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Debbie Lastname
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Author of Ugly War Pretty Package (2009) and The Television Code (2018). Writing about death and TV. Co-editing The Cocktail Lover’s Guide to TV History. Highland Coo fan account. Will eat any sugary treat you give me.
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This guy deserves his own post
A single drop of goo drips from a cactus paddle
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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A cactus paddle is suspended in air, and a drop of its viscous liquid falls from it. Various bowls filled with cactus paddles surround it. A close-up of viscous liquid dripping from a cactus paddle.
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Lovely.
A stainless steel bowl holds a stack of cleaned bright green cactus paddles. A knife is below it.
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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That needs to be on a t-shirt, Josh!
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Finally, my favorite, of course—the calavera #TV broadcaster. Gotta put this on the front page of my TV and Death syllabus next year. #DiaDeMuertos
A miniature hand-made skeleton stands at a table that has a TV screen, a speaker, and another device.
November 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Also from central Mexico, this is a particular favorite. Amor Eterno/Eternal Love. #DiaDeMuertos
A small black wooden box sits open to show a pair of skeletons dressed in their wedding clothes. The black lid has white cross drawn on it, along with the words Amor Eterno (eternal love) and a hand-drawn wreath with pink flowers. To the left is a pile of orange marigolds.
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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These guys are from central Mexico and have been with us the longest—over 20 years. The fellow on the right is attached to a string that used to flip open a lid and let him pop up. Alas, the lid broke, and the string gave out. But he’s still a looker. #DiaDeMuertos
A small white wooden coffin with a black cross on top. A square window shows the skull of a skeleton that lays inside. A black coffin with an opening that shows the skull with a skeleton j side. Below it is an open toepincher coffin with a skeleton wearing a white dress.
November 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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This beautiful skull is from a trip to San Bartolo Coyotepec in Oaxaca.
A small black ceramic skull sits surrounded by orange marigolds.
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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These Catrinas were a gift from a group of indigenous women from Tlaxcala who visited @uconnelinstituto.bsky.social last year. #DiaDeMuertos
Two Catrina figurines made from corn husks. Their husk dresses are different shades of pink with white and iridescent horizontal stripes at the bottom. Their bags have yellow and green feathers. One carries a tray of marigolds.
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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La Frida was added by another faculty member. We love her because she looks like she’s not to be messed with. #DiaDeMuertos
A Frida Kahlo doll wearing a red reboso and flowers in her hair is surrounded by orange marigolds.
November 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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A play on post-mortem photography. Got this little demon cameraman in Guanajuato, I believe. #DiaDeMuertos
A demon cameraman shoots a skeleton dressed in white laying in an open casket.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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This lovely funeral scene is one of my favorites. (A gift from my husband.)
A miniature funeral scene. A pink coffin with purple flowers and a black cross is surrounded by small skeletal mourners in multicolored clothes.
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM