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In which there is skating "Upon the Ice", 1884-1954
Upon the Ice, 1884: "They were young and lovely, both. They were the dearest friends. They clung to one another tenderly, whilst we looked on with envious eyes. [...]"
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In which there are a librarian, a #museumselfie, and Misterioso
- Books ♥ librarians: Mayme A. Clayton, librarian, archivist, and Black history collector.
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In which there is The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, 1956
Reading, books 2015, 166.
164. The Lonely Londoners, by Sam Selvon, 1956. Things you need to know: Sam Selvon is from Trinidad, of mostly East Indian descent. He lived in London before writing The Lonely Londoners. The novel is written in nation language, i.e. an English Creole, and consists of a series of character-focussed anecdotes told by an ( Read more... ) -
In which there are small luxuries, African Roman Londoners, and nerf guns for the disabled
- Shopping: what's the one physical object that would most improve your life? Joy counts as an improvement as much as any physical benefit. You can choose a steam locomotive yacht or jet pack something if you want but I think a more realistic answer might be more interesting (unless you ALL choose bookcases, obv). My best friend would choose a ( Read more... ) -
In which there are English-Gambian music, Malian music, and The Bird of the River
- Sona Jobarteh is a kora player, born in London into a family of traditional (and world famous) West African musicians (from Mali via Gambia). (1) Fatafina, 5mins, utu, is a hopeful song about pan-Africanism, from the album Fasiya. (2) Live at the Africa Festival in Germany, 8mins, utu, with a full band and backing singers. (3) Jarabi, 6mins, utu ( Read more... ) -
In which there are 15 images of vagina dentata that peta would censor!!1!!
I've never understood the supposed attraction of women + taxidermy. I do, however, understand the extremely narrow margin between presenting a trope enthusiastically and parodying it. 65 years of photos of women + sexy, sexy taxidermy!!1!! o_O
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In which there is are "Indian" paintings of "African" people, 1791-8
I've posted before about people of African descent living in India, and the following watercolours are available elsewhere on the internet, but I've only seen them posted without any biographical details of the artist ( Read more... ) -
In which there are art and life, sailors and sharks
- Watson and the Shark, by John Singleton Copley, 1778, was painted as a commission for Brook Watson, aged 43, who lost his leg, aged 14, at Havana in the shark attack depicted in the painting. All the men on the boat are doing their best to save Watson but the man who is succeeding in throwing him a lifeline is the Black man with the rope. In the ( Read more... )
