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Theo McTavish
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Temporary visitor. Just trying to find a little beauty in the world.
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albumism.com
Hank Mobley recorded 'Soul Station' 66 years ago on February 7, 1960 | Discover where it ranks in our Blue Note Records readers' poll here: album.ink/BlueNotePoll
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Hello Monday.
🖼️ Lennart Helje
Snowy woodland with Tomte by tree and magpie above on a branch, illustration.
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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theathletic.com
The last three times a new Pope was elected, the Seahawks have made the Super Bowl as the No. 1 seed.

◽️ 2005: Pope Benedict XVI elected, SEA to SB XL
◽️ 2013: Pope Francis elected, SEA to SB XLVIII
◽️ 2025: Pope Leo XIV elected, SEA to SB LV
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Natalia Goncharova : Linen, 1913

Oil paint on canvas
956 x 838 mm
Tate, London

Further info in the alt text 👇
Painted in Russia. The longest of the inscriptions in cyrillic characters reads 'Prache', which is the beginning of the word for laundry. The other inscriptions are 'Bot' (again possibly the beginning of a word), and 'V.S.'. This picture was reproduced in the catalogue of Gontcharova's exhibition in Moscow in August 1913 as 'Linen' and appears in the lists of exhibits as 'Linen (Futurist)'. (The actual Russian word used was 'Belye', which can be translated as either 'Linen' or 'Underclothes'). When exhibited in Paris in June 1914 it was given the date 1912, which it now bears on the front and the back. Gonteharova and Larionov seem to have first begun to predate their works at the time of this exhibition and the incorrect inscriptions may have been added then or a few years later. The paintings from the Paul Guillaume exhibition were in transit to Russia at the outbreak of war and were seized by the Germans. In order to save them, Herwarth Walden claimed them as his own, stuck labels of his gallery Der Sturm on the backs (there was originally one on this painting, which has now been removed and is in the Gallery's files), and returned them to the artists after the war. The inscriptions may have been added then or later, in accordance with the dates in the Paris catalogue. The fact that only one of the three signatures is in cyrillic would tend to confirm that the picture was signed and dated after Gontcharova left Russia. The possibility that the picture was begun in 1912 and finished early in 1913 cannot, however, be ruled out.
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Musician Miles Davis didn’t begin to draw and paint in earnest until he was in his 50s, during the early 1980s and a period of musical inactivity.

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Miles Davis didn’t begin to draw and paint in earnest until he was in his 50s, during the early 1980s and a period of musical inactivity. He didn’t merely dabble, but made creating art as much a part of his life as making music in his final decade. He was said to have worked obsessively each day on art when he wasn’t touring and he studied regularly with New York painter Jo Gelbard. His style was a sharp, bold and masculine mixture of Kandinsky, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Picasso and African tribal art. Davis’ paintings weren’t exhibited much during his lifetime, but since his passing in 1991, his estate has mounted several traveling gallery and museum shows. source: Dangerous Mind
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace, Dave”
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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rufustsuperfly.bsky.social
Love seeing all your Northern Lights pics, here are some I took in the UK last year.
January 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
"I sit for two or three hours and then in 15 minutes I can do a painting, but that's part of it.
You have to get ready and decide to jump up and do it; you build yourself up psychologically, and so painting has no time for brush."

📸 : Cy Twombly, in front of his painting by David Lees
April 1958
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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stereogum.com
Bandcamp bans AI music
Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated psych-rock band from last year with hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams? Remember bands gett...
stereogum.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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natureportfolio.nature.com
A meta-analysis of well-being interventions published in Nature Human Behaviour finds that yoga, mindfulness, compassion, exercise and positive psychology improved adult well-being, with combined exercise and psychological approaches showing the largest effects. go.nature.com/49Zu7Rp 🧪
A group of people stretch while doing yoga. Stock image.
January 14, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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iramona.bsky.social
Omgah this week. Make it stop.

😢😢😢😢
RIP Bobby
😥😥😥😓
January 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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discogsofficial.bsky.social
Remembering singer-songwriter, and founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir, who passed away today at age 78.

“He often spoke of a three-hundred-year legacy, determined to ensure the songbook would endure long after him. May that dream live on through future generations of Dead Heads.”
Image of Bob Weir from Discogs with the dates 1947 - 2026 above his name.
January 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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Autumn in New York 🎶 #NewYorkCity #FridayPhoto 🗃️📷📸
Photo of yellow and orange leaves on tree branch
October 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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monet.bsky.social
The Grand Canal - 1908
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11060
October 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Everything is more beautiful
for having been broken. 💔

Kintsugi pottery
(Japanese, aka kintsukuroi "golden repair")

The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with urushi lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum.
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Monet was frustrated by the bluish tint after cataract surgery.
He destroyed canvases—but refused to quit.

“I will paint almost blind, as Beethoven composed deaf,” he said.
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Hello Thursday.
🖼️ Lily Seika Jones
Painting, titled Naiad, depicts a large frog with detailed, prominent eyes, partially submerged in a pond filled with lily pads and white water lilies. Above the frog, several long, wooden or carved objects hang from a bare tree branch, suspended by twine. Some of these objects resemble seed pods, while others appear to be carved into shapes, including one that looks like a small face. The background shows a misty marsh with bare trees and tall grasses.
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Otd in 1997, David Bowie released the single "I'm Afraid of Americans” from his 21st studio album "Earthling.”
David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Official Music Video) [4K Upgrade]
YouTube video by David Bowie
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October 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Happy Autumn Equinox from @Stonehenge
🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁
September 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Wassily Kandinsky :
Kleine Welten (Small Worlds) VIII, 1922

woodcut on wove paper
10-3/4 by 9-1/8 inches

Further description in the alt text 👇
This title is most famously associated with a portfolio of 12 prints created by Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky in 1922. The Art: Each print in Kandinsky's portfolio is an abstract, "autonomous microcosm" or a world unto itself. The prints demonstrate the unique effects of three different printmaking techniques: Lithography (4 prints) Woodcut (4 prints) Etching / Drypoint (4 prints) The Meaning: As a teacher at the Bauhaus, Kandinsky explored abstraction as a kind of spiritual language. The title Kleine Welten reflects his idea of the world as a cosmic entity made up of many "independent, hermetic units".
September 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Lyse Marion :
Autumn's End, 2018
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Morning.
🖼️ Robin Wiltse
Painting of a group of male Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) amidst tall marsh grasses and cattails.
September 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
boujeloud717.bsky.social
This will be pretty funny once nature plays its use it or lose prank causing future smart glass using generations to have mush for brains.

Then actors, classical musicians, and chess GMs will rule the world.

As it should be.
rufustsuperfly.bsky.social Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · Sep 15
It’s a risk I’m willing to take
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Sep 15
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told analysts that people without smart glasses may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage" compared to those who do use the tech: https://cnn.it/47L2Y5a
September 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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mmcarthur.bsky.social
Shara Hughes (American, b.1981) :
Pop, 2021

Oil and Dye on Canvas
243.8 × 182.9 cm.
September 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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olaln.bsky.social
Let’s be the first generation in Ireland to experience more, wilder and healthier nature, not less.

The benefits would be endless!

My piece in the Journal this week.
Opinion: We should aim to be the first generation to experience more nature, not less
Our relationship with nature is broken but fixing it could be the key to happier, healthier lives, writes Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum.
www.thejournal.ie
September 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM