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  • The Loneliness Generation | Catherine Bennett

    This societal atomisation is a relatively recent phenomenon. As Eric Klinenberg, author of Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, told BBC radio programme The Why Factor, “Not only is there a trend towards living alone,… Continue reading

  • Alphonse Mucha

    …Mucha produced a flurry of paintings, posters, advertisements, and book illustrations, as well as designs for jewelry, carpets, wallpaper, and theatre sets in what was termed initially The Mucha Style but became known as Art Nouveau (French for “new art”). Mucha’s works… Continue reading

    Alphonse Mucha

  • The Lost Treasure of Da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci is considered by many to be one of the greatest artists who ever lived. Yet his reputation rests on only a handful of pictures – including the world’s most famous painting, the Mona Lisa. …Fiona Bruce travels… Continue reading

    The Lost Treasure of Da Vinci

  • Art and the animal kingdom: Of mice and Manet | The Economist

      THE humble mouse is a doughty workhorse of science. Every day, in laboratories around the world, the little critters are subjected to all manner of carefully controlled insults, from electric shocks to the induction of cancer (see article), all… Continue reading