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On Edward Gorey's centennial today, his classic alphabet of dark delight
themarginalian.org
A delightfully dark vintage alphabet book from mid-century illustrator Edward Gorey, the Tim Burton of his day.
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I was this many years old when I found out about TreeFM. Is neat.
tree.fm
People around the world recorded the sounds of their forests, so you can escape into nature, while in lockdown or unable to travel. Use this site to chill, meditate or do some digital shinrin-yoku.
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Meet the father of video art, Nam June Paik 📺 Featuring exclusive archive footage & voiceover narration by @steveyeun, #NamJunePaikFilm is a thrilling artist profile chronicling Paik’s video art revolution. In cinemas 19 May. https://t.co/hSYdZ6XboZ
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Why do Astronauts sign NDAs? 🛸 "Because they see shit in space." - Tim Taylor (aka Tyler D) Diana Pasulka, author of American Cosmic, shares the reason why NASA astronauts sign NDAs before they go to space. H/T: @ChilliFowler in response to the recent https://t.co/VzLSqzjcN3
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Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon this week. The five-planet array will be visible from anywhere on Earth, as long as you have clear skies, and Tuesday is the best day to catch the whole group.
apnews.com
There's a special chance this week to see five planets lined up in the night sky. Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars will gather near the moon in a planet parade.
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This upcoming storm is looking to be generally weaker than past storms of this winter, except for a slight chance of thunderstorms late Wednesday-Thursday ☂️.
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Name this ancient Roman god 😡⚔️🛡 *Hint: he originally held a spear and shield!
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The QTs on this tweet more effectively summarize the impacts of the pandemic than the study they discuss. They alternate between people saying the most devastating shit you ever heard and a parade of extremely silly coping mechanisms when we were all hanging on by a thread.
Mental-health crisis from pandemic was minimal, study suggests
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I saw this under the “Rats” trend and looked it up. It’s true! Rats really are this sweet. https://t.co/vnFC8pMcww
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It snowed in Pasadena in 1954, and all of my neighbors got together and collected all of their snow, and it was enough to make one snowman in our front yard! LA may have snow on the Hollywood sign--at 1,500 feet!
Los Angeles last received measurable snowfall in 1954, Burbank in 1966. For Redlands, it's been since 1919. Will these spots see snow this week? https://t.co/rV5QfzRxi8
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Full of characters: James Cook's typewriter tributes – in pictures via @guardian
theguardian.com
The London artist collects vintage typewriters to create work inspired by Paul Smith, Vermeer, Van Gogh and Frida Kahlo
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I can't tweet from my phone. Is this a me problem or is anyone else having issues?
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I was suuuper into Tesla in high school, particularly his (theoretical) death ray and the Tunguska Event. It was probably a meteor and a coincidence, but still
teslauniverse.com
Was the Tunguska Event caused by a secret test of a weapon too terrible to describe? THE BIRTH OF "DEATH RAYS" The French ship Iena blew up in 1907. Electrical experts were sought by the press for...
I saw someone on TikTok mention that they were a Titanic kid and I curious, what was the tragic historical event that you hyper fixated on when you were younger?
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