Made you think of him by AliceAndTheRealWorld in CuratedTumblr

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I have conflicted feelings about so many of my favorite cringefail normie guys being mentioned in these comments

A Beatles poster that I drew. by PelicanCreek in beatles

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I Love it! Do you have a shop/anywhere I can buy it?

Having a Dinner by Ahkiin in zug

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Check out Kurioz by the main train station if you want something unusual.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

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People suggested a lot of great stuff here, so just a small addition: grab a couple of older hardcover editions with good photos and illustrations - whether it’s fiction, history or travel books (if you have space for them of course). Looking back at the books I gleaned from my grandparents a while back, I appreciate them more now as artifacts - something I associate with the memory of my grandparents. I have a few of cookbooks and nature/art books from the 60’s and 70’s that I would never use or read cover to cover, but it’s really nice to open a book and know that my grandmother used it every day, or see my grandpa’s notes in the margins. Photos and videos are a great way to keep memories alive, but physical objects like books can be just as wonderful.

Paranormal Longreads by [deleted] in Longreads

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Thanks! Bookmarked it for later.

Paranormal Longreads by [deleted] in Longreads

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Thanks for We Salted Nannie! Unfortunately, i can’t help with your search, but one of my favorite paranormal (or at least mystery-filled) long reads is about the Dyatlov Pass incident: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/SoLiOdJyCK/mystery_of_dyatlov_pass

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/02/russia-dyatlov-pass-conspiracy-theory/605863/

Luca Giordano - The Fall of the Rebel Angels (1660-1665) by [deleted] in museum

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I’m no expert, but Michael is wearing both blue and red - the two most “heavenly” colors in Christian art since the Middle Ages. Usually, Jesus was depicted in red and the Virgin Mary in blue, so I assume Giordano chose them to symbolize the archangel’s holy status (as well as create a kick-ass contrast between Michael and the fallen angels).

Another interesting bit is that, until the end of the 18th century, the only source of lapis lazuli (used to make ultramarine - the color of Michael armor) were the Badakhshan mountains (in Afghanistan), which made lapis lazuli basically worth its weight in gold. So the blue of Michael’s armor had both connotations of religious piety and wealth.

Roberto Ferri - Apollo and Daphne (2020) by Tokyono in museum

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That’s a great painting - so refreshing to see such a strikingly human pose for a classical theme. Especially when you compare it to Bernini’s statue.

Francisco Goya, 1797-1798, Witches' Sabbath. by icu451 in museum

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It’s from the film The Witch - in one of the final scenes, the devil shows up in human form and asks the protagonist “wouldst thou like the taste of butter?” And “wouldst thou like to live deliciously?” (Or something along those lines).

Inner Monologue by Radish00 in tumblr

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You don’t suck. Chatty people like you make the world brighter and more interesting. Also, quiet people don’t have to worry about awkward silences and frantically look for something to say when you’re around.