Reverse Victrola

“The instant the most genuine laws…conflict in any way whatsoever with these immutable laws written in our heart, there is no question of seeking a balance, because it is absolutely necessary…to disobey the former in order not to do damage to the latter.” —Jean Barbeyrac, 1715

Illustrations from Japanese fireworks catalogues (ca. 1880s) — buff.ly/2TA2TgT #Fireworks appeared in Japan sometime around 1600 and were called hanabi — a combination of the kanji “fire” and “flower”.

“If the Americans do not put more vigor into their conduct one will have reason to believe that they have but a feeble attachment to that independence for which they showed so much enthusiasm at the beginning of the revolution”—Comte de Vergennes to Lafayette, 1780 (📸:A Tucker)

“I'll be your mirror Reflect what you are, in case you don't know I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset The light on your door to show that you're home”

Due to a spell-check error, Jar Jar Binks is now Jar Binks

Retired Heads of State stand neck & neck with other famous and infamous figures at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum storage, October 1979.

“Let me hear nothing of the moon, in my night there is no moon, and if it happens that I speak of the stars it is by mistake.” —Beckett, "Molloy"

Sunrise with Sea Monsters, 1845 #jmwturner #williamturner wikiart.org/en/william-tur…

“This space for writing messages”

The "Fighting Temeraire" Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken up, 1839 #turner #englishart wikiart.org/en/william-tur…

A corn wall:

The thought floated…w/o sail or ballast to it, as a simple proposition; millions of which…are every day swimming quietly in the thin juice of a man’s understanding, w/o being carried backwards or forward, till some little gusts of passion or interest drive them to 1 side—Sterne