With the news that bike-maker Raleigh is going into administration I am once again reminded of the coolest photograph ever to be taken in the history of mankind.
Jeffrey Makala
@jeffmakala.bsky.social
Rare books and special collections at Furman Univ. in Greenville, SC, USA. U.S. and world book history. Am. Lit. Ph.D. Publishing Plates (PSU Press, 2023), In Dogs We Trust (USC Press, 2019). Book arts. Dogs, lots of dog pics (and cats). He/him
John Waters says he's still working on his long-gestating holiday film, FRUITCAKE, now as an animated children's movie. "Who knows, that’s fallen through a couple of times too." www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
John Waters Is Aging Disgracefully, Thank Goodness
Between sets at Oakland's Mosswood Meltdown, the Pope of Trash talks to THR about turning 80, workshopping dirty jokes, and why he'd rather spend the night in a punk bar than at the Folsom Street Fair...
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Great wee creature in the National Museum of Scotland
Here a compilation of stupid things library consultants have said to me in solidarity with library pals at Lambeth Libraries where genius consultants has decided that a qualified head of library service post isn't really essential.
Just found this great gilt-stamped cover image of a rotary newspaper press on an 1855 biography of Horace Greeley in the stacks. #bookhistory #printinghistory
an opium-like listlessness of vacant, unconscious reverie
Good morning to everyone, but especially to all the capybaras, for today is their special day! For Capybara Day, here's an engraving from the book ' The Illustrated Natural History' (1863) by J. G. Wood. 📷 Reserve 590.2/WOO #CapybaraAppreciationDay #NationalCapybaraDay #CapybaraDay #RareBooks
Furman has one of the largest microtonal music archives in the world. Glad to see the interest in this fascinating area of music!
Mario Godoy@godoymusic.com · last mo.Some heavy hitters on this list! @willmasonmusic.com daily.bandcamp.com/lists/microt...
Onward we move, a gay gang of blackguards with mirthshouting music and wildflapping pennants of joy.
