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morbidfashion: xenopheles: buttlid: dutchbag: babyslime: cyp...

lushthemagicdragon — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:48:02 -0400

xenopheles:

buttlid:

dutchbag:

babyslime:

cyprith:

basedgaben:

garconniere:

tothecabaret:

1930’s Teen Delinquents

i.e. life role models

I’m just gonna reblog this again because it’s one of my favorite pictures ever.

That girl in the chair seems like such a badass I bet she was the leader of the crew.

I want to write about these girls.

When I was a teenager my mother found my grandmother’s (her mother) school scrapbook. It included things like photos, notes, and a two page spread of every demerit she ever received over the course of her formal education. Each of them set aside with little tags like she was so fucking proud of them. They were all for things like, “Unladylike behavior” or, “Skirt too short” or, “refuses to listen to authority”. I loved that spread so much.

I always have to reblog this.

i would’ve dated the shit outta the babe in the chair
u beautiful ppl

I wistfully sigh and WISH my family members had been delinquents. Sadly they were all Good Little Girls…. Oh, to have an old flapper for a grandmother!!

Reblogging for the commentary and because their dresses are wonderful.

jgardsaysstuff: map of Pangaea with current international...

lushthemagicdragon — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:39:11 -0400

jgardsaysstuff:

map of Pangaea with current international borders.

Sorry for beeing impolite and I do not even know, if you got the information yet. But the bull on the "time-table" you reblogged is a symbol for the finance market which says, the market is strong. Hope I could help, have a nice day!

lushthemagicdragon — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:48:06 -0400

Hi there! This isn’t impolite at all, but I actually have no idea what time-table you’re talking about!

doubleshiny: “A quarter of a century after Lt Uhura boldly went...

lushthemagicdragon — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:37 -0400

doubleshiny:

“A quarter of a century after Lt Uhura boldly went where no African American had gone before, her protogee returned the favor. Before blasting into orbit aboard the Endeavour in 1992, Dr Mae Jemison, the first woman of color in space, called actress Nichelle Nichols to thank her for the inspiration. And then she made a promise.

Despite NASA’s rigid protocol, Jemison would begin each shift with a salute that only a Trekkie could appreciate. “Hailing frequencies open,” she could be heard repeating throughout the eight day mission.”

Source

The African French diaspora in 19th Century France

lushthemagicdragon — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:20:09 -0400

barbreyryswells:

Being a member of the Les Mis fandom, I’ve encountered a startling amount of sentiment that there were no people of color in nineteenth century France, that it’s unrealistic to racebend or headcanon characters as people of color and that they can only be written as such in modern alternate universe fic. Don’t get me wrong; I’m all for historical veracity and become slightly miffed at colorblind attempts to integrate people of color without considering the racial implications of their involvement in the narrative, but the idea that they didn’t exist in historical Europe is bullshit. People of color are part of the world and have always been part of it, and attempts to ignore that do not come from historical accuracy, but Eurocentrism, erasure, and a flagrant absenceof research.

So what people of color existed in nineteenth century France then? I’ve researched historical minority communities and am posting about them in parts, one post per community. This post will focus on the African French diaspora. It is part one of a series on ethnic minorities in nineteenth century France. This does not include the African American diaspora and African American immigration to France or North African and Moorish communities already settled in France and the French Mediterranean, which will be the subjects of separate posts.
Below the cut are facts relevant to the African French community, which ideally will assist fandom in producing art, fan fiction, and meta incorporative of people of color.

CW for slavery, racial violence, and racial slurs

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hamilton-was-kawaii-as-fuck: strawberry-fox: faustyflakes: sta...

lushthemagicdragon — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:47:41 -0400

hamilton-was-kawaii-as-fuck:

strawberry-fox:

faustyflakes:

staysandstories:

madtomedgar:

strawberry-fox:

A pair of green-tinted spectacles is on display in the Monticello Visitors Center. These are believed to have belonged to Thomas Jefferson, although we do not know precisely what he used them for. According to Silvio Bedini, tinted glasses first appeared around 1810. They were not typically used as sunglasses as we might think of them, but “to improve the vision out of doors.”

why is he not depicted wearing these in every portrait

Somebody with art skills please rectify this horrible oversight.

bitchin

a real american sphinx

THE ACTUAL BEST

Auglkksjdfs kohai of course you would deliver

Photo

lushthemagicdragon — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:53:10 -0400

apiphile: ogcookies: militantbyexistence: vishual: noseasboba...

lushthemagicdragon — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:09 -0400

apiphile:

ogcookies:

militantbyexistence:

vishual:

noseasboba:

I never get tired of this photo.

