Tibet Comes to Taos at ‘Enchanted Mountain’ Salon
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2015-08-23
AJBlog: PostClassicPublished 2015-08-22
Tag: 08.23.15
And The Ancient Palmyran Temple Falls To ISIS
“Palmyra, one of the Middle East’s most spectacular archaeological sites and a UNESCO World Heritage site, sits near the modern Syrian city of the same name. Activists said the militants used explosives to blow up the Baalshamin Temple on its grounds, the blast so powerful it also damaged some of the Roman columns around it.”
Sorting All The Numbers In The World
“What’s the greatest number of cake slices that can be made with n cuts? Look up sequence A000125 in the OEIS. How many chess positions can be created in n moves? That’s sequence A048987.”
The Wurlitzer Organ Sounds Again In A UK Cinema After A 55-Year Silence
“‘It’s stunning,’ said Andrew Barham, one of the team that has been working on the organ. ‘When there are no chairs and just the dance floor, it blows your socks off.'”
Ballet Life, Unfiltered And Uploaded To Instagram
“Ballet is, in many ways, a superhuman art form, but it’s important to remember that dancers are still human. … With Instagram, dancers have found a way to break through the tulle and tiaras by presenting backstage life on their terms.”