Maintainin’ In The Madness
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🎶, 📚, 📺, 🎥 & whatever else helps bide the time.
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My ♥️ beats notes 🎼 (scales), drums🪘, chords, keys 🎹 , strings🪕🎸, horns 🎺 🎷, and vocal 🗣️sound… 🎼…music.
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Douglass https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2019.28.25
December 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Douglass https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2019.28.25
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In Joan Semmel’s paintings, the human form refuses to settle into an object, insisting that women’s bodies are interesting for more than their eroticism. Here is the body rendered strange, made into a visual puzzle.
Joan Semmel’s Paintings Are Beautifully Disturbing
The nonagenarian artist insists that women’s bodies are interesting for more than their eroticism.
hyperallergic.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In Joan Semmel’s paintings, the human form refuses to settle into an object, insisting that women’s bodies are interesting for more than their eroticism. Here is the body rendered strange, made into a visual puzzle.
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Protect your whimsy ladies ✨️✨️🧚🏽♀️
December 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Protect your whimsy ladies ✨️✨️🧚🏽♀️
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25 Favorite Moments from this past year. The seasons collided in Chicago’s Millennium Park as an early snowfall in November created a beautiful scene. 7 of 25.
December 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
25 Favorite Moments from this past year. The seasons collided in Chicago’s Millennium Park as an early snowfall in November created a beautiful scene. 7 of 25.
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During the 18 years of the "baby boom" from 1946 to 1964, around 76 million Americans were born. Better educated and wealthier than previous generations, boomers made popular culture more inclusive and helped grow a consumer-driven economy. https://to.pbs.org/4q1CK4C
Baby boomers start turning 80 in 2026. Can you ace this pop culture quiz?
Here are 20 questions to see how well you know — or remember — about the indelible imprint made on pop culture by and for baby boomers.
www.pbs.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
During the 18 years of the "baby boom" from 1946 to 1964, around 76 million Americans were born. Better educated and wealthier than previous generations, boomers made popular culture more inclusive and helped grow a consumer-driven economy. https://to.pbs.org/4q1CK4C
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Tiera Kennedy releases "Down The Road," out now and filled with hope, reflection, and reassurance. A warm reminder that brighter days are always waiting just ahead. zurl.co/AMp9s
Tiera Kennedy Shares "Down The Road" And Message Of Hope - That Eric Alper
Rising R and B country gospel voice Tiera Kennedy releases “Down The Road,” out now via Green Is My Color LLC and arriving as a warm, grounding reminder that brighter days are always ahead. Written by Kennedy alongside Cameron Bedell, Jared Scott, and Emily Falvey and produced by Bedell, the song blends reflection and reassurance […]
zurl.co
December 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Tiera Kennedy releases "Down The Road," out now and filled with hope, reflection, and reassurance. A warm reminder that brighter days are always waiting just ahead. zurl.co/AMp9s
Happened on the 🎥 the first wives club & I automatically smiled! This movie always makes me laugh😩😂🤣 Bette, Goldie & Diane’s chemistry & performances were charming. I totally forgot that Rob Reiner was in this too. Happy their legacy can still be shared via silver/tv screen 🥹
December 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Happened on the 🎥 the first wives club & I automatically smiled! This movie always makes me laugh😩😂🤣 Bette, Goldie & Diane’s chemistry & performances were charming. I totally forgot that Rob Reiner was in this too. Happy their legacy can still be shared via silver/tv screen 🥹
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of working class.
Utilizing individual stories to enhance her argument, Kelley demonstrates how Black Americans drew their sense of self not by the work they performed, but by where they stood in their community. Anyone interested in labor or Black history should add this to their reading list!2/2
Utilizing individual stories to enhance her argument, Kelley demonstrates how Black Americans drew their sense of self not by the work they performed, but by where they stood in their community. Anyone interested in labor or Black history should add this to their reading list!2/2
December 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
of working class.
Utilizing individual stories to enhance her argument, Kelley demonstrates how Black Americans drew their sense of self not by the work they performed, but by where they stood in their community. Anyone interested in labor or Black history should add this to their reading list!2/2
Utilizing individual stories to enhance her argument, Kelley demonstrates how Black Americans drew their sense of self not by the work they performed, but by where they stood in their community. Anyone interested in labor or Black history should add this to their reading list!2/2
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Blair LM Kelley’s Black Folk is a critical analysis on the experiences & legacies of what she argues is the often forgotten Black working class. Covering an impressive timespan, Kelley illustrates how Black workers were more than just laborers & challenges readers to reconsider their definition
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December 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Blair LM Kelley’s Black Folk is a critical analysis on the experiences & legacies of what she argues is the often forgotten Black working class. Covering an impressive timespan, Kelley illustrates how Black workers were more than just laborers & challenges readers to reconsider their definition
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“I'm making black music. That's the only outline for me, really. That's the only boundary to stay with. It's soul music. I'm going all out in those terms.”