Ella Fitzgerald was not allowed to play at Mocambo because of her race. Then, one of Ella’s biggest fans made a telephone call that quite possibly changed the path of her career for good. Here, Ella tells the story of how Marilyn Monroe changed her life:

“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.”

jesus christ this is so much better than all of the “you don’t have to be size zero!!!!!” and “i don’t mind living in a man’s world if i can be a woman!!!!!!!” bullshit related to marilyn monroe i see.

sisterhood yo….

Ella is one of my favorite musical artists.

one of the many, many reasons i want to dropkick people through a glass table when they start on that “why do you think marilyn was a role model lol she was a dumb drunk whore”

thnx tumblr

art-of-swords: Basket-hilted Sword Made by John Beckett Dated:...

lushthemagicdragon — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:44:00 -0400

art-of-swords:

Basket-hilted Sword

Made by John Beckett

Dated: 1761

Culture: English, London, with Spanish blade

Source & Copyright: Royal Armouries

muffdiver: kawaiinchesters: really old vintage photos of...

lushthemagicdragon — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:28:20 -0400

muffdiver:

kawaiinchesters:

really old vintage photos of homosexual couples

See the rest, they’re all amazing.

You're my new favourite blog <3

lushthemagicdragon — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:18:16 -0400

That’s so lovely to hear, and I’m so glad! Means I need to step up my game and be better now.

death-by-happiness: world history I wonder how much trouble I...

lushthemagicdragon — Sat, 04 May 2013 19:43:37 -0400

death-by-happiness:

world history

I wonder how much trouble I would get in if I hung this in my classroom when I become a history teacher

This is incredible

myvisagewasted: Zenobia – Queen of the Palmyrene...

lushthemagicdragon — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:00:50 -0400

myvisagewasted:

Zenobia – Queen of the Palmyrene Empire

Zenobia had married Septimius Odaenathus, the King of Palmyra, by 258; she was his second wife. … Around 266, Zenobia and Odaenathus had a son, his second child, Lucius Julius Aurelius Septimius Vaballathus Athenodorus.

In 267, Zenobia’s husband and stepson were assassinated. The titled heir, Vaballathus, was only one year old, so his mother succeeded her husband and ruled Palmyra. Zenobia bestowed upon herself and her son the honorific titles of Augusta and Augustus. Zenobia conquered new territories and increased the Palmyrene Empire in the memory of her husband and as a legacy to her son. Her stated goal was to protect the Eastern Roman Empire from the Sassanid Empire, for the peace of Rome; however, her efforts significantly increased the power of her own throne.

In 269 Zenobia, her army, and the Palmyrene General Zabdas violently conquered Egypt with help from their Egyptian ally, Timagenes, and his army. The Roman prefect of Egypt, Tenagino Probus and his forces, tried to expel them from Egypt, but Zenobia’s forces captured and beheaded Probus. She then proclaimed herself Queen of Egypt. After these initial forays, Zenobia became known as a “Warrior Queen”. In leading her army, she displayed significant prowess: she was an able horse rider and would walk three or four miles with her foot soldiers.

Zenobia, with her large army, made expeditions and conquered Anatolia as far as Ancyra or Ankara and Chalcedon, followed by Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon. In her short-lived empire, Zenobia took the vital trade routes in these areas from the Romans. Roman Emperor Aurelian, who was at that time campaigning with his forces in the Gallic Empire, probably did recognise the authority of Zenobia and Vaballathus; however, this relationship began to break down when Aurelian began a military campaign to reunite the Roman Empire in 272–273. Aurelian and his forces left the Gallic Empire and arrived in Syria. The forces of Aurelian and Zenobia met and fought near Antioch. After a crushing defeat, the remaining Palmyrenes briefly fled into Antioch and then into Emesa.

Zenobia was unable to remove her treasury at Emesa before Aurelian successfully entered and besieged the city. Zenobia and her son escaped Emesa by camel with help from the Sassanids, but they were captured on the Euphrates River by Aurelian’s horsemen. Zenobia’s short-lived Egyptian kingdom and the Palmyrene Empire had ended.

