#On This day

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Music Release: Is It Really You? with Loathe

On February 3 2022, Sleep Token and Loathe released the collaborative musical endeavor of "Is It Really You?". This was the third part in a collaborative project that Loathe had at this time and the only part that was with Sleep Token.

Part 3 of the Loathe 2021 collaborative collection. This is ‘Is It Really You?’, presented as a symbol of Worship. https://bfan.link/IIRYST

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The official Youtube video.

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1874-1965

on this day  60 yrs ago in 1965 the state funeral of  Sir Winston Churchill, took place at St Pauls. All of the Armed Forces were involved but it was the privilege of the Royal Navy to pull his coffin on a gun carriage. Churchill held post of 1st Lord of the Admiralty twice

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L'Art et la mode, no. 5, vol. 16, 2 février 1895, Paris. Costumes travestis. Carnaval 1895. Dessin de Marie de Solar. Bibliothèque nationale de France

Sirène. — Corsage blouse, et jupe en mousseline de soie pailletée nacré sur transparent vert d’eau. Manches de soie découpée rose corail très clair. Coiffure faite d’un coquillage nacré avec perles fines et corail posée en cas que très en avant.

Mermaid. — Blouse bodice, and skirt in pearly sequined silk chiffon on transparent sea green. Sleeves of very light coral pink cut silk. Hairstyle made of a pearly shell with fine pearls and coral placed in a very forward case.

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Jeune fille en 1900. — Manteau sans taille absolument droit en drap livrée. Piqûres, revers et parements de velours beige. Col très haut. Cravate de satin prune Melon de feutre de soie livrée. Canne et monocle. Gants blancs à rayures vertes. Souliers vernis.

Young girl in 1900. — Absolutely straight waistless coat in livery cloth. Stitching, lapels and facings in beige velvet. Very high collar. Plum satin tie. Livery silk felt bowler hat. Cane and monocle. White gloves with green stripes. Patent leather shoes.

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Vigne. — Corselet de velours, blanc raisin brodé de bandes de velours violet raisin de deux tons. Jupe plissée accordéon en mousseline blanche. Coiffure de pampres, avec motifs d’or, posés à la provençale.

Vine. — Velvet bodice, grape white embroidered with strips of grape purple velvet in two tones. Accordion pleated skirt in white muslin. Vine headdress, with gold motifs, laid in the Provençal style.

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Sévillane. — Corsage collant en mousseline ou percale unie ou à fleurettes, fond criard rose vif, vert cru on safran. Jupe longue à deux volants. Châle crépon chine. Coiffure devant, fleurs jaune et rouge dans les cheveux, une près de la tempe. et l’autre sur le sommet des cheveux.

Sevillian. — Tight bodice in plain or flowered muslin or percale, bright pink, raw green or saffron background. Long skirt with two flounces. Crepe chine shawl. Front headdress, yellow and red flowers in the hair, one near the temple and the other on the top of the hair.

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Chanteuse des rues. — Corsage fait de volants satin vert, rose, et jaune alternativement. Chapeau feutre mou gris cendre, cabossé à l'air de la figure. Deux plumes de paon très hautes. Banjo retenu par un ruban.

Street singer. — Bodice made of alternately green, pink, and yellow satin flounces. Ash-gray soft felt hat, dented to match the face. Two very tall peacock feathers. Banjo held by a ribbon.

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Amour. — Blouse vague en mousseline de soie pailletée or et argent. Guirlandes de roses au corsage et à la jupe. Couronne de roses et cœur de satin rouge posés sur les cheveux. Carquois doré et sceptre d’or avec cœurs rouges.

Love. — A wavy blouse in gold and silver sequined silk chiffon. Garlands of roses on the bodice and skirt. Crown of roses and a red satin heart placed on the hair. Golden quiver and golden scepter with red hearts.

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Abat-jour. — Coiffure faite de mousseline. Blouse Loïe Fuller en mousseline de soie accordéon blanche sur transparent rose. Petit empiècement de satin blanc, diamanté retenant la blouse vague plissée accordéon.

Lampshade. — Hairstyle made of muslin. Loïe Fuller blouse in white accordion silk muslin on pink transparent. Small white satin yoke, diamond-cut holding the accordion pleated wave blouse.

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Souris grise. — Blouse et jupe à godets, en velours gris souris. Coiffure de velours gris souris avec oreilles grises, doublées de satin rose. Souris blanches en velours posées sur la robe.

Gray Mouse. — Blouse and skirt with gores, in mouse gray velvet. Headdress of mouse gray velvet with gray ears, lined with pink satin. White mice in velvet resting on the dress.

