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Food for the Soul: The Diplomat
I do not know about you, but I prefer spy and political shows to typical crime shows because they are a little more mentally challenging. A case in point is the first season of the latest, very popular Netflix show The Diplomat (the second season is in production). If you have not had a chance…
Food for the Soul – Women at Work Part I – Masterpieces
Birth of the Virgin. Domenico Ghirlandaio (1479-85). Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout The majority of figures in paintings, especially those created before the 20th century, are male. The paintings show men heroically fighting or representing religious or mythological figures, men hunting, or men suffering…
Food for the Soul: Oscar Contenders 2023 — Part 2
By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout A few weeks ago, we highlighted a few early and interesting contenders for the Best Picture crown at the upcoming Academy Awards. Here we present the remaining candidates following the announcement of the nominations on Jan. 24. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE This movie is an outlier in…
Food for the Soul – Royal Dazzlers
“I have seen so many gems I did not expect to see in one place. No Venetian or papal collection can compare“- a papal envoy praising in 1560 a treasury collection of the Polish king Sigismund Augustus. By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout European countries tend to proudly display their royal crown jewels at…
Food for the Soul: The Oscar Race Has Started
“I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend.” ~Freddie Mercury – front man of Queen By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Every autumn, various big, showpiece movies that start popping up in cinemas with attendant publicity blitz do not have anything in common other than the fact that they have been groomed…
Food for the Soul: MAGRITTE – known and unknown
“In opposition to the general pessimism, I set the search for joy, for pleasure.” René Magritte By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout The Belgian artist René Magritte made his name as a surrealist in the 1930’s, joining a cultural movement that has been spreading since 1920’s and already included poet Guillaume Apollinaire, who coined the…
