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Posts from April 2023

Inner Space

Detail from book cover with the words THE HEAT DEATH OF THE UNIVERSE in a circle on a blue background, and inside the circle an impressionistic painting of three children astride a railing, with one looking up at a roiling sky

In case you missed it, be sure to check out Kattullus' post on "A Space of Her Own by Mary E. Papke," an essay about Pamela Zoline and her 1967 science fiction story "The Heat Death of the Universe."

04/04/23
by taz

Trans people were always here

Left, photo of Stormé Delarverie sitting on a bench in a nice suit, 1961, and Right, with three women, all dressed in cocktail-party style outfitsImage via thepinknews.com

"Using recent breakthroughs in photo editing techniques, Eli colorizes, restores, and digitizes photos from queer and trans history. The following images are originally from 1897-1973." Great post from creatrixtiara!

04/03/23
by taz

"When The 80s Got All Proggy"

Genesis - Live in London - 25th March 2022 - The Final Domino tourGenesis - Live in London - 25th March 2022 - The Final Domino tour by kitmasterbloke (cc by)

Hippybear posted Weighty In The Eighties: When Prog Went Pop by Jim Allen for uDiscover, with all the mentioned songs/videos linked in the post.

04/02/23
by taz

True Colors

ColorsColors by estevan_poll (cc by)

Lots of interesting answers to Charity Garfein's question, "Do you know any cool facts about colors?"!

04/01/23
by taz

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