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No longer in school - adult with a full time job - still trying to learn and grow - mentally ill - interests: costuming, activism, veterinary medicine, biotechnology, space, physics, coding, art, theatre and more

[dykevillanelle]

why do i never see anyone on tumblr freaking out about HAIR bc it’s SUCH a good show wtf 

[dick-chugger]

Hair is such a funny musical 'cause most of the songs are just lists of things. We got:

List of taboo sex acts (Sodomy)

List of drugs (Hashish)

List of anti-Black slurs (Colored Spade)

List of things the characters don't have (Ain't Got No)

List of body parts (I Got Life)

List of different kinds of hair (Hair)

List of acronyms (L.B.J.)

List of kind of racist descriptions of black men / white men (Black Boys / White Boys)

List of colors (a section of Walking In Space)

[rederiswrites]

There really really ought to be a book about how the staple crops of different civilizations shape and influence those civilizations, and I really want to read it.

[alexseanchai]

Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky and A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (three are alcohol, three have caffeine) are not quite that, but may still be of interest?

[rederiswrites]

I read Salt back in the day and it's so so good, second the rec. I have heard of 6 Glasses and not read it but I am sure I would probably love it. Gotta see if the library has it. Thank you!

[pandorasquillandquotes]

Gonna throw Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert in the ring here! You'll never see the modern world the same way again.

[vaspider]

A Short History Of The World According To Sheep by Sally Coulthard blew my mind. So many things are tied to wool and sheep and weaving and so many words and phrases are tied to wool, people have no idea.

Example words which come from textiles/weaving, if not specifically wool (go look them up!): subtle, shoddy, tabby, Brazil, rocket, twit, warped, going batty, on tenterhooks, text...

[foxofninetales]

I'll throw in a rec for Pickled, Potted, and Canned by Sue Shephard - a very interesting look at food preservation and how the availability of different types of food preservation shaped cultures and cuisines.

[electronsprotonscroutons]

Sweetness and Power is this but for the topic of sugar

[magneticdeclination]

The Lost Supper: Searching for the Future of Food in the Flavors of the Past might also be up your alley. It's about "forgotten" foods and staples. They talk about different types of wheat, sauces, veggies, etc and a little about the cultures from whence they come

[doctornerdington]

Also: Much Depends on Dinner by Margaret Visser. One of my favourite books.

[bitchwhoyoukiddin]

DO I HAVE A SERIES FOR YOU. University of California Press has a gift for you and it is a 80+ book series on food studies. There are even some that are open access (legally free), but the rest are in libraries.

I also highly recommend Frostbite by Nicola Twilley. It’s about the impact refrigeration has had/is having on food preservation and culture, globally. It was one of my favorite books of this last year.

[calystarose]

Also, The Rice Theory of Culture https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&context=orpc By Thomas Talhelm

[wingsoffirenews]

Jake Parker posts his full process of drawing Darkstalker: Graphic Novel on YouTube!

Behind the Making of the Darkstalker graphic novel with Jake Parker

Join comic artist Jake Parker as he walks you through the Darkstalker graphic novel and get tips and ideas on how to draw your own comics.Wa

[per4mancecheck]

Sometimes you need to go for a walk and cry and listen to Gilbert and Sullivan to truly reset.

[gwswhore]

Glinda details | Wicked: For Good (2025)

[dsm7]

Hi! I’m really sick of whitewashing and the various excuses that artists come up with, so I wrote a guide! How To Not Whitewash, at least with regards to skin tone. Please make use of it, and encourage other artists to do so as well. Here’s a link to this guide on a Google Doc - this document has image descriptions. Feel free to contact me if the link stops working, or if you have questions (in good faith).

[nathanierblog]

McCalls Pikachu Plush 2512 Sewing Pattern

This thing has been out of print for like, 26 years and some of us want to make chubby classic pikachu so uh... I figure it's okay to share bc it's kinda hard to get your hands on the remaining physical copies.

Bonus points: Aelith made some embroidery/applique files for it too

This is FREE, please don't pay for the pattern.

Only the EMBROIDERY is paid.

McCalls Pikachu Plush P462 Sewing Pattern - Redrawn for Archiving Purposes

Remade by AeilithArt so that we could use the pattern without like, destroying it. It's not exact since it's trace, but it's p much the same

[ohcorny]

it turns out i really enjoy making educational posts about the comics making process and ways of thinking. here's another one featuring characters from my graphic novel in a very anachronistic art museum.

[mswyrr]

thinking about the way Hair (1979) shows boys entering a plane to go to war as a metaphorical death - they are consumed by the darkness, consumed by the war machine. thinking about how effective the Pentagon paying hollywood to make propaganda for them/play "nice" has been

and just in case the visual metaphor wasn't clear enough, the director drove the point home with this

[dpurut]

and I am a genius, genius, I believe in God

and I believe that God believes in Claude, that’s me, that’s me

art ig: @acepostale

[angelsforever555]

Hair (1979)

[ssopimir]

✌️

[dick-chugger]

Big fan of the dogboy from Hair. Like he's a 1960s hippie who calls himself Woof Dachshund, wears a choker that looks like a collar and randomly howls. Ok king.

Also he's in a polycule which is unrelated but important for you to know.

[lochdandloaded]

Time to reveal the merch art I did for @aughtpunk's Echo Of The Larkspur!!

These were all really fun pieces to work on and I'm always ready to draw for an Aught project Find out where to get this wonderful merch (and more!) here

Check out my comm info if you're interested!

[aughtpunk]

Everyone look at my wonderful artist and their equally wonderful work!!!

[booksandchainmail]

one thing about me is that I will pretty much always love a book about bonds between people and dragons

[reportsofagrandfuture]

"This is the generational wealth they don't teach you about" preach