracked:

Caligula Vs. Joffrey

Holy shit. I cannot believe I never noticed this before.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Photo

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:08:20 -0400

screamsofashadow: You just smiled back at him, didn’t...

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:12:45 -0400

screamsofashadow:

You just smiled back at him, didn’t you?

;)

haminahaminahamina

runwithskizzers: scificity: http://scificity.tumblr.com [50th...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:01:55 -0400

runwithskizzers:

scificity:

http://scificity.tumblr.com
[50th Spoilers] You guys might have seen this already, but this makes me smile and smile and smile!

(squee)

That suit. That smile. 10 is my Doctor.

dragon dragon dragon dragon DRAGON

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:52:33 -0400

dragon dragon dragon dragon DRAGON

insanelygaming: Pikachu - Thor Created by Igor Ching San Happy...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:35 -0400

insanelygaming:

Pikachu - Thor

Created by Igor Ching San

Happy Thorsday!

acomicbookgirl: thugkitchen: Food is good and all that but YOU...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:42 -0400

acomicbookgirl:

thugkitchen:

Food is good and all that but YOU REALLY FUCKING NEED WATER. I always drink one glass of water before each meal and another glass right after. Shit, that’s almost all the water you need in a day.

Feeling tired? Got a headache? Nauseous? Fuck those Rx commercials with their crazy ass side effects, drinking more water is the cheapest way to feel better. I drink mine straight but if you’re fancy as fuck then toss in some lemon, mint leaves, lime, cucumber, lemongrass. I don’t give a good goddamn, JUST DRINK IT.

Actually/technically, your weight divided by 2 = how many oz water you should be drinking a day. :)

Hydrate, bitches.