Happy Halloween 👻
This performance clip is from my favorite supernatural ballet Giselle; the Wilis are nocturnal, jilted female spirits who rise after the midnight hour to punish men by forcing them to dance to death.
Reading about Leo Tolstoy's wife Sophia, and I think she deserves more attention:
Sophia loved Leo beyond the point of an obsession. She had 13 babies with him. 5 died. I'm reading her diary from early in her marriage, and the entries are tragic.
“Dear ____
How are things over there? I know, I know. It’s been hell, right?
You thought that If you worked hard enough, if you became something, if you finally got people to say your name, then the past would loosen its grip.
But I wonder — are you just holding a bigger umbrella for the same ghosts to huddle under?
It won’t be easy, but tonight, I’m tryna stop the rain.”
#TabloxRM #STR
The health ministry has released a 1,516–page document listing the names of over 50,000 Palestinians confirmed killed in Gaza since Oct 7, 2023. There are a total of 474 pages listing 15,600+ children’s names. The first 27 pages the age is listed as 0 — children under 1 year old