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my girl got that morrowind body

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Sport. Written by W. Bromley-Davenport. Illustrated by Henry Hope Crealock. 1888.

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cave waters

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Epitaphios of Michael Kyprianos. Early fourteenth century. Princeton University Art Museum.

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The Orpheus Mosaic before conservation at Paphos, Cyprus

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"The US could stop the genocide in Gaza tomorrow!" Yes. As the biggest weapons supplier, the US could stop the genocide. But so could the EU, and that's not getting enough attention.

Israel's economy couldn't survive without the EU, not even for a short time. The EU is Israel’s largest trading partner and the biggest investor in Israel (nearly twice as big as the United States) and the EU is the main destination for Israeli investment.

Firm economic sanctions by the EU would not be some long term pressure builder, they would have immediate effect. The EU could stop the genocide in Gaza tomorrow. They choose not to.

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more and more i feel like the political divide in my life is "are you a prison abolitionist or not", not because it's all that matters, but because the questions and beliefs contained therein seem to be the root of all other political subjects i care to care for.

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Japanese mother of pearl fantail dove, 1880

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One of my favourite textures I spotted was waiting for a sandwich near le marché des enfants rouges: bejewelled manhole cover, so abundantly joyful

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"The Protector", a mother centipede pendant designed and glass blown by Jessica Tsai

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i don’t know who needs to hear this but you do not need to wear makeup

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Joseph Beuys, I Like America and America Likes Me, 1974.

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anna świrszczyńska

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The thing about the "white cube" style of art gallery display is that it's actually not letting you appreciate the art in a vacuum. Art looks different in different displays, and I appreciate the attempt to solve that problem, but a blank white wall is itself an aesthetic, it has its own cultural connotations and background and associations. It is not devoid of extraneous meaning. A white cube is not a vacuum, it is a white cube. It looks sterile, empty, industrial. Not all art was meant to be displayed in a white cube. Leonardo Da Vinci never intended for the Mona Lisa to be displayed in a white cube. There is no such thing as a vacuum.

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If you blaze a Disney post onto my dash I’m reporting it

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when i first heard about the male loneliness epidemic i was like oh yeah close camaraderie and bonding between men is often discouraged in favor of competition or, if not discouraged, at least filtered through a lens of individualism that precludes deep connections. and then i learned what people meant by it (men arent getting laid) to which i say skill issue

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people on here act like saying sexwork isnt 1:1 with working at mcdonalds means u hate women when the distinction is needed bc unlike a mcdonalds employee a sex worker can be imprisoned for doing her job, unlike someone working at target a sex worker cannot unionize for better wages, unlike the person who hates working at walmart the sex worker cannot report her boss* (*client) to the department of labor when they refuse to pay her or underpay her at risk of being fined and bc of having to pay said fine so she misses rent and becomes homeless thus forcing her back to sex work with the risk of jail all over again…..like we can say sex work is work and still advocate for people who do it in a way that acknowledges reality, plugging ur ears and saying there is no difference between someone working at applebees and someone who works the streets is not helpful, yes we are all exploited under capitalism, no you a popeyes employee are not the same as someone who risk being thrown in the back of a cop car for doing sex work while trying to support her two kids bc she has a felony due to prostitution on her record cant get a “regular” job, yall allow zero nuance and reality into these discussions and it helps no1