In a blog post on Steampunk Architecture that I wrote almost three years ago (and which has consistently been one of my more popular posts), I included a picture of the Armour Steiner House in upstate New York which has the distinction of having an octagonal floor plan. Prompted by a post in the always…
Kano Masanobu (1434-1530) founded the Chinese-art influenced painting school that bears his family name and flourished in different forms through to the Meiji Era (1868-1912). A familiar tale is that as it became the dominant hierarchical painting academy of political and military patronage, it began...
Their passions and idiosyncrasies together make for a great orchestra -- shaped by a young leader with great hands and a big heart.
With a keen eye for the domestic, Lukas finds intrigue in the unnoticed elements of everyday life.
Sheldon Cooper form The Big Bang Theory is theoretical physicist and an icon for geeks around the world. Dr. Sheldon Cooper, whose real name is Jim Parsons, is the highlight of The Big Bang Theory and has a massive fan following because of his intelligence, quirky habits, sarcasm and an absolute lack of social skills. Now why would we all love a person like that? Let's find out by reading up on a short biography of facts and idiosyncrasies of Sheldon Cooper aka Jim Parsons.
Meet the Would-be King of France (He's Kind of a Babe) - Messy Nessy Chic
An addition and renovation to Pendleton West and Jewett Arts Center serve a new generation of art students in a building that is rooted in its place and celebrates the play of light on materials, waves of sound, and passage of time.
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I've blogged before in the Calligraphy Category about Georg Bocskay's little book, Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta. I don't believe that Bocskay actually knew any Hebrew or Greek, but that didn't keep him from trying his hand at them. These pages were produced around 1561, making them later than Garamond's Grecs du Roi font (modeled on Vergecius'…
Every generation has its own idiosyncrasies.
Studies of Australian English show wonderful variations and idiosyncrasies.
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They burst with charming idiosyncrasies and delightfully bizarre engineering solutions.
Preparing people about to live in your house for all its idiosyncrasies
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Capturing the 6ix's idiosyncrasies one catty illustration at a time. Daily updates at https://instagram.com/torontobingo/
The retail hub revels in the idiosyncrasies of its original Victorian warehouse architecture, says Ike Ijeh
An inspired—if poorly constructed—Los Angeles home gets a proper retrofit that preserves its many idiosyncrasies.