✯The Starfish Witch✯

First original Toho Godzilla kaiju since Monster X, and if we're only counting films, the only original kaiju introduced so far in the Reiwa era.

Just these little evolutionary offshoots of Godzilla that act as human scale threats and as reference for the scale of larger kaiju. I'd love to see them appear again, maybe as variants that align with whichever Godzilla exists in the continuity they appear in. Imagine a MinusGoji servum, or a monsterverse servum, or a Shin servum.

When I feel the warmth of your very soul I forget I'm cold and crying

The Doors of Durin are the western gate of Moria, built in the Second Age during a time of friendship between the Elves of Hollin (Eregion in Sindarin) and the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm. This gate was built for the Elves of Hollin, since the main gates are in the East in the Dimrill Dale. The door blends into the rock wall, save for the mithril edging, called Ithildin, which can only be seen under starlight or moonlight. The anvil, crown, and bright star are the symbols of Durin. The stars are the Stars of Fëanor. The trees are the “trees of the High Elves” referring to either Holly trees (Of Hollin), or the Two Trees of Valinor. The C and N in the top corners are the creator’s first initials. The writing on the door states in “Feanorian characters”, which would entail an older version of Tengwar; “Ennyn Durin Aran Moria. Pedo mellon a Minno. Im Narvi hain echant. Celebrimbor o Eregion tethant. I thiw hin”. Which is Sindarin for “The Doors of Durin, Lord of Moria. Speak, friend, and enter. I, Narvi, made them. Celebrimbor of Hollin drew these signs.”. Narvi was dwarven smith. Celebrimbor was a Noldor of Hollin who also crafted the Rings of Power (Not the One Ring). The gate remained open during times of peace, but Sauron’s first war on Middle Earth caused the gate to be closed. Hollin was entirely destroyed during the War of Elves and Sauron. Moria was abandoned because of the Balrog’s emergence. The door remained shut for most of the Third Age, It was referenced when the Dwarves who sought to reclaim Moria attempted to escape, upon exiting the door however Óin was slain by the Watcher In The Water, and the remainder were trapped and slain. The Fellowship of the Ring arrived at the door in an effort to bypass Saruman’s gaze by going through Moria. Gandalf initially forgot the password, but thanks to Merry’s hobbit curiosity regarding the riddle it was solved. The password to open the door is the Sindarin word for friend, “mellon”. The doors were blockaded with rubble by the Watcher In The Water following the Fellowship’s entrance.

a lord of the rings meme [2/5] characters: Aragorn

female awesome meme: [10/10] characters with the best character growth

That is Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s masterpiece, The Rape of Proserpina (aka The Abduction of Proserpina), created between 1621 and 1622 when Bernini was only 23 years old. It’s in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

Art historians call it Baroque drama, the mythological scene where Pluto (Hades), the god of the Underworld, abducts Proserpina (Persephone) to the realm of the dead, while Cerberus—the three-headed hound—barks at their feet.

Georgia O’Keeffe, 1956. Yousuf Karsh. Silver gelatin on card paper.

“Equal Rights and Responsibilities is a basic idea that would have very important psychological effects on women and men from the time they are born. It could very much change the girl child’s idea of her place in the world. I would like each child to feel responsible for the country and that no door for any activity they may choose is closed on account of sex.”