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Oranges with red lunar new year auspicious characters stickers

How about some auspicious oranges from Taipei? Happy new year!

This shot is incredible: nearly two minutes long, no cuts, tons of camera moves and dialogue.

Economically shot, but stylish as hell.

#RideThePinkHorse #FilmNoirClub

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A Guardian of the Kingdom' from Qazwini’s “The marvels of creation and the oddities of existence” 1500-50 CE

Kafka goes to China The journey of Franz Kafka’s works from Europe to Mao-era China shaped generations of writers.

The curious tale of Kafka’s reception in China (placed beside Orwell’s), my first for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social, engelsbergideas.com/essays/kafka... cc @orwellprize.bsky.social @wwborders.bsky.social @chowleen.bsky.social @bdralyuk.bsky.social

Mark Rothko canvas, red on red

Happy year of the fire horse

[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]

In memory of Professor Murray Rubinstein [Obituary] Professor Murray A. Rubinstein Historian of Taiwan, Religion, and Identity Ph.D., New York University (1976) Professor Emeritus, Baruch College, City University of New York Senior Research…

Sharing this obituary on behalf of the European Association of Taiwan Studies as we remember Professor Murray Rubinstein in our own way and honour his profound contributions to Taiwan Studies and to our scholarly community: eats-taiwan.eu/news/in-memo...

Attention LEGO shoppers

Lovely!

A crate of red apples arranged in rows, each apple laser-etched (?) with the Chinese character “福” (fu), symbolizing good fortune, displayed at a market stall.

I took this photo at the Queen Victoria Market yesterday. I hope you don't mind me jumping into your thread; I thought the theme and colors made it a good match.

And to you! It will be wild!

One’s zodiac year 本命年 (benmingnian) marks an eventful period - ‘high risk, high reward’ sort of year. So take good care and always wear a red thread/belt/bracelet on your persons!

Happy New Year! 心想事成 !

Happy Lunar New Year! 🧧 🐎

Anticipating the year of the horse 🐎

Mark Rothko canvas, red on red

Happy year of the fire horse

[Mark Rothko, Red on Red, 1969]

A Detroit icon.

I’ve been thinking of these words from Grace Lee Boggs, as I see how my neighbors and my community, and neighbors and communities across the U.S. have been showing their love “for people and place” with their whole, brave selves.

Happy revolutionary Valentines to Minnesotans, to folks all over -

As Jimmy Boggs used to remind us, revolutions are made out of love for people and for place. He often talked about loving America enough to change it. 'I love this country,' he used to say, 'not only because my ancestors' blood is in the soil but bc of what I believe it can become.'
-Grace Lee Boggs

As Jimmy Boggs used to remind us, revolutions are made out of love for people and for place. He often talked about loving America enough to change it. 'I love this country,' he used to say, 'not only because my ancestors' blood is in the soil but because of what I believe it can become.' Love isn't just something you feel. It's something you do everyday when you go out and pick the paper and bottles scattered the night before on the corner, when you stop and talk to a neighbor, when you argue passionately for what you believe in with whoever will listen, when you call a friend to see how they're doing, when you write a letter to the newspaper, when you give a speech and give 'em hell, when you never stop believing that we can all be more than what we are. In other words, Love isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after. -Grace Lee Boggs, The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century (2011)

Black and white photo portrait of Grace Lee Boggs, by Robin Holland

"Love isn't just something you feel. It's something you do everyday...Love isn't about what we did yesterday; it's about what we do today and tomorrow and the day after."

-Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015), The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the 21st Century
#everynightapoem #ofsorts

"Ofelia was heroic and brave in the face of ICE's detention and threatened deportation of her father”…attorney representing Torres, said..”We mourn Ofelia's passing, and we hope that she will serve as a model for us all for how to be courageous and to fight for what's right to our last breaths."

so sweet - congratulations!

Thank you for being part of our twelfth anniversary, Mr. Mayor! It was an honor to have you officiate our marriage.

1942 Life magazine illustration with four photos on “how to kiss”

“How to Kiss” Life Magazine, 1942

(#HappyValentinesDay, all)

I studied with Joseph Brodsky the great Russian poet and how do I say this, he thought we were lazy American students. We had to memorize 500 lines a week and come in and write them out for him. He said, you Americans are so naive. He said, you think that evil is going to come into your houses wearing big black boots and climb up the stairs-it begins in the language. Look to the language. He said, in the Soviet Union, nothing is permitted and everything is important. In the United States, everything is permitted and nothing is important.

“He said, you Americans are so naive. He said, you think that evil is going to come into your houses wearing big black boots and climb up the stairs—it begins in the language. Look to the language.”

-Joseph Brodsky, as recounted by Marie Howe themillions.com/2018/01/tk-t...

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Kay Ryan The room is almost all elephant. Almost none of it isn't. Pretty much solid elephant. So there's no room to talk about it.

The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.

-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem

congratulations!

i love them