Family in Mourning. Cook Islands, circa 1914. Photo by George Crummer. Ref C.003059, Te Papa.

"protecting women and girls" this was YESTERDAY

Vancomycin for an S. epidermidis/C. albicans biofilm in a patient? Anything else?

The same Bill that a majority of our parliamentarians chose to progress to a second reading today was introduced in Australia by Pauline Hanson and their parliament told her to fuck off. The absolute shame of it all.

we all need to be willing to sacrifice for the greater good oh not ME no, I'd sacrifice YOU for the greater good though, and if you're upset about that then you want evil to win forever

Another day in My Parents Don’t Understand What My Degree Is: my dad is describing the dog’s symptoms to me over the phone so I can tell him if she has cancer. I don’t know veterinary medicine just humanary medicine

Clown Roma's 'Fun Time' Show (1970) Ref S.736-1984, V & A Museum.

'The Last Digger', ca. 1910. Photograph by John Cimon Warburg. Ref RPS.1282-2020, V & A Museum.

General Strike, UK, 1926 Ref RPS.379-2019, V & A Museum.

"Cat" Frank Hofmann, ca. 1950? Ref A.027143, Te Papa.

Cat decides to move to the middle of nowhere after telling a joke in public and no one finding it funny

im at the bird social rn and this pair of reed warblers are really proudly showing me photos of their huge son. Don't have the heart to tell them its a cuckoo

thinking about how NZ turns up in multiple sci fi canon as a “penal colony” and cant help but think it really does feel like the goal of the far right project to get us there asap

If rain promotes culture why are the English so stupid.

"Gas Station" Photo by Dorothea Lange. Kern County, California. January 1938. Ref CIRC.121-1973, V & A Museum.

Actually, this is famously a thing you can do with eggs

giraffe mohel, apprehensive at his first bris for a human baby

as a royalist i urge all labour members to support the only pro-king-in-yellow candidate for leadership

Scrotum Concealment Device- 1960s-1970s, CIA. This prototype (never used in the field) was specifically designed to be used by downed male pilots to conceal a small escape radio: male security guards, it was thought, would not thoroughly search the genital area. The Spy Museum, USA.

It's so fucking humiliating for global society how many language learning apps offer lessons in "wookie" and "harry potter standard latin" but not nahuatl

The six real Talmudic genders are: - obligated in positive time-bound mitzvot - witches, probably - you thought it was a beautiful woman bathing in the river, but it's a beautiful rabbi instead - tumtum, the mystery gender - the Satan in a wig and dress, à la Bugs Bunny - Adam (pre-Eve)(look it up)

I know we all know that Luxon is a bit dim, but these claims are absolute tripe. All of our students currently choose five subject based courses. The school offers very little that allows gaming of the system. AND Achieved, Merit and Excellence are grades. #nzpol

Proud ‘Terf Island’ flags at the Unite The Right March.

We’re seeing the reemergence of academia as a sport of the leisure class.

Tämä kuva on epäilemättä ollut alkujaan vakava moraalinen opetus, mutta uskon sen samalla inspiroineen lesboja jo sukupolvien ajan.

"The Princess Finds Horns on Her Head" Europa's Fairy Book. Joseph Jacobs, New York, 1916.

Edward Carpenter's description of 'the extreme type' of lesbian. I've definitely dated this woman. From "The Intermediate Sex", 1912.

Badge, probably British, ca. 1960-1980. Ref E.608-2002, V & A Museum.

"The Earl of Cattenborough will be Pleased to Partake of a Potato." Europa's Fairy Book. Joseph Jacobs, New York, 1916.

Hairdressing as a Work of Art Photograph of an Igbo woman by George Thomas Basden, early 1900s. Ref RPS.73-2023, V & A Museum.

Photograph by John Cimon Warburg, 'Cornish Fisher-girl', ca. 1909. Ref RPS.1264-2020, V & A Museum.

Goats. Photo by Nora Dumas, undated. Ref RPS.804-2024, V & A Museum.

Fish Porter at Billingsgate Market, 1893 or 1894. Photograph by Paul Martin. Ref RPS.5173-2018, V & A Museum.

A kitten uses telepathy to control a knight corrupted by darkness, granting him protection and wet food.

I am training to become a lesbian the difficulty level is pretty high I am 99% gay and 1% synesthesia

Illicit night time egg and spoon race happening at uni

Collage by Eduardo Paolozzi: 'Will Man Outgrow the Earth', 1952 Ref CIRC.715-1971, V & A Museum.

this is quite the dog whistle right?

Ragpickers' Hut, 1923 or 24 Photo by Eugène Atget. Ref CIRC.408-1974, V & A Museum.

Fascinated by this photo of a late Daqing bycicle shop in Peking (1900-1912) 🤩

Pompe Funebre (1e Class)/First-class Funeral Pageantry Photo by Eugène Atget, 1923 or 24. Ref CIRC.400-1974, V & A Museum.

Street Musicians, 1923-24 Photo by Eugène Atget, probably in Paris. Ref CIRC.410-1974, V & A Museum.

SINISTER???

I'm in awe at these, truly baffling vibe www.beautifulpublicdata.com/army-uniform...

Scarf in progress, present for a straight guy I know

“For fuck’s sake, we’re in a library.” -overheard

Trying to think how you would adapt In The Memorial Room for a 21st century setting because imo it’s the finest New Zealand novel ever written and also ‘author wins a literary award and a guy who has never written anything kind of thinks he deserves it more’ is still such a Type of Guy

This is becoming farcical. Labour is so committed to expressing no policy ideas that they refuse to comment on anything the government does. They can't attack an unpopular government because they'd rather hide in the corner than talk about what they would do instead.