catnik

Theatre & Fandom Stuff, plus General Nerdery.

[cair--paravel]

Fairy costume for a 1954 production of Oberon at the Opéra National de Paris, designed by Jean-Denis Malclès (via).

[angstandhappiness]

Neat

[wordfather]

idk if this is an usamerican thing or not but it always blows my mind as a small european country resident that yall have many names and types of apples???? what do you mean its not just red yellow or green??? why is it so complicated??? who is granny smith????

[wordfather]

'whats your favorite apple' 'red' 'no i mean like what type' '??????' actual conversatiom i've had with a mutual from usa

[wordfather]

THIRTY TWO??????

[phillyphillyphilly]

Listen that doesn’t even account for all the weird shit local farmers are getting up to.

May I present the best apple:

[wordfather]

the world is so big and beautiful

[anachronic-cobra]

There are actually around 2500 different apple varieties in the US. There used to be around 14,000-17,000 varieties grown here, 10k of which are heritage or heirloom "lost" apples that aren't grown anymore on a larger scale (though some farmers and hobbyists do recreate them and occasionally an older tree will be found). Only about 100 are grown commercially in the US though, the rest are local and experimental varieties

[rosieandthemoon]

By Katrin Vates

[frozenwolftemplar]

Holy crap...the way I did a double-take and leaned in closer to my screen says something about the quality of this!

[zzzzz-cff]

This is unreal what the heck? It's beautiful  ⸜(。˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

[bulkhummus]

The importance of his doctorate in molecular biology aside, the way in which Ryland Grace approaches an alien life form with curiosity, compassion and kindness is indicative of his lived experience as a teacher in a middle school.

It is one thing to be able to teach effectively, and another to manage a variety of different individuals needs while maintaining engagement. Every skill that Grace uses in his meeting of Rocky, and building a relationship with him, whether he remembers or not, are skills a good educator and mentor uses.

To not assume ill intent. To approach first with curiosity. To explain difficult concepts in a palatable way without condescension or malice. To empathize with one's situation and acknowledge how it may shape one's responses. To exercise patience. To adapt and shift gears in the face of uncertainty. To remain calm in the height of stress and remain a leader.

Grace as a scientist yes, but as a teacher, maintaining an openness to not only work with Rocky, but to also embrace his differences and utilize his strengths to find creative solutions that benefit both of them.

History is fraught with disputes and wars driven by ignorance and sustained by fear of unique cultures and experiences that are different to our own. It is practically in our DNA to reject or fear that of which is different to us, and so it is not weak to trust or to be kind. It is harder to be these things, because the opposing forces come so effortlessly.

Grace's inclination toward 'flight' instead of 'fight' is not an indicator of weakness. It is preservation. It is learned behavior. To take a step back, recalibrate and approach again. You do not win students over by being a fearless dictator. You win them over by treating them like people, and acknowledging where you yourself have room for growth. Ryland Grace is a coward for many reasons that define his narrative, but being trusting and kind are not among them.

Humanity owes its salvation to Ryland Grace the middle school teacher.

[mywritingcannotbestopped]

Is this a problem?

[gae-bolg-alternative-dot-exe]

[traditional-latin-math]

[draculas-husband]

[doorwood]

PHM

[bisexuanal]

You can really tell who’s never experienced poverty and food insecurity when it comes to discussions around food costs and how unhealthy food is cheaper. Some fucker always comes in with the price of like… lettuce or… apples. And it’s like yeah bitch but can you work an 11 hour shift after eating some salad and an apple!?! Find me something cheaper, and more filling than the broke ass staples of boxed mac and cheese, hot dogs, noodles, bread, beans, and rice. I’ll wait.

It also ignores the mental toll that poverty takes like maybe your home made veggie filled recipe isn’t crazy expensive but it also involves prep time and cooking time and organization in terms of fresh food that a lotta poor people can’t manage.

