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1932: New Art Saves Strange Beasts
A headline from this article in Popular Science Monthly, January 1932:
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Tagged 1930's, 20th Century, Animals, Art, Mammals, Museums, Rhinoceroses, Science, USA, Zebras
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1159 BC: The First Strike in History
In his first two decades on the throne, Ramesses III had repelled invasions, restored Egypt’s temples and re-established national pride. The court now looked forward to the king’s thirty-year jubilee, determined to stage a celebration worthy of so glorious a … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th Century BC, Africa, Egypt, Labor, Ramesses III, Strikes
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2020: Five-Dimensional Chess
In 5d Chess (released last month by Thunkspace), pieces can travel back in time. A rook in the eighth move of a game, for example, can be placed on the board as it was in move five. This then creates … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020's, 21st Century, Chess, Games, Science Fiction, Time
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1969: Better Than Those Motherfuckers
Wadsworth Jarrell: Compared to What – I Am Better Than Those Motherfuckers and They Know It (1969) My painting Compared to What: I Am Better Than Those Motherfuckers and They Know It was critiqued. The form consists of graffiti-style words … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 20th Century, African-Americans, Art, Music, Painting, The Beatles, USA, Wadsworth Jarrell
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1950: Rumble at the Café des Poètes
Stolen poems incite a rumble in Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus (1950).
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Tagged 1950's, 20th Century, Film, France, Jean Cocteau, María Casares, Mythology, Orpheus, Poetry, Police
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1957: Arketex
Arketex Ceramics Corporation catalog, 1957.
1832: The Destructive Sphinx
Illustrations from The Book of Butterflies, Sphinxes and Moths; illustrated by one hundred and forty-four engravings, coloured after nature; in three volumes (Thomas Brown, 1832-4)
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Tagged 1830's, 19th Century, Animals, Books, Butterflies, Great Britain, Illustration, Insects, Moths, Thomas Brown
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1895: Long Beach
George Howell Gay: Surf, Long Beach, Rockport; I made up the date.
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Tagged 1890's, 19th Century, Art, George Howell Gay, Painting, Seascapes, USA
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1955: Tomorrow is Never
Kay Sage: Tomorrow is Never (1955) DESTINY If I turn back at least I shall not have the sun in my face. But then there will always be the long shadow of myself before me.
