In het rijtje goede voornemens 2024. Geen koffie van Douwe Egberts meer drinken, niet zozeer uit ergernis over hun kitsch-commercial dezer dagen maar omdat de koffiebranders in Rusland blijven opereren en zo medefinanciers zijn van Rusland oorlog tegen Oekraïne.

The Feast of the #Epiphany with a favourite image. The Dream of the Magi carved in Autun Cathedral. The angel gently wakens the crown-wearing magi with the touch of one finger and points out the guiding star to the one who has opened his eyes. Marked 'Gislebertus hoc fecit'

Vanavond tijdens het debat over de begroting Onderwijs, Cultuur en Media gaf Aant Jelle Soepboer, deels in het Fries, zijn maidenspeech. Kijk zijn bijdrage hier terug: youtube.com/watch?v=TB-nqp…

John Belushi, Carrie Fisher and Dan Aykroyd on the set of THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980).

« Peu importe que vous ayez du style, une réputation, ou de l'argent, si vous n'avez pas bon cœur, vous ne valez rien. » Louis de Funès

Steinway & Sons mourns the passing of Steinway Artist Maurizio Pollini. In our interview with Pollini, he revealed: "I have struggled all my life for another thing: expressing the character of the composer, the character of the music." Read more ▶️ brnw.ch/21wI9B1

We changed the frame on Ruisdael’s large Landscape today. The over gilded French 18th century centre corner frame was replaced by a newly acquired Dutch 17th century ebony moulding. The landscape expands and settles down, as intended by the artist.

1982 MASERATI QUATTROPORTE SERIES III LHD angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctio… Classic Car & Motorcycle Sale Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd June angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctio… Entries now invited #classiccars

𝗢𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗘𝗣 | Om onze tentoonstelling Ja, ik wil! (vanaf 14 september) compleet te maken, zoeken we nog een jurk uit het programma Ron’s Honeymoonquiz. Deed je mee en wil jij je jurk een tweede leven geven? Neem contact op met [email protected] friesmuseum.nl/jaikwil

Hello together 🙌🏼

Napoleon's pistols sold at auction. "Two pistols owned by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with which he once intended to kill himself, have been sold at auction for €1.69m (£1.4m)." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Les épreuves équestres au Château de Versailles sont tout simplement magiques. En prime, l’équipe de France décroche la médaille de bronze. Félicitations !

#OnThisDay in 1965, the first Ford Transit rolled off a production line. It soon became a band favourite. Here are just a few, from Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Small Faces and The Clash (📷 Tony Iommi, N/K, band promo, Julian Yewdall). #TourbusTuesday PunkAndNewWave

Alain Delon passed away tonight and I'm again reminded that we're losing a generation of men who possessed an incredible sense of style. But what made Delon's style so extraordinary? Let's explore. 🧵

Seems like something Jeremy Clarkson would make in a shed

My new book, London, Lost Interiors, will be published in October. Over 600 historic photographs of London houses, c. 1880-1950, 90% previously unpublished, showing an extraordinary range of styles. Warm thanks to my wonderful publishers, Atlantic Publications.

'Maar Balthasar had toch ook *pang* *pang* kunnen roepen?'

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