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cognitivejustice · 17 days ago
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The floating homes of Lake Titicaca
Created by the indigenous Uros people as protection against attacks from the Incas, the Uros Islands are one of the world's most innovative feats of human engineering.
The man-made floating islets, which are home to the indigenous Uros people, are created by stacking layers upon layers of totora roots and reeds. This water-resistant plant grows in the lake and is the lifeblood of the Uros community: it is used to make boats, houses, roofs, mattresses and more. The plant is also eaten (playfully called the "lake banana") and applied as medicine, and its flowers are used to make tea.
"There was something very haunting and appealing about this wide array of creation from a single material," said Amorós, whose art often draws inspiration from Peruvian cultural legacies and communities.
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"The structure of the totora is cellular. It's a very hearty, stable material that's also flexible but prevents kinking," explained Vranich. "People often used to make skis with just a single piece of wood. Nowadays, they replicate the interior form of a cross-section of totora."
To build the islands, each of which is home to two to six families, the Uros first gather large blocks of totora roots, which often float to the surface during the rainy season. Multiple blocks are pulled together, and the roots and reeds mix naturally to form a layer about 1-2m thick, called khili.
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To make sure the islands do not drift away, eucalyptus rods are stuck into the bottom of the lake as anchors and are tied to the root blocks using rope. Every 15 to 20 days, the totora reeds rot and need to be replenished with fresh ones. It's a laborious, endless cycle that is essential to the islands and the Uros' survival on them. "What struck me the most was how the islands and homes are in a constant state of flux, of creation and decay," said Amorós. "This ephemerality is magical."
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Today, solar panels power bedroom lights and small TVs; a radio station operates on the main island; and Uros offer their homes or private hospedajes (lodges) on Airbnb.
"They already have called us from Lima, saying that we're in the process of becoming an official wonder of the world," he said.
Whether or not that happens, it's evident that these modern changes and tourism have altered the Uros' life on the lake. One thing remains certain, though: as long as there is totora growing at Lake Titicaca, the islands' rooted foundation will stay the same.
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homoquartz · 12 days ago
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i know it's kinda mean of me but i hope seeing so many queer shows fall like dominoes is waking people up to the fact representation is vanishing fast. and there's a reason, more than any one studio or one showrunner.
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shaylogic · 5 months ago
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flower-dagger-gay · 5 months ago
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Fun fact: If he's your favorite character, you are extremely gay. (said with love <3)
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(also (re)watch this show!! we are running out of time as we speak!!)
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crumb · 1 year ago
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Controlled burn in Mount Albion, Ontario, Canada (1966)
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palisman273 · 3 months ago
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So yeah, Hazbin just got renewed for a 3rd and 4th season. Clone High reboot was just about to get good and it got cancelled. Inside Job and Dead End got cancelled on Netflix. The Owl House got cancelled by Disney and given a shortened final season.
Yet, this gets renewed before the second season even airs. I just...after all the shit Viv has done and is still doing, she does not deserve this. But it's happening. This fucking world.
I sincerely hope the pacing will be a bit better now that they at least know there are two more seasons, but I doubt it given Viv said they seemingly spent even less time developing Season 2 than Season 1 (which already turned out a mediocre mess).
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aaaaaa-musical-trash · 2 months ago
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if i had a nickel for every time a spooky queer fantasy show i loved was cancelled by a massive studio, i would have three nickels and i hate that so much
and my country doesn’t even USE nickels so i can’t do anything with them
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danandfuckingjonlmao · 10 days ago
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good night and sweet dreams to the best, sexiest, sluttiest, smartest, realest, most based, valid, relatable, girlipop, sympathetic, cunt, fun, cool, feminist, aspirational girlboss character in dead boy detectives: doll spider <3
good night to her and no one else. i hope the rest of y’all have a bad night and terrible dreams.
