#quality culture

[the-october-country]

A wonderful analysis of Over the Garden Wall, from its aesthetic and storytelling ancestry to - particularly - its emotional resonance.

#over the garden wall #animation #autumn #halloween #cartoons #videos #quality culture #Youtube

[phantom-of-thee-library]

#lady gaga #music #art #quality culture #background noise #favourites #favourites: videos #Youtube

[beautyindiversity]

Rush Hour: An Unexpected Image of Black and Asian Solidarity | Video Essay

This was soooooo good!!! And my fav was in it giving the black perspective 🥺

#rush hour #black and asian #video essay #fd signifier #quality culture #I'm definitely in the camp of:girl that shit was ridiculous and funny and poc being friends 🤷🏾‍♀️ #like.....and the fact that apparently they're still friends to this day 🥺🥺🥺🥺 #Youtube

[firespirited]

Deep dive into the themes in Ghibli Movies. 1h40mins (with chapters if like me, you prefer to watch in parts)

#saf #video essay #quality culture #studio ghibli #hayao miyazaki

[solacefruit]

The Conflicting Ideas of Hayao Miyazaki  |  Quality Culture

#studio ghibli #hayao miyazaki #video essay #quality culture #really really enjoyed this entire thing. i wrote my undergrad honours thesis on three studio ghibli films by miyazaki #and could honestly talk about this collection of works for hours. this essay is a very pleasant introduction to core themes. #if you've got a couple of hours and like relaxed thoughtful discussion about contradictory ideals in beautiful films i recommend this

[phantom-at-the-library]

#frog & toad #literature #videos #quality culture #arnold lobel #youtube #queer history #children literature #authors #slice of life #cottagecore #background noise #favourites

[kinsey3furry300]

#quality culture #nope #nope 2022 #nope film #junji itō #neo western #neon genesis evangelion

[amarrymeinbostonwriter]

#this was cool #frog and toad #cottage core #video essay #arnold lobel #books #quality culture #nostalgia #philosophy #youtube #reblog

[panicinthestudio]

Fresh Off the Boat & The Limits of Asian Representation, March 8, 2023

In this video, I discuss ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat and examine how the historical lack of Asian representation caused it—and seemingly all Asian American stories—to be scrutinized with an intense microscope by Asian Americans. I also try to break down why it’s been so important for us to have a “perfect portrayal” and what I feel the solution to this elusive depiction might be.

Quality Culture

#Quality Culture #Margaret Cho #Eddie Huang #Fresh Off the Boat #television #pop culture #Constance Wu #Randall Park #assimilation #erasure #film #narrative #representation #perception #racism #whitewashing #stereotypes #abuse #sexism #model minority

[byfeldonscane]

#Miyazaki #Quality culture

[ayankun]

Quality Culture: The Conflicting Ideals of Hayao Miyazaki | Video Essay

#Quality Culture #Miyazaki #video essay #Youtube

[cardentist]

I love yuri memes, but at this point it feels like half the time the joke is just "romance between queer men is shallow and meaningless," and I'm being expected to laugh at it when I'm the butt of said joke

#discourse #no actually #you Can't replace 'yaoi' with 'men who love men' and have it read the same #one is a genre that's well known for being fetishistic and often times in poor quality #(which doesn't make everything that falls under that label meaningless but Does justify it's place in pop culture) #the other is gay people #I hope this helps

[phantom-of-thee-library]

#dr seuss #literature #media #capitalism #war #anti war #history #usa #literary history #racism #representation matters #world war 2 #facism #japanese representation #asian representation #background noise #favourites #critical #critical: dr seuss #critical: media #critical: literature #censorship #quality culture #Youtube

[nyxofdemons]

okay so the main criticism i've been seeing against episode 8 is that beelzebub (among other things) is "too nice" to be the sin of gluttony, because she's an attentive hostess, because she expresses worry over blitz's excess drinking, etc., and i wanna talk about it.

the thing is, i feel like this complaint is rooted in the most basic, somewhat cliche idea of the sin of gluttony, and a somewhat boring approach to bee's character in general. the idea is that, as the sin of gluttony, bee should be encouraging over-indulgence, excess, and the self-destructive aspects of party culture and drinking.

but she's the queen bee. she clearly explains that she can feel the "energy" of everyone at her party, and i think that's very important to analyzing exactly what gluttony means to her. instead of indulging in food and alcohol and drugs and being selfish (as gluttony is generally expected to be about), bee feeds on the ENERGY of the demons around her. and in order to get the best energy she can, she needs to be making sure everyone is actually having FUN and having a good time. gluttony, in this sense, is about EXTRAVAGANCE, having the best quality of everything, rather than just everything in general.

i also think this is why she was so put-off by blitz's actions. when he chugs the entire barrel of alcohol and then is absolutely wasted beyond all reason for the rest of the party, he's NOT actually engaging in her sin. he's not being gluttonous; he's not drinking to have a good time or to indulge or to have fun - he's drowning himself in alcohol because he's trying to forget and ignore all his problems, which is a sin much more akin to pride. his energy feels bad to bee because he's not having fun, he's deeply hurt and trying to distract himself by being self-destructive, which is NOT what her sin is about.

(also, remember, this is supposed to be part TWO of the finale. meaning, this episode (and the introduction of bee's character) directly goes hand-in-hand with the introduction of asmodeus, who's entire club IS about indulgence and depravity and everything you'd expect from the sin of lust. bee and the gluttony party are meant to be a direct foil to the energy of ozzie's.)

#like. gluttony is about the best QUALITY of everything of wanting the best that you can get #as opposed to lust or greed; which seem to be more about depravity and wanting EVERYTHING #also like. something so so good about gluttony being all about the positive aspects of party culture #the joy the color the vibrancy; encouraging moderation and being an attentive host etc etc #like what a subversion of expectations. i think it works SO well and stands as a really good foil to most of the other sins we've seen #anyway. rant done #mine #helluva boss #helluva boss spoilers #helluva boss queen bee #helluva boss beelzebub #beelzebub helluva boss #beelzebub #e: queen bee #analysis

[penelope-kat]

Analia the Bee

I made this after finding a bee that I thought was dead, but was actually still alive, barely.

I don't usually name my specimens, but I asked my best friend if she wanted a bee named after her and she said "yes" (btw her name is pronounced "ah-nah-LEE-ah", not "an-NAH-lia").

Of all the animals I've found, this one made me the saddest.

Here are some pictures of the bee right after I found it and thought it was dead:

And here are some pictures I took of it today:

Rest In Peace, small bee friend.

#vulture culture #dead animals #dead things #bugs #insects #bees #invertebrates #Penelope Kat #my art #science #biology #goblincore #tumblr please don't crunch the quality on the art plz plz plz plz plz it's nice and crisp plz plz plz plz #I've been informed that this is a bee-mimicking fly #super cool! #I love learning new things :) #long post

[phantom-at-the-library]

#pinocchio #pinocchio 2022 #guilermo del toro #quality culture #favourites #background noise #media #literature #carlo collodi