#cultural affairs

[completeandrandomshit]

TIL: That pregnant Chinese women usually stay at home for most of her pregnancy as a way to relax while family runs errands, brings meals, etc.

#til #today i learned #chinese #chinese culture #expecting mothers #pregnancy #chinese women #chinese mothers #informative #educational #now you know #the more you know #cultural affairs #social studies

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Pharoahe Monch released his debut solo album Internal Affairs October 19, 1999

#today in hip hop history #todayinhiphophistory #hiphop #hip-hop #hip hop #hip hop music #hip hop history #music #history #hip hop culture #music history #pharoahe monch #internal affairs #album #emcee #mc #rap #rapper #1999 #queens

[blackswaneuroparedux]

amoto quaeramus seria ludo

- Horace

Let’s put aside these games and focus on serious things.

#horace #roman #latin #classical #quote #chess #the thomas crown affair #steve mcqueen #faye dunaway #games #seduction #amour #wits #film #cinema #movie #arts #culture

[ifindus]

Scotland: We should at least ask. Norway, what do you think?

Norway: No comment.

I don't know if anyone outside the UK or Norway has heard about this, but Orkney has been looking into other forms of govern and they suggested they become a territory of Norway, operating independently. The UK has since said that this is unacceptable and will NOT be happening regardless. The official Norwegian response was basically just "this is an internal affair, no comment".

#hetalia #aph norway #hws norway #hws scotland #aph scotland #scotnor #new political affairs concerning Scotland and Norway?? #yes pls #I just think this is really funny #I'm in a Orkney facebook group from back when I lived there #and seeing people discussing this has been entertaining #apparently they are unhappy with the ferry prices and that's why they want out #but also no one is serious about it I think #and a lot of complaining about expensive beer in Norway 🤔 #though some are “positive” - discussing the history and cultural heritage

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

CANADA DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS CIRCULAR OTTAWA, 15th December, 1921. It is observed with alarm that the holding of dances by the Indians on their reserves is on the increase, and that these practices tend to disorganize the efforts which the Department is putting forth to make then self-supporting. I have, therefore, to direct you to use your utmost endeavours to dissuade the Indians from excessive indulgence in the practice of dancing. You should suppress any dances which cause waste of time, interfere with the occupations of the Indians, unsettle then for serious work, injure their health or encourage them in sloth and idleness. You should also dissuade, and, if possible, prevent them from leaving their reserves for the 'purpose of attending fairs, exhibitions, etc., when the absence would result in their own farming and other interests being neglected. It is realized that reasonable amusement and recreation should be enjoyed by Indians, but they should not be allowed to dissipate their energies and abandon themselves to demoralizing amusements. By the use of tact and firmness you can obtain control and keep it, and this obstacle to continued progress vill then disappear. The rooms, halls or other places in which Indians congregate should be under constant inspection. They should be scrubbed, fumigated, cleansed or disinfected to prevent the dissemination of disease. The Indians should be instructed in regard to the matter of proper ventilation and the avoidance of over-crowding rooms where public assemblies are being held, and proper arrangement should be made for the shelter of their horses and ponies. The Agent shall avail themselves of the services of the medical attendant of his agency in this connection.

Except where further information is desired, there will be no necessity to acknowledge the receipt of this circular. Yours very truly, Duncan Campbell Scott Deputy Superintendent General Thos. Graham, Esq.. Indian Agent. [Perhaps one of the bluntest example of the attempt to extirpate Indigenous cultural practices, and frankly, their existence as communities, by the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs.]

#primary document #department of indian affairs #settler colonialism in canada #settler colonialism #violence of settler colonialism #banning cultural practices #racism in canada #anti-indigenous racism #indigenous people #first nations #indigenous history #canadian history #duncan campbell scott

[bonefall]

For Warrior Bites: What about one of the clans having a sort of dip, like a cat version of salsa or gravy?

mhhh fried grasshopper-poppers sizzling on the grillstone and whipping up a juniper-gravy dipping sauce. Warrior cat nuggies.

I initially planned for WindClan to be the ones to make dipping sauces, since they love novelty, have breadcrumbs, and have a lot of rabbit meat on hand to bread and fry. Plus the grasshoppers. But the more I think about it, it's the sort of thing all the clans EXCEPT RiverClan would do.

ThunderClan's dipping sauces would be fruity or honey-based, and they'd have a lot of gravy. Mostly they use these as marinades, not dipping sauces.

Because ShadowClan ferments and has access to vinegar, plus the marshes and pine trees full of birds and eggs, they have the ability to make something similar to mayonnaise which can be made into tartar sauce or remoulade. Not to mention their access to juniper, mushrooms, rosemary, and other spices...

WindClan is the only Clan that can bread and fry things, and BOY do they want sauce. Problem is that they may not have a ton of spices on the moor. They CAN make blood sauce, though, since they have so many rabbits. It would taste deliciously salty; rare before the Lake Territory when you have to boil plant roots to get that.

RiverClan is touchy about their food culture. They think raw fish is healthier for you, and prefer it to be roasted or baked. If they put their mind to it though, there's tons of spices and herbs to be found by the river. Not to mention that they can make fish sauce, if they ever decided to ferment it.

And SkyClan? While you weren't looking they just stole your ketchup. Sorry.

