In 1636, Gian Lorenzo Bernini received an unusual painting—Anthony van Dyck’s “Portrait of Charles I in Three Positions.” In the center, the king faces forward. To either side, he is depicted in full and in three-quarter profile. An eccentric demonstration of talent? A whim? No. The painting is a highly unconventional means of preparing to…
Country Patriots: How George Washington Compares to Legendary Roman Republic Hero, Cincinnatus
Perhaps you’ve had Cincinnati chili. Delicious! No other chili comes close, at least to my mom’s version. Or you’re a Cincinnati Reds fan (horrible thought—this is a bitter Pirates’ fan writing). Or you’ve been to Cincinnati, a most beautiful city located at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers. Ok, most people know about…
UK Peer Calls for ‘Tangible’ Memorial to British Soldiers Who Died During US War of Independence
August 29, 2022
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The co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on War Heritage has called for a “tangible” memorial to the British soldiers and the loyalists who died during the American War of Independence. Lord Faulkner of Worcester told The Epoch Times, “There is no memorial at the moment to those who died on the British side and…
Film Review: ‘Fall’: Sky-High Survival Thriller Packs Powerful Punch
PG-13 | 1h 47m | Survival Thriller, Adventure, Horror | 2022 “Fall” has so much in common with 2005’s monster movie “The Descent” that it should be titled “The Ascent.” The original was about six rock-climber girl buddies who go spelunking and run into some blind, cave-dwelling, orc-looking, ceiling-crawling, pasty-white humanoids who eat people. “Fall” is about two…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Twelve O’Clock High’: An Early Portrayal of War’s Effects
Not Rated | 2h 12min | Drama, War | 1949 There was a concerted effort to move toward more realism in war movies during the years following World War II. This is not to say that all Hollywood films became more realistic, but many of its top productions embraced a more sobering perspective of war…
Nymphenburg Palace: A European Gem of Bavarian History
August 28, 2022
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Historic, mythical, beautiful. These three words describe an architectural gem located west of Munich, Germany that is the Nymphenburg Palace, a once-popular summer residence of Bavarian rulers. In 1662, elector (ruler elected by the people) Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria offered land outside Munich to his Italian-born wife, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, to commemorate the birth…
The ‘High Sign’ (1921)
August 28, 2022
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A drifter at an amusement park finds himself both the bodyguard and hit man of a man targeted by a criminal gang. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow…
The Gorilla (1939)
August 28, 2022
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When a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save”…
Gifts From the Hills: Some Highlights of Appalachian Literature
August 27, 2022
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Let’s start with that next-to-last word of the headline. If you visit Eastern Tennessee or Western North Carolina, you’ll immediately mark yourself as an outsider if you pronounce Appalachian as Ap-pull-lay-shun. It’s Ap-pull-latch-un to those who live there, with that last syllable dropping down hard as a stone. Appalachia touches 13 states and extends from…
Theater Review: ‘Into the Woods’: What Happens When You Get What You Wish For?
August 27, 2022
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NEW YORK—Every action has consequences, even if those consequences may not be felt until years later. This is the underlying message in the 1987 musical “Into the Woods,” as Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and James Lapine (book) examine just what happens after “happily ever after.” This latest revival is moving to Broadway after a…
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