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1903: Mission to Ento

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

From the preface to Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to Ento (1903), originally published as Journeys to the Planet Mars, or, Our mission to Ento (Mars): Being a Record of Visits Made to Ento (Mars) by Sara … Continue reading →

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1986: Blast Furnace

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Bernd and Hilla Becher: Blast Furnace: Völklingen, Saar, Germany (1986; printed 1989)

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1944: Model City

Posted on July 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

The decorative industrial management buildings and exhibition centers in authoritarian countries are much the same as anywhere else. The huge gleaming towers that shoot up everywhere are outward signs of the ingenious planning of international concerns, toward which the unleashed … Continue reading →

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1594: So Tempting

Posted on July 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Maerten de Vos: The Temptation of Saint Anthony [detail] (1594) Click on the image to see the whole painting.

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1642: An Undignified Pursuit

Posted on July 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

In 1642, the Italian diplomat Cardinal Jules Mazarin succeded Cardinal Richelieu as the Chief Minister to the King of France. Following the Thirty Years’ War, he played a major role in developing the notion of Westphalian sovereignty, the principle of … Continue reading →

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1928: Christopher Robin, Good-bye,

Posted on July 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

“Don’t Bustle me,” said Eeyore, getting up slowly. “Don’t now-then me.” He took a piece of paper from behind his ear, and unfolded it. “Nobody knows anything about this,” he went on. “This is a Surprise.” He coughed in an … Continue reading →

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1934: Unreal City

Posted on July 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

Carel Willink: Stadsgezicht [Cityscape] (1934)

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1904: Art Forms

Posted on July 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Plates from Ernst Haeckel’s Kunstformen der Natur (1904): See more here.

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1920: Helen Keller Holding a Magnolia

Posted on July 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

When Helen Keller announced that she had become a socialist, “newspaper columnists who had praised her courage and intelligence before…now called attention to her disabilities.” The editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, for example, opined that her “mistakes sprung out of … Continue reading →

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1993: Traditional Theme

Posted on July 21, 2017 by corvusfugit

Victor Safonkin: Temptation of St. Anthony (1993) (source)

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