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• 12 Incredible Snapshots Of Animals Silhouetted Against The Sun

  

  image credit Silhouette photography is a special skill. The photos are taken against a strongly lit background, sometimes with studio lights but often using... Read more

  The 18 August 2011 by   Gerard
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• Medea, Aspra Ben Tu Punisci

  

  Medea, Euripides' brilliant, brutal drama, has been adapted as an opera more than once, and no wonder. Here's the plot: Medea is a sorceress, of royal and divin... Read more

  The 18 August 2011 by   Singingscholar
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Manon

  

  Anna Netrebko goes for broke as Massenet's fallen heroine. Anna Netrebko as Manon. Photo by Bill Cooper © 2010 Royal Opera House of Covent Garden Manon is... Read more

  The 18 August 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Polish Wood Engravers: Wladislaw Skoczylas and His Influence

  

  Wladislaw Skoczylas (1883-1934) is considered the father of modern Polish wood engraving, and most of the other artists in this post studied under him. Skoczyla... Read more

  The 17 August 2011 by   Adventuresintheprinttrade
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• Emory Douglas At The Outsiders Gallery

  

  The Outsiders is proud to present an exhibition showcasing the works of revolutionary artist Emory Douglas from 18 August. Emory Douglas is a pivotal figure in... Read more

  The 17 August 2011 by   Invisiblemadevisible
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• Neal Stephenson's REAMDE

  

  Neal Stephenson has a BIG new 980+ page book coming out on September 20th! It's called Reamde (a spoonerism pronounced as Read Me). {You can also switch... Read more

  The 17 August 2011 by   Bookpassage
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• House of the Week 121: K3 House

  

  Designed by architect Bruce Stafford, the K3 House in Vaucluse, Sydney Australia is a balanced combination of glass, stone, wood and concrete. Large sliding... Read more

  The 17 August 2011 by   Architechnophilia
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• Forbes Lists the World’s Highest Paid Authors

  Forbes Magazine just released it’s newest list of the world’s highest paid authors. The estimate is for the period ending May 31, 2011.  I’m not sure if this... Read more

  The 17 August 2011 by   Andyross
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• Marbling Workshop with PinkePinke

  

  PinkePinke: [[...a plane passed through the nightsky. Its lights blinked in the night and Freek said : “pinkepinke” ( “blinkblink”).]] "First adding... Read more

  The 17 August 2011 by   Dotpattern
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• The Living Billboard: Honeyvomb

  

  The Living Billboard: "industrial riverside area of Argentina is in the process of being transformed into a vibrant greenspace with this innovative... Read more

  The 17 August 2011 by   Dotpattern
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