Dryad. Andrew Wyeth
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Dryad. Andrew Wyeth
Franz von Stuck (1863–1928), “Inferno” oil on canvas, 1908
Mohammed Alani 2026
Two Earthlings (2009) by John Brosio
Anouk Pantovola, Papier-mâché puppets
I was searching the Latin/Greek section of a used bookstore for some ~aesthetic~ antique Latin books, and I came across this beautiful 1889 tome:
This is going to look great on my “look at me I’m a pretentious twat” bookshelf.
But then… the first few sentences read:
“In 1875 delegates of the Oxford University Press proposed to me that I should undertake the compilation of a new Latin-English Lexicon, of something the same compass as the Greek-English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott. I acceded to the proposal in the expectation, for which I had at the time what appeared to be good grounds, that I should obtain adequate assistance in the work. My hopes were, however, disappointed.”
Ouch.
He goes on to detail how he spent 12 years working on A all by himself. Then the university asked him to publish what he had, so he threw together the rest of the book, clearly caring less and less the further he got in the alphabet - the entire Q section has four entries - and published… this.
Obviously this is going straight onto my pretentious twat shelf as a goofy conversation starter, but it is interesting and potentially useful if obscure Latin words are your thing. (Did you know “ramen” is a hapax legomenon meaning “a small chip or shaving”?)
So if you ever come across a really obscure Latin word or name that you can’t find anywhere, hmu… but only if it starts with A.
Sulfur, salt, and other minerals color the crater of Dallol volcano, part of the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia. At 157 feet (48 meters) below sea level, Dallol is Earth’s lowest land volcano.
Photograph by Carsten Peter
Bruce Conner, Figure of Death, 1958
signed, titled and dated ‘FIGURE OF DEATH Conner 1958’ (on the stretcher); signed again and dated again twice ‘June 24 1958 Conner Bruce Conner 1958’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 51 ½ x 47 1/8 in. (130.8 x 119.6 cm.) Painted in 1958.
Memento Mori silver ring, English, 1700s
Joan of Arc's signature taken from her letters.
per my last desperate howl at the heavens,
Susan Sontag, As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh
I know you can’t really see it because the lighting’s so low. But there’s a tear track running down his face
Kelson was crying here. Btw. If you even care.
I REALLY like how politely Samson sits
the way this is not a budget villain from a B-tier shlocky 90's horror movie and is instead the beloved Dr. Ian Kelson LARPing as Satan for extremely necessary, plot-related purposes... oh Bone Temple how I adore you