TimeOut (NY) reports
If you’re a lover of art books, the Guggenheim Museum offers more than 200 exhibition catalogs that you can download from its archives for free!
The titles date back to 1936—over 20 years before the museum moved into its iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in 1959—and feature the biggest names in Modern and Contemporary Art: Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Vassily Kandinsky, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch and more
Go to the Guggenheim Archive here
Sometimes they’re funny. Sometimes they’re annoying or even frustrating. They can disrupt you at the most inconvenient times. No, I’m not talking about your family members—good guess, though! I’m talking about hiccups.
What are hiccups? And are there scientific reasons behind why we get them?
Read What’s the Science Behind Why We Hiccup? on Quick and Dirty Tips
On 29 April the British Museum Twitter account announced
Today we’re excited to launch a major revamp of our Collection online! 🏛📲
We’ve been working extra hard to bring you this update early so you can #MuseumFromHome even better than before.
Access the collection digitally wherever you are: https://t.co/a2CPohwarP pic.twitter.com/py0ppV4ktV
— British Museum (@britishmuseum) April 28, 2020
The piano is one of the most popular and versatile instruments you can learn to play. It shares much of its design with a keyboard and is a good starting place for anyone interested in playing music.
The percussion instrument forms the basis of many classical pieces, as well as being an integral part of popular music, too. On top of that, it’s a platform to learn a new skill, reduce stress, and inspire creativity.
Ready to dive in? Be sure to get a set of keys in front of you and check out the best sites for learning the piano online.
Read Where to Learn Piano Online: The 5 Best Free Piano Learning Sites from MakeUseOf
Want to learn the new words that seem to have now become part of our daily vernacular? How many do you know or use? (Personally, I had been using the abbreviations BC and AC – Before and After Corona – for a long time so it’s good to see that it’s made it into the list!)
Wonderful, delightful and comprehensive compilation of the new language emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic compiled by @tonythorne007
Amusing, useful, instructive, and demonstrating how utterly alive the English language and our communication are.https://t.co/eoicYtrAYD
— Ross Dawson (@rossdawson) May 2, 2020
For everyone in Queensland trying to figure out what is the most exciting thing to go drive by within 50km of their house is… https://t.co/1C4KrjUzxp
— Paul Woods (@paulwoods) May 1, 2020
This one was from @PaulWoods who shared the Map Developers site. On this site, you can add your address to the search field and then it draws a circle around it according to your preferred distance. Now why would you want to do that? It’s a great way to see what’s in your local area. From cafes (okay, you may not go to these now but you can support buying a coffee) and other areas of interest such as parks. I used it to see the distance to various landmarks in my local area and to search for bike tracks.
DigVentures in the UK runs lots of archeological events around the country. However, with lockdown it is now offering virtual tours of dig sites as well as other events.
You’ll find a list of their upcoming events at their website along with their dig projects
And here’s a trailer to get you inspired
Has your household’s conversation dried up during lockdown? Have you run out of things to say to family members during video calls because none of you have actually done anything? Then what better way to pass the time and fill those awkward silences than with a Zoom-based family quiz? If nothing else it’s an opportunity to achieve a smug sense of superiority over friends and relatives, young or old, near or far.
With that in mind, we’ve compiled a BRAND NEW fiendish, formidable and possibly frustrating 50-question quiz, ideal for sharing over Zoom. Once again, it’s all on the theme of “family”, from royal dynasties and sporting siblings to fictional factions and family pets.
It’s designed to challenge all ages, and it’s multiple choice, so everyone can have a go.
You can find the Big Family Zoom Quiz on The Telegraph
Mayday is the word used around the world to make a distress call via radio communications. Mayday signals a life-threatening emergency, usually on a ship or a plane, although it may be used in a variety of other situations.
To find out where the word came from, read What Does Mayday Mean? on Wonderopolis
