Literature Pick #24

The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig'
by William Hope Hodgson
A fantastic gothic tale detailing the strange adventures of men lost at sea.

Saint Anthony the Abbot Tempted by a Heap of Gold

Saint Anthony the Abbot Tempted by a Heap of Gold

by the Master of the Osservanza Triptych

circa 1435 

Tempera on panel painting 

Favorite Actress Showcase #6: Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Hart won the hearts of millions in the 1990's first with the masterful Clarissa Explains It All and then with her tour de force Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, truly one of the absolute greatest television shows in the entire history of mankind. She has also starred in Drive Me Crazy and had a brilliant cameo in Not Another Teen Movie, more recently she's done a stint on Dancing with the Stars and currently stars on the ABC Family series Melissa & Joey. Melissa is without a doubt incredibly talented and her beauty is breathtaking.

Literature Pick #23

Test Rocket!
by Jack Douglas
A superb short story from the April 1959 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.

Dongtian Mountain Hall

Dongtian Mountain Hall

The building of paradise in the mountains of the immortals.

by Dong Yuan

mid-tenth century Chinese art

Ink and light colors on silk, vertical scroll 

71.7 x 47.7 inches 

Literature Pick #22

A Martian Odyssey and Valley of Dreams
by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
From the July and November 1934 issues of Wonder Stories. These two short stories are brilliant works of science fiction that tell of the first trip to Mars, a truly fantastical adventure into the unknown.

St. George and the Dragon by Lelio Orsi

St. George and the Dragon
by Lelio Orsi
1550
oil on canvas
Located in the Capodimonte Museum in Naples 

Landscape Near Dinant

Landscape Near Dinant
by Lucas van Valckenborch

Van Valckenborch was a 16th century Flemish Renaissance landscape artist.

Literature Pick #21

Tree, Spare that Woodman

by Dave Dryfoos

A wonderful story from the October 1952 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.

St. George and the Dragon by Carlo Crivelli

St. George and the Dragon 

by Carlo Crivelli
Venice born Renaissance artist

1490

Tempera on wood

11.4 by 8.3 inches

Literature Pick #20

The Quantum Jump

by Robert Wicks

A science fiction story from the October 1958 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories.

Angel of The Last Judgment

Angel of The Last Judgment

by an unknown artist

circa 1080

Fresco in Sant'Angelo in Formis, an abbey in Capua, Italy

Italian Landscape

Italian landscape

by the Dutch artist Jan Dirksz Both 

circa 1645

oil on canvas

42.6 in. by 49.5 in.

Favorite Actress Showcase #5: Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan rose to fame playing Willow on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Michelle in the American Pie movies and now stars in How I Met Your Mother. Her beauty is incredible and she is one of the greatest actresses ever.

Literature Pick #19

The Coin of Dionysius

by Ernest Bramah

From the 1914 collection of detective short stories Max Carrados.