#doll spider did nothing wrong ever#i will defend her every action in a court of law#‘she tore edwin apart millions upon millions of times in hell’ wouldn’t you?#some gay nerd shows up in your house saying shit like ‘oh my how filthy this establishment reflects very poorly on the host’#he’s sashaying and sauntering down your halls and pivoting and you’re like ‘hang on i’m supposed to be the cuntiest bitch here’#so yeah you tear him apart like WHATEVER this shit happens#but he keeps getting reborn and like it’s fine when he’s quiet but every time he makes a noise you just HAVE to kill him again#i bet she was so happy when he escaped and SO MAD when he came back#and then the whole payneland in hell scene she was so real#she interrupted whatever gay shit charles was gonna say to edwin after ‘mate i’ve-’ bc she knew it would be disgusting & didnt wanna hear it#and then they HAD to just KEEP BEING GAY ON THE STAIRS LIKE OF COURSE SHE CHASED THEM OUT?? THAT ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE LINE WAS UNACCEPTABLE#SHE WAS LIKE GET THESE F*GS OUT OF MY HOUSE#she did what she had to do to set boundaries and honestly is that so bad?#thank you doll spider for protecting us from more devastatingly romantic charles rowland lines <3#dbdshow#girlbossifying doll spider is so funny to me idc if no one sees this. this is for me. and for her <3#payneland#edwin payne#save dead boy detectives#renew dead boy detectives#yeet my deet#yeet my deebd#dbd4ratch#revive dead boy detectives#chedwin#the case of the very long stairway#dead boy detectives#dbda#dead boy detective agency
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idontknowwhatimdoing-13 · 4 months ago
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We all love Niko and Edwin’s friendship but sometimes I wonder if he’s extra nice to Niko at the start just to reintegrate to Crystal how much he does not like her.
It’s like:
Crystal: Hey we need to know what happened in this town mystery and since Jenny lived here her whole life let’s ask her.
Edwin: Fine, but it’s not actual research
Niko: This lady doesn’t believe these people are actually dying but she lives nearby so I’m gonna talk to her
Edwin: Niko that is a brilliant idea you are such an excellent and natural detective unlike some other people, I can’t believe Crystal didn’t think talking to her would be a reliable source
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neitherthehoneynorthebee · 2 months ago
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Crazy thing is that every time I've rewatched a dbd I've noticed something new, or seen a different connection, or the significance of something changed. Which is fucking good writing.
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bougiebutchbinch · 9 months ago
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If I had a nickel for every time my favourite character was an older, graying, disabled queer man who also happened to be a total cunt, who pushed away everyone who tried to get close to him because he was terrified of genuine human connection, and who everyone headcanoned as trans and autistic...
well, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice
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pippin-katz · 3 days ago
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Edwin’s Empathy
Something I find interesting is how people, characters and the audience, react to Edwin's behavior. Specifically, the way he responds and talks. He's seen as cold and rude, lacking empathy. It's interesting because he is actually very empathetic, but shows it in ways that others don't pick up on.
For example, when Crystal is talking about her memories coming back, he asks if she remembered anything "useful". Charles indirectly scolds him by saying, "We don't have to be all business all the time, do we?"
Charles associates Edwin's question with business, but in reality, it's incredibly intelligent and empathetic is its own way. In order for Crystal to find her family, she needs to remember "useful" information. She's made her desperation to find her parents very clear throughout their time in Port Townsend. Edwin asking if she remembered anything "useful" is for her benefit, not just for business. Technically, she's a client, but he's also asking her as a friend.
A different example is how he handles Susan Kesler, the sister of the mother from the Devlin House. It's longer, so it's under the cut! ↓
Susan starts off on the assumption that they already know about the Devlin Family Murders, but Crystal interrupts to let her know they don't. Susan admits out loud that it is: "still hard to talk about." She recounts the murders, and after the comment from Crystal about the father being a monster, Edwin says, "But there is no inherent supernatural mystery to the murder."
