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authorstalker · 2 months

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You deserve a little treat: read this essay (from an issue of The Morning newsletter) on the power and pleasure of other people's discarded books.

#books #literature #stoop books #new york times #the morning

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brooklynstoopbooks · 2 years

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Prospect Park West at 7th Street

#submission #stoop books #boom!

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rabbits-of-negative-euphoria · 23 days

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a guide for BookTokers

#- HK #'good' meaning 'it fulfills the most basic function of a story to compel the mind/heart'#in my personal opinion if a book has spice in it that lowers the objective quality of it by stooping to the base passions #which is the opposite of compelling the mind/heart #x #my personal war on booktok

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weirdlookindog · 4 months

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Blue Book Magazine - August 1939. Cover art by Herbert Morton Stoops.

#blue book magazine #herbert morton stoops #the wolf woman #pulp art #pulp magazine

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booksinantwerp · 6 months

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Veronique Branquinho, SS1998 Photographed by Ronald Stoops, make-up by Inge Grognard and styling by Veronique Branquinho & Raf Simons follow on Instagram for more

#SS1998 #1998 #book #scan #belgian design #fashion #Veronique Branquinho #Raf Simons #Inge Grognard #Ronald Stoops

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lilliankillthisman · 4 months

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Visser Three's nefarious plan in The Andalite's Gift is to give his enemies the ability to summon a giant knife tornado to their location at any time they choose. Somehow this doesn't work out.

#animorphs #it isn't as stupid as it sounds!#and i would never stoop to pointing out silly things in a fun kids scifi book and calling that criticism

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liquidlightandrunningtrees · 1 year

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Man shouldn’t be able to see his own face – there’s nothing more sinister. Nature gave him the gift of not being able to see it, and of not being able to stare into his own eyes. Only in the water of rivers and ponds could he look at his face. And the very posture he had to assume was symbolic. He had to bend over, stoop down, to commit the ignominy of beholding himself. The inventor of the mirror poisoned the human heart.

Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

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stop-breaking-my-heart-telltale · 8 months

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So with Clementine Book Two coming out in October, I decided to do another reread of Book One. Though, I'll be honest, the bigger reason for this reread was out of spite; I follow Tillie Walden on instagram, and while I don't go on there often, I usually check her page when I do so I can see any new artwork or Clementine updates. Her latest post is from one of her other graphic novels, and I guess I just... don't get it.

I don't understand why people are like this:

This is on a post that has nothing to do with the Clementine comics. As for ones that are about Clementine-

Those are just a handful from a few Clementine-related posts, but there's so much of this all over Tillie's posts and I don't understand.

What does this accomplish? Other than making you look like an asshole? Like... no one is impressed by this. No one is applauding you for repeatedly commenting "lol we didn't want a forced gay romance ew," which by the way? Repeating that in every single paragraph you comment? Tell me you're homophobic without saying you're homophobic, y'know?

There are legit criticisms to be had of Clementine Book One- The pacing is all over the place where it starts very slow and then goes into whiplash mode after Amos dies. Georgia as a villain is a weak point in the story. Clementine naming her leg after Kenny is a bit icky considering in canon, he physically and verbally abused a disabled person with a brace on his leg in S2. I don't think there was much thought behind that decision past "Hey, the fans like Kenny," and I think that's worth pointing out as "Hey... maybe don't?"

Some of the dialogue is a bit stilted, but some of it is actually pretty good. My personal favorite is when Clementine and Amos are fixing a roof-

Amos: Lord, this roof is... Clementine: ...fucked? Amos: SHH, don't say that! It's... troubled.

I'm sorry- that's funny! And it actually says a lot about who these characters are and the kind of friendship they have.

And yeah, Ricca is just okay. She's clearly the love interest, and I'm hoping we get more development of her character. And yes, the "baby" thing is still weird.

There's a lot about the art style that I'm not crazy about, specifically Clementine's face and expressions, and I hope to see an improvement in that for Book Two.

And then the obvious: Clementine leaving because she was unhappy and felt everyone thought she was a liability doesn't match up with the end of TFS.

I don't think it's mean to say that Tillie wasn't the best fit for this project, but that's on Skybound. They're the ones who reached out to her and hired her. I think Tillie's a great artist and her graphic novels have great queer, wlw representation in them. Just because she wasn't the perfect fit for Clementine that doesn't mean she's bad, it means that maybe she should've been considered for a different project.

And honestly...? Y'all, Book One isn't THAT bad. It's not great or anything, but the comics can't take the games away from you. If you want to say canon ends with the TFS, then that's where it ends. That's where it ends for me; these comics are more of a "what if" scenario than anything.

