The Court For A Better World

KoA why you do this to me Age:18-21

[pippenpaddlopsicopolisthethird]

The holy grail of searching through academic literature is coming across a string of publications that are like:

Here’s An Idea. Smith et al. 2016

Terrible Idea; a comment on Smith et al. 2016. Johnson 2016.

You’re Wrong Too; a response to Johnson 2016. Nelson 2016.

Guys Just Stop Fighting, None Of Us Know What’s Going On; a Review of the Current Literature. McBrien 2017.

[zinjanthropusboisei]

Not even an exaggeration.

[thiswaitingheart]

“If We Knew What We Were Doing, It Would Not be Called Research, Would It?”

[alberto-balsalm]

[awenravena]

What is going on with the world??

[dinodaddy-deactivated20221014]

Jesus…

In a move that has sparked outcry from archaeologists, historians and locals, the Peruvian government has approved a multi-billion international airport near the famed site of Machu Picchu, Peru’s single most important tourist destination. Bulldozers have begun to clear millions of tons of earth for the project, which will be located in Chinchero, a picturesque Inca town.

Building the airport in this location will destroy an ancient landscape, one shaped by the Incan people with terraces and routes.

Critics also suggest that planes flying low over the nearby village of Ollantaytambo and its archaeological park filled with ruins and a massive Inca fortress with large stone terraces, would cause incalculable damage to fragile Inca ruins there and destroy the peace and beauty of the area.

The new airport will make access to the site much easier, and thus encourage greater numbers than ever before to visit.

But Machu Picchu is already overwhelmed by almost double the limit of tourists as recommended by UNESCO. [see also India’s Taj Mahal - an incredible site simply reeling under a relentless, ineffectively managed tourist, both domestic and international, onslaught]

It’s the constant battle between protecting the past and profiteering from it.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/15/archaeologists-outraged-over-plans-for-machu-picchu-airport-chinchero

[whitebear-ofthe-watertribe]

What the actual fuck

[onesinnerzerostandards]

how about NO

[strangelingincarnate]

The Uphill Battle to Stop Peru From Building a New Airport Near Machu Picchu

Opinions are divided in the agrarian town of Chinchero, where the airport is slated to open in 2025

[fericide]

PLEASE REBLOG!

hey! peruvian here

to be completely honest, there is probably nothing anyone can do about this at this point because it has been in the works since the 90’s. as you can most likely tell, our government is a fucking joke. still, this needs international attention. a lot of it. this is my country’s history, culture and one of the most beautiful things we have to offer at risk.

our best bet is at the very least causing somewhat global outrage to spread awareness and perhaps make this into something bigger amongst the middle and upper class people in the central cities as sadly the lower class and indigenous citizens (the majority of the country’s population) go widely ignored by the government and the former (middle and upper class) tend to also ignore shit unless they perceive it as affecting them directly

[onceland]

[turtletotem]

I have long said that in order for any comedy to truly succeed as a story, there has to be meat beneath the jokes. There has to be that moment when it is not funny any more.

This. This is that moment.

[agooduniverse]

#honestly even though this is one of the best scripts there ever has been  #that is the greatest line  #it’s /groundbreaking/ in terms of how it frames vengeance quests; temptation beats; inigo as a comedic figure throughout the movie  #you know because this is a happy book (film) that inigo will get his revenge  #but will he get JUSTICE  #will he get ABSOLUTION  #will he get CATHARSIS  #those are the things we don’t know  #and that line sells it more than any of the previous scene (x)

[teenwitched-archive-deactivated]

also:

[deactivated-this-account-deacti]

well now I’m crying

[breelandwalker]

I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING

[fairytaleofdust]

Best movie ever!

[like-a-wild-potato]

Also might be crying. @violetoccurrences!

[chirmartir]

CH

[rederiswrites]

Okay two things

1) every time I see something like this, or photos of wild unrealistic landscapes that really exist, or spectacular architecture, whatever it is, I think again that when we write fantasy, we NERF REALITY. That is, here’s some dude with a special interest and a brain that somehow lacks basic self preservation mechanisms, and he’s out here looking like a super hero. Regular humans are capable of things we seem super human. Real landscapes are more fantastical than our fantasies. Reality is more fantastical than our fantasies.

2) how the fuck did he not kick out any windows that’s the most impressive part of the whole video.

