Brigid Coady

The Tarot Eteilla - The First occult deck published in the 18th Century by Aliette,of France (he reversed his name coz it looked heaps cooler) Eteillia taught tarot, read and wrote about tarot from his salon which is French for what was probably a draughty studio.

The deck is a little odd, it is missing some trumps you may be used to but others are in their place (Le Peuple/Prudence - The People instead of Temperance, The Plants- instead of The Moon etc). Some of the meanings on the small cards are different too.  

The images are lovely and antique and the meanings are in French on the borders. I love this deck for when I get reading fatigue from my other main decks - the colours and pictures are odd, evocative and connects to the earliest history of tarot in the modern age.

A sign I made at work. Thought you might like it.

So some fanartist drew a “sexy” (read: booby) version of a (cartoon) character who is traditionally very non-sexualised. Fans of the character got mad about it because it’s kind of groundbreaking how that character is written and portrayed and this art totally ignores the entire point of the character. They demanded the art be deleted. In response to that other people said, well what the fanartist did may be distateful but they have every right to draw what they’re into. The two sides fight for days and each starts a harassment campaign and even report their “opponents’” accounts.

So far so typical. But things eventually come to a head and they decide that this will be settled by votes - not through a poll. Through donations to a children’s education charity via each side’s portal. Whoever can get the highest amount of donation wins.

Both come from the Latin "burgus", meaning castle or fortified town. A burglar being someone who bypassed the security of fortifications.

Meanwhile burger comes via Hamburg, the burg of Hamma.