#ty jones

[blackmensuited]

[shakespearenews]

‘You Could Be King’

When it comes to Shakespeare and Western classics, questions of legacy and belonging get raised when Black men take the stage—and the answers are increasingly clear and powerful.

“I think people look at some of these classic plays of Shakespeare as some superlative holy writ, as opposed to looking at them as living arguments,” Jones said, pointing to the way Shakespeare, as well as other Western classical playwrights, used their work to comment on the ruling class. “I just don’t think Shakespeare or these classic writers should live in some sort of academic examination of what the author was thinking or the motivation of some character. I really think it’s much bigger than that. I think Shakespeare and Molière and Alexandre Dumas found this artful, crafty, damn near clandestine way to comment on the absurdities of the ruling class without suffering consequences.” 

[flying-mochis]

Tyler: Do you have a moral code?

Finian: Is that something you make computers with?

[sad-endings-suck]

Can someone PLEASE talk with me about THAT ending in “Aurora Rising”?

I NEED to discuss it with someone.

[flying-mochis]

I didn't make a post about this, but Tyler is also a hard-core bi. I mean. There were probably other ways to get out of "that" situation without making out with Kal.

[flying-mochis]

Tyler Jones from Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

[junkyarddemento]

CROCKPOT

This horror comedy doubles down on the idea of the Mother-in-Law being a monster. While the premise isn’t new, or unique enough to reinvent the wheel when it comes to certain family members acting like monsters, the production execution is fun and sinister, making CROCKPOT a quality addition if you’re looking to have a movie marathon of films to spark up the Halloween mood. 

[suntbone]