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Artwork for 'Die phantastischen Planeten' by Hans Kneifel, 1977 (Eddie Jones)

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~ Bronze axe-head. Date: 520 B.C. Culture: Western Greek Medium: bronze

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From “Shtetl, My Destroyed Home: A Remembrance” (1922), a set of 30 lithographs by Jewish artist Issachar Ber Ryback, who died #onthisday in 1935. The series pictures Ryback’s village in Ukraine before it was destroyed in the pogroms following WW1: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/shtetl-my-destroyed-home-a-remembrance-1922

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Door no. 22 and today we are looking at a cute little pickle - HMS Pickle. This is the little mouse in front of the big bum of the HMS Victory.

More about her:

The original HMS Pickle was built in 1799 as a top sail schooner. She survived the Battle of Trafalgar and was the first ship to bring the news of Nelson’s victory back to Britain, along with the sad announcement of Nelson’s death.

The replica HMS Pickle was built in St Petersburg in 1996. Originally launched as the schooner Alevtina Tuy, she was later converted into a replica of HMS Pickle for the Trafalgar bicentennial celebrations.

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Petty Officer of HMS Warspite asleep with the ship's kitten in its hammock, 1944

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I am a 30-year-old severely autistic trans woman who has just started medically and socially transitioning. Given the recent election results, I'd like to have at least a basic safety net in place to help me survive the next four years. That includes both updating my ID information to match my gender and stockpiling hormones in case my current supply is disrupted. However, I am unemployed and on disability, and between rent and bills, I wouldn't have nearly enough to cover either one in time, let alone both. My current target is $1500, broken down as follows: • $500 for a passport and updated state ID; • $500 to stockpile hormones; and • $500 as an emergency fund in case I need to flee the country on short notice Anything beyond this will be set aside as part of the emergency fund. Thank you in advance for anything and everything you can spare! <3

hey everyone, I'm in a bad spot again and need your help. I'd really appreciate it if you could give what you can, or at least share this around, thanks in advance! <3

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Waterpot (Suichū). ca. 1850–60s. Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/47081

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1922 Perfume bottle "Galejade Forvill" made in clear and frosted glass by Rene Lalique for Forvill. From Art Deco, FB.

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Alfa Romeo RM Four Wheel Drive Winter Sports Half Track, 1924. One hundred years ago if you need to get to a ski field or perhaps cross a frozen lake Alfa Romeo had your back. The RM was produced between 1923 and 1925 with a 2 litre engine that produced between 40 and 48PS and was available in a half-track version, one example of which has survived to the present day

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You may have heard that giraffe and their closest cousins, the okapi, can lick their own eyeballs.

Both species have got super long tongues and this makes sense in theory but... sometimes you have to see it how it actually works to believe it's a real behavior.

There's no grace involved. It's nothing like the ethereal, fae-like aesthetic these guys have most of the time. They just yeet their tongue backwards out of their mouth and bounce it off their face, repeatedly. It cracks me up every time I see it.

This is Sekele, at the Denver Zoo. Enjoy.

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Today we're going back in time again, to the time of the famous Hanseatic League. Hidden in door no. 21 is the Ubena von Bremen

More about her here:

The Ubena of Bremen is a replica of a 14th century Hanseatic cog found in the mud of the River Weser in 1962. The sensational find was reconstructed piece by piece (more than 2,000 individual parts) at the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven, measured and preserved for posterity in a conservation bath (800,000 litre capacity with a mixture of water and polyethylene glycol) for 15 years, and is now open to the public.

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Historical Fashion: Byzantine Dress

At the beginning of the Byzantine Empire (4th century CE - 15th century CE), togas that took after the Roman fashion was worn by the upper class. By the time of Justinian’s rule, togas went out of fashion and the tunica was worn by men and women. The tunica was similar to the shirt in that it was T-Shaped. Tunicas worn by women were longer than tunicas worn by men. Women dressed modestly, wearing fashions that covered most if not all of their bodies. [x] 

Rich fabrics such as silk was worn by the upper classes, while the lower classes wore fabrics that were less costly and less vibrant. Court dress or formal dress is the most common image associated with the Byzantine style. This style is the illustrious headdresses with jewels, pearls, and gold, and the colorful garments with intricate patterns. 

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Okay, I really hate to do this - all over again - but! Although I recently got a little software job to scrape together some sort of living and as a springboard into something better, my feelings went from Lmao to Mao pretty quickly once my landlord informed me that, since I'll now be letting from him instead of subletting from a departing roommate, he's demanding a €350 deposit by the end of December.

I'm only getting paid by the middle/end of January, and for now I'm completely hosed, nobody to borrow from, and it's no use trying to delay either; he's a hardass and he could make my life miserable. Do y'all think I could raise that with your assistance? It's literally the last motherfucking hurdle at the last fucking minute... 😬😬😬

Please consider helping, and please boost this if you don't mind. I swear I'll pay it forward once I have real fucking money of my own. I wouldn't have survived this long exile without your kindness!

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Sanyo Robo K07 (Japan, 1990)

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Steve R Dodd 'Tunnelling' (2024). Acrylics on canvas board