K Tempest Tumbles
I have a non-Tumblr blog and that's where the majority of my long-form posts go. This blog is for my more fannish activities, link sharing, and squeeness.
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Doctor Who “stained glass” prints by Mandie Manzano
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High-speed photographs of ink mixing with water by Alberto Seveso
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Ravens! Via yukadelavega: Raven smootchies.
Source: Canislupuscorax & DeeOtter
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Meet: Kerream Jones
Although the term “Starving Artist” does not apply to the Painter, Kerream Jones, the hunger of the...
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by Priscilla.
nypl:
Did you know that Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian? She was actually Mesopotamian, which makes her reign as Queen of Egypt all the more inspiring. Even better, all our Tumblr followers can get 20% off the the ticket cost of tomorrow night’s historical discussion with Cleopatra author (and Pulitzer Prize winner!) Stacy Schiff and acclaimed biographer Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Just click the link, use the coupon code “CLEO” at purchase and watch history unfold. Trust us, you don’t want to miss it!
Mesopotamian? Um… you mean Macedonian?
AND THIS, TOO. *facepalm* I didn’t even catch that.
nypl:
Did you know that Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian? She was actually Mesopotamian, which makes her reign as Queen of Egypt all the more inspiring.
::sigh:: NYPL, how is that “more inspiring” exactly? Is it more better because Cleopatra wasn’t black? Is that what you’re saying?
Because it’s not as if she was the first Mesopotamian person to rule Egypt. She didn’t roll in and conquer the place. Alexander the Great did that and left his friend Ptolemy, Cleo’s ancestor, in charge. That’s how Mesopotamians came to sit on the throne as Egypt.
So please, enlighten me, what is so inspiring about conquest and subjugation?
Even better, all our Tumblr followers can get 20% off the the ticket cost of tomorrow night’s historical discussion with Cleopatra author (and Pulitzer Prize winner!) Stacy Schiff and acclaimed biographer Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Just click the link, use the coupon code “CLEO” at purchase and watch history unfold. Trust us, you don’t want to miss it!
Yeah, if the level of discourse on Cleopatra in any way matches this point, I think it’s best to skip this particular event. Thanks.
