the second face

shenanigans, shitposts and assorted reblogs of @twofacedgods. quality not assured.

[couture-constellation]

The Atelier Bridal

[rogers-carter]

Lady Elizabeth Harlander + her emerald gown FRANKENSTEIN (2025) dir. Guillermo del Toro

[thesecondface]

which is to say, also, that said film inspired a sudden and resurgent fit of creativity that has been absent from me for nearly a whole year. as a direct consequence of going feral over the malachite dress:

no idea how it'll turn out but got the ipad out, put together a repeating pattern of some sort and have ordered this in crepe. plus or minus a little scrap of fabric in velvet. admittedly this was a massive massive impulse buy but she IS at the end of the day a geologist and how can she be expected to resist the pretty green rocks?

[thesecondface]

Okay! Pure joy no regrets! I am delighted with this. Also making a scarf to match and I need! to get some malachite jewellery.

[omtai]

coming out of my cage and i been doing just bad. going back in my cage because i like my cage

[aneurins-barnard]

JACOB ELORDI as THE CREATURE FRANKENSTEIN 2025 Dir. Guillermo del Toro

The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo c.1512 The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, Gerrit van Honthorst c.1620 Hamlet, H.C. Selous, F. Wentworth c.1860

[thesecondface]

which is to say, also, that said film inspired a sudden and resurgent fit of creativity that has been absent from me for nearly a whole year. as a direct consequence of going feral over the malachite dress:

no idea how it'll turn out but got the ipad out, put together a repeating pattern of some sort and have ordered this in crepe. plus or minus a little scrap of fabric in velvet. admittedly this was a massive massive impulse buy but she IS at the end of the day a geologist and how can she be expected to resist the pretty green rocks?

[lelouch]

Elizabeth Harlander's malachite inspired dress

[elucubrare]

i can't recommend Jared Pechaček's The West Passage enough - it's a strange, gorgeous fable that I've only hesitated to post about because I've struggled to convey how good it is and why you should read it. It's like being inside the the marginalia of a medieval text. it has the perplexing consistency of Alice in Wonderland and the wistful necessity of the best kind of young adult coming of age. despite its fairytale feel, there's also a real sense of grounding in the world and the material experience of its people. i cried at the end.

and the prose is lovely:

A pigeon launched itself from a courtyard, drawing her eye up to faraway Red Tower, purpled with distance, its beacon dull in the light of day. If a wind came from there, you could get a whiff of the sea. In the windless noon, white smoke from that eternal fire drifted all over the southeastern district of the palace. Much closer was lapis-domed Blue Tower, rising from a field of white plaster walls, swirling with pigeons and the bright flecks of hummingbirds who came to drink from the flowering vines that spilled down its sides.

[sorayachemaly]

Women scientists made up 25% of the Pluto fly-by New Horizon team. Make sure you share this, because erasing women’s achievements in science and history is a tradition. Happens every day.

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http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/News-Center/News-Article.php?page=20150712

[optimysticals]

70 seconds over 9 years and 3 billion miles…

…I just… Damn 

[lyrangalia]

Launch to Pluto flyby for New Horizons took 3,580 days, and she was off by 70 seconds. That’s like… That’s an error of 0.000000226%.

That’s fucking insane.

That’s not even a rounding error!

[optimysticals]

Thank you for putting words & numbers to my awe of her precision.

[staceythinx]

Erosion by Tamsin van Essen. Who knew parasitic invasion could be so beautiful?

van Essen on her project:

This work explores erosion and the disruption of form. Focusing on biological erosion, I wanted to convey the idea of a host being attacked and eaten away by a parasitic virus, highlighting the creeping spread of the infection as it corrupts the body. I have produced a series of angular porcelain forms, sandblasted to wear the surface and reveal inner strata. This aggressive process, contrarily, creates a delicate vulnerability in the shape. The translucency of the porcelain and the interruption of the surface make it possible to glimpse through to layers beneath, creating a tension between the seen and the obscured.

[loc-ternal]

[waltersnowwhite-deactivated2013]

a detailed list of things i hate

hot weather

high temperatures

heat

warmer than average conditions

[acrosscenturiesandgenerations]

▪︎ Cameo: Venus and Love, Lid of a Cup.

Date: 1600-1700

Artist: Giovanni Ambrogio Miseroni

[miamaimania]

Paul Emmanuel’s ‘Nocturne’

[mindblowingscience]

Scientists develop antivenom that neutralizes the neurotoxins of 19 of the world's deadliest snakes

By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most broadly effecti

By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most broadly effective antivenom to date, which is protective against the likes of the black mamba, king cobra, and tiger snakes in mouse trials. Described in the journal Cell, the antivenom combines protective antibodies and a small molecule inhibitor and opens a path toward a universal antiserum.

Continue Reading.

[charyou-tree]

Ok, that’s fucking wild.

This guy Tim Friede wasn’t any kind of researcher or doctor. He was just a snake collector who thought it would be cool to try and become immune to snake venom by injecting small amounts and working up. For 18 goddamn years. He nearly died at least once.

Later, actual scientists heard about him and realized that since he survived his blood must be full of antibodies that neutralize many kinds of snake venoms. Using a sample of his blood they were able to develop an antibody cocktail that seems to be effective against many types of tropical snake bites, a sort of universal antivenom.

Absolute mad lad benefiting humanity.

[barghest-land]

expedition is going well, i'm finally touching grass (and a lot of fossils)

[dozydawn]

three-phase inclusions (methane gas, liquid petroleum, solid bitumen) within quartz crystals