#smithsonian

[me-is-me]

My dad sent me this…

I’m not crying… no. Yeah. I am crying.

[miercoles-wednesday]

A display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC exhibiting personal listening devices features a cassette of Pretty Hate Machine

[where-is-the-sam-standee]

Could you put him in the secret Muppet storage?

The Sam standee is in the "secret" Muppet storage in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History!

[shuttlecarrier]

a pair of partnered geolings (Smithy and @t34-mt's Mouchard drawn as my sophont). these two are a good example of what a happy and healthy adult of their species looks like now (my older art of them is really outdated..!! wow!!)

Geolings as a species are incredibly gregarious and also tactile. In partnerships, it's common for two individuals to practically be glued together at the hip whenever they're both outside of their working environments and to show themselves off as being joined. In this case, they have matching paint on the claw tips of their front most pair of limbs (which are the ones primarily used for manipulating objects).

It's common in polar cultures to get matching tattoos as well, but not in this specific case where copying the tattoos would be seen as deeply impolite. The darker individual is from the southern part of the Wyu’hlkee archipelago where receiving lip tattoos to mark large milestones and accomplishments is standard practice. The majority of his are to show off an exceptional record within his working group, which is seen as nearly equally important as the familial group in most cultures. The three dots near the inner part of the lip denote age, another indicator of social status. He'd be considered rather impressive for his age, but not particularly attractive in the southern pole where higher coat contrast factors majorly into physical appeal (he has a little bit of facial makeup to try and make up for it).

The lighter grey individual here would be considered to be more or less a smoking hot babe in the polar culture (Kaswassa, although they're ethnically mixed Kaswassan/W'ehlki) they're from. Being especially fat with good contrast, a shiny coat, and big horns will get you a lot of potential suitors, but they're very happy with their mid spouse.

[mood-swings-and-roundabouts]

Bob Rogers 22 Aug 2025

"Trump's Museum of white grievance"

[onlytiktoks]

[the-golden-vanity]

Folkways Goes... to Sea | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Shipmates! Until now, I have refrained from posting anything about my land-based job on this blog, but I’ve just curated a maritime music playlist using the collections of Smithsonian Folkways (the music label/recorded sound archives of the Smithsonian Institution). The result is two hours of sea shanties, shipwreck ballads, and other boat-related music from around the English-speaking world. I hope you enjoy!

[sharpenededgess]

Monolith of Abyssinia - Smithsonian's Miscellaneous Collections - (1914)