Culture Club

Books and movies, history and pop culture, Paris, Florence, Seattle, San Francisco

[artist-michelangelo]

Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1512, Michelangelo Buonarroti

Medium: fresco

[idriseleven]

Because it’s so rare to see the whole thing, laid out like this. Even in person you can’t really see it all.

[ahandsomechicken]

“yeah can i get a 60k with everything on it”

[idriseleven]

Yes please!

[medusagirlfriend-blog]

wife

[idriseleven]

She’s an idol of mine...

[orgyincamelot]

[oh-merthur-charm]

orgyincamelot:

Love, betrayal, incest, adultery, idealism, chivalry, sorcerers, knights, Christians, Pagans… it’s all right here. From the very beginning of its creation all the way to a modern feminist retelling, I’ve tried to collect an extensive history of the Arthurian legend. This is in no way a full account but it’s a good start.

De Excidio Brittonum by Gildas (~540) [PDF]

Historia Brittonum by Nennius (~8th Century) [PDF] [ePub]

The Mabinogion (~1100) [PDF] [ePub]

History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth (~1136) [PDF]

Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth (~1150) [PDF]

Four Arthurian Romances by Chretien DeTroyes (~1170)  [PDF] [ePub]

The High History of the Holy Graal (~1200) [PDF] [ePub]

The Romance of Morien (~1250) [PDF] [ePub]

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (~1350)

Translated by Jessie L. Weston [PDF]

Translated by W. A. Neilson [PDF]

Le Morte Darthur by Thomas Malory (1485)

Volume One [PDF] [ePub]

Volume Two [PDF] [ePub]

Idylls of the King by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1856)  [PDF] [ePub]

The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by James Knowles (1862) [PDF] [ePub]

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain (1889) [PDF] [ePub]

The Tale of Balen by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1896) [PDF] [ePub]

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle (1905)  [PDF] [ePub]

The Once and Future King by TH White (1958) [PDF] [ePub]

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1983) [PDF]

Related anthologies that have Arthurian legends in them:

Song and Legend from the Middle Ages [PDF] [ePub]

Legends of the Middle Ages [PDF] [ePub]

Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic [PDF] [ePub]

English Literature for Boys and Girls [PDF] [ePub]

I’m also including The Romance of Tristan and Iseult [PDF] [ePub] While technically not an Arthurian legend, it has many of the same themes and the story of Lancelot and Guinevere has strong roots from this tale.

[simplelindo-deactivated20210109]

[idriseleven]

@europeansdomusicalsbetter

[christophernolan]

#Soft Enemies

[idriseleven]

Blake Ritson said in an interview “It’s best if you grow your own,” talking about Riario’s hair and beard, and I can’t stop thinking about that looking at the dead thing on Tom Riley’s head in that 5th gif....

[a-daks]

canon: they died

fanfic: fUCK YOU

[andordean]

Canon: and so they never met

Fanfic: here’s a funny story

[namesonboats]

Canon: There was tension and pining, but they never even kissed.

Fanfic: Actually,

[kaeltale]

Canon: Torture the cinnamon roll.

Fanfic: Torture the cinnamon roll.

[conversationswithjohnlock]

Canon: When they traveled they stayed in separate rooms

Fanfic: AND. THERE. WAS. ONLY. ONE. BED!!!!!

[caressthosecheekbones]

Canon: … and they were roommates.

Fanfic: oh my god, they were roommates…

[johanirae]

Canon: They were international assassins who assassinated assassins.

Fanfic: But hot DAMN wait till you hear about this cafe they opened

[jenroses]

Canon: They had a coffeeshop

Fanfic: but they were ASSASSINS

[pizzapopolis]

Canon: they were mortal enemies and attempted to murder each other on multiple occasions

Fanfic: bUT THEY GOT MARRIED AND ADOPTED CHILDREN

[robbyrobinabitch]

Everytime I reblog this has a new addition and it’s the best

[inkpotter-deactivated20211125]

Canon: They were straight

Fanfic: Lol

[boxofsoap]

THE LAST ONE IS THE BEST ONE

[dabestmemez]

[aseriesofoccurrences-deactivate]

I GRATUATED FROM LAWN SCHOOL

[boosyboo9206]

WHERE ARE THE REST OF THE PAGES?! PLEASE, I NEED THEM.

[idriseleven]

“Music too Canadian” was the point I lost it, but this whole thing is too damn funny. Go home, absurdist human comedians—your job has been taken by a robot.

[creategames]

1. Game Making Tools

[no coding required]

construct 2

gamemaker studio

stencyl

clickteam fusion

[some coding required]

unity

unreal engine

[more info]

…more game making tools

showcase of games that were created with these tools

2. Graphics

[create your own graphics]

photoshop

gimp

piskel

pixlr

…more graphics programs

[download graphics]

opengameart.org

[create your own models]

3ds max

maya

blender

…more 3d modeling programs

3. Sound & Music

[create own sounds]

bfxr

audacity

…more sound/music creation software

[download sounds/music]

freesound.org

incompetech.com

…more royalty free sounds/music

4. Distribution

[upload your game]

dropbox

indiedb

itch.io

gamejolt

newgrounds (only flash/html5/unity games possible)

kongregate (only flash/html5/unity games possible)

…more distribution options

info:

creategames.tumblr.com by @PixelProspector

icons by font awesome

[kashuto]

Monet’s Garden: Giverny, France

[idriseleven]

Honestly, you almost can’t take a bad picture here, the pond is so amazingly constructed there are no bad angles.

[peashooter85]

Chinese smokey quartz sunglasses, 12th century.

