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she/her || 23

[winonaparadise]

i'm the woman from pornos who uses sexual favors to settle debts with plumbers, electricians - even the masonry guy and my carpet layer! but as i've taken a vow of celibacy myself, i deign to never pleasure my own body. i jack off all trades, but i masturbate none!

[kayfly101]

Women in armor is my kinda fan service. ❤️‍🔥

[conarcoin]

[naamahdarling]

I would play the shit out of this.

[ashanoir]

Please support this game! I've been following it forever and the developers obviously put a lot of love into finally repping my people as Not Just Generic Bad Guys To Be Slaughtered in QuickTime Events, but the unabashed horse girls we truly are. I really love how outspoken she is about representing proper care and compassion for these animals in the industry too.

Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori (PC & Consoles)

Experience the legendary adventures of a brave courier rider! Bond with your horse and tame the open wilds of 13th century Mongolia.

[finnglas]

Found it! Reblogging to kickstart when I’m at my laptop.

[subtextsays]

@horsefigureoftheday

[tbposting]

The game has a demo out on Steam now, and is set to release March 3rd

The Legend of Khiimori on Steam

Take on the role of a brave courier rider in The Legend of Khiimori! Bond with your horse and tame the open wilds of 13th century Mongolia.

(it has also changed its name to just The Legend of Khiimori)

[galindatopland]

no more jokes about taylor swift's lyrics or about gaylor when all that does is distract from the fact that when it is no longer lucrative to present yourself as a liberal "progressive" artist she has quickly moved on to marrying and befriending trump supporters. i do not care if there was anything gay between her and her ex bestie when her new bestie brittany mahomes is being personally thanked by donald trump. i think it's a shame that all discourse i see on this site about her right now is about whether it's ridiculous and stupid to think she's not straight. what we should be talking about is what it means when the biggest international pop star is getting engaged to a trump supporter during a time when we are seeing eugenics white supremacy ads. i don't care to hear about the eras tour unless it's about how dave portnoy (a trump supporter and alleged rapist) got a personal handwritten note from her at the eras tour. it does not matter if you think she's a crap lyricist or the best lyricist of our generation when what matters is what her choice to align herself with maga signifies about the culture

[twinsfawn]

[metalheadsagainstfascism]

If you're donating to food banks because SNAP is halted here's some things to think about (post from a person that works at a food bank

[sexchangedotcom]

i think i'm suffering from tofu withdrawal

[sexchangedotcom]

it's midnight i'm looking up tofu on google images and imagining eating tofu

[merryfight]

after watching del toro's adaptation, i feel ten times more justified in my opinion that those who've read frankenstein and argue that the novel has no one true villain have missed shelley's point entirely. yes, the creature does horrible things, but what happens in his tragically short life that leads to his ultimate indulgence in rage? once all is said and done, what does he choose to do under the unrelenting weight of his grief and remorse? in contrast, what does victor do—relentlessly, incessantly—up until the very end of his wretched existence? how does he choose to paint himself in outrageous defiance of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary? who is the real monster here?

i'm thrilled that del toro's crafted an adaptation that addresses these questions in a way that makes the injustice of shelley's tale unignorable and not only honors the heart of her original message, but also directly and unapologetically responds to the decades of pop cultural misrepresentation of her novel's core themes. i love that, despite his obvious and understandable frustration with that misrepresentation, this movie is still so clearly a love letter both to the book and to the films it's inspired. above all else, in an era of soulless franchises and one-to-one regurgitations of previously successful works, i adore how much unabashed enthusiasm and care went into making this an adaptation that does right by the source material while also staying true to the director's own interpretation of the text and signature theatrical flair.

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Frankenstein: Crafting a Tale Eternal Exhibition (London, Selfridges)

I was lucky enough to get to go to the exhibition which showed many of the costume designs and props from the Guillermo del Toro version of Frankenstein. I figured this would be especially handy for any cosplayers wanting to recreate the outfits or props. These posts are going to be very long so I will split them by character and link on each post to the others. As always, more detail in the alt text of the photo is available.

The exhibition is open until the 9th of November if you’re near London! I highly recommend it. It’s free.

Starting with the non-character related items —

The Exhibit

The entrance - featuring a staircase into the exhibition had a carved wall that was featured in Victor’s tower.

Along with artefacts from the movie there were other objects related to Mary Shelley and Frankenstein, such as original manuscripts by her parents, and first editions signed by her.

The model of the prop used by Victor during his presentation in the operating theatre.

An anatomical table Harlander shows Victor. Several such tables which show the map of human nerves, arteries, veins still exist - I found a few in the Royal College of Physicians museum, which you can see here.

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The Exhibit (Part 2)

More photos of other non-character related artefacts!

The dark angel that Victor prays to as a child, and which turns darker still as he descends further into madness. I have to say, up close and from the front, it has kind of a goofy expression.

