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Tag Archives: USA
1883: The Armed Goddess
THE ARMED GODDESS I dreamed that I sat reading in my study, with books lying about all round me. Suddenly a voice, marvellously clear and silvery, called me by name. Starting up and turning, I saw behind me a long … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, 21st Century, Anna Kingsford, Annie Leibovitz, Blondie, Books, Debbie Harry, Dreams, France, Photography, Punk, USA, Women
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1895: A Forest of Colossal Fungi
Along the chamber through which we now passed I saw by the mellow light great pillars, capped with umbrella-like covers, some of them reminding me of the common toadstool of upper earth, on a magnificent scale. Instead, however, of the … Continue reading
1961: Turboflite
1961 Chrysler Turboflite “The Turboflite proved to be a sensation on the show circuit, but the striking concept car never reached production. Chrysler did continue to develop the turbine engine for use in passenger cars, but even this eventually proved … Continue reading
1932: Island Palaces
Yoshida Hiroshi: Island Palaces in Udaipur (1932) Udaipur (1931) El Capitan, from the series The United States (1925) Glittering Sea, from the series Inland Sea (1926) Deer in Kasuga (1928)
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Tagged 20th Century, Art, India, Japan, Printmaking, USA, Yoshida Hiroshi
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1938: Einstein on the Bridge
Born in Lithuania, Ben Shahn learned fresco painting as an assistant to Diego Rivera in the 1930s. As one of the artists commissioned for the New Deal Arts Project’s national mural program, Shahn created murals across the country that emphasized … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century, Albert Einstein, Ben Shahn, Charles Steinmetz, Diego Rivera, Immigration, Judaism, Murals, New Deal, Painting, Raphael Soyer, USA
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2014: State of the Union
John Brosio: State of the Union 2 (2014) (source)
2010: Can’t Buy Me Love
“This research provides the first evidence that money interferes with people’s ability to savor positive emotions and experiences. In a large sample of working adults, we found that wealthier individuals reported lower savoring ability. Indeed, the negative impact of money … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, 21st Century, Art, Happiness, Money, Painting, Psychology, USA, Victor Dubreuil
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1918: Song of the Thunders
Song of the Thunders Sometimes I go about pitying myself while I am carried by the wind across the sky. —Chippewa (Ojibwe) song from The path on the rainbow, an anthology of songs and chants from the Indians of North … Continue reading
1806: Beings Resembling the Human Species
EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON The following account of an extraordinary phenomenon that appeared to a number of people in the county of Rutherford, state of North Carolina, was made the 7th of August, 1806, in presence of David Dickle, Esq. of county … Continue reading
16th Century: Manhattan Before New York
By the time Europeans appeared on the scene, a mere five hundred years ago, what is now New York City had as many as fifteen thousand inhabitants—estimates vary widely—with perhaps another thirty to fifty thousand in the adjacent parts of … Continue reading
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Tagged 16th Century, Colonialism, Native Americans, New York City, USA
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