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Andrea Hacker

@ahacker.eurosky.social
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Listening to all of J.S. Bach. Learning French. At home on campus. Itinerant baker. Subversive librarian. Living in Alderaan. "In an age of performative cruelty, kindness is punk as f*ck. Be punk as f*ck". She/her

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To cheer you up on a gloomy day (there are too many of them!): arrangement of flowers from Pedro de Camprobín, who's sharing today.
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Coming in 2027... #doctorwho #scarfolk
Doctor Who/ Scarfolk mashup
Doctor Who and the Bollards of Doom
For more information please regenerate
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"When the Doctor loses control of the Tardis, he finds himself transported to #Scarfolk, a town forever timed-locked in the 1970s. There he faces dangerous foes including a telekinetic child-owl called Roy; an overhead projector possessed by a demon, and a group of tutting pensioners"
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#NowPlaying Very much looking forward to seeing #Autechre live soon. They may have been around for almost 40 years, but they're still the sound of the future.
Autechre Tour dates adSelection of Autechre CDs
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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Ancient Greek gold bracelet with terminals of maned #Lions, dated to the 4th century BC. The bracelet was found in the Taman Necropoleis, near the village of Vyshesteblievskaya, #Russia #Archaeology #Art #Jewellery #History #artwork #FindsFriday
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Water Lilies - 1914/1915 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Enkoji Temple, Ichijoji Temple, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto North garden
Framed within the deep, cooling shadows of a traditional shoin interior at Enkō-ji temple, a tranquil portal opens onto the luminous, moss-carpeted northern courtyard. The foreground is anchored by the muted texture of woven tatami mats and dark timber thresholds, establishing a dramatic contrast against the brilliant green of the sunlit garden beyond. To the right, a translucent shōji screen with delicate wooden lattice (kumiko) partitions the foliage into geometric fragments, while the open doorway presents an unobstructed view of stepping stones (tobi-ishi) winding past a rustic, thatched bell shelter (shōrō) nestled beneath vibrant Japanese maples.

Founded in 1601 by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the foothills of Ichijōji in Kyoto’s Sakyō Ward, Enkō-ji originally served as a Rinzai Zen seminary and a pioneering center of early modern print culture, renowned for its early wooden movable-type printing press. The temple’s famed Jūgyū-no-niwa ("Ten Bulls Garden") incorporates the allegorical Zen parable of the ten stages of enlightenment, using moss, flowing water, and seasonal foliage to evoke a journey toward self-realization. Viewed from the interior halls, the garden functions not merely as an exterior landscape, but as an active partner to meditative practice, designed to engage monks and visitors in silent contemplation.

Aesthetically, the composition is a masterclass in gakubuchi teien—the art of using architectural openings as living, changing picture frames. The deep interior gloom directly illustrates Jun'ichirō Tanizaki’s observations in In Praise of Shadows (In'ei Raizan), where shadow (kage) is deployed deliberately to absorb harsh glare and accentuate the glowing intensity of filtered outdoor light. The timber doorway acts as a physical and symbolic kekkai (boundary threshold), isolating the interior sanctuary of quietude (seijaku) from the external world.
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Bawa vo de Engeln @bawavodeengeln.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
„Wenn unsere Gegner sagen: Ja, wir haben Euch doch früher die [...] Freiheit der Meinung zugebilligt, ja, Ihr uns, das ist doch kein Beweis, daß wir das Euch auch tuen sollen! I...] Daß Ihr das uns gegeben habt, das ist ja ein Beweis dafür, wie dumm Ihr seid.“ www.sr-mediathek.de/index.php?se...
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SR Mediathek :: SR Fundstücke: Goebbels Rede
Rede von Reichsminister für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, zur Eröffnung des Reichssenders Saarbrücken in der „Wartburg“ am 4. Dezember 1935.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is amazing; everything is very stupid. futurism.com/artificial-i...
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Autumn - Kyoto, Japan
Nestled beneath a blazing canopy of Japanese maples (iroha-momiji), a quiet Kyoto sanctuary is enveloped in the fiery crescendo of autumn (kōyō). The composition frames a traditional residence—distinguished by its dark grey ceramic roof tiles (ibushi-gawara) and crisp white plaster walls (shikkuikabe)—partially veiled behind a dense lattice of silver-barked branches and brilliant foliage. Leaves in shades of incandescent crimson, burnt orange, and sunlit ochre cascade down from the upper canopy, contrasted against the deep, evergreen shadows of the surrounding mountain forest. On the flagstone approach (nobe-dan) leading to the shadowed doorway, a lone visitor stands looking upward, wrapped in quiet contemplation beneath the autumn arbor.

