The Alkonost is, according to Russian folklore, a creature with the body of a bird but the head of a beautiful woman. It makes sounds that are amazingly beautiful, and those who hear these sounds forget everything they know and want nothing more ever again, rather like the sirens of Greek myth. The alkonost lays her eggs on a beach and then rolls them into the sea. When the alkonost’s eggs hatch, a thunderstorm sets in and the sea becomes so rough that it is untravelable. The name of the alkonost came from a Greek demigoddess whose name was Alcyone. In Greek mythology, Alcyone was transformed by the gods into a kingfisher.

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neil-gaiman:

From the CBLDF website:

The CBLDF is proud to offer our supporters an exciting new premium by Neil Gaiman & David Mack! This beautiful, exclusive print was contributed by our friends at Neverwear. Silk-screened in Austin, Texas these are the variant blue test run, created in very limited quantities prior to the standard edition grey run.

Printed on a gorgeous French paper called Madero Beach, a 70 weight 8.5 ” x 11″ recycled stock, the prints are full of flecks and bits. Creamy off-white, with 3 colors to show off David Mack’s luscious artwork and lettering.

They are hand-numbered, in an extremely limited artist/printer edition of 90. They are not available anywhere else!

villa-kulla:

Reporter: I have a question to Robert and to Scarlett. Firstly to Robert, throughout Iron Man 1 and 2, Tony Stark started off as a very egotistical character but learns how to fight as a team. And so how did you approach this role, bearing in mind that kind of maturity as a human being when it comes to the Tony Stark character, and did you learn anything throughout the three movies that you made?

And to Scarlett, to get into shape for Black Widow did you have anything special to do in terms of the diet, like did you have to eat any specific food, or that sort of thing?

Scarlett: How come you get the really interesting existential question, and I get the like, “rabbit food” question?

The respect given to you if you’re a man in the entertainment business, and the respect given to you if you’re a woman in the entertainment business: all perfectly summed up in one idiotically thought out line of questioning.

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niv:

now that’s a grill…

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wanderworldwonderlust:

SALVE REGINA

Daphne Guinness

David Motta

Volt magazine

knitmeapony:

iamvictorian:

fallof:

Osiria rose

This is sexy

AUUUGH it’s alien and gorgeous

Really, it’s very sexy.

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myampgoesto11:

lights installations by daniele buetti

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properdead:

Commentary by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss

“They’re not actually breathing during this entire scene. They’re just flexing”

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editorialarchive:

“Champ de Couleur”: Alek Wek photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Vogue Paris, December/January 1997/98

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artforadults:

Damian Klaczkiewicz

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thedoppelganger:

Postcard of dress no. 39, Christian Dior Spring 2000 Haute Couture, Remaking Fashion, National Gallery of Victoria (Melb, Australia, 26 Sep 08 - 19 Apr 09)

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