Theophania ex libris

[noah-wyles]

all i want for 2026 is that gigantic rancid AI bubble to finally burst in such a catastrophic way that the consequences will be so good and i'll never have to see another AI generated image ever again

[fluoritegalaxy]

Like to charge, reblog to cast.

[theophania-exlibris]

I'm having big feelings about Sam's second chapter in A Storm of Swords and I want to write an essay about its parallels with Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, but I have to work at my job.

[unfinishedname]

when asoiaf said either your story will go unrecorded in history and that is violence or your story will be made into an ideal or a warning and that is violence and when it said power is an illusionary thing but it is real and when it said gender and class are both performances utilized to perpetuate an unjust system and when it said dismantling such systems are not easy and it will not happen without violence and when it said the youth will inherit a world destroyed by the older generations and their only choice will be to adapt and rebuild and when it said vengeance is a cycle and catharsis is a lie and only you can stop it and when it said hope and idealism is worth fighting for and when it said over and over and over again atrocities beyond your imagination will happen next to you and to you and the only thing you can do is get up the only thing you can do is keep going despair is the ultimate crime

[unfinishedname]

Imagine reading this and thinking it’s grimdark.

[theophania-exlibris]

If you need to check if eggs are rotten, you can put them in a bowl of water. If they're still good, they will sit at the bottom of the bowl. Bad eggs will float to the top.

A saying to help you remember is, "If it sinks, it won't stink. If it floats, it's totes gross."

[theophania-exlibris]

My banana had these weird puncture marks this morning and now I'm worried that my house has a secret Bunnicula.

[bethanydelleman]

Me: I have chicken and I have parmesan. I can make chicken parmesan

Recipe: The primary cheese ingredient is mozzarella

Me: DISH OF LIES

[bethanydelleman]

I forget this literally every time. Why do you contain a different cheese than is found in your name? Who named this?

(as an aside, I hate doing 30 minutes of work and only making the meat. Stupid chicken parmesan. If people I loved didn't love you, you'd be finished)

[theophania-exlibris]

Is it because the dish originates in the city of Parma? And not because of the amount cheese that's also from Parma?

[theophania-exlibris]

You certainly don't have to hand it to Plato, but having a corporeal form IS an enormous hassle.

[junglejim4322]

Children really are shocked to see a gay couple at times and the thought it may be the first time it has ever occurred to them that could exist.. really makes u think

[theophania-exlibris]

The first time I skimmed this I read "children" as "chickens," and I was surprised that chickens would give it a second thought.

[theholmwoodfoundation]

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[theholmwoodfoundation]

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[theodysseyofhomer]

odysseus absolutely does present a threat to penelope if he perceives her as at all unfaithful, and i feel the unfairness of this, and i think people tend to undersell how much tension at least potentially exists between odysseus and penelope. but i'm also like. his reaction, all speculation aside, his actual reaction in the odyssey to her flirting with the suitors is delight, because he immediately ascertains that she is running a con. sorry that they're so in-sync in spite of the forces that try to drive a wedge between them, including their own misgiving hearts. sorry that they invented homophrosyne ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[strinak]

oh, you meant they literally did, ok

[theodysseyofhomer]

would i, tumblr user thee odysseyofhomer, lie to you?

[polyphemusthecylcops]

...

[theodysseyofhomer]

this is the only funny addition to this post

[thebristolboard]

“The Militarization of the Police Department – Deadly Farce,” an original painting by Richard Williams from “The 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 2014″ in Mad magazine #531, published by DC Comics, February 2015.

[spaceraptor]

Here’s the original, for comparison. And here’s a bit more about the artist and why he created the piece above for MAD Magazine.

[pennamerequired]

Richard Williams on Norman Rockwell:

“For most people, he was the painter of ‘America,’” he added. “But even he said his vision was what he wanted ‘America’ to be. It was a mythical ‘America,’ a place where all people were decent, honest and full of good will. His work was full of gentle humor that made you feel a little better; even if you knew it wasn’t really true… you just wished it was. My parody of Rockwell’s painting simply says, ‘That myth is dead.’”

[1-420-666-6969]

I think it’s relevant to add that even Norman Rockwell chose to leave his cushy job at the Saturday Evening Post because he wanted to make artwork that was more radical. The Post had rules that wouldn’t allow him to do artwork depicting black people as anything other than servants. The job paid really well and that was a huge reason he continued on. But he wanted change that and so he moved to Look magazine.

A lot of people know about the very first piece he did when he left the post which was the The Problem We All Live With which depicts Ruby Bridges walking to school under federal protection.

But I don’t think enough people know about Murder in Mississippi which depicts three real civil rights activists who were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan and sherriffs. The magazine ran the sketch instead of the finished piece because they felt it had a more striking statement to accompany the article. Norman Rockwell would finish that version after publication which is here

Rockwell’s legacy is sanitized because he decided to maintain his job at the Post for so long despite his frustrations with not being able to express himself. The civil rights movement was just his final straw to change what he could with the little time he had left. Look magazine received a lot of hate for Rockwell painting these as well.

