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‘The Mother of the Sea’ (Sassuma Arnaa) in Nuuk, Greenland

The Mother of the Sea - Sassuma Arnaa is a traditional Kalaallit tale. It goes something like this: The People from Kalaallit Nunaat have always relied on animals from the sea for hunting. Their ancestors were respecting the land and the balance with the sea, but according to the tale, this balance has been lost. Today, the people take too much from the sea without respecting it, polluting it, disregarding some parts of the animal without eating it completely. The Mother of the Sea would get her hair messy with pollution, trapping the animals inside it. This would punish people for such disres

Atlas Obscura · EN

Colin Meloy on the Folklore, Forests, and Political Message of 'Wildwood'

The author and Decemberists frontman talks Portland, AI, and the universal stories behind his novel, now a movie from Laika Studios.

Mental Floss · EN

The Afterlife Is Having a Flea Market

He Comes With a Lynchian Flashlight “We’re like lightbulbs. If bliss starts growing inside you, it’s like a light; it affects the environment.” – David Lynch When the flea market locks its doors on Zion Road,the locals rock on porches wrapped around by moonlight.Straight through midnight he floateth down perennialon a two-lane in black patent tapshoes […] The post The Afterlife Is Having a Flea Market appeared first on Electric Literature .

Electric Literature · EN