#Firestar doesn't like Waffles and RiverClan doesn't like Fish and Chips #Sad state of affairs. #SkyClan can also make mayo on a serious note because they have access to eggs #Warrior Bites #Clan Culture

[falsenote]

Gian Maria Volonté on the set of The Mattei Affair (1972)

#lombardy cultural heritage archive with the hits #gian maria volonté #🎩 #il caso mattei #the mattei affair #francesco rosi

[soldier-poet-king]

Three generations of italian-canadians, a french-canadian, an alabamian, and filipina-canadian are crowded around two dining tables smushed together in a tiny bungalow kitchen. Everyone is talking-yelling at top volume (affectionate). There is a never ending stream of food and homemade basement wine. My 13 yr old cousin is info dumping about nintendo without preamble or even introducing himself.

POV: you are my upper middle class WASP friend who I invited to Thanksgiving bc her family is all far away

#the duality of fran #I did warn her ahead of time but also #i hope it wasnt TOO overwhelming #ik it can be A Lot esp for ppl not from large families or yelling cultures #not to mention the oodles of leftovers foisted on the way out by my mother and nonna #yes we had thanksgiving a week late bc bro 2 was gonna be in town #but still! #it was good and fun #and I hope she thought so too and it wasnt just. insane overstimulation #im used to it but idk yknow??? #esp from a small very well off family where this is normally a formal stiff affair #to then go to a large immigrant house #everyone was on their best behaviour and politics talk was banned #so everyone got along fine #but even when everyone is happy it's just LOUD

[bijoumikhawal]

one thing bugging me about bajoran religion and world building is its implied worshipping the Pagh Wraiths isn't like, a new thing in Bajoran culture (obviously they were originally part of the Prophets, but they seen to have retained worship after that) and they're a despised religion, but the way that operates irl is more complex than how DS9 allows it by very literally making the Pagh Wraiths villains? I always hate when fantasy and sci-fi media does this "evil god with evil worshippers" thing because of this

#cipher talk #Ds9 #Bajor #Bajoran culture #Actual examples of 'evil' god with actual worshippers: how gnostics viewed Jews and Early Christians #How monotheistic religions usually view other religions #Etc. Obviously you can immediately see how the 'evil' god and followers are not actually evil here #Also it's interesting how the Pagh Wraiths seem more linear than the Prophets #The way they speak and engage with people comes off as more human-like #Could be that they got kicked out over something related to that- the prophets got annoyed with Sisko for asking them to meddle too much #And the line used by their worshippers was abt how the prophets allowed the occupation iirc... hmmm #Maybe they got kicked out for wanting to meddle in linear affairs too much

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember, 1957.

#arthur schopenhauer #schopenhauer #quote #philosophy #reunion #reunited #amour #love #an affair to remember #cary grant #deborah kerr #hollywood #film #movie #cinema #culture

[giftedkidburnout-culture-is]

Gifted kid burnout culture is knowing you probably need a therapist but not going to one because you to be the strongest most intelligent person on earth.

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#gifted kid burnout culture is #love-affair-maim-you-too #mod lisa

[sarroora]

Just writing to wish my beloved followers and mutuals a belated happy new year. Hope you’re all well and please pray that 2024 be better than 2023, coz we all need it. 🤲

#happy new year #2024 #world affairs #life things #tumblr culture #mutuals #fandom #art

[tiktok-singularity]

American politics in a nutshell. Tik tok ban edition.

It’s all about the power, manipulation and control.

#tiktok #Tik tok ban #gen z #gen z culture #sociology #dysfunctional society #social media history #society #social studies #current events #current affairs #american politics #words of wisdom #wise words #late stage capitalism #capitalism #media control #history

[news4dzhozhar]

It's wild to me that Israelis constantly refer to Arabs/Muslims/Palestinians as human animals, children of darkness and all these dehumanizing degrading things yet they have never seemed to have had a problem stealing their skin, children or harvesting their organs for Israeli use.

#amram #yemenite children affair #mass kidnapping #stolen children #stolen lives #stolen future #stolen culture #stolen land #child abduction #human trafficking #selling children #seek the truth #stand up for humanity #stand for justice #israel is an apartheid state #apartheid #israel is committing genocide #the us is complicit in genocide #genocide #illegal occupation #illegal settlements

[hamletteprinceofdenmark]

the thing in ad astra/de terra that lights up my brain like nothing else is the concept of cariad beads

cariad beads and cariad braids fuck so incredibly hard and I think about it constantly

#event horizon series #de terra #Hellenite #like!!! #a physical representation of your bond to each other (and the bond of those who come before and the promise of those who will come after) #and it’s an ACTIVE RITUAL #you have to consistently rebraid each other’s hair #it’s not static or easily removable like a wedding ring #that you can take off at a drop of a hat #It’s BRAIDED IN BUDDY GOOD LUCK #it reminds me how in corset wearing time people who wore dresses needed to have someone else (usually their partner) tie up the back #so you would know if someone was having an affair cause it would be knotted differently #and the RITUAL of it all #it’s a formalised acts of service #it’s time that you HAVE to make for each other #connect with each other #care for each other #I bet there’d be a whole thing in ender culture of seeing sloppily done or clearly neglected braids #like 😬 #what a tell tale on the state of your relationship #WHAT ABOUT PARTNERS WHOS CARIAD HAD DIED OR ABANDONED THEM AND THEY LEAVE IT IN #like they can’t bare to take it out but also they Literally Can’t Rebraid It #like?!?!? #it’s So Good