Opulent

Good, not nice.

[mondo-grosso]

[prettynpaid]

Lauryn Hill and Nina Simone

[amnhnyc]

Quack, quack! Can you see how the flying duck orchid (Caleana major) got its name? This unique plant, which can be found in the open woodlands of Australia, grows up to 15.8 in (40 cm) tall. When it blooms, its flower bears an uncanny resemblance to a duck in flight. A long red labellum, or tongue-like petal, at the top of the orchid attracts pollinating insects. When curious pollinators land, the labellum snaps shut, trapping them inside. The insects are then coated in pollen before being released—and will hopefully pollinate the next orchid they visit. 

Photo: archie_bourke, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

[bloodmoonlich]

Rachel Chinouriri for Cosmopolitan UK (May 2025)

[maxknightley]

in the contemporary world, the most fundamental human right - and, it often seems, the least protected one - is "being both Allowed and Able to go Somewhere Else." the rest is commentary.

[maxknightley]

the torments of prison are predicated on Not Letting You Leave. the most terrifying and degrading aspects of childhood are predicated on Not Letting You Leave. misogynists wail and moan and fearmonger about divorce and equal opportunity employment because they Allow Wife To Leave. borders and immigration restrictions exist, in no small part, to Prevent People From Leaving countries where they will be exploited and/or oppressed. fuck you for trying to leave. fuck you for exerting any control over your life whatsoever. that makes you the one at fault, actually.

[str-ngeloop]

david graeber described three fundamental freedoms: freedom to move, freedom to disobey orders, and freedom to reorganize social relations

[prudencepaccard]

fundamental human right

[devilmuse]

This cd stand is sickKk

[mmaisonnnn]

EVE for INDEX Magazine (2003)

[public---mags]

New World Water | Mos Def for Blast Magazine, December 1999

[achillesinhighheels]

[maliamirage]

[closet-keys]

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you let something slide because you were too shocked to react in the moment, you can bring it up the next time you talk to that person, you can text them, you can let them know it won’t slide again in the future. you don’t have to just accept that behavior indefinitely because you couldn’t gather your thoughts to say it made you uncomfortable when it first happened. you’re not making anything awkward, you are giving someone an opportunity to show care for you, and telling them you trust them enough to change their behavior. there is literally nothing wrong or bad with voicing discomfort even if the moment has already passed.

[sixgrl]

[sebastiancuri]

Chinatown Studio, February 2025

[pussymargiela]

[poeticblkgiirl]

[ghettofabu05]

[prettycolors]