Shadow and Light by Laurent Parcelier (French, b.1962)

Shadow and Light  by Laurent Parcelier (French, b.1962) 

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Camden, 1882

Camden, 1882

By Jorge Luis Borges

(translated by Richard Howard and Cesar Rennert)

The fragrance of coffee and newspapers.

Sunday and its tedium. This morning,

On the uninvestigated page, that vain

Column of allegorical verses

By a happy colleague. The old man lies

Prostrate, pale, even white in his decent

Room, the room of a poor man. Needlessly

He glances at his face in the exhausted

Mirror. He thinks, without surprise now,

That face is me. One fumbling hand touches

The tangled beard, the devastated mouth.

The end is not far off. His voice declares:

I am almost gone. But my verses scan

Life and its splendor. I was Walt Whitman.

History

February 11, 55 AD: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, the rightful heir to the Roman Empire, died under mysterious circumstances at a banquet just before his coming of age. His death cleared the path for his stepbrother Nero to ascend as Emperor. Britannicus was the son of… pic.twitter.com/EFpsdyV6uH

— Today in History (@HistoryNutOTD) February 11, 2024

 

An Insight

After years of putting some of Darwin's wisest quotes on cakes, this year I chose his most relatable. Let us never forget that Darwin was human. Masterpiece, no? 😂 Happy Darwin Day. pic.twitter.com/dhiSIHqjWf

— Paige Madison (@FossilHistory) February 12, 2024

 

I see wonderful things

STOL means Short Take-Off and Landing.

This is the STOL competition held in Valdez, Alaska, show casing pilots and planes flying at their peak performance.pic.twitter.com/z7lRG4BM96

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) February 7, 2024

 

Offbeat Humor

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Data Talks

Share of country's total household wealth held by the country's wealthiest 1%

Full article: https://t.co/J57yp9d0bp#maps #GIS #dataviz #GeoSpatial #Spatial #Europe pic.twitter.com/IHZCSUtdZD

— Landgeist Maps (@landgeist) February 10, 2024

 

Offbeat HumorRock-Ola, 1992 Ralph Goings (American, 1928-2016)

Rock-Ola, 1992 Ralph Goings (American, 1928-2016)

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Fuliginous

fuliginous

adjective

fu·​lig·​i·​nous fyu̇-ˈli-jə-nəs 

Synonyms of fuliginous

1 a : SOOTY

b: OBSCURE, MURKY

2 : having a dark or dusky color

fuliginously adverb

 

History

The vast trade networks of the Silk Roads carried more than just merchandise and precious commodities. In fact, constant movement and mixing of populations brought about the widespread transmission of knowledge, ideas, cultures and beliefs, which had a profound impact on the… pic.twitter.com/OpAEGIJqbe

— Archaeo - Histories (@archeohistories) January 21, 2024