Suw at Chocolate and Vodka posts a link to a site that displays a shrunken head of George Washington. With instructions how to make one.
The French National Library proposes, among a wealth of digital documents that are available on their site, a beautifully done online exhibition: The Bestiary in Medieval Illumination. English and Spanish versions available. Via Viewropa.
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Arvo Pärt’s music is very soothing, in particular Fratres, version for eight cellos.
You stumble into a room, by chance, and before your eyes appears a wondrous display. As you get closer, amazing events start to unfold. You savour the sounds, words, images, and when they seem wind down you think the curtain is about to fall. But no, the scene just shifts, and new marvels materialise. And […]
read the post »If you live within regional public transport distance of Paris you can visit the Louvre the way you would explore a town or, if that is more to your liking, a shopping neighbourhood: just agree on a meeting place and time and decide on the spot what to do. This is a great privilege. Feeling […]
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