1793 meets 1832
Guys, tell them about Thermidor.
todays bird

if i look back, i am lost

Janaina Medeiros

shark vs the universe
YOU ARE THE REASON

Product Placement
Claire Keane
Stranger Things
cherry valley forever

Love Begins

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I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
Sweet Seals For You, Always
almost home
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
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1793 meets 1832
Guys, tell them about Thermidor.
The desire, Remedios Varo
https://www.wikiart.org/en/remedios-varo/the-desire
biographies as Tumblr posts
Historical biographies are great and also terrible because I feel like a lot of them follow the same pattern as fandom discourse. The five types I’ve seen:
-Tagging Ur Hate: You are not sure why the biographer decided to write about this person, because they do not appear to have any fondness for them whatsoever. Ranging from dismissive to outright hostile, the author goes beyond criticism and spends most of the book denigrating their subject on a personal level. Speculative headcanons sound like entries in Regina George’s Burn Book, likely with gross -isms.
-Callout Post: This biographer wants you all to know that their subject is a douchebag, but via criticism rather than attack. Unlike Tagging Ur Hate, this biographer provides sources for their subject’s horrible choices, and in the absence of evidence focuses more on the public than the personal. Speculative headcanons are not unilaterally negative, but they cut the subject very little slack.
-Look At My Garbage Child: This biographer tells you outright that their subject is a flawed, but nonetheless has a soft spot for them that they express through snark. They are as likely to defend their subject as they are to call them on their shit. The general vibe of these works is “oh u” accompanied by an affectionate eyeroll. The biographer’s speculative headcanons are often accompanied by a reminder that we cannot know for sure, and their level of sympathy varies depending on the situation.
-MY CHILD WOULD NEVER: This biographer knows their fave is problematic and are willing to criticize them… but they also have A Lot Of Feelings. Like Tagging Ur Hate, they will focus on the personal, but with a sympathetic bent. They may go to great lengths to contextualize the subject’s bad choices, with the disclaimer that explaining and excusing are not the same. Speculative headcanons read like tagmeta starting with “okay but” and ending with “I JUST.”
-FLAWLESS!!: The equally toxic counterpart of Tagging Ur Hate, this biographer genuinely believes that their subject is a fantastic human being beyond reproach. Their opponents are vilified (often with the same gross -isms–sound familiar?) and the subject’s problematic actions either excused or outright ignored. Speculative headcanons are unilaterally positive in the sort of way that would show up on a candidate’s campaign ad.
Any I’m missing?
Saint-Just Masterpost
* List of Saint-Just’s personal possessions part I: Military
* List of Saint-Just’s personal possessions part II: Furniture
* List of Saint-Just’s personal possessions part III: Clothing
* List of Saint-Just’s personal possessions part IV: Books
* List of Saint-Just’s personal possessions part V: Miscellaneous
* An astrological portrait of Saint-Just
* What happened to Saint-Just’s body?
* Saint-Just’s post-revolutionary dreams
* Saint-Just’s drawing
* The funniest thing recorded about Saint-Just
* Saint-Just’s house can be visited!
* A brief history of Saint-Just’s home
* A young widow’s sacrifice
* The Execution of Saint-Just at Thermidor
* Saint-Just’s Flight to Paris
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just’s Organt english translations: (to be updated in the future if this dedicated blogger will continue)
Chant X
Chant XI
Chant XIV
Chant XVII
In which Antoine is a very naughty boy
On the one hand, this is Antoine being mischievous, writing mediæval-set smutty fantasy fic, taking the piss out of the Chanson de Roland, Tasso, & c., with a Gary-Stu hero called Antoine. Self-insertion? Well, he’s keen to insert himself into the female characters, that’s for sure…
On the other hand, this is Antoine being deeply political, taking the piss out of king, knights, lords, clergy (NB dedication to the Vatican!), clerical celibacy – in short, taking on the First and Second Estates as outrageously as he can. He’s strongly indebted to Voltaire’s La Pucelle d'Orléans.
It must be remembered that in 18C France, smutfic was already an established political tradition, with the queen in particular a heroine of numerous adventures, gay and straight. It seems to have been easier to smuggle political subversion under the radar by dressing (or rather, undressing) it as erotica.
(I can just imagine Antoine auditioning for script-writing on Game of Thrones or Monty Python and the Holy Grail or Life of Brian…)
Aw I was called a “dedicated blogger” :) I have some unedited chapters I was working on that maybe I’ll post hm
Actually now that I’m thinking about this again, does anyone know of publishers who might be interested in working on Organt? I have a couple of people who would be able to help me finish and refine translation more professionally than what’s on academia.edu, but without the incentive of a publisher, contract, and hard deadlines, I don’t think I could successfully put together a dedicated working group.
Could they drive?
Robespierre: no
Desmoulins: yes, but only in urban areas and he cant parallel park and cries when people honk at him
Danton: yes, bribes his way out of speeding tickets
Saint-Just: yes, he's the one honking at Desmoulins
Marat: no, rides Jeremy Corbyn's Chairman Mao-esque bicycle
Louis XVI: no, obvs has a chauffeur
Jacques Roux: Yes, tries to run Marat and his bicycle off the road
Augustin Robespierre: Yes, has to drive his brother to work when he misses the bus
Charlotte Corday: Yes, fatally runs Marat and his bicycle over
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The cast of the Original Trilogy had cliched, boring character concepts that were executed wonderfully enough for it not to matter.
The cast of the Prequel Trilogy had interesting concepts that were executed poorly enough to make them seem utterly stupid.
The cast of the Sequel Trilogy had amazing, thought-provoking concepts that were executed in the town square and put up on pikes as a warning to others.
This is actually probably the best summary of star wars I’ve ever seen
Character, Remedios Varo
Darth Maul + appearances in films and animated series
Valentine’s stuff ^^
JC Christensen, Princess in the Tower
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Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses, 1891, John William Waterhouse
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