Nothing is more necessary than the unnecessary.

And sass is always necessary.

[glassfoot]

What do you do you when you want to do nothing?

This isn't a personally urgent question. It has been a question for me in the past, and I would not be surprised if it was in the future. But it seems to be a relevant question for enough people that I care about that I would like to know other answers than my own. For me, the answer was along the lines of "nuke it all, reload, and hope the reset works better" which is not generally possible. If anyone has other ideas, send them my way.

[glassfoot]

I’m not incredibly active on here, but - if you are a circus kid in Vancouver let me know. I might have something for you.

[sheaessencehall]

[hxghgarden]

seriously, why does no one talk about this movie? 

it’s 

a

pure 

gold 

cinematic 

master 

piece 

[drackiszunk]

One of the greatest movies ever.

[sassycobradenmother]

This is one of my all time favorites.

“Mr. Body’s body! It’s gone!”

[roseonabeach]

This movie was so fucking confusing

[thebatglare-deactivated20140210]

I remember it had three endings and on the dvd there was a surprise me option, so great

[rospeaks]

this is one of my favorite movies of all fucking time

[glassfoot]

"I am a singing telegram!" [BANG]

[sixpenceee]

A rainbow was caught in the trail of an F-22 fighter jet. This picture was taken by Bernardo Malfitano. The low pressure around the body of the jet caused the water to condense and the angle of the sunlight was just right to make rainbow colors. 

[edwardspoonhands]

AHHHHHNEEATT!

[glassfoot]

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/204/4/1/dash_squadron_by_dori_to-d58c3mr.jpg

[foervraengd]

Every artist who sees this post should do the following:

- Watch the video.

- Follow the instructions

- Reblog

I can’t stress you enough about how important these exercises are for your drawing hand. You don’t wanna get CTS of Tendonitis and similar stuff that will prevent you from making art or even hold  a pencil.

[flatbear]

Okay, this guy is my HERO. I just did these exercises as I watched the video, and already my arms and hands feel better. I have a degenerative tendon disease that prevents my muscles, tendons and ligaments from retaining their elasticity, and so anything that maintains the health of my bendy parts is important.

I URGE YOU. Even if you don’t draw, do these several times a day. Even just sitting at a computer can do serious damage. My dad, who was a rugby player, a carpenter, and now a handyman, suffered from severe carpal tunnel syndrome, simply as a result of sitting at the computer at the end of the day to play a little solitaire. Don’t let it happen to you!

[xionbooty]

((Guys, I will reblog this like, 5 times a day just so you all will see this. This is REALLY helpful, and it’s quick and easy.))

[mercurialmalcontent]

Wow, these are REALLY helpful. And yes, this is not just good but IMPORTANT for more than artists — if you type a lot, play a lot of video games, do anything that requires lots of repetitive movements of your hands, wrists, and arms (gardening, sewing, factory work), these can help. Even if you don’t yet get pain these are a great preventative measure, because the damage builds up over time. Youth is no protection.

And like he says, you should feel a stretch, but don’t push it too far!

[keyblack-hl]

Signal boosting.  Guys, I just did this and holy cow do I feel incredibly light and limber in my arms.  Again, even if you don’t have any sort of disease, do this as a preventative measure.

[superwholockthecomic]

DEAR LORD THIS FELT WONDERFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH TO omfg-am-i-hallucinating-again FOR SENDING THIS TO ME

[skunkbear]

Big math news! It’s been thirty years since mathematicians last found a convex pentagon that could “tile the plane.” The latest discovery (by Jennifer McLoud-Mann, Casey Mann, and David Von Derau) was published earlier this month. Full story.

[neuwitch]

Straight men are fucking babies, pass it on. 

[pomo-phobic-blog]

Has anyone ever taken a pad or tampon out into the light of day only to have boys and grown men back five feet away? This shit is tip of the stigma iceberg that women experience for simply menstruating. How many of those products in the image can cause toxic shock or infections? How expensive are those products? How often do they need to be bought/replaced? These are real issues that affect our health, finances, and social/internalized perceptions of ourselves. Men absolutely REFUSE to acknowledge us for our biology when it’s not sexually appealing to them. They refuse to consider our mental and physiological health, and mock and silence us when we try to talk about it. 

[actual-ex-radfem]

we should make armor out of menstrual products so men stay away

[glassfoot]

I didn't realize the one on the right was in an applicator and thought it was one long-ass tampon and was just like "dear god what is that"

[themagicfarawayttree]

[izmia]

Creative Art:  This Artist Takes Photographs of People On the Street, Then Doodles Over Them - Yaratıcı Sanat: Sanatçı sokakta insanların fotoğraflarını çeker ve onların üzerilerini boyalar. by Geeohsnap

[hotladypants]

This is unreal

[jedavu]

Transfixing 3D Paper Patterns by Maud Vantours

[edwardspoonhands]

Post-Gender Worlds

I’m a huge hard scifi fan, and I’ve run into a few books that have had taken place in futures where gender is much less of a thing. The first one, of course, was The Left Hand of Darkness, which takes place on a world that has neither biological sexes or genders.

More recently I read 2312 (which is an ignored masterpiece IMO) which takes place in a not-too-distant (three hundred years from now) future in which there are bio-sexes that we do not have now, which makes the idea of gender much less relevant. 

Finally, I just finished Ancillary Justice, a book in which characters have biological sexes, but you, as the reader, do not know what they are (for the most part) because the majority of the characters are from a society that does not have the social construct of gender. It was amazing to me how distracting it was to not know at any given moment what the sex of a character was, which really outlined to me how deeply ingrained those constructs are in me.

I think those are the only ones I’ve read. I’d love to make the list longer though. Any suggestions?

ADDING PEOPLE’S SUGGESTIONS

Lock In - John Scalzi

Lilith’s Brood - Octavia E Butler

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand - Samuel Delany

[adamazur]

“Victorian Velociraptor with Violets.” Acrylic and liquid gold leaf on Rives BFK. Made by Adam Mazur. 

[ipomoeaj]

“MOTHER WHY HASN’T THE DUKE CALLED AGAIN?”

[ishipitlikeups]

Someone painted this.

Someone out there sat down and said that they were going to paint this.

Somebody planned this out and then did it.

What a time to be alive.

[sarahbennet-deactivated20180416]

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FUCKING THING FOR MONTHS

[darlinguchiha-moved]

Tate

[glassfoot]

Oh, don't mind me, just casually brushing the hair out of my face here...

[oftenminimal]

[tattrx]

DotsToLines - His and Hers

[archiemcphee]

The Department of Astonishing Optical illusions exists in a perpetual state of wonder. Today their jaws are on the floor as they gape at this awesome 3D tattoo sleeve created by Southport, England-based tattoo artist Tony Booth. A masterful work of shading that makes this stunning geometric tattoo appear to have convincing layers and depth no matter what angle from which you look at it.

Tony Booth works at Dabs Tattoos in Southport and sometimes at The Inkspot in Silverdale, Staffordshire as well. Visit his Instagram feed to check out more of his work.

Head over to Twisted Sifter for addtional images and video of this incredible work of body modification.

[via Twisted Sifter]