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PHOTO OF THE DAY. The head of Statue of Liberty displayed in Paris (1878). 📷 Albert Fernique
October 1, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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Horror Vacui by Alejandro Pereda
October 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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October 1, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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Holy crow, happy hardcore is back
Rooler - KICK DAT BASS MF (Official Video)
YouTube video by Aggressive Records
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October 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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Norman Bel Geddes
“Manhattan” Cocktail Set

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

He was Barbara Bel Geddes’ father.
Chrome-plated Art Deco cocktail set MFAH commentary: Inspired by the Manhattan skyscraper, a quintessentially American invention, the tray’s stepped profile emulates the contours of high-rise buildings. The cocktail shaker towers over the glasses in imitation of the New York skyline.
October 1, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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A Velvet Underground performance at the Electric Circus, circa 1966.
#AndyWarhol #VelvetUnderground
November 17, 2024 at 2:42 AM
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40th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, from Salmon Tower 11 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, 1935 by US photographer Berenice Abbott #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a New York cityscape with skyscrapers
September 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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Louise in a classic profile portrait by George Hommel, 1927.
September 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Grasshopper Figure
carved hematite
c. 1800-1700 BC
Old Babylonian culture
Babylon

#handmade #carved #hematite #grasshopper #art #sculpture #ancientsculpture #ancientart #Babylonia #culture #Babylon #EuphratesRiver #nature #beauty #ancientBabylonia #fertility #omen #astrology #locusts #foodsource
In ancient Babylonia and the broader Mesopotamian culture, grasshoppers (and their swarming phase, locusts) held a multi-layered, dual meaning. They represented both a positive symbol of fertility and abundance and a destructive force of nature used in divination and dietary sustenance. In their solitary, non-destructive form, grasshoppers were viewed by Babylonians as symbols of the natural cycle, fertility, and abundance. Because they appeared in large numbers during agricultural cycles, they were tied to the life-giving forces of the earth. This famous example is a beautifully detailed, nearly 4,000-year-old Babylonian stone weight carved from hematite in the shape of a grasshopper (c. 1800–1700 BCE). Used in markets for fair trade transactions, the grasshopper shape on the weight likely invoked blessings of agricultural prosperity and nature. When solitary grasshoppers crowded together and transformed into swarming locusts, their meaning shifted drastically. To the Babylonians, a locust swarm was a catastrophic event that could strip fields bare and cause widespread famine. Babylonians were deeply invested in astrology and divination. Grasshopper and locust behavior was carefully documented in cuneiform omen series (such as the Šumma Ālu). A swarm of grasshoppers appearing in a specific city or flying in a particular direction was interpreted as a direct message or warning from the gods, usually predicting economic ruin, military invasion, or divine displeasure. Despite the threat they posed to crops, grasshoppers were heavily utilized by Babylonians in daily practical life. Babylonians actively harvested locusts and grasshoppers for food. Cuneiform records show that mass amounts of these insects were caught, preserved in brine, and transported over hundreds of kilometers to be eaten as a protein-rich delicacy or everyday staple.
September 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Campbell Soup Company, 1986
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Campbell Soup Company
September 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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Lizabeth Scott by A.L. “Whitey” Schafer, 1945. #botd
September 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Le maître d'école / The schoolmaster - 1955 #artbots #magritte
September 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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September 29, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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gif (circa 2001) web.archive.org/web/20010309...
September 29, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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your computer should fight for its life every time you go to shut it off
September 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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“‘Night has a thousand eyes, the day but one’ — and Dolores del Río, RKO-Radio Pictures star, vies with night in this striking photograph. Yes, they’re all her own eyes.” Press copy, 1931.
September 28, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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personal computing, magazine, cover art (1978) archive.org/details/Pers...
a man in a trenchcoat and rimmed hat, wearing shades with a smoke in his mouth, is secretly opening his trenchcoat to show a computer inside that says 'they say elephants never forget...' on the screen in bold white caps text, as he looks the other way. a man standing close by in a suit, tie, rimmed bowl hat, seems aware that he is being shown this, even though he is not directly looking at it. a hand protruding from behind his back is pressing a key on the keyboard (or typing). behind them is an elephant, its trunk reaching for the computer. red text: cloak and dagger with your personal computer
September 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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IBM 5150
September 26, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Iconic American photographer Edward Steichen

NYC, 1925
#EdwardSteichen #Photography #NewYorkCity
September 26, 2026 at 5:46 AM
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Vending machine
Sequatchie, TN
September 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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A Ukrainian Air Force An-28 crew shoots down a Russian Gerbera-2 kamikaze drone with fire from an onboard Minigun machine gun. #Ukraine
September 25, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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Jacques-Louis David. Le Serment des Horaces
September 25, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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For over 20 years fans have been wondering where the classic television program "The Wire" takes place. A new fan theory posted this week to Reddit has reignited this debate by arguing that the answer is Baltimore, Maryland, and some fans are ANGRY

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September 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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AI and Hyperreality is like peas and carrots. 🟢🟢🟢 🥕🥕🥕
September 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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crashing out because the pokemon company noticed you freaks shoveling boxes straight off the shelves into a sack and started producing more cards so children might actually be able to play the card game for children and calling it devaluation of your investment. bring back embarrassment!!
September 24, 2026 at 1:52 AM