Quand nous en serons au temps des cerises

Top: in Super Mario 64, the third mission of Hazy Maze Cave is called "Metal-Head Mario Can Move!"

Bottom: when the character who has the Metal Cap ability was changed from Mario to Wario in Super Mario 64 DS, the mission was renamed to "Metal-Head Wario Can Move" without an exclamation point.

Note that this is the only mission in the game that lost the exclamation point; others like "Shocking Arrow Lifts!" or "Quick Race Through Downtown!" still retain them in Super Mario 64 DS.

This makes it look as though the came considers Wario being able to move in metallic form to be objectively less exciting than if it were Mario instead.

water 🟩

soap 🟩

I try not to make sweeping statements but I think there’s a case to be made for bernini as the greater sculptor there’s ever been.

here’s his bust of costanza bonarelli

here’s apollo and daphne from the front, where she’s mostly human

from the back, where she’s mostly tree

and details

Insanely detailed feet with veins from “Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius”

Another foot from the same statue because a) he textured underside of the foot and the folds of skin in the arch and b) can you see the light coming through the thin marble between the toes?

One of the mouths of Cerberus from “The Rape of Prosperina”.

Prosperina/Persephone’s facial expression and HAIR TEXTURE

Hades’ hair as well - this man was entirely too good at making CURLS out of ROCK.

A (poorly lit) close-up on the tree textures from “Apollo and Daphne”.

Hand, sling, and rock from “David” which I think deserves to be at LEAST as well-known as Michelangelo’s. Saw them two days apart and I prefer Bernini, honestly.

Facial expression from “David” - I just love the character in this so much.

Kind of a weird angle but look at the texturing on the sling pouch!!!

We also got to see one of Bernini’s earliest works (possibly his very first) in the Uffizi; it’s not currently on display, unfortunately, but look at this:

Forgive the poor photo quality but. He was 14 when he carved this. FOURTEEN.

Man was a straight-up wizard.