#steven zucker

[expectiations]

[denimbex1986]

'Cinema in 2023 was full of excellent double-acts, from Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon to Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in Todd Haynes’ May December. No doubt, the aforementioned foursome will receive a scattering of Oscar nods, but if the Academy have any sense, Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott of Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers will also receive plaudits for their remarkable achievement in the haunting love story.

Adapted from Taichi Yamada’s novel Strangers, Haigh’s awards hopeful sees Scott take the role of Adam, a screenwriter trying to reconnect with memories of his deceased parents who encounter their ghosts when revisiting his old family home. Meanwhile, Mescal’s Harry searches for companionship in Adam, his only neighbour in a tower block devoid of other inhabitants.

Thanks to his role in Haigh’s film, as well as celebrated appearances in the James Bond movie Spectre and the BBC drama Fleabag, Scott has gathered a loyal following, recently sitting down with Letterboxd to discuss his favourite movies of all time.

First on his list is another movie from Haigh, 2015’s 45 Years. A modern classic that delves into themes of love, loss and regret, 45 Years tells the story of a couple soon to celebrate a major wedding anniversary who hear the news that the body of one of their former lovers has been discovered encased in ice following a historic skiing accident. Though sounding rather absurd, 45 Years is a truly phenomenal drama.

Elsewhere, Scott names the spoof movie Airplane! as another of his favourites. Popularly known as one of the best comedies of all time, Airplane! inspired similar copycat films in the late 20th century, including the Scary Movie franchise, largely thanks to its offbeat humour that refused to let up, with almost each and every line being a one-liner delivered by some of the era’s greatest actors, including the iconic Leslie Nielsen.

No list of favourite movies is complete without a classic from Steven Spielberg, with Scott praising the “first film I ever saw”, 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. “It still does something to me,” the actor said of the celebrated film that tells the story of a young boy who becomes best friends with an alien who crash-lands on Earth, only for the pair to be pursued by the authorities.

The final film to grace his list is the 1993 Richard Attenborough movie Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins, who gives an “extraordinary performance” according to Scott. Certainly one of Hopkins’ most underrated films, Shadowlands is a biography of C.S. Lewis, the writer of the 1950’s novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, whose life was changed after he met the poet Joy Gresham.

Andrew Scott’s favourite movies:

45 Years (Andrew Haigh, 2015)

Airplane! (David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, 1980)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982)

Shadowlands (Richard Attenborough, 1993)'

[fvcking-damage]

i multitasked the whole day today, so below the cut is the list of free agency signings as of july 1st, 2024, 7:30 pm est

