Helen De Cruz
@helendecruz.net
Philosopher writing on science, religion, SFF, SFWA, Codex, lute music.
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My book Wonderstruck - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232126/wonderstruck
newsletter: http://helendecruz.substack.com
website: https://helendecruz.net/
My book Wonderstruck - https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691232126/wonderstruck
Plato on recreational sex in Symposium. A few pages further he also talks about lesbian relationships.
May 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Plato on recreational sex in Symposium. A few pages further he also talks about lesbian relationships.
On nonbinary gender, Plato, Symposium, 370 bc
May 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
On nonbinary gender, Plato, Symposium, 370 bc
We were in the eye of a tornado. A maga truck tried in vain to get out but to no avail. Then he got a chainsaw and began to slice his way out. A suburban mom said ' at least they're good for something '
May 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We were in the eye of a tornado. A maga truck tried in vain to get out but to no avail. Then he got a chainsaw and began to slice his way out. A suburban mom said ' at least they're good for something '
British classic animal fable books
May 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
British classic animal fable books
Thinking of camera upgrade for my 11 y old soon 12 y old son. Has been taking nature photos since age 9. Current camera is simple digital Lumix of $550 so can be more expensive but not crazily so bc $$. Here some examples:
April 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Thinking of camera upgrade for my 11 y old soon 12 y old son. Has been taking nature photos since age 9. Current camera is simple digital Lumix of $550 so can be more expensive but not crazily so bc $$. Here some examples:
I got a chemo drug today, taxol, named after its plant Taxus brevifolia, or the pacific yew tree. It was used by Native Americans for various medicinal purposes. western scientists in the 20th century isolated its chemical compound and in 1990 it was approved as a cancer drug in 1993 1/
April 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I got a chemo drug today, taxol, named after its plant Taxus brevifolia, or the pacific yew tree. It was used by Native Americans for various medicinal purposes. western scientists in the 20th century isolated its chemical compound and in 1990 it was approved as a cancer drug in 1993 1/
My home city has a rich culinary tradition. You might be able to guess what it is, looking at these images
April 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My home city has a rich culinary tradition. You might be able to guess what it is, looking at these images
Huntington gardens, desert garden
Colored pencils (Derwent lightfast) on sennelier oil pastel paper
Colored pencils (Derwent lightfast) on sennelier oil pastel paper
April 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Huntington gardens, desert garden
Colored pencils (Derwent lightfast) on sennelier oil pastel paper
Colored pencils (Derwent lightfast) on sennelier oil pastel paper
Almost done with this colored pencil drawing of Huntington gardens, desert garden, I will show you the finished product tomorrow
April 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Almost done with this colored pencil drawing of Huntington gardens, desert garden, I will show you the finished product tomorrow
Cf this is very vibrant, even that dress on the right, but also in a book so protected from light
April 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Cf this is very vibrant, even that dress on the right, but also in a book so protected from light
Not just pinks, yellows also fade. Chrome yellows become muddy and greenish, rpbbing his sunflowers of their vibrancy
April 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Not just pinks, yellows also fade. Chrome yellows become muddy and greenish, rpbbing his sunflowers of their vibrancy
This used to be a vibrant pink but the roses began to fade quickly. Lake pigments, which are lovely links and reds, tend to do badly.
April 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This used to be a vibrant pink but the roses began to fade quickly. Lake pigments, which are lovely links and reds, tend to do badly.
We know from a little stripe at the top where a frame covered the painting that this Renoir didn't have a grey background but a lovely deep carmine
April 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We know from a little stripe at the top where a frame covered the painting that this Renoir didn't have a grey background but a lovely deep carmine
Did you know a lot of 19th c paintings don't look anymore as their makers intended? They used a lot of light fugitive colors such as lake colors (reds, pink) that are beautiful when fresh but quickly fade. Cf Van Gogh. Once the color is gone you can only do digital reconstruction
April 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Did you know a lot of 19th c paintings don't look anymore as their makers intended? They used a lot of light fugitive colors such as lake colors (reds, pink) that are beautiful when fresh but quickly fade. Cf Van Gogh. Once the color is gone you can only do digital reconstruction
This analysis is good but also worrisome. Indicates a sig number of Trump supporters do not care he wrecks the economy. No such destructive actions can bring the reverse rapture all the quicker...
