#Unruly

[mr-up-on-a-downer]

With your height do you ever have difficulties during sex? I like to imagine you get a knapsack and a torch and put on your red gnome hat and enter the vagina like the fellowship entering the mines of moria.

I- what the fuck man

#anon #unruly

[soulinkpoetry]

How do you discipline unruly thoughts?

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#overthinking #unruly #thoughts #soulinkpoetry #poetry #she writes #feelings #poets on tumblr #poets community #poets and writers #poets corner #poem #prose

[afieldinengland]

#btw. still #it is probably so intensely uncool to be doing a dissertation on shakespeare and marlowe when all the wicked sick cool viewable #examples on the uni website are on movies and hyperpop and a small part of me does think about that #every time somebody asks me what i’m writing on. but a large part of me couldn’t give a shit. save me shakespeare #macbeth #unruly

[kammartinez]

If you’re trying to decide whether religion is a good or a bad thing (and people often claim they are, though they have usually already decided), early Anglo-Saxon England is a useful time and place to look at. These days atheists often cite the murderous religious wars in history as proof that believing in supreme beings is a damaging and regrettable practice. The fact that they’re convinced none of those supreme beings exist incentivizes them to make this argument. Personally, I’m not convinced of the universe’s godlessness; but, even if we assume the atheists are right about that, I doubt religion is responsible for as much death as is claimed. Some people love to fight and steal and dominate – that’s the key. There are arseholes among us and, given half a chance, they’re going to start some sort of trouble out of ruthless self-interest or bloodlust or both. The prevailing ethos of any surrounding society is almost always that you’re not supposed to kill people without a good reason, or at least some sort of reason. But the arseholes are clever, so they come up with reasons. To deeply religious societies, religious differences sound like a very convincing reason for killing people. But that doesn’t mean the killing wouldn’t have been happening anyway.

from Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell

#quotes #unruly #david mitchell #nonfiction #history #books

[doumekiss]

2024 Book Recs 1-4/?

1- Tress of The Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 

This book tells the story of Tress a young woman who’s fiance is kidnapped by a witch and goes on a daring adventure in hope of rescuing him. It has a very interesting worldbuilding, colorful side characters, and the heroine was so compelling, I won’t say to much because I do think it’s best to experience Tress and her development without knowing much about it but I can say that Tress felt a lot like she could have been a Discworld heroine. This is a Cosmere universe novel but it is not necessary to know anything about it previously to understand the book.   

Recommended for: Fantasy fans, lady pirate fans, people that liked The Princess Bride, Stardust or Discworld.  

2 - Unruly : The Ridiculous History of England’s Kings and Queens by David Mitchell 

A history of the england monarchs told by David Mitchell (not the Cloud Atlas author, but the one we know from peep show, would I lie to you, upstart crow and many other british comedy shows), really interesting and fun and made me learn a lot of stuff I wasn't aware before, also it was cool to read a history book by an author that doesn’t even try to pretend to be impartial

Recommended for : History buffs in general, people who like David Mitchell’s type of humor, Horrible Histories fans 

3 - Earth Fathers are Weird/Earth Fathers are Odd by Lyn Gala 

The cutest story ever written about a guy getting accidentally impregnated by aliens. 

Recommended for: people that like unconventional love stories and fluff 

4 - The Art Thief : A True Story of Love, Crime and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel 

This book tells the story of Stéphane Breitwieser, a successful thief who stole over 400 pieces from museums, auctions and churches in 7 different countries, not for money but for an obsession with art and who eventually lost everything because of it. 

Recommended for: People interested in true crime, obsessive collecting, and narratives about human hubris

#book recs #tress of the emerald sea #unruly #earth fathers are weird #the art thief #books #read in 2024

[principiumindividuationis777]

#Principal Skinner #The Simpsons #unruly #disciplinarian

[9franklin3]

#unruly #lonr #music #soundcloud #underrated fire #hip hop #everything music #rap #r&b #deep #alternative #edm

[davidmitchellfanblog]

#david mitchell #unruly #british comedians #video #my post #promo/interview

[kamreadsandrecs]

Title: Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens

Author: David Mitchell

Genre/s: nonfiction, history

Content/Trigger Warning/s: historical violence, death, war, racism, incest, etc., with multiple references to contemporary UK politics and culture

Summary (from publisher's website): In UNRULY, David Mitchell explores how England’s monarchs, while acting as feared rulers firmly guiding their subjects’ destinies, were in reality a bunch of lucky sods who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits.

