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[lacetulle]

Patbo | Fall/Winter 2023

[lacetulle]

Miss Sohee | Spring/Summer 2023

[nobrashfestivity]

Hashimoto Okiie 橋本興家 Irises and Young Woman 菖蒲と少女 1952

[hopeeelove]

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[amouthfulloflove]

“You’re going to kill your own god so you can fall in love for the first time. (…) You’re going to look at all of your options and choose conviction. Choose to carve your own heart out of the side of a cliff.”

— Lord of the Butterflies, ‘Your Life’ by Andrea Gibson

[the7thart]

anyway, here’s a masterpost of (my favourite) studio ghibli related video essays!

The Immersive Realism of Studio Ghibli: one of the things that studio ghibli movies are best known for is their ability to make fictional worlds feel so real. I love the editing and wording in this one so much, it’s immersive and calm!

Hayao Miyazaki: What You Can Imagine : based mainly on the studio ghibli documentary, this is an analysis on the methods used in creating a ghibli film, the importance of sincerity and imagination, as well as starting a conversation on what makes a character well-written.

My Love Letter to Spirited Away : all that makes Spirited Away “the most immersive animated movie ever”. An analysis on elements, rather than plot & characters of the story.

The Best Moment In ‘Spirited Away’ Is A Scene Where Nothing Happens : what a certain sequence teaches us about the power of breathing space for the viewer, and how the seemingly unimportant scenes are the ones that best deliver emotion, making Miyazaki’s art so distinct.

The Secret Colors of Studio Ghibli : A color palette analysis, why color is so important in animation and how ghibli films are an example of utilizing it to the max.

Hayao Miyazaki & Cursed Dreams : starting from The Wind Rises, this is a search for anti-war propaganda in ghibli films.

Ocean Waves - Studio Ghibli’s (Accidental) Queer Film &  The Second Chance of Ocean Waves : Proving that Ocean Waves, one of the most controversial ghibli films, is in fact, underappreciated. How a generation of new animators reshaped ghibli magic in a coming of age story.

Why Miyazaki’s Films Sound Pretty : What’s the inspiration behind Joe Hisaishi’s soundtracks? Is it impressionism? Jazz? Japanese folklore? the answer is all three! This one makes me chuckle every time, it may seem like a music theory dump, but it’s a very informative run through Music History and why are ghibli soundtracks a universally loved recipe.

bonus: not a video essay but here’s a celebratory concert for 25 years of Ghibli, conducted by Joe Hisaishi himself!

[macrolit]

Giveaway: We’re giving away 15 vintage classics by Virginia Woolf, Truman Capote, T.S. Eliot, Willa Cather, J.D. Salinger, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and others! Won’t they look lovely on your shelf? =) Enter to win these classics by: 1) following macrolit on Tumblr (yes, we will check. :P), and 2) reblogging this post. We will choose a random winner on 26 February, at which time we’ll start a new giveaway. Good luck! Follow our IG account to be eligible for our IG giveaways. For full rules to all of our giveaways, click here.

[nemfrog]

Japanese Fringetail. Goldfish breeds and other aquarium fishes. 1908. Frontispiece.

Internet Archive

[macrolit]

“One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark.”

— Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard

[halleehalfgallon]

when we were dating, my husband gave me a tiny square journal and told me it was for 5-word poems. I found it today after some years, mostly blank, but these particular entries remind me of a rather uncertain time in my life. I have never been without a roof over my head, but I spent a long time floating about, waiting for home to reveal itself. I am thankful that this feeling is only a memory.

[rudebunny-g]

Gadajace glowy (1980)  - Krzysztof Kieslowski

People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.

[4yuel]

Bed <3

[robert-hadley]

A Damascus tile panel, probably Syria, 19th century or earlier.

[company]

when kafka said “all the love in the world is useless when there is total lack of understanding” and when richard siken said “if you love me, you don’t love me in a way I understand.”

[beautifulscreaminglady]

anne carson

[company]

[sontagspdf]

when anaïs nin said “i dont want worship. i want understanding”

[my-special-place-in-hell]

When orwell said: “Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”

[macrolit]

“Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.”

— Guy de Maupassant (b. 5 August 1850)

[deadshrike-deactivated20210930]

being queer and seeing historical queer love is like a punch to the gut in a good way every time

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crying and sobbing crying and sobbing etc

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some more vintage photographs that make me weep and wail, now including trans people!

[museiums]

artist: brunna mancuso