a rift

Nov 03

“The whole idea with Deconstruction was to make a complicated record about how stupid I think complicated music is” — Devin Townsend (via urgotest)

whyshouldeye:

“The ability to experience positive emotions, like love and attachment, would mean that dogs have a level of sentience comparable to that of a human child. And this ability suggests a rethinking of how we treat dogs.

DOGS have long been considered property. Though the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 and state laws raised the bar for the treatment of animals, they solidified the view that animals are things — objects that can be disposed of as long as reasonable care is taken to minimize their suffering.

But now, by using the M.R.I. to push away the limitations of behaviorism, we can no longer hide from the evidence. Dogs, and probably many other animals (especially our closest primate relatives), seem to have emotions just like us. And this means we must reconsider their treatment as property.”

Dogs Are People, Too - NYTimes.com

(via moreanimalia)

nikolawashere:

A firefighter gives water to a Koala during the Black Saturday bushfires that burned across Victoria, Australia in 2009.

Photo by Mark Pardew

(via idreamofpaws)

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Nov 02

manticoreimaginary:

[MYTHOLOGY MEME] 4/4 Celestial Deities - Shangó

Perhaps the most popular of the Yoruba orishas, Shangó rules over lightning, thunder, fire, the drums and dance. He is a warrior orisha with quick wits, quick temper and is the epitome of virility. Shangó took the form of the fourth Alafin (supreme king) of Oyó on Earth for a time. He is married to Obba but has relations with Oyá and Oshún. He is an extremely hot blooded and strong-willed orisha that loves all the pleasures of the world: dance, drumming, women, song and eating. When one sees the quickness with which lightning makes short work of a tree or a fire rage through an area, one has witnessed the temper of Shangó in action. [x]

(via fuckyeahmythologicalbeasts-blog)

katzeitung:

Lemur catta

Design Festa vol.38

2013.11.3 at Tokyo Big Sight

K-171

デザインフェスタに出展します。

11月3日（日）ブースは4階のK-171

是非遊びにきてください。

(via katzeitung-deactivated20150320)

toohotformychinchilla:

Best part of the art book.

(Source: bellymouth)

Oct 29

thebestworstidea:

resilientkate:

softgore:

“This piece was primarily a trust exercise, in which she told viewers she would not move for six hours no matter what they did to her.  She placed 72 objects one could use in pleasing or destructive ways, ranging from flowers and a feather boa to a knife and a loaded pistol, on a table near her and invited the viewers to use them on her however they wanted. 

Initially, Abramović said, viewers were peaceful and timid, but it escalated to violence quickly.  “The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.”

This piece revealed something terrible about humanity, similar to what Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment or Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiment, both of which also proved how readily people will harm one another under unusual circumstances.”

This performance showed just how easy it is to dehumanize a person who doesn’t fight back, and is particularly powerful because it defies what we think we know about ourselves. I’m certain the no one reading this believes the people around him/her capable of doing such things to another human being, but this performance proves otherwise.”

this is why performance art is important

So every single person who told me ‘ignore them they’ll go away’ and ‘you can’t let them know they bothered you’ and ‘They’ll stop if they don’t see you react’ and all that bull shit, my entire school career, I want you to look good and hard at this.

I want you to think about what you said.

What you keep saying.

What you are telling your children.

You are making them powerless.

(Source: andrewmaxedon, via thebestworstidea)

“I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.” — Umar bin al-Khattāb  (via raspberrymilk)

(Source: girlaportrait, via jonesypuff)