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catherine: her and thou
The occasion was Catherine the Great’s triumphal tour of the Crimea, the longest, most lavish, most expensive boating party in world history. The Empress showed off the wonders of her realm, and they were many indeed. But were they real … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend
Tagged Antoine-Jean Gros, Comte de Segur, General Potemkin, James Gillray, Louise Dresser, Madame Pickwick, Mamanov Catherine the Great Lover, potemkin village, Prince de Ligne, Robert K. Massie, rudolph valentino, Vilma Banky, Virginia Rounding
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a fine sight it was
The noble houses and regal living of eighteenth century England… …Lord Egremont celebrated special occasions- victories, coronations, royal birthdays, and, of course, his own- with vast public entertainments that amazed even his own time. Here is a description of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend
Tagged Charles Greville, George Macaulay Trevelyan, George Morland paintings, J.E. Neal painter, James Brydges Duke of Chandos, James Gillray, James Leigh Adlestrop, Jane Austen, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Lady Caroline Brydges, Lord Egremont, Lord Egremont Petworth, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Princely Duke of Chandos
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earthquakes and lots of …bonking
Aftershocks. James Boswell’s infidelities. Henry Fielding. The general social and gaming scene of Georgian England from the royal family down to the masses. It was bawdy, it was bad, and despite the consternations of a William Hogarth it was so … Continue reading
eureka moments
The core of Josiah Wedgwood’s circle was completed by the two who had, perhaps, the greatest worldly success- Matthew Boulton and James Watt- and by the one who has been credited with the least, Wedgwood’s partner, Thomas Bentley. The contrast … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Anna Seward Swan of Lichfield, Birmingham Riots 1791, Desmond Clarke, Erasmus Darwin, James Eckford Lauder, James Gillray, James Keir, James Watt, Jenny Uglow, John Locke, Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Macquer Dictionary of Chemistry, Matthew Boulton, Mme Verdurin, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, The Lunar Society, Thomas Bentley, Thomas Day, William Rosen author, William Small
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it’s backfirin’ now
Josiah Wedgwood and his friends. A diverse lot, both batty, brilliant and eccentric, they are mostly relegated minor figures of eighteenth century English life today, but some of them changed the world… When in 1785, Pitt’s abortive scheme for parliamentary … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham Riots 1791, Charles Darwin, Desmond Clarke, James Gillray, James Watt, Jenny Uglow, Johan Zoffany, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthew Boulton, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, The Lunar Society, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton
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billy dimple with a knife
Still, today, long hair and effeminacy seem synonymous: the well-balanced virile man is close-cropped in youth and close-cropped in age. But then in the days of yore, as now, the betting should always be on skimpy clothes and wild hair… … Continue reading
the height report: length anxiety
The long and the short of it. Theoretically, the importance of height is based on evolutionary origins, the ideas of genetic mutation and since animals use height as an index for power and force, humans assume the same traits to … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged alfred adler, Charles Darwin, Charlie Chaplin, Dennis Wise, Dmitry Medvedev height, Dr. Mike Eslea, Francis Galton, francis galton eugenics, James Gillray, Joseph Goebbels, Malcolm Gladwell Blink, Napoleon Complex, Nicolas Sarkozy height, people obsession height, Robbie Savage, Social anxiety height, social inferiority height, Stephen S. Hall, Wilt Chamberlain advertisements, Yao Ming
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according to hoyle: dicing on the card sharpers
In Las Vegas, the hotel windows are always locked to prevent jumping. Samuel Pepy’s was one of the first to articulate the phenomenon, calling it “deep gaming”, a kind of instinct deep rooted based on the idea, counter to Einstein, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Smith, Atherton author, Charles II England, Edmund Hoyle, Einstein, Henry Fielding, Herbert M. Atherton, James Balmford, James Gillray, Jane Austen, John Montagu, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Northbrooke, Restoration of Charles II, Samuel Pepys, Susanna Centlive, Thomas Gataker, Thomas Rowlandson, William Byrd III, William Hogarth
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flirt and skirt: fresh prince
Princes and their friends, after settling on a place like a cloud of butterflies, often gorge themselves on its nectar and then flutter away to stimulate their appetites in fresh pastures. This time, however, fate riveted the Prince to Brighton. … Continue reading
when you can charge it
He was called the scoundrel who invented credit. He was a Scottish libertine named John Law who rescued France from ruin, then ruined France again by applying his theory of prosperity based on credit. Law showed us the future and … Continue reading