A great comedian !!

Along with Nichols and May, and Bob Newhart, and
Mort Sahl, he hauled stale American comedy into the 60s

Zeer actueel!

The Atlantic waters have closed over TITANIC, & today on The Rest Is History we conclude our series by looking at THE SURVIVORS.

How did they cope with the trauma? What of the men charged with cowardice? And the metaphors? And the films? Why the fascination?
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A comic by Dave Coverly

Twee heel mooie aanwinsten voor mn geschiedenis afdeling. Prachtige uitgaven allebei vol schitterende illustraties

Caillebotte’s Young Man at his Window depicts his brother René from behind, surveying sunlit streets of Haussmann-ised Paris, deserted but for unescorted woman, two carriages and distant pedestrians. Perspective is that of a wide-angle lens photo (1875)
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“And now, without the barbarians, what is to become of us?”

– C.P. Cavafy, “Expecting the Barbarians”, translated by Marguerite Yourcenar and W.H. Auden.

#poetry #cavafy

The modest organ used in Arnstadt, Germany by the 18 year-old J.S. Bach when he served as organist of the town's Protestant church from 1703 to 1707. The keyboards and draw-knobs are original. The organ loft is placed on the 3rd level of the church, far above the congregation.

“Your soul seeks other things, repines for them.”

– C.P. Cavafy, “The Satrapy”, translated by Seamus Heaney.

#poetry #cavafy

Visiting the cafes in Paris in the 1920s

Out now! Allan and Swift's Euripides: Bacchae| An up-to-date edition, suitable for students of all levels, of one of the most widely read and performed Greek tragedies.
Find out more: ☑️ cup.org/3uC5F7N

Three more days until the opening of the Frans Hals exhibition! 🥳

Frans Hals. 16 Feb–9 June

Get your tickets: rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/ex…

Made possible in part by Ammodo, Rijksmuseum International Circle, Rijksmuseum Patrons and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

In dit boek wordt de parlementaire geschiedenis van Nederland vanaf 1464 tot de actuele politieke problemen beschreven.

Namens Uitgeverij Omniboek mag ik een exemplaar verloten!

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🖌️ Step into the world of Frans Hals and discover what made the master painter revolutionary. Actress Joanna Lumley guides you through his life and shares all the hidden details with you. Zoom in on his work and come face to face with the people he portrayed. 👨‍🎨

🚨 Frans Hals:

Slowly recovering from my heartattack + complications sept. last year I am so happy to be able my fav museums again. Today the #allard_pierson in Amsterdam: mummy portraits from Roman Egypt. Splendid exhibition!

Voor wie nog geen gelegenheid had naar de mooie expositie over de mummieportretten in het Allard Pierson -museum in Amsterdam te gaan: de tentoonstelling is verlengd tot 20 mei. U heeft nog even tijd, maar gaat dat zien.

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A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus spilled its load leaving New York Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, surprised, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, confounded, astonished, and numbed.