keira knightley must feel so powerful hitching up her long gowns as she runs in period dramas i just know she does
i want to see 70s fashion come back for real, not just for commercialization. i want to see people strutting in bell bottoms and men with hairy chests in vneck shirts and women with bell sleeves. i want to see platform sandals and boots. i want to see farrah fawcett hair. i want to see paisleys and plaids and mandala patterns. i want to hear someone say “groovy” or “far out.”
allofthebrucedickinson
YES!!!
Do you know that tingly sensation you get when you really like someone? That is common sense, leaving your body.
i want to see 70s fashion come back for real, not just for commercialization. i want to see people strutting in bell bottoms and men with hairy chests in vneck shirts and women with bell sleeves. i want to see platform sandals and boots. i want to see farrah fawcett hair. i want to see paisleys and plaids and mandala patterns. i want to hear someone say “groovy” or “far out.”
allofthebrucedickinson
YES!!!
chaotic-chatter
Only if we can also have an actual 1920’s-30’s fashion revival
Okay, flappers first, then hippies
becausebirds
Among the smartest and longest lived animals we can ever hope to interact with and it was willing to learn this stupid trick to amuse its human friend.
Thank you patient bird.
Me: I want someone to walk through a foggy field and confess their love for me as the sun rises.
Person:
crystallineknowledge
@tim_p_jones: “This is Stevie Nicks blowing me a kiss. Sunday was good.”
crystallineknowledge
Happy birthday, Stevie!
It’s Stevie’s 69th birthday so here’s a collection of 69 memorable moments, life lessons, quotes, and just adorable reasons why we love her so much. It doesn’t do her justice though; it’s just a glimpse into the wonderful world she’s created for all of us. Here’s to many more of these magical moments!
We love you, Stevie! “You’ll go on forever, you’re that good”.
01. Wild Heart, Rolling Stone photoshoot.
“My friend Liza sent it to me and said ‘you have to watch this ‘cause you’re gonna fall in love with who you were all over again’.”
“I would wear that outfit to San Jose State sometimes, carrying my Goya classical guitar. I was painting the picture… And I would literally walk through San Jose State like this… And I swear to God it was like the Red Sea parted. Because I believed that I was going be a huge rock and roll star, and I was 20 years old, and so all of San Jose State also believed I was gonna be a rock and roll star ‘cause even though they didn’t know me, they saw a girl who believed in herself. And what I wanna tell you is… That was just a dream. It was just a dream, but I believed in it. (…) And I want you, in this crazy world that we live in right now, to believe in your dreams and to know you can do anything you want.”
10. Sisters of the Moon, Mirage Tour.
17. Stick with what you love.
“I’m the kind of person where my clothes I wear today are the exact same outfits I was wearing my second year into Fleetwood Mac. You know I’m going on stage in a black velvet riding jacket and black chiffon skirt and suede boots. I don’t change a lot.”
19. Ebony Eyes, Cal Jam II.
“He must have a good job. He must be happy and satisfied with his own life. You are there to enhance his life, not take away from it, and he is there to enhance your life, not fuck it up.”
21. But also…
“My generation fought very hard for feminism, and we fought very hard to not be labeled as you had to have a husband or you had to be in a relationship, or you were somehow not a cool chick.“
”This is a special and important time for me, because it’s the only time I get to spend with you. And… if you fuck with my people, I get real fuckin’ angry!”
24. Love Is, In Your Dreams Tour.
25. Soldier’s Angel, In Your Dreams Tour.
26. “If I’ve learned nothing else it’s that time passes and anger doesn’t do you much good. Something that seems really bad today is going to be better next week. And things you think are never going to go away soften with time. When things happen that upset me I try to do something that makes me happy.”
27. Be mysterious.
28. Gold Dust Woman, The Roxy.
29. Nightbird, Solid Gold.
30. Edge Of Seventeen, Bella Donna Tour.
32. Never give up your dreams.
“If you have a dream, and you believe in yourself, and you know you’re good, and you have a passion — and hopefully you do have a passion — you follow that passion, because otherwise you’re gonna be so bored in your life. You need to do what you love. And you need to not let anyone get in your way and tell you it can’t be done. So do it. Follow it. Love it. Be it.“
34. “I believe in long hair for everybody.”
