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Books are Weapons poster, ca. 1941-1943.

"Read about … "The Negro in national defense," "Africa and the war," [and] "Negro history and culture" at the Schomburg Collection of the New York Public Library."

Photo: WPA War Services via the LoC

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this great grey owl with leucism was photographed by cheryl farmer in montana. normally grey with darker grey barring all over the body, this owl’s surprising piebald appearance comes from a genetic mutation leading to a lack of pigmentation.

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“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”

— Vincent Van Gogh

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Two Houseplants in Window Light - Michael Banning , 2023.

American , b. 1966 -

Oil on linen over panel , 24 x 32 in.

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i hate viruses so fucking much. literally getting attacked by a fucking shape. a concept. consumes no energy. responds to no stimuli. its only existence is to fuck with you. like fuck offf

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This cat is my role model. Cute. Scrungly. Radiant with joy and unburdened by thoughts of any kind. From A Name for Kitty - written by Phyllis McGinley and illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky. 1948.

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No, no, this isn't an AI-generated image! It's a 220 million-year-old petrified log located in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA. This park is famous for its vast petrified wood deposits. Petrified wood forms when minerals replace the wood fibers over millions of years, resulting in fossilized wood that can be as hard and colorful as gemstones. The log in the picture is entirely replaced by quartz crystals, making it sparkle in the close-up view. This log, dating back to the Late Triassic Period, about 225 to 207 million years ago, serves as a fascinating reminder of the ancient forests that once covered this area.

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Yesterday i lost my glasses. And decided to document my frustration until……… I really wish this was planned, but i gotta admit, I took a big L.

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White Iris No. 7, Georgia O'Keeffe, 1957

Oil on canvas 102 x 76.2 cm (40.16 x 30 in.) Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain

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'Robin' by Laura Makabresku

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I'm not sure if a non-fiction book can count as a comfort read for others (?) :-) but for me one I've pulled down again is How to Cook a Wolf by MFK Fischer (the wolf being the metaphorical one at the door). It's from 1942, when the US was now in the war and rationing and other deprivations were becoming a fact of life; the book is about how to cope under stress and retain your humanity as much as you can through the act of feeding yourself and others. wikipedia describes it as "an American cookery book and/or disaster survival guide and/or prose poem" and that's not a bad description! It has chapters like "How Not to Be an Earthworm" and "How to Rise Up Like New Bread" and "How to Pray for Peace" and "How to Comfort Sorrow." Fischer became one of my favorite authors -- this one and others can be found at the Internet Archive :-)

Thanks for the recommendation! Link to legal purchase below:

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by Otto Ferdinand Leiber

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Another Botanical Drake added to the compendium. Today is the tropical Draco Monstera

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A meeting of dragons.