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[memingursa]

Oh this article just lays out how deeply fucking evil the democratic party and joe biden is man.

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #InternationalBatAppreciationDay 🦇:

Art Inspiring Science: The Moche Bat

“The CMA’s bat vessel has traits of the species Dr. Velazco studied. Made on Peru’s north coast by an artist of the ancient Moche or Mochica culture (moe-chay, moe-cheek-ah) (AD 200–850), the vessel inspired him to name the species Histiotus mochica or, colloquially, the Moche leaf-eared bat. He did so to recognize the knowledge of Indigenous peoples and to honor the Moche and their connection to the natural world. Indeed, as he notes in a publication about the species, the bat vessel is so accurately depicted that it allowed precise identification of an animal previously unknown to science and thus stands as a testament to the Moche’s observational skills and profound interest in nature.”

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Anna and Elana Balbusso (Italian, b. 1967) • Cover illustration • Power and Ambition in Shakespeare: Hamlet • Black Cat Publishers • Part of the “Reading Shakespeare” series.

Ophelia, from Hamlet • One of 15 full color illustrations for Power and Ambition in Shakespeare

Read about the Balbusso's artistic process

[troythecatfish]

Here’s my personal recommendation of a article to check out:

[tngbabe]

How Do We Define Will Riker's Beard?

I love this article.....read it & you'll understand why....

[pagansphinx]

Alix Aymé (French, active in China and Vietnam – 1894-1989) • Pensées • Lacquer and gold • 1960

Vietnamese Lacquer Painting

[empirearchives]

German language article about the life of one of Napoleon’s widely believed to be illegitimate children, Eugen Megerle von Mühlfeld.

This article from the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Bundesministerium für Inneres) of Austria was written to commemorate to 200 year anniversary of the birth of Mühlfeld. He was a lawyer and professor, and he was also a progressive politician who worked in the Austrian government during the 19th century.

Some interesting fun facts from the article: He was actually born only one day before one of Napoleon’s other sons, Alexandre Walewski!! Mühlfeld’s mother was a woman who was born in modern day Slovenia named Emilie Kraus von Wolfsberg. She was called the Dog Countess, which it literally says on her plaque at the place she is buried. She was called this because she spent all her money on animals, which caused her to become destitute. She ended up giving her son over to be adopted. So that’s how he ended up being raised by the Mühlfeld’s, and it seems like he had a pretty good life! At least I hope he did!

Interestingly, people who had met Napoleon actually recognized Mühlfeld’s resemblance to him, and rumors spread in Vienna that he was Napoleon’s illegitimate son. The rumor spread all the way to Paris, and the French Prime Minister traveled to Vienna because he wanted to meet Napoleon’s son. I wonder if he knew Napoleon had other sons in France lol

More about his career: The article says he was one of the best and most highly respected lawyers in Austria. As a politician, he was progressive and was noted for advocating for the separation of church and state, reestablishment of the jury, and abolishing the death penalty. He was also the dean of the law faculty at the University of Vienna. He was the founder of the bar association, and was its first president. In 1842, he was the co-creator of something called “Juridisch-politischen Le-severeins" which was a reading association and platform for progressive-minded intellectuals and was very influential during the 1848 Revolution. The year he died, 1868, laws were passed on his initiative which allowed people to choose their own religion when they turned 14.

He was described by Dr. Ignaz Kuranda like this: “Im Leben kein Pedant, im Lieben Feuerbrand, im Denken ein Gigant, im Reden ein Foliant!" which roughly and loosely translates to “In life no pedant, in love firebrand, in thinking a giant, in speaking a tome!”

Just to note: It’s never been 100% confirmed that he was definitely Napoleon’s son, but his natural mother was said to be Napoleon’s mistress. They met in 1805, and during the time they were together, she allegedly disguised herself as a boy. Their affair is also commemorated on the plaque at her gravesite. Here is a painting Napoleon commissioned of her (by Johann Baptist von Lampi):

Link to the article:

Additionally, here is a link to his Wikipedia page, which is also in German:

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Megerle_von_Mühlfeld

[witnessthekingdomofdreams]

“On the surface, "John Wick" is a simple, classic story of revenge with some of the most impressive world-building I’ve seen in years. Beyond that, though, it metatextually capitalizes on the story arc of Keanu Reeves, Action Star, regaining his title in the genre. He sells every punch given or received, every thrown knife, every ounce of blood spilled. There is weight to the action in the film. You see the toll it takes on his body and, at times, a minute shift of his expression acknowledging how age affects performance. When he’s already wounded and gets into a fight for his life with Ms. Perkins (Adrianne Palicki), we feel it.

