St John Karp

@dazzlepansy

Librarian, archivist, Egyptologist, ornamental hermit. Talk archives and mummies to me. Opinions are my own and not those of the Divine Zorb, whose numinous wrath sometimes speaks through me.

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St John Karp@dazzlepansy· 9d

"A Talking Cat!?!" is a twink-driven cinematic masterpiece and I won't hear otherwise. (Yes Roberts plays the cat.)

The movie poster for "A Talking Cat!?!" featuring a bunch of surprised adults looking at a cat.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· 11d

This glorious turkey is on my "always repost" list. Hudson. Hawk. Rocks.

Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard looking insane in "Hudson Hawk".

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· 16d

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· 28d

"Waddling pyramid you go, Flounces flouncing in the snow; Pretty lady do not rage, When I say you're in a cage, By a lot of hoops secured— Of it, I am well assured. Head, of course, is left outside, Bonnet on your back doth ride; Sweep away the sidewalks clean, Of street sweepers, you're the queen."

A drawing from a 19th century newspaper of a woman wearing a massive hooped dress and a stern, imperious expression on her face.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jun 29

New online handle just dropped: "prominent grommets". Possibly just for Grindr.

A sign on the wall of Planet Fitness warning of the dangers of "prominent grommets".

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jun 27

I'm recreating #DoctorWho comics covers at my friend's 60th in Brooklyn! There was a less successful attempt at a Steed+Peel/Batman+Robin crossover so of course I had to be Mr Steed.

A comic book cover featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

Me doing a fucking amazing Doctor Who pose, TARDIS and all.

A half-arsed group attempt at (left to right) Robin, Batman, Steed, and Peel.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jun 27

Look at this sassy bitch.

The cover of "Ever Since Darwin" by Stephen Jay Gould featuring caricatures of creatures at various stages of evolution.

A close-up of one grotesque, pot-bellied monkey-like thing, grinning obscenely and voguing.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jun 4

Make a Doctor Who title less scary.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jun 4

Make a Doctor Who title less scary.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jun 4

Make a Doctor Who title less scary.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jun 4

Make a Doctor Who title less scary.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· May 31

There's something perverse about a band entirely composed of Silence.

A baldy suited alien from Doctor Who that looks an awful lot like the musicians from the cantina in Star Wars.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· May 29

I feel like any time someone tells you it's not anthrax, it's probably anthrax.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· May 4

Very cool! Clocks don't get as much love as watches these days so it's great you're giving them some new life. I typically recommend something like de Carle for clock repair but we have a whole section of our library dedicated to the subject.

The cover of "Practical Clock Repairing" by Donald de Carle.

The contents of "Practical Clock Repairing" by Donald de Carle.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Apr 4

Today I saw some bloke jogging on the treadmill in a collared shirt and a jumper. I didn't get a good look at his pants but there is a non-zero probability they were suit trousers.

Ron Swanson pointing to a man and saying "Nature is amazing."

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Mar 27

Today from the #archives of the #TimeLibrary: police investigate a bizarre dance being performed by a young woman...

An excerpt from a newspaper article from 1912 about the police investigating a bizarre dance performed by a young girl.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Mar 15

Me, trying to be normal.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Mar 8

Had a blast at Bat Boy: The Musical last night! Such an odd show but bags of fun. The students at the University of Nevada, Reno put on a great production.

Poster for Bat Boy: The Musical depicting a bat hanging upside down.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Mar 8

Had a wild time thrifting in Reno yesterday.

A thrift store packed with colourful clothes and decor.

A box set of Wizard of Oz PEZ dispensers.

A fez with a black Pharaoh and the words "Al Siham Ritualistic".

Reproductions of two grotesque puppets from the Puppetmaster films.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Mar 6

Oh Reno, never change.

A bank of Whitney Houston slot machines.

A sign on said sculpture designating it as "precious artwork".

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Mar 6

This time librarian had a wild visit to the Bulova museum in the Empire State Building last week! Look at this gorgeous model of an Accutron watch showing the tuning fork movement. #Libraries #Museums #Archives #Watches

A display case showing the movement of an Accutron tuning fork watch.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Mar 5

We hosted some gorgeous vintage Audemars Piguet watches at the #TimeLibrary this week. #Libraries #Watches

An onion-shaped silver pocket watch engraved with a rustic scene.

A rectangular art deco wristwatch with jumping hours.

A very flat silver pocket watch with jumping hours and a day/date complication.

A rectangular wristwatch with dials for minutes and seconds and a jumping hour window.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Mar 1

Pure library joy at the 90 Second Newbery film festival in Brooklyn this afternoon. Kids make 90 second films of Newbery Medal books and everyone has an amazing time. This is the highlight of everyone's year. #Libraries #LibraryJoy

Me and the Space Vixen waiting on the train.

A stage full of kids having the rock star experience.

Me and the Space Vixen walking home tipsy.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Feb 27

Then again, one can get too close.

The Ugly Duchess from the 1933 Alice in Wonderland.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Feb 19

Unexpected gold in this review of the 1985 classic dino flick "Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend".

Screenshot of a review reading: "when my uncle was a prop artist for this movie he tried to stuff Baby's head full of weed before it got flown to africa with him for the jungle scenes, but he accidentally loaded up the wrong head, the one that was staying in hollywood for the on-set scenes. eventually the smell of weed being cooked inside a rubber dinosaur head by the studio lights became unmistakable and someone found it but my uncle was never implicated or at least nobody cared enough to get him in trouble when he got back"

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Feb 17

Today from the #archives of the #TimeLibrary: Twentieth Century Plea for the Rod. #Libraries

A newspaper article titled "Twentieth Century Plea for the Rod" with an illustration of a man beating a boy with a cane.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Feb 16

It takes a certain kind of couple to have these recommended videos.

Recommended YouTube videos: Liberace, Cookie Cat, and Glozell.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Feb 9

The latest student kinetic time installations are all set up in the #TimeLibrary! They are adorable and clever and creative. I have a lot of favourites but I do particularly enjoy the high tide indicator that lets you "pour" out the electronic water.

Four glowing interactive kinetic installations.

A mechanical gizmo in the shape of a man's face and a blob pulsating in a jar.

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jan 31

A caption from the film Ghostwatch: "There's a ghost in my glory hole".

St John Karp@dazzlepansy· Jan 30

Today from the #archives of the #TimeLibrary: the evolution of electronic watches. Yes, they used to have tuning forks in them! #Watches #Wristwatches #Horology #Libraries