NHL FREE AGENCY - JULY 1ST, 2024

- tyler bertuzzi 4x5.5m w/hawks

- sam carrick 3x3m w/nyr

- jake guentzel 7x9m w/bolts

- christ tanev 6x4.5m w/leafs

- brett pesce 6x5.5m w/devils

- yakob trenin 4x3.5m w/wild

- teuvo teravainen 3x4.5m w/hawks

- tyler toffoli 4x6m w/sharks

- jonathan marchessault 5x5.5m w/preds

- steven stamkos 4x8m w/preds

- oliver ekman-larsson 4x3.5m w/leafs

- anthony mantha 1x3.5m w/flames

- sam lafferty 2x2m w/sabres

- matt roy 6x5.75m w/caps

- elias lindholm 7x7.75 w/bruins

- david perron 2x4m w/sens

- brady skjei 7x7m w/preds

- anthony stolarz 2x2m w/leafs

- laurent broissoit 2x3.3m w/hawks

- brandon montour 7x7.14m w/kraken

- viktor arvidsson 2x4m w/oilers

- nikita zadorov 6x5m w/bruins

- brenden dillion 3x4m w/devils

- sean monahan 5x5.5m w/cbj

- danton heinen 2x2.25m w/canucks

- kevin sterlund 2x2m w/utah

- jake debrusk 7x5.5m w/vancouver

- jason zucker 1x5m w/buffalo

- william carrier 6x2m w/canes

- pat maroon 1x1.3m w/hawks

- cam talbot 2x2.5m w/detroit

- jake bean 2x1.75m w/flames

- jonathan drouin 1x2.5m w/avs

- alec martinez 1x4m w/hawks

- brandon duhaime 2x1.85m w/caps

- tyson jost 1x775k w/caps

- tomas nosek 1x775k w/florida

- derek forbort 1x1.5m w/canucks

- michael amadio 3x2.6m w/sens

- matt grzelcyk 1x2.75 w/pens

- zach aston-reese 1x775k w/vegas

- chandler stephenson 7x6.25m w/kraken

- max jones 2x w/bruins

- ryan lomberg 2x2m w/flames

- joel edmundson 4x3.85m w/kings

- josh brown 3x1m w/oilers

- tanner laczynski 2x775k w/vegas

- devin cooley 2x775k w/flames

- jacob bryson 1x900k w/sabres

- matt dumba 2x3.75m w/stars

- brendan smith 1x1m w/stars

- nicolas aube-kubel 1x1.5m w/sabres

- erik gustafsson 2x2m w/detroit

- anthony duclair 4x3.5 w/isles

- ilya lyubushkin 2x3.25m w/stars

- jack campbell 1x775k w/detroit

- taylor raddysh 1x1m w/caps

- craig smith 1x1m w/hawks

- max jones 2x1 w/bruins

- anthony beauvillier 1x1.25m w/pens

- nils lundkvist 1x1.25 w/stars

- ian cole 1x3.1m w/utah

- casey desmith 3x1m w/dallas

- jani hakanapaa 2x1.5m w/leafs

- vincent desharnais 2x2m w/vancouver

- alexander wennberg 2x5m w/sharks

- billy sweezey 2x775k w/bruins

- aj greer 2x850k w/florida

- alexandre carrier 3x3.75m w/preds

- bokondji imama 1x775k w/pens

- kaapo kakhonen 1x1 w/jets

- riley tufte 1x775k w/bruins

- cole koepke 1x775k w/bruins

- jordan oesterle 2x775k w/bruins

- troy grosenick 1x775k w/wild

- jeffrey viel 2x775k w/bruins

- connor carrick 1x775k w/oilers

- scott wedgewood 2x3m w/preds

- warren foegle 3x3.5m w/kings

- christian fischer 1x1.125m w/detroit

- sean walker 5x3.6m w/canes

- shayne gostisbere 3x3.2m w/canes

- colton white 2x775k w/devils

- blake lizotte 2x1.85m w/pens

- parker kelly 2x825k w/avs

- stefan noesen 3x2.75m w/canes

- kevin stenlund 2x2m w/utah

- colin miller 2x1.5m w/jets

- kiefer sherwood 2x1.5m w/vancouver

- eric robinson 1x950k w/canes

- eric comrie 2x825k w/jets

- calvin de haan 1x800k w/avs

- jeff skinner 1x3m w/oilers

- tj brodie 2x3.75m w/hawks

- zemgus girgensons 3x850k w/bolts

- ben meyers 1x775k w/kraken

- chris dreidger 1x775k w/florida

- ilya samsonov 1x1.8m w/vegas

[itsloriel]

Painted Garden, Villa of Livia, detail with pomegranate bush by Steven Zucker, Smarthistory co-founder

Painted Garden, removed from the triclinium (dining room) in the Villa of Livia Drusilla, Prima Porta, fresco, 30-20 B.C.E. (Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

[atadbitofworld]

The Swing

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing, oil on canvas, 1767 (Wallace Collection, London) (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

[companion-showdown]

Which companion is most likely to wander off?

this tournament was suggested by @a-tad-bit-obsessed a little over a year ago

a penchant for wandering off is a core trait of practically every companion, but who is first out of the starting blocks even when its incredibly dangerous, who cannot stay put no matter how imperative, who can the doctor not afford to let out of their sights?

