Of Chess and Art — Artschaft (Reblog)

Chess is a beautiful game. Like artists painting their worlds within the confines of a canvas, so do chess players build their vision within the square-format of their board.

Of Chess and Art — Artschaft

THE BEATLES TOP 60 SOLO SONGS-#10: “IMAGINE”- JOHN LENNON — slicethelife (Reblog)

The Beatles Top 60 Solo Songs: #10: “Imagine”- John Lennon. “Imagine” may be the most famous song that John Lennon wrote- including songs he wrote for The Beatles. It’s like “Yesterday” is for Paul McCartney. It’s hard to believe that this didn’t get to #1 it peaked at #2. It was the best selling single […]

THE BEATLES TOP 60 SOLO SONGS-#10: “IMAGINE”- JOHN LENNON — slicethelife

The man who printed the world of plants — The Renaissance Mathematicus (Reblog)

Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598) is justifiably famous for having produced the world’s first modern atlas, that is a bound, printed, uniform collection of maps, his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Ortelius was a wealthy businessman and paid for the publication of his Theatrum out of his own pocket, but he was not a printer and had to employ […]

The man who printed the world of plants — The Renaissance Mathematicus

January 19, 1524 — Today’s Luther (Reblog)

Martin Luther writes to Lambert Thorn, an Augustinian monk, in the Netherlands. Thorn (or von Thorn) was probably the third of the trio of Augustinians who had been arrested at Antwerp and tried for heresy. The other two, Heinrich Voes (or Vos) and Johann Esch (or van den Esschen), had been burned at Brussels. Thorn […]

January 19, 1524 — Today’s Luther

ARTICLE ABOUT Hawkwind FROM New Musical Express, January 16, 1971 — My Things – Music history for those who are able to read. (Reblog)

You have to give this band a LOT of credit for sticking to their guns. No – they never became a “trendy” band, but just for that reason alone you need to check them out! There are some good stuff among their huge musical output. Read on! Hawkwind – music more important than money By […]

ARTICLE ABOUT Hawkwind FROM New Musical Express, January 16, 1971 — My Things – Music history for those who are able to read.