Warning: reality check, then Cuteness Overload! It's not for nothing that the human star of the glorious pig movie, "Babe," went vegetarian...
Six Warm Piglets by Cecilia Mary Gunther Reblog
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Video: I’m in Connie DK Lane’s Art Installation
Bravo to fine artist Connie DK Lane for her "Bravura" art show! (Video included at the end of this post.) The opening reception took place outdoors on a sunny breezy afternoon. Special thanks to the gallery director/curator James MacDevitt, Brian Temp, and Sean Yang. Artist, audience, models, and employees socialized and feasted on goodies. An hour… Continue reading Video: I’m in Connie DK Lane’s Art Installation
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Portland, Oregon: Wonderful in Unexpected Ways by da-AL
Over a recent long holiday weekend, I visited Portland, Oregon for my first time. The weather was warm, with blue skies and no rain in sight. Book lovers rejoice! It’s home to Powell’s Books, where book goodness spreads over four generous floors! Mouthwatering food abounds! Cafes, bakeries, restaurants, chocolatiers, and even their many food trucks (aka… Continue reading Portland, Oregon: Wonderful in Unexpected Ways by da-AL
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Princess is Kind of a Bad Ass, a link and comment by LJUBICICAMESOZDERKA: Reblog
Sure this is a reblog -- of a reblog! -- it’s that good!!! …
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Hobby Lobby’s Parallel Universe of Antiquity Studies by Fiona Greenland: Reblog
When a private U.S. company goes beyond pushing religious interests — and illegally imports Iraqi antiquities …
An artist’s sketch of the Museum of the Bible, currently under construction. Source.
The following is a guest post by Fiona Greenland.
Last week’s news that Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby faced civil forfeiture for illegally importing Iraqi antiquities came as no surprise to cultural property experts. The company had been under scrutiny since 2015, when news of the investigation broke. And even before the investigation, scholars, including Roberta Mazza, an ancient historian at the University of Manchester, identified inconsistencies in the provenance histories, or ownership records, of antiquities obtained for Hobby Lobby-backed Museum of the Bible. Equally unsurprising in the wake of the forfeiture announcement were the muddled claims about Hobby Lobby funding ISIS. The forfeited antiquities at the heart of the civil complaint were shipped in late 2010 and early 2011 – prior to the period when ISIS is known to have been associated with archaeological looting in…
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