Now, Charles immediately scolds him for "bedside manner" after he says this, to which Edwin responds with, "We are detectives who solve supernatural mysteries." He then turns to Susan, and says, "You already know who the killer is."
It might seem like he's being insensitive, but Edwin is actually being more mindful of Susan's feelings than the others, and no one picks up on it.
She doesn't want to talk about the murders. It hurts her to talk about the events of that night. She knows what happened. That is not why she's consulting the detectives. She is clearly there for a different reason, and Edwin steers the conversation towards that rather than dwelling on the murders from the past.
In fact, as soon as he says this, Susan's energy goes back up a bit. She had been a normal energy level when she entered, then it dropped while having to retell what happened to her sister and her family. When Edwin points out that the murders aren't a mystery, she jumps on the opportunity to get to the real issue.
"Someone... Something is still inside the house where they died," she says. Her voice has significantly more energy.
And Edwin does not dismiss her by saying, "And you know this for a fact?" He's not skeptical when he asks the question. It's completely genuine. He's collecting as much information as he can.
Susan is even more confident when she tells him about it. "I inherited the house after their deaths, but could never bring myself to go in. Then, after I died last week, I just wanted to visit one last time." It's only when she specifically recounts the screaming that she gets upset again.
She actually seems relieved to share her experience, like it's cathartic to tell someone. In fact, we have no idea how long ago Susan actually went to the house. It was probably before the boys were even in Port Townsend.
If we pay attention to the timeline here, Susan says she died "last week". The boys have only been in town for three days.
Day One: - arrived by ferry - went to Jenny's - visited Becky's parents - found Ester's house By then it's dark outside.
Night One: - went to the malt shop - had their fight - Edwin lassoed the cat - Crystal talked to Jenny & Charles showed her his parents - Crystal told the truth & they foughtt again - formulated a plan Then Jenny told Crystal to go to bed.
Day Two: - broke into Esther's house - rescued Becky - fought Esther - got Becky home The sun has gone down when they're approached by the cat.
Night Two: - approached by cat - taken to the Cat King - Edwin got whisked off & trapped by the bracelet It's morning when he's returned to the warehouse, and that is the start of their third day.
Day Three: - fought about the bracelet - got mail from the Ghost Postman - Crystal bumped into Niko who fainted - the boys went to Tragic Mick's - doctor looked over Niko - Crystal read her mind - the boys went to their office for books - Niko woke up & Crystal talked to her through the bathroom door - the boys came back with the book about parasites - talked to Niko the first time - Niko walked downstairs while possessed - the boys went to the woods with a map drawn by Niko - found the shrine, got the vase, & fought skeletons - returned to Crystal being scolded by Jenny - talked to Niko the second time - the Sprites started to blow her up - Crystal baited them out & Charles caught them It's nighttime when they transition to after the case.
Night Three: - Crystal & Charles talked by the window - Niko came back with blonde hair & met the boys - Niko met the Sprites - Crystal & Niko talked about writing to her mom - Postman showed up with mail & told them about the line of ghosts
It is the morning of their fourth day in Port Townsend when Susan Kesler goes to them for help. She's likely been dwelling on this for at least that long, not knowing what to do about it. Susan is probably relieved to finally tell someone about this, and people who will believe her at that.
By the end of the interview, she's confident when she tells them there's something horrible still in the house, and that she can't move on until she knows her family is at peace. She's even smiling when she offers them her jar of money.
Edwin, whether he realizes it or not, actually made Susan more comfortable by being "dismissive" of the murders.
There's also small moments where his empathy is on display in more obvious scenarios that the characters in the show don't fully acknowledge.
Despite Monty immediately labeling Edwin as "judgmental" for his opinion on astrology, he's the opposite when Niko expresses her concern for going to the house. She doesn't even have to finish her sentence before he's offering her a small smile and telling her that he completely understands. When Crystal comes out of the Washer Woman's realm and says she gave her another riddle, he says, "I am truly sorry she did not get you closer to your family, but at least now we know there is some kind of sea monster." His inflection goes up at the end, like he's trying to "look on the bright side". He finds Simon in Hell, gets mad for all of two minutes, then tries to defend him against Despair, offers him his forgiveness, and helps him forgive himself, unknowingly saving Simon from an eternity of torture.
