Arts History

Photo 2010 Robert Scott Dance Company Survivors of the Rwandan genocides gained less than nothing from Western trauma therapists. A tiny...

There have been two pearls that were the largest in the whole of history; both were owned by Cleopatra, the last of the Queens of Egypt. T

What did the Renaissance master artist Caravaggio know about Mary Magdalene and the Holy Family? That's not in the modern Bible or Bible...

The Bonnie Prince. Christ the King given the Honours of Scotland was commissioned by Father Michael Mary from the monastery island in...

This Grateful Dead auction offers ultra-rare artifacts, merch and drug ephemera. For Deadheads with access to money, today’s morning dew...

Excerpt from "Hollywood: Her Story" Authors Jill S. Tietjen and Barbara Bridges highlight important contributions from women in the film...

In 1968 an 18-year-old frontman Russell Morris left his band called Somebody's Image. He went solo and partnered with Ian...

Entering the courtyard of the Legion of Honor Museum of Art we are greeted by Rodin’s The Thinker, telling us to think about the art...

We go deeper into symbols and the Knights Templar and Mary Magdalene. The 13 points of the Grateful Dead’s Owsley skull lightning bolt...

The secret society strange connection to the Dead

Before Woodstock Was A Cultural Phenomenon, It Was A Financial Fiasco. Organizers behind the legendary music festival in upstate New...

Modern Sugar Babies in 2024 are considered something like a lady of the night. The original was different and long before the web. I...

Swastika patterns in an ancient mosaic floor in a Byzantine church ruins, circa 4th century, Shavei Zion, Israel. The solar cross is...

Burning Man is an arts festival of hundreds of tiny house villages all jammed together in the desert. This morning I went for a walk...

My first ever gig in showbiz was a show girl with a touring circus. Old school four king pole tent with tigers, elephants and horses. I...

My pet research is art history of symbols. Why they are created and destroyed and upcycled. Founder and father of Disneyland is Walt...

Eileen Kramer is an inspirational artist for me personally. At 106 years old Eileen is still dancing professionally. This is not a made...

“I am half sick of shadows” Oil on canvas,1894, by John William Waterhouse. From the Arthurian Tales. Alfred Tennyson's "The Lady of...

I first met Chet on the backstairs of a huge warehouse party in Downtown San Francisco through a photographer girlfriend, Victoria. Chet...

Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae  - The Great Art of Light and Shadow by Ars Kircher Image sent to me by a modern Cathari for decoding. ...