#The Trawler

[gbhbl]

EP Review: Eat Your Own Head - The Trawler (Drongo Records)

Norwich alt/noise-rock band Eat Your Own Head are pleased to announce the release of their upcoming new EP, The Trawler, set for release on 31st May 2024 via Drongo Records. Eat Your Own Head count themselves as one of the bands spearheading a new wave of heavy music, redefining the UK rock scene. Known for their unpredictable twists and turns, the band veer from floor stomping riffs to tender…

[anistarrose]

the under-praised backbone of any fandom:

fan wiki editors

fan wiki editors who move the wiki off of fandom.com and to an independent host, especially

transcript writers

image description writers

fic rec list curators

translators

everyone who archives an ephemeral ARG or website-based lore dump

everyone who archives and preserves related media in general, for that matter

[thatpunnyperson]

According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.

And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.

Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.

So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.

Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.

[aregebidan]

The Silt Verses, Chapter 13: So Let Me Dwell Eternal // Annihilation (2018), dir. Alex Garland // Annihilation (2014), novel by Jeff VanderMeer // The Silt Verses, Chapter 1: Let Me Speak First Of Revelations

ID + more detailed credits in alt text

[ichthyolid]

my dog (it/its)

[3584-tropical-fish]

I wanted to try my hand at some bookbinding (seasons 2 and 3 I’m coming for you next 👀)

Progress photos under cut

[atrashmammall]

There is something in Carpenter, the first we meet to turn away from the trawler man; dead, and not dead yet, in the white gull that makes me so incredibly insane.

If she is dead she is dead in the white gull, dead in the heart of the trawler man, trapped forever in the grasp of the god she fought so hard to be rid of.

If she is not dead yet then she was saved by the white gull, saved because of the trawler man, forever indebted to the god she wanted nothing more to do with.

There is something so unbelievably insane about Anathema Carpenter; dead, and not dead yet.

[b-2-b-1]

Ok so I may or may not be ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED with the Silt verses I’m literally begging give them a listen. Anyway I have been possessed by the urge to draw sister Carpenter because yes. She’s just. Very character. I would sell my souls for her

[tiabwwtws-art]

To become a Katabasian is to shed skin and soul, to drown, and in drowning, be born anew!

[monomons]

my sona. the slail.

(it/its)

[eerieechos]

The Trawler Man’s chosen Prophet

[omgpoindexter]

nursey’s veganism is a big point of contention between he and dex because dex thinks it’s pretentious and hipster. but one day they spiral into an argument about ethical farming and realise they’re talking about the exact same thing

[whatsthatmagiccard]

One day, I want to play Manaless Dredge just to see what it's like. I won't let the power consume me.

[boneles-ss]

I loved the ending of the silt verses for so many reasons: because I’m a sucker for the smoking Chekov’s gun, a thematically rich tragedy, and the sickly sweet stench of a narrative that is ultimately and above all else, hopeful.

We were shown the dangers of hope, in the (in retrospect) most seemingly “out of place” episode in the entire series—the hope motel one with the doomed gay people. It was an amazing episode, do not get me wrong, but listening to it for me was like “okay, so based on this, when is hope going to, once again, bite us in the ass. Or literally bite us idk we had somewhat similar foreshadowing used with the sleep god thing from season 1.”

And of course it would be the finale. Of course it would be reading through the transcript, knowing that there’s a shadow of a chance that Carpenter lived to do all the things she was so ready to do, that she wasn’t giving up, or that she died in the water, on her feet, brought to a prophesied end in the god who could not seem to let her go, but that ultimately, she did NOT GO WILLINGLY.

Of course it would be the unknown of Paige and her caravan, trekking through the polluted lands in search of something kinder, something new, knowing that Paige would leave them behind one day—but that day is not today—and she would see them on. It’s hoping beyond hope that they all escape, that they can make something better out there, and that there are ways for people to follow out of this old world, if they choose to read the signs.

That’s what I think that episode was “for.” Obviously episodes like that don’t NEED to tie into the plot directly, and they’re sometimes narratively more satisfying if they’re left self-contained (the power plant ep was also brilliant in a very similar way (and I’m realizing now that that ep also mirrors Paige’s journey….that should be it’s own post)), but its about the theming, the framing of the tragedy, and the foreshadowing of it all. The motel was tragic and awful because it toyed with our hope—rending it functionally untrustworthy. But we choose to hope anyway (I’ve seen the polls lmao) and we make a good story on our own, in our own minds, out of that ambiguity. The ending to me is so good because WE can choose how it ends. We are given that agency, and I think it’s so satisfying either way! We KNOW the god in the motel was fucking with our hope and eating those who dared to try and we still said BUT WHAT IF-

so what’s the harm in hoping for the best for those whose stories continue after we stop consuming them? Hhhhhh this show and this ending are going to stick with me forever

[davidnajewiczphotography]

Skipjack Oyster trawler in Chesapeake Bay. Near Rock Hall Maryland

[automatonknight]

id: two digital drawings showing don’t starve together characters in full view, standing next to eachother. they are lined up in order of: wx-78, wormwood, wilson and webber. wx is standing up right and has a neutral expression, they’re wearing an elegant, white and black suit and a matching skirt, as well as black boots. wormwood is turning her head away while speaking happily, her left hand is slightly raised. she’s wearing a blue neckerchief, a white sweater underneath a yellow rain coat and yellow boots. wilson is posed with his right hand at chest level, holding a razor in his other hand. he’s wearing red sunglasses, a striped shirt with a red bowtie and tall, black boots. webber is posed as if they are leaning back with their back against something with their arms folded. they have a mohawk and piercings in the spider legs on their head. he’s wearing a sweater with a gingerbread pig on it, bracelets with spikes, green and red pants and boots. the background on both drawings in a very light, almost white, yellow. end id

drew my mains in their outfits for fun yayyy :3