35. Insider, with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
36. “I know they’re back there. I can smell them, I could trash this whole place finding those animal crackers.”
37. Crying in the Night, 24 Karat Gold Tour.
38. Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream), 24 Karat Gold Tour.
“The song saved my life in a lot of ways. It brought that amazing emotion out of me, that as a writer I love, that’s why I do this.”
39. ”Don’t go after other women’s husbands, because it never works out. You are never gonna be the woman if you break up a marriage. You’re just the home-wrecker.”
41. Angel, Tusk Tour.
42. Crystal.
43. “I don’t care if anybody buys my records or not, this is for me now. At my age, I am writing for me and I am having a wonderful time writing songs for my own personal love of just sitting at the piano and creating something. Even if just a few of you love it, that is all I need.”
44. “Forgiveness is a big priority in my life.”
45. Beauty and the Beast, Gold Dust Tour.
46. Hotel California, Two Voices Tour.
47. Love Halloween!
48. “Your graciousness is what carries you. It isn’t how old you are, how young you are, how beautiful you are, how short your skirt is… What it is, is what comes out of your heart. If you’re gracious…
50. “Never let people think for a minute that you couldn’t totally take them down.”
52. After the Glitter Fades, Storytellers.
53. Sara, Crystal Visions Tour.
54. “Turn off your TV, turn on your radio.”
57. “Write it down. Capture the moment, capture the emotion… Otherwise time will fade it away.”
58. Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around, with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
59. “Don’t make the mistakes I did.”
60. Be independent. Don’t depend on other people.
63. Silver Springs, The Dance Tour.
64. Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac Live 1976.
65. Plantes of the Universe, Rumours demo.
66. Rock and Roll, Crystal Visions Tour.
67. “People say to me there’s never a look on your face like there is the look that is on your face when you’re on that stage, ‘cause that’s where I belong and I’m not near as good at home or at a party on an airplane or anywhere else. I’m at home on a stage with those kids…”
68. “I’ll never retire.”
69. Landslide, The Dance Tour.
“But time makes you bolder Even children get older And I’m getting older, too Oh, I’m getting older, too”
crystallineknowledge
She’s everything you hope she’s gonna be. She’s so contemporary, and she knows all the new music that’s out weekly. She loved the track and she added so much to it.
Lana Del Rey on Stevie Nicks and ‘Beautiful People, Beautiful Problems.’ (via crystallineknowledge)
Looks like something going down at Manchester Arena/Manchester Victoria station.
Brace yourselves.
Fatalities and explosion confirmed. What’s happened isn’t known yet. Lots graphic and serious injuries being shared online. Hope everyone’s friends are ok had to call a few of mine :(
crystalrosevisions
Video stills of “Cheryl Tiegs Nicks” from the Bella Donna photoshoot by Herbie Worthington
what she says: "g*psy"* by fleetwood mac is a really good song
what she means: "g*psy" by fleetwood mac is perhaps one of the most beautiful songs ever written. we, as a planet, do not deserve it. before stevie nicks even sings a note, it is already the most goddamn gorgeous song. the first fifteen seconds alone. everyone will always cite works like "silver springs" and "the chain" for insight to stevie's relationship with lindsey and while those are valid, her clear nostalgia and near-longing for a simpler but meaningful time with him makes the love they genuinely had very evident. they shared a single mattress in a shitty apartment, in a room she would decorate with small trinkets to cheer it up, and this is the place the now-famous musician thinks of. that place, and that time. what must she feel every time she sings it? what must lindsey feel? the "lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice" line to describe love alone, jfc. this isn't even touching on the loss of her friend robin anderson, the other inspiration behind the song, who passed away and was "dancing away from you now" as stevie was writing it. it's heartbreaking, it's evocative, and furthermore--
Telling a depressed person to “get motivated” is like trying to start an engine with a broken ignition.
