MarkFord
Phenomenal Photos I Wish I’d Taken: #1
The Inn at Rancho Santana has been featured in the March issue of Travel + Leisure as one of the 500 best hotels and resorts in the world. You can read the article here.
I missed Toni Basil when she was at her dancing prime. But last night I saw this…
At 74, she can hold her own with dancers less than half her age!
We’ve all seen lightning in the sky. But have you ever seen it strike the ground? (Joe M. sent in this video.)
This is how drone technology is already being used in Ghana (West Africa) to deliver medical supplies, including coronavirus tests and vaccines, to rural communities…
A fresh and fun bit of choreography from Keone & Mariel Madrid Dance Company…
When I saw the headline – “Woman Dumps Boyfriend Who Shamed Her for Having ‘Beer Gut’
” – I assumed it was a satirical news story from The Onion. I was wrong.
Brain Stuff
. . . From Cambridge University
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs psas it on !!
One of the great pleasures of keeping an eye on the art world is to be able to enjoy the ridiculous issues that are passionately debated. It reminds me of the sort of controversies I noticed when I was following purebred dog showing.
From a recent issue of ARTNews…
The Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid has acquired a 1929 painting by the Cubust artist María Blanchard, in a move that has angered some who claim that has angered some who claim that the work exceeds the museum’s purview.
Some in the Spanish art world have claimed that, because of its date, the painting belongs with the city’s Museo Reina Sofía, which has historically specialized in art from the 19th century onward. According to a report by the Spanish newspaper ABC, the Prado’s purchase of the work, for which it paid 70,000 euros (about $84,000), breaks with a 1995 decree that distinguishes what the two museums can collect.
Interesting Maps: #3
How much snow does it take to close the schools in your state?