Wick is cut from the same cloth as Alain Delon’s assassin in "Le Samourai" (1969), whose cool stoicism and impressively-styled badassery yields a heavy influence. But while Delon and his kin seem sharp and cold, like cut glass, Wick is powered by something altogether different—longing, loss, connection. In Keanu’s hands, Wick isn’t void of emotion—or struggling with its first pangs—but brimming with it.

The film frames Wick as mythic. His face moves from mournful to vengeful at a clip. His eyes lock with a man just as he stabs him in the gut until he dies, while lights the color of cotton candy blue and magenta shift the architecture of his face to something fearsome. Keanu tells Wick’s story through his body—the way he wears a suit and his wedding ring, the cool determination in his eyes, the flash of warmth in a brief scene with Addy (Bridget Regan), the slackness in his face when he sees Daisy dead. This is a man who has nothing to lose, who carries the weight of his history with each step—and “his” history here is both Wick’s and Keanu’s. Stars like Keanu bring a certain baggage with them—the roles we’ve loved, the bitter taste of when they’ve failed us, half-remembered gossip. This context informs "John Wick."

There are actors we admire, and then there are the stars we love. The best of them get under our skin, becoming a part of our lives, following us through tragedies and triumphs. Keanu is one of those stars for me because of the sheer joy watching him brings. But there’s also the joy for the medium that radiates off him. Actors like Keanu—who find beauty in stillness—are why film was created in the first place. It’s a medium that can show us the truth of the human condition in a way no other form can. Keanu often taps into the truth of the shifting boundaries of modern masculinity, of how our bodies tell as much of a story as what we say. "John Wick" is as much a slick revenge flick as a fairytale. Keanu Reeves is back, the film seems to be whispering to us.

But was he ever gone in the first place?”

"The Grace of Keanu Reeves" by Angelica Jade Bastién

[noctusfury]

Here's a link to my recent HTTYD article called [What Would've Happened Had Stoick Slain Dagur?]. It was a very fun topic to discuss about the what-if scenario of Stoick not having been interrupted in slaying Dagur in order to save Barf & Belch, which, of course, had the potential in risking all-out war with the Berserkers.

[dixkens]

Yuletide! My favorite fandom event and it's getting a little love from Atlas Obscura.

[arthistoryanimalia]

article: “Stingray sand 'sculpture' in South Africa may be oldest example of humans creating an image of another creature”

[troythecatfish]

Based BakerKit

Here’s the article:

[tngbabe]

Star Trek Secretly Confirms What Happened To Riker's Clone

BIG SPOILER ALERTS!!!! If you haven't seen lower decks season 4 episode 9..wait 1st, what's wrong with you & 2nd DON'T read this article until you do!! Avert your eyes now cuz imma gonna sqquuueeeeeeeee our Thomas Riker returns hopefully...at least we find out he's alive THEN we find out boims has a thing for Beverly Crusher!!!.....ahhhhhh I love star trek lower decks & Mike McMahan for doing these update & name dropping episodes!! We find who the big bad is & where everyone has been disappearing to. Read the article above my Riker people & enjoy our Riker tidbit!!

[mugenfinder]

There's a lengthy article detailing a search for the creators of M.U.G.E.N, Team Elecbyte. It goes into the last moments of contact and some details from the early days of the engine.

It's mentioned in the article, but the final post from Elecbyte's twitter was supporting RottenCore by Aiduzzi. It was going to be a game for Aiduzzi's original characters which were already in MUGEN besides the ones that would've been introduced for the game.

[bethanythebogwitch]

Scientists have created an invisible squid!

Update: the scientists cannot find the invisible squid

[katebvsh]

There’s a worm that can digest plastic I’m so happy (!!!)