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2008 Angel Ornament

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by BRENDA YORK’S PAINTING A DAY

6.5 x 5.5″ oil on wood, copper wings and halo

This is for all the folks that subscribe to my blog but never actually drop in on the real thing. I didn’t want you to miss out on my Angel ornaments. I have painted a limited […]

“Call of the Canyon, 1922″ ~ 11/11/08 48″x36″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Arizona Landscapes by Connie Tom

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
To purchase this work, see page at my website at “Call of the Canyon, 1922″

The setting was the West Fork of Oak Creek, Arizona. This original oil painting by Connie Tom gets it’s title from Zane Grey’s film, “Call of the Canyon” filmed in 1922in which […]

The Archaeology of Knowledge

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Art Blog By Bob
Francis Bacon, Triptych Inspired by T.S. Eliot’s ‘Sweeney Agonistes’ (1967). Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm each. Courtesy Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, Gift of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1972. © Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2008.
As […]

A Moment to Reflect

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[?]Submitted by Art Blog By Bob

I just had to share the beauty and poignancy of the cover of the November 17, 2008 issue of The New Yorker (above) by Bob Staake titled “Reflection.” The simplicity of the illuminated Lincoln Memorial reflected in the reflecting pool captures this moment in America when […]

The literature glut

Rating 3.50 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Literature Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Literature is a great art that is dying with a purpose these days. I say that because I just read an article by Shirley Dent discussing the fact that not everyone can or should be an author. And to an extent I agree with […]

Success in Hollywood - Cosby style

Rating 4.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Hollywood Gossip Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Child stars are notorious for their pitfalls as they grow older. Alcoholism, drugs, early deaths and a lot of jail time seem consistent in all their lives. But there are exceptions like Ron Howard, Drew Barrymore (once she passed the low road mentioned previously), […]

Cranberry Martini

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Chef Tom Cooks - Recipe Blog
2 ounces vodka
1/2 ounce cranberry liqueur or 2 ounces cranberry juice
Fresh cranberries for garnish
Pour the first two ingredients into a cocktail shaker or mixing glass with 2 ice cubes. Shake for 10 seconds and strain into a chilled martini glass.
Float 2-3 cranberries in the […]

Short video of Born to Fight

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs
It goes without saying: click ahead to watch.

A game that seems to be a ripoff of Operation Wolf, and certainly does rip off some of the sound effects from that classic shooter. It’s credited to “International Games”, and may have been made in the early 1990s, but Arcade […]

Dr. Russell Blaylock - So, what is an excitotoxin?

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[?]Submitted by Whole Food And More

There are a growing number of clinicians and basic scientists who are convinced that excitotoxins play a critical role in the development of several neurological disorders, including migraines, seizures, infections, abnormal neural development, certain endocrine disorders, specific types of obesity, and especially the neurodegenerative diseases; a […]

John William Godward

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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey

“John William Godward (9 August 1861 – 13 December 1922) was an English painter from the end of the Pre-Raphaelite / Neo-Classicist era. He was a protégé of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema but his style of painting fell out of favour with the arrival of painters like Picasso. He […]

“Call of the Canyon, 1922″ ~ 11/12/08 48″x36″ A Painting a Day Hudson River School Arizona Landscapes by Connie Tom

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
To purchase this work, see page at my website at “Call of the Canyon, 1922″

The setting was the West Fork of Oak Creek, Arizona. This original oil painting by Connie Tom gets it’s title from Zane Grey’s film, “Call of the Canyon” filmed in 1922in which […]

Dreams in Stone

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Art Blog By Bob

It is so easy to just pass by Philadelphia’s Rodin Museum, dwarfed by the PMA looming so close by. Set back from the traffic surging down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Rodin Museum stands as an oasis from the hustle and bustle of urban life. Born […]

Back to Reality

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[?]Submitted by Art Blog By Bob

Born November 11, 1947, Ai Xuan has lived through all of the great upheavals of China over the past six decades, ranging from the Cultural Revolution to the Tiananmen Square to the recent Summer Olympics. Perhaps the defining moment for Xuan came when the Chinese government […]

