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It's an MTV simulator with almost 30,000 videos, organized by decade, with special sections for Headbanger's Ball and Yo! MTV Raps. This is so good.

Two black and white photos of a soldier who has received a facial injury during World War I. In the first photo, his injuries are on display. In the second photo, he is wearing a facial prosthetic (mask) that covers his injuries.

Facial prosthesis, c.1917. THREAD for #InternationalWomensDay🧵

From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind’s military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. Bodies were battered, gouged, hacked, and gassed. /1

I cannot with the self-righteousness

Nuns, lots of em, crossing an iron bridge over a river, there is a city on the far shore in the background of the image Corpus Christi procession

Abisag Tüllmann, Fronleichnamsprozession auf dem Eisernen Steg, Frankfurt am Main, 1964

I have taken a stand on something that matters. I will not like or share or upvote anything that includes bro or bruh

it turns out this was a bad idea

On top of the abhorrent treatment of artists, the platform has become practically unusable. I tried to gather a list of the podcasts I follow and its not possible. It just shows an algorithmic stream you must sift through and it's mostly video recommendations.

#phantomsfriday Haunted by Regrets by Richard Tennant Cooper (1855-1957) In the mode of Felician Rops, Cooper had a phantasmagorical fascination with macabre themes, including death, disease & sin.

climber

There's a good episode of American Auto that satirizes this. A nationally-known serial killer is on the loose & driving one of the company's vehicles. They concoct a plan for tracking all cars. A banner will display on the back if the cops are ever looking for it. It's funny but kinda our reality.

I just keep unfollowing all the people who think they're newscasters/political commentators unless they're offering substance. I'm here for my niche interests and actively fighting against the misery porn. I swear it's no less insufferable than X and the self-righteousness is glaring on all sides.

I talk to my dog in a Batman voice sometimes (in the privacy of my own home) and I just accidentally did it out of habit in front of strangers 😭

Bandcamp Bans AI Music AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the AI-generated psych-rock band the Velvet Sundown and the AI-generated metalcore band Broken Avenue racking up streams on Spotify? R...

Bandcamp has banned AI music.

The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp."

stereogum.com/2485199/band...

😂 the smell of Gak alone amused my neurodivergent ass

You are a Gak person. I am a Floam person. We are not the same.

LMAO my weird ass liked it

In the heyday of Gak when I was a wee 90s kid we had a pet pig and no we did not live on a farm, we lived in a regular house in a city neighborhood but anyway the pig ate my Gak and we had to take it the vet. This is what I think of when I see Gak. Also the smell which I liked (the Gak, not the pig)

A sketch in mixed media collage.

Found papers, wax, foil, acrylic, and elements from the second edition of the ADDITIONS deck, a project from @morphicrooms.bsky.social

Decompression.

#art #artist #artwork #collageart #mixedmedia #artsky

LMAO. Did you know that was going to happen in the play?

One of the cringiest things I ever did was when I was highly intoxicated at Jazz Fest and I ran into Jude Law (who I did not know in any way), like literally ran into him before a Raconteurs show and I slapped him on the back and said GREAT ACTOR. Every time I see his face I think about this.

My dog, Monte—a black chihuahua mix with white on his muzzle—sitting on a yellow chair next to a potted plant.

He has no idea who Donald Trump is.

Don't It Make My Blue Eyes Red? #Caturday featuring an illustration by pulp & mystery artist, Lou Marchetti (1920-1992)

mood.

Today I learned I can right-click the back button in the chrome browser and it shows me my recent history 🤯

Amen, everyone's a performative newscaster. And the people who shame others for not posting about the horrors, as if posting on social media defines your values and who you are as a person. That mindset is what got me off of socials for the most part. I'm here but also not here. I don't subscribe.

My patience for astrology talk has worn thin. Not sure if this is a normal progression or just a sign of my ongoing descent into a crotchety old person with heavy judgments or what but I just can't. I can't. I will write a person off if they insert it into conversations more than a few times.

is that the new year?

The smoker's robot.
I want one.
What a brilliant idea, you can smoke in your bed or bath without setting the house on fire!

Newspaper ads from the 40s up to the 60s.

From the lovely newspapers.com website:

www.newspapers.com/article/the-...

Tooth worm is nightmare fuel