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Wonkbook: The economics of gay marriage - Washington Post (blog)

Wonkbook: The economics of gay marriageWashington Post (blog)FAQ: Why is Greece in such trouble? And can it be fixed? @ezraklein: "Syriza" is a rather evil-sounding name for a political party. Pretty sure it means Hydra in Greek. 2) Senate leaders reached a deal to move the Export-Import Bank bill forward.

Brice Marden Visits Hydra, Sources Marble - GalleristNY

Brice Marden Visits Hydra, Sources MarbleGalleristNY... Matthew Marks Gallery, “Brice Marden: New Paintings,” was stumbling on this blog post at Opening Ceremony, which shows photos of the artist, taken by his daughter Mirabelle, on the Greek island of Hydra and shopping for marble elsewhere in Greece.

Earthquake model explains Hydra's regenerative prowess - Phys.Org

Earthquake model explains Hydra's regenerative prowessPhys.OrgCredit: doe.gov When the Greek hero Hercules sliced through one of the Lernaean Hydra's nine heads, two grew back in its place. This mythical creature's real life counterparts, a genus of tiny cylindrical animals known as Hydra, have equally impressive ...

Following the serpent in the sky - Alamogordo Daily News

Following the serpent in the skyAlamogordo Daily NewsFinally, there is the constellation Hydrus, which is located deep in the southern hemisphere's sky and which, unlike Hydra and Serpens that are survivals from Greek mythology, was "invented" just four centuries ago. Hydrus is another water serpent, ...

Fighting to Keep World Sports a Fair Game - New York Times

Fighting to Keep World Sports a Fair GameNew York TimesLYON — In ancient Greek mythology, Hercules had to slay the multiheaded serpent-like Hydra, guardian of the underworld, although each time a head was cut off, two others would grow in its place. In modern sports, it can seem that the authorities face ...

'Virgin' Constellation's Bright Star Reigns Over Night Sky - Space.com

'Virgin' Constellation's Bright Star Reigns Over Night SkySpace.comOnly Hydra, the long and winding water snake, is larger. Virgo is supposed to represent Astraea, the daughter of the Greek god Zeus and Titaness Themis, the personification of the goddess of Justice who was the last of the deities to abandon the Earth ...and more »

As free as a bird on Hydra - The Australian

As free as a bird on HydraThe AustralianAnd we felt free, too, here, on the friendly Greek island of Hydra, with its rocky hills, cypress trees and ancient springs. RANT OR RAVE Send your 400-word contribution to our Follow the Reader column. Published columnists will receive a Li'Tya ...

A Biographer's Dream: The Collection of Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor - Christie's

A Biographer's Dream: The Collection of Sir Patrick Leigh FermorChristie'sHe journeyed around much of Greece accompanied by Joan. For most of the 1950s he devoted much time to writing and living simply in friends' houses where he could be free to write, including that of the painter Nicolas Ghika on the island of Hydra (see ...

Testing Antico's bronze mettle at New York's Frick Collection - SILive.com

SILive.comTesting Antico's bronze mettle at New York's Frick CollectionSILive.comHe repaired newly excavated Greek and Roman sculptures, restoring lost limbs, noses and genitalia. The work influenced his later bronzes. “Antico” as he came to be called, simply means “the antique one.” He “belonged” to a blue-blooded family — the ...

Chelsea Galleries Star Marden's Marbles, Matelli, Neto - BusinessWeek

Chelsea Galleries Star Marden's Marbles, Matelli, NetoBusinessWeekThe main gallery displays 15 new paintings Marden made with oil and graphite on marble while staying on the Greek island of Hydra last year. With their uneven shapes, cracks and rough edges, the marble slabs convey a sense of history.and more »

Our Neighbors: Allen Academy

During an excursion to Turkey and Greece, 23 Allen Academy students and family members were led by Louis Ferreira, their government and history teacher, and Barbara Ferreira, their art and art history teacher, through Istanbul, the ancient city of Tr ...

Who’s That Artist, And How Has He Grown?

Who made the works posted at right? Don’t look yet. I doubt that you’ll know, right off the bat. I posted these two paintings, with no attribution, in an online group of art historians and connoisseurs on Facebook, and no one guessed correctly. Few people even tried.