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[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t

Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.

By Gisela Salim-Peyer

https://www.theatlantic.com/.../venezuela.../684135/...

[khalilashawi]

Cats are pictured at Ernesto's sanctuary for cats in Idlib, Syria March 28, 2021. Picture taken March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY #washingtonpost #theatlantic #theweek # #syria #idlib #cat #cats #catlover #catlife #catsofinstagram #catlovers #war #photography #photooftheday #photo #pictureoftheday #pic #picture @reuters (at Idlib) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSwhfngHHN/?igshid=jj0x343s38qa

[n0wg0t0]

#HTE Scenes From China’s Guizhou Province (28 photos)

Mountainous Guizhou province, in southwestern China, is home to more than 34 million people. The steep terrain is challenging to work, and has led to the development of thousands of terraced hillsides over centuries of farming and building. From remote hilltop Buddhist monasteries to ancient villages, to the skyline of the capital city of Guiyang, gathered here are a few glimpses of Guizhou and its residents.

A night view of of ancient wind-rain bridge in Xijiang Miao Village in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou province. ( Tappasan Phurisamrit / Shutterstock)

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/09/scenes-from-chinas-guizhou-province/615943/

[dfranco10]

The Instagram Aesthetic Is Over

The look made famous by the platform just doesn’t resonate anymore.

Here’s an interesting write-up on how the younger demographic using Instagram don’t particularly fall for the forced aesthetic expectations, and "are going out of their way to make their photos look worse”. 

Take that, plastic surgery industry! (dramatically puts on sunglasses)

[kyotokimono]

Juhyo: The Snow Monsters on Japan’s Mount Zao

Windblown ice and snow build up hulking shapes on the trees atop Mount Zao.

Boo and brrrr!  Eerie and ethereal....

Enjoy these amazing photos from the warmth of your desk.

[itsketo-voyaging]

“I just wish … I wish that you liked me,” Lady Bird says sorrowfully. “Of course I love you.” “But do you like me?” Marion can only reply with that most stiflingly parental of philosophies: “I want you to be the very best version of yourself that you can be.” “What if this is the best version?” Lady Bird asks. Marion looks at her askance, saying more in a glance than any piece of dialogue could. Believe me, it’s not, she’s thinking. But also, It had better not be. It’s simultaneously heartbreaking and heartfelt, an entire relationship captured in a look, for better or worse.

The Atlantic, David Sims

[applekelly]

Oceanside 🌊 at Kejimkujak National Park. ✌🏼• • • • #kejimkujik #nationalparks #parkscanada #keji #kejimkujikseaside #kejimkujikseasideadjunct #atlanticocean #atlantic #theatlantic #novascotia #eastcoast #eastside #portjoli (at Kejimkujik Seaside) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwDMYsEhlgO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h65k2y64z6mr

[ericnyquist]

New art for @theatlantic Thanks to @emilyjanstudio A Deadly Algae Is Creeping Northward In a warming ocean, Alexandrium algae is shredding marine food webs—and disrupting beloved Alaska traditions. MIRANDA WEISS 8:00 AM ET #algaebloom #climatechange #drawing #illustration #alaska #ericnyquist #theatlantic https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NLvKyBuuc/?igshid=1fa3qzkjb4ma1