Alex Turner Likes To Sing On The Floor 

things i’m looking forward to in 2018

arctic monkeys releasing their sixth LP

new era album art and aesthetic!

experiencing an entire Arctic Monkeys record for the FIRST TIME

new singles and B-sides

gorgeous vinyl releases that i will splurge on because i am Trash

new interviews and talk show appearances

magazine articles detailing AM’s entire *15 years* of existence

the band being on TOUR again

the band at award shows???

acoustic versions of new songs complete with falsetto harmonies & random percussion instruments

new gif sets of Alex Turner being ridiculous

resurfacing old gif sets of Alex being ridiculous

Jamie Cook saying no more than three words during any given interview

pictures of the entire band and their significant others wearing sunglasses in public

watching and live-blogging festival performances!!!

the return of old Iconic™ outfits

the appearance of new Iconic™ outfits that are probably going to be even more outrageous than Nick’s fringed jacket

watching the band perform old favorites and Beatles covers through my tears of joy and contentment

discourse about the band member’s respective hairstyles

inevitable onstage accompaniment by actual rock legend Miles Kane

really really cute fanart idc of what it’s just gonna be GOOD

me waxing poetic about close-ups of Alex’s eyes, probably

writing well wishes to Nick O’Malley and his family’s health in the tags

seeing my boys smile oh wow

celebrating the band’s respective birthdays with ACTUAL new content

Arctic Monkeys fans reblogging Arctic Monkeys content on MY dash? in 2018?? it’s more likely than you think

being proud of Alexander David Turner

being proud of the entire team that produced AM6

being happy as a direct cause of my favorite band

have a wonderful new year folks!!

pay attention.

I hope you notice the signs before it’s too late. The reason why they ignore your calls, or why they stop being on social media. The fact that they weren’t themselves. I hope you notice the signs. I hope you notice that they’re not being fake, they just don’t want to hang with anyone because they would have to fake a smile. Crooked smile. I hope you notice the random tears that roll down their eyes. I hope you notice how fast they go from happy to sad. The reason why can’t truly trust nobody. Because whenever they do, it’s betrayal. I hope you notice the signs of crying for help but they won’t blantenly tell you. I hope notice you the reaction on their face when you tell them “depression is an excuse” Not realizing that they fight for their sanity everyday. Whether they should give up or keep going. I hope you notice the signs before it’s too late.

Anne Boleyn’s appearance

as requested by a-rare-spark

No original portraits of Anne survive - most of the portraits we do have are copies of an original by Hans Holbein. Even if an original did survive, it would always be a flattering depiction. Much like the modern airbrushing, painters would simply not paint in any ‘imperfections’. Without television or travel, the majority of the population would never see the monarch or queen, so a portrait of Anne (or any member of court) would be how they wanted the public to see them, not necessarily how they actually looked. We do, however, have a ring that belonged to Elizabeth I (pictured centre above). Inside the locket there was a miniature of herself and of Anne Boleyn. 

Six fingers? Moles on her neck?

George Wyatt (grandson of Thomas Wyatt, who never saw Anne) claims in his book, Life of Queen Anne Boleyn, that 'there was found, indeed, upon the side of her nail upon one of her fingers, some little show of a nail, which yet was so small’. This would have been the most she had (if she had anything at all), certainly not a full extra finger. The Tudor era was a period in which any physical abnormality was condemned as being a sign of evil, and certainly ambitious noble families such as the Boleyns would have not wanted anyone with any such abnormality to represent their family. So it is unlikely that she would have ever been presented at court had she had an extra finger, let alone succeeded. Anne was a skilled lute player and also played cards - two pastimes that are virtually impossible to do without showing one’s fingers. If she had any major defect to her hands, somebody would have noticed and it would not have had to have been too extreme to cause quite a stir.

This was what Nicholas Sander tried to do in Elizabeth I’s reign. He was a Catholic and wrote a very politically motivated piece about Anne Boleyn. He wrote that Anne had an extra finger, projecting teeth and several large moles on her neck, and it is from this that the modern myth has evolved. However, Sander’s aim when writing was to taint Elizabeth’s reputation by associating her and Protestantism with evil and witchcraft, so as a result it is untrustworthy. 

Her contemporaries

Anne was certainly not the typical English beauty. Their idea of beauty was blonde hair, blue eyes, pale skin. She had dark hair, dark eyes and a slightly darker complexion. Ambassadors at court would have sent back descriptions to their kings of her appearance and although some are more negative, there are none that claim any true ugliness, extra fingers or moles. Some even claim the opposite - Francesco Sanuto describes her as 'very beautiful’ and De Carles as 'beautiful and with an elegant figure’.

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“People think I’m a miserable bastard, but it’s just the way me face falls.”

Pictures of Alex Turner on his birthday? It can be from any year

Here are a few photos from this year’s birthday skiing trip. Alex’s 31st birthday (featuring some facial hair) 

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