[midi-wizard]

Gymnopédies no. 1 played at 7-11 as a loitering deterrent

[smithsonianlibrariesarchives]

Color charts of undifferentiated (top) and specialized (bottom) plumage of different warbler species from Charles Keeler's Evolution of the colors of North American land birds (1893).

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[cheesefags]

2-YEAR CHEDDAR

from GRAFTON VILLAGE

I usually try to review cheeses virginally - that is, ones that I’ve never had before. In this case, this is a cheddar I’ve had many times before. But I couldn’t leave it off the blog, what with its obvious appeal to leather and rubber fetishists.

As far as cheddars go, Grafton’s 2-year aged isn’t going to shock you. It’s mild, light on the salt, with a slightly sweet and grassy flavour. It’s got a nice texture. It’s dense, more moist than I expected, and smooth.

So what is the deal with the gummi suit on this cheese anyway? Well, cheese has obviously been around a lot longer than fridges. Fresh cheeses like mozzarella are too moist to last very long outside of a cold place (bacteria and fungi do so love damp places), though I don’t think anyone was too mad about eating that stuff quickly. But cheeses that have been aged (and dried) more have some more preservation options, which is where cheese wax comes in. The wax is a physical barrier, stopping fungal spores from landing, and also blocks moisture and air, making the cheese a pretty unfriendly place to grow. Even drier cheeses can be bandaged in cheesecloth and then slathered in lard to preserve them while allowing some ventilation.

I gotta admit: hot wax isn’t really my thing. But cheesecloth bondage and grease… it has potential.

[997]

this bitch is so iconic fr

[coltonwbrown]

Drawing by a College Lad, actually a portrait of Harold Jackman by Winold Reiss, 1924

Harold Jackman, The Most Handsome Man In Harlem 1920’s-1930’s

[rentedstarship]

art made by a 10 yo girl, shared by Judy Tuwaletsiwa

mother giving birth wearing different masks

[pafftwo]

ruin

[owlservice]

Anyone else in the mood for a hot water. Just a plain hot water.

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[audioexorcisms]

[dailyclassicart]

Harald Slott-Møller - "Summer evening at Bangsbo. Agnes looks out into the summer night"

[thefleetingflashofa-sword623]

It will get colder eventually dont even wooorry about a silly heat wave lol It will get so, so, so terribly cold And the blanket of snow will fall heavy until every thing is made still

[hitmyvape-deactivated20251006]

let’s party

[thefleetingflashofa-sword623]

Lets seriously just let our hair down and have some fun

[hitmyvape-deactivated20251006]

i want to let loose and act like tonight is forever

[redlipstickresurrected]

Cynthia Zhou aka Ethernautics (American, based Philadelphia, PA, USA) - Ant Chess, Paintings: Oil on Canvas

[valtsv]

how it feels to go to places alone and do the things that you want to do. alone.

[pout-dracula]

Nan Goldin // Lynette and Donna at Marion’s Restaurant, NYC 1991

[iheartmolly]

[belllbear]

addison