Food for the Soul: Artemisia Gentileschi – Women Artists Series 4
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Food for the Soul: Artemisia Gentileschi – Women Artists Series 4

Artemisia Gentileschi. Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), (about 1638-1639). Oil on canvas. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019. Photo: Courtesy of The National Gallery, London “…with me Your Illustrious Lordship will not lose and you will find the spirit of Caesar in the soul of a woman.”~…

Food for the Soul: 500 years of Raphael in Rome
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Food for the Soul: 500 years of Raphael in Rome

Raphael. Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. (1513) The Louvre. Courtesy of Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome April 6, 2020 markes a 500 year anniversary of passing of one the most beloved artists. A huge Raphael exhibition at the Scuderia del Quirinale in Rome could only open in March for few days before the whole of Italy went…

Food for the Soul: Michelangelo – Mind of the Master
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Food for the Soul: Michelangelo – Mind of the Master

Sweat and toil of the master who never wanted you to see it By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Michelangelo Buonarotti. Head of a Child with a Cloak around the Head. Mid-1520’s. Collection and photo credit: Teylers Museum, Haarlem.The Netherlands. Courtesy of the Getty Museum Most of the time, on order to experience Michelangelo’s…

Food for the Soul: Streaming Late at Night
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Food for the Soul: Streaming Late at Night

Streaming gems you possibly missed Winter usually does not offer many exciting movies other than the awards heavyweights (where your choices are between equally soul-dampening entries of 1917 or maybe Marriage Story). So… long dark evenings are perfect for some streaming time. Here are some shows that are entertaining, smart, produced around the globe, and…

Chinese New Year
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Chinese New Year

Starts: January 25, 2020
Ends: February 11,2021
Heavenly branch: Metal Rat

Chinese New Year (or generally referred to as Lunar New Year globally) is the Chinese festival that celebrates…

Food for the Soul: Bombshell
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Food for the Soul: Bombshell

“Lawyer: Ready to go to war?”
Gretchen Carlson: Oh, yeah”
– lines from the movie Bombshell

By Nina Heyn- Your Culture Scout

Charlize Theron is not only a film star (Oscar for her portrayal of…

Culture – 4th Quarter 2019
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Culture – 4th Quarter 2019

Notre Dame Cathedral, empty for Christmas, may never recover from devastating fire
USA Today | 26 December 2019

(1st 14 min) Jordan Peterson | 25 January 2015

Orthodox Church | 20 March 201…

Culture – 3rd Quarter 2019
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Culture – 3rd Quarter 2019

The Heritage Foundation | 04 April 2019

New research probes eviction’s causes and consequences
The Economist | 24 August 2019

The Forest Man Of India: At Jadav Payeng, This is a story of …

Culture – 2nd Quarter 2019
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Culture – 2nd Quarter 2019

Gates launches lobbying arm – higher education on agenda
The Conversation | 28 June 2019

A bridge made of grass
BBC | 17 June 2019

Pavillion Theater | 04 June 2019

Football coach without …

Culture – 4th Quarter 2018
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Culture – 4th Quarter 2018

Third Of Americans Considering Leaving US To Live Abroad, Study Finds
Zero Hedge | 25 December 2018

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In These Times | December 2018
In These Tim…

Culture – 3rd Quarter 2018
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Culture – 3rd Quarter 2018

Top galleries take a chance on Taipei Dangdai
The Art Newspaper | 28 September 2018

My Yearbook Accuses Me Of “Taking People’s Life Savings”: What Does Your Say?
Zero Hedge | 27 September 2018 …

Culture – 2nd Quarter 2018
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Culture – 2nd Quarter 2018

Oakland Church Steps Out On Faith And Pledges To Stop Calling Police
NPR | 26 June 2018

After 25 years of being homeless, I learned there’s one simple thing you can do to help( Out of the Fore…

Culture – 1st Quarter 2018
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Culture – 1st Quarter 2018

A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today
LA Times | 16 March 2018 ​

This Gold Guy Managed $40 Billion at BlackRock — but Quit to Run a Farm Instead
Market Watch | 06 Ma…

Food for the Soul:  Sky Ladder, da Vinci, and Collecting Modern Art
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Food for the Soul: Sky Ladder, da Vinci, and Collecting Modern Art

“Even the most art-averse cynic will recognize the blood, sweat and tears that went in to creating this strange and beautiful experience.” ~ Jordan Hoffman, reviewing Sky Ladder in The Guardian By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout In the 21st century, serious collectors have significantly turned away from old masters and impressionism towards modern art….

Food for the Soul: Generation Wealth Exhibition
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Food for the Soul: Generation Wealth Exhibition

“When the financial crash happened in 2008, I realized that the stories that I have been telling since the early 90’s about consumerism and about materialism and how that had become part of the American Dream- that they were all connected.” ~ Lauren Greenfield Generation Wealth Exhibition: https://www.annenbergphotospace.org/exhibits/generation-wealth-lauren-greenfield By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Lauren…