szelkovica

a russlanddeutsche in her 20s very far away from home. the amount of fear i am ok with is insane

[carouselcometh]

Devastating! Art museum gift shop doesn’t sell prints of specific and unpopular painting that struck a cord with you!

[mioritic]

Pavol Socháň (Slovak, 1862–1941)

Two postcards depicting a woman (Hana Gregorová) in popular costume from Kapušany (and an unidentified costume), 1912

Slovenská národná galéria, inv. UP-DK 2671 and UP-DK 2652

[my-dailydreams]

[unusual]

[ebookporn]

[postcard-from-the-past]

View of Postojna, Slovenia

Austrian vintage postcard, mailed in 1898 to Graz

[szelkovica]

These days im surrounded by mathematicians and I don’t even mind… they’re nice and they explain things well… healing my childhood traumas…

[madetodivinize]

Grape Earrings at Yuhan Wang’s MA Central Saint Martins graduate collection

[memories]

In my next life I will be reborn as #me.

[rosieandthemoon]

"Total Eclipse, June 8, 1937" by D. Owen Stephens

[389]

Sara Mayohas

[szelkovica]

Can you pls tell me what you think is misogynistic about Donna Tartt's writing? I am thinking now of her female characters in the secret history.... I am curious. I found in the pastt that I really enjoyed her books in the beginning but they always dragged on too long for me.

yeah, they gave me the same feeling actually! i did enjoy the goldfinch very much though, but couldn't finish the secret history.

maybe misogyny is too strong of a word... i tried to list authors that are not explicitly misogynistic but their books are so centered on men that when women appear they are kinda just there to prop up others' experiences. they can be interesting characters, i found camilla and pippa very curious, but mostly in terms of their relationships to the men. which is fine for minor characters, and many well-written minor chars are defined by their connections. the problem is that these two are written as super important, yet they're not as full-fledged as you'd expect from a character of their calibre? so some background radiation of misogyny if that makes sense.

it's mostly subtle and easy to disregard, and maybe i'm just reading too much into it. but i find that it still takes an effort to ignore, and if it feels like a chore i normally abandon reading

[daily-contemporaryart]

Cy Twombly, Bacchus, for the "Safety Curtain" project at the Vienna State Opera, 2010.

[szelkovica]

pretty sound effect units made of recycled materials by The Soaring Tortoise Electronics.

[songs-of-the-east]

Kashubian Girl with a Traditional Instrument: Devil's Fiddle

The “Devil’s Fiddle” (Kashubian: diabelské skrzëpce; Polish: diabelskie skrzypce) is a traditional instrument of the Kashubian people, an Indigenous Lechitic ethnic group of Northern Poland.

Although its name suggests a string instrument, it's neither a fiddle nor a violin. Instead, it consists of a tall wooden staff crowned with a carved demonic head and adorned with ribbons, bells, and other small sound-making elements. A metal plate or spring is typically attached at the base. The player strikes the staff against the ground or shakes it to produce rhythmic sounds, making it primarily a percussion instrument used to accompany dancing and singing.

Historically, Kashubians used the instrument in ritual contexts to ward off evil spirits and protect against the evil eye. Today, it's most often performed by Kashubian folk ensembles. The instrument remains closely connected to Kashubian cultural traditions, particularly in the region around Gdansk in historic Pomerania.

[generalissimo-kneedeepincynide]

Mutuals i would have as trusted lieutenants in my military junta

[anjomecanico]

Start commenting "not all men" in posts saying something positive about men