reng

wanna live in the forest idk

[eslanes]

Your political beliefs absolutely do reflect who you are as a person. End of.

[wizardofgaysex]

holy shit guys u have 2 check out this grandma

[intaymun]

made me miss my grandma, i can't go home for the holidays cause of travel restrictions and tons of travel requirements 😢

[rumble-bee-art]

So what if... Yue being a new Moon spirit... blessed Sokka with waterbending, just because she likes him and he would be even more chaotic with bending? What if???

[expressions-of-nature]

Valtavara, Finland by Andrey Bazanov

[evergreenqveen]

Cloud paintings ☁️💫🌸

[harvestheart]

Puppy in cozy, toasty warm, comfort.  Taken into the flock. 

[farmcontent]

worth pointing out that appears to be a great pyrenees dog AKA a livestock guardian dog. :)

they’re learning to cohabitate with sheep who they will then grow up to protect!

[lunasong365]

Photo is by Cat Urbigkit. It’s from her ranch in Wyoming; she says the dogs are Akbash. Here are some more of her photos of working livestock guardian dogs.

[scullys]

#anastasia (1997) actually fucking me up since i was 4 years old

bonus:

[supercomplicatedperson-deactiva]

This Dimitri is straight out of a Russian novel

[senka-mesecine]

his character really is more of a prince by sheer default then nearly any actual disney prince out there and you may all fight me on this - he excudes that decent slavic sadness™ centrified all the way

[oedipiphany]

#decent slavic sadness#i cry#it means he will do shady shit but have a strangely strict moral compass @thorrential

[angelt626]



[sersi]

STEVE ROGERS & PEGGY CARTER IN THE INFINITY SAGA

[lisbon]

[deimosluna-blog]

Literally how a soldier thinks versus how a spy does.

[touchyourblood]

#aaaaah!! #fucking THANK YOU!!! #this scene does NOT indicate that Steve is some bumbling idiot #all that’s happening here  #is that Steve thinks DIFFERENTLY  #than Nat #THIS is what makes them such a good team #he’s a soldier  #she’s a spy #they play different parts #THIS is Nat in her element #Steve is strategic as all fuck #he’s already made a plan to get Nat out of there safely #and keep the fight on him to avoid getting civilians hurt; #bc he’s a soldier #as a spy #Nat can get them out without anyone noticing #that’s her area of training #together #they make the badass brotp #steve rogers #natasha romanoff;                  

(via thebestpersonherelovesbucky)

[damienhaaas]

FAMOUS AUTHORS

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The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database.

Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.

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[science-junkie]

… and here is a gift for all of us.

[enchanted-nerd]

[intaymun]

[intaymun]

[intaymun]

I love to stare at frothing sea water

[sleeplessincairo]

[ post-endgame ]

peggy: this package came for you

steve: who’s it from?

peggy: it says its from a sam wilson from the year 2020???

steve, reading: dear steve, take your disappointment of a ‘not’ boyfriend with you next time. he hasn’t stopped crying. i’m done.

bucky: open tHE BOX, PUNK

[sunflower-chai]

who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to cancel agent carter

[neverknowhowmanydreams]

Peggy Carter & the Power of Choosing Her Own Ending

Peggy Carter is one of the most inspiring characters of the MCU. She is a trailblazing woman who uses her intelligence, courage, and determination to protect others even at great personal cost. Peggy fought fascism during WWII, foiled espionage and supernatural threats in the immediate post-war era, and then went on to found SHIELD with Howard Stark to protect civilians from unimaginable danger. She did all of this despite the rampant discrimination against women during the decades spanning her career. In a fictional world filled with superpowers, Peggy’s strength lies in simply being an extraordinary human being. 

However, Peggy Carter became not only an icon in her own world, but in ours as well. She first appeared on our screens, thrillingly, as an agent in uniform directing male soldiers in 1943. When confronted with a subordinate attempting to reduce her to a sexual object, she swiftly (and memorably) put the offending man in his place. It was a signal to the audience: this is not your typical damsel in distress. Her journey throughout The First Avenger as a leader, confidant, and comrade in arms of Captain America confirms that first impression. 

