The Moon Will Sing a Song and So We Must Sing in Turn

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my professor’s take is that mary shelley is feminizing victor throughout the novel, as a way of flipping gender roles and putting a male character through female experiences.

evidence as explained:

victor is creating life. he is putting his health at risk (spends two years with little sleep or socialization) to bring life forth into this world

his illness after he is shocked by the creature coming to life is akin to both ‘hysteria’ and postpartum depression

he pretty much swoons, let’s be honest

henry clerval, a man who has been characterized as manly and heroic, has to chase after damsel-in-distress victor and care for him as he convalesces 

afterward, he hides what he did and went through, for fear that others will label him crazy and emotional and not believe him. sound familiar?

Victor in general is more emotional than the other characters and is constantly tempering his reactions to not be seen as irrational 

the book does not otherwise have central female characters 

Also, Shelley’s mother died in childbirth. It’s interesting, then, that Shelley presents the creation of life as something horrific and damaging. She parallels Victor with her mother.

- apothecary diaries: it's pushing 50 episodes (i think 48 currently), but a young woman training to be an apothecary in tang (i think?) china is kidnapped and brought to the outer palace as a servant. she stumbles into a mystery where her training becomes useful. the series follows her and the mysteries she encounters as she builds alliances among powerful figures in the palace and the court. it is a mystery from her perspective and a romance from the male lead's perspective.

- heaven official's blessing: on his third ascension to heaven, the god xie lian accidentally destroys another god's palace. he returns to the mortal realm to begin working off his debt. while there, he investigates a series of missing brides and meets a mysterious man dressed in red.

- smoking with you behind the supermarket: this literally just dropped as 12 mini episodes. there is supposed to be more coming out in july. a middle-aged office worker works late and is generally miserable but one of his few joys is the seeing the cashier who works the night shift at the supermarket. one day after stopping in, he tries to smoke a cigarette outside and realizes there is no spaces for smoking around the store. on his search, he finds a young woman smoking behind the store.

a gentle noble's vacation recommendations (that might not be the exact title; i'm working off of my memory, sorry): a man gets isekai'd to another world where he is constantly mistaken for a noble. he registers as an adventurer and works with a notorious lone wolf to explore and learn about the world he has been transported to.

The Summer Hikaru Died. It's not him. His face, his memories twisted into a convincing facade so this monster can roam free. And no one else sees it, no one knows but Hikaru's best friend, Yoshiki, who mourns him in silence while still befriending this imposter.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. A centuries old elven mage has had her grand adventure, she was in the Party of Heroes to defeat the demon king, but when her old companion passes away she comes to realize she didn't truly know him, and regrets not making any greater efforts to. As she travels to Aureole, the land of the dead, she learns more about humanity and relationships than in all her long life.

Violet Evergarden. (I haven't seen it in forever, forgive if I misremember) A child soldier, discharged from the military, finds herself employed as a doll (?), typing and writing letters for those who cannot. In writing for others she learns about herself and finally uncovers the answer to her long held question, "what does 'I love you' mean?"

Ramparts of Ice. Slice of life abt this girl trying to make more friends but she has a tendency to push ppl away

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Showing off the Arapaima I made! (Pattern also made by me)

The Amur Leopard and Clouded Leopard (which recently celebrated its 50th cub born at the zoo!)

The Sumatran Tiger

The Red Ruffed Lemur and Ring-Tailed Lemur

The Cotton-Top Tamarin and White-Cheeked Gibbon

The Colobus Monkey and De Brazza’s Monkey

And the Mexican Spider Monkey!