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[?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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CURE ARSE. A dyachilon plaister, applied to the parts galled by riding.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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@histodons

Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CURE ARSE. A dyachilon plaister, applied to the parts galled by riding. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CURE ARSE. A dyachilon plaister, applied to the parts galled by riding. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
    @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

    "Fair is foul, and foul is fair;
    Hover through the fog and filthy air."
    Witches, Scene I

    This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is Performed for the First Time (Probably)

    Toil and Trouble

    lithub.com/this-week-in-litera

    Macbeth by William Shakespeare at PG:
    gutenberg.org/ebooks/1533

    The title page of Macbeth, printed in the Second Folio of 1632. It is showing the opening scenes with the three witches and King Duncan receiving news of battle, printed in early modern typography with decorative header ornamentation, on page 151.

    Alt...The title page of Macbeth, printed in the Second Folio of 1632. It is showing the opening scenes with the three witches and King Duncan receiving news of battle, printed in early modern typography with decorative header ornamentation, on page 151.

      [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
      @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

      The Case for Aesthetic Education

      Why Friedrich Schiller believed art belongs at the heart of education—and why it matters for equal opportunity today.

      By: Marco Elvis Joven Domínguez

      daily.jstor.org/the-case-for-a

      Books by Friedrich Schiller at PG:
      gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/289

      Still Life with Apples by Paul Cézanne. A green ceramic jar, a wine bottle wrapped in wicker, a wicker-wrapped jug, a small floral-patterned sugar bowl, and a bowl of red and yellow apples, all arranged on a table draped with a patterned blue cloth and white fabric.

      Alt...Still Life with Apples by Paul Cézanne. A green ceramic jar, a wine bottle wrapped in wicker, a wicker-wrapped jug, a small floral-patterned sugar bowl, and a bowl of red and yellow apples, all arranged on a table draped with a patterned blue cloth and white fabric.

        [?]Jesus Michał von Gentoo 🏔 (he) » 🌐
        @mgorny@social.treehouse.systems

        Time for another book on my : "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson. I'm pretty sure I've read it because someone recommended it on Fedi, and it's a good recommendation. However, note it's a bit on the emotionally heavy side.

        The book is built upon a thesis that the racism in the USA is actually a caste system. It covers a lot: the history from slavery through Jim Crow regime to today's white supremacist movements and US elections; comparisons to India and Nazi Germany; detailed analysis of causes ("pillars of caste") and consequences. As it turns out, these can be pretty detrimental to the dominant caste itself too. All of it is illustrated by many examples and personal stories.

        It's an important read, and it reads really good though. However, it weighs heavily, so I had to take breaks while reading it.

          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

          BLIND HARPERS. Beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c.

          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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          @histodons

          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BLIND HARPERS. Beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): BLIND HARPERS. Beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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            [?]Windspeaker.com » 🌐
            @Windspeaker@mstdn.ca

            “All of those things actually happened…(It’s a) challenge to walk into that and not be completely flattened by it…completely broken down by it.”

            windspeaker.com/news/windspeak

              [?]OldCoder » 🌐
              @OldCoder@dansu.org

              The attached version of the Pliny the Elder cover is a slight improvement relative to the version that you have. The text is a little sharper and I've attempted other corrections. However, you be the judge.

              If the neural net person stops by again, his version will probably be better. My techniques are more manual. OTOH my results might be closer to the originals.

              #books #gutenberg

              Slightly enhanced version of a Project Gutenberg Pliny the Elder book cover.

              Alt...Slightly enhanced version of a Project Gutenberg Pliny the Elder book cover.

                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                DUMMEE. A pocket book. A dummee hunter. A pick-pocket, who lurks about to steal pocket books out of gentlemen's pockets. Frisk the dummee of the screens; take all the bank notes out of the pocket book.