No one is forcing you to accept this as canon, and if you're so pathetically butt hurt over the existence of a comic that you feel like you have to go on Tillie's instagram, the artist who is only doing the job she's obligated to do, and comment shit like this on every. single. post-

Maybe, just maybe, you need to go outside. I'm serious.

This isn't the only comment about grooming on Tillie's posts, or that I've seen on reddit. Like... do you understand what grooming actually is and how serious it is? Or are you just using it as a buzzword that you know is bad and triggering as a means of insult and convincing others that she's bad, too?

Also, I don't think you really understand how creativity and writing work. Maybe it's just me, though I doubt it, but when I create characters or write already established characters in my fanfiction, they all have a piece of me that's apart of them. My life experiences and who I am as a person influences everything I write, and that bleeds into the characters, for better or worse.

What, you think Louis having a random pillow collecting problem was something I just pulled out of my ass? No, it's because I have a pillow collecting problem! Do you know why I've always had a such a hard time writing for Violet? It's because I see a lot of myself in her and that scares me and I'd rather just not unpack all of that, okay?

I mean, how many times on this hellsite have you come across someone saying, "lol my otp is just Person A is my type and Person B is the one I project onto" and it has thousands of notes because, on some level, we all get it.

Tillie has talked about Ricca before and like most creative people, she's drawn from her own life to create her characters. Ricca isn't some self-insert character just because they both wear glasses, I'm-

You are just being an asshole! I just- I'm getting pissed off because this shouldn't even be a thing. WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS? WHO HURT ALL OF YOU?

I love Clementine, too! She's important to me! I have replayed TWDG more times than I can count! I was pissed about the comics in the beginning! You can go back on my blog and I probably said stupid shit, too!

But Clementine isn't real. She's a fictional video game character. She isn't going to reward your bullying or white-knighting because she doesn't exist. You're not doing this because you're a "true fan" that loves Clementine. Honestly, if you were a true fan, you would know that if Clementine was real, she would find you and this behavior disgusting. Tillie Walden is a real person and I don't give a flying fuck if you hate her work. By all means, hate the comic! Criticize the comic and Skybound for continuing the series, but leave Tillie out of it.

And I think the part that sucks the most is it doesn't matter what I say, you can't rationalize with irrational people intent on being assholes so they're not going to stop.

I guess what I'm trying to show with all of this is when Book Two comes out, and y'all start reading it and making posts... please don't be these people.

Whatever you may feel about Clementine Book Two, try to remember that Tillie Walden is a real person and she's just doing the job that Skybound hired her for. Tillie's an artist just trying to live her life in Vermont with her wife and their cats, and she's gotta deal with all of these people harassing her posts. She can't even post something non-Clementine related without a bunch of #notmyclementine shit in the comments.

I don't even know what else to say... Uhm, I guess if anyone from those screenshots sees this, then... I don't feel that bad about calling you an asshole. We all learned in kindergarten to treat others the way we want to be treated, but maybe you were sick that day, I don't know. Go outside. Get your life together. We have a short time on this planet and maybe you should try to actually accomplish something while you're here. Eat a kitkat or something👍

#twdg #twdg clementine #twdg louis #twdg violet #clementine book one #clementine book two #i'm so irritated y'all i'm sorry #long post #i just can't imagine following tillie and waiting with anticipation for her next post #so that i can write another paragraph about the same shit over and over again #like why though #and i guess i should also throw out there not to go and harass these people but you're smart you know not to stoop to their level #and like i said even if you tried to reason with them you can't because you can't reason with the unreasonable #and they're doing fine jobs of making asses of themselves anyway so don't feed the flame

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demonsfate · 28 days

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Ikr?! I totally rolled my eyes when I found out it's another damn port. Honestly, ports should be FREE. Anything that is a port from a MUCH OLDER game should be ABSOLUTELY FREE. The STORE should be reserved for BRAND NEW ITEMS ONLY. At first I thought Kazuya's Tek6 outfit was a brand new remake and sb pointed out it's not, they just upscaled the textures - I wasn't certain. But now seeing this? I'm sure EVERYTHING in the store is recycled materials! That means this game is making ppl pay $5 for items that are from games that are 9 YEARS - 15 YEARS OLD!! Tekken 6 is from nearly two decade agos and they are literally taking clothes from it and RESELLING THEM?! It's absolute madness! All the outfits currently in the store cost $50 to get them all if my math is correct. (Maybe even more if they think they can charge more for the "cyber pack") Which may not be as pricey as Mortal Kombat 1's prices... but the thing is. I'm PRETTY SURE everything in MK1 is new content. Meanwhile, Tekken 8 is charging us these prices for ports! And most of the ports don't even look good at that! I'm sure if I could get a closer look of the "cyber" outfits from more than just a mere thumbnail, I could see the low quality TK7 textures on them!

