If you're into the 1920s/30s and art depicting common people's lives and night scenes of New York, you'll love the art Martin Lewis (1881 – 1962) made. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_... Here's a small selection of his work;

This week on the blog: More Peasants! This time the focus is on the work of peasant women, beginning with textile production. Keeping a household in clothes was, it turns out, very much a full-time job. acoup.blog/2025/09/26/c...

I've been learning about the "SIN-EATERS", a religious practice in Ireland, Scotland & particularly in Wales. A person dies & at the laying-out, a poor person is offered a small cash award to eat a meal that has been passed over the body. In the meal are the sins of the dead person.

"Time to relax and chill this weekend... wait... am I chilling correctly? I should be more productive and watch something new instead of rewatching stuff. I should play a game I haven't, instead of an old favourite... DO I EVEN DESERVE TO CHILL???"

Yingzhou (瀛洲), adrift in the East Sea, is one of the fabled isles of immortals in Chinese mythology. Said to stretch 4,000 li, it glimmers with jade peaks, sacred herbs, and the Jade Elixir Spring, whose nectar sweet as wine, gifting long life with a taste. #mythology #art

Hey, artist! Quote one art to promote yourself!

It’s soup season! #art

I lost it at “FUCKING KYLE!” #caturday

Zhuzhi Lang from The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System 🐍 #save #svsss #zhuzhilang #mxtx #danmei #danmeifanart #illustration #cuteart

Shixiong, don’t you care if your poor shidi lives or dies??

Started #KillMySins #cdrama and I'm really digging this ominous opening It's so atmospheric

17th century men teach you how to be a perfect woman… Antique book fair in Amsterdam.

A dove of peace for anyone who is feeling frightened, anxious or sad about the state of the world around them today.

#xiancheng #羡澄

zhuzhi lang you will always be the best svsss character #zzl #zhuzhilang #svsss #mxtx #art #danmei

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WAPO SCOOP: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a speech on military standards and the “warrior ethos,” multiple people familiar with the event told The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

oh chengxian, rotted yet not hollow but always yearning in the way that you are.

xiancheng omegaverse but it’s alpha wwx and beta jc OR beta wwx and omega jc, yearning for each other but separated by the knowledge they can’t be together

okay and as promised, the bluesky PDS is officially open for returning users to migrate their accounts back! hoping this lowers the stakes & gives folks the confidence to explore some other PDSs in the network! docs.bsky.app/blog/incomin...

#NekoZamurai #SamuraiCat on Tubi is the perfect warm milk before bed. 😌🥛

[update] Completed: #AO3 is back sooner than expected, and we have new and improved options for browsing collections! Get the details on collection tags at AO3 News: https://ao3-news.org/collection-tags

#魔道祖師 #MDZS art study

#RoadToEmpress giving this game a shot now! First thing of all, I can say our player character is adorable We are the girl on the right, on the left is the favored concubine

HANG IN THERE! 화이팅! #art|#kpdh

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

If you want to read any of my fics during this time, you can do it at fic.gekidasa.net I have #sangcheng, one #nielan, #kamenrider, #touyuki and various other ships

want something to read tomorrow while ao3 is down? Might I point you to TWO DECADES of @s2b2.bsky.social? www.shousetsubangbang.com while it started as M/M exclusive, it's since branched out to all kinds of queer erotic content.

Being a bisexual emperor must be the most stressful shit in the world. You go to the inner palace and your wives are scheming. You go to the outer court and the male concubines that you promoted to viziers are fighting. Your wife just poisoned your favorite twink eunuch. There’s no peace

did i...understand this trailer correctly that you can gay romance

my awful boy 💚

The Emus did nothing wrong

babygirl 🥰 #svsss #lqg #Liuqingge

#TheUntamed/ #CQL #cdrama #mdzs #mxtx

*Lesbian Panic Activated* #oc #wlw #art

sinclaire drawing :) she is back to her full gremlin self today, thank you for the kind words yesterday #guolduart

TrueRef Draw This! 008 🤍✨ September's Draw This! challenge is underway. We provide a free reference, you draw it to enter! More info below. There are two winners: One staff pick & one random pick. Winners get a free 1 month subscription to TrueRef! Use #TrueRefDT008 to enter! Deadline: Sept. 30th

Mdzs/Pokémon thread when I remember to repost it Starting with Meng Yao and Cubone

if I buy a software i want to get physical media or at least a one time access code that lets me use the thing forever. you can sell updates and improvements but you can’t yoink away what I bought already

Man, the book I'm reading right now got such a cover downgrade from the original 2009 book cover to the generic romance novel cover from the 2023 audiobook

These three are clearly up to shenanigans. I can tell. I know what to look for.

Polymita sulphurosa snails are native to eastern Cuba & they're critically endangered because the shells are brightly colored & make beautiful necklaces, so they're over-harvested. Collaborations between Universidad de Oriente-Santiago & University of Nottingham aim to aid conservation efforts.

Ich möchte die Zeit wiederhaben, in der sich Faschisten rechtfertigen mussten, extremistisch zu sein, und nicht Demokraten sich rechtfertigen müssen, diese extremistisch zu nennen.

What the far-right really means when it says: "Let's meet in the centre!"

⚡️74 people detained in Moldova in alleged Russian-backed election plot, media reports. Moldovan authorities detained 74 people on Sept. 22 who are accused of working with Russian intelligence to plan unrest during the Sept. 28 parliamentary elections.

It is hardly the point but a) trans people existed in Medieval Europe, b) lots of currencies were used in Medieval Europe, not just gold, which was in fact uncommon, c) alchemy was a lot more common in early modern Europe, d) women are not a commodity you absolute weapons????

Amazing. People who grew to adult age in this world without ever having encountered coins

The Oath of the Peach Garden (桃園三結義) from Romance of the Three Kingdoms tells how Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swore to live and die as brothers. Their pledge became a timeless emblem of loyalty and unity, inspiring generations with ideals of brotherhood beyond blood. 🎨 《三國演義插圖》, 戴宏海

Today is Duodi the 2nd of Vendémiaire in the year 234. Vendémiaire is the month of vintage. Today we celebrate saffron.#JacobinDay More information on saffron