                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                @histodons

                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUMMEE. A pocket book. A dummee hunter. A pick-pocket, who lurks about to steal pocket books out of gentlemen's pockets. Frisk the dummee of the screens; take all the bank notes out of the pocket book. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): DUMMEE. A pocket book. A dummee hunter. A pick-pocket, who lurks about to steal pocket books out of gentlemen's pockets. Frisk the dummee of the screens; take all the bank notes out of the pocket book. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                  [?]EveryLibrary » 🌐
                  @everylibrary@mastodon.social

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                    [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                    “Funes the Memorious" and Other Cases of Extraordinary Memory

                    In Jorge Luis Borges's story of barely 12 pages, the celebrated writer plays with the infinite in a context of vast labyrinths of memory and the consequences of having an unlimited capacity to remember.

                    thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/bor

                    Books by Pliny, the Elder at PG:
                    gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/50

                    Title page of the first volume of a 1669 edition of Pliny’s “Naturalis historia.” It includes commentary by various classical scholars and features an ornate printer's emblem with an eagle in the center, surrounded by decorative floral engravings.

                    Alt...Title page of the first volume of a 1669 edition of Pliny’s “Naturalis historia.” It includes commentary by various classical scholars and features an ornate printer's emblem with an eagle in the center, surrounded by decorative floral engravings.

                      [?]My Boston » 🌐
                      @my_roxbury@better.boston

                      The Mercy of Gods by Corey

                      It's good. Nice twists on lots of basic story telling.

                      ramblingreaders.org/book/39943

                        [?]royal » 🌐
                        @royal@theres.life

                        Just finished reading Kindred: Neanderthal Life, love, Death and Art. A very well written exploration of what we know (and what we still wish we knew) about these cousins of 50k years past. There's speculation, but also the level of detail gleaned from bones and campsites is unreal.

                        wyrms.de/author/6377/s/rebecca

                          [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                          @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                          POT-WABBLERS. Persons entitled to vote for members of parliament in certain boroughs, from having boiled their pots therein. These boroughs are called pot-wabbling boroughs.

                          A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                          @histodons

                          Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): POT-WABBLERS. Persons entitled to vote for members of parliament in certain boroughs, from having boiled their pots therein. These boroughs are called pot-wabbling boroughs. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                          Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): POT-WABBLERS. Persons entitled to vote for members of parliament in certain boroughs, from having boiled their pots therein. These boroughs are called pot-wabbling boroughs. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                            Hi!, I'm a bot posting selections from Francis Grose’s 1785 “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue”, a compilation of slang terms, the coded language of the underclass and the demi-monde.

                            [18th-century-content warning: possible racism, animal cruelty, homophobia, sexism, slut-shaming. Let me know of any problems.]

                            Montage of dictionary items posted by this account

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                              [?]Brian Vastag » 🌐
                              @brianvastag@mas.to

                              Book recommendation: "London Falling" by Patrick Radden Keefe. Non-fiction. After a young London man falls to his death in the Thames, his family seeks answers that lead them to realize the justice system in London protects certain unsavory groups.

                              Excellent reporting, writing, and narration of the audiobook by the author. He leads the reader through the events as the family experienced them...a powerful technique.

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                                [?]Wendy Palmer » 🌐
                                @wendypalmer@mastodon.au

                                Friend sent me this and I feel attacked

                                A chalkboard sign with a Highland Books logo, reading: well, well, well…if it isn’t Miss “I’m not going to buy any more books until I’ve read my TBR stack” rolling into the bookstore.

                                Alt...A chalkboard sign with a Highland Books logo, reading: well, well, well…if it isn’t Miss “I’m not going to buy any more books until I’ve read my TBR stack” rolling into the bookstore.

                                  [?]Longreads » 🌐
                                  @longreads@mastodon.world

                                  "I never asked Auntie Zou why all the books were torn, without title pages and back pages. In those days, asking too many questions could get you in trouble."

                                  Zhang Er for China Books Review: chinabooksreview.com/2026/07/2

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                                    [?]Life on the Wicked Stage: Act 3 » 🌐
                                    @warnercrocker.com@warnercrocker.com

                                    Too Many Frankensteins

                                    Why does no one ever read the end of the story? Or if they do, why don’t they pay attention?

