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burningvelvet · 4 months

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reading about edmund curll, an important figure in erotic literature, and didn't know i was about to stumble across the most chaotic wikipedia page ever... i love historical literary drama

critics have always been the same

and of course where there is 1700s literary drama, alexander pope is always involved. no wonder byron idolized him and was involved in a seven-year long public debate concerning him... honoring him the way he'd like to be remembered (see: the pope-bowles controversy). don juan rly was a tribute to him. we need a series about the restoration era (behn/wilmot/dryden/etc) & of course the young romantics (byron/shelleys/keats/etc) and now we also need the augustan era (pope/montagu/now curll, etc.). someone please pplease please let me do an anthology series (in the vein of ahs or black mirror) about literary communities throughout history already!

cartoonish levels of opportunistic behavior. manipulating every situation to work in his favor like a sitcom character...

the most informative thing i've learned from edmund curll's wiki page is that in the 1700s, the name of the U.S. state "maryland" inspired a whole genre of erotica novels based on puns of the idea of a "[woman's name]-land," as evidenced by "bettyland." staples of the genre included colonization as a metaphor for patriarchal sexual conquest, & erotic descriptions of the female body which borrow from descriptions of natural landscape. much to think about re: postcolonial feminism - this quite literally proves the idea that colonization is inherently patriarchal

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arcsin27 · 5 months

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So I was browsing the wikipedia list of lgbt video game characters as one does and

Ladies and gentlemen

We got em

#love wins #shitpost but not really #idk if I fully agree hes canonically bi #since it’s an option for the player and not scripted to be true a la tatsuya suou #and since this isn’t the first time he’s had romantic options including both men and women #but there he is #though the stage confession could have been a joke #whereas tacticas was a daydream in which they were in love with him aka totally not a joke #hmm #persona 5 #p5 #ren #lgbt representation #lgbt #bi #bisexual #wikipedia rabbit hole #Wikipedia #Wikipedia rabbithole

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victusinveritas · 2 months

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I wanted to look up something on Uncle O'Grimacey and found there are only two Wikipedia entries for him...the McDonaldland one and...

I guess the best way to test this theory is to survive until 2076 and see what kind of catastrophe (famine, shamrock shake, bees?) Uncle O'Grimacey has in store for the world then.

#Uncle O'Grimacey #grimace #shamrock shake #mcdonaldland #chinese history #qing dynasty #famines #late victorian holocausts #fuck mcdonalds #saint patrick's day #wikipedia #wikipedia rabbit hole

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laurenfoxmakesthings · 4 months

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I was looking up Atlantis since the last* Man From C.A.M.P. novel had Atlantis (and I will include it in my book in a different way), and I stumbled upon...something.

See, I want the world of my book to balance in between plausible and implausible, and so sometimes I worry if I'm being too unrealistic (even with making Atlantis as the ceiling of believability for my Agents of C.A.M.P. series). And then reality goes 'no, I'm that weird, libertarians tried to make their own capitalist Atlantis'.

#the man from c.a.m.p.#Atlantis #blow the man down #...that's the name of the Atlantis book #it's a gay secret agent pulp novel the titles are like that #Agents of C.A.M.P.#wikipedia rabbit hole #I was mainly looking up Atlantis 1968 since the original author ended up putting a tiny bit of ancient aliens nonsense that I will retcon #and a part of me thought maybe he read chariots of the gods but even the atlantis book didn't claim atlanteans were aliens at all #turns out there was a history of atlantis book published in 1968 so I'm going to see if that's where he did his research

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an-actual-attack-helicopter · 5 months

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Just went down a mildly interesting Wikipedia rabbit hole. Would like to report it so it doesn’t feel completely pointless.

Heard the song “Hold me Forever” in wwdits and thought it was cool. Saved it.

Heard the song “Field” by Evgeny Grinko and saved it.

Noticed that the melodies in both of these songs are literally the same and assumed it was a classic case of old tunes being repurposed in modern music.

Found that this melody is from Polyushka Polye, a Soviet army song. Also the tune is apparently used in Cast Away and many other pieces of media.

Anyway apparently his definitely not famous composer pal Shostakovich wasn’t a fan of this piece. Whatever.

Ok but bro get this:

“Knipper continued to compose during the Second World War, though much of his time was devoted to extensive travel for the NKVD, which he continued to serve until 1949. According to secret intelligence documents released in 2002, Knipper and his wife were to play a key role if the Nazis should capture Moscow: Under the elaborate plan, ballerinas and circus acrobats were armed with grenades and pistols and ordered to assassinate German generals if they attempted to organize concerts and other celebrations upon taking the city. Knipper was personally charged with the responsibility of killing Adolf Hitler if he got the opportunity, an opportunity the NKVD suspected might arise due to Knipper's sister, Olga, having social connections with high-ranking Nazis, including Hermann Göring.”

Ballerinas tossing grenades. What a vibe. Such bimbocore.

