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earthrevolvesaroundben: deareje: full size high res»>...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:31:32 -0400

deareje:

full size high res»> http://imgbox.com/g/UslWy4DEQZ

Benedict Cumberbatch speaks with the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex as they attend a Garden Party Queen Elizabeth is hosting at Buckingham Palace on June 6, 2013.

… this might sound irreverent but he actually looks like a prince …

I predict he will be a knight, eventually.

Preface to Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Long Stories, Arthur...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:12:42 -0400

Preface to Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Long Stories, Arthur Conan Doyle, June 1929

tea-at-221b: The Adventure of the Dying Detective Illustration...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:13:52 -0400

tea-at-221b:

The Adventure of the Dying Detective

Illustration by: Frederic Dorr Steele

romantic-chamber-of-the-heart: I went through my Dictionary of...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:21 -0400

romantic-chamber-of-the-heart:

I went through my Dictionary of English Language and Culture and found this and it made me laugh because it’s incorrect on so many levels.

Well, technically he is “known for” these things, it’s just that he didn’t actually do half of them! At least they didn’t say he was an opium addict— that is a weird piece of mistaken fanon I have stumbled across at least twice recently.

I suspect this dictionary is for children, so mention of drug use would be inappropriate. Also, Holmes himself would bristle at the claim that he “guesses.” To him, it was a “shocking habit.” Rather, he developed one or more theories based upon the evidence and then tested the theories and/or sought more evidence to determine which one was correct. But perhaps that is a concept beyond the scope of this book!

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:20 -0400

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"You’re under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:31:17 -0400

“You’re under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago.”

- Grow every second (via felicefawn)

Alternate scene from the original STXI script

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:25:09 -0400

ussawesome:

                         ALTERNATE SCENE B

                         SPOCK PRIME
           Then I ask that you do yourself a
           favor... put away logic, and do what
           feels right. The world you've inherited
           lives in the shadow of incalculable
           devastation... but there's no reason you
           must face it alone.

And from around his neck, he removes the PENDANT that until now,
we've only caught glimpses of. Places it on the table beside
his younger self. The feeling in his eyes is profound...

                         SPOCK PRIME (CONT'D)
           This was a gift to me.   Representing...
           a dream. One we were unable to fulfill.
                   (softly)
           The way you can now.

And moves to the door.    Stops.   Offers the VULCAN SALUTE:

                         SPOCK PRIME (CONT'D)
           As my customary farewell would appear
           oddly self serving, I will simply say...
           good luck.

Their eyes hold. Spock turns, disappearing into the corridor.
Young Spock stares at the empty doorway a beat, his mind a
jumble of thoughts. Looks to the pendant... and realizes it's a
HOLO-EMITTER. After considering a beat, he hits an activation
button and a MOVING HOLOGRAPHIC MESSAGE materializes before him:

CAPTAIN JAMES T. KIRK. WILLIAM SHATNER.      As always, brash, wry,
confident -- and SINGING:

                         KIRK/ SHATNER
           Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to
           you...
                   (stops, grins)
           I know I know, it's illogical to
           celebrate something you had nothing to do
           with, but I haven't had the chance to
           congratulate you on your appointment to
           the ambassadorship so I thought I'd seize
           the occasion... Bravo, Spock -- they tell
           me your first mission may take you away
           for awhile, so I'll be the first to wish
           you luck... and to say...
                   (beat, emotional)
           I miss you, old friend.

... and we're PUSHING IN on Young Spock, taking in the image of
Kirk's future self, the message, but above all -- the clear,
unquestionable friendship these two men had...

INT. CORRIDOR - CONTINUOUS

As Spock Prime walks off down the corridor, he passes right by a
man conferring with a nurse -- the man pauses, turns... it's
SAREK. Suddenly overcome by a feeling that the stranger who's
just passed him is... oddly familiar.

