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Hate it when you're wearing "military-esque" clothing like camo pants or combat boots and some old vet asks you if you're from a military family like fuck off papa war crimes I'm appropriating your culture here.
When I’m wearing military aesthetic this is what I mean:
"Phonoaesthetics isn't my thing so I can't explain why, but German is an inherently funny language," exhibit A
I love it because it was a choice. They could have put the whole title in English, THE QUEEN. They could have put the whole title in German, DIE KÖNIGIN. Anyone writing at the spiegle speaks English proficiently, it was not an accident they choose chaos.
LOVE finds like these! A subterranean shopping alley remained hidden until it was accidentally stumbled upon in 2002 by builders renovating the Edwardian Royal Arcade, in Keighley, West Yorkshire, UK, that was situated above it.
Believed to have last been used in the 1890s, it was when builders smashed through into what they assumed to be cellars, that they unearthed a labyrinth of neglected shops and stables, complete with shopfronts, signage, advertisements and abandoned goods.
Once at street level, this land was part of the Devonshire estate, but the Duke sold it in 1899 to 2 men who had the brilliant idea of building a covered shopping arcade on top of the existing stores, that protected them from the harsh elements.
They created Royal Arcade, still in use today; a total of 12 units with shopfronts, incorporating a 2nd level accessed by an elegant staircase, attracting unique and quirky shops with its faded Edwardian glamour and eccentric steampunk vibe.
Each unit had a cellar for storage, accessed by a narrow staircase. The arcade flourished until 1915, when it was sold by heirs, to wealthy mill-owner Frank Butterfield.
Butterfield owned the arcade for over 50 years, until it was finally sold in 1987, and the cast iron gates were locked, sealing the Edwardian shops inside, with their older Victorian ancestors buried beneath.
The arcade sat for 12 yrs. when it was bought by Kingfisher Developments in 1999, with the intention of bringing the arcade back to its Edwardian grandeur, that the extent of its secrets was revealed.
Instead of the cellars they had anticipated, builders discovered corridors filled with shops on both sides.
Some storefronts held their original glass and front doors, with door numbers and letter boxes still in place.
Advertisements indicate that the ‘street’ was in use even after the opening of the newer Royal Arcade in 1901, some bearing the Butterfield name as an homage to the man who owned it for so many years.
Royal Arcade was reopened in 2003 by Keighley historian Ian Dewhurst, but access to the older shops has remained sealed off for safety reasons.
Once lit by streetlights, the area is now wired after being submerged in darkness, and some units are still to be cleared, but occasional sellout tours are available
It is hoped that once completely cleared, this underground alley can be made safe enough to share its magic with the town once again.
Julia Garner in Gucci at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in LA on September 12, 2022.
Guy who’s like super pissy about spoilers but for like, academic papers
A colleague is like “There’s an interesting article in this week’s–” and the guy is like “WHOA WHOA WHOA. COME THE FUCK ON”
a 17 year old black girl in my state was just sentenced to 5 years of probation, gps monitoring, placement at a “women’s center” (which is still a correctional facility), 600 hours of community service, and ordered to pay $150,000 to the family of her rapist, who she stabbed to death in self-defense. there is no fucking justice.
her name is Pieper Lewis, she is a survivor of sex trafficking, and this is the full statement she gave at her sentencing hearing today
Six US Navy battleships firing broadsides during an exercise. The battle line consists of the battleships West Virginia (BB-48), Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46), Tennessee (BB-43), California (BB-44) and New Mexico (BB-40). This photo was taken in California in February 1927.
Wet beast Wednesday
Oh they're notching her tail. See the little bit taken out? That tells whoever catches her next to let her go-- it's a sort of "hey, this is a reproductive female; let's keep the cycle going by putting her right back in the water" signal. The bit will grow back in 2-3 shed cycles, which takes a couple years.
They know she's able to reproduce bc she was caught with eggs.
