I Forgive You

Feather River Bulletin, Quincy, California, March 20, 1924

The Magnus Archives, Ep 1: Anglerfish

i say this in all seriousness, a great way to resist the broad cultural shift of devaluing curiosity and critical thinking is to play my favorite game, Hey What Is That Thing

you play it while walking around with friends and if you see something and don't know what it is or wonder why its there, you stop and point and say Hey What Is That Thing. and everyone speculates about it. googling it is allowed but preferably after spending several minutes guessing or asking a passerby about it

weird structures, ambiguous signs, unfamiliar car modifications, anything that you can't immediately understand its function. eight times out of ten, someone in the group actually knows, and now you know!

a few examples from me and my friends the past few weeks: "why is there a piece of plywood sticking out of that pond in a way that looks intentional?" (its a ramp so squirrels that fall in to the pond can climb out) • "my boss keeps insisting i take a vacation of nine days or more, thats so specific" (you work at a bank, banks make employees take vacation in long chunks so if youre stealing or committing fraud, itll be more obvious) • "why does this brick wall have random wooden blocks in it" (theres actually several reasons why this could be but we asked and it was so you could nail stuff to the wall) • "most of these old factories we drive past have tinted windows, was that just for style?" (fun fact the factory owners realized that blue light keeps people awake, much like screen light does now, so they tinted the windows blue to keep workers alert and make them work longer hours)

been playing this game for a long time and ive learned (and taught) a fuckton about zoning laws, local history, utilities (did you know you can just go to your local water treatment plant and ask for a tour and if they have a spare intern theyll just give you a tour!!!) and a whole lot of fun trivia. and now suddenly you're paying more attention when youre walking around, thinking about the reasons behind every design choice in the place you live that used to just be background noise. and it fuckin rules.

Things to bring back in books:

Chapter titles

Actually having a synopsis on the back instead of reviews no one will read

if there's one thing i appreciate about americans, its that they are DELIGHTED by "american love burger" jokes. they cant get enough of them! much like how they cant get enough of burger……

imagine being this wrong and also hiding this article behind a paywall

French onion soup rats 🧅🐀

Want it on my wall singing to me

FISHH!!! :3

Sambucky divorce isn't real and they confuse the others by being weirdly chill with eachother outside of the drama happening around the avengers

Bucky: what's happening with you rn?

Sam: nothing, oh I'm taking you to court though

Bucky: oh that's not good, can you like not do that please?

Sam: no

Bucky: hmph. Okay well that means you're gonna be in New York right?

Sam: unless they bring you guys to DC?

Bucky: well wherever it is, wanna grab lunch when the trial is over?

Sam: sure, loser of the case has to cover the bill <3 can I bring my guys along?

Bucky: fine, can I bring mine?

Sam: no, your guys deeply unsettle me

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Joaquin: I’m so confused are they fighting?

Yelena: I don’t even know anymore to be honest