Haemotoxic Jupiter

    The costumes of the titular characters in Batman & Robin (1997) have been widely criticized for the inclusion of nipples on the character's chests.     When you wear a piece of clothing, it's not going to wrap around your body so perfectly that it reveals your abs. Your muscles are not going to be so discernible through the costume, as if it was naked skin.     Some superhero films tend to have exaggerated depictions of the heroes' bodies, with sculpted muscles on the costumes, or fake muscle padding underneath.     The bat-nipples are  the logical end-point of this design choice. If the muscles are impossibly discernible through the costume, so should the nipples be.

      I just saw Metropolis 1927. And I liked a lot about it, though I have some Thoughts.     So, the beginning of the film has this series of shots, in the  Eternal Gardens. Freder is trying to steal a kiss from a woman when Maria walks into the room.     Notice the birds in these shots. The actual birds, not the women. The first one has a peacock in it. The second one has what I think are two storks, one adult and one child. These birds symbolise characteristics about the women that they share the shot with. A peacock is extravagant, alluring, its feathers an explosion of colors that it uses to attract mates. Contrasted with this elegant mother stork, taking care of its baby storkling. T his encapsulates how this film depicts women as a dicthomy of two extremes, that are either idealised or vilified. Women are either vain seductresses, or heavenly and pure maternal figures, so the film suggests. Well, her name is literally Maria, presum...

    The sickest selfie ever taken was on July 20th 1969, on the Moon. Now, looking at this, it may not seem like a selfie at first. It's just a regular picture of Buzz Aldrin.     But look closer! Neil Armstrong is also in this picture... On Buzz's visor! He's taking the picture! It's a mirror selfie!      A couple decades later and a couple hundred million kilometers away, the Curiosity Mars rover takes a picture of itself. You can't see it holding the camera. Why? Because this isn't actually just one picture. It's a combination of several pictures it took throughout the day, which were then stitched together into a whole image as a sort of photo-collage. Its arm was always left out of the parts that were stitched together.     In a way, though, a lot of pictures we take are also "photo-collages", because a lot of cameras don't capture the entire image simultaneously. They use what is called a "rolling shutter" where it starts captur...

    In 1979, comic book superhero  Plastic Man made his first live-action appearance in the Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show. It was a cartoon show that was presented by the live-action Plas, much like how the Cryptkeeper presents Tales from the Crypt. He's played by Mark Taylor who is super charming in the role, wearing one of the BEST live action superhero costumes!      There's real charm to how his super powers are portrayed. Some of it is done through simple visual effects, and some of it is done practically through props that are painted to look like Plas.     In the second season of the cartoon, Plastic Man gets married to a woman named Penny, who is a cartoon original character. They have a son, Baby Plas, which spawns two new segments in the show: One focusing on the whole family, and one focusing on Baby Plas' own adventures.      This was in 1980. Around that same time, other heroes like Superman and Batman were ...

      There's this painting I like. It's of two girls playing musical instruments. It's aptly called Two Musician Girls. I actually got to see it in person when I was in Istanbul. It was only then that I realized: Something's weird about her arm, right? Something about the perspective is off, it looks like there's three joints in her right arm. And it's weirdly elongated.      There's this album called Walkin' My Cat Named Dog. Just an incredible name for an album, I found it really funny. And I really liked how the album cover looks.      Another great album cover, for Esmeray. I really love the design of her logo, it's so wavy and fun. And I think the white and blue color scheme looks very pretty.      On that note, I stumbled onto the song "Hey, Who Really Cares." which is another great title, need to hear it from time to time. The album cover is just increadible, it blows me away. I love the color scheme, I love the composi...

      I found this Collagetober 2024 prompt list online and I thought, since it is neither October nor 2024, it's a really good time to make some digital collage. The first prompt was "Portrait" and I immediately thought to use apricot seeds as eyes. And then it just fell into place from there. I thought using a plum for the chin was fun. Used PowerPoint and Paint. Prompt List Image sources: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/27/apricot-kernels-could-be-hidden-health-hazard#img-1 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/pear-isolated-one-whole-green-pear-and-a-half-of-fruit-on-white-background-pear-gm1399396369-453275436 https://www.dessarts.com/how-to-cut-an-orange/ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/grape https://ninelife.uk/products/fresh-frozen-organic-black-currants-by-northwest-wild-foods-healthy-antioxidant-fruit-diet-for-smoothies-pies-jams-syrups-45-pounds https://www.jessicagavin.com/how-to-cut-an-apple/ https://www.veggipedia.nl/en/fruit...