![]() ![]() ![]() On the cover: the four illustrations represent the chronological and conceptual span of the mutilation and transformation of Roman imperial images. M o n u m e n ta g r a e c a e t ro m a n a. va r n e rThis book is volume 10 in the series ![]() Thisvolume catalogues and interprets the sculp-tural, glyptic, numismatic and epigraphicevidence for damnatio memoriae and ulti-mately reveals its praxis to be at the core ofĪ n d ro m a n i m p e r i a l p o rt r a i t u r eĮ r i c r. until thefourth century a.d., the recycling and de-struction of images of emperors, empresses,and other members of the imperial familyoccurred on a vast scale and often markedperiods of violent political transition. ![]() Alterna-tively, portraits could be physically attackedand mutilated or even executed in effigy.From the late first century b.c. Representations of ‘bad’ em-perors, such as Caligula, Nero, Domitian,Commodus, or Elagabalus were routinelyreconfigured into likenesses of victorioussuccessors or revered predecessors. T h e c o n d e m n a t i o n o f m e m o r yinexorably altered the visual landscape ofimperial Rome. ![]()
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The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. ![]() ![]() With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, National Book Award-winner Andrew Solomon takes the listener on a journey of incomparable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets. ![]() The Animal Review by Jacob Lentz6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() In common with compatriots operating from the West Coast such as Harold Budd and Ingram Marshall, his compositions investigate slow, nuanced and incremental change, stemming from well-rooted harmonic depths from which to spring into space and resonance. He was a pioneer of live multitrack recording with the Daniel Lentz Group he writes for ensembles from choirs to string orchestras to glass harmonicas. In a Word, the sixteenth instalment, saw an invitation issued to composer Daniel Lentz and vocalist and sound artist Ian William Craig to explore the sonic space that might exist between them.ĭaniel has worked across postminimalism for more than four decades. ![]() The FRKWYS project has seen beautiful releases by the likes of Steve Gunn, who made guitars sing with British blues legend Mike Cooper Katryn Aurelia Smith investigating sonics with electronica innovator Suzanne Ciani and the bliss of Julianna Barwick in vocal cahoots with seminal Japanese drummer Ikue Mori. FRKWYS is a collaborative album series that seeks to bring together interesting like minds from across the decades, seeing how they spark, and delivering intriguing and beautiful results think of it akin, perhaps, to a more contemplative In The Fishtank, that Dutch series that dropped such artists as Low and Dirty Three together, saw them find common musical ground. ![]() The martian andy weir book6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() It is now is in the process of being adapted for a motion picture, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Its release was timed well, the same year as the fascinating Curiosity mission. It was originally self-published, storming Amazon’s ebook market and getting snapped up by a publisher. Hilariously written and yet surprisingly scientifically minded, The Martian is an exceptional debut novel. What follows is mostly written as a series of logs detailing his adventures and derailing into discussion of The Dukes of Hazzard, Pirate Ninjas, a box of radiation and some poop, as he struggles to survive and stay sane as long as humanly possible, in the desperate hope that someone will help him. He quickly realises he has no communication equipment and nowhere near enough food. ![]() ![]() So when Mark Watney wakes up abandoned and left for dead on the surface of Mars he uses his quick wits and training to work out exactly how and when he's going to die. In particular it tells the story of space exploration that has become just slightly prosaic – the third manned mission to Mars was never really supposed to be much of a big deal. Weir’s novel tells a story of space exploration in the very near future, this is science fiction rooted very firmly in science fact. The Martian seems to have skipped all that. Often a writer has to take some time to find their voice, to get their legs, and of course to find a responsive readership. ![]() Bongwater by Michael Hornburg6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Courtney's story was sometimes interesting (although suffered from the "New York City is a gritty porno salad" cliche) but more care should have been shown to the principal character. It's such a stupid shtick to avoid developing the main character. Also, note to Gen X writers: Please, please stop the fucking cross-chapters of multiple viewpoints in different parts of the country (here it's between Portland and New York City). ![]() Does this make the book less interesting? Well, yes, when the plot falls into the predictable foibles of multiple relationships. Here I am, a twentysomething unemployed loser sitting in a arty coffee house in Boston reading about a twentysomething unemployed loser sitting in a arty coffeehouse in Portland." But then I realized this guy gets more chicks than me. ![]() Full frontal snogging6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() 247 pages Rating: (122.7K votes) Get the book Look, I cant go out with you, Im a lesbian.Louise went on to write 9 more books in the series about the highs and lows of teenage life and her honest portrayal of teenage girls earned her the accolade of Queen of Teens. 