His miniature woodcut series The Dance of Death is like a “16th-century Charlie Hebdo,” argues a Cambridge historian.
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Your Boss Has To Give You Time Off To Read, According To United Arab Emirates’ New Literacy Law
What’s more, every newborn’s family will get a “knowledge briefcase,” taxes will be eliminated on publishing, and it will be illegal to destroy books. (So now we know where to send all those copies of Fifty Shades of Grey that secondhand bookstores won’t take.)
A Brief History Of Deep Time
The concept of time on a geological or astronomical scale wasn’t articulated until 1788, and the term “deep time” didn’t appear until two centuries later. Yet now, with planet-altering changes happening within a few generations, we’re in the Anthropocene Era (the era of the human) – an era that began with what’s now called the Great Acceleration.
‘The Most Influential Philosopher In World History Whom You Have Probably Never Heard Of’
“Although Mengzi” – or Mencius, as the Jesuits Latinized his name – “was born long after Confucius died, he is referred to as the ‘Second Sage’ because he shaped the form that Confucianism would take for the next two millennia, not just in China, but also in Korea, Japan and Vietnam.”
Why Did Vincent Van Gogh Slice His Ear? There’s Some New Evidence
The most common explanation has been that Vincent had a psychotic episode after a fight with Paul Gauguin, but a scholar has found evidence that points to Theo, Vincent brother and lifeline.
World’s Oldest Working Actor Dies At 101
Vladimir Zeldin was called back from the front in World War II by Stalin himself, because a film Zeldin was shooting wasn’t finished yet. He went on to join the company of the Red Army Theatre in Moscow, where he performed for 71 years.
Mastermind Of Acid Attack On Sergei Filin Is Back At Bolshoi
“Pavel Dmitrichenko, the Bolshoi dancer convicted and jailed for ordering the infamous acid attack on his boss at Russia’s chief ballet company, is reported to have been back in the Bolshoi doing ballet class for the past month, hoping to return to the stage.”
So Now There’s A “Dementia-Friendly” Opera…
“The abridged version of The Marriage of Figaro – a partnership with Scottish Opera, and supported by the Life Changes Trust – will soften sound and lighting, add a narrator to the stage, and allow audiences to travel freely between the auditorium and the foyer during the performance.”
‘It Hit Me Right In The Chest, It’s Still Hitting Me’: Elena Ferrante On The Most Terrible Sentence In ‘Madame Bovary’
“I certainly saw myself in Berthe Bovary, Emma and Charles’s daughter, and felt a jolt. I knew that I had my eyes on a page, I could see the words clearly, yet it seemed to me that I had approached my mother just as Berthe tried to approach Emma.”
Why Are So Many People Scared Of Bugs? They’re Such Tiny Little Things
Yeah, a few of them can actually hurt us, but not so many – and even harmless and useful insects like grasshoppers and dragonflies freak out a lot of folks. Yet there are reasons for this.