A lion in tweed is a friend indeed

He/him, Ace, I'm getting too old for this. Aphobes/TERFs/anybody not down with LGBT can go stuff themselves

[fwizard]

all i need is a sweet treat. and six thousand dollars

[floodnetworks]

[nonjabiru]

I completely forgot that today is One Piece's anniversary so it's extra funny that I'm going to a pirate themed escape room tonight. It would be funnier if I did a One Piece cosplay, but I'm just going to do "Dad on a cruise" with a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, and wide brimmed hat. I feel like I should put some zinc oxide on my nose as well. Also sandals or crocs, but I don't like exposed toes and I'm not going to buy something new just for a joke outfit

[haridraws]

Did you ever look at the 1996 VW Harlequin Golf and bask in its joyful colour scheme and think, where's all the colour and whimsy gone in design? What do we lose when joy and individuality and personal expression get crushed away in favour of the most plain and broadly palatable decoration in a world solely focused on profits and resale value? Did you ever get inspired to grasp FUN AND WHIMSY and hold it tight to your chest, and perhaps paint your kitchen like that car and destroy the property value of your house?

anyway follow your dreams

[joy-and-whimsy-official]

Official joy and whimsy post

[jellogram]

It's interesting to think about the intersection of these two facts:

Films reflect the time period in which they were made.

Our most popular films right now are all reboots, sequels, and reused IPs.

On one hand, you could make the case that our generation is being deprived of its place on cultural timeline, because (as far as the mainstream goes) all we're being given is rehashed ideas from other time periods. Seems rather boring to analyze.

But on the other hand, I think future film historians will find that this era is culturally fascinating. Not because of the "nostalgia bait" itself, but because it represents the emergence of independent cinema and streaming.

When TV was invented, people could watch filmed media at home. You no longer had to go to a theatre just to watch cartoons or comedies.

So the studios responded with a wave of epics in the 1950s. They said "Okay, you can get Dick Van Dyke at home, but you can't get Ben-Hur." Television couldn't compete with the budget, big name stars, or visual tech that film studios could offer. They were financially incentivized to blow your socks off with visuals and big name stars.

But with the emergence of streaming and independent film, that's no longer the case. A-listers are happy to take TV roles, and TV offers Hollywood-level visuals. You don't need to mess with the theatre system at all. It's easier than ever to make good-looking movies and share them with the masses with no major studio backing.

So what's the one thing that studios still have going for them? What's the one thing that Disney can give you that an independent filmmaker can't? Yoda. The Little Mermaid. Iron Man. Fucking brands. That's all they have, so that's all they sell.

We aren't being sold reboot after reboot because it's what the people want to see, or because our current culture is somehow more boring and lifeless than ever before. It's because it's the last stranglehold that these soulless studios have over the industry. They will shove your own childhood down your throat because their domination over previous generations is the one thing they have left to sell to this one.

[seven-winged-liar]

the only place that 'i suffered and because i suffered so should you' belongs is when you see something diabolical or emotionally devastating on the internet so naturally youve gotta call up your best friends

[dragonsorceress22]

may I respectfully add: "This is awful; try it!" *holds out a food or beverage*

[nonjabiru]

I'm going to be doing a pirate themed escape room with some friends tonight and the person organizing this might be dressing as a pirate so I'm trying to see if there's anything I can easily do and all I've got is Franky from One Piece (or as I'm going to call him, Frank since I'm wearing a white shirt under the Hawaiian shirt and blue shorts) or I can try and put together Lucius Sprigs frim Our Flag Means Death since I already have a blazer that could work and it shouldn't be too hard to find white pants.

Or I can just see what I can slap together at a thrift store and call it a day

[tepkunset]

I feel like simply calling JK Rowling a transphobe isn't strong enough anymore. Like. This is not your grandpa calling you by your deadname at a restaurant kind of transphobic. This is her wanting to eradicate all trans people (with an extra special hatred towards trans women specifically). This is her trying just that by personally funding transphobic hate groups with millions to push around laws in the UK. It is not hyperbolic to call her a dangerous, genocidal maniac.

