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forensicimagination: Three pieces from Howie Tsui’s...

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:44:21 -0400

Three pieces from Howie Tsui’s exhibit Beyond the Battlefield: The World of 1812. In the Ottawa Citizen’s review of the show, writer Pete Simpson notes that the vintage re-themed pinball machines are particularly arresting:

The playing surface is painted with organs, tissue and bone, with the words “mangled viscera” at midfield. It would all be tame in a modern shooter video game, but it’s shockingly graphic on a vintage board.

The bewigged skeleton sculpture (image 2) is also consciously macabre, marking both the spectacle of war and the overt and covert violence of colonial power:

Tsui says it’s about the tenuous and manipulative relationship between the British and aboriginals at the time.

“I want to make it comical, satirical,” he says, of the three parts of his exhibition. “There’s a pinball machine as amusement, (the deer hides) I see as comics, kind of cartoony, and this (skeleton sculpture) being more Barnum and Bailey anatomical spectacle, a freak show.”

Simpson describes Tsui’s selection of a particular war surgery text as inspiration for his ink drawings on deer hide (image 3 above):

Using watered-down acrylic and ink, he’s created a panoply of pain and shame, with one soldier shooting his own hand, another slicing his Achilles tendon. It’s based on a surgeon’s essay on soldiers faking injuries to get out of danger, “this weird cat-and-mouse game going on during the war,” Tsui says. He recounts the case of a soldier who claimed he couldn’t move his limbs, “so the doctor would throw him in a rushing river, just to see if he swims or not.” Medieval, but damned effective.

The scenarios are comically macabre, and the drawings reminiscent of 19th-century illustration, though, typically for Tsui’s work, with an Asian influence in the lines. Also, when the deer hides are back-lit the natural markings and wounds on the skins are clear, which helps to make the whole thing a unique and powerful work.

legacy

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:18 -0400

My mom is about to leave the house and gets into her car. A moment later:
Mom: *from the garage* Um... Have you seen my keys?
Me: What?
Mom: My car keys. I swear I had them a minute ago.
Me: No, I don't know where your car keys are.
Mom: That's weird. Wait, where's my water? I filled up a bottle to take with me just before I walked out.
Me: I don't--?
Mom: *walks back in* Oh. Here are my keys, right on the kitchen table next to the door. And my water bottle's probably in the kitchen. *goes to the kitchen* Yeah, it's here. Wait, where did my keys go?
Me: Kitchen table.
Mom: Right. Okay, NOW I'm leaving. For real. I've got everything. Right?
Me: ...Now I know where I get it from.

stealingyourcarbons: The most powerful scene in a powerful...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:07:27 -0400

stealingyourcarbons:

The most powerful scene in a powerful movie.

"When I was a kid, you know I immigrated to the States in 1978, and I’m six years old and watching TV..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:58:55 -0400

“When I was a kid, you know I immigrated to the States in 1978, and I’m six years old and watching TV and I didn’t see any Asians on television. And you turn on Star Trek and there’s this Asian guy not chopping anybody up. He’s honorable, a helmsman of a spaceship, and it was a big, big deal for me to see that and have a role model.”

- John Cho (x)

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:37:16 -0400

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via on-another-note)

(Reblogging for truth and justice, though I’d just like to say, you try insisting on opening your own door or paying for your own dinner with a guy and see if you don’t hurt their feelings. I want to say: It’s for your own good, dude! But I’ve had to learn that letting people do nice things for you sometimes is the nice thing to do.)

Photo

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:10 -0400

bodyfluids: Ming Xi photographed by Benny Horne for Vogue China...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:21 -0400

bodyfluids:

Ming Xi photographed by Benny Horne for Vogue China September 2012

“I believe it’s time that women truly owned their superpowers...

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:18 -0400

“I believe it’s time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them. One of my core values is to help redefine what it means to be a strong and beautiful woman in the music and fashion worlds and to empower the wonderful things that make us unique. Becoming a COVERGIRL is truly an honor and a gift: it opens up a new platform for me to inspire women to feel stronger, braver and more beautiful inside and out.”

zombres: #lucy liu covered in puppies #i think a rainbow...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:11 -0400

zombres:

#lucy liu covered in puppies #i think a rainbow could look at this and ugly cry #it’s so beautiful

dalpaengee: what-do-i-wear: (image: shinebythree) okay but...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:13:46 -0400

dalpaengee:

what-do-i-wear:

(image: shinebythree)

okay but some of these fashion pictures are kinda weird like a cup of fruit and a spoon?

I don’t know about you, but I can’t leave the house without a minimum of three fruit cups displayed proudly on my person.

kisskicker: Prince Gumball’s path to the throne was brutal....

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:10:37 -0400

kisskicker:

Prince Gumball’s path to the throne was brutal. Fionna wasn’t around during the Sugar Wars; Gumball distracts her by acting super bland and wearing disco pants.

Marshall Lee knows the truth, but as Chaotic Neutral, he just can’t bring himself to give a shit.

ETA: Nhyworks just gave me the amazing pun ‘Game of Scones.’ Brb dying ok.

synchronoise-ity: Calling it now Chef Ramsey is going to be the 12th Doctor “get in the fucking...

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:31 -0400

synchronoise-ity:

Calling it now Chef Ramsey is going to be the 12th Doctor

“get in the fucking tardis GOD”

“this planet is disgusting; bland, wet. it’s embarrassing”

doctor, where are we?

“in the shit.”

wing ur eyeliner like ur ready to fly away from the haters at any given moment

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:00:29 -0400

wing ur eyeliner like ur ready to fly away from the haters at any given moment

angryasiangirlsunited: voguedissent: dhpoco: Heck Yeah! FUCK...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:49:21 -0400

angryasiangirlsunited:

voguedissent:

dhpoco:

Heck Yeah!

FUCK YEEEEESSSS

“Your Asian wasn’t quiet”. Damn right. She was complex, she is complex and she was and is beyond you and the racist perception of her.

Photo

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:41:28 -0400

fairytalemood: “The Little Mermaid” by Ileana Surducan

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:29 -0400

fairytalemood:

“The Little Mermaid” by Ileana Surducan

crystalzelda: ameliaelizabeth: TIME’s new cover makes me so...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:26 -0400

crystalzelda:

ameliaelizabeth:

TIME’s new cover makes me so mad I could write essays about it, but instead I’m going to keep job hunting since in today’s world a university degree means nothing and therefore like much of my generation, I’m stuck choosing between minimum wage jobs and internships that I can’t afford to accept in an attempt to pay off my tens of thousands of dollars worth of student debt.

I’d be interested in reading this article to see exactly what makes us entitled and lazy. Are we lazy because more of us are completing high school and going to college than ever before? Are we entitled because our standard of living is declining? Do we live with our parents because we’re too slothful to leave or is because our education costs are getting steeper and steeper while we’re getting less and less aid?

Tell us, Time Magazine, about how we’re narcissistic little slugs when we’re faced with an economic crisis that resulted in a lowering of our standard of living, an increase in tuition costs and how when we get out of our very expensive schools, more and more of us are going to end up working minimum wage jobs.

Photo

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:09 -0400

raxicoricofallapatorious: pansexual does not mean attracted to you bisexual does not mean...

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:09 -0400

raxicoricofallapatorious:

pansexual does not mean attracted to you

bisexual does not mean attracted to you

homosexual does not mean attracted to you

heterosexual does not mean attracted to you

nothing means attracted to you

i am not attracted to you

no one is attracted to you

you are not attractive

°˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° i’m glad we had this talk °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

Clarion prep

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:52:12 -0400

Clarion prep