Four years later, at a time when no other female character in the MCU headlined her own live action story, Agent Carter premiered on ABC in 2015. Her story was the sole instance of a MCU female-led story on our screens (big or small) until Captain Marvel premiered in 2018. And then that story was cut short when ABC cancelled the show after the second season. So perhaps for some of us, Peggy Carter became a symbol of fighting for equality not only within her own story, but in our world as well. Her struggles against discrimination in the workplace and the low ratings and cancellation of the series in a way mirror the struggles that women fight to overcome in real life. 

And yet, despite these heroics and symbolism, we also love Peggy Carter because of who she is. She overcomes a shattering loss in The First Avenger without losing her humanity or vulnerability. Peggy is a loyal friend and shows compassion for others despite the hardening nature of espionage. She fiercely holds onto her integrity despite being surrounded by lies and self interest. And while Peggy is relatable (she enjoys a sandwich with relish and loves to dance), she is also inspirational: Agent Carter is always quick with the comeback that we wish we could think of in the moment. Her sophisticated sense of style is unparalleled. And when Peggy tells a roomful of men, “I know my own value,” it’s the kind of line that shakes you to your core and you want to live your life by.

And so, given what Peggy Carter means to many of us, how her on screen journey ends is understandably rife with significance. Avengers: Endgame ends, symbolically, where its story chronologically began: with Steve Rogers, the first Avenger, and Peggy Carter, the co-founder of SHIELD. Time travel allows Steve to return to Peggy and live the life that they had planned together during The First Avenger. I recently wrote on this blog about what this choice means for Steve’s character journey . But given the lively debate surrounding how it fits into Peggy’s character arc, I would like to explore what Avengers: Endgame means for her personal journey now that we can consider her television series and appearances in the MCU films as a whole. 

This is a lengthy post. I hope Peggy Carter would approve of my thoroughness. However, your time is valuable and so let me lay my cards out on the table before you launch into the many paragraphs that will follow: I will argue that the romantic pairing of Steve and Peggy is not just your average superhero love story. Rather, they are a partnership between equals who share the same values and overcome similar obstacles. Indeed, even when they are separated, the example of the other is integral to forming who they each become on their own. Moreover, the return of Steve Rogers to 1949 illuminates a fact that Peggy otherwise did not learn until it was too late in her life to act upon: that Steve Rogers was never dead. Therefore, Endgame reveals to Peggy a critical truth and empowers her to make a fully informed choice about the course of her personal life. This rare combination of equality and agency elevates a tragic wartime love story into one worthy of such a powerful feminist figure. 

Finally, Steve and Peggy’s joint triumph over tragedy and loss is the kind of hopeful storytelling that the world could use more of right now. One of the aspects of the Marvel world that is so compelling and relatable is that its heroes are decidedly human; they are vulnerable and struggle with the same challenges that we do, albeit in more extraordinary circumstances. In addition to battling discrimination, we also watch Peggy grapple with personal loss. She is a character who (as far as she knew) lost both her brother and the love of her life during WWII. In the wild world of the MCU, grief over the death of a loved one is something that we sadly all experience. But she carries on and builds a life and distinguished career for herself, saving the world time and time again. 

But then, Peggy is given what we all wish that we could have: she gets her loved one back. The idea that Steve and Peggy, who always tried to do the right thing, are rewarded by the storytellers with personal happiness runs counter to the nihilism that permeates so much of entertainment over the last two decades. Both characters struggle to be brave, to have integrity, to do the hard thing and it ultimately matters. These deeds save the world over and over again. And then the storytellers give these heroes the one thing that they always wanted: they allow them personal happiness with someone they had loved and lost. After nearly two decades of “dark” storytelling in much of television and film, neither should be taken for granted. 

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