SEMIFINALS

River Song vs Ace McShane

The TARDIS vs Bernice Summerfield

QUARTERFINALS

Clara Oswald vs River Song

Sarah-Jane Smith vs Ace McShane

The TARDIS vs Adam Mitchell

Bernice Summerfield vs Dodo Chaplet

previous rounds under the cut

ROUND 4

Clara Oswald vs Mels Zucker

Amy Pond vs River Song

Sarah-Jane Smith vs Adric

Iris Wildthyme vs Ace McShane

The TARDIS vs Leela

Rose Tyler vs Adam Mitchell

Bernice Summerfield vs Romana II

Charley Pollard vs Dodo

ROUND 3

Clara Oswald vs Tegan Jovanka

Mel Bush vs Mels Zucker

Miss Evangelista vs Amy Pond

Zoe Heriot vs River Song

Sarah-Jane Smith vs Bill Potts

Donna Noble vs Adric

Iris Wildthyme vs Vislor Turlough

Dan Lewis vs Ace McShane

The TARDIS vs Thomas Brewster

Jamie McCrimmon vs Leela

Rose Tyler vs Susan Foreman

Jo Grant vs Adam Mitchell

Bernice Summerfield vs Victoria Waterfield

Romana II vs Vicki Pallister

Rory Williams vs Charley Pollard

Lucie Miller vs Dodo Chaplet

ROUND 2

Day 2

The TARDIS vs Katarina

Thomas Brewster vs John and Gillian Who

Jamie McCrimmon vs K9

Steven Taylor vs Leela

Rose Tyler vs Compassion

Graham O'Brien vs Susan Foreman

Jo Grant vs Frobisher

Helen Sinclair vs Adam Mitchell

Bernice Summerfield vs other Dave

Victoria Waterfield vs Jack Harkness

Romana II vs Polly Wright

Nyssa vs Vicki Pallister

Ruby Sunday vs Rory Williams

Harry Sullivan vs Charley Pollard

Sam Jones vs Lucie Miller

Izzy SInclair vs Dodo Chaplet

Day 1

Clara Oswald vs Mike Yates

Tegan Jovanka vs Lulubelle

Fitz Kreiner vs Mel Bush

Evelyn Smythe vs Mels Zucker

Miss Evangelista vs Peri Brown

Mickey Smith vs Amy Pond

Zoe Heriot vs The Brigadier

Handles vs River Song

Sarah-Jane Smith vs Hex Schofield

Yasmin Khan vs Bill Potts

Rose the Cat vs Donna Noble

Barbara Wright vs Adric

Iris Wildthyme vs Ben Jackson

Chang Lee vs Vislor Turlough

Dan Lewis vs Nardole

Liv Chenka vs Ace McShane

ROUND 1 (Group Stage)

Group 1:

Susan Foreman

Barbara Wright

Ian Chesterton

Vicki Pallister

Steven Taylor

Group 2:

Katarina

Sara Kingdom

Dodo Chaplet

Ben Jackson

Polly Wright

Group 3:

Jamie McCrimmon

Victoria Waterfield

Zoe Heriot

The Brigadier

Sergeant Benton

Group 4:

Liz Shaw

Mike Yates

Jo Grant

Sarah-Jane Smith

Harry Sullivan

Group 5:

Leela

K9

Romana I

Romana II

Group 6:

Adric

Nyssa

Tegan Jovanka

Vislor Turlough

Kamelion

Group 7:

Peri Brown

Mel Bush

Ace McShane

Grace Holloway

Chang Lee

Group 8:

Rose Tyler

Mickey Smith

Adam Mitchell

Jack Harkness

Martha Jones

Group 9:

Wilfred Mott

Donna Noble

River Song

Amy Pond

Rory Williams

Group 10:

Kate Stewart

Clara Oswald

Handles

Bill Potts

Nardole

Group 11:

Yasmin Khan

Graham O'Brien

Ryan Sinclair

Dan Lewis

Ruby Sunday

Group 12:

Charley Pollard

C'rizz

Evelyn Smythe

Lucie Miller

Group 13:

Liv Chenka

Helen Sinclair

Hex Schofield

Bernice Summerfield

Chris Cwej

Group 14:

Fitz Kreiner

Compassion

Anji Kapoor

Sam Jones

Group 15:

Alison Cheney

Iris Wildthyme

Izzy Sinclair

Frobisher

Group 16:

Antranak

Wolsey

Rose the Cat

Group 17:

K9 mk V

K9 Australia!K9

John and Gillian Who

Group 18:

Death's Head

Eliza

Thomas Brewster

Group 19:

Missy

The TARDIS

Rose Noble

Group 20:

Delgado!Master

Ainley!Master

Mels Zucker

Lulubelle

Group 21:

Miss Evangelista

proper Dave

other Dave

Anita

Strackman Lux

links to previous tournaments

[ottos-pseudopods]

