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RealThomas777
real_thomas777
I cited CONAN the BARBARIAN, THE THING and STALKER in a discussion about CHRISTIAN metaphysics and the relative poverty of ISLAMIC metaphysics with Top Sadie yesterday at the WOODS and
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Whores of Yore
WhoresofYore
This is Mah Laqa Bai (1768-1824), born Chanda Bibi, (also known as Mah Laqa Chanda). She was an Indian Urdu poet, courtesan, warrior and philanthropist. She was the first female
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Hero 👑
_itshero
After some thought, I really liked the Beam Saber Arc. It really shows how Gintoki is willing to go for the people he loves even painting himself as a villain
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Carl Zha
CarlZha
Thread: I will capitalize the latest Twitter Cultural Appropriation outrage to have a teachable moment on the historical background of Chinese dress Cheongsam/Qipao 1/ During Ming dynasty which was established
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Agniras (Gems of Indology)
GemsOfIndology
THREAD on once most respected profession COURTESAN, GANIKA, ended up in undignified NAUTCH GIRL, PROSTITUTESThe only entertainment in NON-TV age became NOT only OBSOLETE but an ABUSE in modern age.A
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Daibhid James
DiamondDaibhidJ
#SilentSundays; Belated Happy birthday to Dot King. While a figure of the Silent Era, Dot didn't get to make any movies, although she would inspire four. (thread follows)@ForeverLouiseB1 @miwi1010 @TinseltownTwins
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Dr. Rachel Schine
RachelSchine
A thread on how a reception studies approach can help us understand racialization in premodern Arabic literature…(warning, it's long) Anyone who studies Classical Arabic literature knows that it is extremely
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Whores of Yore
WhoresofYore
This is Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio, c.1598. It’s one of the most dramatic & famous paintings of the Renaissance. Beyond the mighty Caravaggio, the tragic stories of three Italian
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James E. Walters
jedwardwalters
A short cataloging thread, if you want to follow along a short rabbit trail I went down to identify a text:I came across a title of a Syriac hagiography called
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Jack Jewers
jackjewers
So last week I made a fun discovery. I've been researching my family history and learned that this spectacular dame is my 8th-great grandmother. Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682-1749). Novelist,
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Whores of Yore
WhoresofYore
This is the bed of the legendary courtesan Émilie-Louise Delabigne (1848-1910). The writer Emile Zola wrote about it in his novel, Nana. ‘A bed such as has never existed, a
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Imogen Hermes Gowar
girlhermes
A thread for Dorothea Jordan, born #OTD 1761, genius of the stage. She fled rape and coercion at the hands of a theatre manager in her native Dublin, arriving in
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jay Dragon ✨ No Pronouns
jdragsky
I want to talk about the Paeliryon, a devil in Dungeons & Dragons. More accurately, I want to talk about the insidious nature of transmisogyny, and the double standards queerness
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Whores of Yore
WhoresofYore
Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (1821-61), known to the world as Lola Montez ‘the Spanish dancer’ was a celebrated courted & mistress of King Ludwig I of
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Dr Robert Bohan Artist
RobertBohan
Thread: Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) the French artist & the most important sculptor of his time died on this day. Many of his works are world famous, including The Thinker. His
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g katyan misra
kamlesm
Palanquin at Jama Masjidपालकी @IndiaArtHistory @hemantsarin @DalrympleWill https://twitter.com/kamlesm/status/1086230282003394561 Palanquinhttps://twitter.com/kamlesm/status/1099004776778350592?s=19 Palanquin, Paalki? it was most
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