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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 20h

Maureen O’Sullivan by George Hurrell, 1934.

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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy National Poetry Day!

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 26/09/2026

As Hay Festival approaches its 40th anniversary in 2027, we have been thinking hard about what it means to be a festival made in Wales – and about the responsibility that comes with it ✍️ Julie Finch

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From Cymru to the world: what it means to be a festival made in Wales

Julie Finch, CEO, Hay Festival What does Cymru mean to us? It means home. A language, a landscape and a culture. A community we belong to and a place that has shaped Hay Festival for almost 40 years. ...

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Silent Movie GIFs @silentmoviegifs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Charlie Chaplin trying to pick up a coin in The Immigrant (1917)

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Steve Lombardi @smlombardi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Carole Lombard in a promotional photo for the 1933 pre-Code horror film SUPERNATURAL.

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R Michelle Urdang @michelleurdang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They didn't burn witches. They burned womyn they could not control.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sleeping Buddha, Nanzoin Temple, Fukuoka, Japan.

Gently resting its head upon its hand in peaceful meditation, the colossal bronze Reclining Buddha (Nehanzō) reclines against a backdrop of dense mountain foliage. The statue’s soft verdigris patina glows beneath a diffuse sky, highlighting the calm, serene contours of its closed eyes, sculpted hair curls (nikkei), and golden byakugō mark on its forehead. In the foreground, neat rows of dark stone memorial steles, meticulously engraved with gilded Japanese characters, stand like quiet guardians at the foot of the monumental figure. The scene invokes an ethereal sensory atmosphere: the crisp mountain air of Sasaguri, the fragrant drift of burning incense from nearby altars, the rustle of cedar leaves in the valley breeze, and a profound, enveloping silence that settles over the sacred sanctuary
Located at Nanzo-in Temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, this grand bronze monument—stretching 41 meters in length, 11 meters in height, and weighing approximately 300 tons—is celebrated as one of the largest bronze statues in the world. Erected in 1995, the Nehanzō was constructed to house sacred Buddhist relics gifted from Myanmar as an expression of gratitude for decades of medical supplies and humanitarian aid provided by the temple. Nanzo-in also serves as the chief location on the historic Sasaguri 88 Temple Pilgrimage route, welcoming pilgrims into the forested hills of Kyushu. The extraordinary bronze casting and structural engineering required to realize the massive monument embody the zenith of Japanese monozukuri (artisanal mastery and technological precision), integrating monumental art harmoniously within the surrounding topography.

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J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anita Ekberg in "Killer Nun" - BOTD

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Miss Kimmi Kitty Mama @miss-kimmi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nina Payne, 1928

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R Michelle Urdang @michelleurdang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They didn't burn witches. They burned womyn they could not control.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 21/08/2024

Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, moderating a panel with eight Democratic women Governors at the DNC, says JD Vance might refer to this gathering as “a coven of semi-menstruating witches”

Left to right:
Oregon Gov Tina Kotek
New York Gov Kathy Hochul
New Mexico Gov Michelle Lujan Grisham
Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Maine Gov Janet Mills
Arizona Gov Katie Hobbs
Massachusetts Gov Maura Healey
Kansas Gov Laura Kelly

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Martina 🏡 @martina47.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Judith Beheading Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi 1620

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davidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Actually, I hold a degree in speech therapy. I was going to get my doctorate but acting got in the way. Pity, I always thought I'd like to do something dignified." The very talented Madeline Kahn, born 29 September 1942.

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TAG Revista @tagrevista.com · 28/09/2026

😍🙏 A benção, Mainha! Madonna e Taylor Swift se abraçam nos bastidores do MTV #VMAs 🎥 Madonna Access

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 28/09/2026

Taylor Swift dedicates her Video of the Year award to Dolly Parton at the #VMAs : “The ultimate showgirl […] We were all very lucky to share this planet with Dolly Parton”

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Up next on TCM @tcm-up-next.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

COBRA WOMAN (1944) — 10:00 pm ET — 1h 11m (TCM Premiere) (TCM Primetime: Hispanic Heritage Month) Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu Dastagir; directed by Robert Siodmak A beautiful young woman is kidnapped and taken to a jungle island ruled by her evil twin sister. #TCM #TCMParty

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Hispanic Heritage Month

September 16 & 23 | 10 Movies

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...

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Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lisa Benson (British Artist, born 1958) "Lunar Light", 2019. Linocut Print, 37.5 × 48.5 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“Alice Through the Looking Glass" bronze sculpture by Jeanne Argent, located in the Guildford Castle Grounds in Surrey, England.

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Lady Iris @ladyiris5.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Share an actor who nailed a role so hard that nobody else will ever be able to live up to it…

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Franknfurter Rocky

Alt: Tim Curry as Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On 26 Sept 2003, sadly we lost the great, one and only Robert Palmer. He died from a sudden heart attack, aged only 54. "Addicted To Love" was one of my favourite singles of the 80s. Palmer hsd previously performed with Elkie Brooks in the band Vinegar Joe. #RobertPalmer #AddictedtoLove

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R Michelle Urdang @michelleurdang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A profoundly accurate expose on the relationship of happiness, sadness, tragedy, and talent by Christopher Plummer, who was, by the way, a wonderful pianist and actor.

