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Seeing Great Viennese Design Without Going Vienna

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Seeing Great Viennese Design Without Going to Vienna

We all have our weak spots and mine belongs to the Wiener Werkstätte, a Viennese design cooperative founded in 1903 by Josef Hoffmann and Kolomon Moser with financial support from... Read more

Reflections: What's Going With Libraries?

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Reflections: What's Going On With Our Libraries?

I like to go through the little polls that Time Magazine has online. Each day, they have a new question that the public can vote. By voting, you find out the results, but you... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

Special: Women's History Month

Ms. Apolinaria Gutierrez Garrett, wife of famous frontier sheriff Pat Garrett, holding the gun he used in 1881 to kill Billy the Kid. Photo circa 1920. More on... Read more

The 07 March 2011 by Kena
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Colorado Wildflower Blank Note Cards

Wildflower season in the Colorado Rocky Mountains is still far off but these three note cards can bring the season to you early. Read more

The 08 March 2011 by Juliemagerssoulen
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America’s Unknown & Ancient Cave Art

In a collaborative (subscription seeking) arrangement with the Paris Review, Slate has just published a long piece on “America’s Ancient Cave Art” by John... Read more

The 21 March 2011 by Cris
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Elizabeth Taylor, 'world's Most Beautiful Woman,' RIP

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, one of the 20th Century's biggest movie stars, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79. The double Oscar-winning actress had a long... Read more

The 23 March 2011 by Gibbs22manila
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Build It Tall

by ConroyThe iconic spire of the Chrysler BuildingWhen I was a little kid I was awed by tall buildings. I thought skyscrapers were the coolest thing (along... Read more

The 09 March 2011 by Conroy
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Seattle’s Lighthouse Apartment in the Smith Tower

For those of you who love to look inside other peoples apartments, the New York Times takes us on a tour of one of Seattle’s most interesting and until now,... Read more

The 05 March 2011 by Urbanneighbourhood
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Best Opera Singers in the World Today – Female Persuasion

As promised, here are the female artists that a discriminating, opera-loving group of Twitterers suggested as the best women performing today. Read more

The 09 March 2011 by Galegirl
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Guest Blogger: David Durkin on Saint Patrick’s Day in America – Where Did This...

Saint Patrick's Day in New York's Fifth Avemue, 1909. What has become of “my people’s” annual national and cultural holiday, Saint Patrick’s Day? Read more

The 17 March 2011 by Kena
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Cartoons as Art Masterpieces

Hellow Fellow readers! Do you ever wondered what would have happened if the most greatest artist of all times like Dali, Da Vinci or Van Gogh painted cartoons... Read more

The 20 March 2011 by Onthatpage
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Dancing Among Cruz-Diez

Carlos Cruz-Diez standing by a TranschromieBy the end of January the beautiful MFAH-adjacent crosswalks had been re-painted. It was an exciting ride home from... Read more

The 16 March 2011 by Arfully Yours
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