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June 18th is International Picnic Day Autistic Pride Day * Go Fishing Day National Splurge Day International Sushi Day * Sustainable Gastronomy Day * ________________________________ MORE! Susan B Anthony, Thabo Mbeki and Marta, click via ON THIS DAY: June 18, 2020 — Flowers For Socrates

This week’s top choices include HBO’s “Perry Mason” reboot, starring Matthew Rhys. via TV best bets for the week of June 21 — Las Vegas Review-Journal

‘Miss Williams, paint people just as ugly as they are.’ – John Singer Sargent Margaret Lindsay Williams was a Welsh portrait artist. She was born in Cardiff in 1888 and later moved to Barry with her family. In 1902, Margaret’s art career started when she entered Cardiff Art School at 13 years old and took […]… Continue reading Margaret Lindsay Williams (1888-1960): Life and Work — History with Liv

(CNN) – Tensions over wearing face masks caused a passenger to leave an American Airlines flight Wednesday when the airline imposed tighter security measures. Passenger Brandon Straka was asked to get off a flight from New York to Dallas after he … via A passenger is expelled from the plane for refusing to wear a mask… Continue reading A passenger is expelled from the plane for refusing to wear a mask — nyob.news

Billboard #1 Hits: #207: ” Harper Valley P.T.A.- Jeannie C. Riley. September 21, 1968. #1 for 1 week. Single: “Harper Valley P.T.A.”- Jeannie C. Riley Record Company- Plantation Records Genre: Country Written by Tom T. Hall Time: 3:16 B-side: “Yesterday All Day Long Today Album-Harper Valley P.T.A. Grade: A+ Peaked at #1 on Billboard Hot […]… Continue reading BILLBOARD #1 HITS: #207: “HARPER VALLEY P.T.A.”-JEANNIE C. RILEY – SEPTEMBER 21, 1968 — slicethelife

Brittany has been a great source of inspiration for artists from across the world drawn to the beauty of its natural landscapes and unique quality of light. The women artists who came to draw inspiration from the rich colours and distinctive landscapes of the region have sometimes been overlooked and I hope to highlight some… Continue reading Women Artists in Brittany — Bonjour From Brittany

Remedios Varo Uranga. (16 DEC 1908 – 8 OCT 1963). Remedios was born in Spain and died in Mexico. She was only 54 years of age and was on the verge of being recognised as a viable artist, when she suffered a heart attack and died. She is thought of as being a surrealist painter […]… Continue reading Women Artist Worth Knowing… (my top) — Omnia Caelum… Poetry, Art, Music

While a movie about a painting may seem about as fun as watching portrait dry, Lady on Fire’s best moment is, in fact, the finishing touch — when Marianne, the artist, finally captures Héloïse, her subject, in her truest light. In one moving shot, Héloïse listens to Vivaldi and we suddenly experience the entire relationship… Continue reading Portrait of a Lady on Fire — Billy Movie Reviews

The moments in Honeyland that stay (stick?) with me are the small, happy ones: Hatidze coloring her hair, or cheerleading a backyard wrestling match between the boys next door, or finding “You are So Beautiful,” almost miraculously, on her makeshift radio. Life’s joys, revealed when we lower the defenses we prepare for our intruders. via Honeyland… Continue reading Honeyland — Billy Movie Reviews

Set in 1825 during the Black War in Tasmania, The Nightingale is a different kind of revenge story. Young Clare, our unlikely Liam Neeson, begins the movie by calming the nerves of military soldiers, soothing them with her sweet ballads. Even the most evil men —and trust me, Officer Hawkins (played by Sam Claflin) is… Continue reading The Nightingale — Billy Movie Reviews