Word of the Day
Patently (adv., PAH-tent-lee)
Clearly, plainly, without a shadow of doubt. Like the first moment when an invention fully works and you are filled with joy over seeing your efforts finally, clearly realized.
Gif of the Day
AnimalsDogsScootersI'm ready, let's goOf course you are! And I'm coming with you!Riding shotgun?Stop, drop, and roll?
Link of the Day
Removing 200 years of varnish from a painting
Philip Mould, an art historian and dealer, recently posted a couple videos on his Twitter feed showing a mysterious 17th-century painting he'd come across. Little is known about the painting. In addition, there are some 200 years of varnish on the painting. Mould removed it with a solvent, posting videos on his Twitter feed showing the action, which appears to be straight-up sorcery:
A remarkable Jacobean re-emergence after 200 years of yellowing varnish 1/2 pic.twitter.com/yBGNGDcNd7
— Philip Mould (@philipmould) November 6, 2017
2/2 ....still a way to go, but what a transformation! pic.twitter.com/nyGx3qdhOZ
— Philip Mould (@philipmould) November 6, 2017
As Mould has continued to carefully strip the varnish, new details have emerged:
Small area of her astonishingly elaborate dress revealed. We dont know identity yet but certain iconographic clues are staring to emerge.... pic.twitter.com/2p1VqN79na
— Philip Mould (@philipmould) November 6, 2017
Further cleaning has revealed what could be the heraldic device of a clenched gauntlet on apex of brooch in the hair of #theladyinred. Could this be a clue here as to her lost identity? pic.twitter.com/zERwUsnrbN
— Philip Mould (@philipmould) November 8, 2017
ArtRestorationThe Lady In RedThrough a glass, darkly, and now face to faceRoyalsReeling in the years?
Happy Friday
Julien Turner - XY Cell Lif3
Julien Turner is a college student. His biology class offered extra credit if he did a song/music video for any subject, so he turned out this fantastic number for cells: