if ur ever sad look at this picture of leonard nimoy holding garlic

Leonard Nimoy, Vampire Hunter

His sweatshirt reads, “Pro-child, pro-family, pro-choice”. His sash says “honored guest”. His pin says, “honorary sister”.

w a i t a minute @spaceshipoftheseus , how can you leave this brilliance in the tags?!!!

I hope @spaceshipoftheseus knows they deserve a pulitzer

Good luck sending me mixed signals, I dont even understand the direct ones.

Out of touch Spock Thursday 

man sometimes i forget that some people aren’t even a little bit queer.

Please, I am begging you, visit the official Captain Marvel website

I would post screenshots but they cannot possibly capture it.

Oh my gOD

The cast of The Princess Bride 25 years later. Entertainment Weekly

Andre Roussimoff :(

god damn it that picture of Andre gets me every time

Here’s the thing about JUPITER ASCENDING, literally the greatest movie ever made. Is it “good,” or is it, more probably, garbage? I really don’t have the capacity to say. I’m not Saint Roger Ebert, olav hasholem, over here. I took one film class and it was about whether real stuff is, like, real, or is there even such a thing as, like, really real, man, you know?? (There isn’t. I got an A.) I’m not here to tell you if it is good. I am only a woman with eyes and ears and joy centers in my brain. Here is what I will tell you. Look at my icon. As daeontherun so rightly pointed out, my icon was both of our faces for the ENTIRE DURATION of this movie.

Do you need to know any more than that? Do you need to know any more than that you will be flooded with pure, innocent delight for two hours? Here is my feeling about this movie: it is your garbage. It is garbage for you. “Is this how straight dudes feel at the movies all the time????” I hissed at daeontherun SEVERAL times during this movie. “Like someone carefully noted down your early pubescent fantasies and then threw 100 MILLION DOLLARS at them?“ 

I would describe this feeling as, like, a combination of arousal, joy, and fond knowing chagrin. "Oh you,” you find yourself thinking at Jupiter Ascending as shirtless Channing Tatum gruffly but torturedly checks his weaponry, while Sean Bean voiceover rumbles in his beautiful Northern growl about how tortured and loyal shirtless Channing Tatum is and how he needs his PACK. Ten seconds before this, Channing Tatum and Sean Bean were sexily punching each other while yelling about their emotions. “You know what I like, you crazy beautiful bastard,” you say to Jupiter Ascending, shaking your head fondly.  Mila Kunis wakes up in a beautiful dress, blinking slowly with her long gorgeous lashes. “Feel my skin,” naked Tuppence Middleton purrs at her [REDACTED 4 SPOILERS]’s clone, Mila Kunis, gently caressing her bare arm. Gugu Mbatha-Raw stands over Channing Tatum and sexily taunts him. There is a 20 minute Terry-Gilliam-evoking sequence about [REDACTED 4 SPOILERS BUT TRUST ME THAT IT’S AMAZING]. Eddie Redmayne flutters an elegant hand around while hoarsely gasping out sociopathic, vaguely incestuous promises in a fucking SEQUIN TITS OUT DRESSING GOWN with ARM WINGS in his EVIL SPACE CATHEDRAL THRONE ROOM!!!! “DO U LIKE DIS?" Jupiter Ascending asks, glancing shyly at you. "I MAKED IT.” “Of course I like it,” you say, overcome by joy and wonder, kissing Jupiter Ascending on the forehead. “I’ve never liked anything this much, and I love you more than anyone in the whole world.” I don’t want to be controversial, but if I had to choose between Jupiter Ascending and Citizen Kane I would immediately travel back in time, murder Orson Welles, and walk away whistling. I would cheerfully burn the entire Criterion Collection to the ground for this movie. Go see Jupiter Ascending. You’re welcome.

YOUR DAILY REMINDER: THIS MASTERPIECE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX. TREAT YOURSELVES.

Bottom left stovetop burner stans make some noise

a great look is the mama mia the movie look…like carefree girls and women of all ages living on a scenic beach shore with their friends and family and its always sunny and everybodys always in some state of partial undress w a bathing suit on and theres only 2 men on the island and one of them is colin firth

Advertising peaked at the Discovery channel “Boom de Yada” commercials

Absolutely classic

give yourself a gift and rewatch it :)

every now and then i want to bring this back, its just so pure of a sentiment as well as a mission statement about why educational programing is awesome i love the whole world and being part of it

Calling all Critters!

Every week, the CR team uploads a fanart gallery to their site. I’ve been in contact with them about including image descriptions in the alt-text of these photos so that blind and visually disabled folks can enjoy the fanart they post, and the team is down! but obviously this is a lot of work, so we need your help.

You can check out the master doc here for a list of galleries waiting for descriptions. Further instructions can be found there, as well as a guide to writing image descriptions if you’re new to this kind of thing.

For now, we’re trying to start with the most recent galleries and work backwards. So choose any gallery/image you want, but focusing on the most recent ones for now is most helpful!

Anyone can volunteer. Even if you just describe an image or two, that’s so helpful. All of the descriptions will be reviewed and edited as needed so don’t worry about making mistakes, either. Let’s work together to make the CR fandom an even more inclusive, accessible space!

