yknow its interesting how something can impact one demographic in a completely different way than everyone else. in the exorcist when the demon starts speaking in greek, to most people its creepy. but if youre greek and you suddenly start hearing the demon speak perfect fucking greek its genuinely the biggest scare of the movie. you just do not expect to ever hear your language in american movies so it catches you so badly off guard, it feels like the movie is talking directly to you
the first time my dad saw it, it was with his american friends. and when she started speaking greek he turned to one of them and was like "re malaka did you hear that in english?"
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some people read an awful lot, but don't read very well. deep reading is itself a skill. being able to untangle the threads of theme, subtext, characterization, narrative style, and more are all things that it takes time and intentional engagement to learn.
if you've ever watched a movie with your film buff friend and chatted about it afterwards, that friend might have pulled hours more of conversation out of the same 90 minutes of screentime, and wondered how the fuck they did that - it's not raw intelligence, it's a skill that's been honed. And I learned a lot about film from talking to friends who knew about film, and reading critique by film scholars
literature works exactly the same. so if you want to get more out of your reading, there are things you can do to train that.
Find a book or short story you think you've got a pretty good grasp on, preferably from a widely read & respected author like Ursula K Le Guin or Ray Bradbury (if you're new at this don't swing for the Toni Morrison or the Samuel Beckett yet unless you feel very comfortable with the complexity of the text - the point is to develop a complicated new skill on good foundations). Then go to JSTOR, create a free account, and look up criticism on the story you've chosen. Find something that looks readable to you and at least somewhat interesting. Read that article, and look at what that writer got out of the same story you've read that you didn't get. Do you see the critic's points? Did they teach you something about the text? Go reread that story and see if the criticism has changed how you read it. Are you seeing more? Are you thinking about the implications of a line that you hadn't noticed before? Does the story feel richer now?
there are other more involved ways of finding criticism. Learning to use academic databases, going to your local library to do interlibrary loans, finding critical voices you appreciate; these are all useful subskills. Literacy isn't just being able to read words, it's being able to read words in context and think about what they tell you about the text, the author, or the time and culture in which the text was produced. Literacy is the skill of being able to look at the world with open eyes and think clearly about how its parts are connected. It'll change your life
this keeps getting shared around and ive seen some different tags responding differently so i just want to make some important clarifications and distillations
you don't have to read more deeply if you don't want to (but i'd recommend it, i genuinely think it makes you a better person)
if you want to learn to read more deeply, the resources are out there. try to find critical literature (that is, academic writing that analyzes the text) on works your familiar with so you can get a sense for how to do that analysis too
learning to deep read literature can help you deep read many areas of your life
writers tend to put a lot of work into their stories. if you learn to read that work you'll (probably) appreciate the stories you love even more. And if not, then you'll have developed your taste. This too is worth doing
whenever i look into a historical monarch who doesn’t get talked about much and is just kind of a blank spot in my understanding of the historical narrative, 95% of the time what i find is pure white hot blistering capability. a pencil pusher for the ages. a 39 year reign with no more than three hours of sleep a night. there aren’t any good stories from his reign because he systematically caught and stopped all catastrophic good stories before they could start. you shrimply must respect it
semi-related but it’s ironic that game of thrones famously neglects to worldbuild textiles when (for me at least) textile history has proven one of the best lenses for an “aragorn’s tax policy” grounded view of history, especially for a late medieval-early modern english setting. yes henry vii of england reinstated the court of the star chamber, but you’ll get a better sense for the character of his reign by looking at how and why and with what result he disrupted the trans-european alum trade. yes elizabeth i of england loved essex and killed him, but you’ll get a better sense for her reign by looking at her sumptuary laws, why she passed them and how they were obeyed. the history of european pin manufacturing sheds more light on spanish-english relationships than any anecdote of walter raleigh could
Agotta love how all manga artists took 'we need a splash page for this chapter' as an excuse to draw all their faves in neat little outfits. Really seals the deal.
There she is, Mama Agott. Do we hate her? Do we love her? Do we simp for her? Will she turn out to be morally complicated or just mean? I am excited to find out.
They're SO ready, it's fiiiine. :)
VOTE NOW ON YOUR PHONES FLAGS
I suppose that's a good point, though I can imagine it might be difficult, socially speaking, to be that One Person. That's a lot of pressure.
Him worrying the sleeve there - a small detail, but important. He is the teacher, but this is a new challenge for him as well. He wants to support her, but is afraid he's going to scare her away... it's understandable.
I wonder if he's had this sort of talk from Beldaruit....... and now understands better than he did as a kid.
Subtle, Inny. Veeeery subtle.
Well, for one you're currently locked in a battle of morality against the world that raised you and the dirty, unfair underside that has been revealed as the veneer of magic peels all around you like a bad wallpaper........
