"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
I’m back from Billund, where I have attended the 2021 International LEGO Serious Play Conference, and I already published some of my notes in almost real-time, but I have more material and I’ll be publishing it, after some due polishing, between today and tomorrow. The first...
Mariamne the Hasmonean Mariamne l'Hasmonéenne Mariamne I was a Hasmonean Princess, known for her extraordinary beauty just like her brother, Aristobulus III of Judea. She was the second wife of Herod the Great, a marriage arranged by her mother Alexandra in 41 b.C. They were married in Samaria...
Francesco Furini (born around 1600, died on August 19th, 1646) was a painter active in Florence during the Baroque period. He was brother to Alessandra, another renowned painter, and Angelica, a singer in the court of Cosimo II de' Medici. With his sensual, dark style, he...
Artemisia II of Caria Ἀρτεμισία Artemisia was a commander and naval strategist, sister and wife of Mausolus, ruler of Caria in the Achaemenid Empire. She ruled Caria for two years after his death, succeeding him as satrap, before some of the coastal cities and islands in the Achaemenid...
One of the most important French writers of the XVII Century was Madeleine de Scudéry, often simply known as Mademoiselle de Scudéry. She was a learned and accomplished woman, born on November, 15th 1607 at Le Havre, Normandy, from the Captain of the port. Both he...
“Here! You may nurse it a bit, if you like!” the Duchess said to Alice, flinging the baby at her as she spoke. “I must go and get ready to play croquet with the Queen,” and she hurried out of the room. The cook threw...
Well, I haven't done an Alice in Wonderland piece in a while and I'm sorry about that. As odd as it might sound, I've actually been on vacation and I cut on the non-work-related articles for a while. Now I'm back and I'd like to...
For a minute or two she stood looking at the house, and wondering what to do next, when suddenly a footman in livery came running out of the wood— (she considered him to be a footman because he was in livery: otherwise, judging by his...
Yes, I know. The first time Alice hallucinates being smaller and larger, she drinks. The second time, she eats a mushroom. Whatever you're thinking right now, serious scholars have explored in depth. You have an article here, something else here, and something more here. I'm...
While Alice is conversing with the caterpillar, she's prompted to recite verses, for reasons that are beyond comprehension. She's complaining that she can't remember things and she can't keep the same size, all symptoms of being dreaming, and this is the solution the caterpillar offers:...