Taking us right back to King Arthur (spoiler: he didn’t exist), David tells the founding story of post-Roman England right up to the reign of Elizabeth I (spoiler: she dies). It’s a tale of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, middle-management insurrection, uncivil wars, and at least one total Cnut, as the population evolved from having their crops nicked by the thug with the largest armed gang to bowing and paying taxes to a divinely anointed king.

How this happened, who it happened to and why it matters in modern Britain are all questions David answers with brilliance, wit and the full erudition of a man who once studied history – and won’t let it off the hook for the mess it’s made.

Buy Here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/unruly-the-ridiculous-history-of-england-s-kings-and-queens-david-mitchell/20065681

Spoiler-Free Review: So, this wasn’t a bad overview of the concept of monarchy as it applies to the UK, which, arguably, has the most famous and most popular monarchy in the world at the moment. Mitchell digs into how UK monarchy got set up in the first place, and where its roots actually lie: not in anything so grand as the legend of King Arthur or in the divine right of kings, but just people trying to cobble together a (relatively) sensible government out of anarchy. He argues that this might apply to monarchy in general, as a system, and therefore any crowned heads of state do not really deserve the immense respect they are granted in the present day. He aims this at the current UK royal family, but I can see this extending to other current monarchies elsewhere, and not just in Europe.

One thing that might not sit right with readers is the author’s politics. He considers himself left-of-center, but there are moments when his stance will either chafe at the reader, or enrage entirely. I also suspect some readers might think he’s too cynical in parts, while others might argue he’s not being cynical enough. I personally found his stances mostly tolerable, though there were moments when they made me a mite twitchy.

Overall, this wasn’t a bad read; the author’s done his research, and he lays out the history of the early UK monarchy in a way that I found entertaining and interesting enough to get through. However, he’s also very clear about his politics, so YMMV on whether or not you can tolerate his writing.

Rating: three crowns

#book review #book reviews #unruly #david mitchell #nonfiction #history #books

[instructionsonback]

OVOUNRULY

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[yvmoveon]

Jinga- Olamide

#jinga #olamide #this album is stuck in my head #unruly #afrobeats #!!!!!! #song

[lxxvss]

🤍

#unruly #just kidding

[dangerousdesiress]

“Untamable”

Passionate encounters…

Intense fire.

Bodies colliding together…

Burning with desire.

You hate when I don’t listen,

Yet love to put me into submission.

I know I can be a bit much

Still… You can’t resist my touch.

Just like a moth to a flame…

Our fatal attraction is insane.

What we do is on the hush…

If others only knew, it’ll make them blush…

Spontaneous meet-ups and midnight drive-bys.

Sometimes leave us not wanting to say goodbye…

You ask me, “When are we going to stop playing these games?”

My response, “Sorry babe, I can’t be tamed…”

(An original poem by: Cemecia M.)

#dangerous desires #black tumblr #spoken thoughts #moodboard #unruly #femme fatale #desired consequences #original poetry #i make the rules #black poets on tumblr #passion #creative minds #bdsmplay #creative writing #Spotify

[afieldinengland]

#edward ii #unruly

[kammartinez]

As so often in history, what is in fact a novelty is defined and justified in terms of precedent.

from Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens by David Mitchell

#quotes #unruly #david mitchell #nonfiction #history #books

[thebeesareback]

"A big threat to our current civilisation is the persistent post-Victorian assumption of progress. This "Whig Interpretation of History" has been regularly debunked ever since the term was coined by the historian Herbert Butterfield in 1931, a tough year for believers in things getting better. Still, most of us unreflectingly go along with it. You hear it in the way people rebuke each other for prejudiced remarks by saying "Come on, it's the twenty-first century", as if the passage of time inevitably brings with it ethical improvements. The pejorative word "dated" shows how ingrained is our assumption that human civilisation gets better over time. It probably has recently, technologically at least, but it's not a given. Is assuming that things improve the best way of ensuring they will? I doubt it. A healthy fear of societal cataclysm may be a good technique for avoiding it."

David Mitchell, Unruly, 2023

#david mitchell #unruly #what i'm reading