Turns out that tomorrow is National Puppy Day—
Here’s Lyndon B. Johnson showing a basket of beagle puppies to Courtenay Valenti.
LBJ had several dogs, including two beagles, Him and Her. These puppies were sired by Him. 1/5/1966.
-from the LBJ Library
Puppies!!!
npr:
nypl:
We’re speechless… and also curious whether we would ever be able to eat any of these cakes, let along cut into one of them. But, we want one anyway.
Of course, we also think that you should read the book while you eat its cake doppelganger, so why not visit NYPL’s online catalog and pick one up today!
Mmmmmm, cake! — tanya b.
I have to be the only one on Tumblr old enough to have watched this when it was actually on…
My favorite cartoon!
Star Fields
Photograph courtesy Tunç Tezel, APOY/Royal Observatory
There’s a very interesting painting by Hieronymous Bosch from the 15th century where he’s actually painted what looks like a classical near-death experience, but in reality people didn’t know about near-death experiences at that time and it certainly isn’t what classical Christianity would have taught of what people would have experienced when they’ve died.
“Ascent of the Blessed” by Hieronymous Bosch via WikiCommons
These photographs with Calvin and Hobbes dropped into them are strangely beautiful.
via Geekologie
If you had the opportunity to kill someone and be guaranteed immunity from any punishment, would you?
Yes.
