what do you mean hes fictional. i need him

Kate Winslet & Melanie Lynskey

Heavenly Creatures (1994) dir. Peter Jackson

If you're lamenting the fact that you used to be able to shoot through a 500-page novel in like a day when you were in middle school and now you can't, it's worth bearing in mind that a big part of that is because when you were in middle school, your reading comprehension sucked. Yes, mental health and the stresses of adult life can definitely be factors, but it's also the case that reading is typically more effortful as an adult because you've learned to Ponder The Implications. The material isn't just skimming over the surface of your brain anymore, and some of the spoons you used to spend on maximising your daily page count are now spent on actually thinking about what you're reading!

Russell Crowe in Mystery, Alaska

Cute

scent bottles, c.1800

reblog this if you want anonymous opinions of you

writing historical fiction will make you google things like “when we’re towels invented?” “how much did a towel cost in American in 1885?” “historical average number of towels owned per household”

Enjoyed having classes again, now those are going to stop soon. Gonna miss them. 🥲

sonny wortzik (happy al pacino day to those who celebrate)

Herman Melville's Moby Dick: or, The Whale. Custom binding designed by Susan Ebanks and bound by Chaim Ebanks of Exeter Bookbinders; white Chieftain Goatskin leather with blind tooling, gilt lettering, and glass prosthetic eye, 2023. [x]

Part of an upcoming exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum, "Draw Me Ishmael: The Book Arts of Moby Dick" opening on June 1, 2024.

52 Horror Films by Women

27/52: Ravenous (1999) dir. Antonia Bird

Master and Commander (2003)

Colette (2018)

not the water diviner calling the rusty girlies out like this