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by elisabethdaring

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and i'm going to.

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Celebrate International Women’s Day with Wangechi Mutu’s depiction of pioneering feminist Funmilayo Anikulapo–Kuti. Mother of the famous musician Fela Kuti, she is said to have been the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria, and fought against the practice of female genital mutilation. Mutu explains why this diptych is both tantalizing and menacing: “The image and title are infested with the inherent contradictions that were the experience of a radical like Funmilayo. A visionary and brave fighter, she was caught in the upheaval of the creation of a nation’s identity.“ 

[Wangechi Mutu. Yo Mama. 2003. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2016 Wangechi Mutu]

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india has banned these 25 books about kashmir. you can read some of them on this google drive link here <3

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getting that august feeling (things that have ended endlessly are ending again)

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reblog if you're corny and insufferable

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LEAKED MORNING ROUTINE:

-i need to be held

-i’m fine

-i’m beyond saving

-we’re back

-it’s over

-swag city

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it will pass but like can i at least get an eta

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ever since i learned about ghost buildings i haven't been able to stop thinking about them

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pasta art

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also i'm such a gemma girlie. i don't mean in relation to mark or vs helly i don't care about any of that i'm a gemma girl forever. it's me and her. what if you thought you were eurydice until the last second until you turned around just in time to realize you were orpheus

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Dichen Lachman as Gemma Scout — Severance (2.07)

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The “mad scientist” trope is becoming a lost art, kudos to severance for embracing it so gloriously. She shows up, she kills people, she (probably) stalks you, she steals your snacks and moves into your basement, she’ll do experimental brain surgery any time any place. And she’s kind of adorable. God bless.

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“we shared vessels” is up there but funniest fucking shot of the episode is that cut to the empty MDR work station. dylan busy homewrecking his own marriage. irving wrecking someone else’s. mark and helly in the ninth circle of a four dimensional situationship. Seth out of office for the day on an official paperclip management seminar. Idk why reddit is so pressed about finishing Cold Harbour that shit is NOT getting done

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need to string together my thoughts more on this but reeeeeally interesting to see the influx of media - severance, the substance, mickey 17 - centered on the idea of a double/expendable iteration of yourself.

the dehumanization of workers by the way of non-livable wages, unsafe working conditions, and identity based discrimination (and the current removal of dei initiatives), all drive a wedge between our personhood and the value we are prescribed as a member of the workforce. something something the effects of ai and deepfakes already putting people in danger, the way we live and present our lives online vs in reality, there’s a lot to unpack here. but it’s fascinating to see this trope so widely translated as a storytelling vehicle for these ideas, and that this is the story that people are interested in telling.

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// Cold Harbor