The Omicron Variant: A Cause For Concern Or Panic?
A new Covid-19 virus variant called the Omicron variant or B.1.1.529 has been discovered in South Africa. This was revealed in a statement Joe Phaahla, South Africa’s Health Minister gave on the 25th of November in a press conference. According to South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases, NICD’s website: “The National Institute for Communicable […]
African Variant is Spreading, New Covid Pill Shows Promising Signs
The World Health Organization is classifying the new coronavirus variant “omicron,” which originated in South Africa, as a highly transmissible virus of great concern. The European Union has temporarily halted air travel from southern Africa, and stocks are falling across Asia. The variant may be more transmissible and resistant to vaccines than other variants, experts […]
With Gas Price Soaring, Should Americans Dig Their Own Backyards?
As gas prices seem to have gone up every day since Biden took the helm of the U.S. Commander of Chief, Americans have seen their weekly gas payment overtaking their grocery budget, and everything is becoming more expensive due to the increase in transportation costs. The US average retail gasoline price reached $3.40 per gallon […]
The Painting ‘Allegory of Patience’ by Giorgio Vasari
In this video Matthias Wivel, the Aud Jepsen Curator of 16th-Century Italian Paintings at the National Gallery, explains Giorgio Vasari’s ‘Allegory of Patience’. Vasari is often called the “father of art history” due to his work, ‘Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects’, originally published in 1550. Vasari based the composition of this […]
In the Louvre! the Napoleon III Apartments
This video shows the Napoleon III apartments, which are an exceptional example of the decorative art of the Second Empire. They were fitted out between 1857 and 1861 as reception rooms for the Ministry of State of Emperor Napoleon III (1852 – 1870). (Source: Musée du Louvre)
Domenico di Bartolo Representative of the Florentine Style
Domenico di Bartolo (c. 1400/1404 – 1445/1447) was an Italian painter of the Sienese School. He was born in Asciano. According to Vasari, he was a nephew of Taddeo di Bartolo. He was born in Asciano. In the early 1400s, the Sienese artist most influenced by the new Florentine style of painting was Domenico di […]
Lippo Memmi Follower of the Gothic Style
Lippo Memmi (c. 1291 – 1356) was an Italian painter from Siena. He was the foremost follower of Simone Martini, who was his brother-in-law. Simone Martini’s aristocratic language, rich in elegant Gothic forms, contributed to the development of the Gothic style. His fame brought him to work in Naples at the court of the King […]
A Crabbin Old Woman
What do you see people, what do you see? Are you thinking when you are looking at me? A crabbit old woman, not very wise Uncertain of habit, with far away eyes, who dribbles her food and makes no reply. When you say in a loud voice, “I do wish you’s try .” Who seems […]
The Expansion of the Cosmos: Dark Matter vs Dark Energy
In 1907, Albert Einstein theorised that the acceleration due to motion and the acceleration due to gravity were indistinguishable, leading him to solve for cosmology. He presented the Einstein field equations that tried to explain how matter and energy warp the fabric of space and time to create the force of gravity. At the time, […]
Bin Chun: The First Man from the East to the West
In 1860 the failure of the Second Opium War brought a complete end to China’s closed-door policy. The Qing government had to admit that the “heavenly dynasty” and other countries were equal, and at the same time recognized the advancement of Western military technology. At this point, the Qing government’s attitude towards dealing with the […]