Just a refugee
Definitely a huge overlap but mostly just because these are classic and great tropes from English-language literature. I doubt Dune was a major inspiration for WOT.
Aes Sedai - Bene - Moirai/Weird Sisters Moiraine is literally named after the Moirai
Paul/Rand are regular chosen ones with the foreign savior theme of Lawrence/Heart of Darkness added on for good measure
I recommend pothos as well. Snake plant or some other can be as easy but I just like how leafy a pothos can be.
Another BFO! Why does it seem like every fish owl is named after something starting with B?
Yeah this caught me off guard too now we’re getting dev diaries for EUV. Must be different teams
These data are used for lots of stuff, including guaranteeing rights for protected classes, which in the US includes race.
For example, you could use this info to prove that a redistricting is racist and illegal by showing that it unfairly groups areas of certain ethnicities into one district. Without official census data that includes race, anti-discrimination legislation would be harder to enforce in the courts.
These are some excellent photos. Thanks for posting!
There are definitely themes in ATLA based on Indian cultures, such as the name of the show itself, but most of the characters are more based on East and Southeast Asian cultures. Dunno why things ended up that way. Lots of the characters are lighter skinned like the actors but Katara and Sokka are definitely exceptions. Both actors are indigenous North American but their animated versions were much darker. As a fan of the show, I think the actors seem like good choices so far but I can see it being seen as lightwashing for sure. Having more South Asian looking characters would feel very normal in-universe so they could do that in later seasons.
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The Thursday Murder Club. Very delightful writing
Just started this. Very nice so far
For folks who haven’t read it before: Andy Weir’s ‘The Egg’
Looks like me every morning before I’ve had my coffee
I have a newfound appreciation for the fish owls after this tournament. The BFOs both made really good runs against the cute tiny owls
This is exactly my primary use for them too. Although I’m gonna start using a ski buff, see if that’s even better.
Not_Rick has a great answer but I will add something. Your question about the quote you posted is based on a disagreement about what race is, between you and social scientists. The phrase “we can take a DNA test and get our ancestry, telling us what percentage of what races make up our overall ethnicity” already assumes that genetics = race, end of story. But this is an unfounded assumption. All the test can tell is our genetics. Not_Rick offered some good examples for the counterpoint, that genetics ≠ race. If you disagree with that basic premise then you will always be bothered by modern theories on the subject such as CRT.
Once you see that race clearly is not just genetics, you can start asking what it truly is and what things do determine one’s race. These are much more interesting questions. For example, a new question might be ‘what has been the historical relationship between ethnicity and “being white” in the US’? And let’s not even start on the ridiculousness that is the census form.
I vote angry hitman owl, but I fear all arguments are useless against ROUNDNESS.
Hoping for an upset here. Those plumicorns are massive.
I like those fancy legs but this is an unwinnable match up, the Barn Owl is too iconic.
Thanks for running this bracket!
The pipe comic with Garfield was also likely referencing a famous Magritte painting.
The painting is a kind of play on self-reference
Meme-ception for sure