                                    Ever since Mary Shelley gave us Frankenstein, laying out a moral of a story proving that just because you can, doesn’t mean you should, there seems to be a preponderance of ignorance running alongside the obvious capabilities our current day Dr. Frankensteins possess. It feels like the story is playing on an endless Youtube Short or TikTok or Reel without ever reaching the end and the story’s point. The only thing coming close to the volume of ignorance is the overdose of hubris that someone must be selling somewhere on some street corner. Or maybe it’s testosterone injections.

                                    Whatever it is, whether in tech and AI, politics, sports, media, or fill in the blank for any field that can issue a press release and attract attention like flies to rotting flesh, it’s past the epidemic stage and has spread like a plague.

                                    The fever stokes flames on Wall Street, which seems content to fuel them further until it all melts down. As long as they make their fees. Makes one wonder how the prediction markets on any number of popping bubbles are doing?

                                    Between AI companies climbing over each other to fight over which model can cause more damage when they break free, companies creating horror movie-like robots to do damage control in dangerous circumstances, companies working to create AI powered glasses that will be used for mass surveillance — much less trouble making privacy violations, the tech sector seems to be outrunning the rest when it comes to the mad scientist wannabe game.

                                    Politicians aren’t far behind, lagging only by their inability to keep up with and understand the changes happening around them as they count the cash being stuffed in their pockets. Sports teams intent on winning today don’t seem to care that they may be permanently damaging their game.

                                    And there’s a media that doesn’t actually care who wins and who loses as long as they have access to the story of the rise and the story of the fall. Imagine if today’s media had covered Dr. Frankenstein’s efforts the way they cover Musk, Altman, Zuckerberg, or any of the others.

                                    It’s too broad a generalization to say these stories never end well, even though many fail whether the consequences are intended or not. But in a world seemingly being driven by a bunch of geeks who profess a love for science fiction, and those who can’t help but take their money to drive their own ambitions, you’d think someone along the way would understand that they don’t get to write the end.

                                    But that would require more than reading a summary.

                                    Thanks for reading. You can subscribe to this blog if you care to. You can also find more of my writings on a variety of topics on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome. I can also be found on social media under my name as above. This site does not use affilate links.

                                     

                                      [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                      @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                      MUMMER. The mouth.

                                      A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                      @histodons

                                      Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUMMER. The mouth. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                      Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): MUMMER. The mouth. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                        [?]vga256 » 🌐
                                        @vga256@mastodon.tomodori.net

                                        this book so much fun. i first heard of this classic macintosh modding book years ago when i was looking for a way of running my color classic in 640x480. the homepage was roughly translated japanese which briefly mentioned its source: Doping Mac. if you've heard the words "takky" or "mystic" before in the mac world, this is where they got published.

                                        i’m delighted to learn that the book is almost like the annals of the mac mod club - true devotees of the architecture who wanted to push their machines as aesthetically and electronically as far as they could go, and have fun doing it. the book’s presentation is gorgeous.

                                        (side note: this was my first experience using Buyee. because this was a $5 “junk” book (probably due to a mild mildewy smell), i had nothing to lose. it took about a month to arrive, and had some corner damage from improper packing - but i couldn’t be happier with it.)

                                        The front cover of doping mac: macintosh tune up guide book. It shows a manga illustration of three people in lab coats staring and pointing at a gigantic mac se/30.

                                        Alt...The front cover of doping mac: macintosh tune up guide book. It shows a manga illustration of three people in lab coats staring and pointing at a gigantic mac se/30.

                                        An interior page showing six differently coloured mac color classics: lime lemon tangerine blood orange bubble gum sky blue

                                        Alt...An interior page showing six differently coloured mac color classics: lime lemon tangerine blood orange bubble gum sky blue

                                        An interior page showing a mac color classic, modded with a powerpc board, it is nicknamed “takky”

                                        Alt...An interior page showing a mac color classic, modded with a powerpc board, it is nicknamed “takky”

                                        A page showing over a dozen members of the macintosh modification club, proudly holding their macs for a group photo.

                                        Alt...A page showing over a dozen members of the macintosh modification club, proudly holding their macs for a group photo.

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                                          [?]Stars and Sabers Publishing » 🌐
                                          @starsandsabers@wandering.shop

                                          T-minus two weeks to The Astronaut Among the Flowers by Nebula finalist P.A. Cornell! Preorder this inspiring and deeply moving SFF collection today.

