Did you know? Humans are closer to T. rex in the geological timeline than T. rex was to Stegosaurus.
What kind of dinosaur is Stegosaurus? And what were its plates used for? Learn more about Stegosaurus and its fellow stegosaurs with Museum paleontologist Roger Benson! Explore what weâve learned from fossils like the recently discovered Apexâthe most complete Stegosaurus ever found. These specimens can give us clues into the dinosaursâ diet, lifespan, size, and natural history.
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EiryĹŤ of Shinbashi 1905. Geigi (geisha) EiryĹŤ of the Shinbashi geisha district in Tokyo, dressed in the Genroku style. Text and image via Blue Ruin 1 on Flickr
I was watching powwow videos with tribal soldiers and veterans dancing, went down a history rabbit hole, and discovered that the official US Dept of Defense website not only acknowledges the various "Ethnic Heritage Months" but actually has good articles about them? Like, it's not just a few articles with empty platitudes and "we acknowledge and honor the [people of ethnic group] who have served, such-and-such number have served in these wars, blah blah blah, here's a famous person from that ethnic group". There are actually articles with thoughtful content???
I mean obviously there's going to be some underlying bias considering the site they're published on (for instance, nothing on current issues with discrimination and such) which is important to keep in mind. But it's still good content. For those of you willing to take the risk of going to a US government website, here's an article to start with: Navy Boots, Lumbee Roots
"...His grandfather and a cousin, both members of the Lumbee Tribe, served in the Army, and their service inspired him...
Rogers acquired the Lumbee dialect during his trips to Robeson, which made for trouble when he returned to school. "My English teachers would get mad at me because I'm talking all types of medicine, and they'd be like, 'That's not how you say things...'"
As fate would have it, Rogers's service in the Navy would lead him to serving under a commanding officer who was also a member of the Lumbee Tribe.
"His name was Cmdr. Morris Oxendine," he said. "He looks like a Lum and talks like a Lum. Everybody thought that man sounded different, but I thought he sounded like home!""
Attention! Academia is a Scam and Grad School isn't Worth it! Don't do it!!!
Once upon a time, there was a part-time collections management staff member at a museum. This was the career for them; they were doing exactly what they wanted to do for the rest of their lives, and had the adequate training and knowledge to do so.
But everyone kept saying that they would never be able to get a full-time position without a master's. They would be doing the exact same thing they already were doing... but hey! Everyone says people with a master's degree is much more qualified, so they'd probably be learning a lot more things they couldn't even dream of, right?
You'll learn great things, they said. You'll get important connections and are more likely to get a job, they said. There's this certain program that's excellent and will get you exactly where you want, they said. So I went with high hopes.
Well it's official - after wasting three years in a program that taught me what I already knew and didn't help me get the resources I needed to get a career, after my mental health fell to the lowest it's ever been, and after getting $40,000 in debt, I can boast the privilege of ORGANIZATIONS NOT WANTING TO HIRE ME.
It turns out that museums are non-profit organizations, and therefore are subject to strict budget restrictions. And while the people in charge have to look at the bigger picture and consider everything, they also tend to undervalue collections departments. Which means that the budget to hire collections managers is limited. And they have to pay people more depending on what level of college degree they have. And so...
Because I had a graduate degree I was rejected from getting a full time job. Despite absolutely everyone telling me that I wouldn't be able to get a full time job in collections if I didn't get my master's, I got rejected solely BECAUSE I had my master's.
While I DID learn more in grad school and am now a much more capable collections worker than before, I would have been able to do an adequate job as I was before attending grad school. There are also plenty of opportunities for museum professionals to continue education. So I not only got my graduate degree for no reason, it has actually hurt my chances of having a career.
If you do go to grad school, only go so you can take advantage of internships and other opportunities only available to students. Don't worry about your GPA and don't worry about graduating; take advantage of whatever resources you can and then bounce.
If anyone from your university, your professors or teachers or academic advisors for example, tries to convince you to go on to grad school, remember this:
Academia exists only to justify it's own existence. Those in academia will try to drag you in as fuel to perpetuate itself, regardless of what is actually best for you. If you are considering pursuing your master's or doctorate, don't. If you are currently in a graduate program and have started to consider dropping out, that is your sign to leave. There's another way somehow, you just have to find it.
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The Getty Villa activated its emergency operations center at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, and within two hours, the fast-moving blaze had reached the
Inside the dash to save the Getty Villa from the Palisades fire: a timeline
"The Getty Villa, the museum built by oil tycoon J. Paul Getty and home to thousands of priceless antiquities, activated its emergency operations center in response to the fast-moving Palisades fire at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday. At 11:44 a.m., fire could be seen over the ridge, less than one mile away. By 12:27, flames had reached the property.
Fast-moving, wildly unpredictable and catastrophic in the damage it caused along a vast swath of prime coastline, the Palisades fire ultimately spared the Villa and its more than 44,000 objects, including many Roman, Greek and Etruscan relics dating from 6500 BC to AD 400.
J. Paul Getty Trust President and Chief Executive Katherine E. Fleming described for The Times the scene on the ground and how she and her staff worked from a conference center-turned-war room at the Getty Center in Brentwood, about 10 miles away â all while 16 staff members remained at the Villa to implement emergency protocols...
