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Mazahir

 An artist from Kashmir, a country that has  severe punishment lows for  LGTB people Courageously he publishes his work there

[ancientsstudies]

You're so golden.

[essentialman]

essential ARCHITECTURE

[factfiend]

Fun fact: According to Greek legend there was a famous prostitute who managed to avoid a death sentence by showing the judges her boobs and arguing that it would be a crime against the Gods to destroy something so beautiful. 

Before you ask, yes there are paintings of this. And yes, they’re amazing.

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[karlosmadera-deactivated2019022]

I love history.

[bipolarbulgogi]

Role models tho.

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[barcoque]

The gay one

[suzie-guru]

No, but this is one of my absolute favorite bits of history! 

The courtesan named was named Phryne and she was indeed a renowned beauty, and was indeed was put on trial for a capital crime. And yes, the sum of her defense consisted of her stripping in court (helped by her lover/defendant) and asking the jury (all males) if they were prepared to destroy this. 

But this is actually a very interesting case of Values Dissonance - the capital crime she was accused of was blasphemy. In Ancient Greek society, exceptional beauty was a sign of favor from the gods, and they took the idea that beauty indicated goodness with great seriousness. They even called their nobles Kaloi k'Agathoi, “the Beautiful and the Good.” 

So by showing off her great physical beauty, Phryne was being very clever indeed, her argument essentially being “How could I possibly commit blasphemy if the gods have given me this body?“ 

God, I adore history. 

[nationalshitpostingagency]

”If these tits are legit, you must acquit.”

[stonedscully]

Meanwhile poor Aspasia of Athens had to have her live-in boyfriend Pericles mansplane why she wasn’t corrupting the women of Greece by just having philosophical conversation and relationship advice. Like, Plato was recorded saying that Aspasia was a better public speaker and writer than himself, and Socrates often would recommend Aspasia to those needing romantic advice. God I love ancient Greek female icons

[beauthbyl]

Also a random scene from Veep

[suitupweird]

[1892]

that picture of james dean where he’s making out with natalie wood making direct eye contact with sal mineo 

[1892]

hey whats that about! 

[lat-ino-deactivated20220128]

Me too James. Me too.

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[enisco]

Dope As Fuck

[rainh]

a collection of moons, seen at the high museum of art.

[photos-of-space]

Orion, The Hunter

[remash]

pan cabins ~ espen surnevik architect | photos © rasmus norlander

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[humanoidhistory]

May 26, 2012 – A true-color image of the UK and Ireland, observed by the Terra satellite.

[humanoidhistory]

Amazing sci-fi architecture in a massive generation ship voyaging through the cosmos in a 1975 episode of Space: 1999.

[thoughts-memories]

[beauthbyl]

Inside winter paradise

[beauthbyl]

inner universe

[humanoidhistory]

The planet Earth on December 11, 1966, imaged by NASA’s ATS-I satellite.

(University of Wisconsin)

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Norway, by Wilhelm Maximilian Carpelan, 1826.