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The bobbin & the distaff: erotic imagery and the meaning of Velazquez's 'Las Hilanderas': Velazquez's famous painting in the Prado of a group of women spinning is one of the 17th century's most mysterious paintings. Arguing that it uses sexual symboli

[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Few paintings are more enigmatic than Velazquez's Las Hilanderas, or The Spinners (Fig. 1). Painted...
Apollo, 11/01/07 by Wendy Bird · More from publication
Oh monstrous lamp! Wendy Bird examines the special effects in Goya's a scene from El Hechizado por Fuerza in the National Gallery, London

Optical devices in the form of peepshows and magic lanterns existed from the sixteenth century and by the mid-eighteenth century had become...
Apollo, 03/01/04 by Wendy Bird · More from publication

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Five Ways to Speak Like Obama

Barack Obama is a master at grabbing and keeping his audience's attention, which is the number one goal of any public speaker. How does he do it? Here are five key lessons from Obama's rhetorical playbook.
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Debt Crisis Could Leave U.A.E. Too Broke to Buy Guns

The U.A.E. recently announced that a major investment firm is having debt issues. This has caused a fall in world stock markets and concern that the market for defense deals will not be as good as it was once thought. Many companies were looking to the Middle East to make up for domestic market problems.
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Dumbest Things You Do With Your Money

Even smart people make financial moves that are downright illogical. Emotions and superstitions have a sneaky way of keeping you from rational financial decisions. But dumb choices can have serious, real-world consequences. Here are some of the biggest blunders we all make, plus tips from the experts on how to keep cool.