                                          Starry background with a picture of the book The Astronaut Among the Flowers by P.A. Cornell (purple, pink, and blue with an astronaut lying among purple flowers, art by Loreto Salinas Retamal) Text reads: T-minus 2 weeks! By Nebula Finalist P.A. Cornell Preorder now August 18, 2026 Stars and Sabers Publishing Logo

                                          Alt...Starry background with a picture of the book The Astronaut Among the Flowers by P.A. Cornell (purple, pink, and blue with an astronaut lying among purple flowers, art by Loreto Salinas Retamal) Text reads: T-minus 2 weeks! By Nebula Finalist P.A. Cornell Preorder now August 18, 2026 Stars and Sabers Publishing Logo

                                            [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                            @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                            How Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” Defined Old English Literature

                                            Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales have come to define Old English literature and offer a unique window into life in medieval England.

                                            thecollector.com/chaucer-cante

                                            Chaucer at PG:

                                            gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q

                                            Walter Appleton Clark created this illustration in 1904 for Percy MacKaye’s modern version of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. The image shows a group of medieval pilgrims riding together on horseback. In the center, a heavy-set pilgrim wears a thick purple hooded habit with white trim and rides a large brown horse. To his right, a woman in a dark hat and a white wimple over a mauve dress rides alongside him. Next to her, a broad-faced man in dark clothes looks her way. On the left edge, someone in a bright yellow tunic and a large blue headwrap looks ahead. On the far right, a monk or friar rides with another companion.

                                            Alt...Walter Appleton Clark created this illustration in 1904 for Percy MacKaye’s modern version of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. The image shows a group of medieval pilgrims riding together on horseback. In the center, a heavy-set pilgrim wears a thick purple hooded habit with white trim and rides a large brown horse. To his right, a woman in a dark hat and a white wimple over a mauve dress rides alongside him. Next to her, a broad-faced man in dark clothes looks her way. On the left edge, someone in a bright yellow tunic and a large blue headwrap looks ahead. On the far right, a monk or friar rides with another companion.

                                              [?]Longreads » 🌐
                                              @longreads@mastodon.world

                                              "The man ground the glands of 10 cane toads into a paste, added lime water and ash, then boiled the mixture overnight."

                                              The fascinating and mostly wrong history of the psychedelic toad: longreads.com/2026/08/04/psych

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                                                [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

                                                Our July POTM looks at the life of Nobel Prize-winning crystallographer Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, who lived most of her adult life with rheumatoid arthritis.

                                                by Elizabeth Wood

                                                aip.org/library/ex-libris-univ

                                                Quoted by Dorothy Hodgkin during her 1964 Nobel Prize Lecture, W. H. Bragg's "Concerning the Nature of Things" (Bragg's work influenced a young Dorothy Crowfoot to pursue science) is available on PG:
                                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/79146

                                                Dorothy Mary Hodgkin (12 May 1910 – 29 July 1994). Dorothy Mary Hodgkin is shown smiling, wearing a dark blazer and pearl necklace.

                                                Alt...Dorothy Mary Hodgkin (12 May 1910 – 29 July 1994). Dorothy Mary Hodgkin is shown smiling, wearing a dark blazer and pearl necklace.

                                                  [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                  @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                  GOLD DROPPERS. Who drop a piece of gold, which they pick up in the presence of some unexperienced person, this they pretend to have found, and they invite him to a public house to partake of it: when there, comrades drop in, and propose cards, or some other game.

                                                  A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                  @histodons

                                                  Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GOLD DROPPERS. Who drop a piece of gold, which they pick up in the presence of some unexperienced person, this they pretend to have found, and they invite him to a public house to partake of it: when there, comrades drop in, and propose cards, or some other game. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                  Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): GOLD DROPPERS. Who drop a piece of gold, which they pick up in the presence of some unexperienced person, this they pretend to have found, and they invite him to a public house to partake of it: when there, comrades drop in, and propose cards, or some other game. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                    [?]Raymond Dekker » 🌐
                                                    @raymonddekker@social.edu.nl

                                                    Cat paw prints found in 15th-century books

                                                    uu.nl/en/news/cat-paw-prints-f

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                                                      [?]Sheril Kirshenbaum » 🌐
                                                      @Sheril@mastodon.social

                                                      I finally went to see & was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I majored in Classics & my expectations were low given I still haven't forgiven Hollywood for Troy.