Edwin might have convinced himself back in the 1910s that he's not good with other people, but he got out of Hell and found a boy dying in an attic, and instead of walking away while Charles didn't know he was there, he brought him a lantern, talked to him, made him laugh, and read him to sleep as he passed.
Charles says in the first episode that he "forgets how to talk to people", but I think a more accurate statement would be that he communicates differently than most people.
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shaylogic · 5 months ago
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Love this shot. It's part of Crystal & Edwin's bonding friendship in this episode, but it's also interesting that he's straight up hiding behind her because he recognizes a sound from Hell. He probably wasn't even conscious of doing it.
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strangertheories · 1 year ago
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I hate studio execs more than studio execs hate renewing shows with lesbians in them
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raraeavesmoriendi · 4 months ago
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“but why is next season going to be centered on lestat I don’t like him”
…my friend. you are welcome to dislike him. but uh. there’s something you should know about the series the show is adapting:
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like. these are all the books that we spend a good portion of them in his head.
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(asterisk next to Prince Lestat bc IIRC other people narrate but it is ostensibly about him. I haven’t read every one to completion, but I did check most of these on various wikis to be certain who narrates.)
like. I know some people come into adaptations with no knowledge of the source material, and that’s fine, especially when they’re doing as much new stuff as this one is. and who knows, they probably won’t do all of these and might make some interesting adjustments to them
but if Lestat really is your least favorite and you’re mad they’re adapting TVL/QotD next, well. he was anne’s favorite little dolly to play with, so we’re about to be seeing a lot of him. jsyk and can make your own decisions accordingly
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fatuismooches · 1 year ago
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Imagine Dottore and his segments doing an "experiment" on you by taking all of your measurements, including the distance between your eyes, ear length, mouth height and width, all these ridiculous things that no one would think to measure. And then he just. Walks away with his notes.
When you ask him later on what the experiment was about, he simply tells you he was doing an experiment in physical beauty and attraction, and he couldn't think of anyone else to take notes on.
IM IMIM IM IM IM- there is nothing left of Smooches. I’ve disintegrated into itty bitty pieces. THIS IS SOOO CUTE WHAT 😭😭❤️ ugh,,, he’s so unintentionally romantic sometimes I’m crying. You’re no stranger to Dottore’s spontaneous experiments on you, you’ve gotten used to that particular smile he gives you when he wants to do a little test on you… but this experiment is completely… bizarre.  There’s no actual experimentation, it’s more like he and his segments are just exploring and examining your body, not a single part of it goes untouched or unnoticed… every part of it is recorded intensively. Every measurement, scars, little marks, and spots… And you’re not too bothered, this is Dottore after all, but you just can’t seem to figure out what this kind of data could be useful for! You like to think you understand how his brain works even a little bit, but this is just so random. But Dottore and the segments seem extremely satisfied with the results and are poring over them sooo… you let them be for now <3
When you finally get around to asking him about that very strange experiment he responds so nonchalantly that you short-circuit for a second before you feel the heat creeping up your neck and try to exit the conversation. Dottore is confused for a mere second but then he catches on pretty quickly. He teases you so bad, holding your chin and forcing you to look at him. What? Did you really think you were anything less than perfect in his eyes? Tsk tsk. That's not good. Not good at all. Perhaps he should show you exactly what he learned during his investigation? Would that convince you?
Dottore would so bring up the most specific random details of your body that he loves... he thinks he's showing how much he loves you by reciting the size of your skull and the exact lengths of your fingers and the length of your longest eyelash... and well you probably find that romantic anyway! The segments too! They try to fight over who knows you the best... but you can't really verify their information since you don't know these things yourself.
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