Spritual Beauty: Raphael’s Sistine Madonna
The Boss of Bosses
The great Italian Renaissance artist Raphael has always been one of my favorites. Today’s world demands vulgarity and profanity; the art of Raphael depicts love and beauty. I write often…
Culture
Why watch the homoerotic Super Bowl when you can watch the hot babes of Curling?
While a great portion of America is at the moment engaging in the annual idiocy of the Superbowl, a time when the power of corporate America is perhaps demonstrated more…
Hello, March
Venus and Mars, by Botticelli, ca. 1483. Now that a most brutal February has finally passed, we can welcome March into the year of 2015. Although March can be cruel–snow…
Ancient Beauty: The Egyptian Pyramids
It always amazes me when I think of how the pyramids were built around 2,500 BC. That makes them roughly 4,500 years old. I love to think of how, for…
The Mystical Beauty of the Winter Solstice
We are quickly approaching the shortest day of the year, a day celebrated throughout history as a moment of mystical and religious awe, the Winter Solstice. Although it may seem…
The Pleasure of a Good Artistic Nude
I find few things more pleasant than a well done nude painting or photograph. As in all visual arts, the use of shade and color is always important, and I…
Classic Beauties of Hollywood: Fay Wray in King Kong
Fay Wray, the iconic star of King Kong. Although not considered one of the stunning beauties of her time, Fay Wray (1907-2004) still had a particular beauty, and this beauty…
Beautiful Poetry: John Milton’s “On His Deceased Wife”
The blind Milton reciting Paradise Lost to his daughters This is one of my favorite little poems from one of my favorite poets, the great John Milton (1608-1674). Second only…
Great Alpha Males of History: Sir Richard Francis Burton
Sir Richard Francis Burton As we live in our modern, technologically sophisticated world, it is important to remember the great men who came before us, who paved the way for…
The Lost, The Golden Era of Air Travel
Ah yes, the stewardesses were quite hot in the golden age of air travel.. Anyone who has flown in recent years (decades) has experienced the unpleasantness of modern air travel.…