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i should be some kind of laundry line

[godlessondheimite]

Stephen King character internal monologues: All that running and running and no one can get you in the end, Jackie-boy, can they? Except those goddamn coyotes will chase you up a tree and goawaygoawaygoaway tear your legs off. And the lady with the big tits won’t be able to save you because the coyotes got you and your leg is already spurting all that blood. Ayuh.

[teomodo]

art books on the internet archive for you

morpho books

figure drawing for all it's worth (+ creative illustration)

framed ink

will eisner comics and sequential art

will eisner graphic storytelling and visual narrative

understanding comics (+ making comics)

folder of various animation production art

burne hogarth drawing dynamic hands

perspective for comic book artists

michael mattesi force drawing

the animator's survival kit

color and light james gurney

be free

[muzantropic]

Long conversation / Долгий разговор Natalia Livitchuk, 2016

[thepunkpanther]

CINDERELLA (1950) dir. Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, and Clyde Geronimi

[alchemisedsenlinyu]

the incest diary, anonymous

[johncodedonline]

thank you for coming to my picture

[roleofa-lifetime]

who needs therapy when you have bare: a pop opera

[aroromii]

Portrait of a Girl: *is a song about the struggles Ivy faces when society doesn’t acknowledge her as a human person with feelings, but just objectifies her as a pretty girl and nothing more. the metaphors about portraits are used to back up said problems, representing the facade of the perfect girl she keeps up for the school, forever afraid that if she does something wrong or speaks for herself, she’ll be pushed back further into the lie, and so Ivy would never be able to show the true part of herself.*

The writers of Bare The Musical: yeah okay but,,, Matt is there for like,,,, five seconds. What if we turned this into a love song sung by Matt about how pretty and perfect Ivy is? Ooh and while we’re at it, why don’t we keep the metaphors about portraits to show that we completely missed the point of the fucking song??

[lonelybridgetocross]

The point of Matt’s presence in POAG is also to show that he doesn’t understand her either (as Ivy sings “would you recognize the girl lying there,” he sings “I know there’s love lying there”). It is essential to establish that Matt doesn’t see her either. If he does, the whole plot of the show starts to unravel.

Ivy likes Jason because he is the one guy who is genuinely nice to her and doesn’t want to just get in her pants. If Matt “understands” her, then that wouldn’t be the case; he would be an option too. The difference between Matt and Jason is that Jason actually sees Ivy as a human being (complimenting her art right before the song starts) whereas Matt thinks he does, but still idealizes and objectifies her. Since he does not understand Ivy, she rejects him, and he has no place in her life. This is why Promise is especially fucked up; Matt isn’t protecting Ivy, he is inserting himself on her behalf and worsening the situation to make himself look like the hero to her by damaging her perception of Jason (once again, not understanding who she is or what she wants or needs). In doing so, he intentionally outs her as pregnant to Peter (and accidentally outs her to the rest of the class as well), showing that his false perception of Ivy is blinding him to reality.

All this is to say that it is especially upsetting to me that they ignored all this to center POAG around him at the expense of Ivy’s character.

[pain-adores-me]