10 Characters/10 Fandoms

Rules: list 10 favorite characters from separate fandoms/ media, then tag (10) people

Tagged by @goth-link :]

Mario RPGs - Bowser

Pokémon - Volo

Spider-Man - Otto Octavius (duh)

Gravity Falls - Ford Pines

Ace Attorney - Matt Engarde

Professor Layton - Randall Ascot

Animal Crossing - Zucker

Kingdom Hearts - Axel

DHMIS - Red Guy

Steven Universe - Pink Diamond

Tagging @werewiire and @ihartu5ever - no pressure though :]

[monstrousvoice]

hey!! love your blog SO much, and I was wondering if you had any song recommendations for Husk? like songs that suit him?

Alright Anon!! I am soooo sorry this took so long but like I mentioned, character playlists are not something I've ever really dabbled in so I had no idea how to answer this the first couple days. Im still not sure this is what you were hoping for, but I really tried!! If anyone has any songs they'd like to add please do so!!

Instrumental Jazz reminds me of him the most, so here's a couple:

Literally anything by Everette Harp is something Husk would either play or be listening to in his downtime - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRbDjUjLefpmSmdJU6ycpFQ

Next Journey by Robomoque - https://youtu.be/mxy0k9BQ00Q?si=9KuvpVL3IvPGBF-u

Lets Get It Started by Jeffery Smith - https://youtu.be/tYXTP4yp3J4?si=6tCIdwrIoVW3Z8R7 

If I Could Fly by Vincent Ingala - https://youtu.be/U8ijrDVTkpg?si=XuBBIkFf9w16ZqPm

General Husk vibes, songs that remind me of him or his nature towards others in some way:

Sixteen by The Heavy (gives me biiiigg Overlord Husk vibes) - https://youtu.be/wQw4geA7xYU?si=Y6rLYZI9iVLjA87j

Losing My Mind by Mystery Skulls - https://youtu.be/n5TpNmS4OX0?si=hfFwZsrDcFqsZhfg 

Hellbent by Mystery Skulls - https://youtu.be/X79sXBYYgIQ?si=3JFy9Z1j2uIPDiGA 

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes - https://youtu.be/0J2QdDbelmY?si=vVo3DEU3GJhvLgzy 

7 Years by Lukas Graham - https://youtu.be/Q0bnAmfGQC8?si=8tNP7CUiIvc7OjBU 

World's Smallest Violin by AJR - https://youtu.be/wUvw374tP7o?si=2CpqEJoYnx5f7ezN 

Under Pressure  by Queen and David Bowie - https://youtu.be/a01QQZyl-_I?si=5WmbjzygPlw8jOTr 

All The Kids Are Depressed by Jeremy Zucker - https://youtu.be/d_So8lwTHAg?si=RVhhDbzD97SxPbWK 

Devil On My Shoulder by Chelsea Cutler - https://youtu.be/0qhDFoPPfp0?si=lqw3SEDxMdEo82Y7 

Breathe (2 AM) by Anna Nalick (This is the vibe I think of when thinking of Husk doing his job as a bartender. Listening to others but knowing there isn't much he can do to help other than remind you to breathe…) - https://youtu.be/SiE_0AugUPY?si=q1hfRHnaW8z3xGwM 

Escapism (feat. AJ Michalka, Zach Callison and Grace Roleck) (Yes i’m putting a steven universe song here, the vibes are too good) - https://youtu.be/cy57UnoAgCY?si=JjtVr-eeziyKBycZ 

Mr. Blue by Catherine Feeny (This song gives me many emotions…If you know where it’s from then I am kissing you) - https://youtu.be/pvfzcGbOzqg?si=mPFVd8yYyhDeb8hP

Bonus! Husk in a relationship:

Sunday Morning by Maroon 5 - https://youtu.be/to5Sg2KeEnU?si=9_gqF3M3yLeiNET4 

Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding (Alex Goot and Sam Tsui Cover) (My fav cover of this song, so sweet~) - https://youtu.be/gga359vkhzk?si=GNOtAIC0afKbwt41 

