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Why…is that Agrippina Furness?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Nero’s banquet hall uncovered in Rome
12:00 AM CDT on Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Associated Press
ROME – Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero’s extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the earth’s movement.

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Images:  (forkandspoon)asoftplacetoland-kimba.blogspot.com via 1.bp.blogspot.com; (Ustinov in Quo Vadis) theancientweb.com; (square […]

Posted in Italy, Cuisine, Archaeology, Interior Design |

Mac schools us on foreign policy and al-Maliki on interior design.

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

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REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz (IRAQ)

“Look. Guys. I got a friend at VALUE CITY FURNITURE and she can set you up with some class stuff that puts this to shame. There’s a sub-woofer in every chair and the glass-topped coffee tables double as heli-pads.” 

Posted in Iraq, John S. McCain III, al-Maliki, Interior Design |

Here’s a real flash! All one has to do is open the package in a room without Boeing’s 747 wind tunnel to know it is impossible to breathe.

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

That ‘new shower curtain smell’ gives off toxic chemicals, study finds
An environmental organization finds high concentrations of dangerous chemicals in shower curtains sold at major stores.
By Tami Abdollah, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
June 13, 2008
Vinyl shower curtains sold at major retailers across the country emit toxic chemicals that have been linked to serious health problems, […]

Posted in Health, Interior Design |

Shower curtains featuring umbrella-toting ducks were not popular until the Fourth Century.

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

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Archaeologists dig up Roman bath complex
By MARTA FALCONI, Associated Press Writer
ROME - Archaeologists said Thursday they have partly dug up a second-century bath complex believed to be part of the vast, luxurious residence of a wealthy Roman.
The two-story complex, which extends for at least 5 acres, includes exceptionally well-preserved decorated hot rooms, vaults, changing rooms, […]

Posted in Italy, 1950s, Archaeology, Interior Design |

• Nevada exhibit features rare photos of Monroe, Gable

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

This was a Yahoo News headline this afternoon.
As usual, I jumped to the wrong conclusions.
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Posted in Movies, Books, Architecture, Photography, Literature, Interior Design, James Monroe |

Not a flamingo in sight!

Monday, March 19th, 2007

Smithsonian Documents Detail Chief’s Expenses
Invoices Include Work on Home of Secretary Small
By James V. Grimaldi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, March 19, 2007; Page A01
Internal Smithsonian documents offer a glimpse into what one senator called the “Dom Perignon” lifestyle of the taxpayer-supported institution’s chief official, who turned in a $15,000 receipt for the replacement of French doors […]

Posted in Graft, Washington, Museums, Interior Design |

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