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The Great Gatsby -Baz Luhrman (2013) ↳ “I couldn’t forgive him...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:36:29 -0700

The Great Gatsby -Baz Luhrman (2013)
↳ “I couldn’t forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

hybridlovelies: Amazon Creating a Publishing Platform Where Fan...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:18 -0700

hybridlovelies:

Amazon Creating a Publishing Platform Where Fan Fiction Authors Get Paid.

Today, Amazon Publishing announces Kindle Worlds, the first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties for doing so. Amazon Publishing has secured licenses from Warner Bros. Television Group’s Alloy Entertainment division for its New York Times best-selling book series Gossip Girl, by Cecily von Ziegesar; Pretty Little Liars, by Sara Shepard; and Vampire Diaries, by L.J. Smith; and plans to announce more licenses soon. Through these licenses, Kindle Worlds will allow any writer to publish authorized stories inspired by these popular Worlds and make them available for readers to purchase in the Kindle Store. [x]

So Alloy aka, the owners of TVD are on board with this. I’m a little dubious. As a fic author who puts a lot of time and effort into my fics, I would love to earn a little something. But if I were a writer and people were making money off my original works, I might be a little upset.

Also, to me, it sort of diminishes the fact that most fan fiction is written from a place or pure love, enthusiasm, and imagination. Putting a price tag on it all seems to dampen the whole idea that is Fic.

I don’t know. Thoughts anyone?

On the one hand this is great and it might even raise the quality of many fanfic writers I just wonder how much traction it will get and if other groups will sign on.

his face when he looks at her

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:48:38 -0700

his face when he looks at her

caterinasforzas: “You talked to one of my lieutenants. He has,...

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:11:42 -0700

caterinasforzas:

“You talked to one of my lieutenants. He has, over the years, played the role repeatedly and with great conviction. More often than not, he’s done so to protect my identity. Other times, it was because I suspected a potential client might.. struggle with my gender. As if men had a monopoly on murder.”

#let me explain to you how genius the deconstruction of Irene Adler is #because in making her a conscious manipulation; an artful and purposeful creation by moriarty in order to ensnare sherlock #they have destroyed The Woman; the one individual who eclipsed the whole of her sex and at whose feet Sherlock fell #they’ve taken the goddess down off her pillar and revealed the woman in the fridge was a doll all along #Irene Adler is only a story; can only ever be a story; because there is no Woman #only women #and they are villains as well as heroines and they are clever even when they make mistakes and they can hold the world together whether to take advantage of it or to save it for the people they love but there is no Woman #there never could be #and Sherlock had to learn that #elementary #the best goddamn show #your favs could never

jason

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:07:53 -0700

jason

vampire-del: The Originals Cast - BTS Photoshoot

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:04:23 -0700

vampire-del:

The Originals Cast - BTS Photoshoot

muldaaah: I walk into a room, and for this industry, I’m...

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:03:07 -0700

muldaaah:

I walk into a room, and for this industry, I’m impossibly tall. When they find it hard to pair you up with the opposite sex, then what’s left for a woman? Either you’re the ball-buster or the not-so-attractive girlfriend standing by the lead. I mean, traditionally not so attractive. Because you have your starlets and then you have their best friends who are these character actresses. When you fall within the cracks, you thank God for sci-fi, because they’ll give you a gun, and they’ll say, ‘Go over there and conquer that world. You kick some ass, girl!’

Gina Torres for ANY AND EVERY FUCKING ROLE SHE WANTS

Riz Ahmed

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:53:10 -0700

Riz Ahmed

found a new love

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:50:36 -0700

found a new love

Try to seduce me in 7 words or less.

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:03:17 -0700

” Well… this just happened… ” - Willa Holland

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:44 -0700

” Well… this just happened… ” - Willa Holland

Team Arrow!

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:23 -0700

Team Arrow!

one time I was sitting next to this white girl in my english class and she was telling me how she...

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:12:44 -0700

one time I was sitting next to this white girl in my english class and she was telling me how she loved mexican food and she said that one of her fav desserts was tortillas with nutella on them i swear to god I almost told the teacher to expel her

Endless List of People I’m here for-Kelly...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:24:36 -0700

Endless List of People I’m here for-Kelly Rowland♥

“I’m just steadily building myself up as Kelly Rowland, not just Kelly Rowland of Destiny’s Child, which is a blessing to be able to do that.”

captainmoi: George R.R. Martin can’t tweet because he’s killed off all 140 characters

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:36 -0700

captainmoi:

George R.R. Martin can’t tweet because he’s killed off all 140 characters

elonjames: janetmock: Elon James White of This Week in...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:00 -0700

elonjames:

janetmock:

Elon James White of This Week in Blackness asked me to be a part of this collective “stop and frisk” music video for the 10 Frisk Commandments Remix. Video features folks “rapping the personal words of the artists featured on the song speaking of contentious interactions with police officers and personal dealings as people of color.”

LIBERATION IS A COLLECTIVE PROCESS!

It was awesome to get Ms. Mock to be involved. Also featured? NY Times Best Seller Baratunde Thurston, NY Councilman Juamaane Williams, Daily Show Creator Lizz Winstead and a bunch more. The harrassment of people of color is a problem for EVERYONE. Reblog and spread the word. Help stop STOP and FRISK.

thequeenofscream: beeishappy: Stephen Colbert salutes UVA’s...

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:21 -0700

thequeenofscream:

beeishappy:

Stephen Colbert salutes UVA’s Class of 2013 Followed by this.

FUCKING THANK YOU.

zoezoloft: kyssthis16: amorphousblob: slay-z: satanic2chainz:...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:06 -0700

zoezoloft:

kyssthis16:

amorphousblob:

slay-z:

satanic2chainz:

nooooooooooooooo

[laughs to keep from crying]

In the game of loans, you either repay or you die.

This is the realest shit I’ve EVER seen. Man………

For adulthood is dark and full of student loans

spike

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:49:58 -0700

spike

adolescentfeminist: myrcellalannister: #i think what most...

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:55 -0700

adolescentfeminist:

myrcellalannister:

#i think what most people don’t seem to realize about this film is what an amazing commentary it is on guys like tom #who are everywhere #and who are douches despite how cute and charming they might seem #everyone around him is like dude get over it dude calm down #and he is like no she is going to be my manic pixie dream girl and it’s going to be perfect fuck you

The point of the movie is that Summer didn’t want to be a manic pixie dream girl.