Yesterday, we had another filming day with Harry and he showed us some of the things he is passionate about. Check out our latest blog entry for photos!
For more than 100 years, no one knew how Smithsonian scientist Robert Kennicott died.
He started as part of a rowdy band of scientists who lived in the Smithsonian Castle and named themselves the megatherium club after an extinct giant sloth. When their work was done for the day, they took to drinking, having sack races down the hallways and serenading the boss’s daughters.
To start the new season of our podcast Sidedoor, we trace Kennicott’s life and uncover the mystery of his death with our modern bone detectives.
In the Victorian era, whimsical seed cards like this one were all the rage, inspiring people to buy seeds and collect the cards that came with them.
Along with being collectors’ items, seed and nursery cards document the history of U.S. agricultural business and advertising. They tell a story about how American gardening has been shaped by history, social attitudes, the environment and innovation.
What story do you think this gentleman would tell?
“Én azért kezdtem és azóta is azért írok naplót, mert olyan egyedül vagyok, mint egy írógép a tenger fenekén. Akkor is egyedül, ha vannak körülöttem. Mindegy, hogy többen vannak-e, vagy csak egyvalaki van. A létszám nem változtat a szürke tényen, hogy én senkinek sem vagyok érdekes.” - Szilvási Lajos
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Here’s a weird collection I’ve been amassing for something like two years now. It all started with Zarlax, on the far left. Zarlax, a being capable of bending time and space, was found lost and alone during a shopping trip one day. Or perhaps, he found me. Thus Zarlax became the founding member of this very odd army.
Starting from the left we have the titular Zarlax, a stout little man sporting stylish purple camo and a contrasting yellow streak on either side of his body. Capable of bending timespace.
To his left we have his partner, Cola, the second member of the army; predominantly red with white sides and underbelly. She doesn’t speak.
On top of Cola there’s the All-Seeing-Orca. Blue with white eyepatches, flank patches and underside, and flimsy felt flippers. They see all. It’s very stressful.
Here’s a picture of them getting a bath after bringing them home.
Next is the bruiser, Hot Rod. Blazing blue with sweet flames all over, she’s the biggest member of the Army. Don’t let her cute expression and kind blue eyes fool you, she WILL wreck your shit.
The pink fellow above Hot Rod is the mysterious, round, and fuzzy UFO. Mostly pink with ovular green, orange, and blue rings all over. We don’t know much about them other than the fact that they are round. So very round. Also they can hover.
Beneath UFO is Disco, in classic tie-dye. We don’t know much about him except that he loves weed.
At the end are the newest recruits, a mother and son. The pink gal is Peaches; she will shank you. On top is the little orange man. We don’t know his name yet.
How to join Zarlax’s Army:
1. Look like you came out of a crane machine or were won at an amusement park. 2. Be dolphin/whale shaped. That’s it.
To end off here’s an accidental collection of Hot Rod’s associates that I’ve discovered in the wild; a snake and an alligator, found at the same store at different times. Also look like they came out of a crane machine. The snake required restuffing surgery and no longer has a floppy neck. Thus concludes the story of Zarlax (so far)
Mi nueva adición - My new addition. • ALGO translates most of the time as SOMETHING however as you see in this instance it translates as ANYTHING/SOMETHING for the question. • NADA becomes anything for the answer… confused enough? :) Let me show you:
¿Coleccionas ALGO? No, no colecciono NADA? - Do you collect ANYTHING? No, I don’t collect ANYTHING. • Have you come across this before?
Watch your eBay bids! This week, Maggie and V answer a fan-picked question from @lazaefair: what is the deal with curatorial fandom, and how is it different from transformative fandom? Since Maggie and V are both fanfic writers, they turned to the biggest collector and non-fanfic-person they know to speak to curatorial fandom: V’s dad. Plus, two adults in their 30s lose their whole minds over Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez in The Sandlot.
This Episode Covers…
fandom • fanfiction • transformative fandom • curatorial fandom • bruce springsteen • bob dylan • gus van sant • river phoenix • keanu reeves • interior decorating • titanic & the titanic • dream street • harry potter • american girl & the world of doll collecting • the less than epic adventures of tj and amal by @bigbigtruck • superman • star wars • funko pops • what makes a person love canon? • what makes a person change canon? • nerd culture and gender • the sandlot (1993) • dollface (2019) • pilgrimage (2017)
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MUSEUM SECRETS: Toad Vaccines and Magical Jewellery
In today’s episode of our Museum Secrets podcast, join Curator Matthew Winterbottom as he explores ancient beliefs about disease testing and vaccines, through our collection of toadstone rings.
These bizarre pieces of jewellery have a lot to tell us about the human effort to find hope in the face of illness and uncertainty, even when it involves the strangest superstitions. And at the end of the day, it turns out that toadstones have nothing to do with toads after all…
Stop chasing people. It means that they’re going in a different direction. Stop chasing love. Instead, let love find you. Stop chasing someone’s heart. It means that it’s not meant for you. Chase destiny. Because destiny is the only forever that’s meant to be.
Updated sticker collection. All stickers are from @the.rad.shop with the exception of the Corgi butt sticker, which came with my boyfriend’s recent headphones purchase. ❤
