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The Magdalen Reading (fragment of an altarpiece), c.1435-1438. Rogier van der Weyden (Flemish, 1400-1464). London National Gallery.

The fragment has been described by Campbell as “one of the great masterpieces of fifteenth-century art and among Rogier’s most important early works.” It has been linked to two small heads in the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum (Lisbon), of Saint Catherine and of St Joseph. It is now widely believed that these three fragments came from the same large altarpiece depicting the “Virgin and Child with Saints.” Before 1811, this altarpiece was carved up into these three fragments.

I’m curious about the white object in the foreground, and what it contains. Because I did a double-take, thinking some joker had photoshopped in a Starbucks cup or something.

The white object is a jar of ointment/perfume. Mary Magdalen was commonly conflated with Mary of Bethany, who anointed Christ’s feet in the gospel accounts of Mark, Matthew, and was referenced as having anointed his feet in John’s account, and the unnamed woman in Luke who did the same.

I am amused at the number of posts about/pictures of Starbucks coffee products that are tagged, not “starbucks” as one would expect, but “starbuck.”

If you say to go to your website to apply for a position it’s a REALLY GOOD IDEA TO ACTUALLY BOTHER TO POST SAID POSITION ON YOUR OWN WEBSITE. How can people apply for it otherwise?

Also, you know you are tired of filling in little boxes that say “nope you typed in too much, NOW FIX IT” when you start singing “I hate you, please go die” to the tune of the Barney song.

Why do these things always ask me if I think “people are generally good” or “people are annoying” and other similar things?

At least this one didn’t feel like they were trying to find out what my D&D alignment was.

on online forms

If you are going to require me to give you addresses for my references, you should really make you freaking boxes have more space, because the address of the library’s basement will not fit in you little box, and I am not giving you my boss and my fave prof’s home addresses. Partly for their privacy and partly because I don’t remember them anyway. Even if i do know how to drive to one of them.

meh

As an introvert, it pleases me that I can apply for jobs online and not have to talk to anyone.

However, I also hate filling out said applications because 9 times out of ten, the only jobs I’ve had in the past 5 years (writing consultant, aka writing tutor, and research assistant) are not really likely to get me hired in the positions I’m applying for.

And that’s…really kind of depressing.

…Hulu’s redesign confuses me greatly and I am not sure I like it at all.

grim-dark:

jesus christ why did hulu remove the small player

why would you RUIN MY LIFE LIKE THAT

It’s still there, they just moved it without bothering to tell anyone (again–they seriously need to stop hiding that option from those of us who can’t live without it).

Hover over the viewing area and hover over this little…cogwheel looking icon. Options will pop up then, and one of those is small player.

Reblogged this so other people could see it too if they’ve been missing the small player.

I really, really love the Remixes PBS Digital Studios is doing.

If you haven’t seen them yet, check out the Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross vids.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

I’m disappointed in Jon Stewart for deciding that it was an awesome idea to attempt to shame bigots by shaming fat people and people with a chronic illness.

Type 2 diabetes, like all types of diabetes, is dependent on genetic predisposition. Many things can contribute to diabetes actually occurring; weight can be a factor, but it is not in itself a cause.