Landscape with Knights and Figures

Landscape with Knights and Figures
17th century Flemish painting
circa 1670-1675
oil on canvas
9.8" × 13.8"

Favorite Actress Showcase #8: Emmy Rossum

Emmy rose to fame playing Christine in the 2004 movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera and in 2004's The Day After Tomorrow. She's currently starring in the TV show Shameless and she's in the upcoming movie Beautiful Creatures. Emmy is not just a talented actress, she's also a beautiful singer.

Literature Pick #33

The Bell Tone
by Edmund H. Leftwich
An Imaginative science fiction story from the July 1941 issue of Comet.

Video Game Pick #1: Trine

A brilliant fantasy-themed platform game. Set in a land that has been overtaken by an undead horde; three people (a thief, a knight, and a wizard) are magically joined and they must battle through the levels, each using their unique abilities. The wizard has the ability to conjure magical items; the thief has arrows and a grappling hook; and the Knight has his weaponry.

Literature Pick #32

The Time Mirror
by Dwight V. Swain (as Clark South)
A science fiction novelette from the December 1942 issue of Amazing Stories, a fantastic  tale of time travel filled with action, adventure, and romance.

Jan Frans van Bloemen Painting

A Scene in the Roman Campagna
by Jan Frans van Bloemen
Born in Antwerp
Painting circa 1736
Oil on canvas
67.7" x 93.3"

Literature Pick #31

When the Mountain Shook
by Robert Abernathy 
A superb and rousing tale from the March 1954 issue of IF Worlds of Science Fiction.

Painting by Anton Enzinger

Fallow Deer and Doe in Landscape by Anton Enzinger (1683–1768)
oil on panel 
7.5" x 10.2"
1737

Literature Pick #30

Devil Crystals of Arret
by Hal K. Wells
An exciting science fiction short story from the September 1931 issue of Astounding Stories.

Johann Georg von Bemmel painting

Mountainous Landscape with Cattle Drinking at a Pond
by Johann Georg von Bemmel (1669-1723)
1703, Oil on Canvas

Literature Pick #29

The Story of Mimi-nashi Hōichi
From Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, Lafcadio Hearn's collection of Japanese ghost stories.

Willem van de Velde the Younger painting

A Dutch Ship Scudding Before a Storm

by Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707)
Dutch maritime painter
circa 1690
oil on canvas
22.5 × 29 in.

Francesco di Giorgio painting

Architectural View
by Francesco di Giorgio (1439–1501)
circa 1477
poplar wood
48.8 x 92.1 in.
Di Giorgio was a Sienese School painter, a sculptor, and an architect.

Literature Pick #28

The Mermaid of Druid Lake

by Charles Weathers Bump

This is a delightful, lighthearted tale from the 1906 short story collection The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories.

Woodland Pond

Woodland Pond

by John Olson Hammerstad

circa latter half of 19th Century 

oil on canvas

13-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches

Hammerstad (1842-1925) was born in Kristiansund, Norway and he moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1869. He was known for his landscape paintings.