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HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT,LONDON.

During the autumn of 1899 and the early months of 1900 and 1901, Claude Monet created a series of nearly 100 Impressionist oil paintings capturing various views of the Thames River during his stays in London. Among these, one series focused on the Palace of Westminster, home to the British Parliament. All the paintings in the series were created from the same vantage point (either his window or a terrace at St. Thomas' Hospital overlooking the Thames) and shared a consistent canvas size of 81 cm × 92 cm (32 in × 36 3/8 in). Despite this uniformity, they depict the scene under varying times of day and weather conditions.By the time he painted the Houses of Parliament series, Monet had moved away from completing his works entirely on-site. Instead, he refined the paintings back in his studio in Giverny, France, often requesting photographs from London to assist him. This shift in his process drew some criticism, but Monet dismissed it, asserting that his method of creation was his own concern and that viewers should judge the finished work, not the process behind it.

Beautiful, isn't it?

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There’s a scientific journal called “Get me off Your Fucking Mailing List”.

In 2005, computer scientists David Mazières and Eddie Kohler created this highly profane ten-page paper as a joke, to send in replying to unwanted conference invitations. It literally just contains that seven-word phrase over and over, along with a nice flow chart and scatter-plot graph.

An Australian computer scientist named Peter Vamplew sent it to the International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology in response to spam from the journal. Apparently, he thought the editors might simply open and read it.

Instead, they automatically accepted the paper — with an anonymous reviewer rating it as “excellent” — and requested a fee of $150. While this incident is pretty hilarious, it’s a sign of a bigger problem in science publishing. This journal is one of many online-only, for-profit operations that take advantage of inexperienced researchers under pressure to publish their work in any outlet that seems superficially legitimate.

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Once again Lin Manuel Miranda has changed the concept of theater and Broadway as a genre.

On October 18, 2024 he and co-producer Eisa Davis released a concept album inspired by the 1979 cult classic film The Warriors. The movie follows the street gang the Warriors as they make their way from The Bronx to their home turf of Coney Island while being hunted by rival gangs and cops. One of the major differences between the film and the concept album is the switching of genders of the Warriors.

The album features a slew of veterans Broadway alum such as Phillipa Soo, Anessa Folds, Amber Gray, Joshua Henry, and Jasmine Cephas Jones while packing an astonishing list of artists such as Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Billy Porter, Ghostface Killah, RZA, Marc Anthony, Colman Domingo, Kim Dracula, and Shenseea.

From start to finish the album sucks you in and by the finale you are left wanting more but in the best way possible. The blending of multiple genres backed by the creative lyricism expected from Lin-Manuel Miranda makes this album an absolute must listen for anyone who loves Broadway, good storytelling, or just good music in general.

It's no longer a question of if this will get a Broadway adaptation rather WHEN we can expect the announcement. It's my hope though that we get a film adaptation straight to streaming with the original cast first, simply because I selfishly want to see Ms Lauryn Hill belting "If You Can Count" as many times as I want from the comfort of my home.

Go listen to this album.

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THE VICTIM (2019) :

this tv show from BBC ONE, staring the beautiful KELLY MCDONALD is great, I'm watching the last episode right now ▶️.

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Creon from Space Precinct (1994)

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The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion, 1969

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I grew up playing cards with the German, Austrian suits, although we call them Hungarian.

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Peanuts, May 24, 1965

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Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster (1971)

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“Where Can the Wolf Survive?, National Geographic (October 1977)

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Chuck Ripper (1929 - 2019), oil on canvas

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Unknown, Book cover for Japanese bondage book, 1971

Komiyama Books

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HBO (1988)

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