California Reopening Exhibition
The paintings selected from the International Talent Competition are first featured at the Philz coffee shop in Encinitas, California, when its first opened to public since the pandemic. The shop and locals are excited at the opportunity and to be in touch with the arts after prolonged closure due to the statewide pandemic shutdown. The […]
Oldest Inn (1958)
The oldest Inn in British, Whyte Harte Inn.
Inner Beauty is Your Most Precious Possession
1960’s Beauty consultant Marla Craig dishes out some well worn advice to youg women. They are as relevant today. “There are many do’s and don’ts,” says Marla “on the way to becoming a complete, attractive person.The more interested you are in the world around you,” advises Miss Craig “the more attractive you become” “The inner […]
New Year Concert Vienna
2019 New Year Concert Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra : Wiener Philharmoniker Conductor : Christian Thielemann Licensed to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment Program ————– Carl Michael Ziehrer Schönfeld March, op. 422 ►2:03 Josef Strauss Transactionen (Transactions). Walzer, op.184 ►5:46 Josef Hellmesberger, Jr. Elfenreigen (Dance of the Elves) ►16:46 Johann Strauss Jr. Express. Polka schnell, op. […]
Renewal – Traditional Music
Music in traditional China is influenced by philosophy and concepts of important historical thinkers such as Confucius. Music is considered a highly calming influence, examples of this approach being space and fluency in performance. Well known string instruments include the pipa, a tear-drop shaped four string lute, which features techniques such as a rapid strum. […]
Hope – Pipa Traditional Instrument
The pipa or p’i-p’a (Chinese: 琵琶) is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments. The pipa is one of the most popular Chinese instruments and has been played for almost two thousand years in China. The instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from […]
The Art Hidden from Nazi bombs
By Holly Williams “Hide them in caves and cellars, but not one picture shall leave this island.” So declared Winston Churchill in 1940, determined that the National Gallery’s collection should be saved from Nazi attacks – but also that the masterpieces should remain on home turf. Or should that be under it? For the National […]
Journey to the West Abridged: Part 8
Our Buddha Creates the Scriptures and Passes on Perfect Bliss, Guanyin Obeys a Decree and Goes to Chang’an The story continues with Buddha observing that in the Southern Jambu Continent the people are greedy and lecherous and delight in the sufferings of others; they go in for a great deal of killing and quarrelling. The […]
Introducing Sweden
Landscape Truth be told, the best thing about Sweden is its natural beauty. To really appreciate this country’s charms, you have to leave the city behind. Whether that means sailing across an archipelago to visit a lonely island or trekking along a kingly trail through the northern wilderness just depends on your preferences – why […]
Journey to the West Abridged: Part 7
The Great Sage Escapes from the Eight Trigrams Furnace, The Mind-Ape Is Fixed Beneath the Five Elements Mountain To the ape’s immortal body is matched a human mind: That the mind is an ape is deeply meaningful. It was quite true that the Great Sage equaled Heaven: The appointment as Protector of the Horse […]