                                                      Did it follow the poem perfectly? No. Did it capture every nuance & theme? Of course not.

                                                      But what Nolan's film did magnificently manage to do is include so many events & ideas in Homer's epic in a single film, which is no small feat.

                                                      The themes feel v timely in 2026 w/o being preachy. I highly recommend this one.

                                                        [?]Longreads » 🌐
                                                        @longreads@mastodon.world

                                                        "Dubiously sourced accounts followed of Australians who died after drinking toad tea and a man supposedly being imprisoned in South America on toad-licking charges."

                                                        Read our excerpt of Kimon de Greef's THE EGO TRIP: longreads.com/2026/08/04/psych

                                                          [?]Paria sans portefeuille » 🌐
                                                          @PariaSansPortefeuille@jasette.facil.services

                                                          welcomes to discuss her book :
                                                          Taking to the Streets of Paris in the 21st Century

                                                          speakingoutofplace.buzzsprout.

                                                          the book is available for free download here: taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon

                                                          @bookstodon @MusiqueNow

                                                            [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                            @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                            SNOOZING KEN. A brothel. The swell was spiced in a snoozing ken of his screens; the gentleman was robbed of his bank notes in a brothel.

                                                            A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                            @histodons

                                                            Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SNOOZING KEN. A brothel. The swell was spiced in a snoozing ken of his screens; the gentleman was robbed of his bank notes in a brothel. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                            Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): SNOOZING KEN. A brothel. The swell was spiced in a snoozing ken of his screens; the gentleman was robbed of his bank notes in a brothel. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                              [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                                              @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                                              Ernest Hemingway’s Personal Library Contained Thousands of Books—Here Are Some of the Authors

                                                              From Shakespeare to Virginia Woolf, these are just a few of the legendary writers that lined Hemingway's bookshelves.

                                                              mentalfloss.com/literature/aut

                                                              All of these authors are at PG:

                                                              gutenberg.org/

                                                              This photo shows Ernest Hemingway in 1950. He appears older, with short gray hair and a white beard and mustache. A curved scar or scratch is visible on his forehead. He is dressed in a dark shirt and a burgundy vest or jacket.

                                                              Alt...This photo shows Ernest Hemingway in 1950. He appears older, with short gray hair and a white beard and mustache. A curved scar or scratch is visible on his forehead. He is dressed in a dark shirt and a burgundy vest or jacket.

                                                                [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
                                                                @gutenberg_org@mastodon.social

                                                                Jules Verne’s Empty Dream of Spaceflight

                                                                In “From the Earth to the Moon,” scientific advancement is treated as destiny — but no one quite asks why.

                                                                By: Malka Older

                                                                thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/jul

                                                                From the Earth to the Moon at PG:
                                                                gutenberg.org/ebooks/83

                                                                An original illustration by Henri de Montaut from the 1868 edition of Jules Verne’s “From the Earth to the Moon." Illustration depicting a segmented, cylindrical spacecraft/projectile traveling through starry space toward the Moon, which looms large in the upper left with detailed craters visible.

                                                                Alt...An original illustration by Henri de Montaut from the 1868 edition of Jules Verne’s “From the Earth to the Moon." Illustration depicting a segmented, cylindrical spacecraft/projectile traveling through starry space toward the Moon, which looms large in the upper left with detailed craters visible.

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                                                                  [?]Project Gutenberg » 🌐
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                                                                  Marvelous Marbled Paper

                                                                  What is marbling? Marbling involves floating paints or pigments on a liquid bath and moving the paint around to create designs before laying down paper to pick up the patterns.

                                                                  by Allison Rein

                                                                  aip.org/library/ex-libris-univ

                                                                  Endpaper from a book published in Scotland in 1842. Encyclopedia Britannica 7th edition. A traditional marbled paper, featuring swirling patterns of red, gold, dark green, and blue-gray with white speckled dots throughout, created using the technique of floating colored inks/paints on water and transferring the pattern to paper.

