Richelieu and his advisors at the siege of La Rochelle, by Henri-Paul Motte (1881).

If only there was some way for Hollywood to crack the code on the eternal sphinx-like mystery of what subject matter appeals to 17 year old boys

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Belt-worn book case with relief decoration. Culture: Italian; c. 1465–1485 AD. Medium: leather. Collection: The Morgan Library & Museum.

Ray Bradbury — legendary author of Fahrenheit 451 & The Martian Chronicles — was born today (Aug 22) in 1920. This is "The Halloween Tree", painted by Bradbury for his daughters in 1964. Years later, it inspired his classic Halloween book and animated special of the same name🎃🍂

The abandoned houses in Mirlo Beach, a once prosperous seaside town located on North Carolina's Outer Banks

This is where I’ve been for the last week.

“Certain things in life simply have to be experienced -and never explained. Love is such a thing.” | Paulo Coelho

"When artwork is invented by a machine, it loses its most important power: to help people connect. In an already lonely era, that is particularly dangerous." Link below:

Some lovely P&P fan art for you. 🎨 Darcy and Lizzie walking in the grounds of Pemberley after their meeting by the lake. pinterest.com/pin/3215858482… #JaneAusten #PrideAndPrejudice

If you’re someone who still reads for pleasure, you are a marvel. If you’re able to unplug from all the chaos of our entertainment culture and disappear into the warmth and solace of a book, that is a rare gift and I’m very glad to know you.

Not a good trend…

Today I learned there's competitive tag and it actually looks somewhat entertaining

'The Vortex' This morning on Glastonbury Tor, these clouds appeared from nowhere and swirled and danced around St Michael's Tower at sunrise.

An entirely fake Gen AI album trained on scrapings from Emily Portman's music has been illegally released on Spotify, iTunes and online platforms. Portman says it feels like "the start of something pretty dystopian" - and highlights a lack of legal safeguards for artists.

STRONG COLD FRONT will impact hundreds of millions in the United States next week! Temps will fall 10-25 degrees for most areas East of the Rockies! 😎

John Ware, born into slavery, rode north to Canada and became one of the country's most legendary cowboys. Archaeologists have now studied his homestead in Alberta, unearthing floorboards, a cellar, and a thimble engraved with the word “REMEMBER.” archaeology.org/news/2025/08/2…

I do it helps me escape the bat shit crazy in the world , have read since I was 3