Description from Wikipedia. Painting by Herbert Gustave Schmalz.

likeafieldmouse: Arnold Newman 1. Igor Stravinsky, New York, NY...

lushthemagicdragon — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:03:14 -0400

likeafieldmouse:

Arnold Newman

1. Igor Stravinsky, New York, NY (1946)

2. Francis Bacon (1975)

3 . Aaron Copland, Peekskill, NY (1959)

4. Arthur Miller, New York, NY (1947)

5. Georgia O’Keeffe, Ghost Ranch, NM (1968)

6. Man Ray, Paris, France (1948)

7. Otto Frank, Father of Anne Frank, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1960)

8. Jackson Pollock, Long Island, NY (1949)

9. Marcel Duchamp, New York, NY (1966)

10. Alberto Giacometti, Paris, France (1954)

Princess Zenaida Yusupova in traditional Russian costume at the...

lushthemagicdragon — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:31:56 -0400

Princess Zenaida Yusupova in traditional Russian costume at the famous 1903 ball held at the Winter Palace.

Jesus fucking Christ tumblr, this is not my main blog how many times do I have to tell you that

lushthemagicdragon — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:26:54 -0400

It’s like a game of how many times I can apologize for flooding your dashes with shit that is not relevant to this blog, goddamn.

Oi, sorry about that.

lushthemagicdragon — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:07:31 -0400

Tumblr’s doing it again, reblogging les miserables things to this blog instead of my own.

hippy-daze: kripke-is-my-king: hahry: a venn diagram of the things george washington said not...

lushthemagicdragon — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:53:02 -0400

hippy-daze:

kripke-is-my-king:

hahry:

a venn diagram of the things george washington said not to do and the things america did would be a circle

#washington sitting in the afterlife screaming ‘TWO THINGS AMERICA. I SAID TWO FUCKING THINGS. #ISOLATIONISM. #NO POLITICAL PARTIES. #DID I FUCKING STUTTER #DID I STUTTER MY ENTIRE FAREWELL ADDRESS #GOD DAMN LINCOLN NEVER HAD TO PUT UP WITH THIS SHIT [via thecapn]

andrewbaggott: Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start The Fire Harry...

lushthemagicdragon — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:25:12 -0400

andrewbaggott:

Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start The Fire

Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio, Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea South Korea, Marilyn Monroe, Rosenbergs, H-Bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom, Brando, The King and I, The Catcher in the Rye, Eisenhower, vaccine, England’s got a new queen, Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye

Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser, Prokofiev, Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist bloc, Roy Cohn, Juan Perón, Toscanini, Dacron, Dien Bien Phu falls, Rock Around the Clock, Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn’s got a winning team, Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, ElvisPresley, Disneyland, Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev, Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez

Little Rock, Pasternak, Mickey Mantle, Kerouac, Sputnik, Chou En-Lai, Bridge on the River Kwai, Lebanon, Charles de Gaulle, California, Baseball, Starkweather homicides, Children of Thalidomide, Buddy Holly, Ben-Hur, Space Monkey, Mafia, Hula hoops, Castro, Edsel is a no-go, U-2, Syngman Rhee, Payola, Kennedy, Chubby Checker, Psycho, Belgians in the Congo

Hemingway, Eichmann, Stranger in a Strange Land, Dylan, Berlin, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania, Ole’ Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson, Pope Paul, Malcolm X, British politician sex, JFK, blown away! What else do I have to say?

Birth control, Ho Chi Minh, Richard Nixon back again, Moonshot, Woodstock, Watergate, Punkrock, Begin, Reagan, Palestine, Terror on the airline, Ayatollah’s in Iran, Russians in Afghanistan, Wheel of Fortune, Sally Ride, Heavy metal suicide, Foreign debts, Homeless vets, AIDS, Crack, Bernie Goetz, Hypodermics on the shore, China’s under martial law, Rock-and-roller cola wars

Educate yourselves, buckos.

shoujofeels: becausetheinternet: A 2500 year old mummy that...

lushthemagicdragon — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:32:21 -0400

shoujofeels:

becausetheinternet:

A 2500 year old mummy that had some amazing tattoos.

WHAT.

NO FUCKING WAY.