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Valyria was the last ember, and Valyria is gone. The dragons...

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:53:50 -0400

Valyria was the last ember, and Valyria is gone. The dragons are no more, the giants are dead, the children of the forest forgotten with all their lore. Sad to say, but magic is gone.

Pulling an all-nighter, and listening to Joy Division while typing up an essay on Daniel...

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:48:00 -0400

Pulling an all-nighter, and listening to Joy Division while typing up an essay on Daniel Clowes’s David Boring.

Yup, I’m back in school all right. (Not to mention my ass is so broke I can’t even afford coffee until my next paycheck comes in).

And we’re back, just like the Five Musketeers!

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:42 -0400

And we’re back, just like the Five Musketeers!

Good day, gentlemen. This is a pre-recorded briefing made prior...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:04:12 -0400

Good day, gentlemen. This is a pre-recorded briefing made prior to your departure and which, for security reasons of the highest importance, has been known on board during the mission only by your H-A-L 9000 computer. Now that you are in Jupiter space and the entire crew is revived, it can be told to you. Eighteen months ago, the first evidence of intelligent life off the Earth was discovered. It was buried forty feet below the lunar surface, near the crater Tycho. Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the four million-year-old black monolith has remained completely inert, its origin and purpose still a total mystery.

Game of Thrones - Season 3, Episode 9, The Rains of Castamere - airs June 2nd on HBO

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:01:21 -0400

fuckyeahwinterfell:

a public service announcement…pass it on

mangocianamarch: oh. my. gosh. #see we weren’t gonna go there...

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:22 -0400

mangocianamarch:

oh. my. gosh.

#see we weren’t gonna go there #but you did #you went there #and you took us with you #looks like we’re all going to hell in a handbasket #DRIVEN BY RICHARD FUCKING ARMITAGE

icebelow: Nicholas Roerich

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:08:09 -0400

icebelow:

Nicholas Roerich

thepliablefoe: Norwegian forest cats are the fucking best.

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:07:45 -0400

thepliablefoe:

Norwegian forest cats are the fucking best.

hxcfairy: #[menacingly stirs bowl of cream]

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:05:16 -0400

hxcfairy:

#[menacingly stirs bowl of cream]

typette: Game of Thrones S03: My Understanding so Far

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:04:43 -0400

typette:

Game of Thrones S03: My Understanding so Far

odditiesoflife: The Mysterious Penitentes First described by...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:44:29 -0400

odditiesoflife:

The Mysterious Penitentes

First described by Charles Darwin in literature in 1839, penitentes are rare, unique snow formations found at high altitudes above 4,000 meters on the Andes mountains. They are called “penitentes” because the white spikes resemble processions of white-hooded monks. They take the form of tall thin blades of hardened snow, or ice, with the blades pointing towards the general direction of the sun. Penitentes range in size from several centimeters to over 5 meters tall.

They are rare because they only appear in the dry Andes Mountain region on the border of Argentina and Chile. It is believed their formation is due to strong winds. This was Darwin’s explanation and no one has come up with a better one for their existence in over 170 years.

richardcfarmitage:

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:47:52 -0400

richardcfarmitage:

lottiepencheon: so i decided to draw a comic cause i couldn’t...

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:54 -0400

lottiepencheon:

so i decided to draw a comic cause i couldn’t get this outta my head

apple-crrumble: Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Ian McKellen.

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:15:26 -0400

apple-crrumble:

Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Ian McKellen.

Photo

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:14:59 -0400

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Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:24 -0400

imokhuede: Janelle Monáe — Many Moons She’s so amazing! The end...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:19:37 -0400

imokhuede:

Janelle Monáe — Many Moons

She’s so amazing! The end still electrifies me till today; arm hairs stand up and stuff.

devoutfashion: Asia Matthews

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:17:13 -0400

devoutfashion:

Asia Matthews

fuckinghannibal: #official message to the hannibal fandom

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:14:09 -0400

fuckinghannibal:

#official message to the hannibal fandom

the-science-llama: If Earth Had Rings First off, they would be...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:12:55 -0400

Guatamala

Washington, DC

Quito, Ecuador

Polynesia The Earth's Shadow appears on the Rings at night

Arctic Circle The Rings are barely visible

the-science-llama:

If Earth Had Rings

First off, they would be really pretty to look at. They would also dominate the sky in both night and day at exactly the same place as they would never rise nor set. And at night you would see the Earth’s shadow swing across the rings, like in the 4th photo here.

However, life would be very different on Earth if this were the case. Nocturnal animals would have a hard time being nocturnal, as the light reflecting from the rings would illuminate the night.

Because we are closer to the Sun than Saturn is, the rings would be more rocky than ice, making them less bright but still pretty bright. In fact, you would see far less stars at night (living anywhere other than the equator or the arctic circle) because of the light pollution and not to mention ruin most meteor showers because of that.

During the day the rings would block sunlight in certain regions of the planet creating wild weather cycles and effecting plant life as well. So basically, they would be definitely pretty to look at but they would also make a whole lot of things screwy.

Illustrations by Ron Miller // io9
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