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Neige. — Blouse de satin blanc froncée. Garniture de cygne blanc au corsage et à la jupe. Coiffure russe faisant toque en velours garnie de cygne. Cheveux ou perruque blonde. Bas et souliers blancs.

Snow. — White satin blouse gathered. White swan trim on bodice and skirt. Russian headdress in the form of a velvet cap trimmed with swan. Blonde hair or wig. White stockings and shoes.

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💫 Throwback - Austin pictured on the red carpet attending the "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" Premiere in LA | February 2, 2012

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On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon. Art by Robert McCall.

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24th August 1991: Ukrainians celebrate their declaration of independence. X

The majority of people in every region of Ukraine voted to break free from the Soviet Union.

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On this day in 1914, Martha, the last-known living Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Her death at age 29 after a lifetime in captivity marked the disappearance of her once-abundant species from the world. And it made her name synonymous with species extinction at human hands. But what happened?

Before the second half of the nineteenth century, the Passenger Pigeon was the most common bird in the United States, with a population numbering in the billions. Flocks of pigeons flying overhead were so dense that they could darken the skies. But a combination of overhunting and habitat destruction sent this species into decline, and by the turn of the century, it was considered extinct in the wild.

Photo: Enno Meyer, CC0 1.0, Wikimedia Commons

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ON THIS DAY | October 25th

The Council of Elrond

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Moonbound: One Year Since Artemis I

On this day last year, the Artemis I rocket and spacecraft lit up the sky and embarked on the revolutionary mission to the Moon and back. The first integrated flight test of the rocket and spacecraft continued for 25.5 days, validating NASA’s deep exploration systems and setting the stage for humanity’s return to the lunar surface.

On Nov. 16, 2022, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket met or exceeded all expectations during its debut launch on Artemis I. The twin solid rocket booster motors responsible for producing more than 7 million pounds of thrust at liftoff reached their performance target, helping SLS and the Orion spacecraft reach a speed of about 4,000 mph in just over two minutes before the boosters separated.

Quite a few payloads caught a ride aboard the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I mission: In addition to a number of small scientific satellites called CubeSats, a manikin named Commander Moonikin Campos sat in the commander’s seat. A Snoopy doll served as a zero-gravity indicator — something that floats inside the spacecraft to demonstrate microgravity. 

During the mission, Orion performed two lunar flybys, coming within 80 miles of the lunar surface. At its farthest distance during the mission, Orion traveled nearly 270,000 miles from our home planet, more than 1,000 times farther than where the International Space Station orbits Earth. This surpassed the record for distance traveled by a spacecraft designed to carry humans, previously set during Apollo 13.

The Orion spacecraft arrived back home to planet Earth on Dec. 11, 2022. During re-entry, Orion endured temperatures about half as hot as the surface of the Sun at about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Within about 20 minutes, Orion slowed from nearly 25,000 mph to about 20 mph for its parachute-assisted splashdown. 

Recovery teams successfully retrieved the spacecraft and delivered it back to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for de-servicing operations, which included removing the payloads (like Snoopy and Commander Moonikin Campos) and analyzing the heat shield.  

With the Artemis I mission under our belt, we look ahead to Artemis II — our first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years. Four astronauts will fly around the Moon inside Orion, practicing piloting the spacecraft and validating the spacecraft’s life support systems. The Artemis II crew includes: NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen. 

As we look ahead to Artemis II, we build upon the incredible success of the Artemis I mission and recognize the hard work and achievements of the entire Artemis team. Go Artemis!

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Social Media Update: February 3 2020

Tearing me asunder beside you.

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Happy birthday Yoshiya Nobuko!

This is the Japanese writer Yoshiya Nobuko, whose stories focussing on relationships between women - both friendships and romances - were so popular that she became the richest woman in Japan. Nobuko was born on 12 January 1896.

Nobuko lived for almost 50 years with her partner, Monma Chiyo. In 1957, Nobuko formally adopted Chiyo, because, as she explained “.. the law will not recognize you as a wife…” adding “I aim to get the law reformed.”

Learn more about Nobuko in our podcast!

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L'Art et la mode, no. 5, vol. 32, 4 février 1911, Paris. Robe de soie pékinée de larges rayures de satin, garnie de dentelle d’or patiné. Imp. L. Lafontaine, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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23 years ago today, I took at job at EFF , turning down an offer from Microsoft to work as their DRM evangelist (!!!!!!). Best professional decision I ever made.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered on this day in 1987.

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American Idiot turns 20 today: 21 September 2024.