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May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 toniart history, Asia, religion spirituality

The Enlightened Among Us

This article caught my eye some time ago and I included the entire piece for my reference. Perhaps because I had never heard of concept of a bodhisattva I found […]

November 26, 2017August 9, 2018 toniethnic or cultural, history, music

Viking Music with Trevor Morris

It is a traditional Viking poem and folk song on period instruments embellished with the full and robust sound of a symphony orchestra. Highly recommended.  I insist.  Starts with a […]

November 4, 2017November 5, 2017 tonianniversary, art history, epic, Europe, painting

Nov 1 1512, Sistine Chapel Ceiling Floors the Public

He was the superstar of the High Renaissance as an artist. He was above all a sculptor. He painted but had little regard for painting. Accomplished in architecture. Wrote poetry. […]

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 toniAsia, birthday, historical figure, portrait, Science, US

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel Astrophysicist, Birthday!

Described as a “child prodigy” and hailed as the first astrophysicist to win a Nobel Prize for his theory on the evolution of stars, Diwali on Thursday would have been Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s […]

October 16, 2017October 18, 2017 tonianniversary, history, military, US

Happy 242nd US Navy, 220th USS Constitution

It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious. — George […]

August 23, 2017 toniepic, film, Media, Music Performer, video

Wonder Woman Theme live by cellist Tina Guo

Super hot and fierce cellist Tina Guo:   I love superhero movie scores!  A superhero theme song can make or break the experience for me.  Hans Zimmer rarely disappoints. I have not […]

August 21, 2017July 22, 2018 tonihistorical figure, political, sage - thinker, Speech, US

R.F. Kennedy’s Great Speech for Humanity

We must recognize the full human equality of all of our people before God, before the law and in the councils of government. We must do this, not because it is economically advantageous…We must do it for the single and fundamental reason that it is the right thing to do.

April 13, 2017October 18, 2017 toniart history, Event, painting, religion spirituality

The Kiss of Judas by Giotto

On the evening before the crucifixion of Jesus, Good Friday, Jesus celebrated The Last Supper with his Apostles sealing a covenant with God and his fate.  As Jesus had predicted during the […]

August 11, 2016April 8, 2017 toniethnic or cultural, history, video

Ancient Aliens vs. Real Archeology

A meticulous documentary film, a point by point repudiation of the Ancient Aliens series.  Well done, very compelling, and entertaining.  You will learn quite a bit about ancient cultures and […]

June 4, 2016September 25, 2017 tonicelebrity, death, Personality, Philosophy, political, race, social, sports, US

Muhammad Ali, “Remember me…”

An unsurpassed legacy has reached its temporal conclusion.  The greatest sports figure and celebrity of the 20th century has passed.  Rather than mourn his death, we continue to celebrate his […]

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