— D'Angelo
— D'Angelo
December 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
“I'm making black music. That's the only outline for me, really. That's the only boundary to stay with. It's soul music. I'm going all out in those terms.”
— D'Angelo
— D'Angelo
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December 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Harmonia Rosales, Afro-Cuban American (1984- ), Jakuta and the Nupe Princess, 2024, 60 x 48 in
December 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Harmonia Rosales, Afro-Cuban American (1984- ), Jakuta and the Nupe Princess, 2024, 60 x 48 in
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We're reflecting on the past year and remembering the artists we've lost in 2025, including Roy Ayers. Please join us in celebrating his musical legacy today and EVERY day.
album.ink/RAUsunshine
album.ink/RAUsunshine
December 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We're reflecting on the past year and remembering the artists we've lost in 2025, including Roy Ayers. Please join us in celebrating his musical legacy today and EVERY day.
album.ink/RAUsunshine
album.ink/RAUsunshine
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Thomas Handforth (1897-1948), A Merry Christmas, etching on paper, 3 5⁄8 x 3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 x 9.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC. More info on the artist in ALT. #arthistory #Christmas #Printmaking
December 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thomas Handforth (1897-1948), A Merry Christmas, etching on paper, 3 5⁄8 x 3 5⁄8 in. (9.2 x 9.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC. More info on the artist in ALT. #arthistory #Christmas #Printmaking
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The inner ‘round the way girl in me agrees 🥰 but title track is knocking aptly taking the title 🥊
"Around the Way Girl" is the best song on LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out' (1990). Agree or disagree?
album.ink/LLCoolJ-MSKYO
album.ink/LLCoolJ-MSKYO
December 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The inner ‘round the way girl in me agrees 🥰 but title track is knocking aptly taking the title 🥊
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"Around the Way Girl" is the best song on LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out' (1990). Agree or disagree?
album.ink/LLCoolJ-MSKYO
album.ink/LLCoolJ-MSKYO
December 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Around the Way Girl" is the best song on LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out' (1990). Agree or disagree?
album.ink/LLCoolJ-MSKYO
album.ink/LLCoolJ-MSKYO
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disagree.
jingling baby! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
jingling baby! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
"Around the Way Girl" is the best song on LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out' (1990). Agree or disagree?
album.ink/LLCoolJ-MSKYO
album.ink/LLCoolJ-MSKYO
December 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
disagree.
jingling baby! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
jingling baby! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
🎶 I'm the king of rock, there is none higher
Sucker MCs should call me sire
To burn my kingdom, you must use 🔥
I won't stop rockin' 'til I retire 🎶
Sucker MCs should call me sire
To burn my kingdom, you must use 🔥
I won't stop rockin' 'til I retire 🎶
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
🎶 I'm the king of rock, there is none higher
Sucker MCs should call me sire
To burn my kingdom, you must use 🔥
I won't stop rockin' 'til I retire 🎶
Sucker MCs should call me sire
To burn my kingdom, you must use 🔥
I won't stop rockin' 'til I retire 🎶
I was able to chop it up with some of my older relatives & we had a good convo about music/musicianship. They’ve regularly seen the Temps, Whispers, OJays & other acts, that today would be tagged as “legacy” & it made me think 🤔 How 🍀 they were to be able to experience these groups in prime
December 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I was able to chop it up with some of my older relatives & we had a good convo about music/musicianship. They’ve regularly seen the Temps, Whispers, OJays & other acts, that today would be tagged as “legacy” & it made me think 🤔 How 🍀 they were to be able to experience these groups in prime
I took a tour of holiday houses & was simply charmed🥰 In the midst of madness, this time of year brings a small piece of joy & revelry 🤗🫶🏾
December 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I took a tour of holiday houses & was simply charmed🥰 In the midst of madness, this time of year brings a small piece of joy & revelry 🤗🫶🏾
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When Salvador Dalí Created Christmas Cards That Were Too Avant Garde for Hallmark (1960)
When Salvador Dalí Created Christmas Cards That Were Too Avant Garde for Hallmark (1960)
The nature of marketing in the nearly-over 2010s, with all its unexpected brand crossovers and collaborations, gave rise to many strange commercial bedfellows.
www.openculture.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
When Salvador Dalí Created Christmas Cards That Were Too Avant Garde for Hallmark (1960)
To the skyline 🫶🏾
a christmas card with santa in a sleigh pulled by two reindeer
ALT: a christmas card with santa in a sleigh pulled by two reindeer
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
To the skyline 🫶🏾
Yes!
If someone asks you to recommend ONE Phyllis Hyman album, is this the one? | Rediscover the album here: album.ink/PhyllisHymanPH
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Yes!