The grey superstructure in the center

Botticellis, rock stars, and things that go wrong

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April 17th 2016
Geo: 51.5002, -0.126236Slightly less successful sleep last night, but still not too bad. I don't feel groggy when I wake up, so I guess I'm doing all right.My destination this morning was the Courtauld Gallery, a smallish but amazing art museum. First, there's a small room of Medieval art (i.e., religious paintings), including a nice painting by a Flemish artist of the Madonna and ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more