Showing posts with label BBC Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC Culture. Show all posts
Sunday, February 26, 2023

The 10 Most Iconic Jewels Through History

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A good recap. Many thanks to Daisy Woodward. Useful link: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230224-the-10-most-iconic-jewels-through-his...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View

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Cornelia Parker exhibition is at Tate Britain, London until 16, October 2022. Must visit. Useful links: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/...
Monday, October 18, 2021

Marlene Dumas, The Spleen Of Paris

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At the Musee d'Orsay, Paris, until 30 January 2022. A storyteller. Must visit. Useful links: https://www.marlenedumas.nl https://www.bbc...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Frida Kahlo: The Complete Paintings

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A monumental book on Frida Kahlo. Art collectors should take note. Useful links: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210719-the-unseen-mas...
Tuesday, December 08, 2020

Songteller: My Life In Lyrics

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Dolly Parton's fame has two distinct lanes. One is musical. As a writer and performer, she sits at country music's top table with Ha...
Thursday, December 03, 2020

Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone

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The Godfather Coda tells us that crime really doesn't pay when you're ready to search your soul. Must watch. Useful links:   https:/...
Wednesday, November 04, 2020

A 13th-Century Persian Poet’s Lessons For Today

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Sa'di was a very practical and realistic thinker. Useful link: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200622-a-13th-century-persian...
Saturday, October 17, 2020

The Best Short Stories For Every Taste And Mood

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Bite-size tales to reassure, comfort, or unsettle. Many thanks to Cath Pound. Useful link: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2020061...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

What Makes An Iconic Book Cover?

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Get to know Clare Thorp. Useful links: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200604-the-best-book-covers-in-history http://www.clarethorp.co...
Friday, June 26, 2020

What Makes An Iconic Work Of Art?

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Taste. Museum acquisiton policies. Competition between collectors plus. Visit Ateneum in Helskinki. Useful links: https://www.bbc.com/...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

The Matrimania Project

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Get to know Mahesh Shantaram. Useful links: http://www.thecontrarian.in http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190916-matrimania-photos...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

The Best Way To Understand Ourselves?

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FM was spot on. Useful link: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180626-the-best-way-to-understand-ourselves
Tuesday, January 05, 2016

The World's Most Beautiful Schools

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Take a look. Useful link: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151113-the-worlds-most-beautiful-schools
Sunday, November 29, 2015

The Girls Who Pledge Abstinence

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Over to you. Useful link: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151021-purity-balls-the-girls-who-pledge-abstinence
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Tattoos: 150 Years Of Body Art

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Take a look. Useful link: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150313-high-societys-hidden-tattoos