The Art of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJ.A.D. Ingres, in full Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was born on August 29th, 1780, in Montauban, France, and died on January 14th, 1867, in Paris. He was a painter and...
View ArticleAncient Jewish Art
Ancient Jewish art can be traced back centuries ago. Join me on a journey to discover were it all began and how it developed through the years.Ancient Jewish art goes over centuries ago. In those times...
View ArticleHow Cheese, Wheat and Alcohol Shaped Human Evolution
Over time, diet causes dramatic changes to our anatomy, immune systems and maybe skin color.Human evolution is ongoing, and what we eat is a crucial part of the puzzle. You aren’t what you eat,...
View ArticleHigh-Powered X-Rays Reveal What’s Beneath 11th-Century Religious Text
The hidden text is a translation of ancient Greek medical philosopher Galen’s writing.Scientists are using high-powered X-rays to reveal a hidden text beneath a 10th century religious text. When...
View ArticleColored Pigments and Complex Tools Suggest Humans Were Trading 100,000 Years...
Transformations in climate and landscape may have spurred these key technological innovations.What the heck are these? thought Rick Potts. The Smithsonian paleoanthropologist was looking at a small,...
View ArticleThe Real Story of St. Patrick
Tis the season for parades, green beer, shamrocks, and articles talking about why St. Patrick's day isn't all about parades, green beer, and shamrocks.Patrick is not really a Saint with a capital S,...
View ArticleThe Most Pointless Battle In History
The snazzy uniforms of the Austrian army were not enough to help soldiers recognize that they were battling their fellow Austrians, that one time in 1788.Throughout humanity's long and often-bloody...
View ArticleThe Funniest Bible Verses
Samuel 28:7 “Then Saul told his officers, ‘Find me a woman who can talk to the spirits of the dead. I’ll go to her and find out what’s going to happen.’”In this chapter, King Saul is without his...
View ArticleFacts about Mexico
Fast Facts about Mexico:The flag of Mexico is green, white and red with a golden eagle.The capital and biggest city in Mexico is Mexico City.Mexico declared independence from Spain on September 16th,...
View ArticleRussian Scientists Tested Their Android- Nuking Plan With Powerful Lazers
Russian scientists have a plan to deal with a hypothetical asteroid threat that's straight out of the movie Armageddon.A team of government scientists has proposed that nuclear weapons well within the...
View ArticleThree New Poems
Three PoemsTo the Indifferent Womanby Charlotte Anna Perkins GillmanA SestinaYou who happy in a thousand homes,Or overworked therein, to a dumb peace;Whose souls are wholly centered in the lifeOf that...
View ArticlePictures From The Past, No. 1
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
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