Alan Parker, Joe Leitel and Bruce Reed Ben-Hurry (1959) dir. Richard Fontaine

You’re telling me this was made during the Hays Code

This is what’s known as a physique film, and it is vintage gay porn. Actual gay pornography was illegal in the 50s, so people created short films like these that existed in a legal gray area - the (paper thin) excuse is that they are about bodybuilding and fitness. No sex happens in physique films, nor any full-frontal nudity, just a lot of the kind of thing you can see in these gifs. The film reels would be ordered by people through the mail (via physique magazines - which were magazines of homoerotic photography along the same lines as these films) and would not have been screened in theatres, so they would not be subject to the Hays Code. These were extremely legally dubious nonetheless. Physique films and magazines were dangerous to make, distribute, and consume because of obscenity laws, and most of the important figures in the industry were arrested at least once.

Hey Tumblr, new crab just dropped

(via NOAA's Insta)

Oh my goodness! What a sweet little crab!!!

like to charge, reblog to cast <3

like to charge, reblog to cast <3

I want you to remember:

The fascists hate you too and they just will pretend otherwise until after they've killed the rest of us, before they turn on you.

Thanks to whoever tried, but I knew they'd never allow it.

Let's do it the old fashioned way. Spread it far and wide.

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Truth

Never had a tiktok and it's not even banned here but I'm kind of tempted to get the red note app to min-max my Chinese ingredient pantry.

Chinese cooking is very doable once you collect everything for a basic pantry, you mainly prep and measure every single thing beforehand (get a ton of tiny bowls) and then you have to chuck in everything in rapid fashion in the right order and cooking time is pretty short compared to prep (which explains chinese fast food tastes so much better than western ones, it's literally made fast instead of pre-made stuff re-heated)

The real and true challenge of Chinese food is not adding fried rice to everything

@breval @cheery-space-lizz

Here's the website, it's by a Chinese woman living in the US (so unfortunately the recepes use cups, please... my measurements...) but besides that it's all very clear, and very important bonus, you can get the recepes both with meat and plant-based versions, so depending who you are cooking for you can just switch it up!

There's a lot of filters including skill level, time, regions of China, and there's an introductory page on how to set up a basic pantry which is what my link send you to.

If you want a starting recepe (after setting up the pantry) I'd reccomend the hot and sour soup bc it gives you a good idea of the prep while making something that wont burn easely lmao. Also it looks really fancy. (and it freezes well too)

I am bookmarking her website!

Thank you for sharing this!!

I KEEP FORGETTING THEY’RE BIPEDAL 

A featherless biped?

Diogenes:

I adore them.

People who don't re-read books are so funny to me. "I know what happens"..?? Gurl I know what pizza tastes like, still gonna eat another one. I know what a rainbow looks like, you think that'll stop me running outside, camera in hand, to see the next one?

First read is to go “oh, I wonder what happens next. Huh”

Second read onwards is because it was satisfactory and entertaining, and you wish to be entertained.

Third read onwards starts being about how the writer set things up, and appreciating the stuff you missed in context (red herrings, patching holes in unreliable narrator POV, jokes that are funnier when you know the end, puns you didn’t get, passages you appreciate for their craft that you read too quickly to spot before, things you want to check again because you’re writing fanfiction)

Fourth read onwards is to feel The Vibe again; for example, a story you often read over the winter holidays. or you are a little kid and there is some kind of vital nutrient absorption going on.

Fifth read onwards is probably because you’re studying the text and internal mechanisms; for example, when people compliment you on being able to resonate with Pratchett or Tolkien vibes, it will almost certainly be because you have developed a sense of their cadence from studying it on purpose.

Sixth read onwards - you are a parent and it’s the fucking gruffalo

Not all texts hold up to being reread. (Not all are intended to.) ones intended to be reread are often constructed with this in mind and will often have cleverness or craft to reward re-reading.

The 20th read is for DAMMIT, TERRY.

And sometimes you just want to re-savor that one scene as you can feel the expression on the character’s face as you’re making that face while you read.

Well, you know, some bathroom graffiti offers insight.

Red marker handwriting on a bathroom wall. Text reads:

“Boss made a dollar Granddad made a dime But that was a poem From a simpler time.

Boss made a thousand Gave pa a cent But that penny paid the mortgage Or at least it paid the rent

Now Boss makes a million And gives us jack Smugly blames the workers For the labor that he lacks.”

And the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenement halls.

Doorbell camera footage captures first-ever sound of a meteorite hitting Earth as it struck couple’s home

Joe and Laura Velaidum found grey dust scattered outside their house on Prince Edward Island on a summers day last year, which left them rather puzzled.

Upon checking the security footage of their home, they were left shocked after watching a clip that appears to show a rock falling out of the sky and crashing to the ground in close proximity to their home. Take a look here:

Amazed by their discovery, Joe and Laura decided to collect samples of the rock and sent it off to the University of Alberta for further inspection.

Chris Herd, who is the curator of the university’s meteorite collection, was able to confirm where their rock had come from.

And to much excitement of space enthusiasts out there, Herd said the samples had indeed come from outer space.

“As the first and only meteorite from the province of Prince Edward Island, the Charlottetown Meteorite sure announced its arrival in a spectacular way," he told CBC.

“No other meteorite fall has been documented like this, complete with sound. It adds a whole new dimension to the natural history of the Island.”

The expert added: "It’s really awesome. It’s actually the first and only meteorite ever found on the Island, and what a way to make that discovery.

“Every time that this happens, it’s a new sample from space. It’s from the asteroid belt… between Mars and Jupiter, so it’s come a long way.”

Herd went on to tell CBC that meteorites typically travel at around 60,000 kmph (37,280 mph) before slowing down as they approach normal civilisation.

Therefore, the rock likely hit the ground at a speed of 200 kmph (124 mph), according to the expert.

Cool!!!

As we see a barrage of evil executive orders come in, they are not immediately enforceable and will takes months or years to implement.

That’s still not great, but don’t let these pile up to the point of hopelessness. Take a breath, and look community leaders who will fight it every step of the way.

Reminder that when Trump was in office before a LOT of his orders got overturned or held up in lower courts for long enough that they became irrelevant. It also does not mean they WILL be enforced. Stand with your community where you can. The fight is not over. Do not obey in advance.

Last sentence above is the most important. Tyranny requires people to shut up and fall in line. Do not obey in advance.

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The Columnar Basalt in Meshgin-shahr, northwest Iran, is a breathtaking sight. The rock formations are like nothing I've ever seen before. Photo by Afrab Group (Mehdi Javid)/IG

Wow!

hey chat did you guys know there's a whole website with informational videos on the rights you hold when interacting with ICE or witnessing interactions with ICE. all written by immigrants and for immigrants. idk man it'd be a shame if people watched these informational videos y'know.

FYI

For any who need.

RAWRRRR

Get that piggy some coffee, it’s morning time!!!

Awww.

Books: Main characters must follow the plot.

Fanfiction: Okay but what if they went to IKEA and fought over furniture instead?

Welcome to my life

Just in case any of you are confused, TikTok being banned and coming back not even 24 hours later with a giant "we thank President Trump" message is NOT a win. It's a huge red flag and a sign that this was a thousand percent planned.