Please also share this post so as many potential volunteers see it as possible. thanks and ily! ~ JD

Autism and NT concepts in children’s literature

I work in a public library and there are times a book comes through circulation that is so awesome I can’t believe I hadn’t seen it before.

Last week I came across this lovely children’s picture book called Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap: NT is OK! by Clay Morton, Gail Morton, and illustrated by Alex Merry. (Pardon the library barcode covering part of the title here.)

[Pictures of the front and back covers of the picture book. The back cover summary says: “My friend Johnny is different from me. We have fun together, but sometimes he acts pretty strangely. He is never exactly on time, he can;t seem to strict to a routine, he stares right into your eyes, and he often says puzzling things. Johnny is neurotypical. I like Johnny and I think being NT is OK.”]

The fact that I was seeing the term “NT” on the cover of a children’s book was enough to pique my interest. Upon further inspection, I discovered that the book is really quite lovely!

[Two page spread reads: “We have a lot of fun together, but sometimes he acts pretty strangely. Mom says it is because he is NT, or neurotypical. He doesn’t have autism, so his brain works differently from mine, but that’s OK.”]

It flips the typical “little Timmy has a special friend” narrative on its head. Instead, the narrator is an autistic boy who has an NT friend who he sometimes struggles to understand. 

[Two page spread reads: It can be pretty interesting being friends with a kid who is NT. He has a lot of quirks that can be very frustrating until you get used to them. Mom says that everyone’s brain is different and different isn’t always wrong.”]

The book uses simple terms to describe a perspective not usually seen in any literature, let alone lit intended for children.

[Two page spread reads: “When something exciting happens, Johnny doesn’t respond like you would expect. He doesn’t flap his arms or jump up and down. He just moves the sides of his mouth up and slightly widens his eyes. Maybe he doesn’t know much about how to express emotions.”]

I think ultimately this flipping of the narrative is more effective in getting the message across that kids with autism are just like everyone else but with unique needs. 

[Two page spread reads: “Johnny never has a meltdown when disasters happen, like a fire drill or art class being canceled. He is afraid of what people might think. It seems like he is bottling his feelings up, but he just has his own way of dealing with things, and that’s OK.”]

And this book is something autistic kids don’t usually have– it’s a book from their perspective! And it’s a non-offensive, matter-of-fact perspective, which is all the rarer.

[Two pages spread reads: “When he talks to you, Johnny looks directly into your eyes, which can make you pretty uncomfortable. He doesn’t mean any harm, though. That’s just the way he is, and that’s OK.”]

It talks about things that autistic people experience and can relate to.

[Page reads: “I like Johnny. I think that being NT is OK.”]

How awesome is that?

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH???

‘To you, my Father, why do you hate girls? With the same hatred you hate our Mothers…’

In the village of Umoja in Kenya, men are not welcome. In fact, they are banned. In Swahili, one of Kenya’s official languages, Umoja means unity. It is a safe and inspirational refuge for 50 women and 200 children. Umoja was founded in 1990 by female survivors of rape and sexual violence. It has also become a haven for women fleeing sexual and domestic violence, and welcomes people fleeing female genital mutilation, child marriage, and more.

‘I wouldn’t wish any Maasai girl to go through what I went through.’

The local Samburu culture is patriarchal where historically women are seen as property. Beading is culturally significant and the women are able to support themselves by selling crafts. Protected by a wall of thorns, the village is self-sufficient and the women run their own lives. Despite resistance from local male-run tribal groups, the village continues to grow. Life is frugal, but the women own the land the village is on and proudly call Umoja their home. A beacon of light for women, Umoja has inspired other women-only villages in Kenya. 

- Umoja: The Town Where Men Are Banned

They are making and selling jewelry online now

https://umojajewellery.com/

“it’s either gay or it’s feudalism” is the most succinct summary I’ve ever made of ‘Bisclavret’ by Marie de France tbh

Wig do you guys have a source for the knights marrying each other ?

The literal church term for it is adelphopoiesis, a “brother-making” ceremony; it was celebrated in the Roman Catholic tradition until the 14th century, and the Eastern Orthodox tradition until about a hundred years ago. The Wikipedia article, as you can see, focuses a lot on Orthodox sources getting VERY OFFENDED that it’s compared to gay marriage.

But when you actually look at queer readings of the ceremony, it…. really sounds kind of gay!

i pretty much always prefer platonic to romantic relationships and i still want to see the story of two medieval Useless Gays and their hilarious mutual pining as they prepare to get Best Friends Married while both feeling bad for not being totally honest with their respective best bros, but not wanting to make it weird by bringing their crushes into it either

aND THEY SHARE A MUTUAL CONFESSOR

LIKE THEY GO TO CONFESSION ONE AFTER ANOTHER. “FATHER I MUST CONFESS I HAVE LUSTFUL FEELINGS FOR MY SWORN BROTHER”

AND THE CONFESSOR IS FORBIDDEN TO BREAK THE SEAL OF CONFESSION AND JUST T E L L  T H E M

HE JUST MAKES HINTS THAT DISTURB AND CONFUSE BOTH OF THEM SO THEY BOTH THINK HE’S HITTING ON THEM

OH MY GODDDDDD I WANT IT

make ‘and there was only one confessor’ the new ‘there was only one bed’ fanfic trope.

“Lord, why dost thou test me like this?”

“I AM A FAN OF SLOW BURN.”