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White flowers and small bird, by Kobayashi Kokei, 1930s
This is like something from a different planet In 1935, Frank Waugh—one of the first landscape architects & an influential ecologist—authored a technical manual for the Civilian Conservation Corps to use for the improvement of national parks Check out the writing in this thing
Here’s something really interesting I’ve learned from Townsend’s book. In the academic literature, various explanations have emerged over time for how a few hundred Spaniards managed to overthrow the Aztec Empire, which, at its peak, governed millions. #history #colonialism
Maple Tree, by Sakai Hōitsu, 19th century
Clara the rhinoceros, put on display (to a lot of masked people) in Venice in 1751 and immortalized by Pietro Longhi, born on this day 1701.
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“you let your cat sleep with you” i’d let that mf represent me in court
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This was my experience too. Moby-Dick is both exciting and hilarious. Jane Eyre full of crazy scenes I couldn't believe I was reading. Tolstoy, Dickens, Austen, Hugo, all legitimate page-turners. The classics didn't become classics by accident or by fiat. They fucking rock.
I'm writing today about kennings in Old English. Essentially these are two word-metaphors that were used instead of concrete nouns, and they are exquisite. A ship was a 'wave-horse', the sea was a 'whale-road', the mind was a 'thought-chamber', and the sun was a 'sky-candle'.
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We’re right here in this tavern, as a Romani dancer performs, one arm dramatically outstretched. Along the atmospherical[y-shadowed back wall are guitarists, a singer & a man rhythmically clapping (JS Sargent, El Jaleo, 1882, Gardner Museum)
Back in the 12th century, French sculptor Gislebertus carved this angel as (s)he appears to the three Magi as they dream, waking one with the delicate touch of a finger, and pointing her other forefinger toward the Bethlehem star (Cathedral of St Lazare at Autun)
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