I enjoyed listening to this with the sound off.

No! Don’t you dare put “Aenima” on that list! Take it back!

I want to be Mary Steenburgen when I grow up.

Ok, so... since hiatal hernias can be fixed with surgery... does that mean that his eating disorder began with the hiatal hernia and then persisted after it was treated? It’s not unheard-of, to have eating disorders after major illness. See: https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/when-cancer-triggers-or-hides-an-eat…

Yes. My grandfather had one. His personality changed a lot before the end, and he even became violent.

My grandfather had this kind of tumor. His body lasted almost two years, but his personality didn’t. It is a heartbreaking way to die and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. This definitely accounts for some of McCain’s recent vagaries.

Also, this article by Elizabeth Cropper is a classic in the field! It’s dense but interesting. “On Beautiful Women, Parmigianino, Petrarchismo, and the Vernacular Style” (from The Art Bulletin)

That’s a great question! 15th century Florentine Madonnas don’t look at all like Greek Madonnas, and Venetian Madonnas are also another cup of tea. Don’t even get me started on Piero della Francesca. I don’t have a solid answer for why one face over another, anymore than I can say why Gigi Hadid and the lil Jenners…

You never see the Virgin’s body uncovered (except for one exposed breast in the case of lactating Madonnas), so it’s a moot point. Painters see clothed women all the time. Even so, they usually based drapery studies off of draped armatures or posed apprentices.

There are no nude Madonnas. That would be blasphemy. There are a LOT of lactating Madonnas with one exposed breast, but you’ll note that they are not at all true to life. :)

I’m a Renaissance art historian. Madonnas were not modeled on prostitutes. In the 15th century they were specifically modeled on ideals of beauty rather than any one person. Most painted and sculpted ladies have a standard “period face” that makes them look pretty similar, albeit with variations depending on a…

Look, there are SO MANY REASONS to hate on Trump... can we not do this one? Lots of people avoid stairs and clutch at railings because of real, life-altering, not-funny mobility issues. I was very anemic for the entirety of 2016 and stairs were my fucking enemy. My grandma doesn’t have a lot of feeling in her feet…

Absolutely about lived experience. Many tribes have low “blood quantum” requirements for membership, but ancestry alone doesn’t make you part of the tribe. You need to actively be part of the community. And if you’ve never lived in the tribal community and you also pass as white, then what “indigenous” experiences can…

Absolutely about lived experience. Many tribes have low “blood quantum” requirements for membership, but ancestry alone doesn’t make you part of the tribe. You need to actively be part of the community. And if you’ve never lived in the tribal community and you also pass as white, then what “indigenous” experiences can…

I read this story and I felt some prickling discomfort.