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If I tell you this is a horror dance number it still won't prepare you. That last move was so terrifying even the judge was like "Let go! Let go!" If you told me they're actually possessed I'd believe you.

The music is a remix of the song Mere Dholna from the Bollywood movie Bhool Bhulaiyya, a remake of the classic Malayalam horror-comedy Manichitrathazhu. It's about a young bride that seemingly becomes possessed of Manjulika, a dancer of the ancient royal court whose tragic death has turned her into a vengeful spirit, one who evokes the wrath of the goddess Durga Kali. In the iconic scene that is repeated across remakes, the groom and his family discover his bride dancing in the dead of night in a manic, disassociative fugue, wearing a moth-eaten dancer's costume and a face smeared in kohl, ash and vermilion. She's hallucinating that she's Manjulika dancing carefree for the court with her lover. The upbeat music is deliberately incongruous with the pathos and creepiness of the scene in reality, especially as it crescendos in the bride's head to the moment when the king decapitates Manjulika's beloved in a fit of jealous rage.

This specific number is by the all-male troupe B Unique, performed for the Indian reality talent contest Hunabaarz. It's a modern fusion based on Bharatnatyam that turns up the creep factor by 200% and is basically a showcase of contortionism and synchronicity. One of the most perfectly choreographed and executed dances I have ever seen. Truly incredible!

The group is still taking their work across the world's talent shows. And yes, that guy is hypermobile enough to do that with his neck. XD

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Picture from the Photographer Kalynn Youngblood, in her series Staged Portraiture and Documenting daily Black Life.

This is all I need in my life.

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Folks have already credited the right photographer in the tags and comments but to anyone who's missed it, the actual photographer for this is Honey Gilmore (@iamhoneygilmore on IG)

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[ID: Two black women lay in a field of white flowers. One is dressed like a knight, wearing a chainmail helm and pieces of armor over a white dress, along with white sneakers. She holds a sword on her chest. Another woman lays half on top of the other one, looking into her eyes. She wears a white bra and underpants under a sheer white dress. END ID]

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Documenting Food in Kagurabachi

(Warning: Long-Ass Post Hiding Under the Read-More)

Introduction:

I’ve seen it observed many a time that food is a recurring motif in Kagurabachi – both the sharing of food and the cooking of food for others.  However, I have never seen anyone remark on just how frequently these food motifs recur!  It’s not entirely surprising, of course: food is a great way to humanize characters!  It’s versatile while also being universal, easily understood by anyone as a basic fact of life and community and therefore an efficient method for reaping tremendous emotional impact.

All the same, there are other ways to humanize characters – think pets, hobbies, media they enjoy, dreams for the future, fashion choices, well-realized living spaces, and so on and so forth.  What really stands out about Kagurabachi’s use of food, what makes it feel like Hokazono is making a conscious choice to foreground food as a motif rather than just repeatedly grabbing for an easy narrative device without thinking any further than its immediate utility, is the incredible consistency with which food is used to emphasize narrative beats.  And not just the wholesome ones!  The absence of food, the perversions of what is consumed, and the use of ironic contrast between quality of food and overall experience of a meal are all used to equally great thematic effect.

Following is not intended to be a full thesis on Hokazono’s use of food in his manga; the thematic messages are not complex or difficult to grasp!  Rather, it’s a measure of the sheer quantity of places food and drink come up in the story, compiled as a side project when I was doing a series reread for another upcoming piece.  While there are certainly musings, even lengthy ones, included about what this-or-that bit of street food or lavish meal are communicating narratively, as well as cultural notes where they seem relevant, this is a project for thorough documentation of individual instances, not an analysis of the work on the whole.

The list is broken down by broad arc and includes specific chapter citations.  Included are all instances I could find of anything related to food, beverages or consumption, as well as conspicuous absences thereof. This includes cooking, meals, snacks, kitchens, restaurants, utensils and tools, sorcery that involves consumption, and that classic standby of food-themed horror, everyone’s favorite meal of last resort, cannibalism!

For people who're new to my copious footnoting style: any chapter footnotes can be found at the end of each chapter's bullet points. Footnotes are numbered and their notations colored; the first one per chapter will be the same color as the section header text; if there's more than one in a given chapter, I progress through different colors as a visual aid to help the reader keep track of their position in the text.

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