The chain of being, or the great chain of being, is a Neoplatonic metaphor for the hierarchical nature, function, and organization of the universe. The concept, created by Plotinus (205?-270), was applied to literature, science, and philosophy, and dictated a series of linked stages from God, to Angel, to Man,…
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This music video clip is from the 1986 movie True Stories by the Talking Heads. John Goodman, playing the lovable bachelor Louis Fyne, sings a very good version of the notable Talking Heads song People Like Us. Louis Fyne, Country Western Singer and Varicorp Employee The film was directed by…
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George Maciunas was a founding member and the central coordinator of Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers. He made several short films called FluxFilms. Here are a couple of his productions …. This FluxFilm is called 1,000 Frames and it was made in 1966. You might…
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Perfection salad? How about gelatin salad? Also called jelly salad, congealed salad or molded salad. Throw in some grated carrots, cottage cheese, cream cheese, marshmallows and nuts. Your guests will have loads of fun guessing what is hiding in the gelatinous shape you created just for them. Have fun, it’s…
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In 1957, the United States Housing & Home Finance Administration formed the Women’s Congress on Housing. This design group was to be a representative view of all the things wanted in a modern home design by the women who manage those homes – the nation’s homemakers. The National Retail Lumber…
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True music fans will appreciate these rare Beatles photographs. And, if you can’t tell, this photo shoot set the norm for the now hackneyed obligatory band picture. This type of photograph has been repeated by every band since and then some. Some interesting facts about this particular collection of early…
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The Budweiser brand as we know it may very well have flown to Europe when the purchase of the American brand by Belgian company InBev was completed for $70 per share ($52 billion). Budweiser may be the King of Beers but it also could be called the King of Advertising…
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Fascism is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe. The first known fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I, before it spread to other European countries. Facism is opposed to liberalism, Marxism, and anarchism. Here’s how to tell if you are…
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American composer John Cage (1912-1992) represented the type of eternally questing artist who, as soon as he solved one problem, moved on to the next problem or series of problems. He showed an early interest in non-Western musical scales and learned a great deal about them from his mentor, Henry…
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