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by Scarlett Johansson and Bono from Sing 2 (The original is amazing, but the first time I heard this cover I felt chills. It’s so soft and sad but builds to a more hopeful and happy ending. Very fitting for Husk’s relationship I feel.) - https://youtu.be/fVSrtw20BxA?si=DjZZ669XFSdHsx4F 

Stay With Me by Sam Smith (T Pain live cover) (my fav version of this song ♥) - https://youtu.be/0Bi7qvzFIgA?si=5D-o2Xu6phDskSem 

Just Give Me a Reason by P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - https://youtu.be/6-jsRJ_gkO0?si=YsxgYRa-caQGdW7o 

Misbehavin’ by Pentatonix - https://youtu.be/ywYfMlyIkeo?si=CCw8G3gzN-dAbe0j

Anchor by Mindy Gledhill - https://youtu.be/cB3BWmCOW2Y?si=AyfqjlmPbEl4MqAO

[amaranth-devi1]

@Steven Zucker, Smarthistory co-founder

Giambologna, Abduction of a Sabine Woman, 1581-83

Giambologna depicted Sabine maiden as the young woman who is being lifted up; her abductor represents Talassius. Even if he did not himself take her in public, his men took her for him, and he took her in private, stealing her virginity. And the old man below represents her father, since the story, as I have said, tells that the Romans robbed the Sabines from the arms of their father."

[khaleesiofalicante]

I did songs that fit Max, David and Blackbane vibes so now I must do AJ and Arcaid songs hehe (I love these cottagecore babies so much)

golden by Harry styles (doesn't even need an explanation AJ is golden baby)

I say a little prayer by Arethra Franklin (this also has major Magnus vibes tbh)

when will my life begin from tangled (now I've made myself emo but ofc Disney songs are a must)

Side note: mother knows best for Kincaid 🫢

this is how you fall in love by Jeremy Zucker

bloom by paper kites

somewhere only We know duh

blue bucket of gold by sufjan Stevens (angst ahahah I'm pain)

like real people do by Hozier

sit down beside me by Patrick Watson

Also just song recs in general

If we were vampires, call your mom and stick season by Noah kahan

I love this. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH.

I loved all of it and added most of it to the playlist too 👀

Thank you, darling 💛

Here's the cottage core playlist I listened to on repeat when I wrote Kincaid's chapter.

And here's an arcaid song from the lbaf playlist: Michelle by Sir Chloe (the angst of this will hit you when we get to the main plot bye)

[the-cricket-chirps]

The Bay, Helen Frankenthaler, 1963, Detroit Institute of Arts; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) © Estate of Helen Frankenthaler

[itsloriel]

Millais, Spring (Apple Blossoms) by Steven Zucker, Smarthistory co-founder

John Everett Millais, Spring (Apple Blossoms), 1859, oil on canvas, 113 x 176.3 cm (Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight Village, Wirral, Merseyside, England)

[greensparty]

This Month in History - December

There are quite a few landmark anniversaries I'm celebrating this month:

Dec. 2, 1988: The Naked Gun opens

In Dec. 1988, the first of Zucker-Abraham-Zucker's cop spoof was released. Here is my piece I got in 2018. Happy 35 NG!

Dec. 5, 1973: Band on the Run released

In Dec. 1973, Paul McCartney and Wings best album (possibly the best Non-Beatle album he did) was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2018. Happy 50th BOTR!

Dec. 6, 1968: Beggars Banquet released

In Dec. 1968, the 9th U.S. album from The Rolling Stones. Earlier this year I got to review the Record Store Day reissue of the album. I'd definitely put this up there with Let It Bleed and Exile on Main Street in the pantheon of Classic Stones albums. Happy 55th BB!

Dec. 6, 2013: Inside Llewyn Davis opens

In Dec. 2013, the Coen Brothers' criminally underrated folk musician epic was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2018. Happy 10 ILD!

Dec. 10, 1993: Wayne's World 2 opens

In Dec. 1993, the sequel to Wayne's World was released! It might not be as loved as the original, but it is better than people think. I wrote about this in 2018 and director Stephen Surjik wrote me back with some thoughts. In 2022, I saw it on the big screen at Nice, a Fest. Happy 30th WW2!

Dec. 10, 2003: Big Fish opens

In Dec. 2003, one of Tim Burton's most underrated movies was released. Taking Burton's visual style and combining it with a family drama with fantasy elements was a gamble that paid off. It's something that feels new each time I've seen it since. Happy 20th Big Fish!

