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Me: Waits for the evening to go to bed early so I can have time to refine my perfect story that I play in my head, yet every time only getting three more seconds done before falling asleep

“I’d love to stop watching TV, but you cancelled school!”

aka, YouTube series to binge when you’re stuck indoors and you’d like to learn a little something.

ART!

Lindsay Ellis’ entire YouTube channel. It’s like film school for people who can’t afford film school.

Here she is teaching you about film theory… via the Transformers movies.

Here she is talking about the ways the potrayals of various characters have changed and developed over the years.

It’s Lit! A series hosted by Lindsay Ellis in collaboration with PBS, about reading, writing, and the publishing industry.

Brows Held High. Half comedy reviews, half artistic and political analysis of “highbrow” films – often both at once.

Also he has talked about Shakespeare a LOT. Like, so much, you guys.

ThugNotes. Advertised as “classic literature, original gangster.” Sparky Sweets, PhD, summarizes and analyzes some books you may have heard of.

Terrible Writing Advice. Teaching you how to write by telling you how not to write.

Maven of the Eventide. A very nerdy goth lady reviews vampire-focused content, and has thus talked quite a lot about the history of the vampire genre and how it’s developed over the centuries. It’s so awesome. She also has really cute kids who show up sometimes!

SCIENCE!

Sexplanations. One very smart lady answers all your sex ed questions. Yes, even that one.

Tibees. A PhD student explains physics and math… in the style of Bob Ross, baking videos, and shitposts.

Cool Worlds. Videos about astronomy and space and other planets, for when you want to think about how small you are.

Minute Physics. Complicated scientific ideas, in short, easy to digest videos.

SciShow: Hank Green and friends tackle serious scientific queries, like, “Why don’t we just throw trash into volcanoes?”

HISTORY!

Ruining History. Shane Madej infodumps about salacious periods in history that were left out of the books. People have always been weird, y’all.

On that note: Puppet History! It’s a new one, but it’s a lot like Ruining History, but with puppets and songs, too.

BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime. If I get mysteriously murdered with no leads, Ryan and Shane are the only people allowed to talk about it. 

Also Supernatural often has some interesting historical tidbits.

MISCELLANEOUS CRAP!

Adam Ruins Everything. One very earnest, very nerdy man annoys his friends and family by debunking common misconceptions about everything from chemistry to the TSA to the funeral industry.

Last Week Tonight. Comedy news program hosted by a sad British man in America. Depending on the episode, you might see him get in a jockstrap-related feud with Russel Crowe, troll the FCC with robocalls, or interview Edward Snowden. Constantly wastes HBO’s money on stupid shit. Always funny, always informative, and he hates Trump SO. GODDAMN. MUCH.

Defunctland. Our host Kevin gives us the rundown on theme park attractions, and sometimes whole parks, that don’t exist anymore – how they were developed, and why they ultimately shut down.

He also has a side-series about kids’ TV shows that don’t exist anymore.

And a miniseries about the works of Jim Henson.

Daily Moth. American news given in ASL, with full English transcripts.

Ali Abdaal. A Cambridge grad talks about life has a junior doctor, and how to study and work more effectively.

Feel free to add!

Hamilton, at 5 am after his 10th cup of coffee dancing around his living room: Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga I know you can't control yourself any longer!

Eliza, walking downstairs: Go to bed!!

Hamilton: I’LL SLEEP WHEN IM DEAD!

tony stark: quarantine edition

…i may have put way too much time into this

How’s your 2020 going so far?

That is so sad....

Voyage of the Damned - Behind the Scenes (Part One)

Excerpts from The Times article by Caitlin Moran - December 15, 2007

July 2007 First Script read-through, Tottenham Court Road, London.  The script meeting is like this: everyone who was at the tone meeting is here, plus the cast, plus people who’ve blagged their way in so they can meet Kylie.  Everyone is very, very excited.  The smell of aftershave is palpable.  New shoes squeak.  New shirts rustle.

Russell T. Davies enters.  “Kylie!  Kylie!” he says to the room at large, waving his hands in the air, voicing everyone’s hysteria.  David Tennant enters shortly afterwards, looking rock'n'roll in jeans and a Lou Reed T-shirt, to a hubbub of “David!"  It’s a bit like a jubilant Fonz walking into Al’s diner.

Julie Gardner bustles into the room.  "Guess what!” she hoots with excitement.  “Security found a Sun photographer hiding in a cupboard!  Trying to get Kylie!  They’ve just thrown him out!"  This provokes an outraged hubbub - topped only a minute later when someone discovers that there are no plastic cups for tea.

