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• Post #4449460

  Dock Ellis, one of baseball's greatest personalities - and a damn fine pitcher for a few years - wore hair curlers on the field during warmups in 1973. The league commissioner ordered him to stop (because ... ?). Ellis often called out racial prejudice in baseball and society. In this case he observed "They didn’t put any orders about [Yankees player] Joe Pepitone when he wore a hairpiece down to his shoulders.” American legend. 🫡 #baseball #1970s #blackhistory #hair #pittsburgh

• Post #3934033

  At the Cycle-Race Track (Au Vélodrome) Jean Metzinger, 1911 Metzinger's earlier art had a bright impressionist style like Van Gogh's, and over time he moved toward what would become cubism. I really like the transparent and cubist elements here. But it's still recognizable as a cyclist! #painting #cubism #cycling #metzinger #velodrome #bikes

• Post #3770785

  "There are different kinds of curiosity: one springs from interest, which makes us desire to know everything that may be profitable to us; another from pride, which springs from a desire of knowing what others are ignorant of." - La Rochefoucauld, Moral Maxim № 173 (1678) If he's implying that the second kind is worse, then pub #trivia must not have been invented yet in 1678. I want to know; AND I want to vanquish all challengers. Don't talk about my $25 gift card like it&#39...

• Post #3028149

  RIP to Schlitz Beer, and its classic ads 🍺 1/3 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schlitz-beer-pours-last-glass-rcna346065 #beer #schlitzbeer #Milwaukee #oldadvertising #oldadvertisements #1950s #americana

• Post #3028148

  The nation of Nauru/Naoero may be following eSwatini and Türkiye by changing its English name to be truer to native pronunciation. <<"Nauru emerged because Naoero could not be properly pronounced by foreign tongues, and was changed not by our choice, but for convenience," the government said in a statement explaining the change.>> https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/13/world/asia-oceania/pacific-nation-nauru-to-change-name-in-break-from-colonial-pa...

• Post #3028147

  "Speedway" linocut print by Sybil Andrews, 1934 #motorcycles #motorsport #linocut #printmaking #1930s #sybilandrews #modernism #modernart #UK

• Post #3028146

  Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 1958 photo by the great Leo Matiz Despite how sinister this may appear, Betancourt was crucial to democracy's survival in Venezuela. #photography #blackandwhite #venezuela #leomatiz #1950s #latinamerica

• Post #3028145

  #Rant: A writer on a pretty well-known website was disappointed during pregnancy to learn she was having a boy rather than a girl. She talked on her YouTube channel about "gender disappointment," and received (surprise surprise) a mixture of support, reminders that gender ≠ sex anyway, and 'WTF is wrong with you.' Now, a year after the birth, she goes into detail about why she would have innately valued a daughter more. In the end, she loves her 1-year-old li...

• Post #3028144

  25 year old man found criminally responsible for the sexual abuse of a child who was 14 at the time, but he gets no punishment, because he was also the "victim" of extortion by the mother of HIS victim. The mother got jail time, deservedly IMO. Strange and sad case. https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ex-tampa-bay-rays-star-092454182.html #mlb #baseball #dominicanrepublic #tampabayrays

• Post #3028143

  The Empire Strikes Back poster for release in Poland, 1983 by Miroslaw Lakomski prints available here - I think the artist / artist's heirs get a cut? https://www.projekt26.com/shop-polish-posters/p/miroslaw-lakomski-the-empire-strikes-back #starwars #empirestrikesback #poland #polska #movieposter #filmposter #vintageposters #1980s #80s #yoda

• Post #3028142

  Wet 'n Wild Theme Park Orlando, Florida photo by Joel Sternfeld, 1980 #photography #joelsternfeld #colorphotography #florida #orlando #1980s #amusementpark

• Post #2501440

  "The Gale" linocut print by Sybil Andrews London, 1930 #linocut #printmaking #1930s #UK #sybilandrews #modernism #modernart

• Post #1810394

  Street art from France (the artist's site appears to be offline otherwise I'd link to it) #tmnt #supermario #streetart

• Post #1117964

  What a way to win a baseball game 1-0! Any one of these catches could be a season highlight, but the third is the best (9th inning, no less) #LAAngels #mlb #baseball https://www.mlb.com/gameday/824054/video/jo-adell-robs-three-home-runs-against-the-mariners

