On the roof at the Met #nofilter (at Iris & B Gerald Cantor Roof Garden)
flowerstorm
It’s a truth as old as academia: graduate students moan about the lengths of their dissertations. But which grad students are most entitled to complain? Herewith, a chart that compares dissertation lengths by major.
And where’s Art History?? Or is that counted under History?
Reconsidering Wile E. Coyote’s Artistic Legacy
Sometimes life (and art) aren’t fair, particularly in the case of classic Looney Tunes character…
Ha ha!
Fifty years ago today, teen-agers and children, some as young as six, marched in Birmingham to protest segregation. Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to participants about memories of that tumultuous time: http://nyr.kr/121e63A
Photograph by Bill Hudson.
Japanese star map - Tenmon Bun’ya no zu, 1677
detail view (map showing divisions of the heavens and regions they govern)
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What’s beautiful this week in the Bronx? CHERRY BLOSSOMS! Sooooo many cherry blossoms, spread widely around our 250 acres.
The most stunning example (and true staff favorite) is Prunus pendula var. ascendens, one of the biggest and most beautiful cherries on our grounds. It is situated just above Wamsler Rock (the big outcropping you can see from the main Tram Stop near the Visitor Center), at the juncture of the Rock Garden and the soon-to-open Native Plant Garden.
In addition, the monumental sculptures of Manolo Valdés are getting serious backup from a few stunning trees, the tulips are starting to lend bold shots of color to our landscape, and the topiary in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden have put on their summer frocks.
The weather this spring is proving perfect for blossom longevity, so many of the plants that we reported as blooming last week and the week before are still looking gorgeous. For day-to-day updates on what we’re seeing around grounds, be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter where we post daily updates from our staff and visitors. Also, need help getting around? Our iPhone app can help out there. It’s free and available in the App Store. ~AR
The Shocking Demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Park Avenue Showroom
Hoffman Show Room in 1955 (photographed by Ezra Stoller, via steinerag.com)
It’s shocking that a…
An example of how too much bureaucracy can be a bad thing.
Moto Hagio x Riyoko Ikeda feature in this month’s You about women and love in French history.
(via fehyesvintagemanga)
This is literally one of the best things I have ever read. o_o
I laughed out loud for a straight minute.
I can never think of Pac-Man the same way again.
(via ebookporn)
“My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind…and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That’s why I read so much Jon Snow.”
–Tyrion LannisterThe long-awaited third season of Game of Thrones premiers on HBO tonight and the nerds at Oxford University Press have compiled a reading list that Tyrion could appreciate. Want some tips on besieging King’s Landing, learning Dorathki, or keeping the Iron Throne? We’ve got you covered.