“Knipper was prolific. He wrote 5 operas (including one on The Little Prince), 20 symphonies, ballets, pieces for piano and other film musics.”

Might continue this rabbit hole if I feel like it.

#thanks for reading to the six people who are interested #internet #mildly interesting #probably more of a Reddit style post #ssr #history #wikipedia #wikipedia rabbit hole #rabbit hole #research rabbit hole #dumb shit

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thepartyponies · 8 months

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autogyros are so weird

#wikipedia rabbit hole #watched a video on the history of the ch-47 chinook #and one of the guys mentioned had the same last name as a guy i know #never heard it otherwise

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bridferchglyn · 6 months

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Tonight’s Wikipedia rabbit hole.

#wikipedia rabbit hole #wikipedia #rabbit hole #research #baculum #anatomy #weird facts #us politics #oosik

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notlikeothergirlz · 6 months

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went down a wikipedia rabbit hole about plants in the genus Solanum

For those who aren't horticulturally inclined, Solanum includes the fan-favorites tomato, potato, and eggplant.

HOWEVER it also contains an assortment of species with the funniest common names I have ever heard in my entire goddamn life.

some of them start out cute and fun, such as

It gets a little more cursed from there...

Most species of Solanum are quite toxic, being in the nightshade family, which explains the following

and then, of course, there's this:

#tomatoes #botany #plants #common names #horticulture #plantblr #wikipedia rabbit hole #botany rant #divorce vine #that's my favorite one lskjdflkdsj #solanum #nightshade #potatoes #eggplant #my post

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websurfingspider · 7 months

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So I was looking at a timeline of food history on Wikipedia and--

Like, 10 out of 10 excellent decision making on Canada's part, but why such a quick (and harsh) judgement? What happened in little baby margarine's 17 short years of life to incite Canada's wrath?

#and why is it still called margarine when it's a fundamentally different product from the original?#wikipedia #wikipedia rabbit hole #food history #funny history

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crawthornsharkinson · 8 months

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Had a very autistic one this evening

I got distracted by this and missed the rugby

#autism did not win today #wikipedia rabbit hole #yikes #very disappointing reaction ngl

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apollolewis · 8 months

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Anyone else get hyper fixated on a random topic at 3 am. Like I know I really don’t need to go down 30 Wikipedia articles about the history of how women were treated and viewed in different Islamic countries throughout the centuries but it’s very interesting.

#wikipedia rabbit hole

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justplaystupid · 1 year

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Ok, so i was in a deep (DEEP) wikipedia rabbit hole that started with gray aliens and so far brought me to thelema and Alistair Crowley, and i started thinking "hm, maybe i should read paradise lost, i seem to run into it all the time"

Anyways, i was looking up page numbers when this popped up

I cant, you guys. I just cant. How would.. what would make anyone... I... why would one think..

#wikipedia rabbit hole #paradise lost #i mean i guess there are people who believe the stuff in the bible actually happened instead of it being metaphors and allegories but still

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grand-theft-carbohydrates · 3 days

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Ye Olde Historical Leader: i really like the cut of that guy's jib! Make him the HORSE MAN.

Henchman From the Old English hengest, meaning "horse", notably stallion. Loyal employee, supporter, or aide to some powerful figure engaged in nefarious or criminal enterprises. Originally referred to one who attended a horse for his employer.

Constable from the Latin comes stabuli (literally 'count of the stable') and originated from the Roman Empire; originally responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or monarch.

Field marshal Second most senior military rank. Origin dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses (from Old German Marh-scalc = "horse-servant").

司馬" (sima) Eastern Han dynasty China. One of the Three Excellencies who is in charge of the country's military affairs. Literally means "master of horse", and later became a two-character surname.

#haha oops fell down another wikipedia rabbit hole #monkey see blue hyperlink. monkey click blue hyperlink.#language #etemology #history

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gathoscorner · 1 year

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(A late)Huntlow week Day 4. Studying/Comfort

Like Hunter’s gonna waste a free botany lesson from the best plant witch ever, pfft get real🌱📖

#huntlowweek2022 #huntlow #hunter toh #Willow park #i have one more sketch from huntlow week but i gotta finish my secret santa gift first #time taken to draw this?like 2 and so hrs. time spent reading about random botany information to half ass the dialogue..maybe more than 3 #its been a while since i got into a wikipedia rabbit hole . it was fun #my-art #gathosart

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polaroidcats · 21 days

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happy international workers' day, what a beautiful day to join a union and never stop advocating for shorter work days/weeks ❤️‍🔥

#just fell into a wikipedia rabbit hole of researching the history of mayday #the map of all the countries that celebrate mayday today is so fascinating to me #anywaysss #ramblings #mayday

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anistarrose · 11 months

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saw kravitz adventurezone (crow standing in a puddle at the side of the road) this morning :)

#also went deep down a wikipedia rabbit hole and learned of a mathematician w/ last name burnside #everywhere i go i see their faces...#rosalia talks

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