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20 Spine-Chilling Stories in Just Two Sentences
1. As I’m getting him ready for night, he says, “Daddy, look beneath my bed for monsters.” For his pleasure, I peek below the bed and see him, another him, tremblingly peering out at me while muttering, “Daddy, there’s somebody on my bed.”
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She Played ‘Rose’ On Two and a Half Men. See Melanie Lynskey Now At 46.
Melanie Lynskey is a prolific actress, who is known for her television and movie work, including a stint as ‘Rose’ on the hit CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men.
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The Backstories And History Of 10 Famous Paintings
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918): Death and Life, 1910, reworked in 1915, oil on canvas, Leopold Museum, Vienna
Gustav Klimt’s large painting ‘Death and Life’, created in 1910, features not a personal death but rather merely an allegorical Grim Reaper who gazes at “life” with a malicious grin.
This “life” is comprised of all generations: every age group is represented, from the baby to the grandmother, in this depiction of the never-ending circle of life.
Death may be able to swipe individuals from life, but life itself, humanity as a whole, will always elude his grasp. The circle of life likewise repeats itself in the diverse, wonderful, pastel-coloured circular ornaments which adorn life like a garland.
Gustav Klimt described this painting, which was honoured with a first prize at the 1911 International Art Exhibition in Rome, as his most important figurative work. Even so, he seems to suddenly no longer have been satisfied with this version in 1915, for he then began making changes to the painting—which had been framed for long by that time.
The background, reportedly once gold-coloured, was made grey, and both death and life were given further ornaments. Standing before the original and examining the left interior edge of Josef Hoffmann’s frame for the painting, one can still discern traces of the subsequent over-painting, which was done by Klimt himself.
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A Collection Of Useful Advice To Help You On Your Travels Through Life
Asking “How are you feeling?” is a much more open-ended question that’s not as accusatory or intimidating as “What’s wrong?”
When you ask someone “what’s wrong?” it puts them in a position that doesn’t encourage conversation or doesn’t encourage honesty. It gives them an easy way to say “Nothing” or to shrug you off.
Meanwhile, asking someone “how are you feeling?” will be much more open-ended, is more welcoming, caring and much more likely to lead to an honest answer.
This is especially true in relationships when your S/O is withholding why they’re upset or the fact of whether or not they’re actually upset.
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Woman Illustrates All The Types Of Guys That Show Up On Dating Apps
19 Fascinating Movie Details You Probably Didn’t Notice Before
In Titanic, there is a scene showing a boy playing with a spinning top on deck. This is actually a recreation of a real photo taken onboard the ship on April 11th, 1912 by Francis Browne. It shows 1st Class passenger Frederic Spedden and his 6 year old son Douglas. Both survived the sinking.
How did the camera survive?
Titanic had two stops on her voyage, one in Cherbourg, France and the other in Queenstown (now called Cobh), Ireland. Francis Browne, the photographer, left the ship in Queenstown and didn’t continue the voyage to New York.
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The Ending of 2001 Space Odyssey Explained
Gelmis: Did you deliberately try for ambiguity as opposed to a specific meaning for any scene or image?
Kubrick: No, I didn’t have to try for ambiguity; it was inevitable. And I think in a film like 2001, where each viewer brings his own emotions and perceptions to bear on the subject matter, a certain degree of ambiguity is valuable, because it allows the audience to “fill in” the visual experience themselves. In any case, once you’re dealing on a nonverbal level, ambiguity is unavoidable. But it’s the ambiguity of all art, of a fine piece of music or a painting — you don’t need written instructions by the composer or painter accompanying such works to “explain” them. “Explaining” them contributes nothing but a superficial “cultural” value which has no value except for critics and teachers who have to earn a living. Reactions to art are always different because they are always deeply personal.
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What “Rosebud” Really Meant in Citizen Kane
Orson Welles’ “Citizen Kane” is a film that has been pored over and dissected by critics and audiences alike since its release in 1941. At the heart of its labyrinthine narrative lies a single word—Rosebud—a cryptic utterance from the dying Charles Foster Kane that frames the entire film. This enigmatic term has become a symbol of cinematic mystery, a puzzle that the film invites us to solve. But what does “Rosebud” truly represent, and why does it continue to captivate the imaginations of viewers more than eighty years later?
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AI Reimagines ‘Game of Thrones’ In The Style of ‘Friends’ And It’s Actually Brilliant
While the AI-generated art debate rages on, some are taking it in a more harmless fun direction by making imagined shows with existing casts. That’s what Reddit user u/reddimatz did at least, reimagining Game of Thrones as a Friends-style sitcom. While some important characters are noticeably missing (This Jaqen H’ghar disrespect WILL NOT stand), the others are a pretty on-point interpretation, terrible nineties fashion and all.