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Open Thread – Tues 7 Feb 2023
Daedalus and Icarus, Charles Le Brun, 1645
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Open Thread – Weekend 4 Feb 2023
The Bazincourt Steeple, Camille Pissarro, 1895
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Meme of the Day #64
h/t: The Middle-earth mixer Also, if you’re unware of the reference, the outline and elaboration provided of the scene here is wonderful. It puts Tolkien’s genius on full display. He really understood how far to go and what to leave hidden. An absolute master.
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Open Thread – Tue 31 Jan 2023
The Surrender of Granada, Francisco Pradilla Ortiz, 1882
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Open Thread – Weekend 28 Jan 2023
Sailboat at Le Petit-Gennevilliers, Claude Monet, 1874
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Open Thread – Tue 24 Jan 2023
Andromache mourning Hector, Jacques Louis David, 1783
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Guest post: Speedbox – Taliban Supercar
I will admit I never imagined writing the words Taliban and Supercar in the same sentence. But, a few days ago, the Taliban unveiled the prototype of Afghanistan’s first locally developed supercar, manufactured by Kabul-based Entop. Known as the Mada 9, this car comes to us from a war-torn and dirt-poor country whose ruling militia…
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Open Thread – Weekend 21 Jan 2023
The Rocky Mountains Lander’s Peak, Albert Bierstadt, 1863
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Open Thread – Tues 17 Jan 2023
The Strawberry Thieves pattern, William Morris, 1883
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Sliding towards polyamorous ‘marriage’
It was clear during and following the public discussion of gay ‘marriage’ that there was no in-principle argument among the majority of its proponents that could present a stumbling block for polyamorous ‘marriage’. If people could not recognize that marriage was a union of the opposite sexes, given its ends, how could they further recognize…