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fishingboatproceeds: the-blog-of-anne-frank: I just realized that “pun intended” is a pun on...

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:53 -0400

the-blog-of-anne-frank:

I just realized that “pun intended” is a pun on “unintended” and I’m literally about to gouge my eyes out I’m so angry

This. Changes. Everything.

Dude, your working at Apple? That's awesome! I'm jelly. :)

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:13:17 -0400

I am, it’s a really nice job. I’m enjoying it a lot. How’s teaching and stuff going?

edwardspoonhands: THIS. IS. INFURIATING. I know that Good...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:01:05 -0400

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edwardspoonhands:

THIS. IS. INFURIATING.

I know that Good Morning America isn’t news, I know that they don’t matter, and I know that it doesn’t matter what they think about online video. But after watching this puffy hatchet job, I could not not post about it. Let’s just go through this point by point.

Jenna Marbles is the “Queen of Clicks.” This is a seemingly innocuous phrase, but it’s indicative of the attitude here, making Jenna’s success not about the significance of what she does, but about a meaningless activity that other people do “clicking.” It removes all significance from the interaction people have with Jenna. This is what we call a backhanded compliment.

“So Many teens and tweens hanging on her every word.” This is GMA’s attempt at attempting to make this story relevant to the people (moms) who watch their show. Except they miss the point that MOST OF THOSE MOMS WATCH JENNA MARBLES! They have no idea…NOT IDEA of Jenna’s reach because (apparently) they have NEVER USED AN INTERNET.

Which is pretty insane considering that apparently she has “over a billion followers” on YouTube. This is a fact that can be checked and found wanting with a very limited understanding of reality (never mind the internet) since only 750 million people in the world SPEAK ENGLISH.

“She may just be the most famous person you’ve never heard of.” Another backhanded compliment.

Next we compare her facebook to JLaw and her instagram to Oprah…more attempts to connect with the issues moms in America really care about.

“And all for making videos about, well, nothing.” REALLY?! DID YOU WATCH ANY OF THE VIDEOS?! First, comedy doesn’t have to be about something. But more importantly, Jenna’s videos aren’t about nothing, they’re about culture and sexism and growing up. Hiding in amongst all that “nothing” are often poignant insights.

And now we arrive at the interview portion, which is the most frustrating for me, and has to be much worse for Jenna. They intersperse Jenna’s comments with the most inane and out of context clips they can find, and then ask Jenna a total of TWO QUESTIONS.

1. What does it feel like to get a bunch of views? Which is innocuous.

…and the kicker…

2. Do you think you deserve to have as many fans as you do?

Which is just…makes me…on fire…flames!

The only way to ask that question is if you, as an interviewer, have made your mind up that the person does NOT deserve their success. And in the end, that’s how the entire segment feels to me, a bunch of people making fun of a creator who they are threatened by and who they do not understand. And of course they’re threatened by it, Jenna Marbles (on her own, with a cheap camera) can make a video that gets more viewed by more people than an episode of Good Morning America.

Instead of talking about anything interesting or criticizing Jenna for legitimate reasons (which they could have done) GMA spent five minutes making fun of one of the most influential creators that exists in the world right now. But what’s worse is they didn’t criticize her for legitimate reasons, they made fun of her for NOT MATTERING…for not being important…for being a meaningless cultural blip that they’re certain will just disappear. You wanna talk about something ridiculous…it’s you GMA, not Jenna.

Again, I don’t care that GMA doesn’t care about online video. I’m happy flying under the cultural radar for another few years, doing interesting things without legacy media paying attention (or, even with them actively attempting to marginalize us.) But I couldn’t watch this load of BS without commenting on it.

So Jenna, while I don’t agree with everything you’ve ever said, you absolutely deserve your success. You are innovative, intelligent, and hilarious. GMA is acting like you’re the new girl in school that all the cute boys like better than them and, guess what, you are.

marasbazaar: laurenge: animationtidbits: How to Train Your...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:42 -0400

marasbazaar:

laurenge:

animationtidbits:

How to Train Your Dragon 2 - First Look

ERMAGHERD.

Seriously though, they need to tone Hiccup down a little because DANG…

I second the ERMAHGERD. Totally nerding out right now!

thefrogman: I know it’s hard to get tumblr folks to watch...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:20:34 -0400

thefrogman:

I know it’s hard to get tumblr folks to watch videos, but I think you’ll enjoy this.

