@wjmaggos and this is why we did not move from mastodon to bluesky.
Still Life with Flowers in a Glass Vase by Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606-1684). Utrecht native de Heem moved to Antwerp in 1636. There, under the influence of the Flemish masters, he specialized in painting ostentatious still lifes and festoons. Although the attention to detail is reminiscent of his Utrecht teacher Balthasar van der Ast, the verve and richness of color are more Flemish.
#art #ArtHistory #StillLife #vintage #flowers #MastoArt #FediGiftShop
@TazPoltorak Hygge
A wonderful comic on AI art and the role of art in life. #MatthewInman
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
@overholt Unrelated: the Harvard Faculty Dental Clinic in Harvard Square has closed temporarily because of "an electrical problem" but there is speculation it was paused until the amount of a payment to Trump et al.and the outcome of Harvard's challenge to the funding freeze is known.
NYT's opinion piece Stop Acting like this is Normal (Ezra Klein)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/opinion/trump-senate-democrats-shutdown.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE8.iuHs.g7UMKtivLJD7#
What life presents us with is better than any fiction
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/pentagon-astrologer-affair-anthony-tata
Hear a Prehistoric Conch Shell Musical Instrument Played for the First Time in 18,000 Years. “The shell may have had more range, and been more comfortable to play, with its mouthpiece, likely made of a hollow bird bone.” https://www.openculture.com/2021/02/hear-a-prehistoric-conch-shell-musical-instrument-played-for-the-first-time-in-18000-years.html
“The daily cost of the D.C. troop deployment is more than four times what it would cost to operate affordable housing for D.C.’s entire unhoused population.” https://theintercept.com/2025/08/20/trump-federalize-washington-dc-military-troops-cost/
Example of Japanese fountain pen artisanry.
@roytang very timely given the apparently imminent disappearance of Pocket
Bernie’s approach is proving to be a far more effective mechanism for delivering new information to targeted communities—illustrating the depravity of Trump’s actions through the words of regular people.
Published March 11, 2025: https://trib.al/wcQ5EkQ
Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be. We have always been here.
