An epistrophe is a word or phrase repeated at the end of a sentence to emphasise or heighten emotion. Derived from the ancient Greek, it implies a turning back, a revisiting. Plato used it as a tool for philosophical education, and later, it was taken up by the early Christians to signify conversion. Tony Bevan
The morning dew dampens my sneakers as we ascend the green, undulating hill. Jerry Eisterhold, wearing a wide-brimmed hat against the Missouri summer sun, pulls a bunch of grapes of a type known as Delicatessen off the vine. “I got this one from a guy who should have won an amateur wine competition,” he says. “But
Il Governo greco fa pressione per la restituzione dei marmi del Partenone • All’Israel Museum un’artista del Kibbutz Be’eri espone una sua opera danneggiata il 7 ottobre • Più di 100 siti storici danneggiati o distrutti dal bombardamento di Gaza • Il tesoro di Ebreichsdorf è entrato nel Naturhistorisches Museum di Vienna • Tutte le
The Prodigy have changed the lyrics to their 1997 hit ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ during their recent string of live shows. Despite being one of the band’s most celebrated hits, the track — taken from the band’s breakthrough album ‘The Fat Of The Land’ — has repeatedly sparked backlash for its lyrics, which were branded by
Victor Brauner: Exhibition highlighting work of Romanian Surrealist painter opens at National Art Museum in Bucharest The exhibition Victor Brauner. Between the oneiric and the occult, aiming to highlight the “original character and local sources” in the work of the Surrealist artist, is scheduled to open at the National Art Museum of Romanian (MNAR) on December
The Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University presents Partisans of the Nude: An Arab Genre Art in The Era Of Contest, 1920–1960, the first comprehensive US museum survey of nude genre art by artists in the Middle East and North African region that were formerly Ottoman but not-yet-Arab. Partisans of the Nude comprises 57 paintings, 25
Many Plex users were alarmed when they got a “week in review” email last week that showed them what they and their friends had watched on the popular media server software. From a report: Some users are saying that their friends’ softcore porn habits are being revealed to them with the feature, while others are
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On Saturday, December 2nd, at 9:00am (EST) Leland Little Auctions will hold its Signature Winter Auction, following the conclusion of their Fine Wine and Rare Spirits Auction on Thursday and Friday. The Signature Winter Auction offers bidders a vetted selection of fine art, antique furniture, and fine jewelry.
click to enlarge Courtesy Elena Jenkins Elena Jenkins’ “They May Tame The Flesh, But They May Not Tame The Spirit: We Will Not Be Silent.” It’s impossible to miss the painting when walking into Tower Grove South’s Drip Community Coffeehouse. It’s not just that it’s large. It also exudes power — which is really what
Shania Twain performs at the 2022 National Christmas Tree Lighting. Photograph by Kelsey Graczyk/NPS. Happy Monday, DC! Welcome back from Thanksgiving weekend. There’s a lot more holiday fun ahead to fill up your week. The boat parade at the Wharf is launching holiday fireworks, and the National Christmas Tree gets lit on the White House