Dog Wants a Kitty by Pets Add Life

[h/t: aowliver]

turntechgoddamnit: tinycartridge: Animal Crossing: New Leaf...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:45:27 -0400

turntechgoddamnit:

tinycartridge:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf 3DS XL bundle for the U.S.

As expected! Priced at $219, releasing with the game on June 9.
PREORDER Animal Crossing: New Leaf ($5 OFF, June 9), upcoming games
Uwoh.. What a cute DS

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:00:53 -0400

areyoutryingtodeduceme: alphalewolf: Deleted scene from The...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:40 -0400

areyoutryingtodeduceme:

alphalewolf:

Deleted scene from The Avengers. { x }

me too, kiddo

The Orion Nebula

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:00:27 -0400

The Orion Nebula

centreoftardis: Where do you want to go, eh?What do you want to...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:01:09 -0400

centreoftardis:

Where do you want to go, eh?
What do you want to see?

manhatingmermaid: Audrey says “ your gender roles”

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:01:25 -0400

manhatingmermaid:

Audrey says “ your gender roles”

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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:01:38 -0400

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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:02:07 -0400

geryri: I watched “The Croods” with my family the other day…...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:01:11 -0400

geryri:

I watched “The Croods” with my family the other day… beautiful movie.

favorite animated movies » The Secret of NIMH...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:01:54 -0400

favorite animated movies » The Secret of NIMH (1982)
↳ “Courage of the heart is very rare. The stone has a power when it’s there.”

belugachop: jonnyluvssherlock: belugachop: This is the free...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:01:01 -0400

belugachop:

jonnyluvssherlock:

belugachop:

This is the free Sherlock comics I was giving away at AE in November. So here it is, for everyone who weren’t there…

It’s been a while and right now all I remember is that I changed things around a bit to avoid too many talking heads… and that I wished to draw more Sherlock but..

This is not funny.

i wish it didn’t end on such angry note. it seems like john and sherlock don’t like each each other. which i know they do but still. john saying he doesn’t miss sherlock and sherlock saying he doesn’t care if if john sees him seems wrong.

hahaha oh man I hate to explain what I draw
Though reading this makes me feel rather successful at what I tried to do. Thanks <3

Roger from One Hundred and One Dalmatians , animated by Milt...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:01:31 -0400

Roger from One Hundred and One Dalmatians , animated by Milt Kahl .

sean3116: the one change I was totally okay with the movie...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:01:10 -0400

sean3116:

the one change I was totally okay with the movie making

jtotheizzoe: via danorst: Moon Rise Time Slice…. this is a...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:00:57 -0400

jtotheizzoe:

via danorst:

Moon Rise Time Slice…. this is a collage of 11 photos taken over 27 minutes and 59 seconds

Gorgeous. Also photographic proof that the moon is not, in fact, larger near the horizon. That is merely an illusion.

What do they call that illusion? “The Moon Illusion” of course. ASAPScience did a really nice video about it.

Not only that, but see how the moon is red near the horizon? That’s because of the same science that makes the sunsets red and orange! And I did a video about that: “Why is the Sky Any Color At All?”

It all comes together, man! Science!

tema-lizzy: Original~

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:00:45 -0400

tema-lizzy:

Original~

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fishingboatproceeds: the-blog-of-anne-frank: I just realized that “pun intended” is a pun on...

Dude, your working at Apple? That's awesome! I'm jelly. :)

edwardspoonhands: THIS. IS. INFURIATING. I know that Good...

marasbazaar: laurenge: animationtidbits: How to Train Your...

thefrogman: I know it’s hard to get tumblr folks to watch...

turntechgoddamnit: tinycartridge: Animal Crossing: New Leaf...

Animal Crossing: New Leaf 3DS XL bundle for the U.S.

Photo

areyoutryingtodeduceme: alphalewolf: Deleted scene from The...

The Orion Nebula

centreoftardis: Where do you want to go, eh?What do you want to...

manhatingmermaid: Audrey says “ your gender roles”

Photo

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geryri: I watched “The Croods” with my family the other day…...

favorite animated movies » The Secret of NIMH...

belugachop: jonnyluvssherlock: belugachop: This is the free...

Roger from One Hundred and One Dalmatians , animated by Milt...

sean3116: the one change I was totally okay with the movie...

jtotheizzoe: via danorst: Moon Rise Time Slice…. this is a...

tema-lizzy: Original~