So annoying — getting William the Conqueror's emails again
John Gallagher
And this gets at a bigger thing, which is the whole idea of turning jazz improvisation into a teachable curriculum. I do believe that improvisation, and all kinds of creativity, are teachable, otherwise I wouldn't be trying to do it. But that teaching can't be industrialized.
Wishing you a fine evening from Ghent.
For comparison, the 1976 Bicentennial featured the dignified and historic majesty of the Tall Ships in New York and Boston, and the Guinness World Record for attendance at a classical concert was set by the Boston Pops on July 4.
This was fun! A great way to end Bee Week!
I was reminded yet again how wonderful and weird English can be.
flammable and combustible are synonyms
but inflammable and incombustible are antonyms
#stupidenglish
Even some of our most reputable bookshops have started carrying nonfiction. Right out in the open where children and the morally enfeebled can see it!
Camera camera in the feeder
Who’s the Scarlet Joe Handsomest birdseed eater 🪶
Out now from @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social and Jackie Morris― the follow-up to their glorious collaborative books THE LOST WORDS and THE LOST SPELLS.
"A radiant, exhilarating, and invaluable creation."―Donna Seaman in @ala-booklist.bsky.social
Fayum Mummy Portraits
They come from Roman Egypt, mostly dating from the 1st to 3rd centuries CE.
Painted on wooden panels, many were placed over the faces of mummified bodies, giving the dead an astonishingly life like presence.
#History #HistoryMatters
