[Her]story & Coffee

Latin American History and Art History

[thenordroom]

An English Farmhouse Brimming with History - More Here

[soaveintermezzo]

[off-the-edge-ofthemap]

So the Suez Canal drama has me sent

[littleastrobleme]

I am so sorry if someone has already done this

[transfemininomenon]

if prince phillip died with his eyes open how long do you think it would take before anyone realized he was dead

[herstoryandcoffee]

omg

[yorksilk]

this week in I Am Very Smart: having enough money to go to the opera, museums and concerts correlates with having enough money for food, shelter and basic health needs

[cyborgfirelord]

They controlled for socioeconomic factors though! The people who conducted this study knew that people with lots of money to attend the opera were also more likely to be able to afford basic necessities, so they controlled for it in their analysis. The fun thing about statistics is that you can control for different confounding factors so you can look at the effects of one independent variable (opera or whatever) on the dependent variable (mortality). Part of being critical of potential biases is actually reading the article and knowing what to look for.

[starstuffandalotofcoffee]

In addition to that very good point about controlling for socioeconomic factors, the article says a single museum or concert per year makes a difference. Most cities have free community concerts (some even have free opera performances!) and museums that are either free, pay-what-you-want, or at least have specific days/times during which they are free or at a significantly reduced cost. Many libraries (which are free) provide free museum passes to card holders. In fact, the article quotes a museum worker who works at a free art museum in Baltimore.

If you actually read the article you would also read that educators are excited about this study because it provides evidence that the arts should be made more accessible financially - by restoring arts programs in the public schools, for example.

[focsle]

Also, “Advocates said the study was also a reminder of how critical it is for the arts to be more accessible to Americans of all incomes.” Linking to the article so it’s easier for people to get to cos it’s a good read.

[madamelesfressange]

                              The Celebration Of Beauty (Series 1)

1. Hyacinthe Rigaud Young Man With a Bow France (c. 1697) 

2. Alessandro Longhi Portrait of a Young Black Man Italy (c. 1760s)

3. Circle of Jan Gossaert The Adoration of the Kings (detail) (c. 1520s)

4. Luca Giordano, Saint Francis Xavier Baptizing Proselytes and Saint Francis,Borgia, Italy (c. 1680s)

5. Anonymous, after Hugo van der Goes. Adoration of the Magi Netherlands (c. 1500) 

6. Diego Rodríguez da Silva y Velázquez. The Adoration of the Magi, 1619

7. Anton Domenico Gabbiani  Portrait of Three Musicians of the Medici Court (detail) Italy (c. 1687) 

8. “Abdullah, Chief of Said Pasha’s Bodyguard” (1873) Carl Haag 

9. Juan Batista Maíno  Adoration of the Kings, (detail) Spain (c. 1612) 

10. Maurice Quentin de La Tour “Portrait of a Negro Buttoning his Shirt” France (1760s)

[academicssay]

“Actually, it’s Dr.” - Not a male academic

[speciesbarocus]

Roman mosaic floor discovered under a vineyard in Negrar di Valpolicella, Veneto.

[birdsquirrel]

#something about this really gets to me #how if you get enough dirt on your floor it just becomes the ground #and eventually someone is trying to farm in your living room

[archaeologistproblems]

Causes event by Bookmarks the socialist bookshop on Friday, December 4 2020 with 193 people interested and 53 people going.

Live public talk on Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter this Friday on the return of looted African material culture, for those of you who might be interested.

[tlatollotl]

Is there any research in literacy rates in the Classic Maya? Preferably in the last ten years.

Not that I am aware of. I think the consensus is that almost all literate people would have been noble elites. If you’re the third or fourth son with no expectations of getting your father’s lordship/kingship position, you may end up as a priest or be sent to an art school to learn to write, paint murals/ceramics, etc.

Someone can correct me if I am wrong.

[herstoryandcoffee]

There seems to be a consensus that the vast majority of literate people were elites, but Maya commoners were probably able to understand some (but not all) of the glyphic writing on public monuments (see Stephen Houston 1994; Kubler 1973; Justeson 1986). Houston 1994 in particular is a great discussion of varying definitions and levels of literacy. Sorry I can’t think of anything more recent, but check out Houston’s more recent work.

[socialmediagirlfriend]

want to make a post abt the pregnant 18yr old member of my tribe being found dead on Thanksgiving Eve but I dont feel like yall ignoring me while you repost generic links to Indigenous organizations you have no intention of donating to.

Her name was Jalajhia Finklee & she was a Mashpee Wampanoag. Tomorrow is going to be a different kind of pain for our tribe. Pray for us.

[socialmediagirlfriend]

Missing pregnant teen from New Bedford believed to be found dead in Florida - The Boston Globe

[socialmediagirlfriend]

kind of shocked at how many people are responding to this so I’m adding a link to the gofundme made on her loved ones behalf. Please consider donating to a grieving Wampanoag family this Thanksgiving. 🤍🙏🏽

Bring Jalajhia Finklea home, organized by Amanda Costa

My daughter Jalajhia Finklea was last seen on Tuesday October 20th a day before her 18th birt… Amanda Costa needs your support for Bring Jal

[seashellronan]

grown ass men are out here not eating fruit or vegetables or washing their face and having a list of things women must do to be attractive to them and thus gain their respect like grow the fuck up and eat a carrot literally no woman needs you

[shen-ancalhar]

“No woman needs you” said the future cat lady lol

Newsflash. No man needs a bitch telling him to eat rabbit food and nagging him constantly.

I cannot wait to see feminism burn itself out.

[masonicbeheadingritual]

u gonna die of scurvy in the name of antifeminism

[tony-hawks-underground]

The scurvy got him

[thegaycondor]

Anyway, I love Travis McElroy.

[sonnearchive-deactivated2022120]

If you're celebrating Biden's win, consider celebrating by donating to a bail fund, planned parenthood, or the Navajo Water project.

Your action to help the marginalized shouldnt end at presidential candidates and voting.

[mytearsrricochet]

I hate that post that’s like “not all Trump supporters are racist but all of them decided racism wasn’t a dealbreaker” uh actually all Trump supporters are racist BECAUSE all of them decided racism wasn’t a dealbreaker. you can’t support racism and not be racist.

[academicssay]

there is a special place in hell for people who schedule academic deadlines for the day after a U.S. election