Category Archives: Art

The Coffee Shop – The Octographer

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Sony New Zealand: I think she is laughing at us. 🙂 —oooOooo– This is an open thread. There are several hosts, each host … Continue reading →

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Frisco Flix Fascist Nix

Posted on May 3, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers Hollywood North is not San Francisco South, nor North Hollywood or South San Francisco. But maybe in an age of media crime fascination there can be high-tech tours of location specific cinematic crime, something better than the Alcatraz … Continue reading →

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The Lusty Month of May

Posted on May 2, 2016 by wordcloud9

Camelot first opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre  in 1960, and closed 873 performances later. Julie Andrews played Guenevere, Robert Goulet was Lancelot, and Richard Burton played Arthur. THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY Tra la, it’s May, the lusty … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – Flamingo Flamenco

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. Sorry about that, there will be no “human interest news” today, instead the topic is for the birds.  😉 From BBC Earth:  “There are six … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – “The Old New World” Photo-based Animation Project

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From seccovan, “travel back in time with a little steampunk time machine.” Stills and behind the scenes —oooOooo– This is a daily open thread. There … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: GLANCE

Posted on April 29, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud I collect odd bits of historic detail and stray facts. I look for unlikely connections. Sometimes my mind wanders off in a completely new direction in the middle of a sentence, and what I started out … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – First performance in 1000 years

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Cambridge University: First performance in 1,000 years: ‘lost’ songs from the Middle Ages are brought back to life. An ancient song repertory will be … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – Claudette Colvin: The Original Rosa Parks

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Joy of Fishes

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Great Big Story:  “Around the same time Rosa Parks famously protested segregation by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, … Continue reading →

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Lookout Wimmins iz in your can

Posted on April 23, 2016 by ann li-summers

    By ann summers Family Restrooms have been commonplace for many public institutions and darned if defending family values and traditional marriage has come under attack by well, non-traditional families, darn those sister-wives, extended families, single parents, and orphans.   There … Continue reading →

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Morning Open Thread – Flying over evil with a drone

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Chuck Stanley

Morning Open Thread is an open discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The growing hobby of quadricopters, when mixed with high definition video cameras, has opened doors to places, people and things we could only imagine before. … Continue reading →

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