"This love of artefacts, in itself, has nothing to do with archaeology in the strict sense as study of the past. Artefacts tell us nothing about the past in themselves. I have stood in the middle of countless ruins of castles ancient palaces and listened very carefully, and not heard a single syllable. Collaegues tell me that they have had similar ( Read more... )

This:
How many times have I watched Star Wars?

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I was going to write you something because it's my birthday, but then I forgot, so I'm sharing this instead.The Guild: I'm the One That's Cool:

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(We won, by the way)Loreen:

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Two recs for you here. In the first one, Sam is a totally adorable dog. I can describe it better than that, but Sam is a dog. He's adorable, all right? The second one is a HP/SPN crossover with a rather unusual pairing, but the plot and the characterisation and everything was just incredibly well executed. And it works! Everything about the second ( Read more... )

Title: Sunrise
Author: sa-kun
Fandom: Harry Potter, Supernatural
Characters/Pairings: Harry, Gabriel, Sam, Dean
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3961
Prompt: 031, sunrise.
Summary: In which Harry fixes Sam.
Disclaimer: I do not own.
Author's Notes/Warnings: Spoilers up to book 7 (HP), spoilers for season 4 & 5 of SPN. Part of my crossover series: start here. ( Read more... )

You should all go read this, seriously. It has banter, coming out and awkward!John.
Learn as you go.
John, Dean/OMC | PG-13 | marinarusalka
Sometimes, it's a bad idea to come home early (prompt #770: John finds out that one or both of his sons is gay/bi).

Title: Ambiguity of Life
Author: sa_kun
Fandom: SPN
Characters/Pairings: Sam Winchester/Jessica Moore
Rating: PG
Word Count: 173
Summary: Sam wasn't lying he said he'd dated Jess for a year and a half.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Author’s Notes: I wrote this on the tram home from the gym. Sam is bisexual. Jess is MtF.( Click! )

It just seems so strange to consider that it would take 300 years to name a species because it's too edible. And, while the clip is hilarious, it still makes me sad to consider that a great number of the giant tortoises species are now extinct.
The Giant Tortoises:

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There's nothing quite as badass as listening to your very own personalised favourite Disney songs playlist.

Just saying.