[mydignityisinflames]

Been working on this on and off over the past year as a birthday gift for a friend and it's finally done and gifted! 🌸🐍

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[chaoticarchivist]

Something I genuinely wish was explored more in the ATLA universe/fandom is how Katara is the last waterbender of the Southern Tribe. Like, I understand why it's not spoken about as much as Aang being the last airbender, because he is simply the only airbender left. But Katara is the last link in her entire tribes history of bending.

Sure, the Northern Tribe might have benders, but they have such a different culture/identity around bending compared to the South. We see in Hama's flashbacks that the Southern Tribe had male and female benders at the helm, fighting equally, learning the same things, sharing the same tactics. They weren't left behind as strictly healers or defenseless women given a man's gift, they were strong.

And the thing that separates Katara and Aang's stories being the last benders of their nations is that Aang remembers what it means to be an Air Nomad. There are obviously blind spots because of how young he was, but Aang knows the customs and the culture and spiritual practices. He was able to pass those down to Tenzin and his grandchildren, he was able to start the process of rebuilding what was lost.

But Katara? She was even younger than Aang was when the Southern waterbenders were eradicated. There are Southern practices that are most definetly just... a fractured part of history because she never got to experience them. There are ways of hunting, of building, of navigating the waters, ways of healing, probably even spiritbending, that are simply lost to time.

And maybe her grandmother can clue her into it, memories from a nonbender living aside benders, but it's not the same. She didn't get to hear it from the waterbenders, she didn't get to learn from a Southern waterbender, she doesn't even know what to rebuild because it was never something she was versed in.

That's why The Puppet Master is such a heartbreaking episode. Because Hama could have been the Southern teacher Katara clearly wanted, she could have shown her more, but ended up passing on her legacy of Bloodbending. And on the inverse, I can't even fully call Hama a villain for wanting Katara to know how to bloodbend, because the ache of thinking you were the only one left for so long, the rage against a Nation known for destroying nations, would've driven anyone insane.

We know that Tenzin felt an intense pressure to keep rebuilding Air Nomad culture, but I'm so convinced that Kya probably felt something similar with Southern waterbending.

[bunjywunjy]

Have you seen the videos of orca exploding a sunfish?

yeah man that shit is nuts

[bunjywunjy]

for real though they figured out that if one orca holds a sunfish carcass still while a big male winds up and rams it at top speed, the fish basically disintegrates:

there are many reasons they could be doing this, but a small juvenile orca was later seen scooping up the shreds, so my bet is that this was just a family making Orca Baby Food.

sunfish have extremely tough leathery skin with a thick layer of disgusting-tasting gel under it that gives the sunfish neutral buoyancy and also makes it too gross to bite. the traditional way to get around these issues and get at the tender flesh inside is to be a human with a fillet knife, but I guess just fucking exploding them also does the trick.

[gay4h0pepunk]

me defending korra from the haters when avatar seven havens comes out

[gay4h0pepunk]

Ready to defend Pavi too

[sistersorrow]

Favourite comment from that video

[anistarrose]

my futile wish is for people to understand that "sex scenes in movies/TV don't have to serve the plot and can genuinely just be for pleasure" and "sex-repulsed people are allowed to complain about how rare it is for media made for adults like them to be something they can enjoy completely" are both true statements. unfortunately society hates both sex and people who don't like sex, so everyone gets far too defensive about any sex or lack thereof in fiction to actually have this conversation

[grapehyasynth]

IM GONNA CRY I never thought this day would come I don't even consistently use the same starting word I just do grape sometimes for giggles!!!

[weedle-testaburger]

i love the implication that god used to send gay people to hell but changed their mind by the noughties

[loveridden1999]

New Delhi - 20-07-2026

[dduane]

Meanwhile, via Bluesky...

[rogue-ai-cat]

And here is the resulting image. There is at least Someone in the U.K. government who is actually doing their job, and it is Chief Mouser to the Cabinet, Larry the Cat.

