Tumblr (3.0; @brightlittlestars)http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2fca0cf2e8e8012392abc448e1741da8/tumblr_mh9s6r1xV41ryjt65o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/49008687887http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/49008687887Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:47:30 +0700mental_floss mobile -...http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/49008028020http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/49008028020Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:36:47 +0700catshairballWhat does it feel like to be racially...http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/48267376885http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/48267376885Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:47:32 +0700racialmuslimUSAdulting: Step 280: Never feel small or stupid for mourning a pet: adulting: When a pet dies,...http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/44380432133http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/44380432133Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:18:48 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a5ad9c3e1fc1e2128cc3ffdadae8a05f/tumblr_mhonvpbvz31rsl4a3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/42339981091http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/42339981091Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:38:38 +0700“Close some doors. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they no...http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/42274313966http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/42274313966Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:18:48 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0319dc5279760412fa772239e18d09d1/tumblr_mhkvt6TZR71rln3sqo1_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2f7ce3ebf2b1e0f0fb78039b3a77137a/tumblr_mhkvt6TZR71rln3sqo2_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d27ea40a8e0c77e601ef5e0b0be53b0f/tumblr_mhkvt6TZR71rln3sqo3_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/35cd3b34544f537f96fb49c8b72a923a/tumblr_mhkvt6TZR71rln3sqo4_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9498ab66af64fed9dd9f8fa58cd8694d/tumblr_mhkvt6TZR71rln3sqo6_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6e5555ce5306e94bf05234495afbb896/tumblr_mhkvt6TZR71rln3sqo7_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d6be71ef0d486328328039877a97255/tumblr_mhkvt6TZR71rln3sqo8_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fbb499b01e5040c2f5d80fbc3ff3d50d/tumblr_mhkvt6TZR71rln3sqo9_400.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sokkasass.tumblr.com/post/42171272343/homoerotics-zeonfunnelcake" target="_blank">sokkasass</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://homoerotics.tumblr.com/post/42112358365/zeonfunnelcake-compare-contrast" target="_blank">homoerotics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://zeonfunnelcake.tumblr.com/post/42084583145/compare-contrast-perfect-blue-1997-dir" target="_blank">zeonfunnelcake</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><strong><small>[ Compare/Contrast: <em>Perfect Blue</em> (1997, dir. Satoshi Kon) and <em>Black Swan</em> (2010, dir. Darren Aronofsky) ]</small></strong><br/><br/><small>A young woman on the brink of stardom struggles to assert her adult identity and sexual autonomy while being stalked by a murderous doppelgänger. </small></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p>Why did this never occur to me? I love both of these movies A LOT.<br/>Damn.</p> </blockquote> <p>you realize aronofsky bought the rights to perfect blue <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkonstone.s-kon.net%2Fmodules%2Fnotebook%2Farchives%2F60" target="_blank">years ago</a> to let him copy/pay homage to a scene in requiem for a dream (the bathtub one, specifically), then made black swan <a href="http://www.flixist.com/monday-movie-trivia-aronofsky-bought-perfect-blue-rights-205425.phtml" target="_blank">using essentially the same story</a> with only a few details changed (the occupation of the main character, the setting, etc.) and copying multiple scenes, sometimes exactly, and then went on to say he took no inspiration or ideas or scenes from perfect blue and was not influenced by it at all, despite <em>owning the rights</em> to it,having <em>previously done so </em>(which was why he bought the rights in the first place), and the year 2010 being the year black swan came out as well as the death of satoshi kon, perfect blue’s director.</p> <p>tl;dr FUCK aronofsky.</p> </blockquote> <p>another thing about this whole mess that i don’t think many people are aware of is the fact perfect blue was based off of a novel written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshikazu_Takeuchi" target="_blank">takeuchi yoshikazu</a>, which has not published outside of japan as far as i know.</p> <p>so whether he’s aware of it or not, aronofsky screwed over two people when he made black swan.</p> </blockquote>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/42274065742http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/42274065742Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:11:45 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ri0dE9Pz1qi23vmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/40585258023http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/40585258023Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:03:55 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c2f46dd2ce1c630c2b83ab624644db89/tumblr_mf0r7qte781qjvnc4o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/31fc2f2379eb3be282a677b1f59ac2e9/tumblr_mf0r7qte781qjvnc4o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/30f13c41426409018bbf3338c81697de/tumblr_mf0r7qte781qjvnc4o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/167e02effa530dbdc29a58acdf0f34d6/tumblr_mf0r7qte781qjvnc4o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/27a816fb29cc740b6fa48d8e9c95fea7/tumblr_mf0r7qte781qjvnc4o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c38e7ef15795b8d13bf37eea4b8e89d/tumblr_mf0r7qte781qjvnc4o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a212263ddf298ac502fb3a89c3dcbab6/tumblr_mf0r7qte781qjvnc4o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f8dd317ebb5c18d65b59479a76c12ac6/tumblr_mf0r7qte781qjvnc4o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jennyaddams.tumblr.com/post/37947542070/montreal-based-canadian-photographer-francois" target="_blank">jennyaddams</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Montreal-based Canadian photographer <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2247797/Twin-portraits-Quebec-photographer-Francois-Brunelle-takes-pictures-look-alikes.html" target="_blank">François Brunelle</a> has met many unrelated people who look amazingly alike, during the course of his travels. Inviting these pairs of doppelgängers into his studio, he captured their incredible likeness in black-and-white, family-styled portraits. In some cases, the subjects even have similar expressions—it is really a wonder that they are not only not twins, but are actually completely unrelated to each other. These portraits make us wonder if we all have doppelgängers somewhere else in the world—would you like to meet yours?