It's not about cancelling a problematic writer. It's about literally trying to save lives by denying her as much money and power as possible.

[chirasul]

we got a full redbox and now we're playing go fish with the redbox movies

[chirasul]

I would never pay money for a redbox. if you ask politely and are very very persistent (i.e. annoying) they will let you take it away

here's my dad and i taking it away

a redbox makes a wonderful addition to your patio

[fishmech]

for those wondering why they're free to take now, it's because the company that made those "chicken soup for the soul" books bought them a few years ago and then completely collapsed so bad they couldn't afford to dispose of or even take the blu rays and dvds out of their kiosks all over.

so any of them is free game because they're all located on other business' property and they usually don't want to have to pay to get rid of them either. so asking the store manager usually gets you the ok to pull it out and keep it.

[chirasul]

there was a period of time right after their bankruptcy where you could put in any debit or credit card and it would spit out movies without charging you. you could even put in like an expired or deactivated card, or a visa gift card with a $0 balance, didnt matter, they'd just start spitting discs out. a lotta people raided redboxes for movies for a couple months, with some people doing what me and my brother and my dad did here, taking the whole box and signs and marquees as well. because managers sure as hell don't want a big abandoned piece of trash on their sidewalk disappointing customers. BUT they're also often too cheap to pay someone to remove it. so they just sit there.

luckily there are no shortage of freaks like us who will just take them away on our own volition. we did it all "by the book", too: we set up cones and caution tape, disconnected electricity properly, used an angle grinder to grind down the bolts in the concrete so nobody would trip on them, then cleaned everything up afterward and sealed off the electrical panel so the store would know everything is safe and tidy. though they were hesitant when we were first contacting them, they were honestly very relieved and grateful when we finally took it away, especially once they saw that we "knew what we were doing" (we don't) and look like we've "done this before" (we haven't).

the fun part: the reason why this redbox, in particular, was completely full and unraided is because the computer hardware inside had failed some months before the bankruptcy, and a failing company sure as hell wasn't gonna send a tech out to our podunk dipshit city to fix it, so it was impossible to rent movies or take any discs out. plus, for who knows how long, people were returning old redbox discs to this machine and not taking any out, leading to a much higher variety of movies than your average redbox.

there is a thriving community of redbox hackers and modders out there, as well, creating open-source software for repurposing the machines and not letting their very interesting and robust disc-management hardware go to waste. this one belongs to my brother (who was very annoying persistent and did all the legwork of contacting managers and securing permission) who is a programmer by trade and will be hacking it into a family-access movie library, with whatever discs we want. i mean the machine is completely weatherproof and has a built-in AC unit, it would be such a waste to not try to turn it into something cool.

if we get another one, i'm gonna try to mod it into some sort of art or zine vending machine. the disc boxes are just the right size for small print art or stickers. would make a great "little free library" too.

remember: the rules are made up. act like you belong there and you can get away with anything. this applies to your own life

[leshermes]

Jasmine Vine, lead programmer of Hollow Knight & Silksong just transitioned!! I'm so happy for her!❤️🏳️‍⚧️

[c-rowlesdraws]

her bluesky header & icon are so cute too 🥰

[charl0ttan]

[despazito]

I don't have time for tumblr discourse they're calling the very hungry caterpillar degenerate art over on twitter

[despazito]

good art is when something looks like real life, the more real it looks the more better the art. abstracted figures give my trad children nightmares, one time they were exposed to cubism and couldn't go outside for a week

[hobohobgoblim]

unleash the moomin

[hakeacarapace]

I asked my school teacher friend about this once. Wouldnt it be more educational for kids if illustrations were more realistic? She said no, the opposite, that seeing a butterfly in a hundred or a thousand different styles actually improves the child's ability to recognise them in the real world. Seeing all different shapes, sizes, colours, textures, positions, highly detailed or a simple outline, means the brain can pull together that huge range of possibilities of what a butterfly might or could look like, allowing the brain to more easily and quickly identify the real thing when it finally does encounter it.

