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@czarsbride / czarsbride.tumblr.com

isabel • there's robbers to the east, clowns to the west.
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“House on Fire” by Sarah Anne Johnson, 2009. Dollhouse/mixed media.

My maternal grandmother Velma Orlikow was an unwitting participant in CIA-funded brainwashing experiments at the Allan Memorial Institute at McGill University in the mid-1950s. As a patient under the care of Dr. Ewen Cameron, she was subjected to invasive treatments such as shock therapy, LSD, and medically-induced sleep. These events traumatized her and rippled down through the family tree. (via the artist’s website)
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Perhaps the strangest and most mysterious mask of them all, the Moretta mask experienced a brief surge of popularity before disappearing almost entirely by 1760. A full-face mask like the Bauta, the Moretta mask (also sometimes called the Servetta Muta, or mute maidservant) had no straps or dowels to secure it to ones face. Instead, the Moretta mask was kept in place by means of a button sewn onto the inside that the wearer would clamp between their teeth, rendering them mute. Traditionally worn only by women, the Moretta encouraged the Renaissance ideal of feminine beauty by accentuating the delicate curves of the face, and by obliging the wearer to communicate via body language instead of by speaking. Ironically, this mute mask speaks volumes about the eras understanding of a womans place in society.

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I do regret opening Tumblr on this sad day. My dashboard is literally filled with so much hatred towards the British monarchy and a great man with a big heart and humour who loyally served his country for 7 decades... Friendly reminder that Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson are both supportive of said monarchy and the British royal family... If your hatred is based on lies and half-truths coming from the Sussex's - please show yourself out. You clearly haven't put the same effort into fact checking them and their claims than you did with Larry Stylinson...

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when will harvard do a case study on the minds of larries

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