Ferris Bueller, you're my hero

shoutout to friends btw. best thing earth has to offer

Chateau de Beausmesnil, France

Flora (Proserpina)

This is brilliant. Doesn’t make much sense I suppose, but a Gemini themed Halloween decoration? Hell yea.

THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT (2020) + mentioned and played openings

The Queen’s Gambit (2020)

I feel bad. I owed him ten dollars…

princess diana and her timeless casual fits 😍

it's always a good day to complain about English speakers

Important addition: Maria Skłodowska-Curie was born during partitions, which means Poland didn’t exist, which means her insistence that she was Polish was a significant act of defiance against the occupation, which means that you should respect that instead of arguing that ‘well she had French citizenship’. She couldn’t have Polish citizenship despite being Polish, that’s kinda the point she was making by keeping her maiden name and naming a chemical element she discovered ‘Polonium’ .

HOW TO PRONOUNCE: Skłodowska

L with a dash through it (ł) makes a “W” sound. and W makes a “V” sound.

skwo-DOV-ska

Thank you for the pronounciation guide instead of the condescending guilt trip

Patrick Syme, Charts for Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts, 1821

Via brainpickings

Getting archaeology school flashbacks except there 90% of them are different but nearly indistinguishable shades of brown 

1777, Thomas Gainsborough -  Portrait of The Honourable Mrs. Graham

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