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The Jaguarundi.🔊Sound on

And part 2. There is 11 days still to listen to it (till 22.1.2023).

Playing in the Dark: Neil Gaiman and the BBC Symphony was a 2019 event with Neil reading stories and BBC Orchestra playing music where David Tennant appeared as a surprise guest :).

The Good Omens segment (Neil’s introduction, David reading the drunk AC scene, Amanda Palmer singing A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square) starts at part 2 at 39:50 :). And there is a Good Omens Theme played by the orchestra at the beginning of part 1 :) 

the mercyverse fancast → luke grimes as WARREN SMITH

Isabela Madrigal was born on August 7, the day of the battle of Boyaca and the month during which the Festival of Flowers is celebrated. 

Dolores’ birthday is August 31, coinciding with the International Day for People of African descent as well as Saint Raymond Nonnatus’ Feast Day, said Saint also being the patron saint of confidentiality. 

Mirabel’s birthday is March 6, the same as Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as an homage to him due to his works being the Encanto staff’s inspiration for magical realism. 

Luisa’s birthday is November 14, also known as the Civic Day of the Colombian Woman, which itself is set on the date of the execution of Colombian war heroine and spy Policarpa Salavarrieta. 

Camilo was born on December 28, which is also Holy Innocents Day, the Colombian equivalent of April Fool’s Day. 

Julieta, Pepa, and Bruno are born on October 17, tragically, coinciding with the date of the start of the Thousand Days’ War. 

Agustin was born on June 19, which is Fathers’ Day in Colombia. 

Felix’s birthday is November 11, which is also Cartagena’s Independence Day. 

And finally, little Antonio was born on May 21, which falls on the same date as Afro-Colombian Day. 

Alma’s birthday is currently unknown. 

 special thanks to @sanktnikolais ​ for editing my messy thoughts, i adore you

  As a Colombian woman, it really warms my heart to see how many people are loving Encanto—all the positive reactions and the praise the movie has received not only from the critics but from the audience in general make me happy beyond measure. I, as well as pretty much everyone in this country, have always resented the negative representation we have had in the media. 

  For instance, “Narcos” is one of the best examples of this hurtful representation that continues to profit from some of the darkest moments of recent history, events that we all would like to bury in the past.

  Nonetheless, the discourse I have seen about Encanto, especially on Tumblr, has disappointed me greatly. Most people have focused on coming out with headcanons about the characters’ sexuality and gender, or writing Camilo x reader fics (do you realize he’s a teenager? please stop) shifting completely the real focus of the movie. Listen, I am not going to tell anyone what to do or to gatekeep these characters. The fact that you think Isabela is a lesbian doesn’t bother me; what I’d really like to remind people of, specially queer white folks, is that this movie isn’t for you. 

  This movie was made first and foremost for Colombians and Latinos. Therefore, when a movie like Encanto, which excels in every aspect and has finally given us the representation that we have been dying for, gets its every valuable aspect outshone by these woke and for the most part ridiculous takes (Bruno is autistic bc the knock on wood thing? Tell me you are white without telling me you are white.)  It is expected that people like me won’t feel happy.  

  That being said, in this post I want to tell you about the amazing job Disney made at representing the armed conflict in my country and what this representation and the song “Dos Oruguitas” mean for Colombian people.

little mermaid: ocean princess wants to go to the land

moana: land princess wants to go to the ocean

little mermaid: big scary ocean lady is the enemy

moana: big scary land lady is actually a friend

little mermaid: villain has a necklace of magical importance

moana: hero has a necklace of magical importance

little mermaid: small good crab