I Saw Stars

venusmilk: Alfred Soderex libris, 1916

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:38:05 -0400

venusmilk:

Alfred Soder
ex libris, 1916

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Tue, 21 May 2013 13:51:38 -0400

g-erti: Every Series, Every Episode! StarTrek.com has made...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:51:26 -0400

g-erti:

Every Series, Every Episode!

StarTrek.com has made every episode available for streaming on their website! (and there doesn’t seem to be any indication that its only temporary!)

Have a series you’ve been meaning to watch? Can’t afford Netflix? No problem! Go forth; all of Star Trek is now at your disposal!

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Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:30 -0400

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Tue, 21 May 2013 13:22:00 -0400

the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:20 -0400

Guatamala

Washington, DC

Quito, Ecuador

Polynesia The Earth's Shadow appears on the Rings at night

Arctic Circle The Rings are barely visible

the-science-llama:

If Earth Had Rings

First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.

However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.

Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.

During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.

Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
— Click the photos for captions

blackpaint20: Ivan Bilibin, Bird Alkonost, 1905

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:12:00 -0400

blackpaint20:

Ivan Bilibin, Bird Alkonost, 1905

Michelle Dockery as Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion (2008) I just...

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:18:00 -0400

Michelle Dockery as Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion (2008)

I just got an awful urge to see Ms. Dockery in a femmeslash ship—a ship to which I could devote my whole soul, ‘sooth!—but I don’t think I’ve seen her in anything with another female character where such a thing could work.

This is an oddly specific problem.

Michelle, skip the middleman for me, and just play a queer lady, okay?

nataliakoptseva: Raffaellino del Garbo - The Virgin and Child...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:36:34 -0400

nataliakoptseva:

Raffaellino del Garbo - The Virgin and Child with Saints

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Sun, 19 May 2013 13:37:21 -0400

burgundyreds: Lino Villaventura

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:42 -0400

burgundyreds:

Lino Villaventura

c0ssette: Jacques-Louis David,The Anger of...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:35:34 -0400

c0ssette:

Jacques-Louis David,The Anger of Achilles,detail,1819.

"Those who call themselves allies are responsible for understanding the contexts in which they speak;..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:09 -0400

“

Those who call themselves allies are responsible for understanding the contexts in which they speak; they are responsible for recognizing the structures of power from which they derive their privileges. And if this all sounds like too much to ask, then, perhaps, they should reconsider their claims to social justice work.

As Audre Lorde notes in the The Uses of Anger, genuine desire to build with those at the margins requires abandoning defensiveness, guilt, and self-interest. While women fight for the right to exist in a world free of constant mental and physical attacks, our allies cry about their hurt feelings and threatened masculinities.

”

- The Problem With Our So-Called Allies (via harriettumbles)

"Throw roses into the abyss and say: “Here is my thanks to the monster who didn’t succeed..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:07:56 -0400

“Throw roses into the abyss and say: “Here is my thanks to the monster who didn’t succeed in swallowing me alive.””

- Friedrich Nietzsche

all the fictional women you hate: whatladybird: Your god is Old. He killed childrenin Egypt, murdered...

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:59:00 -0400

all the fictional women you hate: whatladybird: Your god is Old. He killed childrenin Egypt, murdered...:

whatladybird:

Your god is Old. He killed children
in Egypt, murdered lovers in the night,
swept sinners dead in a righteous wave.
He told Eve she would die
if she ate the apple, knowing
that he had already planted the seed
of the tree of Knowledge inside her.
He lied. He stole. He coveted.
Just because you create something,
doesn’t make it yours.

I will not be Job. If god tries
to tear down my house, I will
not weep. I will build it up again myself,
with my own hands.
That god is not my god. I am New.
I will walk with children.
I will love and learn to swim.
I will eat apples and drink coffee
and build towers.
I will wear flowers
from that old tree
in my hair.

Arthur Rackham, The Valkyrie

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:54 -0400

Arthur Rackham, The Valkyrie

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Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:37 -0400

showslow: Catrin Welz-Stein, Spring Awakening

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:30 -0400

showslow:

Catrin Welz-Stein, Spring Awakening

Self Portrait, Marie-Gabriel Capet

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:01 -0400

Self Portrait, Marie-Gabriel Capet

kinkjolras: I’ve seen plenty of facecasts for Enjolras, but why...

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:52:31 -0400

kinkjolras:

I’ve seen plenty of facecasts for Enjolras, but why has nobody mentioned Danila Kovalev? Just look at him.