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Helene Schjerfbeck was a portrait painter seemingly uninterested in people, a modernist you’d have trouble finding in almost any history of modernism. It’s “what makes her work tantalizingly great,” Zachary Fine writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/s9j2pn
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Helene Schjerfbeck was a portrait painter seemingly uninterested in people, a modernist you’d have trouble finding in almost any history of modernism. It’s “what makes her work tantalizingly great,” Zachary Fine writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/s9j2pn
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Ernestine von Max, the artist's wife, peeling mushrooms, 1896 by Gabriel von Max
January 23, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Ernestine von Max, the artist's wife, peeling mushrooms, 1896 by Gabriel von Max
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In honor of the memory of GPS pioneer, Dr. Gladys West, who passed at 95, I urge you to learn the difference between trilateration (used in GPS) and triangulation. Most articles about GPS state they use triangulation. thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d... www.gps.gov/trilateration
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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January 22, 2026 at 10:05 PM
In honor of the memory of GPS pioneer, Dr. Gladys West, who passed at 95, I urge you to learn the difference between trilateration (used in GPS) and triangulation. Most articles about GPS state they use triangulation. thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d... www.gps.gov/trilateration
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There's this nice natural geological formation in Iceland, called the 'Elephant rock' for a precise reason.
Pretty neat 😎💙😎
Pretty neat 😎💙😎
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
There's this nice natural geological formation in Iceland, called the 'Elephant rock' for a precise reason.
Pretty neat 😎💙😎
Pretty neat 😎💙😎
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This work 'Industrial Skyline at Night,' by Sylvia Gosse was made in 1909 the year she began attending Walter Sickert's evening classes at the Westminster School of Art. The following year she started teaching at the Sickert and Gosse School of Painting and Etching.
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
This work 'Industrial Skyline at Night,' by Sylvia Gosse was made in 1909 the year she began attending Walter Sickert's evening classes at the Westminster School of Art. The following year she started teaching at the Sickert and Gosse School of Painting and Etching.
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Painted in 1899, Félix Vallotton’s portrait is of his wife Gabrielle Rodrigues-Henriques (née Bernheim as in the art gallery Bernheim-Jeune). The couple married in May of that year, triggering a complete shift in Vallotton's working, out went printmaking and in came painting.
January 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Painted in 1899, Félix Vallotton’s portrait is of his wife Gabrielle Rodrigues-Henriques (née Bernheim as in the art gallery Bernheim-Jeune). The couple married in May of that year, triggering a complete shift in Vallotton's working, out went printmaking and in came painting.
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📰 "Beautifully carved" deer bone box from a grave in Roman England may have contained an ancient pain relief ointment
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @SmithsonianMag
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🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @SmithsonianMag
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Archaeologists Unearth Intricately Decorated Box Carved From Deer Bone That May Have Once Held Ancient Ointments
The box was excavated from a Roman-era grave in England. It was found among a trove of artifacts spanning roughly 8,000 years of human activity
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
📰 "Beautifully carved" deer bone box from a grave in Roman England may have contained an ancient pain relief ointment
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @SmithsonianMag
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @SmithsonianMag
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
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'From a Hampstead Window' (1923) by Charles Ginner
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January 21, 2026 at 7:29 AM
'From a Hampstead Window' (1923) by Charles Ginner
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Owl carving from the medieval chancel stalls of St. Mary's Church at Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #HighamFerrers #Northamptonshire
January 21, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Owl carving from the medieval chancel stalls of St. Mary's Church at Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #HighamFerrers #Northamptonshire
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Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults
The vaccine was associated with less inflammation, slower epigenetic changes, and increased immunity.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...
The vaccine was associated with less inflammation, slower epigenetic changes, and increased immunity.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...
January 20, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Shingles vaccine may slow biological aging in older adults
The vaccine was associated with less inflammation, slower epigenetic changes, and increased immunity.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...
The vaccine was associated with less inflammation, slower epigenetic changes, and increased immunity.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...
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Vasiliy Khudyakov (Contemporary artist from Moscow, born 1983)
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Vasiliy Khudyakov (Contemporary artist from Moscow, born 1983)
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'Nancy Cunard,' (1919) seen here in a portrait by the Chilean painter Álvaro Guevara is the subject for numerous works of art including a Brâncusi sculpture and a study by Kokoschka. Guevara studied at the Slade and was at the heart of the Bloomsbury and Chelsea sets.
January 19, 2026 at 9:27 PM
'Nancy Cunard,' (1919) seen here in a portrait by the Chilean painter Álvaro Guevara is the subject for numerous works of art including a Brâncusi sculpture and a study by Kokoschka. Guevara studied at the Slade and was at the heart of the Bloomsbury and Chelsea sets.
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Goodnight.
