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burst like a star: for here there is no place that does not see you. You must change your life. he/him

[fatartappreciation]

Beautiful actress, model, and influencer Angelina Duplisea photographed by Allan Amato

[pennyplainknits]

Just because I've seen this pop up on the first of July, a reminder that different countries mark events at different times.

In the UK, Disability History Month isn't in July. It's in November/December and the theme this year is Disability, Politics, and Democracy.

July is South Asian Heritage Month in the UK! Due to colonialism and immigration, roughly 1 in 14 people in the UK have some South Asian heritage, and our stories have been intertwined for centuries. If you're in the UK, check out events near you!

[redlipstickresurrected]

Shirō Kasamatsu aka 笠松 紫浪 aka Kasamatsu Shiro (Japanese, 1898-1991, b. Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan) - Tidal Hour (Shiodoki), 1964, Woodblock Print: Ink, Color on Paper

[milksockets]

'cantana v' + 'cantana v extended,' 2015 in patriciu mateescu - simetria bucharest 2016

[liebelesbe]

june is over... goodbye pride month, hello disability pride month!!

[liebelesbe]

let's all be disabled this month... together 🤝

[liebelesbe]

if you're not disabled yet: no need to worry! i can help. come closer.

[valmillion]

it was international jazz day and all you guys listened to was a single album??

[frankiedotbiz]

[girlnephew]

not even close to joking when i say that everyone going "meeeee :3" in the notes needs to ask themselves why they're so much more willing to listen to jazz that isn't made by black artists

[balkanbruiser]

If you like Casiopea, check out some classic jazz funk fusion albums like Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock or Return to Forever by Chick Corea.

If you like the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, check out some later period big band albums like Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus and The Roar of '84 by Buddy Rich.

If you like the Persona soundtrack, check out some more modern jazz fusion albums with electronic elements like Black Focus by Yussef Kamaal or Freedom Fables by Nubiyan Twist.

[anthonysperkins]

Alan Parker, Joe Leitel and Bruce Reed Ben-Hurry (1959) dir. Richard Fontaine

[that-is-just-so-typically-me]

You’re telling me this was made during the Hays Code

[stjohnstarling]

This is what’s known as a physique film, and it is vintage gay porn. Actual gay pornography was illegal in the 50s, so people created short films like these that existed in a legal gray area - the (paper thin) excuse is that they are about bodybuilding and fitness. No sex happens in physique films, nor any full-frontal nudity, just a lot of the kind of thing you can see in these gifs. The film reels would be ordered by people through the mail (via physique magazines - which were magazines of homoerotic photography along the same lines as these films) and would not have been screened in theatres, so they would not be subject to the Hays Code. These were extremely legally dubious nonetheless. Physique films and magazines were dangerous to make, distribute, and consume because of obscenity laws, and most of the important figures in the industry were arrested at least once.

[michaelnordeman]

Great Tit/talgoxe, juvenile. Värmland, Sweden (20 June 2021).

[notbecauseofvictories]

SUPER TOP SECRET WORK HACK!!! If you explicitly tell people, "You are an adult and a professional, I trust you to do your job; just keep me in the loop and let me know if there are questions," then thank and/or praise them when they accomplish your mutual goals? they will keep doing things for and with you. Sometimes they will even side with you over other people in the organization, because you've taken the time to establish that baseline respect and trust! hashtag winning or whatever

[sonneillonv]

I just want to say this can work with kids too, mostly because of the 'respect' thing.

This past month, Parks & Rec has been doing a lot of work on the field adjacent to my school. They have trucks with flatbeds, mowing/tree-cutting/postholing machinery, etc. And when they arrived, I (campus monitor) was told I would need to herd the kids away from the trucks/machinery and basically prevent them from creating a dangerous situation.

So when recess came around and the kids stampeded out the door I held them up and I said (being funny but at the same time serious, you know how it is, kids listen better if you're funny)

"Okay, I know that you're all smart AND mature, right? And talented and good looking? Definitely the smartest and most talented class in this school? (I say this to every class, they're all 'my favorites'.) And because you're SO intelligent and mature, I don't need to actually TELL you that these guys have vehicles and machinery that you need to stay clear of, right? Because I know you figured that out already, and I also know that YOU know how sad I would be if any of you were run over, or squashed, or had a pole fall on you. I would be SO SAD, like, I would probably have to lie down on the floor and cry. So you're not going to make me cry, right? I can trust you to stay away from the trucks and machines no matter where they are on the field? Because you're wonderful and amazing? My favorites? My inspiration?"

And they're laughing at me of course, because I'm being so dramatic. Some of them are "Yes, and-"ing my dramatics and inventing more involved mourning processes I should undertake if any of them get run over. Some of them are yelling at me that they are NOT mature yet and they are VERY STUPID and I should know this.

It's been three weeks. We had one conversation about it. None of them have gone anywhere near the trucks. This is actually in excess of the typical elementary-schooler's working memory and I'm very proud of them. I haven't had to blow the whistle at ONE person for getting too close even when the trucks were literally 40 feet from the actual playground.

"I know I can trust you to do this", even when phrased with humor, is like a magic key that unlocks teamwork+cooperation.

[onbearfeet]

I usually phrased it to middle-schoolers as, "I was a weird artist before I was a teacher, so I don't understand how children work, really. So I am going to treat you guys like adults unless and until you give me a reason not to." It's amazing how far they'll go to keep that adult status.

[sandmandaddy69]

[helpeverythingiscats]

🙂‍↕️ life fuck is your short freinds

[wizardarchetypes]

not to be a pedant but this sort of post annoys me so bad bc ☝️☝️ in fact it’s the reverse: fantasy series often reflect societal biases. there is nothing evolutionarily “menacing” about wasps in comparison to bees. bees have better PR because we like to eat the stuff they make. that’s literally it. “agur only destruction” as if wasps don’t fill many of the SAME ecological roles as bees. they’re pollinators! they CREATE!!

people just assign moral value to living beings based on their own feelings and aesthetic choices. something that’s very common in fiction and one of the fantasy genre’s most notable flaws.

[hihuddy]

Artist: Tim Brierley

Posting this for my soul cat Kenzie (she passed a few years ago but I still think of her every single day) and for everyone else who has lost someone they love. ❤️

[masha4ever]

illicit records from the soviet union hidden on x-ray plates

[boringkate]

Yet another newly hatched egg here: I had a dream about being trans and the symbolism was so trite I’m kinda mad at myself. I was at a party having a bad time and then I found a mirror in a corner and my reflection was a girl and she was having a good time at her party. What kind of basic bitch Intro To Film 101 ass high school art class level symbolism is this.

The first dozen inceptions were a lot more subtle, but you weren't taking the hint.

[gremlininho]

[achillesinhighheels]

The Grotto of the Nymphs, from Pierre Louÿs’ The Songs of Bilitis by Willy Pogany (1926).

[allthingseurope]

Val d’Orcia, Italy (by Maurizio)