Alison Laurence
@dinostalgia.bsky.social
Cultural historian of extinction at work on DINOSTALGIA, a book about how dinosaurs became cultural artifacts, consumer goods, and spokes-creatures for consumption | Instructor @ UC Santa Cruz | Editor @ Contingent Magazine
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Lately, re: coyotes, cougars, and other Californians www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Live TV report on cougar capture in San Francisco neighborhood interrupted by coyote
‘Your eyes do not deceive you,’ ABC7 told viewers about unexpected turn during report from Pacific Heights
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Lately, re: coyotes, cougars, and other Californians www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
!!! Amazing news!
January 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
!!! Amazing news!
Thank you for reading!
December 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thank you for reading!
Reposted by Alison Laurence
Thank you for writing this!
The choice of Khaleesi continues to rankle, too, especially for a white wolf as a namesake of white lady savior trope for animals that, so de-extinctioners say, they foresee on lands stolen from Indigenous peoples, hopping right over them to some undefined Ice Age time.
The choice of Khaleesi continues to rankle, too, especially for a white wolf as a namesake of white lady savior trope for animals that, so de-extinctioners say, they foresee on lands stolen from Indigenous peoples, hopping right over them to some undefined Ice Age time.
December 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thank you for writing this!
The choice of Khaleesi continues to rankle, too, especially for a white wolf as a namesake of white lady savior trope for animals that, so de-extinctioners say, they foresee on lands stolen from Indigenous peoples, hopping right over them to some undefined Ice Age time.
The choice of Khaleesi continues to rankle, too, especially for a white wolf as a namesake of white lady savior trope for animals that, so de-extinctioners say, they foresee on lands stolen from Indigenous peoples, hopping right over them to some undefined Ice Age time.
Oh absolutely! The choice of "Khaleesi" removes these real-live animals from time and geographical context to an even more extreme degree. I can hear detractors say: "They're JUST names. It's not that deep." It is though, isn't it? These legends/fictions are lasting. And myths have persuasive power.
December 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Oh absolutely! The choice of "Khaleesi" removes these real-live animals from time and geographical context to an even more extreme degree. I can hear detractors say: "They're JUST names. It's not that deep." It is though, isn't it? These legends/fictions are lasting. And myths have persuasive power.