dulcet tones around me

By the shore of the sea stands a green oak tree; upon the tree is a golden chain: and day and night a learned cat walks around and around on the chain; when he goes to the right he sings a song, when he goes to the left he tells a tale. [J. 30s. SFW/NSFW blog] *former blog name: aciditygraffiti*

[wike-wabbits]

Antique Czech perfume bottles

[harddaysnite]

Trainspotting (1996) dir. Danny Boyle

[imaslave4u]

Geri Halliwell photographed by Guy Aroch, 1997.

[heavenlyyshecomes]

Carnal Appetites

Cat Valente, Deathless / Sarah Clear, Routledge Companion to Literature and Food/ C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy / Helene Cixous, The Love of The Wolf / Emily Palermo, Love In The Time Of Monsters / Maria Howe, After The Movie / Kim Hyesoon

[gnossienne]

The snowfall over the past several days has been far too beautiful… © gnossienne

[bwcigarette]

ph. Anna Danilova

[pyotra]

i) Woman writing with a stylus; sandstone sculpture at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. One of many female figures that adorn the temples of Khajuraho. They show a sensuous awareness of the human form and are outstanding works in the long tradition of female sculpture in India. [c. 950-1050 AD]

ii) Sandstone sculpture of Salabhanjika at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. A classical attitude of tree-goddess in Indian art. [c. 950-1050 AD]

Scanned from The Arts of India by Ajit Mookerjee (1966).

[darkmacademia]

revisiting some of my old sketches and book notes inspired by leonardo da vinci.

[shisasan]

David Burdeny, Arbatskaya Metro Station, Moscow, Russia 2015 The Moscow Metro was first opened in 1935.

[madeline-kahn]

Dancing in Film: The kaleidoscopic top shot (made popular by Busby Berkeley)

42nd Street (1933) dir. Lloyd Bacon Singin’ in the Rain (1952) dir. Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Beauty and the Beast (1991) dir. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise The Lion King (1994) dir. Rob Minkoff, Roger Allers The Big Lebowski (1998) dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Reefer Madness (2005) dir. Andy Flickman Mamma Mia! (2008) dir. Phyllida Lloyd Hail, Caesar! (2015) dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Paddington 2 (2017) dir. Paul King Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) dir. Ol Parker

[ladycars]

[thenordroom]

English Tudor house in Los Angeles | more here

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[the-wolf-is-a-gentlman]

[jxkill]

[shisasan]

Narai  [奈良井], Kiso Valley, Japan by RK

[achasma]

Nicolás de Tolentino (detail) by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, 1601.

[design-is-fine]

Herbarium specimen of common poppy, Papaver rhoeas, collected 1895 by Frances Giles, a pharmacist, near Folkestone, Kent. Image: Royal Botanical Garden Kew / flickr