Three Reasons Why You Can’t Drive a Car Backwards

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[?]Submitted by Ancient Artist Blog

I was watching a movie the other day where the heroine, while being chased by the bad guys, skids her car around and then has to continue driving backwards. It was great. She was looking over her shoulder, crashing into trash cans, bouncing over curbs […]

Three Wise Guys #2

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[?]Submitted by BRENDA YORK’S PAINTING A DAY

30×24″ oil on canvas, available on MY WEBSITE
Forty-three days. Six weekends. Thirty-six names on the list. (Not including four dogs.) YIKES! By this time every year, I’m finished with most of the Christmas shopping and some of the wrapping. This year just feels different. Maybe […]

Snowboarding indoors and out

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[?]Submitted by The Snowboarding Blog
Written by Michael Vass
It’s winter now, and many States are starting to experience their first snows. So I thought it apporpriate to discuss snowbording. Sort of.
Now I’m not a snowborder. I find it fascinating to watch. How some of the tricks I’ve seen get done I can’t […]

Jazz - timeless or old time?

Rating 4.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Jazz Music Blog
Written by Michael Vass
I was reading various bits of information when I ran across news from Rapid City. The point of the article was that a group of Jazz musicians were going to perform on November 9th. But just as important was another thought.
This group has […]

A Glass Of Bierzo Bitte

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories
A vineyard started in 1998 by Alvaro Palacios…steep hillside..back-breaking…100% Mencia..a grape that ‘belongs’ to Bierzo.
Descendientes de J. Palacios
Petalos Mencia 2006
Bierzo, Spain
Purple coloured…red cherry aroma..mineral notes…burnt smoke..plenty of power but never heavy..this wine has a reserved sweetness (spends 4 months in small […]

Shapewelding Sketching

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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey

Here’s a handy way to practice shapewelding, the linking of light-to-light shapes and dark-to-dark shapes. Next time you’re at a classical concert or a penguin convention, where everything is either black or white, bring a Marvy brush pen (or equivalent) and a sketchbook. Lightly sketch in the shapes, […]

Life of a Tree

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[?]Submitted by foothills & highlands
11″x14″ oil on linen panel, painted en plein air, alla prima, on November 6th (completed at 11:30) - $160 including shipping - contact me for purchase. Sandra and I painted at Mountain Cove Farm on this warm, breezy November day. The 1800+ acres were ablaze with the […]

A Little Night Music

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[?]Submitted by Art Blog By Bob

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China’s history, as Emperor Li Yu reigned over the Southern Tang Dynasty, the emperor grew concerned about the hard-partying lifestyle of one of his advisors, Han Xizai, who hosted wild parties featuring wine, women, and song that […]

The secret in the yard

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[?]Submitted by Coins Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Have you ever been walking down the street, or in your yard when you noticed something that made you stop. A sudden glint in the morning light, a flash of silver in the corner of your eye.
Normally most of us go on about our day […]

Like Bugs Bunny the Washington Natioal Opera and Wagner are struck down

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[?]Submitted by Opera Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Sometimes you have to wonder what Odin would have thought. Specifically about Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung a version of the Nibelungenlied. Now some readers may wonder what this opera is and why they might care.
The thing is that far more people know this […]

Chicken and 904

Rating 3.00 out of 5

[?]Submitted by Barry’s Wine Notes & Memories

A wine full of memories….been around for ages….would they change their style when all the new wave wines came along?…No Chance!!…same old traditional wines. Heard that a wine magazine in Germany gave this 19 points…hmmmm that’s almost 105 Parker points!
La Rioja Alta
Gran Reserva 904 1995
Rioja, […]

Detroit Auto Makers Need More Than a Bailout

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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM

Let’s assume that the powers in Washington — the Bush team now, the Obama team soon — deem GM too big to let fail. If so, it’s also too big to be entrusted to the same people who have led it to its current, perilous state, and who […]

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