i bet there were guys in the 1800s who were super fucking Reddit about everything, but no one had the right word yet for why those guys were so annoying. so they just had to wonder
Der lästige Kavalier (The Annoying Gentleman), by Berthold Woltze, 1874.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtles!
…You could stand at his side as Empress Organa and create the galaxy you desire.
Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #50 variant cover by Derrick Chew & interior art by Luke Ross
I would like to thank my one year and three weeks at film school at age 18 for introducing me to my life long love of polyamorous, bisexual masterpiece, Singing In The Rain ☔💕
STAR WARS x CRIMINAL MINDS [2/?]
the most fun a girl can have is finding parallels, noticing patterns, making connections, contemplating
NORTHANGER ABBEY (2007) dir. Jon Jones
Little Women (1994) dir. Gillian Armstrong
You jump, I jump, right?
For some reason, the cover preview of this Dorothy Sayers murder mystery on my library's website is actually the Cat in the Hat. I'm not saying there isn't a lot of character overlap between the Cat and Peter Wimsey, but I still don't think this is quite right.
Fixed it!
Jane Austen: so, you go to Mr Collins' house and Elizabeth is there alone. She welcomes you politely, but she looks---troubled.
Colonel Fitzwilliam: and of course she does, after everything I said to her-
Fitzwilliam Darcy: do I sense if she is mad at me specifically or it is just her headache?
Jane Austen: roll an Investigation Check.
sign up for the chili cook off, become ungovernable (kenji lopez alt has an especially good recipe imo)
......I was on the fence with my mother's white chicken chili recipe, but this one has an ingredient list so long I have to hit the spacebar twice, a lengthy explanation for why each ingredient was included, and states that it's even better after a couple days in the fridge.
Sold.
In pursuit of making this recipe as written, I had to source short ribs at short notice. (My grocery store doesn't typically stock them.) I was a little nervous, because I don't have a car and wasn't sure if maybe I'd have to leave the city---
----only to discover there is a legitimate full-service butcher about a 10 minute bike ride from my apartment. It's been there for about 75 years; I've biked past before but never gone in. Waiting for my order to be prepared, I was delighted to wander through the aisles of various frozen meats, sausages and ravioli, prepared foods, and more flavors of mustard than I've seen in recent memory.
But the part that amazes me is just how incredibly busy it was. There was a line at the deli counter, where people could order sandwiches. There were lines at the meat counters themselves---yes, counters plural!---and the general hubbub was often broken by the butchers calling out numbers since you had to take a ticket to be helped. They have a pick up window, which I know because one of the employees carried over two turkeys, one under each arm, slid open the window and bellowed TWO TURKEYS FOR MARY. (I don't know why he yelled, Mary was right there, but it was evocative.)
I can't say for certain why that busy scene struck me. Maybe because it feels like something out of time, a throwback to when grocers focused on dry goods and the freezer aisle was new, a novelty. I've felt it before---I still remember picking up an order from a real bakery, and being a little awed that they did nothing all day but bake, that that was enough to power a busy, thriving location. Or the bakery where I took my sourdough class, the place where I get my knives sharpened, the store where they grind coffee and spices, or even that magic shop I wandered into once by accident. I think it's good to be reminded sometimes that some people do incredibly niche things, and they're there if you want them.
According to the founder's obituary, there were 25 butcher shops in the neighborhood when this place opened; now, it's the only one. But you know what? The sausage is delicious all the same.
#shared life experience
FRED ASTAIRE performs "You're All the World to Me" — Royal Wedding (1951) dir. Stanley Donen
If you're wondering, this is one of the epic, legendary practical effects: the room itself rotated, and the camera rotated with it.
And here's the full clip, with the music (and Mr. Astaire singing):
Even if he were dancing on a stable floor (that wasn't rotating under his feet), his dance moves would still be breathtaking.
Impossible not to watch this in complete fascination, both at the practical effect's amazingness and Astaire's utter mastery.
I love learning about the gay firefighters solely third hand from my dash I hope I never see one minute of this actual show because it would ruin it. They all look identical and I’m not sure how many of them are actually involved at this point. All of their names are Brad. I’m happy for whatever occurred for them tonight.
kryze
It’s like every week something weird happens.
I can’t even begin to imagine how many episodes would be improved just by Picard giving a stumbling, awkward exposition of the episode’s plot to the crew
ALL episodes could be improved if we saw Picard’s awkward, stumbling exposition to the crew of what’s going on that episode. In fact, I really wanna see that.
“Attention crew, this is your captain speaking. You may notice my voice sounds different, and uh, long story short, I’m 12 again. Another transporter thing, we should really get that looked at. Anywhooo if a little blonde kid starts ordering you around, don’t ignore him, because it’s me. Ok. Bye.”
“Okay so, you may have noticed large parts of the ship transforming into some kind of Mayan temple, and Commander Data running around and talking in several different voices. We are aware of the situation and taking steps to restore things to normal.”
“There will be a flute recital this evening in Ten Forward, performed by your Captain. All officers are requested to attend. No, he didn’t play the flute yesterday. Yes, he is now a life-long expert. No, this is not the result of a transporter incident. At least, not ours.”
