Peder Balke - The North Cape By Moonlight

Today I'm pissed because this castle is almost impossible to visit and some yatch-making scumbag company bought it for 15 million euros like its a piece of furniture.

Castello di Sammezzano, Italy.

the tenderness that comes into peoples voices when they read to little kids

Disney Movie Marathon #5 Bambi (1942)

I LOVE BAMBI!!! (I love Bambi 2 too, but this isn't about that). Out of all of Disney's Golden era films I've seen Bambi the most. I've been looking forward to this one in the movie marathon.

Story: I don't think enough people appreciate or give Bambi credit because they think it's only a movie about cute animals frolicking in a forest. Yes it has these things, but that's barely scratching the surface. This is very much a coming of age story about a young deer and how there is always change with the forest and its inhabitants. It's not a fairy tale or a straight dramatic story where good beats evil. It's the circle of life, growing up, and change of the seasons. With change comes both good and bad. And we see the range of good and bad through Bambi's point of view from his innocent early life to taking his role as protector of the forest.

Characters: I can't stress enough how good it is to have children play children in animated roles because it makes the interactions that much more believable. Bambi is the only one who really gets fleshed out as we see him literally from the day he's born until he's the "Great Prince of the Forest". There are plenty of forest animals but the most notable being Thumper, Flower and Faline. Thumper taking role of mischievous best friend, Flower as a secondary shy friend, and Faline as love interest. Honorable mention to Friend Owl because he is a mood for cranky mornings.

Animation/Art: Like Fantasia being a flex in animation in general Bambi is a flex specifically for animals. This is the movie where Disney shows how hard they studied animal forms. If you compare this to previous movies you see the animals have flesh, muscle, and bone. Bambi has one of my favorite art styles. Every shot has painterly qualities and the way colors change based on mood sometimes more graphic really enhances what you're watching. Each film has a style but this one has one of the most visually distinct in my opinion.

Songs: While not having any bangers (though Little April Shower is my personal banger) the music is constant. Again like Fantasia where the music or lack of goes hand in hand with the imagery. The little things are accentuated with the music and perfectly pair with movements

Watch me call random pictures in my gallery #Urbanaesthetic

Chandelier of grief - Yayoi Kusuma

At Swarovski Kristallwelten Museum in Wattens, Austria

What the fuck is a pomegranate?

can we all agree that walking outside and sitting in the sun

Looking for Non-Superhero Comic Books?

Look no further! Here’s a few suggestions of some really great comic series that don’t have to do with superheroes. 

Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples. 

AMAZING series! It follows an inter-species relationship in the midst of a galactic war where their hybrid child is the subject of assassins and governments trying to kill them. 

Squarriors by Ashley Witter and Ash Maczko.

If you were a Redwall or Warriors kid, you’ll like this action-packed and brutal series following a group of squirrels. 

Korgi: Short Tails by Christian Slade

This short issue is full of cute and heart-warming adventures of a korgi and his girl. 

The Lost Boys by Tim Seeley and Scott Godlewski

Oh boy. If you grew up with the 1987 film The Lost Boys, like I did, you’ll love this spin-off 6-part comic series that follows some of the same characters and lots of vampires!

Insexts by Marguerite Bennett and Ariela Kristantina

This was one of the first comic books I read in high school, which is about two queer women and one of them is an insect-like alien. It sounds bizarre, but it’s amazing. 

Red Thorn by David Baillie and Meghan Hetrick

By far my most favorite series! Red Thorn is an old god who has been imprisoned for thousands of years and is finally released. Meghan Hetrick’s art is Amazing! Please read this short series!

Animosity by Marguerite Bennett and Rafael De Latorre

What if one day animals woke up and were as conscious and smart as humans? Well, this series follows a young girl and her dog as they navigate a new world where animals are at war with humans.