One of my absolute favourite models used in the entire movie, second only to the half-finished Son (still to come). Seeing this up close was an experience. Every mottled patch of flesh was incredibly detailed, every vein and artery lovingly rendered.

Some of Victor's sketches - very pleasing to be able to see them up close in detail.

Next:

Victor

Elizabeth

The Son

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Victor

Something that keeps appearing a lot is the motif of this circular pattern resembling malachite. It appears even in red, in both Victor and Elizabeth's (mostly her's) outfits.

If anything, I hope these help you appreciate the fabulous menswear the costumer designer Kate Hawley put together (she also did Crimson Peak, which has a similar wardrobe). Victor's roguish charm really came through in it. They stayed fairly accurate to the time but took artistic liberties with several elements (there were mentions of Victorians adoring gaudy tones in their wardrobe). You'll see more of this when you lay eyes on Elizabeth's dresses.

For another thing, all the costumes were very properly weathered, which a lot of modern productions seem to neglect. But even Victor's gloves were all weathered red leather, as if they had been handling various substances of dubious origin...

I also liked that they had pieces from his fabulous mansion, which I'm incredibly envious of.

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Victor (Part 2)

I had to include some of his mother’s pieces. The amount of detail paid to her outfits, though a minor role, is mind-boggling. This necklace alone deserves recognition.

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Elizabeth

I tried to capture Elizabeth’s dresses in detail, especially as I knew people who’d want to recreate these outfits.

The colours used for her are mostly in the green range. del Toro wanted her to come across as like an insect or a beetle (also reflected in her interest in entomology) - something elusive and ephemeral, to where you almost couldn't catch her. This is even shown in her jewelry, as you'll see later.

This particular dress was a work of art. Up close you could see the ripple effect of the fabric beneath the sheer layers, like light in a swimming pool. Not the only dress to make her look like an ethereal jellyfish. Here she is also wearing a scarab beetle necklace, which was sourced from Tiffany & Co archives.

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Elizabeth (Part 2)

These two pieces were also sourced from the Tiffany & Co archives - del Toro and team worked quite closely with them.

Her bug-hunting outfit in warmer, lighter green.

And possibly the best - or at least, most detailed dress in the whole movie - her wedding dress.

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The Creature

And now, the longest section, for the character I love the most.

And we come to my favourite part of the ENTIRE exhibit - the half-finished Creature Victor is shown working on in his lab. I wish I could have spent all day here. It was hard not to be able to touch any of it! Just know I took way more photos than these.

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The Creature (Part 2)

Two of the Creature's outfits, very detailed in the weathering - particularly the moss-covered coat.

A life-sized statue of the Creature in his Spirit of the Forest outfit. I spent far too long documenting it from various angles. Look at the detail in his hands! Photos don’t quite do it justice, but they went so far as to make his eyes look moist with tears unshed, just to give him even more of a wounded look.

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The Creature (Part 3)

So much detail was put into rendering the prosthetics for the Creature. There was a full video (which you can see here) explaining how the special effects makeup was put onto Jacob Elordi in this section, essentially like a jigsaw puzzle piece. They allowed him as much range of motion as possible in the face to allow him to emote, particularly in the eyes.

I quite liked this larger than life bust as well showing the differences between the Creature and the actor.

And that’s about it. I do wish more people can see this exhibition, and I hope they tour it around Europe at least!

[only-cat-memes]

[spicyreyes]

I try and avoid engagementbait when I can but look at his EYES

[fozmeadows]

the only eyes it's right to describe as orbs

[kosmogrl]

[eclipse-ofthe-sun]

[tablettopjoe]

David Corenswet's audition tape he was sure he wouldn't get the role even though James Gunn had requested him specifically 💙❤️

The voice you hear reading Lois Lane’s dialogue is his wife Julia. They’d just gotten married when he started auditioning for Superman 💙❤️

[malakaiblackscloset]

[gorps]

This is my favorite gif rn I can't stop sending it to people unprompted

[dragon-in-a-fez]

complimented a cashier on her turtle pin this morning and she said "oh thanks, I am a little bit of a Turtle Person" with the carefully contained energy of Cookie Monster telling you he's mildly fond of chocolate chips

I hope she and the multiple tons of turtle merch she definitely has at home are having a wonderful day

[firefist-ya]

we must do better

[lostinthefrigginwoods]

Let's get licked by mama

[the-technicolor-whiscash]

Tumblr is the reason why I have something I call the cashier test which is, if i told this to a random cashier at the grocery store, would they think you're crazy at best or at worst would they be warranted in leaping over the counter and beating the shit out of you. Karl Marx mpreg is crazy, but not beating the shit out of you crazy. The cashier will probably talk about you to their coworkers and it might even make their day. Telling someone they're complicit in their own oppression by working a minimum wage job at a grocery store makes them warranted in leaping over the counter to beat the shit out of you.

[whumpster-fire]

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