a lot of ppl in the notes of the previous post are mentioning museums hoarding stolen cultural objects which is important beyond measure but museums shutting down due to lack of funding will not result in repatriation of cultural materials, they would most likely be auctioned off to private ultra-wealthy collectors to recoup some of their debt and we'd never find these objects again let alone be able to repatriate them. i understand the desire to say 'fuck museums let them die' for this reason but it won't have the result you think it will, and it will also mean that all of their ethically sourced and donated materials (which for most museums are the vast majority of their collections) will no longer be cared for by experts but again, sold off to private collectors who can do whatever they want with them or deteriorate in storehouses indefinitely. this would be catastrophic for public history and collective knowledge-sharing across the globe across cultures, and museums in post-colonial and run by/for racialized or otherwise oppressed ethnic groups will fall first because they receive FAR less funding than the large western institutions. just repeating phrases and sentiments you've seen online as a form of performative activism without knowing anything about what you're talking about does more harm than good and doesn't make you look smart or clever just foolish it's so deeply annoying and frustrating

hey guys i just finished a draft for one of the stories in my comic but could really use some critique. basically ive been interviewing multicultural people and then writing short comics based on our conversations. i think ive been staring at it too long and need a fresh pair of eyes. please be harsh idc. are the drawings too stiff or monotonous? do i need to add more background? is it written ok should i rewrite anything?

Pleinairpril day 13: Morning sunrise at the beach

Hi hello!! congrats to 1k followers first of all!! 🎊🎊 And then for the request: 2 or 12? 🥰

sdfdss thank you!! #12 was “Cities in the Distance” by Aviators which has strong dsytopian urban anxiety vibes for me. so this is a brief sketch of that iconic this-could-be-underwater shot of Coruscant from s7

[from the 1k sketch requests]

Genuinely 90% of historical fiction would be so much better if more writers could get more comfortable with the fact that to create a good story set in a different time period you do actually have to give the characters beliefs & values which reflect that time period

hello character who is desperate to be a good person; i want to play a game. in front of you is the one person you will never be able to save. you have the rest of your life to make peace with this. there are no defined repercussions if you fail, but we both know you're going to attempt to win regardless. your time starts now

ANYWAY

Obi-Wan loving Ahsoka Tano: a thread

Bonus: Anakin and Rex being loving brothers

i am a big believer in letting music (and other media) come to you when you're ready for it. you may only know vaguely of an acclaimed beloved artist and suspect that you'd be into them but just... not ever get around to it. and then in 15 years one of their songs just hits you the right way and what a gift to suddenly have all of their works to explore! there is no hurry; what is good is always good.

i read CS Lewis’ A Grief Observed one time years ago and i’m still not recovered from it

on preservation

The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation (Trevor Owen) || "Death of an Era": Last Hours of Hawthorne's House, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, Wirral  (Geoffrey Moore) ||  The Magic of Light and Shadow (Rashad Alakbarov) || "The Lost Breath of Trees" (Colleen K. McElroy) ||  Making Surimono for the New Year (Katsushika Hokusai) || "The Opposite of Abandonment" (Alexis Aceves Garcia) || "Wrestling With Shape Shifters": Perspectives on Preserving Memory in the Digital Age (Kenneth Thibodeau) || Butterflies (Ernst Fröhlich) || Monkey and Reflection of the Moon (Ohara Koson) || What Happens When We Stop Remembering? (Heidi Lasher) || Willamette River Channels (Dan Coe) || drawings by a boy named Onfin (weird medieval guys) || Letter from 3-year-old August von Goethe to his father J.W. v on Goethe (GSA 28/2 Bl. 155) || for space (Doreen Massey)

not to be insensitive but some of the salem witch trials were so funny bitches like “i saw her at the devils sacrament!!!” girl... what were YOU doing at the devils sacrament 👀

i really think i just wrote an entire essay that at its heart said "you don't get it. math matters. also pictures. but most of all words."

obi-wan kenobi | part iii

tumblr text posts + obi wan & anakin edition

i really think i just wrote an entire essay that at its heart said "you don't get it. math matters. also pictures. but most of all words."