We had multiple companies come in and pitch, and they all had variations of the same idea, where you zoom in on an eye and you see a sonar map of the city. This company, Elastic, came in and had multiple pitches, and one of them was to have this dripping, fluid-like blood dripping over everything. Jeph and I sat up, like an electric shock, when we saw that. You’re always very polite in the room, but when they left, we were like, “We’ve gotta do that one!” Then, we showed it to Marvel and Netflix, and they loved it. They knocked it out of the park. I’ve seen all the episodes, and I’ve watched them back-to-back. Not once have I fast-forwarded through that opening sequence because it’s such a joy to look at. — Series showrunner Steven S. DeKnight on Daredevil’s opening sequence.
“President Obama has come a long way from the days of scolding black families for feeding their kids a cold Popeye’s dinner. Six years ago, he was the Platonic ideal of a BRP candidate. He was clean, articulate and uncorrupted. He even weathered attempts to associate him with Reverend Jeremiah Wright, the radical, evil, crazy Negro. For a second there, it seemed like respectability politics could work if all blacks just kept a pristine record, graduated from Harvard, lead a quiet life, came from a biracial background, had beautiful kids and a dynamic wife, said all the right things, made all the right moves. Perhaps Obama would singlehandedly be able to overcome 400 years of America’s intractable execration of the black body and mind by just being…perfect. We all know how this hypothesis has played out. Despite the brilliant speeches, the painstaking compromises, foreign policy successes, legislative achievements and, to some, being one of the most objectively successful presidents in America’s history, he is still unpopular with vast sections of white America. If a black man like Obama is still hated by almost half the population, then what hope is there for the average middle class family, a single mother, the teenage kid with a hoodie, the creative artist who likes to provoke, or the philosopher who proposes change? What hope is there for me?”
There is a new group called “Boys of the Barricade”, consisting of cast members that have performed in Les Miserables at some point. Though there are 5 in the poster, there will be more than that in the group. You can follow them on twitter or facebook to stay up to date, and I’ll update this site with any information about Fra’s involvement!
THIS SOUNDS LIKE AU FANFICTION AND I LOVE IT
Honestly I thought this was a photoshop edit made by a fan when I first saw it, then I looked at the caption and screamed I NEED THIS OK PLEASE COME TO LISBON.
On Tuesday evening, yet another video of a white police officer killing a black man emerged. And looking at the numbers, that above tweet may actually be true.
remember when the fandom was trying to find so many explanations about why sherlock was against love and feelings, like ‘his parents were cold snobby bastards’ or ‘his first boyfriend broke his heart’ but then moffat said ‘no. his dog died when he was 8′
rest in peace, icon of simple beauty. all hail the new label of darkness, which bends the natural laws of perspective to show dominion over reality, and which embraces the shadow of three dimensions to signify intrusion into our lives
Laverne Cox Goes Nude for Allure “Going through life, you try to cover and hide, but it doesn’t really work,” says the Orange Is the New Black star, 30, who at first turned down Allure’s request to pose nude. “I said no initially, thought about it, and said no again,” she says. “But I’m a black transgender woman. I felt this could be really powerful for the communities that I represent. Black women are not often told that we’re beautiful unless we align with certain standards. Trans women certainly are not told we’re beautiful. Seeing a black transgender woman embracing and loving everything about herself might be inspiring to some other folks. There’s beauty in the things we think are imperfect. That sounds very cliché, but it’s true.” Cox wanted these pictures for herself, too: “I honestly just want to make myself happy most, and if other people like it, then that’s great. If they don’t, then I’m still happy.”
