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82Dali's Crucifixion - My Take
Dali's paintings make a great intro to surrealism and modern art. Look at this one. If not for the cubes, Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) would look, at first glance, like an old master's piece. Surrealism is...
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8510 ways to relax
I'm the most relaxed person you can meet. I'm so relaxed that I irritate some people; I need no yoga classes; I need no drinks or diversions or anything. If I was more chilled out, I would be an ice box! Here...
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75Dali's Christ of Saint John of the Cross - My Take
The 16th century Spanish mystic St John of the Cross had a vision that he had translated onto paper. He had drawn the crucixion from an unusual angle and when Salvador Dali saw this drawing, he was inspired....
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91Which is the best Profession?
By best, do I mean the most lucrative, the most pleasurable, the most useful or what? 'Best' means different things to different people. The best profession for me would be something I would do if I had to...
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82Alliteration - makes poetry out of prose
Recently I noticed J K Rowling's extensive use of alliteration. That figure of speech must be one of the many tricks up her sleeve. Here are some examples for you from her: 1. ...flat on his back in a...
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80Riddles and Puns
My punctuation is horrible; I was always late to school. My grammar was not very good,either, she liked my sister more. But I loved reading the 'Figures of Speech' chapter in my grammar book when I was...
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78Supper at Emmaus - My take
Caravaggio painted this scene from Luke 24, showing the Supper at Emmaus. Click on the picture below, or the one to the right, and just look at the bigger image. Just be with it. Let your heart listen with...
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69Cute Baby Animals - illustrations
Like all kids, I loved animals and never grew up, like Peter Pan. Here are a series of my friends I drew; most of them have been used in a 'how to' book I wrote and drew, but some are unpublished ones. I am...
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63Secret motifs on the Screen: Part 5: The Prize
Knights of the Round Table pursued the Holy Grail in the legend of King Arthur. Indiana Jones and Dan Brown's people did the same. In the Titanic, they went after the 'Heart of the Ocean,' and Harry Potter's...
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97How To Get Over A Hang Over - Best Hangover Remedies
If you have a million piledrivers splitting your head, have just enough energy to prise your eyelids open, and want a quick solution, skip the first part of my hub, with my apologies. After you are better,...
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