Nuclear Bomb Testing Timeline for the world from 1948-1998.
Scariest mother-effing video I’ve seen.
Watch it and learn for yourself.
All I can think is…no wonder everyone has cancer.
These are the cutest bookmarks of my life.
Courtesy of www.etsy.com/shop/bethydesigns?ref=seller_info
May 19, 1536: Anne Boleyn is executed.
Between late April and early May, several men - a musician, a courtier, and several other noblemen - were arrested and subsequently accused of committing adultery with Queen Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. Perhaps the worst accusation of all was of Anne’s brother, George Boleyn, who was accused of incest with his sister.
On May 6, she wrote a letter to the King in which she pleaded for the accused men’s lives:
My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your Grace’s displeasure, and that it may not touch the innocent souls of those poor gentlemen, who (as I understand) are likewise in strait imprisonment for my sake. If ever I found favour in your sight, if ever the name of Anne Boleyn hath been pleasing in your ears, then let me obtain this request…
Her letter was written to no avail; after a short trial, George Boleyn and at least three other men were executed, two days before Anne herself. Shortly before her execution, Anne made a speech that (supposedly) extolled Henry as ”a good, a gentle and sovereign lord” and ended with the words “O Lord have mercy on me, to God I commend my soul”.
Neurons in the Brain
Flashes of light may one day be used to control the human brain, and that day just got a lot closer. (WIRED Magazine Science Article)
Steps of Scientific Method - Meme version
The World’s First Vertical Forest Tower, designed by architect Stefano Boeri
Well if you’re gonna…
(Source: youreawhorebecausei-, via islandlocal)
just the usual handshake
(Source: lilylovelock)
The board of the N.A.A.C.P. voted to endorse same-sex marriage on Saturday, putting the weight of the country’s most prominent civil rights group behind a cause that has long divided some quarters of the black community.
The largely symbolic move, made at the group’s quarterly board meeting in Miami, puts the N.A.A.C.P. in line with President Obama, who endorsed gay marriage a little over a week ago. Given the timing, it is likely to be viewed as both a statement of principle as well as support for the president’s position in the middle of a closely contested presidential campaign.
All but two of the organization’s 64 board members, who include many religious leaders, backed a resolution supporting same-sex marriage, according to people told of the decision.
Borrowing a term used by gay right’s advocates, the resolution stated: “We support marriage equality consistent with equal protection under the law provided under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.”
In a statement, Roslyn M. Brock, chairwoman of the board, said that “we have and will oppose efforts to codify discrimination into law.”
The New York Times, “NAACP Endorses Same-Sex Marriage” (via inothernews)
Hell to the yes. Slow clap. Solidarity enables and progresses change.
Mary Taylor, El Morocco, 1935
- by Cecil Beaton
I will now look up who she is, but I love this photo.
You know, the not crazy one that actually gives good advice and understands me as a person? Yeah, that one. Felt great.
Louise Erdrich (via emotional-algebra)
Don’t stop, in the name of love.