Not to mention if you can only afford to get to the store once every couple weeks via bus or cab then you can’t keep fresh veg on deck.

But ya know.. poor people are just dumb and lazy.

[dyk-this-musical-song]

Do you know this Musical Song? #270

I know the song and the musical

I know the song but not the musical

I know the musical but not the song

I may know this

I have never heard this

Voting ended onJun 5

[dyk-this-musical-song]

Song: The Pitiful Children

Musical: Be More Chill

Composer: Joe Iconis

[azspot]

“Because the truth is, tech doesn’t have an image problem. It doesn’t have a message problem. It has an intention problem. What’s wrong with the axe murderer who broke into my house is not that he hasn’t successfully persuaded me to buy into his narrative. What’s wrong is that he’s trying to kill me with an axe. Similarly, when you launch a product that’s designed to put millions of people out of work, block access to sources of verifiable truth, replace human creativity with slop, and lower the barriers to every sort of atrocity, the problem isn’t that you haven’t told the public a good story about those things. The problem is that you are trying to do them.”

— The 40 Most Rage-Inducing Problems in Tech

[tatooineknights]

RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) Dir. Richard Marquand

[rosiewitchescottage]

I reblogged a post earlier, where Palpatine was urging Anakin/Vader to use the power of his anger and hate.

But it's neither of those things that finally gives Vader the strength to destroy The Emperor in this scene.

It's the Love of a father who can't bear to see his son murdered before his eyes.

No doubt he's angry, no doubt he hates his evil master. But that's never made this possible before.

Now here's his son. His own flesh and blood, who did what Vader/Anakin could not, he refused to join The Emperor.

And Anakin will not let him be tortured to death for it.

[90s-kid-sad-adult]

lie to me

[aidashakur]

[your-first-priority]

Hopeful 😃

[oonajaeadira]

Even more hopeful. 🦀

[grogusmum]

Hahahaha

[nookisms]

Person in my gas station talking to someone on the phone: ...We're in Ohio...

Me, knowing we're in Utah: ????

[nookisms]

[paddysnuffles]

Thank you for the map for context. It makes this 1,000 times funnier and intriguing.

[notaplaceofhonour]

sometimes Ohio is a state of mind

[wynjara]

you can never truly escape ohio

[relevant-catnik]

[dyk-this-musical-song]

Visit Original Link

Do you know this Musical Song? #286

I know the song and the musical

I know the song but not the musical

I know the musical but not the song

I may know this

I have never heard this

Remaining time: 5 days 20 hours

[afloweroutofstone]

My favorite category of government program to run across is "program you've never heard of doing extremely important work to solve a major problem which you have also never heard of." On that note, the US drops millions of pounds of sterile bugs over Panama each week in order to prevent a parasite infestation from moving into North America. Everyone say thank you to the Panama-United States Commission for the Eradication and Prevention of the Cattle Borer Worm (COPEG)

[afloweroutofstone]

This program had its funding cut during the DOGE cuts last year and now the parasitic worm they were trying to slow the spread of has officially arrived in the United States.

[powerful-owl]

pick one

your ship goes canon

your favorite ao3 writer drops 100k of your ship + your favorite trope

Remaining time: 3 days 23 hours

[scifigrl47]

I mean, canon hasn't gotten anything right yet, why would I possibly think canonizing my ship would be their first win?

[teaboot]

Can I be honest with yall I don't want to hear SHIT against cishets at pride this year

[teaboot]

"But it's not FOR them!!!" The biggest military power in the world belongs to a christofascist nation overseen by a felon found guilty of 34 federal crimes and has greenlit a gestapo with more direct funding than the entire military of Canada for the purpose of ethnic cleansing. Let Hetero Jessica throw some biodegradable glitter at a municipal parade

[teaboot]

At this point if anyone is trying to exclude anyone benignly pro-queer from a pro-queer space I'm just going to assume you're a fed or something idk like something something destabilize the movement from within or whatever