![Evangelical Influences
Religious studies scholar Julie Ingersoll argues that evangelicals have "helped make widespread acceptance of QAnon possible by weaving their theological commitments to apocalypticism, conspiracies and persecution narratives into the larger American culture."[266] Messianic, apocalyptic, and spiritual warfare themes popular in evangelical media beginning in the 1970s – as well as conspiracy theories popularized among the demographic such as the New World Order – have been described as influences on the QAnon belief system, as well as aspects of QAnon that appeal to evangelicals.[267][268]
The apocalyptic stories are seen by Christians as fictional depictions of real future events, giving them real-world significance.[269][267] American studies scholar S. Jonathon O'Donnell argues that QAnon, which sees Trump as fighting a demonic deep state, has significant commonalities with Christian spiritual warfare –](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:la3onpkr2vtcw7zequ55jvft/bafkreigv4kd4fpuy2h74kcxqs5sbooiwlpcpkv6d7o4swg5ct35kyi6l6y@jpeg)
April 5, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This analysis is good but also worrisome. Indicates a sig number of Trump supporters do not care he wrecks the economy. No such destructive actions can bring the reverse rapture all the quicker...
So I now have completed the inner chapters in pencil drawing. I could still draw a few from the other parts of the Zhuangzi? Eg the swimmer, wheelwright, horse trainer, happiness of fish, Zhuangzi’s wife. Don’t know yet. But here are 11 inner chapters drawings. Was a fun project
April 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
So I now have completed the inner chapters in pencil drawing. I could still draw a few from the other parts of the Zhuangzi? Eg the swimmer, wheelwright, horse trainer, happiness of fish, Zhuangzi’s wife. Don’t know yet. But here are 11 inner chapters drawings. Was a fun project
The sad story of Hundun
![The emperor of the South Sea was called Shu [Brief], the emperor of the North Sea was called Hu [Sudden], and the emperor of the central region was called Hun-tun [Chaos]. Shu and Hu from time to time came together for a meeting in the territory of Hun-tun, and Hun-tun treated them very generously. Shu and Hu discussed how they could repay his kindness. "All men," they said, "have seven openings so they can see, hear, eat, and breathe. But Hun-tun alone doesn't have any. Let's trying boring him some!"
Every day they bored another hole, and on the seventh day Hun-tun died.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:la3onpkr2vtcw7zequ55jvft/bafkreiguiftltgwxl6e337wihrnormvgisnxuzj5sadjaovekdlhtxxqga@jpeg)
April 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The sad story of Hundun
From the Stanley Vanity Fair interview. I think the system as it is now is super unhealthy with a few superstars who can easily move and everyone else no matter how talented not given a second look. And already if you’re in that category you are lucky bc most phds do not get tenure track positions.
April 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
From the Stanley Vanity Fair interview. I think the system as it is now is super unhealthy with a few superstars who can easily move and everyone else no matter how talented not given a second look. And already if you’re in that category you are lucky bc most phds do not get tenure track positions.
Jane Addams, the American activist and philosopher, came from a wealthy Republican household. She questioned her social class's ethics: "it is as easy for most of us to keep from stealing our dinners as it is to digest them". Many think if you don't steal, are kind to family and friends, you're ok
April 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Jane Addams, the American activist and philosopher, came from a wealthy Republican household. She questioned her social class's ethics: "it is as easy for most of us to keep from stealing our dinners as it is to digest them". Many think if you don't steal, are kind to family and friends, you're ok
This one was hard to think up. Had to take inspiration from Miró
April 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This one was hard to think up. Had to take inspiration from Miró
What do you think? Bit of Miró
April 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
What do you think? Bit of Miró
Letter on dispelling sorrow. Here's the text sorry it's offensive, Al Kindi didn't like trans people. But he recognized their existence in 9th c Baghdad!
March 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Letter on dispelling sorrow. Here's the text sorry it's offensive, Al Kindi didn't like trans people. But he recognized their existence in 9th c Baghdad!