Five minutes later, Kylie finally enters the room - bang on time, and with an entourage of one, her PA.  She’s in jeans and a silky top and her hair - still short and curly, growing back from the chemotherapy - is pinned close to her head.  She looks nervous - understandably, as she has just walked into a village of people who’ve known each other intimately for three years - and hovers by the conference table, not quite knowing where to go.  David Tennant bounds over and slaps his script down on the table next to her.

"I’m going to sit next to you,” he says, beaming.  She smiles up at him, and they sit down together.  She puts her pencil box and make-up bag on the desk and fiddles with them as if it’s the first day at school.  Davies smiles at her encouragingly, and only looks a little bit like a giant grinning at a tiny sugar mouse.

Everyone introduces themselves, from the tea boy up.  “I’m David Tennant, and I play the Doctor,” Tennant says, to huge yells.  “And I’m Kylie Minogue,” Kylie says, to a gigantic roar of approval.

Other parts of this set:  [two]  [three]  [four]  [five]  [six]  [seven]  [eight]  [nine] Other behind-the-scenes photosets are available [ here ]

This is who I aspire to be! One of my favorite companions and one of my favorite episodes.

Doctor Who | The End of Time pt. 1

One of the funniest things to see is that Covid-19 isn’t trending anymore here. Shows how over it we are...

*My mom was talking to me about using the basement*

Sibling: What are you doing in the basement?

Me, deadpan: Satanic rituals

Sibling: You mean exercising?

Yeah I know it’s not edited... forgive me

it’s QUIZ TIME on tumblr and this is a doctor who zone ONLY so take this & tag which (nuwho) doctor you are

Tony Stark – King of making 100% relatable faces

David Tennant Tossing & Catching Things (…that aren’t the sonic screwdriver)

If memory serves, this set was requested by @alaska-riversong an absolute AGE ago.  Yay!   I finally did it!

See also:  Flip-tossing the Sonic Screwdriver [ one ] [ two ]

told my parents i miss archaeology and my mom was, very sympathetically, like: “do you want to dig holes in the garden?” and i was like. yes. i want to dig holes in the garden.

This is what you use in a busy house and you also can’t hear nothin’ when talking to people in a normal conversation

Source

“Image Credit: Carol Rossetti

When Brazilian graphic designer Carol Rossetti began posting colorful illustrations of women and their stories to Facebook, she had no idea how popular they would become. 

Thousands of shares throughout the world later, the appeal of Rosetti’s work is clear. Much like the street art phenomenon Stop Telling Women To Smile, Rossetti’s empowering images are the kind you want to post on every street corner, as both a reminder and affirmation of women’s bodily autonomy. 

“It has always bothered me, the world’s attempts to control women’s bodies, behavior and identities,” Rossetti told Mic via email. “It’s a kind of oppression so deeply entangled in our culture that most people don’t even see it’s there, and how cruel it can be.”

Rossetti’s illustrations touch upon an impressive range of intersectional topics, including LGBTQ identity, body image, ageism, racism, sexism and ableism. Some characters are based on the experiences of friends or her own life, while others draw inspiration from the stories many women have shared across the Internet. 

“I see those situations I portray every day,” she wrote. “I lived some of them myself.”

Despite quickly garnering thousands of enthusiastic comments and shares on Facebook, the project started as something personal — so personal, in fact, that Rossetti is still figuring out what to call it. For now, the images reside in albums simply titled “WOMEN in english!“ or ”Mujeres en español!“ which is fitting: Rossetti’s illustrations encompass a vast set of experiences that together create a powerful picture of both women’s identity and oppression.

One of the most interesting aspects of the project is the way it has struck such a global chord. Rossetti originally wrote the text of the illustrations in Portuguese, and then worked with an Australian woman to translate them to English. A group of Israeli feminists also took it upon themselves to create versions of the illustrations in Hebrew. Now, more people have reached out to Rossetti through Facebook and offered to translate her work into even more languages. Next on the docket? Spanish, Russian, German and Lithuanian.

It’s an inspiring show of global solidarity, but the message of Rossetti’s art is clear in any language. Above all, her images celebrate being true to oneself, respecting others and questioning what society tells us is acceptable or beautiful.

“I can’t change the world by myself,” Rossetti said. “But I’d love to know that my work made people review their privileges and be more open to understanding and respecting one another.””

From the site: All images courtesy Carol Rossetti and used with permission. You can find more illustrations, as well as more languages, on her Facebook page.

