Art Plugged's curator picks highlight artists who have piqued our interest for various reasons. These may include aesthetic appeal, social and cultural significance, or simply because we admire their work; our curator pick in this article is Damien Cifielli.

After visiting all 31 colleges of the University of Cambridge, we've picked the 5 best Cambridge colleges to visit.

A meme a day helps keep the pressure of life's responsibilities at bay.

“Pianta i tuoi semi, perché non saprai mai quali cresceranno, forse lo faranno tutti. -Einstein- #Lampi @casalettori”

Hashima Island (??; meaning "Border Island"), commonly called Gunkanjima (???; meaning "Battleship Island").The island was populated from 1...

Mohammad Qasim Iqbal: Continuing my explorations through Midjourney, I decided to imprint the fabric features onto the villa typology. The prompt used “Palladian Villas” as a key term, as I wanted the artificial intelligence to pick up on the strong renaissance style of those Villas.

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A Summer Ramble by Frank Herbert, American (b. 1920) I was looking for paintings of wheat, when I found this beautiful piece of art. What a lovely way the figure compliments the surrounding scene. Nature is the guide for much of my choice of fabrics and sewing styles, and wheat is something that I've always wanted to "match" with fabrics. I am looking for a soft cotton printed with wheat kernels, on a cream-colored background, but so far have found nothing like it. From my front window, this is the scene before me today: Click on the picture for a larger view. Though I have never thought of the wheat color as being particularly desireable as a color to wear, I've come to feel differently about it since great crops of it surrounds me. These photographs that I have taken do not show the vivid beauty of it in the sun. In the moonlight it shimmers like fine spun gold. Here's some wheat print fabric on ebay A wheat rubber stamp from the Kansas Heritage Center. Kansas is the "wheat state." A Summer Evening by Leopold-Francois Kowalsky, 1856-1931 (Russian) (The garments on the women appear to be peasant style and I would love to know about the pattern or sewing technique. The dresses look good with the flowers.) From the north window is a field of blossoms from another crop, and I did have some fabric to make a dress to go with it. The blue of that sky is amazing. Now I need to find some fabric to make a dress to go with it. The sleeves have a piece of white fabric in the middle because I did not have enough of the main fabric. I'll show you how to do that on a sewing tutorial on some future post. The neckline is trimmed in white eyelet, and there is a bias type ruffle on the hem:

With the Edwardian era, which lasted from 1900 to 1912, came many life improvements that we still use today, such as electricity, cars, and vacuum cleaners. Still, it has also given us a fair share of bizarre facts, most of them concerning women.

Im blühenden Garten / In the blooming garden, Eduard Niczky. Germany (1850 - 1919)

Grüne Zitadelle in Magdeburg, Germany If the Emerald City of Oz had ever been in need of a new architect, he would have been just the man for the job. In his fight against the “godless line”, Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s buildings swirl into the sky with undulating curves in a kaleidoscope of co

At one point in time, I was a game show junkie. I couldn't get enough of them, though that was mainly during my childhood. I was dreamed of being on Jeopardy! and I remember when the contestants on Wheel of Fortune had to buy prizes at the end of every round. I loved The Price is Right with Bob Barker, and can't stand it anymore. I watched Card Sharks and wanted to go on Shop 'til You Drop. For whatever reason I've gotten away from my love of game shows, though I will still watch a vintage episode of Press Your Luck on the Game Show Network. After I read this list, I thought that for the most part they got it right. It's hard to go through the years and even remember all the game shows, let alone rate them. There are a few that missed their list I would have liked to see, but I'll share that on the other end. So with no further ado, here is TV Guide's list of the 60 best Games Shows Ever. The first ten are in order, the rest are alphabetical. 1. Jeopardy! 2. Wheel of Fortune 3. Family Feud 4. Match Game 5. The Price is Right 6. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 7. The Hollywood Squares 8. Password 9. What's My Line? 10. The Newlywed Game 11. Almost Anything Goes 12. Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? 13. Battle of the Network Stars 14. Beat the Clock 15. Blockbusters 16. Card Sharks 17. Cash Cab 18. Concentration 19. The Dating Game 20. Deal of No Deal 21. Don Adams' Screen Test 22. Double Dare 23. Gambit 24. G.E. College Bowl 25. The Gong Show 26. High Rollers 27. It's Academic 28. I've Got a Secret 29. The Joker's Wild 30. Let's Make a Deal 31. Liars Club 32. Love Connection 33. Make Me Laugh 34. Masquerade Party 35. Name That Tune 36. Pantomime Quiz 37. People Are Funny 38. Press Your Luck 39. Pyramid 40. Queen for a Day 41. Remote Control 42. Sale of the Century 43. Scrabble 44. The $64,000 Question 45. Studs 46. Supermarket Sweep 47. Tattletales 48. Tic Tac Dough 49. To Tell the Truth 50. Treasure Hunt 51. Truth or Consequences 52. Twenty One 53. Weakest Link 54. Who Do You Trust? 55. Whose Line Is It Anyway? 56. Win Ben Stein's Money 57. Wipeout 58. Win, Lose, or Draw 59. You Bet Your Life 60. You Don't Say! So that is the list, as compiles by TV Guide. As I said earlier, for the most part, I like the list. There are a few other shows I think should have been on it, and I'll list those in a bit. I would have added Fear Factor, even though I was never a huge fan of it. I'm also curious to know why The Amazing Race or Big Brother are not on there. They are games shows, though not in a traditional sense. So here are the shows I think should have been on the list, despite the fact I'm not sure what shows I would have taken off. Fear Factor The Amazing Race Big Brother Shop 'til You Drop Legends of the Hidden Temple Murder in Small Town X As a side note, the winner of the show, firefighter Angel Juarbe, Jr., was one of the firefighters lost on 9/11.

“Not even Snape could Severus apart.”

There Is a Garden in Her Face by Thomas Campion (1567–1619) There is a garden in her face Where roses and white lilies grow; A heav'nly paradise is that place Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow. There cherries grow which none may buy, Till 'Cherry ripe' themselves do cry. Those cherries fairly do enclose Of orient pearl a double row, Which when her lovely laughter shows, They look like rose-buds fill'd with snow; Yet them nor peer nor prince can buy, Till 'Cherry ripe' themselves do cry. Her eyes like angels watch them still, Her brows like bended bows do stand, Threat'ning with piercing frowns to kill All that attempt with eye or hand Those sacred cherries to come nigh, Till 'Cherry ripe' themselves do cry. ___ Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale [English illustrator and painter, 1872-1945] “The Golden Treasury of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language” Complied: Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897) Illustrated: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872-1945) New York: George H. Doran, (ca. 1920) ___ Many thanks to ElfGoblin for his generosity in allowing me the use of his images! www.flickr.com/photos/49193133@N07/

Do it for the aesthetic.

This book-tunnel (@lastbookstorela) is actually a wormhole to the Delta Quadrant of the Universe of Books.