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Art is a jealous mistress, and if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture, or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1860
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- Déjà Vu Is history repeating itself? The Déjà Vu blog investigates... Marine Mammals — A Navy dolphin discovers a torpedo off the coast of California; in 1856 an experiment brought camels into the U.S. Army. Fit for the Job — Chris Christie’s weight-loss surgery sparks presidential rumors; in 1905 William Howard Taft reduces the old-fashioned way. Trip of a Lifetime — A one-way trip to Mars generates thousands of willing participants; in 1609, the Virginia Company deems Jamestown is the place to be.
- Roundtable Insight and analysis from renowned writers and thinkers. Her Majesty's Rat-Catcher — Jack Black, the most famous rat-catcher in Victorian London, killed up to 8,000 rats in a year. The Most Talented Dogs in England — In 1895, a British weekly publishes the breathless letters of its dog-obsessed subscribers The Complete Syllabus: Animals — A list of books used in our Summer issue, “Animals”.
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Where might I get a recording of these? Many of these mean nothing to me without being able to listen to them...
Posted by M Moon on Mon 12 Apr 2010
Of course, only the Western artists have the honour of having their names included.
Posted by David Mc on Sat 1 May 2010
what?...no bebop
Posted by richard reese on Tue 11 May 2010