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CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026

Watch Farm Aid 2026: Music Festival Live on CNN now and streaming with an All Access subscription. www.cnn.com/allaccess

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Dave Matthews Band @dmbofficial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Watch Farm Aid 2026: Music Festival Live on CNN September 26 at 7p ET and streaming with on the CNN app.

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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Probably most famous for her novel, "Iola Leroy," Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was born 201 years ago today; free, in Baltimore. In this gift article they give her story while also acknowledging that they didn't give her an obituary in 1911 www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/o...

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Overlooked No More: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Poet and Suffragist (Gift Article)

One of the best-known Black poets of the 19th century, she was also a renowned orator. “You white women speak here of rights,” she said. “I speak of wrongs.”

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 24/09/2026

US President Donald Trump is welcoming Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Washington, DC. Both leaders’ attacks on human rights have a global impact. Human rights are non-negotiable. World leaders should reject Xi and Trump’s attack on human rights.

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davidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And just like that it's Thursday.

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DavBatz @davbatz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good Morning! It is Thursday September 24. #OTD In 1825, Frances E. Watkins Harper was born. She was an American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, teacher, public speaker, and writer. Beginning in 1845, she was one of the first Black women to be published in the United States. #Herstory

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Late Night with Seth Meyers @latenightseth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Republicans are breaking with President Trump over his state dinner with the Chinese president, and his poll numbers continue to sink to all-time lows. @sethmeyers takes #ACloserLook youtu.be/qY1HkfsLZ3E?...

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Trump Faces GOP Backlash for Xi Visit, Snaps at CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Threatens Iran: A Closer Look

YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026

LOL -- The White House pool is boycotting Trump, but Real America's Voice is trying to fill in the gap. Unfortunately they haven't yet figured out how microphones work so Trump is still yelling into the void.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Hijab Series: 'What if' (2014) by Yemeni photographer Boushra Almutawakel #womensart

A series of six monochrome photographs showing a man and a woman, in stages the man is eventually shown wearing the burka that the woman wears in the first image, while the woman eventually is uncovered to wear clothes with no headdress

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Mark Clemens @markclemens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The first act of a tyrant is to silence the media.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's #WorldPeaceDay. Bertha von Suttner, the "Generalissimo of the Peace Movement," was the first woman awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize, 1905. She established the Austrian Peace Society (1891) & wrote one of the 19th century's most influential books, the anti-war novel "Lay Down Your Arms." #BookSky

Black-and-white portrait photograph of Bertha von Suttner, an Austrian pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, taken in her later years. She faces the camera directly with a calm, dignified expression, her dark eyes gazing to the right right. She has voluminous, curly dark hair styled high and full around her face. She wears an elegant Victorian-era dark dress with a high neck, adorned by an elaborate wide lace collar featuring intricate floral patterns and scalloped edges that drape over her shoulders, giving a formal and regal appearance.

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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#internationaldayofpeace The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the Day as a period of non-violence and cease-fire. 📷 Jim Shea

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Black Film Alerts 🎥 @blackfilmalerts.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

First look at Angela Bassett’s return as Marie Laveau in ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13.

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 12/08/2026

First look at Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon in ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13. (www.vogue.com/article/ahs-...)

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R Michelle Urdang @michelleurdang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A theatre in Barcelona has been banned from promoting a stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf's 'A Room of One's Own' because the work incudes "social topics". My colleagues and I have noticed that feminist ideology has been suppressed on social media, & have seen feminist Wikipedia pages taken down.

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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Can we make it permanent until he’s gone?

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Ko-walla.bsky.social @ko-walla.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So Netanyahu is attending the UN General Assembly in New York. He is a wanted war criminal. Will he be arrested when he gets off the plane?

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Forbes @forbes.com · 20/07/2026

Netanyahu has regularly attended the annual UN General Assembly in New York City, but Mayor Zohran Mamdani has suggested he could be arrested at September’s event.

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Trump Vows Netanyahu Won't Be Arrested After Mamdani Suggests Capture In NYC

Netanyahu has regularly attended the annual UN General Assembly in New York City, but Mayor Zohran Mamdani has suggested he could be arrested at September’s event.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2026

Internal emails and documents obtained by The New York Times demonstrate President Trump’s political capture of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...

Debris from fallen ceiling plaster soiled the carpet in the Grand Foyer inside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A headline reads: "How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center." Photo by Salwan Georges for The New York Times.

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Miss Kimmi Kitty Mama @miss-kimmi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Illustration from a 1920’s piece of sheet music.

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Sandro Janßen @sandrojanssen.com · 20/09/2026

“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” — Zelda Fitzgerald

Sepia-toned portrait of a young woman with short, wavy hair, wearing a dark-collared jacket and looking directly at the camera.

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Jill Hasday @jillhasday.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

On this day in 1884, the Equal Rights Party nominated Belva Ann Lockwood to run for president against Grover Cleveland. She received 4,149 votes. Unfortunately, Cleveland—who opposed woman suffrage—received 4,874,986 votes. #WeTheMen

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Shut up about the gas & diesel prices, peasants! ⛽️ Be happy we’re spending hundreds of millions on a ‘military complex’ Arch Of Trump nobody wanted or asked for! 🤷🏼

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