[jackhawksmoor]

this man is his own zombie apocalypse team, adding anyone else would just slow him down

[rj-abacura]

So as someone who used to teach parkour back in the day, this dude isn’t just talented. His technique is amazing.

It’s not just about not kicking out windows. Controlling how you land is about shock absorption, about minimizing the strain on your joints. It also makes you quieter when you move. A good landing should be as silent as possible, because loud landings hurt. That’s the foundation of everything else you do in parkour. So by the time you’re climbing buildings, if you’re breaking windows it means you don’t have enough control to land safely and it’s time to go back to your ground basics.

[dnd-homebrew5e]

Be the rogue you want to see in the world.

[lefthandedkaos]

@theoutcastrogue

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

the adhd feeling of being unable to stop reading books as a kid, sneaking books into class, hiding books in your textbook, keeping a second copy of the same book for when the teacher inevitably confiscated the first one. Books falling out of your bag, books hidden in your hoodie pocket, books dribbling out of your eyeballs and taking over your daydreams. Just. The absolute dopamine fueled obsession of reading as an adhd kid. So. Many. Books.

and 10 years later, being completely utterly distraught and distractedly… unable to focus on a goddamn book

[maplethorn]

[nightlark-naitohibari]

I feel attacked, so f**king attacked

[blighted-elf]

[satanfemme]

people with speech impediments, vocal stims, tics, stutters, an obvious accent, who are mute (to any degree), who talk to themselves, or who have any other noticeable vocal traits, you’re all really cool and wonderful and I’m wishing u all an epic and poggers night

[satanfemme]

more people who’re included in this post: anyone who’s voice doesn’t “match” their gender, or doesn’t “match” the gender they get read as, anyone with disorganized speech, people who use a lot of “filler words”, or anyone who has a lisp. I hope you’re all having another epic and poggers night

[satanfemme]

also shout out to anyone with flat or monotone speech, “too” quiet speech, or “too” loud speech. y’all are poggers and deserve an epic night too

[violetsyrenart]

Doin’ cool monk sh*t

Sketch from last nights critical role stream.

[adventure-fantasy]

るろうに剣心 by . 逸

[portraitoftheoddity]

Sometimes I want a villain redemption arc because I love the idea that no one is beyond the ability to turn themselves around and be better, and because a character got a raw deal and I’d love to see them offered compassion and given a chance to grow and change into the best version of themselves.

And sometimes I want a villain villainy-decay arc where they’re still an asshole, but now they basically just hang out with the good guys being a total gremlin while everyone tries to rehabilitate them enough to at least not stab anyone. Because I enjoy them and I find it hilarious. 

[everythingfox]

The perfect ring

[iconuk01]

“Wheee! Look at me! I’m an Ouroboros!”

[deadpoetwilde]

dear god the sheer magic of being so invested in a book you just sit and read half of it feverishly without any ability to stop, just gulping down word after word like it's water in a desert and your eyes aren't fast enough for your mind and when you reach the last page you look up and realize you're not decades and miles away but in the space of your own room,,,, truly unmatched by any other human experience

[iamthebonecarver]

Hiiiiiiiiii

[nightlark-naitohibari]

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[neilmfjosten-deactivated2026053]

Andrew: sure is hard work being the emo cousin AND the gay cousin

Nicky: ... I thought I was the gay cousin

Andrew:

Nicky:

Nicky and Andrew: [turn to look at Aaron and gasp dramatically] THE STRAIGHT COUSIN

[youareyoubutwhoareyou]

Hey if u like the ocean look at this its rly cool I think

[boglord]

as someone who was already scared of the ocean uhhhhhh

[asimovsideburns]

just once I want to see a character have a gender crisis where it’s like

Villain: hah! you fool! have you not heard the prophecy? no man may kill me!

AMAB Hero: *kills the villain*

AMAB Hero: hmm. okay. okay okay okay. let’s unpack that… later.

[jibril-thelibraryangel]

A whole story where the villain is not worried about the hero because “The prophecy said only a maiden pure of heart can ever defeat me, so what is this plucky farm boy gonna do about it?”

And then a while later the heroine just blast her way into the villains lair already years into her transition ready to kick ass.

[smallplaceinthecosmos]

Ok forget the teens having their relationship drama go like Bad’s tweet actually