Still Life with Shame

The Cutetropolis Meowseum of Art is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of Cat on Stairs, by Flemish painter Magnus van Fleuftweerp (1633 – 1689). The work is noteworthy for documenting a brief period in Renaissance history when cats wore ruffled collars along with their owners.

black cat sits on a staircase, wearing a ruffled collar
Lasted just long enough for me to get this damn thing off.

The General, by Matt From London, licensed under CC BY 2.0

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Links: Hairy Baby!

Girl holds a very large Maine Coon cat

And finally: Trick and Treat

Andrew Y. shares a dog executing a perfect fakeout.

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Supervisor Maru

Today at Maru Towers, building maintenance is upgrading the recreational facilities. As president of the tenants association, Maru is there to supervise.

Maru, a cat, sits next to a scratching post made of rope

Next it’s off to the garden, where Maru’s meat buns get muddy.

via Andrew Y.

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Weekend Open Thread

Welcome to the Caturday open thread! Today we have a visit from Skye, who is a model of persistence where food is concerned, explains reader Georgiana Y.:

In the evening we always eat on tray tables in the living room while watching the news. My husband spoils Skye and gives her bits of food from his plate depending on what we eat, that night he was eating shrimps covered in batter so not suitable for cats so she didn’t get any but not for the lack of trying.

a cat sits next to a man eating battered shrimp from a plate. the cat is very intently watching the shrimp.
I see you have shrimp. I too enjoy shrimp.

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