No wonder why Bamco is taking down any MODS videos! Because modders show they can do what Bamco is selling! for free! That even a normal person who doesn't work for Bamco can just take an outfit from a game and port it to another!!!

Like the prob with the store is that... I wouldn't even complain about it as much if the items were cheaper ($0.99 to $1.99) and if they weren't ALL LITERALLY PORTS! It also really kills the excitement because fans probs wanna see the really old classic outfits (from Tek1-Tek5) remade into glorious high definition, but now we know we'll probably never get those. At least not for a long, long, long time. Tek6, Tag 2, and Tek7 has quite a bit they can port before we see new stuff coming around. Just. My gosh!

And even with the Battle ("Fight") pass, maybe I'd be less critical of it, too if there were just more exciting items available. If maybe in the free pass, the free players (technically not free players because EVERYONE paid for this game) could get at least one or two clothing options! But nope! Looks like free players can't even get ONE clothing option in the start! That's crazy!

Idc what anyone says; this isn't to maintain servers, this is just straight up Greed. Not only greed, but laziness too. You gotta pick your poison; Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat has crazy prices but original outfits. Tekken has lower prices, but they're all recycled from older games. Cannot believe this...

#mechahero #✏️ - ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ // (ooc)#wikia bitches #// NOT TO DUMP A BOOK BUT -#// my GOSH. I really thought Tek8 was gonna be better than the other fighting games #// and that's how they can advertise their game - by saying they're not doing any of those moneygrubbing practices #// but nope! sadly to my surprise - they DID stoop that low! 😢

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oakendesk · 1 year

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Blue Book Mar 1940

Herbert Morton Stoops

#golden age art #pulp magazine art #pulp art #pulp art 1940 #Blue Book #Herbert Morton Stoops #byronrimbaud

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travsd · 6 months

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A Groatsworth of Goldsmith

It is characteristic of this specialized age that appreciation for Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) seems to have declined over the past century. And yet it is the very eclecticism of his undertakings that make Goldsmith extraordinary: playwright, novelist, poet, historian, biographer, natural historian, and (many believe) also a children’s author. Like Smollett, Goldsmith was trained to be a…

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#author #book #Oliver Goldsmith #play #poetry #She Stoops to Conquer #The Vicar of Wakefield #theatre #writer

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brooklynstoopbooks · 3 months

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“Does it count as a stoop book when it’s inside my building courtyard?”

“in LA, absolutely”

- courtesy of @turnabout

#submission #stoop books of other places #calculus

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hiemaldesirae · 8 months

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sometimes i wanna just go anon and send multi layered rants into others askboxes over how theyre wrong

#ran rambles #its the peerless cucumber in me #i dont though. not bc i dont wanna stoop that low. bc i do. but bc im too lazy for it #and yeah this is about the fucking faerie sex books #sjm the woman you are (derogatory)

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booksinantwerp · 6 months

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Dries Van Noten, AW1997 backstage Photographed by by Ronald Stoops, make-up by Inge Grognard follow on Instagram for more

#dries van noten #AW1997 #1997 #book #scan #fashion #antwerp six #antwerp 6 #belgian fashion #belgian design #inge grognard #ronald stoops

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theheadlessgroom · 1 year

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https://www.tumblr.com/beatingheart-bride/707835668198457344/theheadlessgroom-beatingheart-bride

@beatingheart-bride

Randall’s breath was held tight in his throat as he nervously awaited Emily’s response, pulse pounding as he searched her face, trying to pick up on any sign of how she was to react to this-he was relieved when she finally replied, exhaling softly as she gave her response. Behind the mask, he’d raised an eyebrow at her comment about beauty being only skin deep (it was a phrase he’d heard before, just never in regards to himself...), her elaboration on how, no matter how attraction Don Juan was, no matter how women he had hanging off his arm, he would always be alone.

And that was true! Don Juan dropped these women as soon as he was done with them, leaving him empty and alone at the end (even if such a thing was never shown to bother him)…but what did that mean for Randall himself, he wondered? Did she mean to say that, despite his accursed ugliness, he wouldn’t be nearly as lonely as Don Juan was? He supposed that was true, now that he had Emily in his life, but still...did it mean that, maybe one day, he too could be loved, surrounded by good company?