Donna Noble, too!!

Characters I want back for the 60 year anniversary:

Rose Tyler

Ten

Nine

Martha Jones

Jack Harkness

Bill Potts

Heather

Thirteen

Yasmin Khan

Luke Smith

Ryan Sinclair

Graham O’Brien

I hope this works... 🤞

Do send me asks!

hamilton song asks (1)

alexander hamilton: are you proud of where you come from?

aaron burr, sir: who do you look up to most?

my shot: what motivates you most?

the story of tonight: describe your friend group

the schuyler sisters: do you have siblings, and if so, what’s your relationship with them like?

farmer refuted: do you find it easy to stand up for what you believe in?

you’ll be back: is there anyone you miss right now?

right hand man: tell us about your best friend

a winter’s ball: tell us about your first kiss

helpless: how do you act when you have a crush on someone? do you play it cool or are you awkward with them?

satisfied: have you ever made a big sacrifice for someone else?

the story of tonight (reprise): do you have a group chat? what’s it called?

wait for it: what’s your motto?

stay alive: do you make plans or do you go with the flow?

ten duel commandments: do you follow the rules?

that would be enough: what is your idea of happiness?

guns and ships: can you rap?

history has its eyes on you: if you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would you pick?

yorktown: have there been any moments in which your life has changed completely?

what comes next: where do you see yourself in five years?

dear theodosia: do you want kids?

non-stop: are you a hard worker?

Behind the scenes of Tooth and Claw (Part 1)

(The face of the guy on the far left in that last picture cracks me up every time)

Excerpts from Jason Arnopp’s set report in DWM 369:

Billie Piper’s hair is on fire.  At least, it seems to be, for a mad second. A scene in which the Doctor, Rose, Sir Robert, and Queen Victoria run along a corridor is swiftly curtailed, after Billie runs a shade too close to a candle. No harm done. Perhaps a minor singe.

“I’ve got so much hairspray on, as well,” she laughs, making a ‘whoosh’ noise and using two hands to mime her barnet going up like a firework.

[…] Jamie’s [Sives] hideous death throes, as Captain Reynolds is torn asunder, earn him rounds of applause from the studio floor. Derek [Riddell - Sir Robert] is comically envious.

“If I’d known you were going to up the ante,” he tells Jamie, “I would have done more than one scream.”

David chimes in. “I was gonna say, ‘It’s not a competition’,” he tells the two actors. “But maybe it is…”

Jamie has one last scene today: the one immediately before his demise, in which he brands Sir Robert a traitor to the crown. Due to some form of mental block, however, he can’t quite get the lines out.

Upon messing it up for the third time, he yells something extremely rude which rhymes with, “Oh, ducking lairy nannies!”  That’s it: filming is forced to pause while everyone wipes away tears of laughter. David and Billie, normally so incredibly strong in the face of temptation to giggle, are in pieces.

“That was so Scottish!” sighs David, attempting to compose himself so that he can deliver his ultra-serious line about how bullets won’t stop the wolf. “It was great, because Queen Victoria was standing there and the stakes were so high!”

Despite having once been a convent girl, Pauline doesn’t seem at all offended by Sives’ outburst: “Oh, no,” she chuckles. “Convent girls swear more than anyone! That moment was great: he was so fed up with himself!”

Other Tooth and Claw behind the scenes posts: [ two ] [ three ] [ four ] Full list of behind-the-scenes posts:  [ here ]

Hello everyone!! Hope you’re having a great day. I just have a small announcement to make:

There is a project I am in for a Genderbend of Hamilton. We are recording the songs but we are still missing a few people, both girls and guys! Please click the link and audition if you’re interested! It’s already being a blast and it’ll be even more so once all the roles are filled!

https://discord.gg/ZxeqJd

Discord

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That’s awesome

“This will be useful, I swear!” I say as I reblog

me, looking at the current state of the world, crying:I wish none of this had happened…

Gandalf, materialising in my conscience, smiling kindly: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, besides the will of evil.

Chaotic good

“You should watch this show!” “Cool I’ll add it to my list”

I put too much work into this anyway tag yourselves I’m chaotic good

Me too Deutschland, me too.

no internet interaction will ever again reach the high of chaos of the “does germany still exist?” officialgermangovernment: “Yes” “thanks” 

I love this so so much!!

10 days later...

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i want to fucking SCREAM at the fact that tom holland just,,,,bought some fucking CHICKENS bc all the supermarkets are out of eggs