Another favorite piece of mine is The Right to Know which depicts an integrated populace questioning their government. In 1968, the year of Vietnam and the year the Fair Housing Act only just got signed in months prior:

But I think it’s important to include the caption Rockwell originally wrote for the piece as well. I think it represents how a 74 year old Rockwell felt about the America he believed in and the people in it:

We are the governed, but we govern too. Assume our love of country, for it is only the simplest of self-love. Worry little about our strength, for we have our history to show for it. And because we are strong, there are others who have hope. But watch us more closely from now on, for those of us who stand here mean to watch those we put in the seats of power. And listen to us, you who lead, for we are listening harder for the truth that you have not always offered us. Your voice must be ours, and ours speaks of cities that are not safe, and of wars we do not want, of poor in a land of plenty, and of a world that will not take the shape our arms would give it. We are not fierce, and the truth will not frighten us. Trust us, for we have given you our trust. We are the governed, remember, but we govern too.

[batboyblog]

I’d just like to briefly say even Rockwell’s seemingly feel good Americana pieces are often more political than people today realize for example

likely the most famous picture of a Thanksgiving dinner ever painted and you see it all the time.

What you may not know is its actual title

“Freedom From Want” it’s a part of a series of 4, including this now famous meme

“Freedom of Speech” These paintings were illustrations of FDR’s “Four Freedoms” speech where The President laid out a vision that would become what the Allies were fighting for in WWII universal human rights that became a part of the UN charter.

So this homey American Thanksgiving scene was also a bold statement that no one in the world should go hungry

Rockwell’s work was very political, he used that Americana small town America vibe of his work to make what he was saying feel very close to the viewers he was trying to reach and also his optimism of the human spirt but for sure not blind to the need to build a better world.

[its-funnytwittertweets]

[janokenmun]

[presidentofthelipglossclub]

the thing so many people don't understand is that the reason wikipedia is generally not accepted as a source has nothing to do with accuracy. wikipedia is (generally) extremely accurate! the reason wikipedia isn't allowed as a source for school is because it's a summary of other sources. wikipedia has correct information, but it gets that information from OTHER places, which are either primary or secondary sources, which lends them credibility that wikipedia technically lacks.

so yes, wikipedia is a GREAT resource to learn new things! but if you want in depth, specific, and creditable sources, don't use wikipedia! use wikipedia's cited sources!!

[gaphic]

Wikipedia is the gold standard for familiarizing yourself with a topic and unless you’re specifically doing academia about it, that’s what most people need. Love her ❤️

[theophania-exlibris]

There's different ways to categorize information sources, but as an academic librarian I teach students not to cite Wikipedia because it's a tertiary source, but I encourage them to use it for getting background information on a topic and following the references to the primary and secondary sources that were used to inform the wiki article. In research parlance that technique is called "pearl diving," and I learned in my MLIS program that it used to be considered an advanced technique when applied to academic articles, but a lot of students teach themselves how to do it with Wikipedia.

Generally speaking, a primary source is any original artistic or literary work, original scientific research, or a first-hand account (diaries, letters, etc.) Secondary sources tend to be more informative than artistic and are synthesizing multiple primary sources to provide greater context, identify trends, develop theoretical frameworks, etc. Sources in both of these categories should be cited because the ideas are attributable to specific people.

Tertiary sources are things like encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and almanacs, which contain generally agreed upon facts. You may have heard that you don't have to cite things that are common knowledge and that's basically true, but most people think that common knowledge is stuff that most people already know, and that makes it hard for students in a complex information environment who are trying to make these determinations and avoid accidental plagiarism. A more useful definition is that it is knowledge held in common, an idea or fact that can't be attributed to a specific person or group of people. This is the kind of information typically found in tertiary information sources like Wikipedia or other encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.

This isn't all cut and dry, there is nuance and special cases, and I'm just tapping this out quickly on my phone, but these are the guidelines that I try to impart to new college students.

[saywhat-politics]

[mj-iza-writer]

I will always reblog this....it is so important to be able to give them access to help. As a writer I fully support this

[kuttithevangu]

What if we all got really into arguing about the meaning of some other short story for awhile. If I were in the room with the yellow wallpaper I would simply leave

[thedoubteriswise]

[theophania-exlibris]

There was an episode @ohnolitclass that discussed an interpretation of the Yellow Wallpaper that presumes that she's not trapped in her home, but is actually an inmate in an asylum. In that reading, the main character's mental state and living conditions are a lot more ambiguous.

[notlemoncello]

[arielsojourner]

USA people! Buy NOTHING Feb 28 2025. Not anything. 24 hours. No spending. Buy the day before or after but nothing. NOTHING. February 28 2025. Not gas. Not milk. Not something on a gaming app. Not a penny spent. (Only option in a crisis is local small mom and pop. Nothing. Else.) Promise me. Commit. 1 day. 1 day to scare the shit out of them that they don't get to follow the bullshit executive orders. They don't get to be cowards. If they do, it costs. It costs.

Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.

If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.

Are you with me?

Spread the word.

[hellbabyfromhell]

just saw this clip and i think itd make a funny reaction image what do u think... does it have potential

[hms-no-fun]

THE CLASSIC

THE ORIGINAL

kids these days have NO IDEA the damage this animal did to the internet in the 2000s

[hms-no-fun]

it physically hurts my brain to watch this video clip and not hear the dramatic music sting from young frankenstein

[reynard61]

Does this help?