Just lovely putti dissecting a dog lying on a table in 1729, nothing to see here...
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A three-minute walk from Akihabara Station sits a bank of vending machines locals call "cursed." They sell canned yakitori with a five-year shelf life, a taped-over jar of what looks like plastic bugs, and a rotary phone priced at one million yen.
I Bought Something from Akihabara's "Cursed" Vending Machines - Unseen Japan
There's still a lot of fun stuff to see and do in Akihabara. Then there are the vending machines selling oden, bugs, and even an old phone.
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Something to learn from Canada? culturedwanderer.com/what-languag...
Canadas official languages English and French explained - Cultured Wanderer
Learn about Canadas bilingual culture, language rights, and efforts to promote linguistic diversity and inclusivity across the country.
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RNZ News Feeds@rnzrss.bsky.social · 15h agoEnglish 'didn't have to compete' for official status - Māori Language Commissioner
That was an uncommon sight: I was looking for a gap in the highway traffic so I could cross on foot and a trio of Porsches, same model, different colours, all in a row passed
Gosh I hope the Mumbrella Publish conference can manage to find a white person for their speaker lineup.
Just a thought: did Homer ‘write women’ any better than what I read Christopher Nolan does? Homer’s mortal ones, including Penelope, are somewhat thin characters
Thank you to Mexico & Australia for sending your fire fighters to aid us when our closest physical ally threatens to fine or tariff Canada even as smoke from Washington & Oregon blow into BC. We send fire crews & our Super Soaker water bombers when the USA is on fire. TACO issues threats. Sad...
Woman Shakes Head Exasperatedly
ALT: Woman Shakes Head Exasperatedly
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He thought he saw a Kangaroo That worked a coffee-mill: He looked again, and found it was A Vegetable-Pill. "Were I to swallow this," he said, "I should be very ill!"
Lotte Reiniger's silhouette animation in THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED (1926), the earliest surviving full-length animated feature. Her attention to detail was stunning, note the wobble of the chess piece.
We’re back to normal, ‘Spiderman’ has quickly out done ‘The Odyssey’ in box office terms www.avclub.com/spider-man-b...
Spider-Man: Brand New Day knocks The Odyssey from the box office throne
Spider-Man: Brand New Day knocks The Odyssey from the box office throne
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In honour of #InternationalOwlDay. (It may be a bit niche [or maybe not, seeing the popularity of #TheOdyssey], but it's my favourite of any memes I've made.)
Utagawa Hiroshige, 19th century master of Japanese woodblock prints, created this guide to making shadow puppets for children (or children at heart) (1842) www.openculture.com/2021/07/hiro...
Oh good, we’re not ‘poofter bashing’ in Australia now, there are new targets
ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d agoA 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to the stabbing murder of 25-year-old Jack Westren at Shellharbour Junction train station after a group of minors lured him there via social media.
It was fun to watch #TheReturn after seeing #TheOdyssey & chewing on *that* review. I was curious to see how Pasolini handled the final battle scene. Also interested in depiction of the enslaved women. I dont recall a film version where they were killed? Must reread Odyssey + Atwoods #ThePenelopiad
📢 Census field officers will be out to ensure this vulnerable cohort don't miss out.
Why some Australians could go uncounted this Census
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i just decided to ruin my day! #nowwatching survivors: the spectre of threads (2025), a documentary about the background and making of one of the most chilling movies ever made. certainly the scariest and bleakest tv movie i've ever experienced.
Olivia Coleman is something else. I could watch her dry her hair.😍 Alexander Skarsgård is a hunka hunka so yes, I'm gonna see this film. Peter Dinklage is always joy and he looks 😈 in this role! I'm ready, let's go!! #FilmSky #Fantasy #Trailer youtu.be/JH25LjG7R7k?...
WICKER Official Trailer (2026) Alexander Skarsgård
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Why is Trump Media selling early access to Trump's social posts?
Why is Trump Media selling early access to Trump's social posts?
The service reportedly costs up to $100,000 (£74,170) per month and offers access to posts from influential accounts milliseconds before they appear online.
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They roused him with muffins—they roused him with ice— They roused him with mustard and cress— They roused him with jam and judicious advice— They set him conundrums to guess.
He is the Walrus-played by Mr. Stavely in the 1898 stage production of Alice in Wonderland at the Opera Comique, London. The Oyster was played by either Miss Beaden or Miss De Becker. Hard to tell really.
He may ride forever ‘neath the streets of Boston He’s the man who never returned
Giovanni Colantonio@marioprime.bsky.social · 2d agothe odyssey is a realistic depiction of what it’s like when you’re trying to get home to your girl at 2 am on the mta. it’s always some shit
As Mr Ho doesn’t welcome replies from everyone, here’s the history of Sydney trams, with similar speculation and expanded data, it seems to have been the private car lobby plus sheer stupidity behind the debacle. www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04...
Sydney is rebuilding tram systems ripped out in the 1960s
Was ripping out Sydney's extensive original tram network in the 1960s one of the biggest mistakes the city ever made? Curious Sydney investigates if there were economic reasons or a conspiracy at play...
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IveyJanetteMcClelland@iveyjanette.bsky.social · 2d agoMy mom and grandma told me about this. It happened in Los Angeles. The last streetcar ran in 1963.
Look, Voltaire didn't say "I Disapprove of What You Say, But I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Say It." I see it attributed to him all over but Evelyn Beatrice Hall wrote it in her bio of Voltaire, while summarizing his beliefs about free speech. Give her flowers 🪷 archive.org/details/frie...
There's too many gadgets in new cars these days. I just wanted to reverse out of my driveway but it's showing me a video of someone getting run over.