I understand that this is his personal opinion, and it's backed up by HIS experience.
But weirdly enough, I don't think this is true at all. I think many witches (perhaps not MOST, but certainly more than he realizes) are less attached to the principles than he thinks.
Alaira, for one, immediately went to bat for Euini. Qifrey, for all his hate of the brimmed caps, does not necessarily feel like someone who would reject Custas, obviously. Even Olruggio has been shown to be easily swayed.
I'd recon there are actually MANY witches that present a front of loyalty to the Principles in order to survive and maintain their power/magic.
Unfortunately, though, this entire society is built on maintaining a facade of loyalty at the risk of losing EVERYTHING to the Knights. And actually, that makes it MORE likely that they'd be doing forbidden magic in secret.
👁👁 is it Coco
My dearest boy, he has eyes an eye.
He can tell you've been whispering and looking like you're about to get crushed by a giant cartoonish anvil at any point.
These guys, several chapters ago: Witches are bitches
These guys, now: Yaaaay a magical witch parade :DDD
I neeed a larger version of this page!!! >:000
Shirahama-san is really good at people.
Hello, witch roomba.
NOOOO NOT NOW OF ALL TIMES
How many horrific things can go wrong at once in an arc?!
Weirdly enough, Agott looks just annoyed vs actually bothered.
YESSSSS GO AGOTT, GO!!!
This is why you love her, because while you're Agott-nizing over your spells and how she's better than you, SHE'S about to throw down behind an Arby's for you.
Right. Don't trace to steal art, guys. That's it, that's the lesson.
Coco really said "oh, you didn't have any supportive parental figures in your life? I'M YOUR MOM NOW, AND I'M GONNA BRAG ABOUT HOW TALENTED AND HARDWORKING YOU ARE"
It's Super Effective!
fkldgskljfghklsgfdjkl
Kill Them With Kindness has a counterpart and it's Heal Them With--wait, no, that's also Kindness.
Wow, Kindness sure is a multitool!
LMAO let her eat, she's a growing girl
This is how I imagine most haters on the internet acting from behind the screen, tbh
This is the definition of 'you are so obsessed with me'
That's the Power of Love Coco!!
Cheer up. You can be his Apprentices' Bestie-In-Law.
Interesting that Qifrey noticed her general vibes first, but Olly was the one to sus out the bangle. True to their own strong suits.
I mean, it might be a bit risky, but at the same time, just waiting and seeing would also be--
hang on I just scrolled down.
............ah. 😂😂😂
The tragic past was clearly that someone made fun of him about his crush on Qifrey and he never recovered (or confessed)
"It's not like there's any rush, right?" NNNNNNNGGHGHHH
Like, under normal circumstances I'd agree but THESE ARE NOT NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES
I am once again violently shaking the artist by the shoulders
There's a spinoff manga in there somewhere........we'll never see it, but it's there. It's in Shirahama-sensei's head.
Hey, he seems actually pretty knowledgeable when it comes down to it!
I wonder how much of this is just for show, and how much is a calculated move to get more information. For all we know he might be getting Beldaruit WORSE bedsheets. And he might have hoped to get Riliphin alone to interrogate him.....
Is it just... compounding medicines? Qifrey clearly knows basic herbs, like the one he ate the one time he hurt his hand/arm. Where is the line drawn? And what if you accidentally discover the knowledge?
Tartah was clearly breaking the principles by studying apothecary. I wonder, if he was discovered - would that be just something they'd tell him to stop doing, or would it be something they'd have to shield him from the Knights for?
This, of course, begs the question - what about bloodlines? Do witch bloodlines suffer from a lack of variety?
He's very... open about it. Almost like he knows magic can be taught.
This...very much reads like the King already knows magic can be learned, and Beldaruit isn't even trying to pretend like it can't be.
Ooooh, Beldy, you DID kinda walk right into that one.
...............
So far, my overall perception of Beldaruit has been very...wise. That is to say, he seems to understand the principles with far more nuance than, say, someone like Easties.
Because of this, his absolutism here is curious to me.
Either he truly IS that dedicated to the Principles - and if that is the case, I feel like there may be something he knows about them, or some sort of deeper reasoning that the audience hasn't been privy to yet...
...OR he is simply putting on a front of acting all offended because he personally dislikes the King and considers him a dangerous person to give ANY amount of leeway to.
This guy is way too smart to have inherited power without some sort of PLOTS and SCHEMES being involved.
.........are you...........talking to the audience?
So literally EVERYONE in this manga apparently wants to be a witch.
I mean, perhaps obviously. But it would be interesting if there was a character who was vehemently like "no, i don't want nothin to do with that shit"
MMMmmmm yeah, that seems like a poor idea.