This autumnal tableau reflects the deep-rooted cultural tradition of momijigari ("hunting autumn leaves"), a seasonal pilgrimage celebrated in Japan since the Heian period. In Kyoto’s historic districts—such as Sagano, Higashiyama, and Arashiyama—architectural design has long been tailored to honor the natural terrain. Residences and temple sub-complexes utilize low rooflines and natural building materials to yield visually to the surrounding garden and forest. The grey clay tiles and dark timber framing act as a neutral, grounded foundation, allowing the fiery, short-lived transformation of the maples to dominate the visual landscape.
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Instead of giving up, scientists and UN officials recommend trying to limit excessive warming and then bring the temperature back down to the agreed-upon threshold. But it still will mean decades of increased weather-related disasters, rising seas, extinctions and melting ice and glaciers."
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For the first time, a key UN report says the 1.5 C global warming threshold is lost | CBC News
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Officials say the...
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Republik Magazin @republik.ch · 04/09/2026
Blochers Geschäfte im Osten: Wie die Ems-Chemie trotz Sanktionen in Russland floriert. Eine Spurensuche von @lukashaeuptli.bsky.social und @fabokola.bsky.social. Zum Beitrag 👉 republik.link/dWeC3
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Andrea Hacker @ahacker.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026
I think if I could do it all again, I would learn to play the piano as best I could. Words and languages are a messy, difficult, sometimes treacherous affair. Music is not: youtu.be/5PC0FrLlO5E #bach #music #nowplaying
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Ivo Pogorelich - Bach - English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Through the golden road, Shiga, Japan. Photography by Takk B on 500px
Bathed in the warm, low-slanting light of late autumn, this mesmerizing photograph captures the famous Metasequoia Avenue (Metasequoia Namiki) in Makino Town, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture. Over five hundred dawn redwoods line a two-kilometer stretch of road, their soaring crowns arching inward to create a luminous, incandescent canopy of rust-gold needles. Photographer Takk B frames the avenue along a dramatic central axis, following the undulating asphalt as it dips and rises toward a distant vanishing point. Cast across the road surface, the low sun projects a rhythmic pattern of long, dark shadows—creating a bold, striped alternation of light (hikari) and shade (kage) that recalls the delicate geometry of traditional bamboo blinds (sudare).

Botanically and culturally, the avenue represents a celebrated chapter in modern Japanese landscape design. First planted in 1981 as part of a regional agricultural development project, the dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) holds profound ecological significance as a "living fossil" (ikita kaseki), believed extinct for millions of years until living stands were rediscovered in central China in the 1940s and re-established throughout Japan. Although a 20th-century creation, the golden avenue honors a ancient design tradition: the creation of monumental tree-lined approaches (namiki) that historically defined sacred shrine approaches (sandō) and major feudal highways like the Nikkō Kaidō. Here, modern municipal planning and arboriculture converge, turning a simple transport corridor into a living architectural sanctuary.

