THE GLOBE’S RAREST AND JOVIAL AFRO GIANT!!

28th cycle of an Aries /OH IG:a_midwest_giant

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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022) dir. Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

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“A must see”

- Ra

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Paul Cupido, Teguise.

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To Know By Experience, 1973.

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The Observers Book of Cacti & other Succulents, 1970s.

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Artesanía popular mexicana by CarlosEspejel, 1977.

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Jacques Couëlle, Castellaras, a new place in the sun, 1962.

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This is what makes me appreciate being salary. I used to struggle with clocking in/out on time 😫

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i like dates. i like quality time. i like reassurance. i like details. i like reciprocated energy.

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anne magill

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london roses | by georgiannalane

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Jeanneret Capital Complex Arm Chair

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Charlotte from Samurai Shodown is a super interesting character in that she is inspired by a real-life assassin from the French Revolution as well as Oscar from Rose of Versailles. And both Charlotte and Oscar share some parallels to the Chevalier d'Eon, a French knight who transitioned back in 1777. And it might seem like Samurai Shodown strips Charlotte of any queerness or transness, and to an extent it does... save for her ending in Samurai Shodown II, where she chops off her long hair, allegedly because she needs to train more. Symbolically, though, she's removing herself of one of the signifiers of femininity in a moment that's actually pretty open to interpretation. It's also just a beautiful moment to see in a video game, of a character taking control of the way they present to the world.

The Characters That Inspired Charlotte from Samurai Shodown — Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games

The noblewoman fencer is named after a real-life assassin, but owes her look to Oscar from Rose of Versailles.

This is something I talk about at length in my new video game project, Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games, where I go deep into where elements of classic video games come from and how much culture gets packed into them. I hope you give it a read!