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C.P. Horn
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Books, Philly, formerly "doginabikini"
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brdemuth.bsky.social
Coming in February! An edited collection on rivers past and present and how they move. The code E27RIVER gets you 30% off a preorder from Duke.

#envhist #rivers #envhum
Cover of the book Rivers on the Move, edited by Bathsheba Demuth, by Mark Healey, anyone Giacomo Pareinello & Laurence Smith. Cover shows white swirls of a river channel on a blue background
September 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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concretebotany.bsky.social
A wee little Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana) shot today in Queen Village. #Bloomscrolling
September 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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greyskiesthinking.bsky.social
Thanks to a passing reference in Diderot I have been lured into the world of the serinette, a miniature barrel organ with flageolet pipes used to train canaries to sing popular songs in the 18th/19th centuries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbEA...
Serinette Mougenot - bird organ
YouTube video by Cylindres, Manivelles & CO
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September 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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tallon.bsky.social
Nan Goldin (Electric Gaja, Paris, 2010) - BOTD
#Caturday
September 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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abbaetha.bsky.social
I’m obsessed with embroidery. Can I interest anyone in blackwork?
Blackwork crow is judging you. You know what you did.
September 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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concretebotany.bsky.social
A Tree of Hell (Ailanthus altissima) growing out of the latch well of a trailer, shot yesterday north of Gray's Ferry Avenue, in the area between Forgotten Bottom & Devil's Pocket.
August 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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deansabatino.bsky.social
Learned of the death of Andy Bresnan last evening. He was a musical genius, bandmate and wonderful friend. Love your friends and stick together, people!
September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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kirkdalebooks.bsky.social
cover desgin by ol' Marcel Duchamp
September 5, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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roadside.xor.blue
heritage wine cellars barrel sign, route 20, north east, pennsylvania, 1988
heritage wine cellars barrel sign, route 20, north east, pennsylvania, 1988
September 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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emile-chabal.bsky.social
Another "try before you buy" opportunity, with the publication online of this excerpt of my book on Hobsbawm and total history writing by @myhnn.bsky.social.

www.hnn.us/article/the-...
The Art of Writing History
How Eric Hobsbawm brought revolution to a broad audience.
www.hnn.us
September 2, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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concretebotany.bsky.social
#Cockscomb shot in Grays Ferry last Tuesday.
#Pavementplants
September 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Attention Philadelphia!

We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.

Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!

RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly
September 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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sociologyofplants.bsky.social
Somewhere on this planet my book Beer Ghosts is being printed and bound as we speak, officially publishing on Oct. 20. If you are interested in beer, women, work, the 19th century, and hand-crafted research and writing, it might be of interest! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Beer Ghosts
The little-known story of the young women who played a vital role in the rise of America’s great breweries.Water, malt, yeast, and hops: these are essential ingredients of beer. Hops, specifically, pl...
press.uchicago.edu
August 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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mlobelart.bsky.social
Wayne Thiebaud, "Clown Spirit," c. 2019
Painting of a clown laying down. The clown might be dead - well, probably is...? A spirit-like figure with wings ascends from the clown's body into the space above
September 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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it's #weirdpoemwednesday apparently
my translation of a Wang Fanzhi 王梵志/"Brahmacarin Wang" poem: i have a couple acres of land plantings on the south mountain slope four or five pine trees of my own and two or three hills of beans as well. when it's hot i just go for a dip in the pond or take the cool breeze singing on the bank i come and go as i please and i've got enough so i'd like to see somebody try me now. --attributed to "Brahmacarin Wang," fl. 7th/8th c. 吾有十畝田，種在南山坡。 青松四五樹，綠豆兩三窠。 熱即池中浴，涼便岸上歌。 遨遊自取足，誰能奈我何。
August 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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remediosvaro.bsky.social
Microcosm
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19722
"Microcosm" by Remedios Varo portrays a surreal scene where celestial figures navigate the skies in fantastical ships tethered to an intricately designed structure below, surrounded by mystical forests. Varo's work often explores themes of mysticism, transformation, and the interconnectedness of all beings, vividly demonstrated through rich detail and imaginative landscapes.
August 16, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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moma.bsky.social
Max Ernst, Lunar Asparagus, 1935
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136436
Purchase
August 27, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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tallon.bsky.social
Julio Cortázar (with scenes from Michelangelo Antonioni's "Blowup", based on Cortázar's short story "Las babas del diablo") - BOTD
August 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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evangreer.bsky.social
I was today years old when I learned Dolly Parton recorded Woody Guthrie's song "Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)" in 1980.

It's a heartbreaking song about immigration and specifically deportation plane that crashed in 1948 killing dozens of Mexican "bracero" workers.

Her version is beautiful💔
Dolly Parton - 04 - Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)
YouTube video by littlesparrow185
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August 26, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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roadside.xor.blue
dell creek motel sign, lake delton, wisconsin, 1988
dell creek motel sign, lake delton, wisconsin, 1988
August 26, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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concretebotany.bsky.social
Bull #Thistle (Cirsium vulgare) shot Thursday north of Gray's Ferry Avenue, in the area between Forgotten Bottom & Devil's Pocket.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #BullThistle #SpearThistle
August 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
This painting by Duncan Grant from 1918 shows the back bedroom window of 46 Gordon Square in London where he lived with fellow artist Vanessa Bell. The composition is made up of layered geometric shapes which shows Grant was familiar with cubism, then developing in France.
August 23, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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archive.org
✒️ From ancient scripts to avant-garde typography, the Letterform Archive collection at the Internet Archive preserves the art and history of letterforms.

Browse thousands of digitized artifacts from typography, graphic design, calligraphy, and the letter arts.👇
archive.org/details/lett...
Light gray Olivetti Praxis 48 instruction manual cover divided into four vertical panels, each featuring a large blue and black shadowed serif letter (A, B, C, D) above its lowercase counterpart, with "olivetti PRAXIS 48" in green and "gebruiksaanwijzing" in red. Navy blue book cover of a Corporate Identity Manual with overlapping, rotated white geometric sans-serif letters spelling "CIBA-GEIGY" repeated at multiple angles and scales across the surface.
August 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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pastpostcard.bsky.social
Chlorine is eating Sarah's hands.
August 2, 2026 at 7:40 AM