On a visit to the Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu in the Polish city of Wrocław I discovered fascinating medieval shop signs and merchant guild coats of arms that illustrated the professions of artisans, traders and merchants of medieval times. Here are some images I took without the flash on in the Wrocław museum. The remarkable artistry of theseContinue reading “The medieval artisans of Poland”
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #172
Lee Scratch Perry’s rules for life Here are 10 life rules from a man who lives in a truly extraordinary way. Jamaican artist Lee Scratch Perry is a wildly creative musician and producer who has sprinkled his inimitable magic on to projects in collaboration with the likes of Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Clash, The BeastieContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #172”
Book Review: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
An emotionally and physically eviscerating exploration of what it means to be a human and what it means to be an animal. And the morbid and savage extent that humans will go to dehumanise the living beings they eat. Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Genre: Horror, animal rights, human rights, speculative fiction Publisher: Scribner Review in one word: Provocative * Contains noContinue reading “Book Review: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica”
Mysterious Rongorongo Glyphs from Easter Island
A collection of 24 sacred wooden objects from Easter Island bear Rongorongo inscriptions, a system of glyphs that was discovered in the 19th Century and is still a mystery to historians. Numerous attempts at decyphering the proto-writing have been unsuccessful. These pieces of wood (a lot of it driftwood) are weathered, burned and damaged andContinue reading “Mysterious Rongorongo Glyphs from Easter Island”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #171
Ten rules for living by writer and founder of Playgrounds for Palestine Susan Abulhawa Via We Transfer Stewart Keller – Coloring Book UNESCO has launched a virtual museum of stolen objects to draw attention to illicit trade in indigenous artefacts UNESCO has launched the Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects, the first of its kindContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #171”
Comforting Thought: Seek Respite Wherever it Exists, Even the Heart of the Battle
“We may hope, of course, as I do, for smaller flames, a moment of respite, a pause that will allow us to dream again. But perhaps there is no peace for an artist other than the peace found in the heat of combat. “Every wall is a door,” Emerson rightly said. Do not seek theContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Seek Respite Wherever it Exists, Even the Heart of the Battle”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #170
Irish rappers Kneecap and their ten rules to live by If you are interested in music, it’s likely that you will have read something, or heard someone banging on about how amazing Kneecap are. They are Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí: a dynamic, charismatic group of rappers from Belfast, whose punchy, sometimes satirical, output movesContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #170”
Comforting Thought: Artists Pay Homage to the Finest Examples of Humankind
“Artists are the perpetual defenders of living creatures, precisely because those creatures are alive. They truly advocate to love whoever is close by right now, and not those far in the future, which is what debases contemporary humanism, turning it into a catechism of the courthouse. Quite the reverse: a great work of art endsContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Artists Pay Homage to the Finest Examples of Humankind”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #169
Slow living in the countryside Is New Zealand about to collapse? It’s no secret that the Polish Bear and I and many, many 100,000’s of others living in Aotearoa migrated and left. Why you ask? It’s for a lot of reasons, the high crime and lack of police, the low salaries and lack of employmentContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #169”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #168
Two hours of cute nudibranches and chill out tunes Giant cuttlefish! They are in danger and scientists are going to save them with … bubbles! Via First Dog on the Moon Tobacco Club by Abraham Teniers (mid-17th century) Singerie — from the French for “Monkey Trick” — is a genre of art in which monkeysContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #168”
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