[idriseleven]

[noscorpsaladerive]

La Légende du Roi Arthur subs ver 3

A streaming version feat. newer and more improved English subs of everyone’s favorite French musical about a British king

If you decide to watch and haven’t seen it before, rape and incest tw.  Message me and I can give you exact time stamps if you’d like

[idriseleven]

So I can find this again....

[overthinking-panda]

Girolamo Riario - episode 2x05 @kana-go

[idriseleven]

I’ve been listening to Terry Pratchett audiobooks, and here is what my Havelock Vetinari looks like...

[noscorpsaladerive]

hi i miss charlie boisseau

[idriseleven]

A contre amour is first alphabetically on my iTunes, so it comes on a lot. Lucky me!

(I had to delete À boire—from NdP—because it was legit disturbing when it just blasted on!)

[zephfair]

The illustrious and most glorious @idriseleven​ requested Riario for the character ask meme, and I guess I have to do it. Just for her. As if I wouldn’t gladly babble on about him for hours… ;D

favorite thing about them: his eyes, his face, his back, his shoulders, his hands. lol But I really love how he keeps his emotions and reactions under such tight rein while he’s quiet and deferential and just ruthlessly efficient until they eventually erupt like a volcano and all that passion (okay, sometimes murderous rage) bursts forth. I, uh, really like that.

least favorite thing about them: I want to steal chocksawaychaps answer and say that he didn’t get a happy ending. More specifically, I hate that the writers undid all the good and creative character development they’d spent most of 3 seasons on. Oh, also that he does have a teensy bit of a stabby, slicey murdering problem in season 1.

favorite line: “Your theoretical generosity is touching” and “That wasn’t in the Bible” but my all-time favorite is that breathy raspy “Artistaaa~” yum

brOTP: Nico for sure, I love that Riario was training him how to be a proper bastard

OTP: um, basically anyone but Lorenzo? I adored him with Zita (that whole plot point still makes me rage). I really love him with Leo because hnnn the chemistry is too hot. I’ve grown through fanfic to really like him with Zo and Leo together in a big ol’ happy threesome. I loved him with Laura and thought he might actually get a happy ending (NOT THAT WAY… ok maybe that way too) even if it was a typical US-show het ending. I love to write him with all these pairings.

nOTP: Lorenzo gag no please or the pope *hurk*

random headcanon: I like to headcanon Blake Ritson’s headcanon that he mentioned in the pre-S3 press that Riario would have been a traveling musician if the whole assassin-for-the-pope thing hadn’t worked out. I love the thought of Riario secretly really enjoying music and perhaps being musical himself that could come out in opportune moments, like serenading the one he loves, writing and playing songs for them, crooning in that unforgettable voice while he looks deeply into their eyes *swoons*

unpopular opinion: I don’t know what the fandom opinions are at the moment? But I still firmly believe Riario shouldn’t have gone back to Lorenzo to make amends unless there was a bigger, over-arching reason that didn’t involve the Architect et al. It still seems so out of character and was pretty obviously just a move for the writers to work the whole secret society-brainwashing thing back in. ALSO: I really, really don’t believe that Riario was a virgin when he and Zita made love on the ship. Boy had too many smooth moves to be a first-time fumbling virgin. ;D

song i associate with them: Love the Way You Lie is my all-time Leo/Riario song along with this version of Tainted Love (I never wrote actual songfic until I did based on Love the Way You Lie because it is SO angst-filled Leo/Riario post-relationship or mid-relationship as the world burns around them, maybe someday I’ll post it)

favorite picture of them: again chocksawaychaps used one of my favorites but it deserves to be seen again (oh look it’s Swordy too!)

Then there’s this classic moment

But he was at his most gorgeous in the CSI: Rome episode in season 3 when he got himself all cleaned and glammed up for Leo (and his eyeliner was on point, teach me your secrets, please!)

[idriseleven]

What a lovely way to start a new year—with this Dark Eyed Beardy Boy on my dash!! Excellent photo selection, wonderful answers, and I accept as canon that Italian doctors during the Quattrocento had a recognized diagnosis for “teensy bit of a stabbing, slicey murdering problem.”

I somehow missed the alternate timeline of Riario as a wandering musician. Now I’m thinking about that crew again as well. Could there be more DvD fanfic in 2019? Never say never!

Thank you for this my wonderful Zephfair!!

[sharing-positivity]

Love yourself

[idriseleven]

Today’s mood!

[hardlyfatal]

Popularity, Liberty, and Other Inexplicable Phenomenon

[willowfae82]

boy bands, liberty, and other intangible things. 

[littlefeatherr]

Cake, liberty and other reasons I’m banned from the library lol

[mountaincrone]

Chemistry, Assassins, and Other Unspeakable Evils

[the-forest-library]

Girls, Hate, & Other Things that Nearly Killed Me

[illiteracy-is-for-woozles]

Happy Endings, Liberty, and Other Loose Ends……

I may write this…..

[theinfinitedivides]

Love, The Universe, and Other Statistical Improbabilities

[dreamsofbooksandmonsters]

Boys, Wizards, and Other Statistical Improbabilities

[pixel-writes]

Summertime, Karl Marx, and other things I’m over

[thekeyten]

Macchiatos, Fate, and Other Royal Bastards

[if-shakespeares-straight-i-quit]

Love, Hate, and Other Lies I’ve Told

[luminouslumity]

Girls, Evil Plots, and Other Alternatives to Necromancy

[firewritten]

Me: Chemistry, Hate, and Other Natural Disasters

The spousal person: Boy Bands, Frida Kahlo, and Other Things That Are Better In Space

[idriseleven]

Girls, the Sun, and Other Things the Fairies Stole. I want this book!