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1693 william & mary five guinea coin. it was equivalent to...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:54:00 -0400

1693 william & mary five guinea coin.

it was equivalent to five pounds (though its value fluctuated until it was fixed at five pounds five shillings in 1717), but the small elephant beneath william’s bust denotes that the gold was supplied by the africa company - hence the term guinea.

the historical purchasing power of five guineas in 1693 is equivalent to 782.65 current US dollars. (don’t drop it!)

2013 estimated auction value £8.000-£15.000.

the first Westboro Baptist Church sign ever created. curious to...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:52:05 -0400

the first Westboro Baptist Church sign ever created. curious to see the price at Christie’s 50 years from now.

domain woes

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:28:15 -0400

domain woes

caseystudy: nodaybuttodaytodefygravity: chillwhore: sylvanburn...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:36:48 -0400

caseystudy:

nodaybuttodaytodefygravity:

chillwhore:

sylvanburningcenter:

i just puked because of how funny this was

SHE SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE ALL OF THEM WTF

Okay but really honestly she sounds just like them

Jake. Just. This is what happens when gay people mind meld.

she could play the drag race snatch game by herself and it would be the best

mirror on easel, untreatedcredit: Daniel Kukla

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:54:47 -0400

mirror on easel, untreated

credit: Daniel Kukla

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Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:10:28 -0400

mirrored alphabet

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:49:32 -0400

mirrored alphabet

thedailywhat: Mashup of the Day: Chrono Trigger + Jay-Z Not...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:25:30 -0400

thedailywhat:

Mashup of the Day: Chrono Trigger + Jay-Z

Not since The Grey Album by Danger Mouse has there been a Jay-Z mashup as good as this. Kentucky-based producer 2 Mello combined Jay-Z’s rap lyrics with music from the 1995 Super Nintendo role-playing gameChrono Trigger to form a collection of mashups called “Chrono Jigga.” In an interview with GamesBeat, 2 Mello admitted that the project started as a bit of a joke, until he mixed up Jay’Z’s “Ignorant Sh!t” with the video game song “Wind Scene” which really got him into the project. The entire album is available for download at Scrub Club Records.

gelatin waffles

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:45:10 -0500

gelatin waffles

http://instagram.com/muradosmann

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:38:00 -0500

http://instagram.com/muradosmann

weather.com what are you doing

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:11:03 -0500

weather.com what are you doing

is this my dream

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:19:29 -0500

is this my dream

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Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:36:31 -0500

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alexanderly: ffandf: really think i’m going to like jinkx...

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:31:46 -0500

alexanderly:

ffandf:

really think i’m going to like jinkx monsoon on rupaul season 5

Agreed

yas!

logotv: Reblog if you think Jujubee should be crowned queen of...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:34:55 -0500

logotv:

Reblog if you think Jujubee should be crowned queen of all queens in RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race!

just participating in the democratic process

mary sibande

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:59:00 -0500

mary sibande

slurpee lite fanta sugar free winter white mixed berry… my...

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:52:27 -0500

slurpee lite fanta sugar free winter white mixed berry… my favorite flavor #allnatural

bretlikesturtles: HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY!

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:18:55 -0400

bretlikesturtles:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY!

In 431 BC, Euripides entered his “Medea” into the Athens City...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:41:00 -0400

In 431 BC, Euripides entered his “Medea” into the Athens City Dionysia competitive play festival. His play was awarded fourth place (last) against rival shows “Philoctetes”, “Dictys”, and the satyr play “Theristai”; none of the other scripts have survived the trials of history. It is hard to imagine that after 2,443 years anyone would have something fresh to say about this ancient tale, yet tens (if not hundreds!) of reproductions are produced around the world annually. How has the mythology of one scorned woman been able to capture the attention of theatregoers for millennia?

In many ways, Medea is the ultimate antihero - she connives, lies, and murders in pursuit of her own sense of twisted Justice. It is critically debated whether Euripides intended a proto-feminist narrative in his telling of the story (some suggest that Medea as sorceress/barbarian is actually a critique of the savage and primeval nature of both women and foreigners), but the modern narrative resonance is clear: the tenuous line between “good” and “evil” can easily become entirely circumstantial. I chose to produce Joseph Goodrich’s translation because the modern speech and moral synchronicity of the Chorus’ narrative assessments with our own seemed unparalleled. This is a “Medea” that is easy to connect with, that is visceral and poignant for our times.

In this script, Medea responds to one of Jason’s cruelest accusations of her supposedly revolting nature with the following: “You say I’m evil. Of course I am; I have to be.” For me, reading this line was knowing that the script needed to be produced. For anybody — but especially for a woman — to be forced into the particular corner that Medea is forced into is to be forced into the impossible. The objectification of women, the taking of women as spoils of war and conquest (both literally and figuratively), and the oppressive male voice in the debate about women’s rights have transcended the millennia and now land on our stage today. It’s no wonder that Medea is still losing her patience and her mind after saying the same things for almost 2,500 years.

Though our staged version of the myth does not include a conclusive epilogue, allow me to finish the story - as is accepted in popular mythology - for you before it starts: following the well-known events of Jason’s treachery and Medea’s subsequent revenge, Jason loses his favor with Hera (the wife of Zeus) and dies unhappily and alone as his rotting ship Argo collapses and kills him instantly. One wonders whether Euripides’ place in the City Dionysia - or in our modern imagination - would have been different had he included this fittingly tragic aftermath.