Sugar, Sex, and Very Little Sleep

inezandvinoodh: Our picture of David Bowie, 2002. Xxiv

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:20:15 -0400

Our picture of David Bowie, 2002. Xxiv

edgebug: pretzel-the-hognose: [X] HELLO SNAKE. I AM SNAKE...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:30:20 -0400

pretzel-the-hognose:

[X]

HELLO SNAKE. I AM SNAKE TOO! WE ARE SNAKE! WHY ARE YOU NOT MOVING, SNAKE? LET ME CUDDLE YOU TO FIND OUT. SNAKE? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I AM CONCERNED

nbchannibal: ATTENTION FANNIBALS This Thursday, to celebrate...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:03:20 -0400

nbchannibal:

ATTENTION FANNIBALS

This Thursday, to celebrate our Season Finale, we’re giving away some delectable Hannibal treats.

Stay tuned, details to come…

OH MY GOD, I WANT THAT APRON!

objectcuriosity: Writing Box, c.1525, London (possibly, or...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:27 -0400

objectcuriosity:

Writing Box, c.1525, London (possibly, or Europe, walnut and oak, lined with painted and gilded leather and silk velvet, shagreen added later to out covering, Victoria and Albert Museum.

This box was almost certainly made in the court workshops of Henry VIII, who reigned England from 1509 to 1447. It is lined with leather, and is painted with the heraldic badges of Henry and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. The exterior of the desk is covered in shagreen, and fitted with metal-gilt angle-mounts, loop handles and ball feet, which were all added in the 18th century. The interior surfaces of the compartments are lined with red silk velvet, which was probably added during the 19th century.

The decoration of the box includes both lat Gothic features and early Renaissance ornament. On either side of Henry’s coat of arms are figures of Mars and Venus. The compartment lids are painted with the head of Christ and St George and the Dragon. The head in profile at the front of the box are figures from Greek mythology; Paris, the prince of Troy, and Helen, the Spartan queen. This combination of religious and mythological figures reflects the sixteenth century focus on religion, while also acknowledging the Renaissance interest in mythology.

The history of the box is uncertain. Similar boxes were listed in the inventories taken at Henry’s death in 1547, but this box could also have been a a royal gift and might have passed outside of royal ownership shortly after it was made.

wilwheaton: joehillsthrills: I was feeling a little blue and I...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:31:51 -0400

wilwheaton:

joehillsthrills:

I was feeling a little blue and I was looking for something on the internet to cheer me up and Warren Ellis has a post on his tumblr pointing to a website, I Write Like, so I thought, oh, hey, why not? Warren got David Foster Wallace; I was thinking, huh, maybe it’ll tell me I write like John Steinbeck! Hell, maybe David Mitchell!!!

Sigh. Going to bed now.

PS - It’s funny. I admit it. Even I think it’s funny.

For the .0000000000001% of you who don’t know: Stephen King is Joe’s dad.

oupacademic: “After Susanna is sentenced to death, the hero...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:44:45 -0400

oupacademic:

“After Susanna is sentenced to death, the hero Daniel cross-examines the two men, thus proving that they have fabricated the charges. Daniel pronounces judgment on the two disgraced elders by declaring that one would be “cut” and the other “sawed.” In the original Greek, these verbs are closely related to the trees—“mastic” and “evergreen oak,” respectively—which each man falsely declared was the spot where Susanna supposedly met her lover.”

Leonard Greenspoon explains some of the jokes — yes, jokes — in the New Testament. (via Humor in the New Testament | OUPblog)

snowce: Dean Cornwell, It’s Hard to Explain Murder, 1920

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:57:10 -0400

snowce:

Dean Cornwell, It’s Hard to Explain Murder, 1920

iygrittenothing: #I DON’T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I LOVE...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:09:57 -0400

iygrittenothing:

#I DON’T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I LOVE ZUKO AND HIS CHARACTER ARC

chicagopubliclibrary: The Credible Hulk “Always cites his...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:06:08 -0400

chicagopubliclibrary:

The Credible Hulk

“Always cites his sources.”

Click here to buy “The Credible Hulk” shirt!

H/T To r/libraries!

kathleenjoy: The series, “Definitive Reincarnate” explores the...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:32 -0400

kathleenjoy:

The series, “Definitive Reincarnate” explores the physical beauty of God as represented in in popular visual culture in South India, be it in calendars or in films. The series is also about the beauty of God and how we imagine Him to be be. Since we have no idea what God would look like, we create him in our own image.

By Nandini Valli

BTVS characters: Rupert Giles

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:35:07 -0400

BTVS characters: Rupert Giles

jones-ing: Truth

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:49 -0400

jones-ing:

Truth

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:14 -0400

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:45:55 -0400

I want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I’m so...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:31:47 -0400

_{I want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I’m so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that’s all….a day…..an hour.}

zucherman: Suspended Mid-Air on the Roosevelt Island...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:22:02 -0400

zucherman:

Suspended Mid-Air on the Roosevelt Island Tramway

Disappointed People Holding on to Guardrails

Zachary Johnson

gingerhaze: jakewyattriot: Test Number Three. Necropolis will...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:18:45 -0400

gingerhaze:

jakewyattriot:

Test Number Three.

Necropolis will launch at the end of August as an ongoing weekly webcomic. Stay tuned!

-Jake Wyatt

ugh I love this! Can’t wait for it to be a webcomic! :3

Photo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:34 -0400

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:13:10 -0400

antique-erotic: On the odd occasion whilst searching for the...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:25:51 -0400

antique-erotic:

On the odd occasion whilst searching for the vintage romantic, artistic and pornographic portrayals of Victorian or Edwardian gentlemen, I happen across photographs which are instead quite, quite bizarre. I’m at a loss to even hazard a guess why this pair of smart fellows decided on this rather strange pose of most affectionate mutual murder, but it’s well worth passing around for the curiosity value alone!

Also, buttoned boots and buckled leather gaiters. I approve of your footwear wholeheartedly, sirs.