Aesthetically, the composition is a masterclass in seasonal attunement (shun) and the contemplation of kōyō (autumn foliage). The fiery amber hue represents a brief, transitional climax—a fleeting fortnight in late November before the delicate, needle-like leaves fall, blanketing the ground and leaving behind stark winter silhouettes.
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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Here’s a truth that lands harder every year.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Teapot, 1924 by Marianne Brandt, designer and artist who became head of the Bauhaus metal workshop #WomensArt
Steel teepot in a half circular shape with arching handle, spout pointing right, side view
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Andrew O'Neill @andrewoneillcomedy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
My chat with the delightful @richardlittler.bsky.social www.patreon.com/andrewoneill...
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Inadvisable Trapdoor - Esoteric Chat w/Richard Littler - creator of Scarfolk | Andrew O'Neill
Inadvisable Trapdoor - Esoteric Chat w/Richard Littler - creator of Scarfolk by Andrew O'Neill on Patreon. Join Andrew O'Neill's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Park Monceau - 1878 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
' #Bluebird is an independent social-media company.' Buying into yet another US tech company that will sell everyone down the river again? Nah. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. We need new models. Relocate outside the US, gift #Twitter to the people, to the fediverse, and we'll talk.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 25/08/2026
Today's newsletter is the AI Hater's Manifesto - where generative AI fails technically, economically, and morally. From its ever-changing products and rate limits to its ever-increasing demands for trillions of dollars, LLMs exhaust everything they touch. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-hater...
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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This incident needs to be thoroughly investigated. If true, no public office in the EU or any member state can continue to run any microsoft products. nltimes.nl/2026/05/22/m...
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Microsoft accused of leaking Dutch civil servants' names to U.S. government
Microsoft has reportedly shared the names of Dutch civil servants working for two regulatory agencies with the U.S. House of Representatives. The agencies involved include the Authority for Consumers ...
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
More kickback, and in The Guardian, perhaps to atone for Lucy Mangan's flimsy, muddled review. "Pemberton displayed a warped non-scientific logic [...] It bore little relation to a genuine scientific debate; in fact, there was no evidence of a debate at all" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’ | Gina Rippon
Channel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theories, says author Gina Rippon
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Andrea Hacker @ahacker.eurosky.social · 20/08/2026
We. Must. Stop. Emissions. Now. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #climate #heatwave #CO2
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The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost
Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Two Vases with Chrysanthems - 1888 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…
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Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca · 14/08/2026
1/ NEW Preprint on an important question for the #DiamondOA community: Who Owns, Publishes, and Governs Diamond Open Access? based on a survey of journals using OJS. osf.io/preprints/me... cc. @nataschachtena.bsky.social @mikaellaakso.bsky.social
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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Poetess Ono no Komachi, Shojo Shokado, 17th Century, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese Art
Executed by the 17th-century monk and master calligrapher Shōjō Shōkadō (1584–1639), this hanging scroll in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art depicts Ono no Komachi, the legendary 9th-century Heian courtier and sole female figure among the Six Poetic Geniuses (Rokkasen). Belonging to the traditional genre of kasen-e (immortal poet portraits), the composition seamlessly pairs visual portraiture with literary art. Floating above her in Shōkadō’s celebrated, fluid kana calligraphy—a hand that earned him renown as one of the "Three Brushes of the Kan'ei Era" (Kan'ei no Sanfude)—is Komachi's signature waka poem from the Kokin Wakashū: "Hana no iro wa / utsurini keri na / itazura ni / waga mi yo ni furu / nagame seshi ma ni" ("The color of the flowers has faded away in vain, while in idle contemplation my life has passed in longing").