Source

[marlinspirkhall]

Typical politician: delivering a single campaign promise years late, overbudget, and subsequently using it as a flashy distraction

[mankillercalledbunny]

New fun Tumblr tag/reblog game: what is your favourite Giant Statue? Specifically statue, not sculpture. Any material, anywhere in the world.

For example: this is the Genghis Khan equestrian statue in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia! It is 40m/130ft tall! It is the tallest equestrian statue in the world! And it FUCKS!

Note: there are people in this picture around the base to really understand the scale here. It's MASSIVE. I love it.

[yarn-dragon]

I simply must go to bat for Big Apple

Look at him! He's twelve meters (40 feet) tall! His name is Mr Applehead! He can allegedly hold 650,000 apples (and look at that face I trust him implicitly)! You can visit him and buy pies and cider!

[invisible-goats]

For nostalgia reasons, the Angel of the North

20m tall with a 54m wingspan and strongly inspired by the location where Gormley put it (a former colliery)

[mydignityisinflames]

The Kelpies! My favourite work of public art! I believe they're the tallest equine statue in the world at a height of 30m and celebrates both the Scottish folklore and the role of work horses in historic industry

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Magical 1940 villa in Västersjön, Sweden on the Västersjön Lake. 3bds, 1.5ba, 210 m² - 2,260.42sqft, Price avail. on request. It's an artist's dream retreat.

Enter a lovely entrance room.

Delightful living room. Look at the painting on the beams.

And, there's this wonderful conservatory. Look at the details on that ceiling.

Beautiful kitchen.

The dining room is lovely and gets a lot of natural light.

Nice half bath.

The home office is a bonus room. It gets so much light, it would make a wonderful studio.

It's quite extensive. There's a lot of potential in this space.

And, it can certainly be at least part library with so many shelves.

This small room could be for everyday dining or a breakfast room.

Climbing the curving tower stairs.

And, there's a nice big bedroom. I want a penguin bed, too.

Roomy main bath.

And, at the end of the hall...

There's a large, fabulous gallery. It has an upper area for larger materials and a glass ceiling for maximum natural light.

Also, on the property, there's a log cabin.

Great guest house.

Beside being on the banks of the lake, there's water running thru the property.

Barn-like structure.

Love that dome on top of the house, and there are also solar panels on the roof.

1.1 hectares - Approx. 2.72 acres

https://www.hemnet.se/bostad/villa-7rum-vastersjon-angelholms-kommun-ovre-vastersjovagen-346a-21559486

[chuwenjie]

These are the very first paintings I made for Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender. I designed the art style for the Sonam and Tagah scenes throughout the film! I want to thank PD Jake Panian and AD Aaron Loftis for trusting me so much with these parts of the movie; their incredible leadership and support carried our entire team.

[kominfyrirkattarnef]

Have you guys noticed how much the internet/technology just does not listen to you anymore? I click “don’t show this artist” on Spotify and I get recommended a music video by them on the front page. I click “skip this update” on a pop up every time I open a file organization app and it’s right back there every time. I click unsubscribe on a newsletter and it keeps showing up in my inbox!! I click “delete my account” and the next time I open the website they suggest I “reactivate”.

[yaraef]

I've been listening to the new soundtracks since they dropped (ATLA Book 3 soundtrack!! Ah! The memories!!) and with the movie and then the trailer for the show... all I can think about is 'where's Suki?!' rn (To be fair, I haven't read the comics, so maybe it's answered there or in that movie I haven't watched yet?)

[ucha-archive]

This scene cracked me up😭😭

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

always some new bullshit in the ocean

[local-demon-in-your-area]

Why is it always orcas or dolphins

Why can't a salmon do some bullshit for once

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

worry not ☝️ they're doing coke

[everythingfox]

Tiny hawk shredding

[fuckyeahsnackables]

Man, I never DO recognize that guy.