Francesco

(he/him) culture vulture and philanthropy professional living in Tkaronto/Toronto.
Descendant of pirates.
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[Aleksandar Brezar @brezaleksandar]

The best story you'll watch all week: apparently the Italian town of Punta Marina in Ravenna has been suffering from a peacock "invasion" and residents are not amused.

The editing alone is Primetime Emmy-worthy.

Sound on. You can thank me later. 😎

[House of Dracula (☥𝐃𝐁) @CountDraculaDB]

If you did know...

In 1977, Vincent Price portrayed the openly gay Oscar Wilde in a one-man show titled Diversions and Delights. The production drew sharp criticism from anti-gay campaigner Anita Bryant. When questioned about her condemnation, Price quipped that Oscar Wilde had already written a play about Anita: “A Woman of No Importance.”

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@DavidGMcGreevy I felt his absence today and went to see what new (to me) beautiful photographs he’d posted. He may never have known how much he shaped my, and hopefully others’, visual understanding of the world through his collections, but I am grateful. RIP

[Anthony Majanlahti @antmoose]

#FrescoFriday shows us a tender maternal scene of the care of the Holy Child. Yes, it's the infant #Dionysus in the care of the nymphs of Mt Nysa, into whose care #Zeus consigned the baby, from Cubiculum B of the #domus of the #Farnesina, 30-20 BCE, in #palazzoMassimo.

[Anthony Majanlahti @antmoose]

#MosaicMonday takes us back to the #MuseodelleCiviltà in the #EUR, and to the breathtaking #opussectile hall of the #domus of #PortaMarina in #OstiaAntica, to get an overall view of the north wall. This is #LateAntiquity at its most refined, a real masterpiece of stonework.

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@neodie

[Susan Glasser @sbg1]

Powerful speech about Trump’s betrayal of the democratic world.

My question watching this — where is the American version? Why hasn’t US’s own opposition to Trump been able to speak out with such clarity and force?

Tempus fugit.

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@JoeMyGod no mention of Canada, Mexico, or tariffs in the article. get ready for cheapest available eggs from who-knows-where at your grocery store soon!

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@JoeMyGod Amazingly, this is not a @TheOnion headline.

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@JoeMyGod

[Bruce MacKinnon @CH_Cartoon]

I drew this last November 26th knowing full well no self-respecting family newspaper in the country would be likely to print it. I was right. But given the events of this weekend, I’m gonna to let ‘er rip anyway.

#USA #Canada #tariffs @realDonaldTrump

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@Mediaite I wouldn't dare to speak for my fellow citizens, but I have a feeling that an overwhelming majority would agree with me in my response to this; fuck off, please.

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@artistescher This is Chianalea, the fishing village in Scilla, Reggio Calabria

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@yunanbilgeligi Know Thyself. Mosiac from the C2 CE, from excavations in the convent of San Gregorio, Via Appia, Rome. Now in the National Museum Baths of Diocletian

[Jennie Stevens @JennieStevens_]

You know what gets Ford off his ass?

Loblaws, 7-11, Therme, or any other wealthy insider demanding a piece of Ontario.

As for our needs… a place to live? A family doctor? Child care you can afford?

We do need to get off our ass - to vote Ford out. #onpoli

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

Under his eye

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

Ron DeSantis is *sending cops* to the homes of people who signed a petition to get abortion on the Florida ballot.

This comes the same week that the Florida department of state requested information on 36,000 voters who signed the Amendment 4 petition
h/t @AnnaForFlorida

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

Why do we sell ourselves short? Enough.

[Ontario Nonprofit Network @o_n_n]

💡Overcoming the fear that there's not enough money to support better compensation is key. The idea that funders won't back fair pay is a false narrative—let's change the conversation.
#DecentWork #NonprofitLabour
https://t.co/RUJBlv7GN0

[Anthony Majanlahti @antmoose]

#FrescoFriday #meme

[Anthony Majanlahti @antmoose]

Today's #EpigraphyTuesday comes from the hot springs of San Casciano dei Bagni, and specifically from a damaged but wonderful #Etruscan statue who may represent the goddess of the curative waters. 📸 by @fr_ancesco who saw the San Casciano exhibition in #ReggioCalabria.

[Francesco @fr_ancesco]

@JoeMyGod