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I must have this book
Some thoughts on Caravaggio's inventive representations of dress in a blog for @reaktionbooks.bsky.social.
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Caravaggio and the Language of Dress | Reaktion Books
In this blog, author Elizabeth Currie talks about the subject of her new book, Street Style, Caravaggio, and his works in relation to the language of dress.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I must have this book
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The recently opened Fragonard Fashion and Costume Museum in Arles, with some beautifully displayed 18th-19th century outfits.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The recently opened Fragonard Fashion and Costume Museum in Arles, with some beautifully displayed 18th-19th century outfits.
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It must be ten years ago that I met Alice on Twitter. She did more good in those years than most people do in a lifetime. I will miss her very much
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
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Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It must be ten years ago that I met Alice on Twitter. She did more good in those years than most people do in a lifetime. I will miss her very much
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November 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I'm really enjoying the articles coming out due to the release of Anthony Hopkins's memoir. We should celebrate the people who have given us so much while we still have them
The redemption of Anthony Hopkins | The Observer
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November 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I'm really enjoying the articles coming out due to the release of Anthony Hopkins's memoir. We should celebrate the people who have given us so much while we still have them
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Aurora Australis: Southern Lights
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Aurora Australis: Southern Lights
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November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
After a few more listens to the new Florence album, Music by Men is definitely my favourite song
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
After a few more listens to the new Florence album, Music by Men is definitely my favourite song
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RIP Tatsuya Nakadai. One of my all-time favorite actors.
Harakiri 1962 Masaki Kobayashi w Tatsuya Nakadai in signature role. In my top 10 all time; MK & TN also did amazing 10 hour Human Condition trilogy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai. One of my all-time favorite actors.
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Died (alas!) on this day in 1677, in Amsterdam, Aert van der Neer. Painter of the cold cold days (& sometimes nights) of Dutch winters.
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Died (alas!) on this day in 1677, in Amsterdam, Aert van der Neer. Painter of the cold cold days (& sometimes nights) of Dutch winters.
Sunday evening music
November 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Sunday evening music
Listened a couple of times last night. Great first impressions
November 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Listened a couple of times last night. Great first impressions
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It's dramatic artwork for today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange.
What can be more dramatic than this sky?
🖼️ A Spate in the Highlands by Peter Graham from the collection of Manchester Art Gallery
What can be more dramatic than this sky?
🖼️ A Spate in the Highlands by Peter Graham from the collection of Manchester Art Gallery
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
It's dramatic artwork for today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange.
What can be more dramatic than this sky?
🖼️ A Spate in the Highlands by Peter Graham from the collection of Manchester Art Gallery
What can be more dramatic than this sky?
🖼️ A Spate in the Highlands by Peter Graham from the collection of Manchester Art Gallery
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference on "Early Modern Asexualities," in person at Victoria College at the University of Toronto (and streamed online), January 5-7, 2026.
Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤
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Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤
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November 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference on "Early Modern Asexualities," in person at Victoria College at the University of Toronto (and streamed online), January 5-7, 2026.
Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤
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Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤
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Mid week late night movie
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Mid week late night movie
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Inscape: Buttercup Festival 3-353
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Inscape: Buttercup Festival 3-353
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Reminder: Oldboy, the inspiration behind the 2003 hit film, returns to print in 2 Deluxe Edition (hardcover, 7x10") format volumes! Pre-order: https://bit.ly/45ixn92
By Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. #DHManga
By Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. #DHManga
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reminder: Oldboy, the inspiration behind the 2003 hit film, returns to print in 2 Deluxe Edition (hardcover, 7x10") format volumes! Pre-order: https://bit.ly/45ixn92
By Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. #DHManga
By Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi. #DHManga
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We've all been there
November 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM
We've all been there
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Jacaranda season has arrived in Thirroul. (It's not a native but heck. Clouds of lilac & petal-strewn pavements some of us can do with.😉)
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Jacaranda season has arrived in Thirroul. (It's not a native but heck. Clouds of lilac & petal-strewn pavements some of us can do with.😉)
I'm watching the latest series of The Witcher, and did ChatGPT write this dialogue? I don't mind the recasting so much as the shitty CGI and bad writing. I do still love the whole Witcher universe, though
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I'm watching the latest series of The Witcher, and did ChatGPT write this dialogue? I don't mind the recasting so much as the shitty CGI and bad writing. I do still love the whole Witcher universe, though
Post four female characters you love. First ones off the top of my head
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Post four female characters you love. First ones off the top of my head
My brain won't let me read the paper this morning, so here's Henri Fantin-Latour's The Corner of the Table.
Top, left to right: Camille Pelletan, Jean Aicard, and Jean Baptiste Valade.
Bottom: Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Léon Valade, Ernest d’Hervilly, Émile Blémont, and Pierre Elzéar Bonnaffé.
Top, left to right: Camille Pelletan, Jean Aicard, and Jean Baptiste Valade.
Bottom: Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Léon Valade, Ernest d’Hervilly, Émile Blémont, and Pierre Elzéar Bonnaffé.
October 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My brain won't let me read the paper this morning, so here's Henri Fantin-Latour's The Corner of the Table.
Top, left to right: Camille Pelletan, Jean Aicard, and Jean Baptiste Valade.
Bottom: Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Léon Valade, Ernest d’Hervilly, Émile Blémont, and Pierre Elzéar Bonnaffé.
Top, left to right: Camille Pelletan, Jean Aicard, and Jean Baptiste Valade.
Bottom: Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Léon Valade, Ernest d’Hervilly, Émile Blémont, and Pierre Elzéar Bonnaffé.
It's one of those Mondays where I'm just sitting in the cafe waiting for the meds to kick in
October 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It's one of those Mondays where I'm just sitting in the cafe waiting for the meds to kick in
Beautiful then, beautiful now, an all around wonderful person
October 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Beautiful then, beautiful now, an all around wonderful person
Sunday Handel. This one is lovely, with quieter, more restrained music than many of his more famous operas
October 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Sunday Handel. This one is lovely, with quieter, more restrained music than many of his more famous operas