Musings of A Mysterious Mind
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What Do Despots Have Against Modern Art? (opens the original)
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Trump’s Tacky Vainglorious Triumphal Arch (opens the original)
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Exactly what is a triumphal arch? A triumphal arch is a monumental structure with at least one arched passageway. They are erected to honor an important person or commemorate a significant event. Neither of which qualifies in the case of the one planned for DC, other than in the mind of a demented, old, egotistical fool.The basic form of a triumphal arch consists of two piers connected by an arch and crowned by a superstructure, or attica, that serves as a base for statues and usually commemorat
Closing Our Repositories of History. (opens the original)
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced that it will close the National Archives at San Francisco with its Federal Records Center in San Bruno, California. These facilities house records for northern California, most of Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Islands. San Bruno’s 1-million-cubic-foot facility alone holds more than 750,000 immigration case files, many of which document Asian American and Pacific Islander history on the West Coast. The San Bruno facility is b
Anti-Woke or Just Prejudice? (opens the original)
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The U.S. State Department runs an art program that has been part of the federal government since 1963. It is called the Art in Embassies program and is funded with taxpayer money. The program was created during the J.F.K. administration and oversees the art displayed in U.S. diplomatic properties around the world, i.e., embassies, consulates, and ambassadors' residencesIt comes as no surprise that in the second Trump administration the program has come under attack. He stacked it with loyalists
A Vanity Vendetta (opens the original)
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