I oscillate between believing Dora to be the sweetest cat in existence and wondering if I’m hosting a demonic imp.
Both the application stage and the polishing stage of the #terrasigillata process requires her way too close supervision. Especially when the plastic bag rustles as I polish

There seems to never be an end to the barrage of people who need to re-write history to accord with their own ideology.

But here we are again.

And it takes a pretty admirable determination to patiently, over and over, unpack the lies and the rhetorical sleights of hand. So a big thanks to Lachlan Peters for doing it. #denialism #ideology #cambodia

https://open.substack.com/pub/shadowsofutopia/p/debunking-the-debunkers-how-many?r=y5fpm&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

So looking forward to Elon Musk's 'historically accurate' version of LOTR

It's not that I have a problem in principle with banning children from social media.

My problem is that it is a fucking LAZY ASSED response that doesn't lay the responsibility where it belongs and demand the accountability necessary to address the problems of social media.

Governments need to hold social media companies accountable for the harm they cause in publishing harmful content on their platform - criminally. Period.

THAT would address the actual problem.

This morning I’m decorating my little katacuchis.

It’s a very useful shape that can be used for pouring sauces, sake, dipping vessels or just as a bowl. They can be all sorts of sizes.

#Ceramics #pottery

I am sure this lovely lady didn't mean it this way but, for those of us who have lived in poor places, the fetishising of handwashing comes off as obscene privilege.

There are women - yes, they're always women - all over the world who either don't have electricity or can't afford a washing machine. And they routinely spend a day a week handwashing a family's laundry.

I must say, I find poverty cosplay deeply disturbing

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dax_h52KmRj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Well, I guess I won't be getting much sleep. There are fireworks going off all over the city, and my entire barrio has erupted in unmitigated joy.

#España

If you have Netflix, there's a really outstanding series called Delhi Crime. The acting is outstanding, as is the direction.

The subject matter is extremely triggering and is based on a famous case from 2012. It's an uncomfortable watch, but so excellently done.

Well, it's been a day full of work. But it's had its rewards. Remember the tea bowl I made yesterday?

Well, this is it with 2 coats of my terra sigillata with a little black pigment in it.

And let me tell you, for all that I abhor microfibre, it's the best thing I've found so far for the polishing process. #pottery #ceramics #terrasigillata