A Place for Utopia: Urban Designs from South Asia
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Exploring several utopian imaginaries and practices, A Place for Utopia ties different times...
Fire Stations
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The architecture of Britain's fire stations is not a simple story of form following function. The...
Moth
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Unlike their gaudy day-flying relations moths are thought to reside in the shadows, denizens of the...
Andy K (10821 KP) rated Bob Ross: The Happy Painter (2011) in Movies
Jul 7, 2019
It tells you a lot of Bob's childhood, his relationships with his parents, children and wives and his rise to fame doing what he loved best, painting. His passion was demonstrating the "wet on wet" technique he learned at a young age and teaching it to others. He argued anyone could learn to paint quickly and easily using the techniques he was teaching.
The documentary shows some of his appearances on other TV programs of the time like Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, John Rivers and Phil Donahue. It also talks about his love of animals and how he used to treat and care for them.
One of the points mentioned I thought was interesting was only about 3% of the viewing audience tuned in and actually painted along with Bob. The vast majority just tuned in because they enjoyed his calming voice, big hair and his colorful vernacular.
What a great talent Bob Ross was and he died way too young. I still watch his show almost every night before I go to bed as it is a great way to end the day.
Situational Kabir
Lifestyle, Reference and Stickers
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Kabir was a mystic poet and saint of India whose writings have greatly influenced the Bhakti...
Translating the Body: Medical Education in Southeast Asia
Hans Pols, C. Michele Thompson and John Harley Warner
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Until recently, receiving a European or North American-style medical education in Southeast Asia was...
Tom Scheerer Decorates
Mimi Read and Francesco Lagnese
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In an age in which houses exhibiting unchecked exuberance, high drama or conspicuous luxury get all...
Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam
Michael Frishkopf, Federico Spinetti and Ali Asani
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Tracing the connections between music making and built space in both historical and contemporary...
Real and Imagined
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During the Heian period (794-1185), the sacred mountain Kinpusen, literally the "Peak of Gold," came...
The Making of Place: Modern and Contemporary Gardens
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While some gardens are built with a respect towards tradition, others forge new, innovative ways to...
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