Sartorially, Komachi is portrayed in the sweeping, formal grandeur of Heian aristocratic court dress (jūnihitoe), reclining in a moment of quiet, melancholic reverie. Her uppermost robe features a pale cream ground decorated with crisp, four-petaled floral rosettes (hanabishi) intertwined with fluid, sinuous stream motifs that visually echo the passage of time. Beneath this outer garment, the overlapping sleeve cuffs and hem reveal the deliberate, harmonious color gradation known as kasane no iro me—a classical court tradition where exposed fabric edges of moss green, soft sky blue, and gold brocade were paired to reflect seasonal poetry and refinement. The entire ensemble is framed by a brilliant vermilion silk lining (momi) spreading outward in sharp angular folds, creating a dynamic geometric foundation beneath her cascading, unadorned jet-black hair (kurokami) and pale, meditative profile.
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Jörg Oechssler @oechssler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is our chance to found a new game theory journal without commercial publishers. Let's go for it!
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Andrea Hacker @ahacker.eurosky.social · 15/08/2026
Ein beeindruckendes, gedankenanregendes Interview mit einer klugen und erfrischend direkten Frau. Zeit den Tatsachen ins Auge zu sehen. Sehr empfehlenswert (und hart) #hitze #klima #krieg #kapitalismus
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Andrea Hacker @ahacker.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026
So I just moved this account over to @eurosky.social - super simple and quick. Another step away from US Servers. Next: E-mail (not looking forward to that).
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Edward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Oregon Coast - 1941 botfrens.com/collections/173/conten…
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Guggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Untitled by Kazimir Malevich, 1911 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten…
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Acquisition confirmed in 2009 by agreement with the Heirs of Kazimir Malevich
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Hi, I'm never leaving the house again. It's also why I haven't joined Threads. Because he has the lingering aura of a clammy, underwear-sniffing, pet molester, everything he touches is tainted by the kind of ick that induces the gag reflex, and has me reaching for the hand sanitiser.
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Meta forges ahead with facial recognition for its AI glasses
Are big tech companies embracing surveillance over privacy?
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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I'm getting to the point where there's no point buying new vinyl, especially from the corporates. This is the state of the latest #MilesDavis box set. I've tried 2 copies, one from the UK, the other from Switzerland, both the same. 0 quality control. They just don't give a fuck. #Entshittification
Scuffed recordScuffed recordScuffed recordScuffed record
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k. radke @kradke.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I’m not telling you to make the world better, because I don’t think that progress is necessarily part of the package. I’m just telling you to live in it...not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, but to live in it." Joan Didion
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Andrea Hacker @ahacker.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026
Wow - insane score for Warwick! #universitychallenge
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I know it’s just American marketing nonsense but today is, for some reason, National Rice Pudding Day (as mystifying, National Peach Melba Day is Jan 13th) but I’m happy to go along with it as it gives me a ready excuse to make my Rice Pudding Cake #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/rice...
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Rice Pudding Cake
This is every bit as wonderful as it sounds: an Italian torta di riso, refracted through the prism of someone who loves a bowl of very British rice pudding. The Italians like to stud their rice cake w...
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#RecipeOfTheDay is Baked Pasta Shells Stuffed with Spinach and Ricotta! Yes, it’s a bit fiddly, but it’s not difficult in any way, and it so repays the effort. It’s best eaten warm rather than hot, and in this weather, it need be no more than slightly warm at that. www.nigella.com/recipes/bake...
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Baked Pasta Shells Stuffed With Spinach and Ricotta
It might sound odd to introduce this as a baked pasta for summer, but that’s how I’ve always thought of it. Actually, I’d all but forgotten about it, but it popped into my mind recently, and I have re...
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/08/2026
Breaking News! Code: y-Axis Alert! As of August 5th, global sea-surface temperatures just set a new preliminary record high of 21.20°C. This breaks the previous record high of 21.17°C set on April 24, 2024. And yes, I had to extend the y-axis to plot this.
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Great art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 05/08/2026
Opera, Paris #postimpressionism #cortes
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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Crops grown underneath solar panels produce more, require less water and are more resistant to extreme weather, even during a hot, dry summer. We need agrivoltaics to be rolled out asap, for both the electricity and the better growing conditions. microgridmedia.com/solar-panels...
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Solar Panels Are Helping Crops Grow Better, Global Studies Show - Microgrid Media
For farmers worried about losing land to solar energy, new research brings surprising news: many crops actually produce more food when grown beneath solar
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Cui Bono 🫧 @probono77.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Nachrichten sollten immer mit "Heute haben sich wieder Milliarden Menschen anständig benommen" eingeleitet werden.
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Great art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 28/07/2026
Red Deer, 1913 #franzmarc #cubism
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European Diamond Capacity Hub @eudch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🛠️ Tool Spotlight: JATS XML Converter Service Developed by SRCE, this service helps editors and researchers convert journal articles from .docx into JATS XML to support digital publishing, discoverability and interoperability for #DiamondOA journals. 🔗 Explore the tool: tinyurl.com/3tk7bu8r
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Sometimes Monet planted his art before he painted it. At Giverny, he redesigned nature like a canvas—diverting rivers, planting lilies, bamboo, and willows. “My finest masterpiece,” he said, “is my garden.”
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” Aldous Huxley, English philosopher, writer, author of Brave New World, born #OTD 1894. Photo by Charles Sheeler, Michener Art Museum
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Susan MacDowell Eakins, a great portrait from 1899 by her husband Thomas Eakins. It’s been his day.
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The Japanese Bridge (The Water-Lily Pond and Path by the Water) - 1900 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…
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Andrea Hacker @ahacker.eurosky.social · 23/07/2026
Timeline cleanser: Vincent moment of zen
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