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The Painting ‘Allegory of Patience’ by Giorgio Vasari
In this video Matthias Wivel, the Aud Jepsen Curator of 16th-Century Italian Paintings at the National Gallery, explains Giorgio Vasari's 'Allegory of Patience'. Vasari is often called the "father of art history" due to his work, 'Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects', originally published in 1550....
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Why Coffee Prices Might Not Taste Good
Since 2015, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) set October 1st apart as the International Coffee day. The main reason for was to help the world realize how their high consumption of coffee related products was not yielding the same returns for coffee producers, their businesses, and their families. For...
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Societal Celebrations in December
With all the colors and gift giving that are part of the religious and societal celebrations in December, there is one day we usually don't really notice -- the very first December Celebration that humans observed -- the Solstice (winter for us now and summer for the southern hemisphere)....
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Twitter Strikes Down its CEO , CNN Switches to a New...
Two large shifts have occurred in two large communication/media companies: Twitter and CNN. Right after Thanksgiving, Twitter announced their CEO was taking a step back and CNN shared that it is transiting to a new owner.
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Save Your Money for...
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Flying Rockets in Ancient...
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Travel
Old Cities
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Tourism Peaks Despite the Delta...
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Austria’s Countryside
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Cultural
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With all the colors and gift giving that are part of the religious and societal celebrations in December, there is one day we usually...
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Old Cities
1. Perth
The “Fair City” of Perth lies along the banks of the River Tay. Though its title only gained traction with Sir Walter Scott’s...
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The Painting ‘Allegory of Patience’...
In this video Matthias Wivel, the Aud Jepsen Curator of 16th-Century Italian Paintings at the National Gallery, explains Giorgio Vasari's 'Allegory of Patience'. Vasari...
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In the Louvre! the Napoleon...
This video shows the Napoleon III apartments, which are an exceptional example of the decorative art of the Second Empire. They were fitted out...
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Science
The Omicron Variant: A Cause...
A new Covid-19 virus variant called the Omicron variant or B.1.1.529 has been discovered in South Africa. This was revealed in a statement Joe...
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In 1907, Albert Einstein theorised that the acceleration due to motion and the acceleration due to gravity were indistinguishable, leading him to solve for...
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Wisdom Revealed in Traditional Chinese...
The traditional Chinese regime has its roots in Chinese medicine. It is a fusion of various elements: Ancient Chinese philosophy, the cultural essence of...
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Positive People Achieve a Better...
In pursuit of personal gain, some people seem to think that they can get away with anything. When disillusioned by the thought that one...
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Video
The Painting ‘Allegory of Patience’...
In this video Matthias Wivel, the Aud Jepsen Curator of 16th-Century Italian Paintings at the National Gallery, explains Giorgio Vasari's 'Allegory of Patience'. Vasari...
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In the Louvre! the Napoleon...
This video shows the Napoleon III apartments, which are an exceptional example of the decorative art of the Second Empire. They were fitted out...
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Animated Video of the Adventures...
This video is an animation of the ancient map that guides the animals drawn by Castiglione in an exciting adventure. This is the first...
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First Lady Melania Trump Unveils...
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