El Canal de Cumbemayo
Falcon Amulet
Amulet in the shape of a falcon (onyx). The falcon was associated with the god Horus, patron of divine kingship. Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 664-525 BC. Now in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Nathan Phillips and Covington Catholic: An Indigenous woman’s view
By Zola Fish with M. Tiahui
Millions around the world were outraged by the scene of white teenagers wearing “Make America Great Again” caps harassing Native elder Nathan Phillips (Omaha Nation) as he was drumming and singing. It was captured on video after the Indigenous People’s March in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19. Among other things, the racists circled around him and did “tomahawk chop” moves, mocked him and chanted “Build that wall!” referring to Donald Trump’s anti-migrant obsession that has furloughed federal workers and cut off government services for over a month.
Now, a racist backlash has set in, attempting to paint the Indigenous elder as the provocateur and the MAGA teens as victims of “fake news.” The charge is led by the white supremacist in chief, whose White House press secretary told reporters, “We’ve reached out and voiced our support” to the Covington students.
The kind of taunting and disrespect seen in the video is not new to Indigenous peoples. We are disrespected on a daily basis. In all too many areas, we have cans and other items hurled at us from the windows of passing vehicles. We are taunted by offensive costumes at Halloween, stereotypical roles in the media, and the use of sacred Native imagery and racist mascots for sports teams. We are taunted with erasure. This disrespect is a key part of settler colonialism and capitalism.
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire will be released on Blu-ray on April 9 via Arrow Video. The 1971 Italian giallo film features a reversible sleeve with Graham Humphreys’ new art on one side and the original poster on the other.
It has been newly restored in 2K from the original 35mm camera negative and features uncompressed mono 1.0 LPCM audio, with original Italian and English soundtracks, titles, and credits, including newly-translated English subtitles.
An attempt to cash in on the popularity of The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, the film is directed by Riccardo Freda (The Horrible Dr. Hichcock), who was unhappy with the final product and had his name removed.
Freda co-wrote the script with Sandro Continenza (The Inglorious Bastards). Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander, Anton Diffring, Werner Pochath, and Dominique Boschero star.
Special features can be found below.
Ring-tailed and Red ruffed lemurs I designed for our Safari show. :) These guys have been around a little while but I keep forgetting to post pictures.
Birthday tacos at work from the excellent Garcia’s! Brisket & guacamole and a porl chop taco, plus real sugar Dr. Pepper, breakfast of champions! #ieatfoodjustlikeyou #tacos #garciastacos #brisket #guacamole #porkchoptaco #drpepperismykryptonite #drpepper #texas #texan #iamolderthanilook #noms #delicious #ihavethebestfriends #witnessmybeanchewing
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