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Kinda like the political order, amirite

Cellulose nitrate was used to make dice from the late 1860s until the middle of the twentieth century, and the material remains stable for decades. Then, in a flash, they can dramatically decompose. Nitric acid is released in a process called outgassing. The dice cleave, crumble, and then implode.

From Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck by Ricky Jay and Rosamond Purcell, 2002.

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Life in the 2020s... figuratively speaking, for now.

Hieronymus Bosch

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The riza/риза (“robe”) or oklad/оклад (“cover”) is the silver or gold or gilt/silvered metal cover that allows only part of the icon beneath it to be seen, typically the face(s), even as it protects the icon, further spotlights and venerates the figures depicted therein, and adds an expression of wealth and luxury to the icon.

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Armed Kazakh Woman on the Steppes of Western China, 1982

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Laws! We know what they are, and what they are worth! Spider webs for the rich and powerful, steel chains for the weak and poor, fishing nets in the hands of the government.

- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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Guinea pigs at the buffet

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No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity. - Seneca

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1970s & 1980s Japanese disco & club selections from the book, Excellent Bars and Discos 1 (1981)

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sri wahyuni, also known as ayu, performs in the “wall of death”, locally known as “tong setan” or satan’s barrel, at a fairground in medan, north sumatra, indonesia, may 10, 2025, photo by binsar bakkara

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Dear America,

Warm Regards,

The Earth

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Some flower borders from The Hours of Louis Quarré, ca. 1490–95

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