I am so excited to be writing my “C” post. I did some searching around and was going to write about County Cork, Ireland. That is because my last name is Costello and I am of Irish heritage on one side of my family. County Cork is cool and all, but I need to write…
–Basilica di San Lorenzo facade –outside the Basilica di San Lorenzo I recently attended another free art lecture by Dr. Dianne Goode at SMU. For this lecture, Dr. Goode focused on Firenze, or Florence to most English speakers. Dr. Goode spoke about the painting, sculpture, and architecture of this great city. She focused on the…
National Umbrella Day Famous and unusual umbrellas Umbrella factsHow to Celebrate —The Umbrellas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883, oil on canvas, 180.3 cm (71.0 in) x 114.9 cm (45.2 in), National Gallery, London. —Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son, Claude Monet, 1875, oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm (39 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.), National Gallery of Art,…
I just read an article on wealth addiction as part of my concerted effort to read more about the minimalism movement. I highly recommend the full article. “Wealth addiction was described by the late sociologist and playwright Philip Slater in a 1980 book, but addiction researchers have paid the concept little attention. Like alcoholics driving…
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