Point of Focus
All posts from July 1, 2008
Anatomical teaching model of a pregnant woman by Stephan Zick. Wood and ivory. And creepy. (read more here)
Speed Art Museum Hosts a Leonardo Da Vinci Notebook and Treasures from the V & A - This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition will present 35 masterpieces selected from London’s Victoria and Albert Museum including a hand written notebook of the most famous Renaissance artist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci. Other works in the exhibition include rare, small-scale religious and secular artifacts including medieval ivories, precious jeweled goldsmith’s works, stained glass, and Renaissance bronzes highly prized for their beauty, the value of their materials and for the exquisite workmanship that went into their creation. Referred to as ‘Treasury Arts,’ these pieces were created principally for the embellishment of the church and chapel in the Middle Ages and for the cabinet and table of the wealthy collector in the Renaissance.
Obviously 4/20 has passed, but if I’d known of this at the time, I definitely would have travelled to see this exhibiton.
“It certainly seems no wonder that people take so much Prozac and Xanax — the American way of life seems to have become one of the greatest anxiety and depression generators in the history of the world.”
Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura Rio De Janeiro - OH GOD YES. Click here for even more hot library smut. Some of these libraries are just breathtaking.
Neuschwanstein Castle -Everyone should add this to their list of places to see before they die. Not only is the entire castle astoundingly beautiful, inside and out, touring it was actually very moving as well. I’m definitely going to tour it again someday, and appreciate it more and more.
MyGallons.com »
A recently introduced service called MyGallons.com allows drivers to fill up their tanks sometime in the future but at current prices, using a debit-like card which banks gallons rather than dollars.
From here.
Femme Fatale (via FFFFOUND!)
