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September 3, 2015
Helen Levitt’s Snapshots of New York Street Life
Originally posted on A R T LR K:
On the 31st of August 1913, American photographer Helen Levitt was born in Brooklyn, New York. Alongside Berenice Abbott and Ruth Orkin, Levitt tried to document the changing life of New York. But whilst Berenice Abbott sought to capture the architecture of New York before the skyscrapers changed the skyline forever, and Ruth Orkin was trying to capture the changing tempo of the City from her apartment window, Levitt focused mainly on the life of the City fou...
Track of the Day – 42 DECIBEL ‘Midnight Teaser (Evil Woman)’
Originally posted on Rock And Roll:
Argentina’s rock’n’rollers 42 Decibel are back with a heavy, dirty, gritty and just plain awesome track: it’s taken from the band’s new album Rolling In Town (review coming soon: sadly delayed because of this weekend’s power outage), and it drops September 18 (October 2nd in the US).
I reviewed the band’s album Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll a while back (review) and from the sounds of it, they are back in grand, hard rocking style!
September 2, 2015
Hipparchia – c.350 BCE – Athens, Greece
Fascinating story
Originally posted on Rebel Women Embroidery:
“I, Hipparchia chose not the tasks of rich-robed woman, but the manly life of the Cynic.
Brooch-clasped tunics, well-clad shoes, and perfumed headscarves pleased me not;
But with wallet and fellow staff, together with coarse cloak and bed of hard ground,
My name shall be greater than Atalanta: for wisdom is better than mountain running”
When it comes to the ancient Greek philosophers, women appear few and far between....
September 1, 2015
Badami cave temples
Originally posted on Exequy's Blog:
The Badami cave temples are a complex of temples located at Badami, a town in the Bagalkot district in the north part of Karnataka, India. They are considered an example of Indian rock-cut architecture, especially Badami Chalukya architecture initiated during the 6th century. Badami was previously known as Vataapi Badami, the capital of the early Chalukya dynasty, who ruled much of Karnataka from middle of the sixth until the middle of the eighth centurie...
Ballet Evolved – The First Four Centuries: The Men….
Originally posted on NYC Dance Stuff:
Carlo Blasis 1797-1878
Widely regarded as one of the fathers of modern ballet, Former ballet mistress for the Royal Ballet, Ursula Hageli explains how Carlo Blasis’s writings have inspired the ballet techniques of today. With demonstration from Royal Ballet dancer Marcelino Sambé. Piano – Tim Qualtrough.
Blasis is well known for his very rigorous dance classes, sometimes lasting four hours long. Blasis insisted that his students learn theories and defini...
Regency Personalities Series-George Frederick Cooke
Originally posted on The Things That Catch My Eye:
Regency Personalities Series
In my attempts to provide us with the details of the Regency, today I continue with one of themany period notables.
George Frederick Cooke
17 April 1756 – 26 September 1812
George Frederick Cooke
George Frederick Cooke claimed to have been born in Westminster, it seems likely that he was the illegitimate child of a British soldier in Dublin. He was raised in Berwick-upon-Tweed, where in 1764 he was apprenticed...
Healing Power of Creativity
Great art
Originally posted on JanniStyles1:
Today my writing fails me. Yesterday it did, too. Writing was all that kept me going after being physically assaulted in 2012. Still on my healing journey, every time I attempt to write anything this past while, I succeed only in being frustrated. Discovering pictures to colour thanks to Colorfy is bringing my creativity back. I am even thinking of picking up my long neglected water colour painting. And words are appearing in my mind ag...
The Writer’s Room – a great website for authors
Originally posted on Maria Haskins:
I just got my author’s profile all set up at The Writers Room. I found this website when I was visiting fellow-writer Maria Savva’s website (she’s a fantastic writer, as well as a great book- and music-reviewer with a passion for indie-authors and indie-music), and I have also seen the website mentioned elsewhere online. The website looks great, and it’s easy to use for both authors and readers: a big thing in today’s online world. Their mission-statement...
August 31, 2015
Emmy Noether – “The most important woman in the history of mathematics”
Originally posted on This post is an edited version of a post which originally appeared on the wonderful Saints, Sisters and Sluts blog (which you should definitely check out!)
“Fraulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began.” ~ Albert Einstein
Emmy Noether made ground-breaking contributions to theoretical physics and abstract algebra. She developed several formulations to support Einstein’s General Theory...
