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I’m not chasing this person. I’m actually chasing the ending I never got

Ever wonder why some of us seem drawn to the awful people/situations over and over? The emotionally unavailable partner. The situationship that never becomes a relationship. The events that make us feel intensely alive but ultimately leave us hurting. According to Beyond the Pleasure Principle… read more

Charlie Parker

On this day of 1920, Charlie Parker was born in Kansas City. Now Spinning his live album 'Jazz at Massey Hall' from 1953, with Dizzy Gillespie (t), Charles Mingus (db), Bud Powell (p) and Max Roach (d), inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1995.

Daily Piece of Art

🎨 Lyonel Feininger 🇩🇪🇺🇸 (1871 - 1956) 🖼️ Hopfgarten (1920) - oil on canvas

OTD 50 years ago, 29 brave men lost their lives in the frigid waters of Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot immortalized their tragedy in his 1976 hit; The Wreak of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The 29 men I listed below:

Ernest McSorley — Captain born in 1912 in Canada and lived in Toledo, Ohio.  John McCarthy — First mate born in 1913 and lived in Bay Village, Ohio. James Pratt — Second mate born in 1931 and lived in Lakewood, Ohio. Michael Armagost — Third mate born in 1938 and lived in Iron River,… read more

Daily Piece of Art

🎨 Sophie Taeuber-Arp 🇨🇭 (1889-1943) 🖼️ Head (1920) - Oil on wood with glass beads on wire

Isaac Stern

On this day of 1920, violinist Isaac Stern was born in Krzemieniec, Poland. Now Spinning a collection with works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.

Fun Fact

Did you know that in the West The David Rockafela and Andrew Carnagie re-Invented the school system in 1920 the same school system they didn't allow their own children to attend. In our schools we were taught names of birds but in the elite schools the children were taught not only their names but… (edited) read more

Opinia na temat książki "My" Jewgienija Zamiatina

Opinia na temat książki "My" Jewgienija Zamiatina. Mam bardzo mieszane uczucia co do tej książki. Z jednej strony - czyta się ją bardzo szybko, fabuła płynie dosyć wartko, dzieje się dużo ciekawych rzeczy, świat przedstawiony robi wrażenie rozmachem i naukową ścisłością (jak na stan wiedzy… read more

RUINS MANSION

The Ruins Mansion is the remains of an ancestral home built in 1920 by a wealthy sugar baron named Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson. Don Mariano constructed the mansion as a testament of his love for his Portuguese wife, Cora Maria Osorio Rosa-Braga, after she passed away in 1911.

Avalokitesvara Monastery

Avalokitesvara Monastery is one of the landmarks and icons of community diversity in Pematangsiantar City. The location of this monastery is the land that given by the King of Siantar to the Chinese people for a place of worship around 1920. Monk Dhyanavira took the initiative to build a statue… (edited) read more

HOW MANY HORROR MOVIES HAVE YALL WATCHED?

Can yall beat my watchlist 🥱? 👻👹 HORROR MOVIES 👹👻 1) The third Eye 2) The Nun 3) Dead Silence 4) Kuntilanak 5) The conjuring 6) The conjuring 2 7) Fear Street 1994 8) Annabelle 9) The silence 10) Fear Street 1978 11) #Alive 12) Pizza 13) Agyaat 14) The possession 15) Mama 16)… read more

My first car

I wish I could say I drove something like a 1920 Peerless Model 56 or a 1926 Studebaker Standard Six, or something like a 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air, but no. My first car was a 1998 Pontiac Sunfire. We dubbed her "The Green Goblin" because of her looks and the colour, but I didn't mind. She was the… read more

Any tips for safe exploring?

Pic is from gutted tractor factory built around 1920

Bruno Liljefors, Cat in the Summer Meadow, 1920

New Year's Resolution: 1920 x 1080 🤣

Painting by the surrealist artist Salvador Dali | 1920

"Judging things always requires some thought, such as looking at this painting for a long time reveals its beauty!" (edited)

Need names for gangs

Yo makeing a campaign and I need some names for some 1920 themed magic gangs

Happy Birthday

May 20, 1920 #OTD John Cruickshank, Scottish former banker, former Royal Air Force officer, and a Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Cruickshank was awarded the VC… read more

On This Day in History - December 14, 1895

December 14, 1895 #OTD George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the… read more

Remembering Conrad Veidt (January 22, 1893 – April 3, 1943)

Hans was a German actor best remembered for his roles in films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), The Man Who Laughs (1928), and, after being forced to migrate to Britain by the rise of Nazism in Germany, some of his English-speaking roles include The Thief of Bagdad (1940), and, in… read more

My blood line

There's evidence that our Igorot ancestors repurposed human jawbones and used these as handles for gongs. This practice had been mentioned in historical records from the Spanish period. Recent/modern historians like Albert Ernest Jenks and William Henry Scott also cited the practice in the books… read more

Mahavatar Babaji

There are no historical records relating to the birth and life of Mahavatar Babaji. Paramahansa Yogananda has written in Autobiography of a Yogi that the deathless avatar has resided for untold years in the remote Himalayan regions of India, revealing himself only rarely to a blessed few. It is… read more

Pematang Siantar Mayor's Office (Pematang Siantar City Hall)

The central government building of the Burgermeister (Mayor) of Pematang Siantar, located on Jalan Merdeka, is one of the legacies of the Dutch colonial government which is still well maintained. Its function is still the same, namely as the center of government even though in a different context.… read more

On This Day

February 28, 1920 #OTD The patent application for the mass production of silica gel was filed by its inventor, chemistry professor Walter A. Patrick of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, under the title "Process of producing gels for catalytic and adsorbent purposes". U.S. Patent No. 1,577,186… read more

Franklin Carmichael, Autumn Hillside, 1920

Died On This Day

March 15, 1920 #OTD Rudolf Berthold, German flying ace of World War I. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—16 of them while flying one-handed. Berthold's perseverance, bravery, and willingness to return to combat while still wounded made him one of the most famous German pilots of… read more

On This Day in History - January 5, 1945

January 5, 1945 #OTD Julius Leber, German politician of the SPD and a member of the German resistance against the Third Reich. Leber was born in Biesheim, Alsace, out of wedlock, to Katharina Schubetzer and later adopted by her husband, mason Jean Leber. He also joined the Social Democratic Party… read more

Blessed Virgin Mary Apparition and message for present generation

THE THREE CHILDREN OF FATIMA Francisco died on 4th April 1919 and Jacinta died on 20th February 1920. Before she dies, little Jacinta revealed little-known but remarkable statements made by Our Lady. Here are just some of them: More souls go to hell because of sins of the flesh than for any… read more

Bob Marley: One Love (2024/English/Prime) Review

The film isn't as pleasing as anticipated, where the legendary Rastafarian artist Bob Marley is victimized, ironically in a film where he is often addressed as a 'Lion' (Duh!). I am further disappointed by this cinematic take on the legendary Rastafarian artist, who had his roots in a culture… read more

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (German horror Silent Film)

1920

Scary movie

Which was the scariest movie as per you?(among this list)

On This Day in History - November 8, 1945

November 8, 1945 #OTD Anton Ludwig Friedrich August von Mackensen, German field marshal. He commanded with extreme success during the First World War and became one of the German Empire's most prominent and competent military leaders. After the Armistice, Mackensen was interned for a year. He… (edited) read more