you know, I’ve never even seen the ocean

I like books and pretty things. Currently reading: A Feast For Crows, George R.R. Martin Currently watching: The Great British Bake Off (It's compelling okay!)

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Vilsalpsee, Austria Andreas Resch

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vertical & vintage

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 Yaroslav Gerzhedovich

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There is no man in the Seven Kingdoms who will be less welcome at a Tyrell wedding.

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Shipping on the Clyde by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1881.

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The brilliant cast of Disney’s Frozen who gave voice to their extremely lovable characters.

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A painter’s setup in Kyoto, Japan

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Seriously tumblr. Stop flipping out about the riots in Ukraine. Those protestors are Neo-Nazis. Their plight is not one we should pay any respect. Now stop reblogging riot porn and learn to fucking Google something.

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A new set for an apocalypse movie?  No. The riots in Kiev. This is happening right now.

Those breathtaking pictures were taken by the young and usually happy tumblarian girl RedMisa during her volunteer work at Kiev.

"I never thought that I would cry for my native country. I’m not particularly patriotic, I do not like politics, large gatherings of people, meetings and inspirational slogans. but I still go to the central street of Kyiv almost every day, doing volunteer work, doing all I can to help. two months of no change for the better, things were getting worse and worse. but when the killings began, catching the protesters in the streets and beating them up…that was the last straw for me. I do not know what to expect next."

- RedMisa, http://redmisa.tumblr.com/ The Ukraine probably won’t have access to the internet soon. Read more about it here.

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THIS KINDA NEEDS A SIGNAL BOOST RIGHT NOW

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BIG TIME, GUYS.

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the ukraine protesters are neo-nazis, please do not support them even a little thanks http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/22/ukraine-protests-europe-far-right-violence http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ukraine/10592341/Ukraine-protests-uneasy-deadlock-in-Kiev-as-opposition-leaders-attempt-deal.html http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/22/ukraine-protests-europe-far-right-violence

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This needs a Signal Boost -My Ass, Looking At Riot Porn and Not Bothering To Learn Jackshit about what The Protestors Even Support.

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5 BOOKS FOR THE DISSATISFIED HUNGER GAMES READER

Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi— Brilliant YA futuristic dystopia that actually examines interplay between race/class/power; heterosexual male protagonist and rest of cast all POCs, brings critical lens to current USAmerican —> global institutionalized inequalities with many thrilling action sequences

Graceling, by Kristin Cashore— action/adventure fantasy novel all about gender and power. Fabulous white, heterosexual female heroine, like Katniss, is bad at feelings, good at killing; unlike Katniss, her entire book is a study of her agency, and she thinks extensively on whether she wants a romance and ultimately makes that decision, too. [ETA: trigger warning for mind control and gaslighting]

Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents, by Octavia Butler— not YA, but the best dystopia ever??? Yes. Heroine & most of cast are POC, explores race & gender in futuristic unraveling of USAmerican society & one incredible woman who manages to build something new in the rubble; she is, like Katniss, logical & determined, and unlike Katniss, in charge. 

Octavian Nothing, by MT Anderson— YA historical duology about a heterosexual African American boy during the American revolution. The author explicitly plays on the popularity of YA fantasy dystopias to interrupt the reader’s expectations of a traditional fantasy narrative with the reality of US history— like Hunger Games, grim adventure that doesn’t traditionally conclude, unlike Hunger Games, explicitly about race

Sisters Red, by Jackson Pearce— white werewolf hunting sisters in contemporary USA; older sister is focused, protective, and genuinely asexual!!! while younger sister has a perspective, agency, and doesn’t die. The entire book is about their difficult changing healthy A+ relationship. 

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Hobbit genderbend cosplay by Alexander Turchanin

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A study into fandom hate of James Potter.

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when you know you’re doing it right

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This makes me cry every time

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✥ Concerning Hobbits: As for the Hobbits of the Shire

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