Dec. 11, 1998: Rushmore and A Simple Plan both open

In Dec. 1998, two of my favorite movies from that year opened on the same day. Here is my piece I wrote about Wes Anderson's film and Sam Raimi's film. Happy 25th Rushmore an ASP!

Dec. 12, 1973: The Last Detail opens

In Dec. 1973, Hal Ashby (who was on a roll at the time) had one of his best released. It was one of the great movies of the 70s. It was also one of my Top 5 Boston Movies of All Time! Jack Nicholson was in rare form as he and Otis Young played Navy men transporting younger sailor Randy Quaid to the NH Navy prison and showing him a good time along the way. Happy 50th TLD!

Dec. 14, 1988: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka opens

In Dec. 1988, Keenan Ivory Wayans' 70s LOL comedy opened. Here is my piece I wrote in 2018. Happy 35th IGGYS!

Dec. 14, 2018: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse opens

In Dec. 2018 one of the best Spider-Man movies was released. I actually named it my #7 Movie of 2018! By diving into the Miles Morales storyline, they took the Spider-Man story we all know so well and made it seem new again. Just last Summer they released the awesome sequel: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was released. Happy 5 S-M:ITS-V!

Dec. 15, 1978: Superman opens

Speaking of super hero movies: In Dec. 1978 one of my favorite big screen Superman movies was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2018. Happy 45th Superman!

Dec. 15, 1993: Schindler's List opens

In Dec. 1993, one of Steven Spielberg's finest works was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2018. Happy 30th SL!

Dec. 16, 1988: Rain Man opens

In Dec. 1988, the Oscar-winning Best Picture and biggest grossing film of 1988 was released. With the exception of parodies (i.e. The Hangover's Vegas gambling scene), nobody talks about this as much. The road movie of long lost brothers one autistic (Dustin Hoffman) and the other selfish used-car guy (Tom Cruise) was actually quite touching. Sure it was the 80s feel-good movie era and whatnot, but the performances were among both actors' best. Happy 35 RM!

Dec. 17, 1973: Sleeper opens

In Dec. 1973, one of the funniest movies ever made about the future was released. Woody Allen was in his prime when he played a man who is cryogenically frozen in 1973 and is defrosted 200 years later. This is definitely one of his funniest ones. Happy 50th Sleeper!

Dec. 17, 1993: The State premieres

In Dec. 1993, the now-legendary sketch comedy series of NYC comedy group The State premiered on MTV. Here is my piece I wrote in 2018. Earlier this Fall, I actually got to see The State reunion tour when it was in Boston. Happy 30th TS!

Dec. 17, 2008: The Wrestler opens

In Dec. 2008 Darren Aaronofsky's greatest movie was released. Here is my piece I wrote in 2018. Happy 15 TW!

Dec. 18, 2013: Her opens

In Dec. 2013, Spike Jonze greatest movie was released! Here is my piece I wrote in 2018. Happy 10 Her!

[momo-de-avis]

Steven Zucker and Beth Harris from the Art History videos of Khan Academy could put me to sleep

[panicinthestudio]

Da Ke Ding, September 23, 2016

Da Ke Ding, c. 1046 - 771 B.C.E. (late Western Zhou dynasty, China), bronze, 93.1 cm high (Shanghai Museum) Speakers: Dr. Kristen Chiem and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Smarthistory

Da Ke ding (大克鼎), Western Zhou (1046–771 BC), China Bronze Height 93.1 centimetre (36.7 in); width 75.6 centimetre (29.8 in) (bore), 74.9-centimetre (29.5 in) (inside diameter); weight 201.5 kilogram (444 lb) Discovered in Famen Town, Fufeng County, Shaanxi in 1890. Collection of the Shanghai Museum

Da Yu ding (大盂鼎), early 10th century BC Western Zhou (1046–771 BC), China Bronze Height 101.9 cm (40.1 in), width 77.8 cm (30.6 in), weight 153.5 kg (338 lb) Discovered in Li Village, Jingdang Township, Qishan County, Shaanxi in 1849. Collection of the National Museum of China

