The intensifiers

AN ADVOCATE

— Sylvia Plath, from the Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (via luthienne)

Photography by Xuebing DU

Model Dorian Leigh wearing a black picture hat while showing off accordion pleats of a straight-hanging sheer dress (Jane Derby, $250) which can swirl into a ten-yard circle of flesh-colored chiffon - 1950. (Photo by Gjon Mili—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #fashionfriday #1950sfashion

Graeco-Egyptian gold snake bracelet, dated to the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE during the Roman period. 

Bumble bee mimics have become a secondary fascination of mine as I study real bumble bees. These robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) are fantastic mimics that go so far as to mimic color patterns of endemic species across their geographic distribution!

• No one should be told that it’s healthy to stay overweight • Non-white people can be racist • Modern feminism is not synonymous with wanting gender equality

Stephanie Seymour by Nick Knight

“Looking For Mommy” by Kpunkka

Ferdinand de Saussure, Course in General Linguistics