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Arctic wolves traversing deep snow...

A fantasy world with an industrial revolution, where Gods are hunted like whales were.

bitter aloe adorned with the webs of a dome spider (Cyrtophora moluccensis)

Roasted chicken, ginger, daikon, shiitake mushroom soup with lime, cilantro, broccoli sprouts, and rice noodles

Launching my first art blogs with a small comic based on the amazing words of Ursula K. Le Guin!

correct me if i’m wrong cos i don’t watch dune.. but i’ve seen people call paul a tragic character. except isn’t he a whole white coloniser tricking indigenous poc into believing he’s a prophet to serve his own interests? that’s inherently evil that cannot be a tragic character imo

so yes that is correct that is what happens. the tragedy is that he is a sixteen year old boy who gets a vision of this happening and he is TERRIFIED and absolutely does not want this to happen at all. He does not want the holy war he does not want to be the chosen one he initially very much wants to fight alongside the fremen as equals trying to liberate themselves from their current colonizer without becoming the messiah because they have common political cause.

And then the entire second half of the first book (and the second movie) are about the concessions he makes to himself bit by bit by bit (well it’s the only way to save his mom and sister. well it’s the only way to prevent nuclear war. well he does want his revenge. well maybe he IS special.) Until by the end he has lost 100% of his humanity, fully wants to be the messiah and is willing to manipulate people into thinking so, and has declared himself duke of arrakis in his father’s name and made a play for the imperial throne.

you’re right that it’s evil. the book and these movies agree with you. the tragedy is watching a child who desperately wanted to avoid this slowly completely lose himself to it anyways. i don’t think “tragic” and “evil” are inherently mutually exclusive.

lol

this is awesome but why did they use this pic

​double funny since one of the most common causes of meerkat deaths is murder (within the species)

*at a zoo*

Crowley: What are they in for?

Aziraphale: Crowley, this isn't prison.

Crowley: So they can leave?

Aziraphale: No, but-

Crowley, pointing at a meerkat: I bet that one murdered someone.

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