Matthew Weiner recommended And Now My Love (1974) in Movies (curated)
The First Nazi: Erich Ludendorff: the Man Who Made Hitler Possible
Will Brownell, Denise Drace-Brownell and Alex Rovt
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General Erich Ludendorff was one of the most important military individuals of the last century, yet...
Across the Ussuri Kray: Travels in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains
Vladimir K. Arsenyev, Jonathan C. Slaght and Ivan Yegorchev
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In Russia's Far East sits the wild Ussuri Kray, a region known for its remote highlands and rugged...
The Sunderland Cottage: A History of Wearside's 'Little Palaces'
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Victorian Sunderland developed a unique form of housing to accommodate its hardworking population....
Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship
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In recent years Eric Ravilious has become recognized as one of the most important British artists of...
Paige (428 KP) rated The Art Book in Books
Jul 28, 2017
Simple idea, brilliant entrance to art for someone who doesn't know where to begin.
This helped me study it in a general way as a teen. I got familiar with some of what I liked. It made me comfortable with art in a lot of ways. It expanded my horizons and made me less intimidated by the vastness of all I had to learn.
There is a series of these- The 20th Century Art Book, The Photography Book, and The American Art Book (for some reason they changed the format on this particular one and made it sort of useless)
Awix (3310 KP) rated Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids in Books
Mar 23, 2018 (Updated Mar 23, 2018)
Pretty much guaranteed to make your average Bigfoot hunter or Nessie spotter squeal in outrage, but the writers' main proposition - that the famous cryptids are essentially products of 20th century pop culture - is coherent and well-argued, if nothing else. Some of the chapters are a bit more accessible than others, and they do take a variety of approaches - the section on sea serpents mainly focuses on the cultural development of the idea of such a creature, while the one on the Congo dinosaur is a fierce critique of creationist attempts to hijack science. A thoughtful and persuasive book.
Awix (3310 KP) rated Lady Bird (2017) in Movies
Feb 26, 2018 (Updated Feb 27, 2018)
You could argue that there's nothing going on here we haven't seen in a dozen other movies, but surely the point of a coming-of-age movie (which is what this obviously is) is that it deals with universal experiences. This one feels fresh and sincere, anyway, even if it isn't actually autobiographical (or so we are assured). It's a bit dismaying to realise that people are now making films which are nostalgic about the 20th century, but the period detail is well-judged, along with everything else. Great performances and some lovely scenes, and very positive in a way that feels extremely of this moment, without seeming overly angry or political. A charming movie that deserves all the success it has achieved.
Armenian Books
Book and Education
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This application introduces digitalized works of Armenian classics composed before the 30s of the...
Well-Tempered Woodwinds: Friedrich von Huene and the Making of Early Music in a New World
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Friedrich von Huene (1929- ) is arguably the most important manufacturer of historical woodwinds in...