[the-diva-plavalaguna]

[vieneinpace]

William Etty's Male Nude, with Arms Up-Stretched (1828) revamped by Astra Zero

[the-diva-plavalaguna]

It’s been a long time. I hope it’s still there.

[davidaltrath]

Barbican Photo: David Altrath

[deepbluesafety]

The Barbican - London

[starzec]

Barbican Complex, August 2025.

The Barbican Complex was built between 1965 and 1976 on a plot of 14ha in downtown London, heavily damaged by WW2. Designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon architecture company, The Barbican was never council housing in the conventional sense, since flats were targeted at professionals and let at higher rents, for prices similar to equivalent private homes in Central London. Barbican is a prominent example of British brutalist architecture and is Grade II listed since 2001.

[davidaltrath]

Barbican Conservatory Photo: David Altrath

[the-diva-plavalaguna]

Fame is a Gun is an absolute banger as a Midwest Emo track‽

[the-diva-plavalaguna]

Venturing // In The Dark

[brutarchitecture]

Antonin Raymond meguro catholic church 1954

[muzantropic]

Institute of Marine Biology. Vladivostok, Russia, 1990s Built: 1988

[hp-up]

VINTAGE POKÉMON ART FROM COROCORO MAGAZINE CIRCA 2000

[ludwigdanner]

[protoslacker]

Trump started this war in bed with the enemy’s main sponsor [Russia], and to actually win the war, he has to wean himself off that psychologically critical relationship, which has directed his trajectory for a decade. Just as importantly, Trump is facing the Narcissistic injury that has animated his entire political career: Barack Obama’s superiority to him. Trump’s advisors, some of his Gulf allies, most of the world, recognize that negotiating out of this deal is the only way to avoid a counterproductive escalation. But any deal will be worse than JPCOA, which Trump tore up in an attempt to void the history of the first Black president eight years ago.

Marcy Wheeler at Emptywheel. The Third Trajectory and Hopes for Rebuilding

[john6367-blog]

[bonediggre]

BONEDIGGRE BYTE-SIZE [01] — BOKTAI: THE SUN IS IN YOUR HAND (2003, GBA, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan)

A little introduction to both "Bonediggre Byte-size," a numbered series of shorter-form (under an hour) VIDEOS ESSAY on VIDEOS GAME, and "Boktai: the Sun is in Your Hand," which is a COOL GAME that YOU SHOULD PLAY. Or don't!

[connyhascontrol]

"I beat the game in 30 hours" okay but did you explore the map to find spots that look pretty? did you put your characters in silly little outfits? did you try the mini games? did you let the characters become friends? did you have fun? did you have fun playing your game???