I kinda want to yes and to the person above. You’re absolutely correct that Matt isn’t any better than the other guys who are interested in Ivy (he is 100% trying to “nice guy” her, lol), but I don’t think Jason truly sees her as a person either. I know many Bare fans have a tumultuous history with and understanding of Jason, so I want to make it clear that I don’t hate him, nor do I think he’s a horrible person for his faults. That said, I feel it is important to discuss his shortcomings to understand the show’s full message. Jason is a character who acts impulsively, despite his attempts to seem put together. This is shown throughout the show on multiple occasions, most notably (and most relevantly) when he decides to sleep with Ivy for a one-night stand. His motivations within that moment are to prove his ability to be straight to himself, and thus, when Ivy tries to tell him she felt so connected to him in “Touch My Soul,” he realizes his mistake. He apologized for wasting her time and left. Later, in “Promise,” when Ivy tells him that she’s pregnant, Jason instantly turns defensive and yells at her, “Why are you doing this to me?” pinning the blame on her for his own mistakes. Jason was being sexist openly here, and that moment really only stands to affirm the fact that Jason’s view of their relationship was nothing more than transactional and loosely experimental. So while yes, Jason does talk to Ivy in a less sexually-charged manner than most other men tend to talk to her, he’s not above reducing her to the role she’s been cast into. This is actually really important for showing how a victim of an oppressive society can turn into an oppressor of someone else. So what then? Does that mean no one actually “sees” Ivy in her rawest form in the show? Well, not exactly. This is actually where Nadia fits in. Nadia is the only character in the show to actually take the time to see Ivy. It comes after nearly the entire show of them bickering and fighting, even after one of their altercations turned physical. But the moment it happens, the two seem to click. “All Grown Up” opens with Ivy recounting the girls’ history. The two were once rather close, and Ivy admits that she reminisces about the days when they were friends. The implication here is that the last time Ivy felt seen was in these photographs of them two that she often looks back on. It’s this honesty that gives Nadia pause and opens her own heart up enough to hear the other girl out, and as she does, she learns pretty quickly why Ivy’s been extra distant from the play. Rather than spit at her in that moment, though, Nadia’s attention is entirely focused on Ivy as she gives her the space to rant over her current predicament. This moment and the hug Nadia gives Ivy afterwards are the first time Ivy, as a person, is seen for who she is beneath her mask. This is further corroborated by the lines exchanged between the two girls in “Two Households.” Nadia tries to lift Ivy up by affirming her in a way she knows she herself would appreciate (“You look great”). Ivy avoids pleasantries and openly tells Nadia how she’s feeling in that moment (“Don’t feel great”). Instead of arguing or trying to affirm Ivy again, Nadia acknowledges her feelings (“I know”). It’s honestly very intentional that Nadia is the person to see the girl behind the portrait that Ivy fears has stripped her of any individuality. Firstly, because the two girls share the same want (the desire to connect with someone on an intimate level). But second, because Nadia is truly the only other person in the main 5 who can understand how Ivy feels in that moment. It’s a loneliness that Nadia is all too familiar with, and one she never could’ve expected to come from someone whom she had pinned as “the one who has everything.” TL;DR: Matt and Jason don’t view Ivy as a person for different reasons, and those reasons are important to the point that Bare is trying to make. Nadia, however, is the only person to see Ivy beneath her mask at the end of the show, and it’s important that she does.

[lonelybridgetocross]

Nadia: Why can’t the fat girl play Juliet?

The goddamn casting directors of half the productions of Bare: Well, you see, she just has a body image disorder. And that must mean she’s a literal twig. Because not only are body image disorders only for conventionally attractive skinny white girls, but Nadia’s interactions with other characters in which she is belittled for her weight are irrelevant. I don’t hate fat people, but Nadia shouldn’t be fat. She’s skinny. Also we couldn’t find any talented fat girls to play her even though we put zero effort into finding fat actresses. Please respect our vision as it adds depth to the story and totally doesn’t disregard her entire character arc.

[eukaryotasart]

Romani Katara

[useless-catalanfacts]

Areny-Plandolit House Museum in Ordino, Andorra.

This is the only manor house in all of Andorra that still stands. It was one of the most important households in Andorra between the years 1600 and 1900, home to the only family with a nobiliary title in Andorra. The family lived in it until the 1950s.

Photos by Andorra World.

[lockeddoor]

Potter, L. (2002). How Does Childhood Incest Affect the Interpersonal Relationships of Adult Females.

[richyjerimovich]

I’m talking about someone who opens up things for you, touches your soul. Good Will Hunting (1997) dir. Gus Van Sant

[beifong-brainrot]

I think my one big complaint about the Hunchback of Notre Dame movie is that for some reason they forgot that Quasimodo was also Roma. Like who's goddamn white baby is that.

This movie needs a remake where everything is the same except Quasimodo actually looks like he's his parents child. Disney stop pumping out those live action remakes this is what the people want.

[Edited this post bcs I think I improperly used Romani instead of Roma. I'm so fucking sorry]

[rumman]

ocean vuong // text from my mother

[missfilchstannie]

And if I said this was a Snape-Sirius parallel....

I just think it's SO interesting that Snape's entire life was derailed because his desperation to fit in led him to becoming a spy BUT he was never (physically) violent or cruel while feeling immense guilt for every death for which he felt responsible, whereas Sirius' entire life was derailed because he had a cruel streak that drove Snape further to to Voldie AND did the same thing to Peter AND finally his mistreatment of Kreacher directly led to his death

And the way both of them blame themselves for James and Lily's deaths when really it's Voldie and Peter's fault💔💔💔

[thingsfromthedirt]

Mystical Unicorn tapestry weave style fabric