21+ quotes from Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison Categories Quotes from Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Louise Rennison The series started in 1999 with Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, which was subsequently made into a popular film in 2008. Georgia Nicolson is a fourteen-year-old trying to muddle her way through adolescence with all its trials and tribulations, from accidentally shaving off your eyebrows to annoying teachers, first kisses and working out how to entice a Sex God. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging MyMoviesInternational Follow The story centers on a 14-year-old girl who keeps a diary about the ups and downs of being a teenager, including all the things she learns about kissing. 29, 2016, it was reported that Louise Rennison. The Confessions of Georgia Nicolson is a brilliantly funny series about teenage angst, written by comedian and bestselling author Louise Rennison. How Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging Turned Me Into a Feminist. ![]() The jewel of seven stars6/11/2023 ![]() Lovers of the supernatural, occult, and paranormal will enjoy this unique edition of Bram Stoker’s The Jewel of the Seven Stars, which includes the novel’s original 1903 ending as well as an abridged 1912 version. Malcolm Ross, pulled by his adoration of Margaret Trelawny, finds himself embroiled in a centuries old story that challenges human logic. Founded in 1997, it’s THE place for cinephiles to celebrate their love of film. 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From the author of Dracula comes one of the first mummy novels ever written.Īn Egyptologist discovers a tomb at the exact moment his daughter is born.Ī jeweled scarab, mummified cat, and severed hand …Ī mysterious stranger’s wild tales of a hidden tomb and ancient warnings … ![]() Angola Janga by Marcelo d'Salete6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() In the late 1500s, slaves began escaping Brazil’s brutalizing plantation labor and fleeing to the hilly northeast for the lush forested camouflage that the state of Pernambuco could afford them.įor a big graphic novel called “Angola Janga: Kingdom of Runaway Slaves,” Brazilian artist and writer Marcelo D’Salete mined historical texts about black resistance on sugar plantations during centuries of enslavement. ![]() Many of them died within five years of having arrived in the camps. ![]() If the captives survived the voyage, which saw slaves launching themselves overboard rather than face what waited on Brazil’s shores, they navigated shifts of punishing physical work that clocked in at 12 to 16 hours daily. Treacherous overseas journeys from regions such as Congo saw hundreds of starved human beings, vulnerable to scurvy, smallpox, measles, and more, crammed into vessels for trips that lasted more than 30 days. As Brazil’s sugar economy expanded explosively in the 16th century, the nation’s Portuguese occupiers cultivated a system of plantations that became dependent upon the trafficking of African slaves. ![]() Daughters of eve lois duncan summary6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Plus, this small town is dealing with a dangerous strand of influenza. But as her ‘uninvited guests’ begin to appear to her more often, she knows her life will be torn apart once more, but Ivy has no inkling of the other-worldly revelations about to unfold."īuchanon, Illinois is a quiet town, but it's filled with people who hate Germans, thanks to World War I. Ivy is drawn into this new world of jazz, passion, and freedom, where people live for the day, because they could be stricken by nightfall. ![]() Horrified, she leaves home, to discover the flu has caused utter panic and the rules governing society have broken down. ![]() An hour later, she learns her younger brother and father have killed a young German out of retaliation for the death of Ivy’s older brother Billy in the Great War. On that October evening in 1918 she sees the spirit of her grandmother, rocking in her mother’s chair. For she sees the uninvited ones-ghosts of loved ones who appear to her, unasked, unwelcomed, for they always herald impending death. But Ivy’s life-long gift-or curse-remains. Goodreads says, " Twenty-five year old Ivy Rowan rises from her bed after being struck by the flu, only to discover the world has been torn apart in just a few short days. ![]() ![]() ![]() Were these graphic novels mind blowing? No but I had a great time reading them. The art is very simple but bright and I loved it. That is just a few examples there are so many more and I found them to be cute and funny at times. Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature. For example, the tongue is a called a flavor muscle a cat is called a vibrating creature and socks are called foot fabric tubes. I loved all of the different names they had for human things. This doesn't really have a plot it just follows several aliens and the things they get up to on earth. ![]() Pyle The popular cartoon that describes life on earth as observed by aliens translates. I tend to read graphic novels/comics in one sitting they're just so easy to read. Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature by Nathan W. ![]() This did end up being a cute read and a quick one. I don't follow this author, so Jonny's review was the first I had heard about this but apparently, he shares his comics on Facebook and as it says in the synopsis there is an Instagram with the same name. It sounded like it would be a cute read and the fact that it was collection of comics just added to me wanting to read it. I initially picked up the first book in this series because of Jonny's review. ![]() |