Mao Gong ding (毛公鼎), 857-828 BC Late Western Zhou (1046–771 BC), China Bronze Height: 53.8 cm, depth of belly: 27.2 cm, diameter: 47 cm, weight: 34.7 kg Discovered in Qishan County, Shaanxi in 1843. This "ting" cauldron has a wide, flared mouth, a linked ring motif decorating the rim, upright handles, and three hoofed feet. The inscription, which can be divided into seven sections, describes how when King Xuan of Zhou came to the throne, he was anxious to see the country thrive, and charged his uncle, the Duke of Mao, with governing the domestic and external affairs of state, big and small, and to do so conscientiously and selflessly. The inscription goes on to state that the King then presented the Duke with official vestments and gifts, and that this vessel was cast in order to record the honor given to the Duke for his descendants. Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei

[lindsaywesker]

Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day. Welcome to Too Much Information Tuesday.

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The dinosaur noises in ‘Jurassic Park’ were made from recordings of tortoises having sex.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on the same day he established the Secret Service.

In an early draft of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ the song was titled ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’.

William Shakespeare was the first person to use insults about people's mothers.

The smell of doughnuts can increase blood flow to the genitals and stimulate an erect phallus.

About 40% of the ants in an ant colony are lazy and spend most of their time just sitting around.

85% of the world's population makes less than $200 a month. Bill Gates makes $290 per second.

85% of people have experienced a dream so real that they were not sure if it happened in real life or not.

Studies show that men who help their wives with household chores are happier and tend to have more sex.

Being dumped often leads to ‘frustration attraction’, causing the person who got dumped to love their ex even more.

In 2002, the average user spent 46 minutes a day on the internet. In 2012, that average had increased to four hours a day!

In 2011, a 46-year-old man tracked down and choked a 13-year-old boy who had been taunting him in ‘Call of Duty’.

Robert Pattinson was expelled from school at age 12 for stealing explicit magazines and selling them to his classmates.

The person that invented the stop sign, the pedestrian crossing, the traffic circle and the one-way street never learned to drive.

OMG is an acronym for a real medical condition: Oversized Male Genitalia, the technical term for men born with huge penises.

J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, was rejected by 12 publishers before Bloomsbury Publishing decided to publish her book.

In 1979, mathematicians David A. Cox and Steven Zucker wrote a joint paper about an algorithm that is now known as the ‘Cox-Zucker Machine’.

People who prefer Twitter over Instagram tend to be more educated, are less likely to be narcissists, but more likely to suffer from insomnia.

Eating chocolate makes you happy because it contains phenylephylamine, the same hormone the brain triggers when you fall in love.

In 2013, India's army spent six months watching what they thought were Chinese spy drones violating its air space, only to find out they were actually Jupiter and Venus.

2021's Ig Nobel Prize in medicine was given to a group of researchers who proved that having an orgasm is as effective at relieving nasal congestion as taking a decongestant medication.

When Ian Fleming’s ‘Casino Royale’ came out in paperback in the U.S., it was retitled ‘You Asked For It’, because of the fear that American readers wouldn’t know how to pronounce the word ‘royale’.

Top event names for 2024: Soul Gangbang, Soul Sewer, Crocheted Soul, Soul Stink, STS (Sexually-Transmitted Soul), Soul Toilet, Soul O, Soul Dungeon, Soul Cemetery, Soul Abattoir, Soul S, Soul Hole, and Aaah, Soul!

Richard Phillips survived the longest wrongful prison sentence in American history. He was locked up in 1972 at the age of 26 and wasn't released until 2018, aged 72. He spent 45 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit.

US states having the most sex: Top 5 States: Alaska: 2.806 times per week, New Mexico: 2.064, Vermont: 1.702, Arkansas: 1.666, Indiana: 1.531. Bottom 5: Colorado: 0.420 times per week, Maine: 0.500, Michigan: 0.511, Nebraska: 0.545, West Virginia: 0.638.

In 1186, it was agreed that the Sibylla of Jerusalem (eldest daughter of King Amalric) would become queen of Jerusalem as long as she divorced her husband, Guy de Lusignan. She agreed, on condition that she alone could choose her next husband. Once crowned, she promptly chose Guy de Lusignan.

Okay, that’s enough information for one day. Have a tremendous and tumultuous Tuesday! I love you all.