Memento Mori

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artekka: “Self-Portrait with Death” by Arnold Bocklin

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:33:43 -0600

artekka:

“Self-Portrait with Death” by Arnold Bocklin

misschattenoier: Oscar Wilde, “Fantasma de Canterville”

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:42:46 -0600

misschattenoier:

Oscar Wilde, “Fantasma de Canterville”

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The Collector (1965)

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:32:08 -0600

The Collector (1965)

michaelpalin: The Trial (1962)

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:24:44 -0600

michaelpalin:

The Trial (1962)

saloandseverine: The Lotus Magazine January 1917, Theda Bara

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:33 -0600

saloandseverine:

The Lotus Magazine January 1917, Theda Bara

maudelynn: Mistinguett in the Folies Bergere by Herbert...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:21:13 -0600

maudelynn:

Mistinguett in the Folies Bergere

by Herbert Mitchell

Today In Latin American History

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:16:49 -0600

fylatinamericanhistory:

May 18

1781: South American revolutionary Tupac Amaru II, born José Gabriel Condorcanqui, is brutally executed in Cusco by the colonial Spanish government.

1811: The forces of Uruguayan revolutionary José Gervasio Artigas defeat a Spanish colonial army at the Battle of Las Piedras.

1883: Brazilian president Eurico Gaspar Dutra, who led his country after the end of World War II, is born in Mato Grosso.

1895: Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino is born in the town of Niquinohomo.

adoreoldstyle: Maria Felix

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:13:21 -0600

adoreoldstyle:

Maria Felix

ginia64thebeautifuleones: Greta Garbo Source: It’s The Pictures...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:12:11 -0600

ginia64thebeautifuleones:

Greta Garbo

Source: It’s The Pictures That Got Small

bela-lugosi-source: Béla Lugosi in his WWI uniform c. 1914

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:10:53 -0600

bela-lugosi-source:

Béla Lugosi in his WWI uniform c. 1914

christinerod: Vincent Price

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:10:39 -0600

christinerod:

Vincent Price

bathtubginjazz: Judith Anderson & Vincent Price

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:10:23 -0600

bathtubginjazz:

Judith Anderson & Vincent Price

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Sat, 18 May 2013 11:10:12 -0600

coolchicksfromhistory: Kaʻiulani, the last crown princess of...

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:09:55 -0600

coolchicksfromhistory:

Kaʻiulani, the last crown princess of Hawai’i.

Kaʻiulani was a teenage student in England when the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown. She traveled to the US in hopes of preventing the annexation of Hawai’i. Elegant, multilingual, and well-spoken, Kaʻiulani impressed journalists and President Grover Cleveland but she was not able to restore the monarchy. The situation stalled with the monarchy out of power but no formal US annexation. After four more years in Europe, Kaʻiulani returned to Hawaii as a private citizen and witnessed the 1898 annexation of her country. She died less than a year later at the age of 23.

1ll-society: Luis Rojoluisroyo.com

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:56:31 -0600

1ll-society:

Luis Rojo
luisroyo.com

victoriousvocabulary: SCARLET [noun] 1. a strong to vivid red...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:56:13 -0600

victoriousvocabulary:

SCARLET

[noun]

1. a strong to vivid red or reddish orange.

2. scarlet-coloured clothing or cloth.

[adjective]

3. of a strong to vivid red or reddish orange.

4. flagrantly immoral or unchaste.

Etymology: Middle English < Old French escarlate < Mediaeval Latin scarlata, scarletum.

[Song Gum Jin]

planetvalium: Detail view an oaken casket lid containing a...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:55:15 -0600

planetvalium:

Detail view an oaken casket lid containing a preserved Norse giant’s heart. (5th century)

The inscription on the casket is written in old Norse runes and reads…“Behold! Within this casket lies the heart of the fierce and terrible giant known as Hrungnir, slain this day by Fafrd the Red whose bravery and cunning shall live forever!”