Shrek 2 (2004) dir. Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon and Kelly Asbury

@heartstoppercomic: the game!

Giving away bootlegs

I have quite a few bootlegs Hamilton OBC Hamilton with javier Hamilton Chi Hamilton SanFran (audio) A Hamilton edit (different angles, professional audio, promotional footage edited in,mix of dates) Amelie in previews Dear Evan Hansen Les mis Matilda Wicked Message me if you want any of them, I’m giving them all away but all I ask if you want one is that you follow me and reblog this 😄

Realistic Pokemons

i’d rather die than see a single one of these ugly ass scary ass nightmare creatures anywhere ever

Intrigued by the linguistics in Arrival? Here’s what to check out next

Many current linguists first discovered linguistics through the invented languages in the Lord of the Rings series and other linguistically-oriented fiction. Now that the movie Arrival stars an actual linguist, we have the opportunity to reach a whole new generation of future linguists. 

Now, All Things Linguistic is a linguistics blog, so if you’re reading this here you’re probably already a linguistics fan, but this would be a great post to share with your friends and social networks to help reach (or make!) a few more budding linguists. 

And if you’re new, welcome! Here’s your list of things to check out: 

Read the short story

The Story of Your Life, Ted Chiang’s original short story that Arrival was based on, has even more linguistic detail, and as a short story, it’s a pretty fast read. 

Read about the linguist who consulted for Arrival

Jessica Coon is a real-life field linguist at McGill University who consulted on the linguistics aspects of Arrival. She’s done a lot of interviews about the real linguistics behind the film, what she did on set, and how we’d actually talk to aliens if they arrived – check out her full list of Arrival linguistics media here.

Puzzles

Want to actually do some of the linguistically-oriented problem-solving that Amy Adams’s character does in Arrival? 

Take an intro linguistics course

Want to meet or become a linguist like Louise Banks? I can’t guarantee that the FBI will call you up, but taking an intro linguistics course or two is a great first step. As a bonus, intro linguistics course are generally very hands-on, so you’ll probably get to do some assignments where you figure out something to do with an unfamiliar language. 

If you’re not at a university with a linguistics program, free online intro linguistics courses run periodically, such as this one on Coursera, or there are perennial resources such as MIT OpenCourseware and The Ling Space.

Check out conlanging 

Intrigued by the heptapod inkblots? Making or learning a constructed language (conlang) is a fun way to learn more about how language works. 

There’s a whole society for conlangers which has an extensive list of resources, try searching for “conlang” on your favourite social network, or check out the books The Art of Language Invention by David J. Peterson (@dedalvs on tumblr) and In The Land of Invented Languages by Arika Okrent. 

Try the puzzles of the International Linguistics Olympiad

The puzzles of the linguistics olympiad are kind of like linguistic sudoku: you might have to match words and their translations, decipher unfamiliar writing systems, or figure out how to say a new phrase based on a couple examples. They’re logic puzzles as applied to language and don’t assume any background knowledge of linguistics. 

If you’re currently a high school student, you can actually compete in your national linguistics olympiad and potentially qualify for the international one. Regardless, there are a bunch of puzzles and solutions from previous olympiads on the website of the International, North American, UK, Australian, and other national linguistics olympiads. 

Media

Want more linguistics media to consume beyond Arrival?

Read other linguistically interesting fiction

It doesn’t have to end at Story of Your Life! One similar story involving linguistic relativity and aliens is Embassytown by China Mieville. 

For more, check out this list of lingfic (fiction with a linguistics element). Make sure to read the comments for further ideas.  

Check out pop linguistics

Like pop science, there’s a whole field of linguistics explanations for a general audience. Each of these links will take you to a roundup post or tag page with lots of options to get you started: 

Right like tf #growingupgay

This was the one for me.

OH MY GOD THIS IS ACTUALLY ME

Look at this puppy sleeping after a fresh fur cut

*slams fist on the table* wHY IS NO ONE PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM.

MY HEART

my friend showed me this video of his pet donkey greeting him when he returned home from college after a few months and you just have to watch it RIGHT NOW

Oh my god I thought this was going to be cute and heart warming and yeah it is but holy shit please turn the sound on I’m fucking dying

Donkeys have ZERO CHILL.

*distant screaming* *excited screeching, coming closer* *deep breath in* *SCREAM*

Adorable yet cacophonic.

mom, dad, I’m bi

bilingual haha hasta luego bitches

Story idea when you try to actually write it:

Story idea when you first rewrite it:

Getting closer to what you saw in your head, eh? Keep at it!

Your story when somebody else sees it:

hhhhhHHHHHHH

(⚪д⚪)

This is a lovely post. It goes to show that when we percieve our own work, most of us have some type of insecurities about our own talents. 

me after i catch my husband lookin at gay porn on his laptop

These could all be legit albums

God, I feel like this should be featured on the up and coming section of Pitchfork.

acsnow:

From Script to Screen: Episode 305, “Hakeldama”

Hello! 

Hope you guys have recovered somewhat from the intensity of 305. As a treat for being such awesome and engaging fans, here’s an excerpt from last night’s episode, “Hakeldama”, written by Charlie Craig. Originally, it was broken up into two scenes, but in the cut it was decided to make it one long, and amazingly gripping scene.