• Post #1117963

  I mean, there is precedent for it ... https://theneedling.com/2025/12/01/venezuela-bombs-american-drug-yacht-wiping-out-entire-sackler-family-cartel/ #satire #venezuela #opioids #NoBillionaires #classwar

• Post #1117962

  Well well wellll ... look who just won a series against one of the best National League teams. The #RedSox! P.S. seriously though I share everyone's concerns. Grave concerns. P.P.S. but if you can't be happy for wins, then stop pretending to be a fan #mlb #milwaukeebrewers #baseball

• Post #1117961

  This is like the ending of a slobs vs. snobs comedy from the early '80s: a Bosnian ball boy ran off with the Italian goalkeeper's notes in a World Cup qualification game. Was it fair play? I'm not sure. Was it funny? Yes https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/4/9/bosnian-ball-boy-who-hid-donnarummas-penalty-shootout-notes-hailed-as-hero #worldcup #bosnia #italy #soccer #football

• Post #1117958

  Do you know so much yourself that you call the meanest ignorant? [...] Do you think matter has cohered together from its diffuse float, and the soil is on the surface, and water runs and vegetation sprouts, For you only, and not for him and her? ~ Walt Whitman, "I Sing the Body Electric," 1855 #quote #quotes #poetry #humility #waltwhitman

• Post #1117957

  Trevor Story steals home! 😲 #RedSox #mlb

• Post #1117955

  The #RedSox are not quite as bad as they've looked. Please enjoy these rationalizations: They're 5-5 in their last 10 games, which is better than the Yankees over the same stretch, even though the Sox played tougher teams. Small sample size; but it points in the right direction. The Red Sox run differential, which is predictive of wins and losses, for the season so far is exactly 0 after today's game. That suggests they are playing *like* a .500 team, but in reality the...

• Post #1016228

  I know it's not Halloween season, but: #labyrinth #80smovies #costumes #fantasy #davidbowie #goblins #halloweencostume

• Post #669286

  I love that someone, a priest no less, is choosing to steal baseball cards. In 2026. From a store that sells everything. Some of us love the game a little too much ⚾ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/priest-episcopal-pittsburgh-stealing-baseball-card-rcna263069 #baseball #usnews #pittsburgh #collectibles #baseballcards

• Post #669285

  "Ah, but it is incredible how often things force one to do the thing one would like to do." ~ Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie, 1935) #quote #quotes #quotation #psychology #necessity #agathachristie

• Post #669284

  This is so goddamn stupid that it's hilarious. Hey, boomers-at-heart in Boston police and city hall – the St. Patrick's parade has never been orderly and sober, *especially* back when you were young 35 years ago. You're just looking for something to have a moral panic about. Go after drunk drivers, and help anybody who overindulged. Otherwise, chill out #boston #massachusetts #stpatricksday #drinking #moralpanic #bostonweekend

• Post #669282

  Boston Legacy FC's inaugural game is kicking off (1pm) vs. Gotham. If you're a cordcutter, you can watch over the air on channel 5. It's also on ESPN. LET'S GO #boston #massachusetts #NWSL #legacyfc #bostonlegacy #gothamfc

• Post #669281

  Bro, I take a multivitamin too but you don't see me hanging banners about it #nutrition

• Post #669280

  Italy's Columbus-ing baseball now. Can't have shit in the West Indies #WBC #wbc2026 #worldbaseballclassic #Italy #PuertoRico #baseball

• Post #669279

  The USA's advantage is they get to make up rules that only apply to the other teams. Then they simply declare that "Operation Tremendous Penis No Matter What My Ex-Wives Tell You" has ended in "total victory." Excellent beer and BBQ in the clubhouse after. Venezuela will be the first team in WBC history to negotiate and accept bribes in real time during the game (brought to you by Fan Duel™). Although the squad is well-funded, the players have to shar...

• Post #669278

  #WBC DR has been chasing a lot of low pitches tonight #wbc2026

• Post #643662

  I really like this #quote about trusting younger people even when you think they're off track. Voltairine de Cleyre was 41, and a veteran organizer, when she wrote: "Progress has to do with all mankind, not alone with the calm, the wise, and the patient. There is youth in the world, and youth is generally neither calm nor patient; it does not like to sit in the rear rows and listen to mature considerations rendered in the tone of a stock-market quotation concerning questions th...