#Keeling House

[science70]

Keeling House, Bethnal Green, London, 1956-9.

Architect: Denys Lasdun

Photography: Tom Bell

[cannedbluesblog]

Denys Lasdun, Keeling House housing, Claredale Street, Bethnal Green, 1956-9, London, UK.

[londonedge]

Keeling House in Bethnal Green

Not sure if this counts as urban. Keeling House was originally owned by Tower Hamlets Council but fell into such disrepair that the council was forced to sell to a private developer who converted it into expensive private housing.

[stuffbymail]

I am going to miss dungeon meshi SO much.

[haltandcatch]

alicent asking rhaenyra to come with her to her great escape…allowing herself a second to live in the fantasy of the plans that her and rhaenyra made when they were girls coming true…rhaenyra joining her in those dreams for a second and smiling BUT OHH IT’S TOO LATE BUT YOU KNOW YOU’LL ALWAYS LOVE EACH OTHER??

[dirtytransmasc]

I need more selkie theon (and asha. I just think that would be a vibe. fuck the greyjoy sigil being a kraken for a moment and let them be seals) content.

like the opportunity to have theon's coat taken by ned when he's made his ward is right there and it is perfect and beautiful and tragic.

and you could build on that depending on the version of the selkie myth/story you're going off of (I personally love the song of the sea version of selkies for story writing). maybe he can't talk without it, maybe he gets sick, maybe his voice has magical properties of sorts.

I have this one concept in my head that I don't have the time to write, but it goes something along the lines of theon getting sick after years away from his coat and the stark kids have to find his coat and drag his slowly dying ass to the bay of seals (cause y'know bay of seals and theon's a selkie so he'll turn into a seal... I thought it was creative).

also, in a lot of versions of selkies, when they get sick, their hair turns white, which is on brand for theon. they're also pretty, their stories are typically soaked to the bone in tragedy, they're normally held captive/tortured, amongst other things, which are also very on brand for theon.

and maybe you get some selkie to selkie telepathy of sorts, so when theon finally enter the water a seal again, asha books it to come find him, cause its been years since she's been able to feel him (I'm soft for them, I will create the most improbable and ridiculous scenario's to bring them together and for them to have soft sibling moments).

all and all, theon being a selkie is something I need more content of, please and thank you.

[uwmspeccoll]

World Elephant Day

Happy World Elephant Day! Observed annually on August 12th, World Elephant Day honors these magnificent creatures by calling attention to the many threats they face and working towards conservation efforts. Organizers of the day ask people to remember elephants’ human-like traits of empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence and to “experience elephants in non-exploitive and sustainable environments where elephants can thrive under care and protection.” 

Photographer Dick Blau and historian Nigel Rothfels, both faculty members here at UW-Milwaukee, explore the relationship between captive elephants and their caretakers in their book Elephant House. Rothfels shares his and Blau’s intention to “photograph the elephants in their actual circumstances and not try to hide the fact of their captivity, nor try to score points for either side of the argument about whether elephants should be housed in zoological gardens.” The result is an intimate look into the lives of elephants, their keepers, and habitat at the Oregon Zoo. Elephant House was published by The Pennsylvania State University Press in 2015. It features fifty-seven color photographs by Blau, an essay by Rothfels, and forward by Oregon Zoo’s retired elephant expert Mike Keele. 

Elephant House is part of our UWM Authors Collection. 

Read other Milestone Monday posts here.

– Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern 

[marc--chilton]

also house stealing wilson's food literally at every possible chance. literally crush behavior to pick on him like that

[shou-jpeg]

Two more weeks.

[lemonsweet]

I've got cyrus and Vesta on thw brain most of the time but I never know what to talk abt with them...

[fauna-and-floraa]

Favourite SKZ moments, 1 of ?

[professorllayton]

the girlies r going thru it

[4dr3n4lin3]

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[dimity-lawn]

Night Watch:

The mob: Let us see what you have there!

Vimes: *calmly sitting on the steps* a cup of cocoa

The Mob: NO!!!

[slutdge]

acid bath getting popular on tiktok and its consequences have been a disaster for the hunan race

[mariocki]

William Russell popping up as the politician and friend and mentor to Benjamin Disraeli, Wyndham Lewis, in ATV's Emmy nominated mini-series Disraeli (1978)