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Vivid past in Pompei and Herculaneum

  . . It is rare that we get a rush of recognition of the past as a vivid spectacle played by fellow humans, but this is what happens when you are confronted with the snapshots preserved in the volcanic ashes of Pompeji and the volcanic sludge descending on Herculaeum in 79 AD. (I was … Continue reading

Bremen Town Musicians

. . Evidently an art installation of the popular German tale, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten.  Archillect (@archillect), who posted this on twitter, failed to include a credit.  Since I have long forgotten what this story is about, I consulted Wikipedia: “It tells the story of four aging domestic animals, who after a lifetime of hard work … Continue reading


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