Winter night in Ukraine, Józef Chełmoński, 1877.
Winter night in Ukraine, Józef Chełmoński, 1877.
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Goodnight.
Winter night in Ukraine, Józef Chełmoński, 1877.
Winter night in Ukraine, Józef Chełmoński, 1877.
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The OECD has warned that the uncritical adoption of generative AI as a tool in education could inadvertently undermine the development of key human skills such as critical thinking and evaluative judgment in students
Warning over uncritical AI use in education
The OECD has warned that the uncritical adoption of generative AI as a tool in education could inadvertently undermine the development of key human skills such as critical thinking and evaluative judg...
www.rte.ie
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The OECD has warned that the uncritical adoption of generative AI as a tool in education could inadvertently undermine the development of key human skills such as critical thinking and evaluative judgment in students
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Derinkuyu, the underground city that breathes.
Deep shafts used natural airflow to keep thousands breathing underground no electricity needed.😲😎💙
Deep shafts used natural airflow to keep thousands breathing underground no electricity needed.😲😎💙
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Derinkuyu, the underground city that breathes.
Deep shafts used natural airflow to keep thousands breathing underground no electricity needed.😲😎💙
Deep shafts used natural airflow to keep thousands breathing underground no electricity needed.😲😎💙
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For today's #ootd, here is a little unassuming Worth wool day suit with a geometric waisted trim. It was also displayed next to a lovely fashion plate of a similar design.
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
For today's #ootd, here is a little unassuming Worth wool day suit with a geometric waisted trim. It was also displayed next to a lovely fashion plate of a similar design.
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For his Apollo and Daphne, Antonio Pollaiuolo in the 1470s chooses an uncomfortable moment when the heroine's treeness is well advanced. Eco-friendly!
January 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
For his Apollo and Daphne, Antonio Pollaiuolo in the 1470s chooses an uncomfortable moment when the heroine's treeness is well advanced. Eco-friendly!
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Space to Forget, 2014 by Titus Kaphar
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Space to Forget, 2014 by Titus Kaphar
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Goodnight.
May all our dreams taking their own winding path of stars until morning.
🖼️ Winter Night in the Forest, Otto Hesselbom, 1907. #GothicChill
May all our dreams taking their own winding path of stars until morning.
🖼️ Winter Night in the Forest, Otto Hesselbom, 1907. #GothicChill
January 15, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Goodnight.
May all our dreams taking their own winding path of stars until morning.
🖼️ Winter Night in the Forest, Otto Hesselbom, 1907. #GothicChill
May all our dreams taking their own winding path of stars until morning.
🖼️ Winter Night in the Forest, Otto Hesselbom, 1907. #GothicChill
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Only few pieces of furniture from early medieval times have been preserved. Due to the water-logged condition of the area, many wooden objects such as this terrific chair made from maple and ash wood survived in a burial at Trossingen.
Dating 580 AD.
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
🏺 #archaeology
Dating 580 AD.
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
🏺 #archaeology
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Only few pieces of furniture from early medieval times have been preserved. Due to the water-logged condition of the area, many wooden objects such as this terrific chair made from maple and ash wood survived in a burial at Trossingen.
Dating 580 AD.
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
🏺 #archaeology
Dating 580 AD.
📷 @almbawue.bsky.social
🏺 #archaeology
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This is also quite a #hat -
Self-portrait, 1595, by #EstherInglis (Franco-Scottish, 1569-1624). Held by National Galleries of Scotland, www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti... #artherstory #NationalHatDay
Self-portrait, 1595, by #EstherInglis (Franco-Scottish, 1569-1624). Held by National Galleries of Scotland, www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti... #artherstory #NationalHatDay
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
This is also quite a #hat -
Self-portrait, 1595, by #EstherInglis (Franco-Scottish, 1569-1624). Held by National Galleries of Scotland, www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti... #artherstory #NationalHatDay
Self-portrait, 1595, by #EstherInglis (Franco-Scottish, 1569-1624). Held by National Galleries of Scotland, www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti... #artherstory #NationalHatDay
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'Child in the Sun.' (1869) Trained in Naples, Giuseppe de Nittis settled in Paris in 1868, and there he befriended many of the French Impressionists, particularly Degas who taught him how to depict the changing play of light on a subject or a scene.
January 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
'Child in the Sun.' (1869) Trained in Naples, Giuseppe de Nittis settled in Paris in 1868, and there he befriended many of the French Impressionists, particularly Degas who taught him how to depict the changing play of light on a subject or a scene.
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'All the Fun of...' Wanstead Flats (2023) by Doreen Fletcher
doreenfletcherartist.com
doreenfletcherartist.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:28 AM
'All the Fun of...' Wanstead Flats (2023) by Doreen Fletcher
doreenfletcherartist.com
doreenfletcherartist.com