                         KIRK/SHATNER (V.O.)
           I suppose I'd always imagined us...
           outgrowing Starfleet together. Watching
           life swing us into our Emeritus years...

romantic-chamber-of-the-heart: maudelynn: Another 221b...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:21:05 -0400

romantic-chamber-of-the-heart:

maudelynn:

Another 221b illustration, this time from The Strand Magazine, c.1950

click here for a much bigger version http://www.sherlockian.net/graphics/floorplan.jpg

Floorplans that have the bed in the middle of the room always seem so weird to me. Maybe it was easier for servants to change the sheets? I’ll have to look at “The Dying Detective” again and see if it actually says Holmes’ bed is in the middle of the room…

Well…Watson WAS able to hide behind it, which he couldn’t have done if it were against the wall….

otherpleasespecify: lokis-army-at-221b: BENNY IS COMING TO...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:50:33 -0400

otherpleasespecify:

lokis-army-at-221b:

BENNY IS COMING TO TORONTO ONTARIO

danceforthatanarchy: violentwaters: start-the-riot: you dont...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:23 -0400

danceforthatanarchy:

violentwaters:

start-the-riot:

you dont mess with the moms

That’s love. “)

parenting: you’re doing it right.

I LOVE YOU MOM! *tears*

cheers, to all the beautiful mothers of the revolution.

#CHANGEBRAZIL Masterpost: Understanding the cause

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:03:54 -0400

forgottencapital:

I sure hope you are seeing a bunch of stuff about Brazil, either on Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook or TV. But I need you to understand what is going on. What’s truly going on around here. So I prepared this masterpost, a list of links that should explain this to you!

Some background:

Brazil is one of the most corrupt governments in the world

Our government doesn’t take care of us

And goes unpunished, leaving us conformed

Mostly because we have laws that they can manipulate to protect themselves, seen here and here.

There’s so many problems with our government it’s hard to list everything.

What triggered the people:

Is Brazil ready to host the 2014 World Cup? (With this government? No.)

Football being used to distract the people from the World Cup and corruption issues

In Brazil, you work 5 months a year to pay tax. By the age of 70, the average Brazilian will have worked 30 years just to pay tax. Brazilians pay around 61 different taxes

“Several of these stadiums risk becoming white elephants,”

José Sarney, an undistinguished but influential former president, earns 62,000 reais a month

81 senators in the upper house will have parity with the country’s Supreme Court judges, earning R$26,723.13 (£10,063) a month.

The bus pass is now 20 centavos (10 cents) more expensive in 22 May. 10 cents for each bus ride (some people take 2 different buses to get to work, so that would be at least 4 bus rides a day) for each person in São Paulo alone (with a population of 11.32 million), we know damn well what are they doing.

Where the protest begins

First protest in Porto Alegre in March 2013, when protesters convinced the local city hall to reduce the fare price.

In Goiania, 16 May also before the prices were officially changed, where two buses were incinerated and two buses were stoned, but leaving no victims on behalf of the protesters.

There was another protest in Goiania, on 6 June, where the fares were brought back to their previous price by judge Fernando de Mello Xavier.

An then finally, São Paulo.

I say finally because the São Paulo protests were everywhere in the news.

The city hall announced the raise of the tickets prices from R$3,00 to R$3,20, starting on 2 June. It’s one of the most expensive bus tickets in the country.

Not just the bus tickets, but healthcare, economy and education are being left aside in order to steal from us and invest as much money as possible in the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup.

13th June 2013: The day 5 thousand protesters occupied Avenida Paulista, one of the most important avenues in São Paulo. There was a worldwide repercussion to it.

There was also a protest on 16 June in Brasília, our capital, right before a Brazil vs Japan football match. “They are building these overpriced stadiums and are not worrying about the situation of their own people.”

There was a protest today on Maracanã, one of the stadiums where 2013 Confederations Cup is taking place, a match between Italy and Mexico. And yes, it was violent.

In all of these cases, most of Brazil’s media websites (like Veja, one of the most important and influential Brazilian magazines) blamed the protesters, saying the police was violent because they were violent first, saying the protesters deserved what they got, calling them troublemakers (among other names)

Even though “innocent people” (non-protesters) were injured by the police, like people passing by and reporters.

I won’t link you pictures of the victims specifically, but you can see some here. TW violence TW blood TW bruises.