[prokopetz]

Question 7: Assuming that the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation is correct, estimate how tall Christ our Lord must have been in order for His body to furnish all properly consecrated Communion wafers consumed to date. Justify your assumptions.

[quantum-mechan1c]

Great work everyone

[prokopetz]

[quantum-mechan1c]

Loving the crowdsourced sacrilege on display here

[the-defiant-fluffball]

I asked maths boy for his input

[prokopetz]

#ok but are we assuming average human density here or can we have a black hole jesus #will there be a noticeable gravitational effect from standing too close to our lord and savior #can i - and this is critical - can i be spaghettified by jesus (via @dreadful-puns-and-finger-guns)

[problematic-character-tournament]

ROUND 2 — Match 28 of 138

Lusamine (Pokemon Sun/Moon)

Problematic because: "abusive and controlling mother, unleashes ultra beasts throughout alola, obsessed with ultra beasts over anything else including her children" Propaganda: "sick ass character design when she fuses with nihilego, also interesting implications of her control over lily making her dress and cut her hair to look like nihilego. she intrigues me"

vs. Emet-Selch (Final Fantasy XIV)

Problematic because: "Hoooo boy. Caused multiple apocalypses, founded a couple evil empires, and did some genocides in the name of bringing back a dead civilization. “I do not consider you to be truly alive. Ergo, I will not be guilty of murder if I kill you." ok buddy." Propaganda: "He’s a sad little freak. A lover of theatre and theatrics alike who desperately, desperately wants the player to see him. Builds a city of the world he once knew and loved and makes you go to the DMV there with the memory of his dead husband to convey his eternal sadness."

Who should advance?

Lusamine

Emet-Selch

Remaining time: 1 day 9 hours

(Disclaimer: All text above was sent in by submitters and not written by OP.)

[abyss-in-machines]

We owe it all to them.

[aeolianblues]

To repeat the message louder: musicians, journalists, radio stations, listeners, record companies, streaming sites, discos; anyone remotely involved with popular music, you probably owe a big chunk of it to black musicians.

[r2x2]

The Amnesty International report that JK Rowling is trying to censor through legal threats.

It can also be found on Google Drive here and on Bluesky here.

[cbarc]

Please save and share this info where possible. This report has since been removed by Amnesty International due to legal threats of libel from JK Rowling. This information is no longer easily accessible.

[ms-demeanor]

Here's the report as a PDF.

[sztupy]

Note: this link is (an archive.org version) of Wings over Scotland, a well-known transphobe website. Make sure not to accidentally visit the website itself.

[itberice]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine I 3.15 Destiny

[red-mercer]

For more information search for "Star Trek Rule 34"

[teaboot]

I hate you Ozempic craze I hate you 'heroin chic' I hate you weight loss ads on public radio I hate Burn Fat Fast ads every thirty seconds I hate you I hate you I hate you

[teaboot]

I grew up before the term 'thigh gap' was invented I grew up before 'hip dip' was invented I was born before 'muffin top' was a thing before 'clean girl look' was a thing before 'glass skin' was a thing before razoring off peach fuzz was a thing and I'm so so so fucking tired of us inventing new concepts purely for the purpose of convincing people to hate their own bodies enough to buy products

[teaboot]

Last time Tuberculosis ran through the USA a small number of people got it on purpose to look skinny and waifish and delicate and used makeup to look flushed and bony and when the Victorians figured out tapeworms people would infect themselves on purpose to starve themselves smaller and women and now in the year of our lord 2026 there is a noticeable fraction of the USAmerican population genuinely thrilled about a treatment-resistant microbial parasite that makes you shit and vomit your brains out for a month because side effects include weight loss and STILL we talk about being skinny like it's the natural default setting for all healthy people as if it's a self-sustaining standard and not an imaginary goal that we are constantly constantly constantly beating ourselves with a whip to acheive