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Category Archive: General

PDF without Adobe: 20 Outlines, Bookmarks and Preview

Tables of Contents, Outline, Bookmarks: what’s the difference, and how portable are they in PDF?

April 23, 2019 General, Language, Macs, Technology

The Divine Comedy: Inferno 10 Pimps, soothsayers, the corrupt

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A Bolognese man who pimped his sister, Jason of Golden Fleece fame, a couple of popes, and assorted astrologers – all suffering for their sins.

April 22, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Circus: Performers

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Life behind the scenes of a circus was less than idyllic. Owners often cared little for performers, and animals were treated cruelly. Painted insights from Degas, Renoir, and others.

April 21, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Circus: Spectacle

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From the eighteenth century, organised circuses toured cities, and some were established to operate year-round. Here are paintings to make you gasp with wonder.

April 20, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Inside the Mueller Report with Podofyllin: can it be deredacted?

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Looking inside the Mueller report to see if any hidden content can be revealed. Includes a free Rich Text transcription of the report.

April 20, 2019 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Paul Ranson: the heart of the Nabis 2

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As he moved away from Nabi style, he made a few narrative works, and painted idyllic realist landscapes.

April 19, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Paul Ranson: the heart of the Nabis 1

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He introduced the Nabis’ argot, gave them all names, and remained true to their style for longer than most.

April 18, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Leonardo da Vinci: The Master’s Master 5

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Two lost paintings – a mural of the Battle of Anghiari in Florence, and a possible work showing Leda, plus his later Virgin and Child with St Anne.

April 17, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Medium Well Done: 5 Watercolour and gouache

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With a binder of gum arabic, watercolours came into use in the Renaissance, and have steadily increased in popularity.

April 16, 2019 General, Life, Painting

Take notes: Tinderbox 8 is the bee’s knees

One of the few apps that I still use frequently, and have used since version 1.0 in Mac OS X 10.0, Tinderbox has just been upgraded to version 8. Here’s why you should try it out.

April 16, 2019 General, Macs, Technology

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