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The most beautiful personal libraries on Earth 1. Jay Walker’s library, Connecticut

When you are confused about the law

"Literature does not allow you to walk but it allows you to breathe." Roland Barthes Good night

Reading is not a hobby. It is a way of life.

Bring back beautiful book covers.

A superb owl in 1540. #SuperBowl

Woman with her superb owl, just enjoying the evening. #SuperBowl

Intent on perfecting his masterpiece: The Artist, painted by Honoré Daumier. Today has been his day.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський This is a photo of Sir Winston Churchill visiting the White House during the Second World War. He'd have been proud of you today Volodymyr.

Told my wife I felt bad for Marco Rubio being sad and we started talking about who in the right-wing world was having fun right now and who was miserable and this is what we came up with

Yes, we support academic freedom and free speech, but not without limits. For the college, your right to free speech ends where the college budget begins. So if your speech affects federal returned indirect or state appropriations, we’ll need you to shut up.

Teaser: whose distant city?

Today's artist without a (known) birthday: the marvelous Carlo Crivelli. Here, his great Altarpiece of St. Dominic in Ascoli, 1476. A work of endless, even overpowering fascination. Visit bluesky for more!

Windfarm, 17th century style. Six windmills, Gillis Neyts, c. 1638-1687 (British Museum)

My kind of guide dog ;) Via Twonks

This is my 30.000th post and to celebrate here is a cool image depicting festivities in Brussels anno 1565.

It’s Durer day from Dr. Peter Paul Rubens at bsky. Come there for all the good stuff!

Today is Giovanna Garzoni’s day from Peter Paul Rubens over on Bluesky. If you aren’t there, you should be.

The Tiger Hunt (1616), by Peter Paul Rubens