</p> </blockquote>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/39364290439http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/39364290439Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:26:50 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c8ef6f89b02a23782e1953371893523a/tumblr_mfwxgvsuFk1qd57r9o1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9ff317bb0ee0329f02fd94f11f76a71/tumblr_mfwxgvsuFk1qd57r9o2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f47ce14efe9612733228349dfda8bcd1/tumblr_mfwxgvsuFk1qd57r9o3_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d271d1373bf7ef8becde6837ee15683/tumblr_mfwxgvsuFk1qd57r9o4_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/60f4f07e01a85bb9398b1032a4a09a9f/tumblr_mfwxgvsuFk1qd57r9o5_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a3cce73e25662f88a5255225729e8bf3/tumblr_mfwxgvsuFk1qd57r9o6_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ede59d86f5dbebf0978053c098a8d215/tumblr_mfwxgvsuFk1qd57r9o7_400.png"/><br/> <br/>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/39361154765http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/39361154765Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:32:55 +0700adulting: We can all do that, right? We can. http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38776309111http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38776309111Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:41:48 +0700<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F69170312&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Delphic - Baiya</strong></p> <p><em><span>Tenderness is the only weapon left, I comfort you </span></em></p>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38771096560http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38771096560Tue, 25 Dec 2012 12:11:07 +0700BaiyaDelphic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcnzglKrgj1qdedm3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcnzglKrgj1qdedm3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcnzglKrgj1qdedm3o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcnzglKrgj1qdedm3o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcnzglKrgj1qdedm3o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcnzglKrgj1qdedm3o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://thefluffingtonpost.com/post/34572791709/cats-sleep" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">thefluffingtonpost</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Twin Cats Always Mirror Each Other in Sleep</strong></p> <p>Scientists are baffled by twin cats, Merry and Pippin, who reportedly always sleep in an exact mirror image of one another.  </p> <p>“Even if we place them in disparate starting positions or in separate rooms, they somehow always wind up sleeping exactly like the other,” said leading cat biologist and feline sleep expert Dr. Tobias Winslow.  ”I’ve never seen anything like it.”</p> <p>A polysomnogram revealed nothing out of the ordinary about the cats’ brain functions, eye movements, muscle activity, breathing or heart rhythms.  ”We had expected to find that Merry and Pip were synched up on an internal level,” explained Winslow, “but it is literally just in the way they position their bodies for slumber.”</p> <p>More tests will be done later this month during a scheduled comprehensive sleep study.</p> <p><em>Via  <a href="http://instagram.com/p/RRW94rAMro/" target="_blank">0mumu0</a>.</em></p></blockquote>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38769769197http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38769769197Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:49:53 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc6zn5oxax1qiwclbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38673834843http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38673834843Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:35:51 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcrj8eK2lc1qez2q6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcrj8eK2lc1qez2q6o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcrj8eK2lc1qez2q6o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote><p><strong><a href="http://www.designeverydayblog.com/diy-book-headboard/" target="_blank">DIY Book Headboard</a></strong></p></blockquote>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38614592424http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38614592424Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:41:32 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9e0mvsxTN1qczosco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38614499012http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38614499012Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:38:40 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b0a2c5e2f87f5b39bf8ae25feb2550b6/tumblr_mfcrg3KkW11qbl0k8o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/38601797035/advice-to-young-ladies-on-their-duties-and-conduct" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Advice to Young Ladies on their Duties and Conduct in Life, <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://questionableadvice.tumblr.com/post/38555912009" target="_blank">T.S. Arthur, 1849</a></p> </blockquote>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38612825882http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38612825882Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:52:39 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/63d4af9572faffb898513602f6e13743/tumblr_mf7kqkFLVU1qas8z9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://shortformblog.com/post/38203488997/wwf-file-format" target="_blank">shortformblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Side note to <a href="http://shortformblog.com/post/38202571414/google-world-wildlife-fund-drones" target="_blank">the previous post</a>:</strong> In doing some quick verification of a thing or two, I stumbled upon perhaps the weirdest file format ever created: The .WWF format, which is supported by the World Wildlife Fund’s German chapter. Here’s what it is: <a href="http://www.saveaswwf.com/en/" target="_blank">It’s a PDF file that you can’t print, in an effort to save paper.</a> Because clearly this is an effective way to solve the problem of paper waste. Guess the Google drone thing is another attempt by the WWF to be on top of random technological trends.</p> </blockquote>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38209771618http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/38209771618Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:44:04 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto11_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto16_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto13_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto17_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto12_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto14_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mef67lI2OS1qas1mto15_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/37455245165http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/37455245165Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:56:13 +0700“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” - Dalai Lama...http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/37455055597http://brightlittlestars.tumblr.com/post/37455055597Sat, 08 Dec 2012 11:52:59 +0700