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Self-portrait of Bolognese anatomist, lecturer, and wax modeler Anna Morandi Manzolini (1714-1774) dissecting a human brain, 1755 (Museo di Palazzo Poggi, Università di Bologna) #earlymodern #18thc

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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Olive Calyx, 1951, by Lucienne Day, one of the most influential British textile designers of mid 20thc, who was inspired by abstract art #womensart

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Paris Hilton is matching donations to the Pasadena Humane Society all weekend! They are still caring for so many animals affected by the Eaton Fire. give.pasadenahumane.org/give/666092/...

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I heard the NEA is only considering proposals related to 1776 & the USA’s 250th birthday & I was feeling intensely patriotic, so I’m printing these really big posters inspired directly by the Founding Fathers The cut was carved from the masthead of a 19th century newspaper

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Job alert! Intern, 'Black Fashion' Exhibition Curatorial Research Graduate at the MFA Boston: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

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This is a concentration camp. They are describing a concentration camp.

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Remember when Timothée Chalamet packed two outfits for Cannes and they were Pokémon hero and Pokémon villain

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You owe it to yourself to look a this in detail, because all these diamonds are hand pieced. Now imagine Mr. Darcy wearing this🤣

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Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange is fashion photography for the opening of ‘The Face Magazine: Culture Shift’ at National Portrait Gallery 👉https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2025/face-magazine/ See you there! 📸 'Olivia Colman' by Hana Knizova (active since c.2010) © National Portrait Gallery

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I don't know if this was malicious compliance or not, but if so it's brilliant. National Parks, airports, post offices, Smithsonian museums, VA facilities--everyone affected by federal cuts and layoffs should do this immediately and call the media. #goodtrouble www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Five employees at the JFK Library in Boston were laid off today in connection with a Trump administration overhaul of federal workers. "Without them, we are unable to stay open," a source tells @gbhnews.bsky.social. "It has been chaotic and we are seeking clarity."

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Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne was born #OnThisDay in 1934. He designed this c. 1969 minidress made from linked white, navy, and transparent rhodoid disks, arranged in diamond formation to the front and to the sleeves. Sold by Christies. #fashionhistory #1960sfashion

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The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

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Not true. I'll give you some examples of when styles crossed over from womenswear to menswear, and how men have worn straight-up womenswear or just feminine styles in cool ways. 🧵

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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941

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You’ll never guess who’s a big Napoleon fanboy

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Meryl Streep as Sarah Siddons

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If a woman had 13 kids by four different men, used ketamine and spent all her time running a shadow presidency, I’m not sure our society would celebrate her.

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Happy Valentine’s Day, darlings! ❤️ Declaration of Love, by Jean Francois de Troy #valentines #Galentines

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You know Kate Winslet in Contagion? Where she runs into a hot zone, risking her life, so Americans could be safer? She was an EIS officer. That’s who was just fired at CDC today. EIS officers. And many, many more public servants fighting every day for your health.

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Just self-immolation after self-immolation, mandated by belligerently stupid men who think that if they don't understand something, it couldn't possibly be important.

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A little Patrick Kelly for Valentine's Day and Black History Month!

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❤️ Happy Valentines Day ❤️ This couture black and red silk 'heartbreaker' novelty print halterneck dress was designed for Moschino's S/S 1994 collection. The skirt features side drawstrings so the wearer can change the length. For sale at Timeless Vixen. #fashionhistory #valentinesday

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Most fashion history lovers probably know about Yves Saint Laurent's 1965 Mondrian dress, but few have probably heard about this #ootd, his Poliakoff dresses made that same year. This wool jersey cocktail dress in block colors of red, dark green, and purple is named after Serge Poliakoff, a

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💝 An early Valentine’s Day offering from me & Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, 1960. Description here via The Museum at FIT: fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/objects/1407...

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It's not complicated. They're just trying to stop women from being able to vote.

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Seeing Elon Musk dressed to go to a ball game in the Oval Office, I remembered that story about Trump slugging Don Jr. because he wasn’t in a suit and tie to go to a ball game.

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🧶💾 Punch cards aren’t just relics of computing—they’re still powering knitting machines today! Discover how hobbyists & archivists are preserving this blend of tech + textile. ⁠ 🔗 https://blog.archive.org/2025/02/12/vanishing-culture-punch-card-knitting/ ⁠ 🕳️ #VanishingCulture⁠

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SKIRTS half off?! ;D Get the audiobook on sale now! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

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If we’re renaming bodies of water based on petty grievances, I propose that this be renamed the Kendrick Lamar passage.

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Just some lovely tickets to 18th-century masquerade balls 😍🎭 www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #18c

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Queen Mariana of Spain in mourning, so often the appropriate fashion at the Spanish court, 1666. Painted by Juan Bautista Martinez del Mazo, whose day has been today.

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I have to wonder about the American strategy of spending three decades defunding and mocking the humanities, forcing kids into STEM fields whether they like it or not, and then rug-pulling the entire US science & medical sector because you got mad at women online.

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Grimace but pronounced like Versace.

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