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[sagasolejma]

[sticksandsharks]

an ill omen

[technofeudalism]

modern empath crisis of faith

[shamebats]

This paints such a beautiful picture

[fairycosmos]

girl something good has to happen at some point

[mtftk9]

in my restless dreams,

i see that town.

puppy dog city.

[bunnycuriosity]

[transfer2venus]

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I somewhat regularly remember and then have to hunt down the audio of Second Street Drifting, the poem recited by Declan's Corrective in Twilight Mirage Episode 7. I am sure that Isolated audio of this must exist somewhere, but I have failed multiple times to find it, so for my own benefit and hopefully that of others, here is the trimmed audio of Second Street Drifiting.

[onlyonekenobi]

i am a lover. but underneath that i'm a hater. and then underneath that i'm a lover again

[slavicafire]

what I really like about all these vintage couple’s portraits is that there is a very certain romatic decorum kept up – certain themes and poses – which, while of course being the mainstream preferred view of couples repeated throughout many studios, are just… so nice to look at. 

this staged affection, a mix of theatricality and intimacy, the couple holding still for a couple of moments and now immortalised in a very set sequence of embraces and kisses. there is a charm to it even when I can’t tell whether this was a genuine couple portait or just actors hired by the photographer.

the kiss on the bare shoulder (eyes perfectly averted), the cheek caress, the piano and the violin, the interrupted embrace, the woman tilted back as in a half-stopped dance…

[slavicafire]

I simply must torment you a bit with these, let us see some of my personal favourites! (part one due to the image limit)

let us start with the kiss on the cheek (eyes averted! oh the pose! these were taken between 1910-1940)

or the nearly opposite energy (how daring!) of the kiss or caress with direct eye contact (1910-1930)

and then the innocent – yet so flirty – classic of the park encounter! (1890-1920)

[slavicafire]

and then the famed kiss on the bare shoulder – what an idea, what a vibe, such intimacy! (1910-1930)

and oh, I am not done, look at this – the adoration of the woman! look at this expression, this pose, this decorum! (1910-1940)

and then some of my favourites from the more playful or direct category, enjoy (1910-1930):

[slavicafire]

and, at last (thank you for still being here and witnessing my recent fascination with vintage polish photography) my three absolute favourites outside of any particular categories (1910-1930)

just look at her. just look.

[frothingmagpies]

One day I was sunbathing in the garden it got too hot for Lorcan but she didn’t want to be inside on her own so I made her a blanket fort to keep her cool & she was pretty happy

[petbrain]

i adore the term "puppy love" i think i will love like a puppy all my life

[iftadwascool]

[huffylemon]

ok I take back what I’ve said about contemporary art. This is amazing.

[homo666]

[Image Id:

First image on the left is of a square electric fan encased in Plexiglas. It is in an exhibition room with brown floor and white walls. The fan is the only thing in the picture, and it is blowing towards the viewer.

Second image is of the plaque beside the fan. It reads as follows:

"John Boskovich

(b. 1956, Los Angeles, d. 2005 Los Angeles.)

Electric Fan (Feel It Motherfuckers): Only Unclaimed Item from the Stephen Earabino Estate, 1997.

Electric fan encased in Plexiglas with vinyl faux etching and Plexiglas base with casters

Gift of the artist in memory of Stephen Earabino

2000.12

Soon after the death of his lover Stephen Earabino from AIDS, Los Angeles conceptual artist Boskovich discovered that Earabino's family had completely cleared out his apartment, including the artist's possessions, save for the electric box fan in this work. An entire person, existence and relationship had been erased, like so many were during the AIDS crisis. Boskovich encased the fan in Plexiglas as a kind of evidence and added cutouts to allow its circulated air to escape and be felt by the viewer, almost like an exhalation. In a sense restoring Earabino's breath, at least a facsimile in memoriam, Boskovich makes a tender and brokenhearted gesture toward some form of eternal life."

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[20th-century-man]

Dawn and Dusk / illustrations by Alphonse Mucha, 1899.

[tizzymcwizzy]

would you perhaps like to play a game of logical chess?

[zsnes]