Outtakes from Tom Holland's portraits for The Crowded Room press
HALLE BAILEY photographed by Kayla James for New York Times (2023).
— When did you know? Was it after you drank Karen’s fake poison for me? — Earlier.
NANCY DREW 4.03 | The Danger of the Hopeful Sigil
Dorian & Lily in white (and blood) in Penny Dreadful 2x10
4 Creative Ways to Design Fictional Plants for Your Fantasy World
Hello everyone! If you want to add some unique flora to your world-building, this article is for you. In this post, I'll go through some ways you can find the inspiration to create fictional plants. Here are some ways to get creative:
Draw ideas from real-life plants: Find unique features of the plants around you that you can adapt to create an entirely new plant. For example, you could make an orchard full of fruit trees that project sharp needles from the hanging fruit when touched.
Think outside the box: Consider what the creatures in your world need. Figure out how their unique needs could be met by the plants. What kind of food do they eat? What is poisonous to them? Where do they nest?
Tie in significance and mythological elements: Take ideas from folklore. Give your plants deeper meaning to the people that inhabit your world. What mystical properties do your plants have? Are they used in a ritual?
Consider the environment: When making a new type of plant, consider the climate and geography of its growing area. Plants that grow in dry areas look and function differently from those that thrive in wetlands.
Get creative with your fictional plants. Consider purpose. Mix, match, and invent! Happy world-building!
JAKE GYLLENHAAL as John Kinley in Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant (2023)
The Signs as Pretty English Words
Aries: scintilla (n) - a tiny spark Taurus: serenity (n) - the state of being untroubled, peaceful Gemini: ebullience (n) - bubbling enthusiasm Cancer: limerence (n) - the state of being infatuated with another person Leo: lilt (v) - to move musically Virgo: eloquence (n) - the art of using language in an apt, fluent way Libra: equanimity (n) - mental calmness, composure, evenness of temper Scorpio: surreptitious (adj) - kept secret Sagittarius: hiraeth (n) - a homesickness for a home you can’t return to, or that never was Capricorn: petrichor (n) - the smell of earth after rain Aquarius: renaissance (n) - rebirth Pisces: ethereal (adj) - extremely delicate, light, not of this world
There’s no way he’s going to get it without a little help. After a moment, she gets an idea. She points up at the constellations he was describing earlier. Eric frowns. “Sky? Uh…” She pushes his cheek to direct his line of sight, then does her best to draw the ram constellation. “Aries?” All right, good job. She gestures for him to say it again. He does, and she holds a hand up to his lips before he can say the s at the end of the word. “Arie-? Ari-e?” She runs a finger down his lips as he says it again. “Arie-? Ari-el?” Yes! She bobs her head excitedly. Eric grins at her. “Ariel. That’s a beautiful name. Written in the stars.” They gaze at each other, and for Ariel it feels magnetic, like everything in this moment was set up just for them.
- The Little Mermaid: The Novelization
