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| Landscape in Hesse by Andreas Achenbach (1815-1910) 1868, oil on panel, 20.5" x 30.7" German landscape painter |
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Andreas Achenbach painting
Sunday, June 16, 2013
First Picture of Earth by Marié Digby
A beautiful song by the talented singer-songwriter Marié Digby, with a wonderfully evocative video, this is music that touches the soul with its heart.
Literature Pick #54
Foundling on Venus
by John de Courcy and Dorothy de Courcy
A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe.
by John de Courcy and Dorothy de Courcy
A wonderful science fiction short story from the March 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe.
Friday, June 14, 2013
John Cleveley the Elder painting
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| The yawl of the 'Luxborough Galley' arriving in Newfoundland, 7 July 1727 by John Cleveley the Elder (c.1712–1777) English marine artist from Southwark circa 1727 19.5" × 25.6" |
Monday, June 10, 2013
Literature Pick #53
The Skull
by Philip K. Dick
A time travel story from a legend of the science fiction genre, first published in the September 1952 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.
by Philip K. Dick
A time travel story from a legend of the science fiction genre, first published in the September 1952 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo painting
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| Peasants at Rest Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) from Venice 1757 Fresco |
Monday, May 27, 2013
Literature Pick #52
The Death-Traps of FX-31
by Sewell Peaslee Wright
From the March 1933 issue of Astounding Stories, this is an exciting work of science fiction featuring Wright's recurring character Commander John Hanson - a character starring in ten stories from 1930 to 1933.
by Sewell Peaslee Wright
From the March 1933 issue of Astounding Stories, this is an exciting work of science fiction featuring Wright's recurring character Commander John Hanson - a character starring in ten stories from 1930 to 1933.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Cornelis van Dalem painting
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| Landscape with Farm by Cornelis van Dalem 1564 Oil on Panel 40.6" x 50.3" 16th century Flemish painter born in Antwerp |
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Literature Pick #51
The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds
by George Henry Weiss (using his pen name Francis Flagg)
An exciting, action-packed science fiction short story from the January 1932 issue of Astounding Stories.
by George Henry Weiss (using his pen name Francis Flagg)
An exciting, action-packed science fiction short story from the January 1932 issue of Astounding Stories.
Thomas Jones painting
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| An Imaginary Coast Scene, with the Temple of Venus at Baiae by Thomas Jones (1742-1803) British Landscape Artist 1773, oil on canvas (19.02" x 24.02") |
Monday, May 6, 2013
Literature Pick #50
The Undersea Tube
by L. Taylor Hansen
An imaginative science fiction short story from the November 1929 issue of Amazing Stories.
by L. Taylor Hansen
An imaginative science fiction short story from the November 1929 issue of Amazing Stories.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Hendrik Voogd painting
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| Italian Landscape with Stone Pines by Hendrik Voogd 1807 oil on canvas 40" × 54.5" Dutch artist born in Amsterdam |
Literature Pick #49
The Ultimate Experiment
by Thornton DeKy
A wondrous futuristic science fiction short story from the July 1941 issue of Comet.
by Thornton DeKy
A wondrous futuristic science fiction short story from the July 1941 issue of Comet.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Literature Pick #48
The Indian On The Trail
by Mary Hartwell Catherwood (1847-1902)
From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899
A splendid, florid romantic short story set on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
by Mary Hartwell Catherwood (1847-1902)
From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899
A splendid, florid romantic short story set on Mackinac Island, Michigan.
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