Abject Reptile @abject_reptile

General factotum and former medievalist. I read, I write, I garden, I sleep in my armour... Pronouns: I remain undecided. Joined January 2010

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Soviet Visuals @sovietvisuals

a week ago

Peace to the world! 1965 Soviet poster. (shirts below)

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Omar Hamad | عُـمَـرْ 𓂆 @OmarHamadD

2 weeks ago

If only I were a grain of sand in a land no human foot had ever stepped on, a land that had known nothing of life except the friction of sand beside it. I am exhausted from being a human who has seen nothing of life but blood—and the fear of his own blood being shed. I am…

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @SheldrickTrust

2 weeks ago

Two years ago today, Korbessa flew into our lives. The tiny calf we rescued has blossomed into a confident, capable little lady — and Keeper Joseph is still by her side, every step of the way. There is no shortcut to raising an orphaned elephant — especially when they are were…

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William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill

2 weeks ago

No, pathetic, spineless, disgraceful @BBCNews - this is not a "controversial" project- it is an illegal war crime, designed to make a Palestinian state Impossible & ignores 47 UN Resolutions Israel approves controversial West Bank settlement project bbc.com/news/articles/…

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ぼんた（小熊香奈子） @dorodangobonta

3 weeks ago

#米の日白米だいすきです

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Janus Films @janusfilms

3 weeks ago

Gone but never forgotten.

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Helen Day @LBFlyawayhome

3 weeks ago

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things Magnetic fishing (Toys and Games to Make, 1966) Artist: Robert Ayton

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty

3 weeks ago

An Augustinian Hermit in a Landscape Flemish School, mid-16th century (National Trust Images)

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derek guy @dieworkwear

4 weeks ago

it's funny to be in love with something for more than twenty years and the love never fades. will always love seeing true tailors at work. unfortunately these sorts of small shops continue to disappear. IG soulsofitaly

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Matthew Sweet @DrMatthewSweet

4 weeks ago

Very sad to hear of the death of Daniel Postgate. Discussing Clanger politics with him live on @BBCFreeThinking was pure joy. His answers were excellent. He had spoken it all his life.

Matthew Sweet @DrMatthewSweet

2 years ago

Very sad to hear of the death of Daniel Postgate. Discussing Clanger politics with him live on @BBCFreeThinking was pure joy. His answers were excellent. He had spoken it all his life.

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#WOMENSART @womensart1

4 weeks ago

Cover illustration for 'The Moomins and the great flood' (1945) by author/illustrator Tove Jansson #WomensArt

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#WOMENSART @womensart1

a month ago

Mollie Silver, an artist from Cornwall, UK who is celebrating her 107th birthday today. She said being yourself is the key to a happy life #WomensArt #MondayMotivaton (Via BBC)

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety

a month ago

Potatoes were originally cultivated in South America thousands of years ago and were introduced into Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century. There are now thousands of potato varieties worldwide ~ here’s an extraordinary collection from Bolivia

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Abject Reptile @abject_reptile

a month ago

Spectacular.

#WOMENSART @womensart1

a month ago

Spectacular.

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Abject Reptile @abject_reptile

a month ago

Everything.

Tolkien Society @TolkienSociety

a month ago

Everything.

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Abject Reptile @abject_reptile

a month ago

Same here. I doff my hat to my primary school teacher who played the album for us. I didn't have much money at that age but I bought the album. Thank you, Mrs H.

Jefferson Morley @jeffersonmorley

a month ago

Same here. I doff my hat to my primary school teacher who played the album for us. I didn't have much money at that age but I bought the album. Thank you, Mrs H.

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Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart

a month ago

Vintage Halloween hanging decoration featuring a devil bat die-cut from cardboard, produced by Beistle, USA, circa 1925-1931. The Beistle Company, established in 1900, was an influential manufacturer of seasonal paper decorations, particularly popular during the early 20th…

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi

2 months ago

It’s worse than “Gaza is being starved and destroyed and no one cares.” It’s that hundreds of millions *do* care and are powerless to stop it. We need a world where that can never happen, where the masses actually have political power.

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Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart

2 months ago

Study of a Basilisk, the Sun, and the Moon, pen and ink drawing by Albrecht Dürer, c. 1507-1519.

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Archaeology & Art @archaeologyart

2 months ago

Longcase striking clock known as "Mamsellklocka," crafted from painted wood, originating from Österbotten, Finland, early 19th century AD. Currently housed in the National Museum of Finland.