"Do you know, I could break beneath the weight of the goodness, love, I still carry for you?"
Hozier // Unknown/Nth
Dear Neil,
Do you think the WGA strike will have a negative impact on the success of Good Omens 2 because it could impact its promotion, therefore the amplitude of its viewership and consequently the approval of a third season? I know that there are more factors to the success of a show than its promotion but it did raise an interesting question that I would like to ask you. How do you stay true to your fight and beliefs as a writer when you join a strike like the WGA's but also guarantee that your work is sort of successful?
I hope you're doing well and that your fight for the respect, recognition and fairness that you and all writers deserve is a victorious one. Stay #WGAStrong!!!
Absolutely, it will have a negative effect on the promotion and success of Good Omens, just as it will have a negative effect on Anansi Boys (which has just gone to "picture lock" on all six episodes without me signing off on the edits) and on Sandman (which will be shooting without anyone rewriting the scripts, which were frozen as of May 31st). But it's worth it.
imagine simping for capitalism this badly
A Christmas Carol never even says that Scrooge gives up anything at all, or even somehow stops being super-rich. He just stops being a dick about it and starts using his wealth to help people. Scrooge isn’t even written as an indictment of rich people, since plenty others appear in the story and are presented as perfectly nice people. Scrooge is a miser. He doesn’t even use his money to help himself, which is called out as the reason he dies within the year. Learning to care for himself is just as much part of the Ghosts’ lessons as learning to care for other people.
how dare Charles Dickens, a man once sent to work in a factory at age 12 while his father was in debtors’ prison, inflict such Wokery upon us as “caring about the poor”
“Authors should not be ALLOWED to write about–” you are an anti-intellectual and functionally a conservative
“This book should be taken off of shelves for featuring–” you are an anti-intellectual and functionally a conservative
“Schools shouldn’t teach this book in class because–” you are an anti-intellectual and functionally a conservative
“Nobody actually likes or wants to read classics because they’re–” you are an anti-intellectual and an idiot
“I only read YA fantasy books because every classic novel or work of literary fiction is problematic and features–” you are an anti-intellectual and you are robbing yourself of the full richness of the human experience.
"you are functionally a conservative" is such a good and clarifying insult
Literally right after I saw this post, I saw another post in a discord chat for BOOK EDITORS in which an outspokenly liberal editor talked about how Nabokov should have never been published because he wrote about p*dophiles and described women's bodies in ways that made her uncomfortable. She described his writing as "objectively terrible" and said she wanted to burn his books. And other editors were bringing up classics they didn't like and talking about how they wanted to throw them in the trash. This wasn't like a light "unpopular opinion!" conversation. This was actual book editors talking about how books should be destroyed and censored.
There is something so scary and toxic in global culture right now. The revival of fascism is influencing everyone's mindset and approach to art, regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum.
I see far more books being censored today than when I was a kid. Librarians handed me The Catcher in the Rye, The Sexual Politics of Meat, and Animal Farm when I was literally 8-11. My mom would never have taken a book away from me. I read everything from the Tao Te Ching to the Qur'an to atheist texts under my desk at school. Teachers thought nothing of it or encouraged it. Books seemed universally acknowledged as sacrosanct to me.
Now I can't find any adults who don't hesitate or want to make exceptions when it comes to censorship. Even the most liberal social activist librarians I know go, "well except for book X..."
Functionally conservative. It's so important to have the language to express that.
Thank you for this addition!
And, following up on the previous post …
“This makes me uncomfortable” is NOT a valid reason for censorship
These fucking book editors should remove themselves from the profession ASAP 😡
The only reason a book should be removed, the ONLY reason, is “we are keeping it in the restricted section for research because its only intended function is to cause harm.”
And to be clear, when I say this, I’m talking about shit like To Train Up A Child and The Protocols of Zion. One is a text responsible for the deaths of multiple children because it’s an abuse how-to, and the other is entirely fabricated “protocols” from a group that never actually existed but is claimed to represent all Jews, and it’s basically one long antisemitic screed.
And even these should be available. Just. Not where they’re gonna be used to start a white supremacist cult.
He should be. He is now. I make the rules.
You heard her! 🫡
Seriously, seeing my red feathered teal boi being thrown in with the canon clones so much means the world to me! 💙❤️💙
Maul’s eyes glow in the dark
I don’t care what anyone says, those eyes are glowing. They are not reflective, they are luminous. (although I do also support the reflective eyes theory supported by the fact that zabraks evolved as predators, I fully stand by the idea that Maul’s eyes glow on their own.)
either the glow of his irises can be seen from beneath his eyelids in this screenshot, or the glow of his eyes is bright enough to cause a halo effect. Either way, that means his eyes are glowing and I will not take any further questions please and thank you
Not to be crass or anything, but Tchaikovsky’s “Pas de Deux” is orgasm in song format.
