KARADIN

Artist, author, historian, costuming/stylist/props/makeup. I create images based on mythology and pop culture which feature demure male figures in varying degrees of nudity. I study Japanese, Chinese and Korean history, design, art, fashion, food and architecture, fan of Chinese Dramas, BTS, Stray Kids, Captian America,

[the-big-mood]

This might be the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life

[liberalsarecool]

Stay engaged.

[liberalsarecool]

Getting #BlackRock to change/exit the real estate market in NYC is a massive win for New Yorkers and #ZohranMamdani.

[hightide-error]

the poster that this incredible illustration is based on is extremely striking. but while searching for it, I also found earlier posters for conveying this message along with a corresponding one for summer, and I fucking love them. absolutely lovely graphic design work. (both are from 1924, artist is Austin Cooper)

the one I was looking for originally also has a summer variant. (artist is Frederick Charles Herrick: 'it is warmer below' is from 1927, 'it is cooler below' is 1926)

[elodieunderglass]

I also like Edward McKnight Kauffer’s London Underground posters, the 1923 Natural History Museum one is such cool piece of visual art

[probablyasocialecologist]

Study finds nearly every pre-2010 video game is unavailable

Games from older consoles are being made less and less available to the point so much of the industry's history could easily vanish without

[gay-jesus-probably]

Vimm's Lair: Preserving the Classics

Preserving classic videogames from consoles past.

I'm just gonna slide this on in here for anyone that is interested in preserving old games. They take it very seriously too, they want an archive of every single game. Like, they have lists of every game ever released for a system, and once that system gets old enough, they add it to their archive and start collecting. Their latest addition was the Xbox 360, they opened that vault up in September 2022, and proudly announced they'd finished their collection of games for it back in April.

Also, while their game archives are almost entirely complete, they've got another project of archiving the manuals that came with those games, and that is... considerably less well filled out. Their collection of Xbox 360 manuals is especially rough, they've only gotten manuals for three games. So if you've got some Xbox 360 games kicking around, and the manual's still with them, please consider scanning them and submitting them to the site!

Game preservation is important, but people rarely consider preserving the manuals as well; I really respect Vimm's Lair for being so thorough in their archival work.

[anachronic-cobra]

I've been using Vimm's Lair for years, I have yet to see a single bad link or virus on the entire site. It's arguably the safest and most comprehensive archive of video games in existence. Preserved history

[karadin]

HYBE, BIGHIT Music, and HYBE America have filed a lawsuit in New Jersey federal court seeking to stop the sale of counterfeit BTS merchandise around the group’s shows at MetLife Stadium next month.

if you are bringing freebies, make certain they do not contain information regarding yourself and sales.

[karadin]

TASY is half the size of the Skzoo, Tasy is their pet.

[karadin]

BTS BT21 Happy Meal toys have the character on the outside of the box, so McDonald's workers can have an easier time finding the one you want, ask for 'the white one, the blue one' etc. The McDonald's logo on each character's head will pull up - retracting the flames - if you want the figurine to stand on the saucer base.

We picked up 3 meals at our local and we received an RJ in each one.

[nemfrog]

Four images from Man Ray's 1931 portfolio Électricité, commissioned by the Paris electric company as a promotional album celebrating electricity in the home.

Arts et métiers graphiques. July 15, 1931.

Gallica

[liberalsarecool]

The shittiest human being united deplorables across 50 states. #conservatives

[nemfrog]

One of many signals for downed air crew members to use to communicate with rescue plane personnel in the air.

Jungle, desert, arctic, ocean emergencies. 1944.

Internet Archive

[nemfrog]

Cover art. Pearl divers. American museum of natural history guide leaflet. 1941.

[nemfrog]

Signals for downed air crew members to use to communicate with rescue plane personnel in the air.

Jungle, desert, arctic, ocean emergencies. 1944.

Internet Archive

[cosmonautroger]

[davidhudson]

Happy 100th, Mel Brooks.

With Anne Bancroft in 1983.

[karadin]

Lollipop Pinup by Karadin

this image at Society6 TeePublic Redbubble and on a large bodypillow at my Etsy shop

join me at KoFi and Patreon

[todaysdocument]

First Lady Betty Ford Displaying Her “Bloomer” Flag, 6/24/1975

This flag, made for the First Lady’s car, features a pair of bloomers as a play on Mrs. Ford’s maiden name, Bloomer. The letters “E.R.A.” indicate Mrs. Ford’s strong support for the Equal Rights Amendment.

Series: Gerald R. Ford White House Photographs, 8/9/1974 - 1/20/1977

Collection: White House Photographic Office Collection (Ford Administration), 12/6/1973 - 1/20/1977

Image Description: Made of blue satin and trimmed in white lace with blue and red stars, the flag features a pair of red and white bloomers in the center as a play on Mrs. Ford’s maiden name, Bloomer. White text above the bloomers reads, “Don’t Tread on Me.” The letters “E.R.A.” below stand for the Equal Rights Amendment, an indication of Mrs. Ford’s strong support for the proposed amendment that would have given women equality under law through the United States Constitution.

[karadin]

Note that it says "that would have given women equality under law" and this was a Republican administration.

the ERA can still be ratified.