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25
Nov
2009
Charis Wilson: Edward Weston’s Often Nude Muse

1 hour ago by Kelsey Keith

Charis Wilson met legendary 20th century photographer Edward Weston when she was 19 and he 48. Their intense relationship -- both personal and professional, as she acted as his wife, model, writer, companion, and driver -- lasted until 1945, when she left him after his health and patience deteriorat ...

Flavorwire - flavorwire.com · Rank: 437 · 147 references

Boxiana

1 hour ago by TGW

I’m not a huge fan of the sporting world, I have to say. It’s ironic – as a child I lived in Twickenham and I went to school in Wimbledon. But even though I couldn’t give a damn about most sports today, I am quite interested in the history of a lot of them. Weird. The history of boxing is particular ...

London Particulars - londonparticulars.wordpress.com · Rank: 175,831 · 2 references

another bite of bacon.

5 hours ago by heady

After stumbling on a really wonderful little article in the guardian, I am once again compelled to cite Bacon. Anytime you throw sado-masochistic compulsions together with enormous personalities and creative hands you've got, at the very least, some good print. The truth is, all the drama and very r ...

la boulangerie de bergére - laboulangeriedebergere.com · Rank: 109,197 · 1 reference

East of the Sun, by Julia Gregson. Book review

11 hours ago by Carla

Edition reviewed: Touchstone 2008, ISBN 978-1-4391-0112-4. 587 pages. Review copy kindly provided by publisher. East of the Sun is set in British India in 1928-1930. All the main characters are fictional. In 1928, three contrasting young women board the Kaisar-i-Hind steamer, travelling from England ...

Carla Nayland Historical ... - carlanayland.blogspot.com · Rank: 109,809 · 51 references

Swollen Hemingways? See a Doctorow

16 hours ago by Robin Bates

Terence Winch As we move into the flu season, here’s a fun poem that can speak to our anxieties about the H1N1 virus. It imagines a whole host of literary stalwarts involved in the illness. The poem is by the Irish American poet Terence Winch. Thanks to my father Scott Bates, himself a wonderful wri ...

Better Living through Beowulf - betterlivingthroughbeowulf.com · 1 reference

Future With Electronic Commerce

16 hours ago by Jared

Mind your future with electronic commerce. In spite of the fact that there are so many ways to earn money in reality people still pay much attention to different opportunities of getting instant money with the help of the World Wide Web. Certainly there’s evidentially something tempting in this. The ...

Gold Paved Road - goldpavedroad.com · Rank: 108,394 · 5 references

New Favorite Song

18 hours ago by johnnycat

Video YouTube Link Sniff n’ the Tears

The local station that plays semi-oldies (mostly 70’s stuff but not the heavies; a lot of one-hit wonders like Sniff n’ the Tears) also plays the old broadcasts of American Top 40 with Casey Kasem each Sunday. Tuning in, I caught this tune entering the countdown at number 40. Instant diggage. Also, ...

The Litter Box by Johnny Cat - johnnycat.wordpress.com · Rank: 159,158 · 16 references

Picasso, Guernica (3D)

19 hours ago by lonely on north 35

Paris, 1 May to 4 June 1937, Oil on canvas, 349.3 x 776.6 cm, Zervos IX, 65 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid

hamid & company - hamidandcompany.blogspot.com · Rank: 100,445 · 6 references

24
Nov
2009
is it against building codes to install gas lighting in a home ?

1 day ago by homelighting

Phillip b asked: i’ve seen that home in the late 19th century and early 20th century used gas light fixture to light their homes. would it be possible to install gas lighting in my house ? or would it be against building codes in California. thanks -Phil Possibly Related Posts: Where can I buy some ...

Home Lighting - homelightingco.com

Gratitude is Due for Good Intentions

1 day ago by seemytongue

All admit that our obligation to benefactors is in proportion to their intention to benefit us, and that even if, through some accident or hindrance, their deeds fall short of their goodwill, and they fail to do us good; . . . while, on the other hand, we owe no debt of gratitude to those by whose a ...

See My Tongue - seemytongue.wordpress.com

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