June 7th, 1942: Edward Hopper completes his best known painting, the seminal Nighthawks. When asked by a Chicago Tribute reporter about the philosophical meaning behind the diner having no clearly visible exits Hopper responded, “Shit. Fuck. I did it again. Goddamnit. Fuck. Not again. I did it again. Shit.” and slammed his hat on his leg.
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I fucking laughed so hard at this all artists are hilarious
I have had this scheduled since december
oh its that day again
I only ever see this truncated version but am always curious about what came after, so I looked it up on Google Books. Here’s what happened next. It’s important to be honest.
“Well, maybe this is your chance to save a baby. Isn’t that your mission?”
...
“But no one does free prenatal care and births.”
“How about Dr. Abott? He’s always preaching publicly about the evils of abortion.”
In this case, it worked. Dr. Abott provided her prenatal care and birth without charge, although he reminded her of his noble gesture at every visit. The young woman came by several times to let us know how things were going.
“He always moans about being tricked into the deal,” she told us. Then goes off on these tirades against abortion.”
“Abortion is evil! What do you mean you mean you expect us to actually do something for pregnant women who have no resources???”
Would you look at this masterpiece
Via @alexrybakofficial on TikTok
For context:
The violinist is Alexander Rybak, a Belorussian violinist whose family defected from the USSR to Norway. One of the songs he’s mashing up is his own “Fairytale”, Norway’s entry that won the 2009 Eurovision.
The other song, which is the one playing on the amp, is “Stefania” by the Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine’s entry that won the 2022 Eurovision. The song is about the writer’s own mother, and also about mothers who protect their children from war. Once Russia invaded, the song became a war anthem.
So this isn’t just a gorgeous piece of music. It’s a political piece about unity between people who have been oppressed by the same empire.
snakegirllovehandles asked:
I would assume that being an atheist would throw a wrench in a lot of adjacent-to-religious ceremonies and... such. Doesn't a lot of magical practice involve calling on spirits and/or gods to achieve the result you want?
Granted, I suppose there might be a few gods or spirits out there that would answer anyways, just for the hell of it (and maybe get a convert) but it seems like a substantial portion of magic would simply not work if the practitioner didn't believe in the entities they were calling on.
cryptotheism answered:
Just because I don’t believe in gods doesn’t mean I can’t invoke them during a ritual.
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sometimes you really have to forgive yourself for making decisions that in hindsight were bad but at the time you were genuinely trying your best with what you had and as who you were at the time
And sometimes it's okay to acknowledge that the others in your life were doing the same thing, and that the pain they did you still hurt.
Which is to say that you can acknowledge both things, without diminishing either.
sometimes you really have to forgive yourself for making decisions that in hindsight were bad but at the time you were genuinely trying your best with what you had and as who you were at the time
And sometimes it’s okay to acknowledge that the others in your life were doing the same thing, and that the pain they did you still hurt.