Examples of the police being violent with protestants (TW violence):

A group of people are yelling “no violence” in portuguese, as the police shoots rubber bullets at them

Same scene, from another point of view

Repercussion:

Please Help Us Change Brazil: Why we are saying #changebrazil

There are protests about this all over the world!

Dublin, Ireland, scheduled for 1pm local time Sunday in sign of solidarity with Brazilian protesters, many of whom are university students.

Dozens of demonstrations are also being organized in other cities, including Paris, Madrid, London, Berlin, Brussels, Boston, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Montreal, Mexico City and Buenos Aires. In general, the actions are scheduled for Tuesday.

So please, hear us out! Don’t let the media fool you about what is going on. Support us, we want to change Brazil! I will be updating this post with more information and news! Please reblog, watch this video and support us!

The Daily Blog

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:34:19 -0400

I’ve run out of followers to promote, so now I’m going to promote blogs that don’t follow me, but that I follow anyway.

This is because I like these blogs so well, I really don’t care whether they follow me or not.

ancient-serpent: This blog is like a theatre of the arcane. A sanctuary for the strange. If there is an Indiana Jones-like current in you that bends toward ancient tombs, anatomy subjects,eerie or sacred objects, exotic places and soaring operas, you can get your daily fix here. It’s like sneaking into a forgotten archive of the British Museum and dabbling around. The only thing I dislike about it - and which is a problem with a lot of Tumblr blogs - is that if you choose to reblog something and then return to the blog, it kicks you back up to the top and you lose your place.

ancient-serpent: Patrick Cassidy - “Vide Cor Meum” This song is...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:34:12 -0400

ancient-serpent:

Patrick Cassidy - “Vide Cor Meum”

This song is based on Dante’s “La Vita Nuova”, specifically on the sonnet “A ciascun’alma presa”, in chapter 3 of the “Vita Nuova”. The song was produced by Patrick Cassidy and Hans Zimmer and was performed by Libera / Lyndhurst Orchestrathe, conducted by Gavin Greenaway. Singers are Danielle de Niese and Bruno Lazzaretti, who play Beatrice and Dante, respectively.

ancient-serpent: Alhambra, Spain, by Arshad Habib

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:34:04 -0400

ancient-serpent:

Alhambra, Spain, by Arshad Habib

gamesafoot: Happy Birthday to our beloved Sherlock Holmes...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:21:58 -0400

gamesafoot:

Happy Birthday to our beloved Sherlock Holmes actor, Basil Rathbone! Here is a bit of trivia some of you may or may not already know: in the Rat Trap scene, Basil’s sea captain disguise was based on the same disguise Holmes (Rathbone) wore in the 1942 film, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon. Holmes even goes to a seedy pub to try and obtain information on the whereabouts of Moriarty.

Image of Basil Rathbone © Universal Pictures
Basil of Baker Street is © Eve Titus/Disney

ireallyshouldbedrawing: My first Rathbone Holmes ever.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:06:54 -0400

ireallyshouldbedrawing:

My first Rathbone Holmes ever.

The Scarlet Claw (1944)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:38:00 -0400

Sherlock Holmes: “Canada - the lynch pin of the English speaking world. Her relations of friendly intimacy with the United States on the one hand and her unswerving fidelity to the British commonwealth and the motherland on the other. Canada - the link that joins together these two great branches of the human family.”

Dr. John H. Watson: Churchill say that?

Sherlock Holmes: Yes, Watson, Churchill.”

Holmes’ shout out to Canada comes at the end of the wartime film “The Scarlet Claw,” which was set in Quebec. “Claw” is probably my favorite of Universal Studio’s Rathbone/Bruce films: eerie, moody and delightfully campy (as always). All the props are there: An obscure village named La Morte Rouge (The Red Death), lots of fog, weird local denizens and “boggy holes” for Watson to fall into and a killer whom everyone believes is of supernatural origin.

What more could one possibly want?

Watson gets tipsy with the postman while allegedly helping Holmes investigate…

…but sobers up fast when he learns Holmes may be in danger out on the marshes alone.

yunnbou231: Mongol

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:58:19 -0400

yunnbou231:

Mongol

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