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Ashley Gardini
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Architectural historian teaching at community colleges. Adjunct. Union member. Doing SAH stuff and writing for JSTOR Daily.
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Iconic Quiznos Ad with the deranged rat-ish thing with human eyes and teeth, and a black top hat, saying “WE LOVE THE SUBS,” with another smaller deranged rat-ish think wearing a bicorne(?) hat, playing the guitar…all in front of a Quiznos Sub restaurant.
August 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Thinking about that time Alcatraz hosted a fantastic Ai Weiwei exhibit. Source of photos: www.for-site.org/large-ai-wei...
A multi-colored dragon hung sinuously in a derelict prison hall. An art exhibit in a derelict prison hall. The artworks are large panels on the floor with faces and names of activists, prisoners of conscience, and advocates of free speech from around the world. The images are chunky and blocky, like making a portrait out of Legos. A large-scale mechanical bird's wing on display in an empty prison hall.
May 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I know I'm late to this, but I just realized this series of photographs of Helen Frankenthaler was taken by Gordon Parks.
A young Helen Frankenthaler posed sitting on the floor, wearing a pink outfit, white headband, framing her chin with one hand. She sits seemingly in her studio, with her abstract paintings covering the walls and floor. She's sitting on one of the artworks.
February 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Image by Cats of Brutalism
Black and white image of an enormous cat stretching and relaxing under a large Brutalism building (comical image with a totally unrealistic scale)
December 23, 2024 at 7:29 AM
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Grace Cathedral looking lovely this evening.
Large Gothic Revival cathedral in an American city at night, lit by warm amber colored lights.
December 15, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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Who wore it better?
An artwork that consists of a large boulder being held above a sunken concrete walkway that allows visitors to walk under the boulder. A large rock is elevated above a stairwell - seemingly wedged between two wall - in a contemporary concrete home with no visible furniture.
December 3, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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Retiring the number of one of the best to ever play for the San Jose Sharks. (Image from the Sharks’ Instagram.)
A teal flag mimicking a San Jose Shark’s hockey jersey with "Thornton 19" is raised at a retirement celebration for Joe Thornton taking place on the ice rink. The scene includes a shark head structure and the number 19 displayed on a podium.
November 24, 2024 at 4:17 AM
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A cold but gorgeous day along the coast 💙
Beach with blue skies and wispy clouds Beach with a few people strolling on it, blue skies
November 18, 2024 at 9:20 PM
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Love a good weekend in Monterey 💙
View of the ocean, blue skies, a yellow kayak, and land off in the distance.
November 6, 2023 at 10:30 PM