deb naughton
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Sinistra solvere, ius stricta. Fractious.
On this day in 1970, Black Tot Day arrives, when the rum ration aboard Royal Navy ships is abolished. #NavalHistory
Hope The Odyssey is a huge success and inspires more big budget adaptations of famous poems. An empty icebox. A fruitless marriage. Jessie Plemons and Kirsten Dunst in This Is Just To Say
TIL that from 1961 to 2009 there was a bowling alley in Antarctica (at McMurdo station) and it used penguin-themed pins.
Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC
RFK says I’ll never write a poem but check this out There once was an old man named Kennedy Who had the most unsettling energy He worked out in jeans While he ate raccoon spleens And had a brainworm as a frenemy
"Every life is many days, day after day. We walk through ourselves, meeting robbers, ghosts, giants, old men, young men, wives, widows, brothers-in-love, but always meeting ourselves." - James Joyce, Ulysses #Bloomsday Tenement room, Dublin 📷 Erich Hartmann, 1964
The BBC breaking news report of Hockney's death concludes with the words: 'Stay with us as we bring you the latest developments.' I am genuinely curious as to what, in the circumstances, those developments might be.
Jay Rayner@jayrayner1.bsky.social · 3mo agoI've always been a little suspicious of calling any artist 'the greatest' as though there were some league table. But as the years passed, and the work continued it's restless advance, and the way of seeing never faltered, it became clear to me that David Hockney really was ours. RIP.
There's probably never been a better time to remind you that when David Hockney first took his Mum to California she remarked 'all this lovely weather and nobody puts their washing out'.
Oh no 🥺 The French-Iranian artist, comic book author and director Marjane Satrapi, who became world-renowned with the graphic novel and film "Persepolis," has died at the age of 56. She also directed Chicken with Plums (2011), The Voices (2014), Radioactive (2019), Dear Paris (2024)...
Agence France-Presse@afp.com · 3mo ago💭 🎬 L'artiste franco-iranienne Marjane Satrapi, qui s'est fait mondialement connaître avec la bande dessinée et le film "Persepolis", est décédée à l'âge de 56 ans, a annoncé son entourage jeudi à l'AFP.
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Americans Claudia GIF
ALT: Americans Claudia GIF
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Richard de Nooy@richarddenooy.bsky.social · 4mo agoRepost with a Russian agent that spies on your posts . . .
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Yes, I agree. Only billionaires should be allowed on this mission. As many of them as possible. We wouldn't want any of them to feel left out! What an exciting opportunity for all of us.
Gizmodo@gizmodo.com · 4mo agoSpaceX Taps Crypto Billionaire to Lead First Crewed Mission to Mars https://gizmodo.com/spacex-taps-crypto-billionaire-to-lead-first-crewed-mission-to-mars-2000762451
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a man in a tuxedo is dancing in front of potted flowers
Alt: a man in a tuxedo is worshipping at the feet of genius
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David Benedict@eggsbened.bsky.social · 4mo agoThere are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.
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Anne Billson@annebillson.bsky.social · 4mo agoquote with a fictional band that is not spinal tap
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Anne Billson@annebillson.bsky.social · 4mo agoquote with a fictional band that is not spinal tap
Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder 🎂 "Overjoyed" gets me in my feelings 🥹 🗣And though the odds seem improbable....what do they know? For in romance...all true love needs is a chance ❤️