Silvia Bethencourt
@baterfly.bsky.social
Batty lover of the dark, books, history, art. Fan of the macabre, champagne, dogs, and rain. Left of centre. Cantankerous. Australian. Uruguayan-born.
Ryoko Kimura
Beauty of my Dish - Banquet of Mermaids (2018)
Beauty of my Dish - Banquet of Mermaids (2018)
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Ryoko Kimura
Beauty of my Dish - Banquet of Mermaids (2018)
Beauty of my Dish - Banquet of Mermaids (2018)
“…two things can be true at once: one can acknowledge that Meghan was treated poorly while also noting that she and Harry seem awfully keen to enjoy all the privileges of royalty, without many of the responsibilities.” 👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why on earth would Meghan still want to be called the Duchess of Sussex? | Arwa Mahdawi
She and her husband seem keen on their titles and accolades, and less enthusiastic about putting in the work that ordinarily goes with them, writes Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“…two things can be true at once: one can acknowledge that Meghan was treated poorly while also noting that she and Harry seem awfully keen to enjoy all the privileges of royalty, without many of the responsibilities.” 👏
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago
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Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago
Many of Operation Condor’s crimes remain shrouded in impunity and silence, 50 years after its creation.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Operation Condor: the secret system that terrorised exiled South American dissidents 50 years ago
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theconversation.com/operation-co...
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The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The news has been coming so fast, I did another later which might not otherwise see the light.
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The Tragedy of the Seas (1841) — a colourful compendium of thirty-seven nautical catastrophes that took place in bodies of water around the world between 1803 and 1840: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-tragedy-of-the-seas-1841
November 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Tragedy of the Seas (1841) — a colourful compendium of thirty-seven nautical catastrophes that took place in bodies of water around the world between 1803 and 1840: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-tragedy-of-the-seas-1841
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Rafaela Ottiano in The Devil-Doll (1936)
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Rafaela Ottiano in The Devil-Doll (1936)
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"Whoever is in your life,
those who harm you,
those who help you;
those whom you know
and those whom you do not know —
let them off the hook,
help them off the hook."
Leonard Cohen on the antidote to anger and the meaning of resistance www.themarginalian.org/2024/07/18/l...
those who harm you,
those who help you;
those whom you know
and those whom you do not know —
let them off the hook,
help them off the hook."
Leonard Cohen on the antidote to anger and the meaning of resistance www.themarginalian.org/2024/07/18/l...
Leonard Cohen on the Antidote to Anger and the Meaning of Resistance
One of the commonest and most corrosive human reflexes is to react to helplessness with anger. We do it in our personal lives and we do it in our political lives. We are living through a time of un…
www.themarginalian.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"Whoever is in your life,
those who harm you,
those who help you;
those whom you know
and those whom you do not know —
let them off the hook,
help them off the hook."
Leonard Cohen on the antidote to anger and the meaning of resistance www.themarginalian.org/2024/07/18/l...
those who harm you,
those who help you;
those whom you know
and those whom you do not know —
let them off the hook,
help them off the hook."
Leonard Cohen on the antidote to anger and the meaning of resistance www.themarginalian.org/2024/07/18/l...
Rules for Murder: The Detection Club and the Evolution of the Murder Mystery
www.mentalfloss.com/crime/detect...
www.mentalfloss.com/crime/detect...
Rules for Murder: The Detection Club and the Evolution of the Murder Mystery
Members of the Detection Club were sworn in on a skull with glowing red eyes named Eric.
www.mentalfloss.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Rules for Murder: The Detection Club and the Evolution of the Murder Mystery
www.mentalfloss.com/crime/detect...
www.mentalfloss.com/crime/detect...
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me: can I try before I buy? a test drive if you will
cemetery manager: you've gotta get out of that hole, that's not yours
cemetery manager: you've gotta get out of that hole, that's not yours
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
me: can I try before I buy? a test drive if you will
cemetery manager: you've gotta get out of that hole, that's not yours
cemetery manager: you've gotta get out of that hole, that's not yours
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Owls on a wall, glaring at a peacock. Theo Von Hoytema, 1895.
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Owls on a wall, glaring at a peacock. Theo Von Hoytema, 1895.
Protect this child at all costs 🖤
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Protect this child at all costs 🖤
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#TheVictorianBookoftheDead The Empty/Vacant Chair was a popular design for funeral flower arrangements. They were made on wire frames stuffed with damp moss to keep the inserted flowers fresh. These examples c. 1908
"We shall meet but we shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair...."
"We shall meet but we shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair...."
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead The Empty/Vacant Chair was a popular design for funeral flower arrangements. They were made on wire frames stuffed with damp moss to keep the inserted flowers fresh. These examples c. 1908
"We shall meet but we shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair...."
"We shall meet but we shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair...."
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Les Vampires (1915)
October 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Les Vampires (1915)
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""Mr. Stainton pursued as fast as he could follow. Up the easy steps he ran at the top of his speed; but, fast as he went, the child went faster."
Illustration To Mrs. Riddell's Ghost Story, "Walnut-Tree House.""
The Illustrated London News 28.12.1878. #PhantomsFriday #Ghost #GhostStory #1870s
Illustration To Mrs. Riddell's Ghost Story, "Walnut-Tree House.""
The Illustrated London News 28.12.1878. #PhantomsFriday #Ghost #GhostStory #1870s
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
""Mr. Stainton pursued as fast as he could follow. Up the easy steps he ran at the top of his speed; but, fast as he went, the child went faster."
Illustration To Mrs. Riddell's Ghost Story, "Walnut-Tree House.""
The Illustrated London News 28.12.1878. #PhantomsFriday #Ghost #GhostStory #1870s
Illustration To Mrs. Riddell's Ghost Story, "Walnut-Tree House.""
The Illustrated London News 28.12.1878. #PhantomsFriday #Ghost #GhostStory #1870s
Claude Monet
Weeping Willow, 1918-1919
Weeping Willow, 1918-1919
November 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Claude Monet
Weeping Willow, 1918-1919
Weeping Willow, 1918-1919
The Suicide Cemetery
A hidden, morbidly fascinating cemetery deep in the forest.
www.atlasobscura.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM