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Day of Celtic Art

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 Sacred Celtic Knot Tree of Life, Yggdrasil. Celtic knots and spirals have been used in art and architecture for centuries.  Interlacing patterns spread out from Roman art, and have been found in Byzantine art, Ethiopian art, and Russian art. The knots are symbolic and carry different meanings.  The Celtic Cross was used long before Christianity came to the Celts, and it represented the four elements and four cardinal directions.  The circle represents the sun, moon, and the infinite cycles of nature.  It was then known as a Sun Cross, or Solar Wheel. The Book of Kells is a 9th century manuscript, containing the four gospels of the New Testament.  Almost all of the folios contain some decorative art, such as within letters. The Dara knot is a modern design based on lore and tradition.  Ancient oaks were considered a symbol of strength, wisdom, and endurance.  It represents the roots. The oldest is the Celtic spiral, also known as triskele, dating ...
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Best Dressed!

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 Sir, yes, Sir! Jeremy Pope Laura Benanti Rose Byrne Amber Ruffin Camila Mendes Colman Domingo Emily Blunt H.E.R. Naomi Watts Jennifer Lopez
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Science is Fun Fridays!

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 The Pillars of Creation. Hubble vs Webb
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Say Cheese!

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 So many cheeses to choose from! I recently learned that Parmesan is the most protein-dense food on earth - it also has all nine essential amino acids and is high in calcium.  But before we get carried away, there's also the fat and sodium.  Mozzarella is lower in sodium than most, and it contains helpful probiotics. Cottage cheese is your best bet for a low fat option. In college, I took a Basque Culture class, and we learned about making traditional sheep's milk cheese.  There are three types, based on location.  We focused on Roncal, from the Spanish side of the Pyrenees. In the summer, Laxtas sheep feed on high mountain pastures, and in the winter they go south.  This has been the practice since the 9th century. Lambing season starts in December, so this is when milk is collected to make the cheese, which is then aged 6-10 months (minimum of four months, as the video mentions).
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Hump Day History

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  On this day in 1956, the city of Santa Cruz banned rock n' roll at public gatherings. By June 18, several other cities had followed suit. On the night of June 2, some 200 teenagers packed into an auditorium to hear Chuck Higgins and His Orchestra.  The police came to check on the event around midnight, and Lt. Richard Overton said the teens were "engaged in suggestive, stimulating and tantalizing motions induced by the provocative rhythms of an all-negro band." OH GOOD HEAVENS!! Fear of "frenzied music" and "undesirable elements," but more specifically, the racially integrated nature of the events. The ban only lasted a few days, following local and national backlash against the tourist town.   On June 5th of this same year, Elvis performed "Hound Dog" on the Milton Berle Show, and the adults were outraged by his bumps and grinds, those gyrating hips!
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Book Club - June

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 I'm reading a collection, anyway. A Warning to the Curious . Mine is not the original (1925) edition though, and some of the stories are different. "The Haunted Doll's House" is missing, for one thing. "Canon Alberic's Scrap-book" was originally included in Ghost Stories of Antiquary, published in 1904. My version was released in 1987, and seems to be a combined collection. A complete set would have all 34 ghost stories. Collected What have you been reading??
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Best Dressed!

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  The Academy Museum Presents: Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood Icon Joey King Ejae Andrew Scott Greta Lee Jennifer Lopez Queen Latifah Brittany Snow Mindy Kaling Chloe Bailey
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