Rabshakeh Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 11 hours ago, rostasi said: Is this real? What's it from. Quote
rostasi Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said: Is this real? What's it from. The Detroit News (Feb. 2, 1933) Quote
Rabshakeh Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 32 minutes ago, rostasi said: The Detroit News (Feb. 2, 1933) Pretty grim stuff, but I guess it was 1933, so there was grimmer stuff in the news. Quote
Gheorghe Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 23 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: Is this real? What's it from. Very very interesting life of Freda Kahlo really. I could not read very well the article, but it seems that she is painting and dressed like housewomen those days when they would cook. I think she would have been a very very beautiful woman too if she had done a bit something about here thick eyebrows, I mean make them thinner. I heard she had a relation with Troțchi. It is interesting we didn´t know nothing about him over here. Lenin was omnipresent, Stalin was not mentioned any more.... but Troțchi, they say he was a comunist, but didn´t he leave the URSS before it even started to exist ? Quote
Rabshakeh Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 32 minutes ago, Gheorghe said: Very very interesting life of Freda Kahlo really. I could not read very well the article, but it seems that she is painting and dressed like housewomen those days when they would cook. I think she would have been a very very beautiful woman too if she had done a bit something about here thick eyebrows, I mean make them thinner. It's the way it profiles her as being Diego R's little wife, who is trying out painting as a hobby. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 9 hours ago, rostasi said: When New Jersey's "most famous invention" is shown to be air conditioners, you know this is really wrong. At Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ in 1947, physicists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented the transistor, which revolutionized our world. It is one of the most famous inventions in the world nevermind the US. Quote
Aggie87 Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 6 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: When New Jersey's "most famous invention" is shown to be air conditioners, you know this is really wrong. At Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ in 1947, physicists John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley invented the transistor, which revolutionized our world. It is one of the most famous inventions in the world nevermind the US. You could also easily go with the lightbulb. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 3 hours ago, Aggie87 said: You could also easily go with the lightbulb. Except that Edison's lightbulb was just an update of earlier attempts by other scientists. While I get that he was the one to perfect it, he didn't really invent it. https://www.livescience.com/43424-who-invented-the-light-bulb.html Quote
jazzbo Posted February 9 Report Posted February 9 On a crisp September day in 1957, William C. Beall, a photographer for the Washington Daily News, found himself documenting a parade orchestrated by the Chinese Merchants Association. His lens was trained on the vibrant procession, but his attention was snagged by a small child, utterly mesmerized by the swirling spectacle of the Chinese lion dance. The youngster, drawn by an irresistible curiosity, wandered from the safety of the sidewalk, eager for a closer glimpse. A towering, yet gentle, police officer intervened, patiently explaining the dangers of crossing the street amidst the bustling parade. "In that instant," Beall later recounted, "I saw the picture, aimed my camera, and clicked." The resulting image, a poignant snapshot of childhood innocence and wide-eyed wonder, garnered Beall the coveted Pulitzer Prize in 1958. It stands as a timeless testament to a child's fascination and a moment of pure awe, forever enshrined in the archives of photographic history. Quote
jlhoots Posted February 9 Report Posted February 9 On 1/31/2025 at 2:14 AM, Rabshakeh said: Pretty grim stuff, but I guess it was 1933, so there was grimmer stuff in the news. I recently watched a 90 minute Zoom presentation about Frida & Georgia O'Keeffe. They did meet & correspond. In those days they were "overshadowed" by the men in their lives - Diego Rivera, Alfred Stieglitz. Not so much anymore. Quote
Gheorghe Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 On 2/9/2025 at 3:15 PM, jazzbo said: On a crisp September day in 1957, William C. Beall, a photographer for the Washington Daily News, found himself documenting a parade orchestrated by the Chinese Merchants Association. His lens was trained on the vibrant procession, but his attention was snagged by a small child, utterly mesmerized by the swirling spectacle of the Chinese lion dance. The youngster, drawn by an irresistible curiosity, wandered from the safety of the sidewalk, eager for a closer glimpse. A towering, yet gentle, police officer intervened, patiently explaining the dangers of crossing the street amidst the bustling parade. "In that instant," Beall later recounted, "I saw the picture, aimed my camera, and clicked." The resulting image, a poignant snapshot of childhood innocence and wide-eyed wonder, garnered Beall the coveted Pulitzer Prize in 1958. It stands as a timeless testament to a child's fascination and a moment of pure awe, forever enshrined in the archives of photographic history. The foto looks very interesting, but I think my PC-eyeglasses are to weak for being able to read this, though I was at the oftalmolog yesterday. You can almost imagine how that little guy would have that dream to become a police man one day and I hope he fulfilled that dream. That´s the most beautiful thing that can happen. On 2/12/2025 at 3:21 AM, rostasi said: oh, I really had to think a bit now. First I thought it´s some budhist ritual with a tibetean instrument, and then surprise! This is Sonny Rollins ! What sound he might get out of that unknown instrument? But the woman with the cowboy hat seems to like it. Looks like a tipic musicians place. Fancy, with taste, and not too much ordine, I mean exactly how I like it: Nice old furniture, but not too much stil burghez, I mean not be placed everything in a tipar manner, since it´s a place where music happens and people live music and books. Not a muzeu . BRAVO ! Quote
jazzbo Posted Saturday at 12:59 PM Report Posted Saturday at 12:59 PM Sarah Vaughan & Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Jean-Pierre Leloir. Quote
Gheorghe Posted Monday at 06:05 AM Report Posted Monday at 06:05 AM On 2/15/2025 at 1:59 PM, jazzbo said: Sarah Vaughan & Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Jean-Pierre Leloir. so nice ! Yeah....., the guy in the audience he stares at them .... haha,.... looks like Stan Getz 🤣 Quote
jazzbo Posted Monday at 12:19 PM Report Posted Monday at 12:19 PM The view from the bedroom window this morning. Quote
Aggie87 Posted Monday at 09:31 PM Report Posted Monday at 09:31 PM Snoopy Rock in Sedona, 14 Feb 2025 Quote
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