not actual size

not to be taken locally

[msburgundy-but-worser-deactivat]

mythbusters was so good because it wasn't a killjoy show. they didn't just say "see, it doesn't work" and leave it there

whenever they find that the stunt doesn't work as portrayed in the movie, they immediately ask "what would it take to make this happen?"

[disclaymore-deactivated20230920]

“we know it takes this amount of explosives to work, but what if we doubled it anyway?”

[oldschoolvillageidiot]

Some myths I'll always remember:

* Are elephants scared of mice? (They only did that because they were in Africa and had access to elephants.)

* Will a bull run amok in a china shop?

* Is it better to run zig-zag or straight when chased by an alligator?

I love these because NONE of them turned out the way they expected. They went into all three with pre-conceived ideas of how it would go, and each time they "failed." Elephants WILL cower from mice. A bull moves very gingerly through a china shop. It doesn't matter how you run because ALLIGATORS WON'T CHASE YOU.

And each time, they reacted with just... pure glee. "Holy shit, we were wrong! Oh my god! This is great! We were so wrong!"

And that, to me, is what science is. Being excited about being wrong because either way it's information.

[spicybabyhoney]

Ilya Rozanov is watching the Winter Olympics and is an Alysa Liu superfan.

He’s wearing a “everyone watches women’s sports” shirt and making Shane learn all about Amber Glenn.

He dm-ed Ilia sending love and support (from one Ilya to another) after his performance and he is dragging any haters in the comments because “can this random commenter at home even ice skate? No Shane they probably can’t so they better be nice to the quad-god! he’s literally so young!”

Ilya being obsessed with this figure skating generation is something I NEED.

“See Shane, Alysa retired and then came back but only if she could train and have fun!”

“Did you see her carrying the pride flag? Amber is gay icon!”

“The podium for figure skating was all Asian women! That’s the first time that’s happened, I’ve got to text Yuna!”

[artseamoni]

relax bro, nobody is taking him from you 😔

[artseamoni]

Thank you @learnedtodance for the idea. I just woke up from a good nap,saw the # and locked in ✍️🖤

[monamoni]

[stuckinapril]

[softwaring]

[cloudabserk]

BEST DAY EVER ☀️🌸❤️🦋

based on this

[aaliyahsparrow]

i love your style

would you consider doing the long shot of Scott and Kip in the ice where scott is folded down over kip a la Klimdt's kiss?

because its my favourite instant of that scene and i'm not seeing a lot of art for Skip

respectfully

"I Need Sunshine", Scott Hunter & Kip Grady [Francois Arnaud & Robbie GK], Heated Rivalry 1.05 | I'll Believe in Anything

Jan, 2026

[july-19th-club]

simply cannot ever resist what i call the little mermaid or the tin man or the pinnochio plot, the one about a character who is either inhuman or human but outside in some way, constantly searching for whatever it is that they consider to be the quintessential proof of humanity, preoccupied by it so deeply that they fail to realize the proof is in the act and fact of the search itself

[mischiefseven]

(via @notaficwriter)

[sarahreesbrennan]

MAYBE WE’LL FIND IT IF WE BOTH LOOK

[everina-maxwell-updates]

Cover is UP! The stunning art is by @eliotbaum.

Call Me Traitor is the story of a living weapon fighting her way towards personhood and the awful lesbian she's doing it with. I keep calling it 'the sapphic Winter Soldier wizards' book despite being told we can't put that in the blurb.

STORY:

En is a weapon. Battle spells are carved into her skin, she’s trained to work through pain, and she’s magically compelled with loyalty to the archmagi. When she's sent on a mission to retrieve a group of infamous traitors from exile in a land of unpredictable and deadly magic, she's forced to team up with a common soldier to have any chance of success, or survival.

Tamol is a disaster. En isn’t fooled by the soldier’s silver tongue and good looks. Tamol is flighty, cowardly and the worst soldier En has ever met. But she’s also brilliant at magic and kinder than En has any right to expect. When she saves En’s life, it takes everything En has not to start falling for her. That is, until En discovers Tamol is one of the very traitors she seeks.

The empire never forgets. Years ago, the exiled traitors were just normal students with a vision for a better kingdom. They put their lives on the line fighting for it and lost. So they were exiled to the Far Peninsula to die. But now, the empire discovers the traitors may yet live, and they’ve unearthed something in the wilderness that the archmagi will pay any price to get.

But the might of an unforgiving empire isn’t the greatest force in all the land. Something monstrous is living in the Far Peninsula that does not discriminate between soldiers, traitors, and kings.

Out October! Preorders (every one of them highly treasured for obscure publishing industry reasons) are up here!

[avoliot]

So this is the book I have spent the last few years on! I think it's the best thing I've written. I am both nervous and hugely excited. Reblogs massively appreciated if that is your thing, and if you are inclined to preorder, they do help me out a lot with my publisher, but I completely understand that not everyone is in a position to. All interest treasured and appreciated!

(Also: HOW gorgeous is this art! I am unspeakably in love with it! How it captures these two idiots so accurately, and the incredible dawn clouds and the mountain and the sea. I pushed for Eliot Baum for the cover ever since he was among the initial artist suggestions because of the gorgeous way he does characters, and this both showed me that was the right choice and also completely blew me away. Highly recommend the follow: @eliotbaum. I am also a big fan of the title design, which is by Jess Kiley!)

[snackboyz]

well, at least the endgame was pretty funny

[jetlagupdates]

Ben replied to a Reddit post!

[mapofyourstars]

text edits here

[loveliesttime]

the concept of jack zimmermann having a selfie with jungkook is gonna keep me going today

[shut-up-gwen]

Ilya: this guy is cute, I should start a stationary bike race so he knows I want to get sweaty together

Ilya: that didn’t quite work. Maybe I should just give him the eye? While I tell him I hope he likes his new city?

Ilya: okay. But surely if I make him drink from my water bottle and brush his fingers when passing it over…?

Ilya: call him pretty. To his face. No way he can miss that

Ilya: desperate measures, I’ll have to tell him I orchestrated this whole ad campaign just so I could see him again

Ilya: WHAT IF I STARTED JERKING OFF IN THESE COMUNAL SHOWERS?

[kiramisuuu]

Shane, 7 years later: I have figured out that you like me.

[undead-dinosaur]

you're telling me that Richard Campbell Gansey III legit looked at Ronan Lynch and said "Dream me the world. Something new for every night." and y'all expect me to be NORMAL about it????????????

[letosatie]

were we supposed to be normal about this?

[effemimaniac]

group sighing in ten minutes

[effemimaniac]

wistful, exasperated, strung-out, mournful, content, it matters not. all sighers are welcome for group sighing. in nine minutes

[michaelmoonsbookshop]

just some of the the changes in design for the Penguin Symbol on old Penguin Paperbacks 

[dinkywinks]

he did a little dance and for this crime he was imprisoned in a bubble

[luxflora]

They liked his little dance so much they gave him a spotlight

[anasandorpygoscelis-deactivated]

family album

[delgrosso]

[sensationaltrainreading]