“Art is the signature of civilizations.” – Beverly Sills

Wikipedia article of the day is Samuel J. Randall. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1JRsXYD Summary: Samuel J. Randall (1828–1890) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania from 1863 to 1890. He was elected to the Philadelphia Common Council in 1852 and then to the […]

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Do you recognize the constellation of Orion? It may be harder than usual in today’s featured image because the camera has zoomed in on the center, and the exposure is long enough to enhance nebulas beyond what the unaided human eye can see. Still, once you become oriented, you can see Orion’s three belt stars […]

Exquisite layering is revealed emerging from the sand in southern Holden Crater. Sequences like these offer a window into Mars’ complicated geologic history. via wordpress https://wp.me/p4wJUi-6Lg

Wikipedia picture of the day on June 9, 2020: BMW Mini at night on a country lane in the hamlet Börnste, Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany https://wp.me/p4wJUi-6Li

Do not put all your eggs in one basket June 08, 2020 Stock Futures Premarket Data 08:55AM ET S&P 500 0.63% Nasdaq -0.02% Dow Jones 0.89% Performance S&P 500 1d 2.62% 5d 4.52% 1m 12.13% 3m 7.45% 6m 1.53% 1y 12.32% 5y 53.61% 10y 204.05% Nasdaq 1d 2.06% 5d 2.74% 1m 10.84% 3m 14.44% 6m […]

“A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.” – Albert Camus

Wikipedia article of the day is All Souls (TV series). Check it out: https://ift.tt/2l3K2XX Summary: All Souls is an American paranormal hospital drama television series created by Stuart Gillard and Stephen Tolkin and inspired by Lars von Trier’s miniseries The Kingdom. It originally aired for a six-episode season on UPN in 2001. The series follows […]

Why is Venus surrounded by a bright ring? Sometimes called a ring of fire, this rare ring is caused by the Sun’s light being visible all around an object. Usually seen around the Moon during an annular solar eclipse, the ring of fire is also visible when either Venus or Mercury cross the face of […]