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Today is the Centennial of James Archibald Houston, the Canadian artist, designer, & promoter of Inuit art. The Inuit named him Saumik, which means "the left-handed one". 💯🎂 📷 Rosemary Gilliat Eaton James Houston preparing a mount for an Inuit print, Cape Dorset, 1960

Today is the Centennial of James Archibald Houston, the Canadian artist, designer, & promoter of Inuit art. The Inuit named him Saumik, which means "the left-handed one".
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📷 Rosemary Gilliat Eaton
James Houston preparing a mount for an Inuit print, Cape Dorset, 1960
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James Archibald Houston designed Aurora Borealis in 1976, as the centrepiece for the new Glenbow Museum. Coloured lights are sent to 700 acrylic prisms, to a soundtrack of Isao Tomita/Debussy's Children's Corner, No. 4, "Snowflakes are Dancing" youtube.com/watch?v=hWlSen…

James Archibald Houston designed Aurora Borealis in 1976, as the centrepiece for the new <a href="/Glenbow/">Glenbow</a> Museum. Coloured lights are sent to 700 acrylic prisms, to a soundtrack of Isao Tomita/Debussy's Children's Corner, No. 4, "Snowflakes are Dancing"
youtube.com/watch?v=hWlSen…
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Princess Diana shook hands with an AIDS patient without gloves in 1991. At the time, this act was groundbreaking because many people didn't fully understand how AIDS was spread. Consequently, those with the disease often had to spend time alone in AIDS wards. Diana visited

Princess Diana shook hands with an AIDS patient without gloves in 1991. At the time, this act was groundbreaking because many people didn't fully understand how AIDS was spread. Consequently, those with the disease often had to spend time alone in AIDS wards. Diana visited
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A 7000-6000 year old burial of a young woman (aged around 20 when she died) and her newborn baby was found in Vedbaek, Denmark. This grave tells a tragic but curious story of a young woman and her newborn baby. The woman, who is thought to have been 20 years old at the time of

A 7000-6000 year old burial of a young woman (aged around 20 when she died) and her newborn baby was found in Vedbaek, Denmark. This grave tells a tragic but curious story of a young woman and her newborn baby. The woman, who is thought to have been 20 years old at the time of
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Well, the time has come. I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all. (If nothing else, it’ll keep the clickbait sites busy!)

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“we’re becoming followers of our followers, instead of leaders” Much of O’Toole’s final speech in the People’s House was an unsubtle attack on Poilievre’s politics of conspiracy & troll farmed Social Media Slander.

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#BornOnThisDay in 1929, Dave Berg was an American #cartoonist, most noted for his five decades of work at the #humour magazine MAD Magazine. Of all of Berg’s work at MAD, the #satirical series “The Lighter Side of...” was probably his most famous work. youtu.be/JBPVd0sUQO4

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The discovery of a foot of a marble sculpture of Marcus Aurelius in Southern Turkey provides us with a valuable piece of historical context. Marcus Aurelius, born in 121 AD, was a prominent figure in ancient Roman history. He is best known for his role as the Roman Emperor from

The discovery of a foot of a marble sculpture of Marcus Aurelius in Southern Turkey provides us with a valuable piece of historical context. Marcus Aurelius, born in 121 AD, was a prominent figure in ancient Roman history. He is best known for his role as the Roman Emperor from