Source: reddit.com
Chiune Sugihara. This man saved 6000 Jews. He was a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania. When the Nazis began rounding up Jews, Sugihara risked his life to start issuing unlawful travel visas to Jews. He hand-wrote them 18 hrs a day. The day his consulate closed and he had to evacuate, witnesses claim he was STILL writing visas and throwing from the train as he pulled away. He saved 6000 lives. The world didn’t know what he’d done until Israel honored him in 1985, the year before he died.
Why can’t we have a movie about him?
robowolves
He was often called “Sempo”, an alternative reading of the characters of his first name, as that was easier for Westerners to pronounce.
His wife, Yukiko, was also a part of this; she is often credited with suggesting the plan. The Sugihara family was held in a Soviet POW camp for 18 months until the end of the war; within a year of returning home, Sugihara was asked to resign - officially due to downsizing, but most likely because the government disagreed with his actions.
He didn’t simply grant visas - he granted visas against direct orders, after attempting three times to receive permission from the Japanese Foreign Ministry and being turned down each time. He did not “misread” orders; he was in direct violation of them, with the encouragement and support of his wife.
He was honoured as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985, a year before he died in Kamakura; he and his descendants have also been granted permanent Israeli citizenship. He was also posthumously awarded the Life Saving Cross of Lithuania (1993); Commander’s Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1996); and the Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007). Though not canonized, some Eastern Orthodox Christians recognize him as a saint.
Sugihara was born in Gifu on the first day of 1900, January 1. He achieved top marks in his schooling; his father wanted him to become a physician, but Sugihara wished to pursue learning English. He deliberately failed the exam by writing only his name and then entered Waseda, where he majored in English. He joined the Foreign Ministry after graduation and worked in the Manchurian Foreign Office in Harbin (where he learned Russian and German; he also converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church during this time). He resigned his post in protest over how the Japanese government treated the local Chinese citizens. He eventually married Yukiko Kikuchi, who would suggest and encourage his acts in Lithuania; they had four sons together. Chiune Sugihara passed away July 31, 1986, at the age of 86. Until her own passing in 2008, Yukiko continued as an ambassador of his legacy.
It is estimated that the Sugiharas saved between 6,000-10,000 Lithuanian and Polish Jewish people.
It’s a tragedy that the Sugiharas aren’t household names. They are among the greatest heroes of WWII. Is it because they were from an Axis Power? Is it because they aren’t European? I don’t know. But I’ve decided to always reblog them when they come across my dash. If I had the money, I would finance a movie about them.
He told an interviewer:
You want to know about my motivation, don’t you? Well. It is the kind of sentiments anyone would have when he actually sees refugees face to face, begging with tears in their eyes. He just cannot help but sympathize with them. Among the refugees were the elderly and women. They were so desperate that they went so far as to kiss my shoes, Yes, I actually witnessed such scenes with my own eyes. Also, I felt at that time, that the Japanese government did not have any uniform opinion in Tokyo. Some Japanese military leaders were just scared because of the pressure from the Nazis; while other officials in the Home Ministry were simply ambivalent.
People in Tokyo were not united. I felt it silly to deal with them. So, I made up my mind not to wait for their reply. I knew that somebody would surely complain about me in the future. But, I myself thought this would be the right thing to do. There is nothing wrong in saving many people’s lives….The spirit of humanity, philanthropy…neighborly friendship…with this spirit, I ventured to do what I did, confronting this most difficult situation—and because of this reason, I went ahead with redoubled courage.
He died in nearly complete obscurity in Japan. His neighbors were shocked when people from all over, including Israeli diplomatic personnel, showed up at quiet little Mr. Sugihara’s funeral.
I will forever reblog this, I wish more people would know about them!
I liked this before when it had way less information. Thank you, history-sharers.
Tucked away in a corner in L.A.’s Little Tokyo is a life-sized statue of Chiune, seated on a bench and smiling gently as he holds out a visa.
The stone next to him bears a quote from the Talmud; “He who saves one life, saves the entire world.”
I had no idea it existed until a few weeks ago, but it’s since become one of my favorite pieces of public art.