He wasn’t quite sure of what to make of that, but he could see what Emily was getting, and despite that skepticism, he put on a smile for her, saying, “Th-Thank you, my dear, I...I’ve thought about that, how people still love Don Juan, despite what he does...even we in the audience are entranced by him, and we see all he does on the stage! But him being alone, despite all that...I-I hadn’t quite thought about that!”

#((i do too! if you enjoy that one; there's its sister film 'vault of horror' which also takes inspiration from ec comics like 'tales' does))#((as well as 'from beyond the grave' and 'dr. terror's house of horrors'; both of which i love-especially 'dr. terror'!))#((that one also has peter cushing in it alongside his best friend christopher lee; and it's just a whole lotta fun!))#((and of course moving a little more into contemporary horror anthologies there's the orginal 'creepshow'))#((which isn't quite as gory as the hbo tales but is a little bloodier than the '72 tales))#((but no less fun! it works HARD to emulate those lurid 50's comic book panels and it does it REALLY well; i highly recommend it as well!))#((and i absolutely think you're right-randall and emily AREN'T killers! despite the fact that nicholas killed them))#((and they'd be MORE than justified in getting that retribution they just won't! as tarzan told clayton: 'i'm not a man like you!'))#((and so randall and emily wouldn't stoop that low! in the case of 'you'll be in my heart' i think that was also that 'law of the jungle'))#((coming in to save the day; mother nature kinda comes in to put an end to nicholas; leaving randall and emily's hands clean in turn!))#((and i could see them be similarly guilt-free in 'death of a bachelor'! i'm thinking similarly to 'phantasm'))#((something will frighten nicholas and cause a chain reaction that leads to his demise!))#outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Phantasm of the Mansion

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nyopilled · 10 months

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ENTRY #7: 09/07/23

today's song: https://open.spotify.com/track/5Dx8iEsMuNrf7aF9TMV0Xe?si=WRG3r0CQTEyluSIFXilRjg

if i forgot to update today bc i was busy playing hsr no i didnt yes i did ❤️

today i slept, ate food, read webnovels, watched some eons videos n played hsr.

i wanted to read smth lighthearted yesterday cuz i was upset that n somehow i ended up reading an a/b/o esports danmei . dont ask how , but frm what ive read i think it was actually pretty serious n touched on gender roles and the struggles of people when they're forced into certain positions bc of their gender . the mc was even diagnosed w gender dysmorphia due to his unwillingness to identify as an omega (came from a different world) n i think he got surgery ? im not sure i dropped it halfway cuz i lost interest . n also the attitude of the doctor who diagnosed him rlly got me thinking it was an allegory to trans ppl bc he said its better that he gets the gland surgery instead of forcing him to change into an ideal omega like how some ppl do ... i think the author decided to portray the heat/gender/dynamic seriously n in a realistic manner which is actually nice .

me personally, i wldnt want to be reincarnated into an a/b/o universe .

BUT ALSO!!! WE NEED BAIHE ESPORTS NOVELS!!!!!!!!! idk if translators just haven't translated them or there rlly isnt a lot but this is starting to piss me off like . but at the same time... im aware of the misogyny in the gaming world (dont start on esports.) ... BUT STILL!!! YALL R WRITING A/B/O INTERSTELLAR ESPORTS NOVELS SO WHATS WRONG W WRITING BAIHE ONES????

WHAT ABT THE GAY GIRL GAMERS???

but anyways. i digress.

i ate popcorn today . i think the microwave popcorn companies have improved their recipes. me personally im not fond of too much butter n i prefer my popcorn salted . my mom bought the salted flavour popcorn and it was good. i will eat more tmrw 👍

i also ate fish today. i kinda have a trauma w fish cuz when i was younger i got a fish bone stuck in my throat like 3 different times which landed me in the hospital so yeah. i was so careful abt chewing n making sure i didnt accidentally swallow a fish bone... but i did 💔 dw im ok but still 😭😭😭 fish.... 💔💔💔

also terrible news: nui!diluc need surgery at the back of his head cuz the thread wasnt sewn properly n theres a hole . ill do it tmrw n update u all 😞

i didnt rlly do a lot today ... nothing of note rlly happened.

thats all.

additional notes: i wanna read the bts book . saw a lot of discussion abt it on twt .

#ni's archive :p #short one today bc i rlly dont know wat to say #i get why some armys r angry but honestly after seeing wat bts has said abt the book n to just take the words at face value i hope that #the book just inspires ppl to be better and to do better . not to spread hate n just be the type of person bts wouldve appreciated in their #past . like its done . its over . they got what they deserved in the end .#like dont stoop to their or their fans' level ... but anyways i digress #its hard to control a large amount of ppl #maybe its just the pacifist in me .

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