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Sydney Mortimer Laurence (American, 1865–1940)

Details: breaking waves from paintings by Jeanne Smith.

RIP Nizo Yamamoto, background artist. 📷: Princess Mononoke

“It’s literally impossible to be a woman.

You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow, we're always doing it wrong?

You have to be thin, but not too thin, and you can never say you wanna be thin. You have to say you wanna be healthy, but also, you have to BE THIN.

You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass.

You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean.

You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas.

You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time.

You have to be a career woman, but also, always be looking out for other people.

You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is INSANE, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining!

You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood, but ALWAYS STAND OUT and ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. But never forget that the system is rigged, so find a way to acknowledge that but ALSO, always be grateful!

You have to never get old. Never be rude. Never show off. Never be selfish. Never fall down. Never fail. Never show fear. Never get OUT OF LINE. It's too hard! It's too contradictory, and nobody gives you a medal or says 'thank you!' And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also, everything is your fault.

I'm just so tired of watching myself, and every single other woman tie herself into knots, so that people will like us.

And if all of that, is also true for a doll just representing a woman, then I don't even know." -Gloria the barbie movie

this is it. this is exactly it oh my god.

This is the speech. Write it on every goddamn wall out there.

his legal name being 'and ken' is so genius he's literally just barbie's accessory this movie is for real men

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story 1.02 ‘Honeymoon Bliss’

He is so happy. I have never seen him so… Look at him. Corey Mylchreest as King George III in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)

Well, it’s kind of hard to think of yourself as a duchess when you’re sleeping on a damp floor. But, sure, every lonely girl would hope she’s a princess. Anastasia (1997)

The Mummy dir. Stephen Sommers | 1999

CHARLIZE THERON as LORRAINE BROUGHTON ATOMIC BLONDE 2017 | dir. David Leitch

january is one of those months where you experience every feeling on the human spectrum and you just have to go about your day like that isn't happening

VIGGO MORTENSEN as ARAGORN THE TWO TOWERS, 2002, dir. Peter Jackson bonus:

Sorrynotsorry

RACHEL WEISZ as Evelyn Carnahan in THE MUMMY (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers

Guillermo del Toro had the galaxy brain when he cast Ben Barnes and Andrew Lincoln in their DILF era