...Fleming offered a riveting play-by-play of the dayâs events. The staff members who remained at the Villa worked in emergency response, facilities, security and communications â each highly trained in emergency preparations. When the fire broke out, the biggest concern was protecting the collections from the damaging effects of smoke. The double-walled construction of the galleries provided significant protection, and at 10:45 a.m., the dampers â small valves that regulate airflow in a buildingâs HVAC system â were turned off, as was the air conditioning. The staff still smelled smoke, so the museum doors were sealed at 11:04 a.m. The smoke became overwhelming by 11:15, and at 11:20 the staff was sent an email alerting them that the Villa was closing..." Keep Reading
Happy International Museums Day to the following people:
The guy who called me the Whore of Babylon for teaching kids about Ancient Egypt as I stood there and nodded.
The woman who was deeply incensed that staff wouldn't open the cases so she could touch the organic objects.
The one guy who made me translate hieroglyphs on a stele for him, then was mad because it didn't say what he wanted it to say, and reported me for 'lying' to the public.
The parents who objected to the taxidermied animals having taxidermied genitalia because it was unseemly.
Those kids on a school trip who got on the floor in front of a mummy and started chanting 'we worship Ra' as their teacher desperately tried to get them to leave.
That one guy who...uh...really liked geodes. No, they were not a special interest. He really, really liked geodes.
So others need not squint to read
âOn March 11, 889 CE, 17 year-old Emperor Uda wrote:Â
âOn the 6th day of the 2nd Month of the First Year of the Kampo era. Taking a moment of my free time, I wish to express my joy of the cat. It arrived by boat as a gift to the late Emperor, received from the hands of Minamoto no Kuwasahi.Â
The color of its fur is peerless. None could find the words to describe it, although one said it was reminiscent of the deepest ink. It has an air about it, similar to Kanno. Its length is 5 sun, and its height is 6 sun. I affixed a bow about its neck, but it did not remain for long.
In rebellion, it narrows its eyes and extends its needles. It shows its back.
When it lies down, it curls in a circle like a coin. you cannot see its feet. Itâs as if it were a circular Bi disk. When it stands, its cry expresses profound loneliness, like a black dragon floating above the clouds.
By nature, it stalks birds. It lowers its head and works its tail. It can extend its spine to raise its height by at least 2 sun. Its color allows it to disappear at night. I am convinced it is superior to all other cats.ââ
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This striped bustle dress in startling red first made a splash in 2002 on Romola Garai as husband-hunting Gwendolen Harleth in Daniel Deronda.
A full 22 years later, it turned up again on newly empowered, if somewhat troublesomely married, Clara Trenchard, played by Harriet Slater in 2024âs BelgraviaâThe Next Chapter.
i know this is coming from a place of like intense sexual objectification and homophobia and racism not to mention the world ending efforts of big oil but unfortunately it is so funny
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The FBI announced its recovery of at least 22 historical artifacts taken after America's victory at the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
By Luke Gentile
The FBI announced last week its recovery of at least 22 historical artifacts taken after the American victory at the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
A deal to return the artifacts to the Government of Japan, Okinawa Prefecture, was arranged via the FBI, and a repatriation ceremony will be held after the artifacts return for the first time in nearly eight decades, according to a release from the FBI Boston Division.
Several artifacts date back to the 18th and 19th centuries and hold a place in the long history of Okinawa, including portraits, a hand-drawn map, pottery, and ceramics, the release noted.
âItâs incredibly gratifying when the FBI is able to recover precious cultural property that has been missing for almost 80 years,â Jodi Cohen, the special agent in charge of the FBI Boston Division, said.
âThis case highlights the important role the public plays in recognizing and reporting possible stolen art. Weâd like to thank the family from Massachusetts who did the right thing in reaching out to us and relinquishing these treasures so we could return them to the people of Okinawa,â Cohen said.
Multiple artifacts now returning to Okinawa were registered with the FBIâs National Stolen Art File in 2001 by the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education, according to the release.
In 2023, the family of a late World War II veteran (who did not serve in the Pacific) discovered some of the valuable Asian art while they went through his personal items, and they found at least four of the works in the National Stolen Art File, according to the FBI.
âItâs an exciting moment when you watch the scrolls unfurl in front of you and you just witness history, and you witness something that hasnât been seen by many people in a very long time,â Geoffrey Kelly, an FBI Boston special agent and Art Crime Team member, said.
âThese artifacts are culturally significant, theyâre important pieces of Japanâs identity. These were especially important because they were portraits of Okinawan kings dating back to the 18th, 19th centuries. This case really illustrates part of the work we do on the Art Crime Team. Itâs not always about prosecutions and putting someone in jail. A lot of what we do is making sure stolen property gets back to its rightful owners even if itâs many generations down the road,â Kelly said.
Assisting the FBI in the return of the items was the Smithsonian Instituteâs National Museum of Asian Art, according to the release.
âThe FBI reached out, asked us for some help making sure they knew how to care for the works and that they had a safe place to store them while they worked out the repatriation details. Itâs an honor to be able to help the works go back to their home,â Danielle Bennett, the head of collections management at the National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian Institute, said.
It was really difficult to find an article that doesn't call the objects Japanese. Most of the objects that were stolen are Ryukyuan from the Ryukyu Kingdom and are not Japanese.
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