Dresden’s Art Scene: A Kaleidoscope of Tradition and Innovation
Step into Dresden, where every cobblestone whispers the tales of Baroque brilliance, contemporary creativity, and the delicate artistry of porcelain. In this virtual exploration of Dresden’s art scene, we’ll uncover the treasures of the Green Vault museum, admire the porcelain masterpieces from the Dresden Porcelain Collection, and navigate through the dynamic blend of tradition and […]
Macron Inaugurates Cultural Centre; Opens on Inclusive Language
When French President Emmanuel Macron took office in 2017, he pledged to improve cultural activities and spread French culture worldwide. Since then, he has taken several steps to further his cultural improvement agenda. One of the most notable was the culture pass, which allotted citizens £500 in their 18th year to enjoy cultural activities. The […]
Sandro Botticelli, Representative of the Golden Age of the Early Italian Renaissance
Sandro Botticelli, (1445-1510) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school during the Early Renaissance. Less than a hundred years later, this movement, under the patronage of Lorenzo de’ Medici, was characterized by Giorgio Vasari as a “golden age”, a thought, suitably enough, he expressed at the head of his Vita of Botticelli. His posthumous […]
Biden-Xi Engage in Bridge Building, Agree to Resume Military Communications
In a significant development, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the outskirts of San Francisco on November 16, showing tangible progress in their first face-to-face encounter in a year. The talks yielded the resumption of military contact and a direct line of communication between both countries, which China severed after […]
The Queen’s Theatre, in Versailles
A great lover of the dramatic arts, Marie-Antoinette eventually grew tired of the temporary stages knocked together for performances in the gallery of the Grand Trianon and the orangery of the Petit Trianon. Once she had decided to commission her personal architect Richard Mique to build her a real theatre, work was completed in spring […]
Major News Outlets Fired the Photographers who Live-Filmed the October 7th Massacre
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, a fresh revelation about the conflict has come forward, paving the way for international uproar. Explosive claims have surfaced that the biggest media organizations like The New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, and CNN might have had prior knowledge about the security breach and the October 7 Hamas attack on […]
The Art of War: Sun Tzu’s Timeless Treatise on Warfare
By Josh Longster, Lillian Zheng The specter of war has been casting its long shadow all over the world. Wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East dominate the media headlines. With their devastating consequences on livelihoods and society, these conflicts serve as poignant reminders of the enduring relevance of human struggles and military solutions. […]
Webb, Hubble Combine to Create Most Colourful View of Universe (Video)
The result: a vivid landscape of galaxies along with more than a dozen newly found time-varying objects This panchromatic view of galaxy cluster MACS0416 was created by combining infrared observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope with visible-light data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. To make the image, in general the shortest wavelengths […]
Beniamino Gigli – Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) (Video)
Beniamino Gigli (Recanati, March 20, 1890 – Rome, November 30, 1957) was an Italian lyric tenor born on the same day as the Danish heroic tenor Lauritz Melchior. He is considered one of the best tenors of the first half of the 20th century, and along with Enrico Caruso and Jussi Björling was the […]
The Importance of Living (II): The Awakening
By Lin Yutang Chapter One The Awakening 1. Approach To Life IN what follows I am presenting the Chinese point of view, because I cannot help myself. I am interested only in presenting a view of life and of things as the best and wisest Chinese minds have seen it and expressed […]