6/30/2023 0 Comments Dream States by Jennifer L. Shaw![]() The Goes With Everything Bangle: Paco Rabanne Cosmic bangle, $210.The Classic Hoops: Jennifer Fisher 10k gold mini Samira hoops, $295.The Perfect Studs: Azlee Staircase earrings, $4,520.One that brings an educated elegance to your wardrobe and also leaves room for those special purchases to give your look more personality.īelow, our guide to the 10 pieces of classic, timeless jewelry that will never lead you astray. Think of this as a foundational buy you can turn to daily and seasonally. Narrow enough to keep getting dressed stress-free while also keeping you looking top-notch and your outfit on the rails. The perfect diamond studs and chain necklace are just as big of a fashion crutch as blue jeans and a white T-shirt. Without them, the bread of the outfit sandwich is all wrong. Like the cornerstone of a recipe, the jewelry elements are critical to making dough rise-as it were. Jewelry essentials follow much the same rules of a capsule wardrobe-the best jeans, sweater, T-shirt, jacket, etc., translate to certain classic and timeless jewelry essentials. ![]() Every wardrobe has certain must-haves to keep dressing streamlined and easy. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Lord of the rings hurin![]() ![]() ![]() Naturally, it is only fitting that a short appendix is also provided by Christopher Tolkien in an attempt to explain the nature of the story and the history of its evolution. If you’ve read the story in ‘The Silmarillion’ and/or ‘Unfinished Tales’, you will find it an easy task to read through the text. Nevertheless, to me it proved to be an opportunity to re-read one of the great stories of the First Age from a fresh perspective – enclosed entirely within the covers of one book accessing a flowing narrative without any interruptions, whilst enjoying Alan Lee’s accompanying artwork. It is a fact though, that some readers were not encouraged by the publication – the reason being that almost three quarters of the text could be found scattered in various other sources, amongst these ‘The Silmarillion’ and ‘Unfinished Tales’. ‘The Children of H úrin’ is one of the oldest narratives in Tolkien’s legendarium, being also one of the three Great Tales of the First Age – along with ‘Beren and L úth ien’ and ‘The Fall of Gondolin’.įirst published as a single book in 2007, Christopher Tolkien provides us with the full tale without any fragmentations to the narrative or accompanying footnotes. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Feathers by thor hanson![]() ![]() I read this book when it came out for my weekly pet column: A captivating and beautifully-written exploration of the human fascination with feathers, this book transports readers from mythical associations with the divine to the height of modern-day science and technology. ![]() Informed by Hanson's own field experiences from Africa to Antarctica, Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle deftly traces a history of evolution, fluff, flight, fancy, and function. It goes without saying, the importance and intrigue of feathers is patent. ![]() They are at the root of biology's most enduring debate. They silence the flight of owls, give shimmer to hummingbirds, and keep penguins dry below the ice. They've decorated queens, jesters, plague doctors, Aztec priests, and the fabled birds of paradise. They've linked documents from the Constitution to the novels of Jane Austen. ![]() They've inspired legends and literature, from Icarus to Shakespeare. Applying the research of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and even art historians, Hanson asks: What are feathers? How did they evolve? What do they mean to us?Įngineers call feathers the most efficient insulating material ever discovered. In Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle, biologist Thor Hanson tells a sweeping natural history of feathers, as they've been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place. ![]() |