With apologies to Sam Gross, the world’s greatest single frame cartoonist.
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ffibs: Four politicians
Four politicians and a Trump-didee-umpdump
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Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Non political, Paintings Tagged: Societal
Continue readingPostArctica: Today’s Walk
Went to the Point today, not a long walk but a good one. Marguerite Bourgeoys Park. Random telephoto shot of sculpture in the park. Further up Wellington. Les Filles du Roi. […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Great Paintings – Las Meninas
Las Meninas[1] (Spanish for The Maids of Honour) is a 1656 painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The work’s complex and enigmatic composition raises questions about reality and illusion, and creates an uncertain relationship between the viewer
Continue readingPostArctica: Great Paintings – Las Meninas
Las Meninas[1] (Spanish for The Maids of Honour) is a 1656 painting by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age, in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The work’s complex and enigmatic composition raises questions about reality and illusion, and creates an uncertain relationship between the viewer
Continue readingmark a rayner: Why the 30 Years War lasted so long
It wasn’t just because all the players had such deeply held religious beliefs. It was also because they had a virtual parity in robots and x-wing fighters. Just a little tip of balance, and it would have been over in weeks. Alltop tips the balance towards funny. Excellent photoshoppery by
Continue readingLeDaro: Chimp – the artist: Wins $10,000 for his paintings
Brent, a chimpanzee at Chimp Haven in Keithville, La., outpolled chimps across the United States to win the $10,000 prize for his art work, right. (AP photos courtesy of Chimp Haven) “Brent, 37, a retired laboratory animal, was the top vote-getter in an online chimp art contest organized by the
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