                                                                  Alt...Endpaper from a book published in Scotland in 1842. Encyclopedia Britannica 7th edition. A traditional marbled paper, featuring swirling patterns of red, gold, dark green, and blue-gray with white speckled dots throughout, created using the technique of floating colored inks/paints on water and transferring the pattern to paper.

                                                                    [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
                                                                    @TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us

                                                                    RING. A circle formed for boxers, wrestlers, and cudgel-players, by a man styled Vinegar; who goes round the circle, striking at random with his whip to prevent the populace from crowding in.

                                                                    A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                    @histodons

                                                                    Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): RING. A circle formed for boxers, wrestlers, and cudgel-players, by a man styled Vinegar; who goes round the circle, striking at random with his whip to prevent the populace from crowding in. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                    Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): RING. A circle formed for boxers, wrestlers, and cudgel-players, by a man styled Vinegar; who goes round the circle, striking at random with his whip to prevent the populace from crowding in. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                      [?]Quirky George 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧🇪🇺 » 🌐
                                                                      @Fizzfizzpopop@veganism.social

                                                                      my spouse and I are holidaying with our daughter in a remote cottage in the peak district. We're none of us in a good mental state. We're off to tomorrow for the day. Where's good for us to go? Must be LGBTQI+ welcoming, diverse, interesting and not too expensive. We like , and please could we have some suggestions for nice places to go. We intend to park near the and walk into the centre... Thank you fedi hive in advance. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

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                                                                        [?]Texas Observer » 🌐
                                                                        @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social

                                                                        In : Detention was sold as both a law-and-order necessity and an economic opportunity, welding together the rac­ist politics of the drug war with the rise of private prisons. Communities hollowed out by deindustrialization wel­comed detention centers as employers of last resort. texasobserver.org/excerpt-how-

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                                                                          [?]Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm: » 🌐
                                                                          @markwyner@mas.to

                                                                          August is Black Business Month. Here’s a great opportunity to support a Black-owned business…

                                                                          Do you use Goodreads? If so, you can migrate to @thestorygraph. You can even import all of your Goodreads data.

                                                                          Nadia Odunayo is the founder and sole developer. Together with her small team, they’re making a great product that’s slowly improving over time.

                                                                          So go support Nadia and co. instead of a fascist billionaire.

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                                                                            [?]Árpád Fekete » 🌐
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                                                                            librivox.org/pagan-christian-c

                                                                            Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning

                                                                            This strengthened by beliefs that is not only originated in but also in the whole culture of especially that of the Roman Empire. In my opinion the Roman Church is called and not for this reason.

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                                                                              [?]Ododo Press » 🌐
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                                                                              Free book! The Myths and Legends of the Bantu and Other Africans is now available for download to email subscribers, and will be free until the end of the month.

                                                                              This is an entertaining book that brings you a wonderful world of legends, folklore, and amazing creatures that will fuel your imagination.

                                                                              It might be of interest to

                                                                              Get it here
                                                                              ododopress.com/non-fiction/myt

                                                                              The cover of an ebook, with a brown color scheme. There are two creatures, half-people with only one hand or one leg, and with wings, they are colorful like moths but appear bluish. The text says Myths and Legends of the Bantu and Other Africans, Revised and Edited by Dilman Dila, written by Alice Werner.

                                                                              Alt...The cover of an ebook, with a brown color scheme. There are two creatures, half-people with only one hand or one leg, and with wings, they are colorful like moths but appear bluish. The text says Myths and Legends of the Bantu and Other Africans, Revised and Edited by Dilman Dila, written by Alice Werner.

                                                                                [?]The Vulgar Tongue » 🤖 🌐
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                                                                                CRANK. Gin and water; also, brisk, pert.

                                                                                A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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                                                                                Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CRANK. Gin and water; also, brisk, pert. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

                                                                                Alt...Image imitating a page from an old document, text (as in main toot): CRANK. Gin and water; also, brisk, pert. A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

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