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Arts & Literature
Welcome To Arts & Literature where we try to answer questions of a scholarly nature.If you are looking for information about books then head to Books & Authors. The Arts section covers all sorts of topics like theatre, exhibitions, paintings and much more.
From The Guardian. “I was about 22 and had been invited to a fashionable party in Chelsea. I was introduced to a well-known designer, who turned and walked away. Ten minutes later, he scurried back...
a commission for someone who is leaving for Oz....the cottage is actually rendered in smooth grey plaster and faces east - however I think it would be too 'oppressive' to shade in all the right-facing...
A certain amount of time used for an activity.
ive discovered my 13 yr old niece has an amazing flair for creative writing - i mean really good. when my sis sent a few of her stories to me, i thought she was lying and had done them herself! she...
I am looking for a word or a phrase (in any language), meaning the 'breath of life'. The air that you breathe in to live, and without it you will die. When you are born you take your first breathe and...
Since the 1900s humans has been drawn without that unless they has been drawn more realistic. You draw humans with big lips, big navels and big nails with medium sized lips, mediums sized navels and...
In this sentence: She donated money to help found a wild life refuge. Why there are two verbs DONATED and FOUND ? Please explain me the reason.
...by J D Salinger, a book somehow missed from my 'should do' list as a student and only recently read - and what an extraordinary little book it is. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone - it really...
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Art Class for 14yo that is private?
I'm planning to hire a ghostwriter to write a short fictional story for me. But i want it to be written by a professional. How much do you think it would cost me?...
…and anyone else who may be interested. This has been a long time coming but I remember Ken asking me to report back to him on this book which I’ve only just finished…. I do have a habit of having...
And why?...
On Jeremy Vine this morning they were discussing if artwork, .performances etc of those convicted of certain crimes should be ignored/destroyed etc. They were mainly discussing Rolf Harris& Gary...
… by George Orwell. Anyone read it - and if so what were your impressions and is it relevant to what is happening today? The condemnation and destruction of history, the suppression of ideas that...
I would like to start making felt handmade Christmas decorations. But I am unsure what thread to use for the blanket stitch around the edge. Should I be using wool or needlework thread? If it is...
I learned this poem at school about 1954 I cannot find out who it was by, though I remember it so vividly the rest of the poem went: they were brown and bare and deeply veined and the moons of her...
I'm about to try my first knit on circulars and dont understand the following from the pattern! BASE: With circular needle and 2 strands of yarn, cast on 48 sts. K 18 rows. Pick up and K10 sts across...
Has anyone got a favourite national anthem? Preferably a favourite based on musical or literary merit rather than nationalistic ideas. My favourite is the Marseillaise; like a Roy Orbison song, the...
I saw a poster at a friend's a long time ago. It was predominately orange and turquoise. It was a waiter serving at a table. My friend said it was a poster of a famous painter. I forget the name. I...