Then again, in OUR non-magical world, you could theoretically have a very powerful person who is also inexplicably smart enough to do random surgery. Or have enough knowledge to, say, make a bomb.
Doesn't mean it would work out so well in practice, even if it seems Too Much in theory.
idk man, I feel like he's already dabbling.
Is the space UNDER the castle also magic-locked? Or is he getting around it somehow?
Everything else aside, she's so polite and studious! I'm guessing her upbringing DID instill in her a very intense respect for authority figures.
Coco is developing a dark side. Just like Qifrey! :)
..... and Qifrey! :D
And Custas, though even if he doesn't get a speech bubble we all know what he's about.
I find it SUPER interesting how, in this case, the hands/pen drawing the panel seem to belong to Agott. If I'm not mistaken, that's her pen.
Excitingggggg! 👀can't wait to see what she's thought up!
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the craziest thing to come out of the Lore Keepers' Ledger so far is learning that Campaign 4 is entirely hand-mixed (shoutout to Chris Wilmott, their sound mixer)
According to fox entertainment this is who we should be afraid of. I didn't know who Francesca Hong was 10 minutes ago but thankfully now I'm aware of this monster and her monsterous policies
After almost a decade on this site, I found another Tumblr user in the wild. I stopped to tie my shoe with rainbow laces this morning outside the silversmith at Colonial Williamsburg, and I heard it.
“I like your shoelaces.”
Oh. Oh no.
I responded the only way I could. “Thanks.” And then I reluctantly added, “I stole them from the president…and if that makes sense to you, I’m very sorry.”
The poor man, in full Colonial dress, stared at me for a long moment. And then burst into laughter. And said, “I haven’t thought about that in YEARS and this has never happened to me before.”
To clarify for those who don't know, "free the nipple" isn't about going braless, it's about going topless
No shirt, no bra, completely bare torso, just like cis men are allowed to
It's about desexualizing breasts and "female presenting nipples" and not being criminalized for our bodies if we want to go topless because it's a million damn degrees out. This was a popular growing movement that was still widely known a decade ago!
And the fact that not wearing a bra is so discouraged and stigmatized that people think the movement was about being able to go braless under your shirt in public rather than about being able to not wear a shirt at all says a lot about how far we've backslid in the past decade
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Did you know that after they switched to blind auditions, major symphony orchestras hired women between 30% to 55% more? Before bringing in “blind auditions” with a screen to conceal the the candidate, women in the top 5 major orchestras made up less than 5% of the musicians performing.
so I believe it was actually more complicated than that, in interesting ways. Because at first, when they did blind auditions, they were STILL hiring more men.
…Then they put down a carpet, so that high heels didn’t clack on the floor, and BOOM women were suddenly getting hired.
The testers didn’t even know that’s what they were picking up on, which just goes to show how tiny of a cue it takes for misogyny to kick in.
The case of blind auditions for orchestras and how it dramatically changed the gender makeup of orchestras is a very illuminating example of gender bias, and an interesting possible way of countering it.
You can be sexist without knowing it. You can be racist without knowing it. This is not a moral failing; it is a moral imperative to remember that you are fallible, and take steps to limit the damage your squishy ape brain’s foibles can cause.
The final chapter in Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink (2005) describes this in detail.
What you don’t usually hear about when discussing this blind audition process is that after the blind auditions were implemented, when women had gotten many positions in the orchestra, men no longer saw being a member as prestigious and the salaries for the entire orchestra dropped.
like idk i think at this point im just gonna have to start blocking anyone who's into taylor swift. sorry but if you can't drop her even after she invites ICE agents to her fucking wedding i just don't really think i want you near me. why are you throwing all of your supposed values away for a mid at best pop singer?
Steven J. Demetriou, guest 92 of 93 as photographed by Backgrid
He is the executive chair of Amentum, a company that provides engineering and technology to the USA’s army and nuclear programs. They operate the most test and training ranges of any contractor if their site is to be believed.
It appears they run the East Montana concentration camp, the largest in the USA. While much of the abuse, including sexual and physical abuse, occurred under the camp’s previous contractor, Acquisition Logistics, the ACLU has confirmed Amentum was WORKING AS SUBCONTRACTORS at the East Montana camp during this time. Amentum's current role as sole contractor from March onwards proves no less deadly, with 2 overdoses with the intent to commit suicide from inhumane conditions. Representative Escobar confirmed nothing has changed since Amentum’s takeover. Lawyers representing prisoners report being unable to reach their clients.
The following conditions are BY DESIGN, as "Guards tell people detained at Camp East Montana who complain
about conditions that if they do not like the conditions, they should self-deport." Civil Detention Centers are not supposed to be punitive. This is only a civil detention center on paper. It is a concentration camp.
