crabrangoonluvr:

alright so during into the spider-verse’s introduction to peter b. parker, we see his wedding, and he stomps on the wine glass right? this is a jewish wedding tradition, which makes this version of peter parker jewish (further confirmed in interviews – however, i believe this is enough by itself). it’s a nice nod to the jewish roots of the character.

we get to see a bunch of peter parkers throughout the spider-verse films, and none of them have any explicit religious associations like peter b. parker. except for one!

here we have gwen stacy’s peter parker and aunt may, from earth-65, saying grace over a meal. from my understanding, this is generally a christian practice – in judaism, we prefer to say short prayers before eating, and save the long, in-depth ones for afterwards. so to me, this was a clear example of the character being coded as christian. i was a little disappointed that they didn’t make peter parker jewish here too, but since across the spider-verse discusses variants and the differences between instances of the same person between different universes, i interpreted this as a continued commentary on peter parker’s ethnicity – although he was initially jewish-coded and one of his two creators, stan lee, is jewish, this is often erased, especially in more modern interpretations of the character.

and then i remembered that this peter parker also literally turns into the lizard.

and y'know what? good call on that one guys.

skatle-skootle-demon-noodle:

this went in a direction

missivesfromtroy:

spaceshipsandpurpledrank:

Sweet baby Jesus, it’s actual, real, stance-and-everything Wing Chun approximation for once! Who are you TikTok man? I want to buy you a very large beer.

rackiera:

headspace-hotel:

thepastisaroadmap:

bogleech:

great-and-small:

great-and-small:

Saddest thing ever is reading an academic paper about a threatened or declining species where you can tell the author is really trying to come up with ways the animal could hypothetically be useful to humans in a desperate attempt to get someone to care. Nobody gives a shit about the animals that “don’t affect” us and it seriously breaks my heart

“No I can’t come out tonight I’m sobbing about this entomologist’s heartfelt plea for someone to care about an endangered moth”

This is how I learn there’s a moth whose tiny caterpillars live exclusively off the old shells of dead tortoises.

[Image description: text from a section titled On Being Endangered: An Afterthought that says:

Realizing that a species is imperiled has broad connotations, given that it tells us something about the plight of nature itself. It reminds us of the need to implement conservation measures and to protect the region of which the species is a part. But aside form the broader picture, species have intrinsic worth and are deserving of preservation. Surely an oddity such as C. vicinella cannot simply be allowed to vanish.

We should speak up on behalf of this little moth, not only because by so doing we would bolster conservation efforts now underway in Florida, [highlighting begins] but because we would be calling attention to the existence of a species that is so infinitely worth knowing. [end highlighting]

But is quaintness all that can be said on behalf of this moth? Does this insect not have hidden value beyond its overt appeal? Does not its silk and glue add, potentially, to its worth? Could these products not be unique in ways that could ultimately prove applicable?

End image description]

because we would be calling attention to the existence of a species that is so infinitely worth knowing

I was so inspired by this I made it into a piece of art for a final in one of my courses for storytelling in conservation

gilliandersons:

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
2005 | dir. Joe Wright

utterobstruction:

theonenamedperry:

You can’t spell advertisements without putting semen between tits

sensiblereblogifposts:

ashstfu:

the “pleasure to have in class” to overly active tumblr user pipeline

Reblog if you were a pleasure to have in class

becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys:

midnight-sloth:

These wonderful people have a single braincell to share but unfortunately none of them are using it

acourtoffeyandfables:

Brennan snapping back and forth between High Fantasy DM style and Fantasy High DM style is so so good

dropovers:

dgeometric:

ordinarymothman:

gallusrostromegalus:

bunjywunjy:

derinthemadscientist:

zarohk:

flippityflapjack:

dragontatoes:

newtgeiszler:

floridamanofficial:

me: i really dont get why non-floridians lose their fucking shit when they see a beach. it’s just sand and water. who gives a fuck

also me: *sees one (1) mountain* ohohohoohohohohoh holy SHIT holy fuck that’s a big fuCKING ROCK

i love this post. i have never related to anything less

me, grown up in the Cascades range: *sees open plains*

me: oohhoh no. no ba.d . where . are teh rocks. wheres the woter. oh god it’s just drit everywhere for a million miles I need TREES dammit where are my lumber guardians

Me, grew up in Nebraska, the Great Plains: *see a forest*

Me: wHy ar e there s.o man y trEes??? They all g.ott so BiG wher is th skY

Me: Grows up in Boston, mostly travels to cities and Central America: *travels to the Southwest*

Me: where is everyone? Where is everything? What great calamity flatten this world?

Me: Grows up in rural Australia, travels to Europe: Green? How so much green?? Paddocks aren’t green! Why is it full of green grass like a cartoon??

Me: Grew up in the American Midwest *arrives on the coastline of any ocean, sprinting up and down the beach very fast* SHARKS? SHARKS?SHARKS? SHARKS? SHARKS? SHARKS?

Monkey very excited about exploring new biome.

Me: grew up in Northern California *sees forest in North Carolina* WHY are the TREES so SHORT? Mini forest?? Tiny baby tree???

Me: grew up in the shire *sees mount doom and the fires of mordor* WHERE are the orchards in blossom? WHY aren’t there birds nestin’ in the hazel thicket??? HOW can we sow the summer barley without any lower fields??? DOES ANYONE HERE EVEN REMEMBER THE TASTE OF STRAWBERRIES WITH CREAM???