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Hand-embroidered corset/vest from Krakow, Poland, first half of the 20th century

Muzeum Etnograficzne w Krakowie

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Cy Twombly

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I don’t even know what words are appropriate in this situation. Something about this situation just doesn’t feel real. We live in an evil world. I sometimes don’t like to believe such things could happen again. But it happens live right in front of us. I’m so sorry for his family and the victim’s family. Neither will get their justice.

Two people were murdered in this case. And neither will get justice because of the unjust and corrupt “justice system”. Racism is so ingrained in our society and yet many will turn a blind eye and deny it still exists. Even in the face of murder.

Governor Mike Parson is a murderer. Shame on him and shame on the Supreme Court for having the chance to save him.

God rest his soul.

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Remember Marcellus Williams! A black Muslim man falsely accused. Remember that he's innocent. Remember that the governor of Missouri, mike Parson who had the opportunity to save this man's life, decided not to. Remember all but three supreme court justices decided his life wasn't worth saving either. Remember his face. Remember his Last words. And remember how fucked up this country is

Rest in peace Marcellus

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Koza, a goat with a movable jaw, carried by Polish carolers. Region of Pałuki (northern Poland), c. 1950s. Source: nasze.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl

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Effigies of Marzanna, gaiki and palmy in a procession. Płock, Poland, 1971.

Marzanna is a Slavic goddess of winter, whose effigies are drowned and/or burned in Poland around the spring equinox even nowadays. They’re then replaced by gaiki - colorful decorations made of green branches decorated with various ribbons and flowers, which represent the spring and the ‘reborn’ nature. Gaiki were possibly connected to the Slavic feast of Jare Gody and the spring god Jaryło/Jarilo.

While the effigies of Marzanna kept a very clear connection to the pre-Christian goddess (however usually belittled and called just ‘winter’) and the ancient rites, custom of walking with gaiki was partly syncretized to appear for example as very colorful ‘palmy’ (palms) during the Christian feast of the Palm Sunday before Easter.

Photos taken by Józef Burszta, via cyfrowearchiwum.amu.edu.pl

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Today I learned that in fifteenth century Polish dudes would sometimes pretend to be werewolves in a scam to get some free meat.

They’d attach wolf tails to their backsides, walk around the village howling and occasionally bite a random cow so that folks would donate meat to them to ensure they don’t „lose control” and attack somebody.

I just thought you guys might wanna know.

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Dance notations from the 18th century

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@mrgryphon - The thrill, the fear, the hope, oil on paper, 2021

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Pure Heroine still hits all these years later. Lorde did that

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james wilby as siegfried sassoon. impeccable. impeccable casting. it'll never be done again

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Mud salamander By: Unknown photographer From: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animal Life 1961

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one of these days im going to read house of leaves and then itll be all over for you bitches

(you bitches meaning my sanity)

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keanu reeves and river phoenix in my own private idaho (1991) dir. gus van sant

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Cristo de los Espejos, 2019

Valerio Gámez