The ACLU lists: I already linked this but I'm doing it again bc if you read one source, it should be this one.
Medical neglect, including for people with pregnancies, diabetes, cancer, and HIV.
Severe beatings. One man was beaten to death for requesting his asthma medication.
solitary confinement
unclean water
Tuberculosis and Measles outbreaks
Limited to no sunlight
no or limited hygiene products
rotten food, not enough food, no special diets for medical conditions
SEXUAL ASSAULT
No ventilation in a DESERT leading to lung damage
Not enough toilets, overflow often, whole tent smells of urine and feces
No privacy to use said toilet
Threats and beatings for those that refuse to sign deportation papers, sometimes to places they are NOT FROM
No activities, punished for attempting to make art from recycled items like cracker boxes, can only practice own religion at guards' discretion
no dental care. This is likely universal across US concentration camps. Note Emmanuel Damas, the Haitian immigrant that died from a dental infection due to lack of care
Unable to receive legal representation if not already represented
LOCATED ON FORMER JAPANESE DETENTION CAMP BECAUSE TIME IS A FUCKING CIRCLE
Taylor Swift's guest is directly responsible for these. This is the LARGEST CONCENTRATION CAMP IN THE US, made to hold 5000 people. He's not just any ICE contractor he is the biggest and baddest. At least this will get people talking about just HOW bad this camp is.
Note this camp is in the Chihuahua Desert: This heat wave? Try it in a windowless fucking 108 by 36 ft tent with 72 other people with no soap.
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Alright, all this said and done..........
The liveblogs end there. Or at least, the clear, post-able liveblogs. We did discuss more post-finale but I ended up sending several five-minute long rambling voice memos to discuss, and I obviously cannot post them here.
But here are my final thoughts:
Good.
Although I have some questions and also some qualms about how the exposition was handled and how some mystery elements of the show were kinda buried in the end for the emotional payoff (what IS 57? Why a circus? How did they all end up getting brain scanned at such different times IRL - how was the equipment still being upkept, etc?) I do think, ultimately, that the emotional aspect of this was the more important narrative in the story and it was definitely PAID OFF.
Have I changed my mind about Jax?
Haha, no. Still hate that little piece of shit.*
BUT I do think that Jax, as a character, went above and beyond my expectations. Just.... 11/10 character in and of itself. Her story was interesting and compelling, and it WAS told very effectively. I absolutely loathe the way Jax handled himself throughout the whole show, and the vicious bullying and cruelty he made a point of.........BUT. I think OVERALL, she is a fascinating person and a very REAL one. Her entire story, when read together, makes a whole lot of sense. You can stitch together all the horrible domino effect things that came together to make that train wreck happen, and BOY GURL DID IT HAPPEN.
It's a very neat balance of going "wow, this person is an absolute SHITHOLE" while also creating a sympathetic reasoning behind why they make the mistakes they do. I personally think it's very well done.
ANYWAY thanks for reading! I would love to make fanart, but I think if I had one MORE responsibility I would literally crash out like Caine did, so I will not be doing that. Sorry.
We're returning to WHA liveblogs tomorrow! Cheers, and see ya there. :)
Justice for Ribbit, if they un-abstract anyone, she should get first dibs.
Disclaimer: These reactions are taken directly from Discord DMs. Originally, I decided to liveblog TADC to the friend who begged me to watch it. I'm now releasing those liveblogs to the public. At the moment, I have finished the series, so I cannot be spoiled BUT OTHERS IN THE COMMENTS MAY STILL BE WATCHING. Please keep your spoilery commentary to a minimum for maximum liveblog enjoyment for all. :)
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Disclaimer: These reactions are taken directly from Discord DMs. Originally, I decided to liveblog TADC to the friend who begged me to watch it. I'm now releasing those liveblogs to the public. At the moment, I have finished the series, so I cannot be spoiled BUT OTHERS IN THE COMMENTS MAY STILL BE WATCHING. Please keep your spoilery commentary to a minimum for maximum liveblog enjoyment for all. :)
The person I am liveblogging this to, @axedanner, also had really great commentary which I've chosen to keep in for maximum entertainment. Please go show him some love on tumblr and on his twitch channel.
Disclaimer: These reactions are taken directly from Discord DMs. Originally, I decided to liveblog TADC to the friend who begged me to watch it. I'm now releasing those liveblogs to the public. At the moment, I have finished the series, so I cannot be spoiled BUT OTHERS IN THE COMMENTS MAY STILL BE WATCHING. Please keep your spoilery commentary to a minimum for maximum liveblog enjoyment for all. :)
The person I am liveblogging this to, @axedanner, also had really great commentary which I've chosen to keep in for maximum entertainment. Please go show him some love on tumblr and on his twitch channel.
