encore, encore.

corsica, you’re perfect. (at Plage de Calvi)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:21:16 -0700

corsica, you’re perfect. (at Plage de Calvi)

monte carlo, morning mist. (at Port de Monaco (Port Hercule))

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:06 -0700

monte carlo, morning mist. (at Port de Monaco (Port Hercule))

garcode: Elinor Shahar ph by Dudi Hasson

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:00:41 -0700

garcode:

Elinor Shahar ph by Dudi Hasson

OKAY WAIT BUT WHAT ABOUT THESE LI’L SNAILS.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:00:40 -0700

OKAY WAIT BUT WHAT ABOUT THESE LI’L SNAILS.

THE DEDUCER: The Racist Origins of Modern Clown Makeup (or, just one more reason to hate clowns)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:00:37 -0700

THE DEDUCER: The Racist Origins of Modern Clown Makeup (or, just one more reason to hate clowns):

thededucer:

ianthe:

This post was asking about a potential link between the afro-style wigs and big, painted lips of the modern clown and racist caricatures, so I decided to do what any good theatre history student would do - I did some research.

SPOILER ALERT: YUP, IT’S RACIST AS FUCK

From Janet M….

"I give myself five days to forget you. on the first day I rust. on the second I wilt. on the third..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:00:29 -0700

“I give myself five days to forget you.
on the first day I rust.
on the second I wilt.
on the third day I sit with friends but I think about your tongue.
I clean my room on the fourth day. I clean my body on the fourth day.
I try to replace your scent on the fourth day.
the fifth day, I adorn myself like the mouth of an inmate.
a wedding singer dressed in borrowed gold.
the midas of cheap metal.
tinsel in the middle of summer.
crevice glitter, two days after the party.
I glow the way unwanted things do,
a neon sign that reads;
come, I still taste like someone else’s mouth.””

- Warsan Shire (via 00gravity)

"IV. There is a certain kind of girl who reads Lolita at fourteen and finds religion. I painted my..."

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:00:36 -0700

“IV. There is a certain kind of girl who reads Lolita at fourteen and finds religion. I painted my eyes black and sucked barroom cherries to red my tongue. There was a boy who promised Judas really did love Jesus. I learned early every kiss and betrayal are up for interpretation.”

- Clementine von Radics.

stilllifequickheart: Maria Sibylla Merian Botanical with...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:00:31 -0700

stilllifequickheart:

Maria Sibylla Merian

Botanical with Tulip

1730

Photo

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:00:35 -0700

"The big secret about the golden age of “male providers” is that it never existed. First, women have..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:00:38 -0700

“The big secret about the golden age of “male providers” is that it never existed. First, women have always worked. Second, and just as importantly, there have always been men who were too poor, too queer, too sensitive, too disabled, too compassionate or simply too clever to submit to whatever model of “masculinity” society relied upon to keep its wars fought and its factories staffed. “Traditional masculinity”, like “traditional femininity”, is a form of social control, and seeking to reassert that control is no answer to a generation of young men who are quietly drowning in a world that doesn’t seem to want them.”

- We need to talk about masculinity

(via loveyourrebellion)

Photo

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:00:29 -0700

das-grablied: The Sigil of Ameth, or Sigillum Dei, was...

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:00:28 -0700

das-grablied:

The Sigil of Ameth, or Sigillum Dei, was an amulet with the magical function that, according to one of the oldest sources (Liber iuratus), allowed the initiated magician to have power over all creatures except Archangels.

merlovsky: Effects of lightning strikes on the human...

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 09:00:46 -0700

merlovsky:

Effects of lightning strikes on the human body

Elektropathologie - 1903 [edited]

source

un coup de foudre:
lit. a lightning strike.
fig. be head over heels for/fall in love with

Photo

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:00:37 -0700

off we go, holding hands and wide-eyed with wonder again. the mediterranean is vast and blue, the...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:55:02 -0700

off we go, holding hands and wide-eyed with wonder again. the mediterranean is vast and blue, the world so small and ours.

(I will be out of touch until the 19th! there is no internet on the ocean.)

I probably left because you called it a “smoke”....

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:45:45 -0700

I probably left because you called it a “smoke”. blech.

crimpcake: pubhealth: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:44:54 -0700

crimpcake:

pubhealth:

Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes

For 75 years, Finland’s expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It’s like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates.

It’s a tradition that dates back to the 1930s and it’s designed to give all children in Finland, no matter what background they’re from, an equal start in life.

The maternity package - a gift from the government - is available to all expectant mothers.

It contains bodysuits, a sleeping bag, outdoor gear, bathing products for the baby, as well as nappies, bedding and a small mattress.

With the mattress in the bottom, the box becomes a baby’s first bed. Many children, from all social backgrounds, have their first naps within the safety of the box’s four cardboard walls.

Mothers have a choice between taking the box, or a cash grant, currently set at 140 euros, but 95% opt for the box as it’s worth much more.

The tradition dates back to 1938. To begin with, the scheme was only available to families on low incomes, but that changed in 1949.

(From BBC)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22751415

More reasons why Finland is great.

when i was 21, I lived in finland and fell in love with the country, entirely by surprise.

eating figs in bed in rome, shoulders still sun-warm and belly fizz-popping with prosecco.

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:34:59 -0700

eating figs in bed in rome, shoulders still sun-warm and belly fizz-popping with prosecco.

"‎Travel is little beds and cramped bathrooms. It’s old television sets and slow Internet..."

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:00:47 -0700

“‎Travel is little beds and cramped bathrooms. It’s old television sets and slow Internet connections. Travel is extraordinary conversations with ordinary people. It’s waiters, gas station attendants, and housekeepers becoming the most interesting people in the world. It’s churches that are compelling enough to enter. It’s McDonald’s being a luxury. It’s the realization that you may have been born in the wrong country. Travel is a smile that leads to a conversation in broken English. It’s the epiphany that pretty girls smile the same way all over the world. Travel is tipping 10% and being embraced for it. Travel is the same white T-shirt again tomorrow. Travel is accented sex after good wine and too many unfiltered cigarettes. Travel is flowing in the back of a bus with giggly strangers. It’s a street full of bearded backpackers looking down at maps. Travel is wishing for one more bite of whatever that just was. It’s the rediscovery of walking somewhere. It’s sharing a bottle of liquor on an overnight train with a new friend. Travel is ‘Maybe I don’t have to do it that way when I get back home.’”

- Nick Miller (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)

favorite.

(via littlelostgirl)

golden hour on the spanish steps. (at Piazza di Spagna)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:42:25 -0700

golden hour on the spanish steps. (at Piazza di Spagna)