Ronald K. Siegel has studied the precursors of religious faith in African elephants and concludes that “elephants are aware of natural cycles, as they practice “moon worship,” waving branches at the waxing moon and engaging in ritual bathing when the moon is full.“[7] Observations by Pliny the elder also note supposed elephant reverence for the celestial bodies.[8]
fucking cool
forgot Jesus, I wanna convert to an elephant religion
I have been deeply in love with the seemingly nonsensical answer for such a long time, this is unbelievable and wonderful and I adore it so much- what a paradigm shift!!
My suggested tag is #diecomic for this. DIE is too general and also very mean sounding. Let’s be nice.
It’s what Kieron’s been calling CODENAME SPANGLY NEW THING until now and it’s what Stephanie Hans, Clayton Cowles and Kieron Gillen have been cooking up over the last two years. We’re very excited.
My new book.
oh nooooooooooo kieron HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO MEEEEE omfg and Stephanie’s art… and… AAAAAHHHHH
so it’s jumangi with dnd because holy SHIT
only scarier, bc instead of wild animals and a couple of things that might target you specifically, you’re in a world where EVERYTHING IS OUT TO GET YOU SPECIFICALLY because of the D…M…
Clint: the other night, Bucky got down on one knee and gave me this neat friendship ring.
Steve: I don’t think-
Clint: I really hope he likes me.
One day soon, you’ll hear a car pull up to your curb, an engine cut out. You’ll hear footsteps coming up your front walk. Like they did for Edward Wayne Edwards, twenty-nine years after he killed Timothy Hack and Kelly Drew, in Sullivan, Wisconsin. Like they did for Kenneth Lee Hicks, thirty years after he killed Lori Billingsley, in Aloha, Oregon.
The doorbell rings.
No side gates are left open. You’re long past leaping over a fence. Take one of your hyper, gulping breaths. Clench your teeth. Inch timidly toward the insistent bell.
This is how it ends for you.
“You’ll be silent forever, and I’ll be gone in the dark,” you threatened a victim once.
Open the door. Show us your face.
Walk into the light.
Michelle McNamara, I’ll Be Gone In the Dark, referring to the EAR/ONS rapist and murderer who was finally arrested today after a decades long search. (via booksandfirelight)