You mean to tell me that song was not written to sound like love making? Get out of here.
#it's literally in the title#according to google#pas de deux supposedly means a dance between two people#it is SEX#tips and tricks for writers writing smut#listen to classical romance music#that shit is literally no joke written in the same rhythm as sex#climax and everything#tchaikovsky#pas de deux#the NUTcracker lololololol
"Do you know, I could break beneath the weight of the goodness, love, I still carry for you?"
Hozier // Unknown/Nth
Star Wars is High Fashion
And I don’t want to hear otherwise.
What’s the fucking point of paying taxes, going to college, and drudging through the monotony of day to day existence if I can’t also go to work in an outfit inspired by my favorite Star Wars character?
I am so in love with this recent(ish) rise in clothing brands releasing collections based on movie/tv franchises. Am I buying into consumerism? Yes. But I don’t care. We’re all a bunch of little rodents spinning on our little running wheels in our little cages, and if buying Star Wars themed clothing is the enrichment I so choose to bring into my little enclosure to make my measly little existence more bearable then that is my choice to make.
Bail Organa is the sexiest motherfucker to ever walk any planet ever
I commissioned this gorgeous piece from the amazing @orientalld because I wanted QuiObi bridal carry, and it then inspired me to include a similar scene in my fic deluge. Not a big surprise, since her work always inspires me!
🤧❤ thank you for this commission!
Redheads just LOVE renfaire, they eat that shit UP
@jeorgiii requested clone wars trio self care affirmations!!! ...and my lizard brain immediately had to draw this meme
introducing —— the sweet treat troopers!! 🍦
theyre a squad of ice cream themed troopers that i will slowly be introducing and makng art of throughout this summer!
first up, CT-3815, AKA Captain Chip 🍪, cookie dough trooper! - hes a snarky and slightly arrogant guy with a good sense of humour, loyal to a fault and cares about his squad deeply even if he doesnt show it.
next, CT-1206, AKA “Mint” 🌿, mint chocolate trooper! - hes the most laid back of the group, carefree and chill. handles situations with patience and precision, hes a focused one for sure.
what do yall think of this idea 👀 hopefully u enjoy it cuz its so fun for me lol. see you when i introduce the next trooper 🍓
CC Art Challenge 👊
@the-chains-are-the-easy-part kindly invited me to test our mettle in the art department!!🫡 All are welcome to partake in a prompt list we conjured ourselves consisting of all things music! This is meant for motivational purposes!! No pressure whatsoever! Hop in when you want, bow out when you don't! Just reblog this post or Chains' submission here to submit your own entry and see more art under the tag #cc art challenge!
This is my fan art for the second prompt!
Bruises
ID: Darth(rockerboy) Maul had to defend Savage in a few rounds of drunken fisticuffs following a live show. He's depicted here in a flat colored and basic shaded digital illustration with blooming bruises across his form as he raises his shirt with his pants loosely unbuttoned in a hastened attempt to assess his damage.
If you like this, consider getting one for yourself! Commissions are open and live on my Kofi or simply send me a DM!☑️
If you're looking to join in the chaos, the next prompt lies below! 👇
Backstage
Use any medium, any fandom, even throw in your OCs if you like! And the best part is there's no schedule!! If you happen to see one prompt when we're already down a few, don't feel like you have to make up for the others or you're limited to one theme because you missed the others! The point is to strike inspiration whenever we need it most!🫰🫶🥰👨🎨👩🎨
I offer to help him deal with his bruises, It's not a bother at all, I swear……
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This is more punk than the whole of punk history.
I’ll tell you what’s ferocious. Freddie’s comeback to Sid calling him “Freddie Platinum” when they were recording down the hall from each other at London’s Wessex Studios (Queen for News of the World, Pistols for Bollocks).
Sid Vicious made the mistake one day of bursting into Queen’s control room and antagonizing their frontman. “Have you succeeded in bringing ballet to the masses, then?” he sneered. “Oh, yes, Simon Ferocious,” Mercury replied. “We’re trying our best, dear.”
Then, according to Queen biographer Daniel Nester, Freddie rose from his chair and began to playfully flick the safety pins displayed on the front of Sid’s leather jacket. “Tell me,” he asked, “did you arrange these pins just so?” When Sid stepped forward in an attempt to intimidate Freddie, the singer simply pushed him backwards and inquired, “What are you going to do about it?” Sid immediately backed down. [x]
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Freddie Mercury may very well have had the biggest dick energy of anyone who ever lived
