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[orwellsunderpants]

[image description: tweet by Netchimen’s Reverie that reads “Tolkien describing places that are evil: no trees grow there” /end description]

This is doubtless because of his experience of the trenches in the Great War.

Like, this is what things looked like to soldiers who fought in that war (image in black and white of a solitary soldier walking across a muddy wasteland pocked with puddles):

Here’s Delville Wood, the site of a battle in 1916 (sepia image of a wasteland dotted with broken and dead trees):

Here’s an image from the Battle of the Somme, in which Tolkien participated (image of soldiers standing above and inside a trench or earthwork in a grey wasteland; smoke from artillery is on the horizon)

So yeah: no trees = evil was Tolkien’s own direct lived experience. It’s precisely why Mordor and the wastelands around it look like they do in his books.

[brunhiddensmusings]

the plateau of gorgoroth, the heartland of mordor, is described as being scarred by countless pits dug by orcs the true seat of evil is full of foxholes and trenches

[khantoelessar]

There’s a lesson to be learned here.

[purlturtle]

I hope Tolkien would be happy to learn that a hundred years on, trees grow again here:

From The Atlantic.

[nightbringer24]

I think that Tolkien would be very happy to see that.

[themodernmaccabee]

The trees have reclaimed the land in which hell had been brought

[killhitleragain]

i couldnt decide on the colors for this one but i think this is good

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Art Edit Credit to Roberto Coltro

[l-ultimo-squalo]

Vintage gay Bart shirts

[theblackestofsuns]

“A Baby Dinosaur!!”

Fantastic Four #23 (February 1964)

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, George Roussos and Stan Goldberg

Marvel Comics

[johnny-dynamo]

Alien Monday!

Art by  Luke Preece

[johnny-dynamo]

Alien Monday!

Art by  Luke Preece

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An iconic moment from every B99 episode: Into the Woods 3x06

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source

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Xenomorph Suit - by H.R. Giger, 1978

[elierlick]

Your annual reminder to not donate to Salvation Army!

[jellycreamjammedart]

“be quiet” i think the f not

[ducktracy-deactivated20260315]

the animation here is so fucking satisfying and fun to watch

[ducktracy-deactivated20260315]

i was reading up on this short last night and i love this little excerpt

The film is notable for featuring a sort of "in-between" interpretation of Daffy. He is not necessarily the zany, impish interpretation used famously by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett, nor is he the greedy, self-centered version that Chuck Jones later popularized in the 1950s. As Paul Dini said in the DVD audio commentary for this cartoon: "[In this cartoon, Daffy] is really kind of almost like a sprite. He's just a little, almost elfin creature who's not really out to hurt anybody or has any ill will or malice toward anybody. He's just completely out of his mind."[2]

[ducktracy-deactivated20260315]

some of the wwii era looney tunes shorts are so funny because you have some announcer like “america’s defense effort! here we see our brave young men marching out to battle. go forth, heroes!” and then it shows porky fucking pig waddling around with an oversized rifle like “gee i sure hope i don’t step on any l-l-l-landmines :)”

[ducktracy-deactivated20260315]

bob clampett has the best cats. love them all

[ducktracy-deactivated20260315]

You know I’m kinda in awe at how funny Looney Tunes was? Like it’s been almost a century and the humor still works so well. And Mel Blanc was such a good actor and the animation was so good I’m glad you’ve shown me how rad old cartoons were 🥺🥺

I FUCKING KNOW i’m BLOWN AWAY i didn’t give it a chance sooner. the humor is fucking impeccable. people who are like “4TH WALL BREAK!! 4TH WALL BREAK!!!!!” would be foaming at the mouths if they sat down and watched it. like it’s amazing i started watching the cartoons from as far back as 1937 and 82 years later they hold up so well. and RIGHT????? mel blanc was AMAZING it’s just SO BAFFLING TO ME that he voiced basically everyone. his every delivery is so spot on and great. and the animation is SUPERB the screenshots and even videos i post just don’t do it justice. i truly think it is one of the best animated cartoons to ever come out in this lifetime, ESPECIALLY during its golden age in the 40s. it holds up so well after all these years and i know will continue to hold up well. i’m glad i can help spread interest in it! i’m super happy i decided to watch it