paramaline:

shoutout to my coworker for thinking that “illuminati” and “alumnae” meant the same thing and absolutely destroying everyone in the room when he casually dropped the sentence “i get a discount there because i’m an illuminati” into the conversation

philamuseum:

London in the late 1700s and early 1800s was a chaotic place marked by social upheaval. The struggles and triumphs did not escape the sharp eye of caricaturists, who were quick to distill their follies and successes into humorous yet arresting images. See these works in “Biting Wit and Brazen Folly: British Satirical Prints, 1780s–1830s” before it closes on August 22.

“Dandy Pickpockets, Diving,” 1818, by Isaac Robert Cruikshank

“Advantages of Modern Education,” 1825, by Charles Williams

“Going It By Steam,” 1828–30, by Robert Seymour 

“Elements of Skating—Attitude, Attitude is Everything,” 1805, by James Gillray