Interestng Site - Smithsonian Magazine

I found this site and thought it was full of great articles. Some of the titles offered were  -

- Stolen: How the Mona Lisa Became the World’s Most Famous Painting

- Food Like You've Never Seen Before

- Insects as a Food Source

The picture is of Shanghai dumpling soup from the Food Like You've Never Seen Before article.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/#ixzz1QrIXE8SR

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/

Writing - Book and Exercise

I read about some exercises you can do where you just get pictures, with no words, and write your own story from the pictures. I ordered this book for those exercises.

From National Geographic - Through the Lens

It's a small, thickish book - the width of your hand all around and about 1 1/2 inch thick. There are some wonderful pictures in here. It's very hard not to read the little blurbs with some of the pictures but try. About 1/2 the pictures don't have blurbs with them, so it's easier with those.

The main idea I came away with was - some of these pictures put me in a different country with different customs - things I would never have thought about in my own little world. Very interesting to work with.

Fun Fact of the Day - Geishas

I read an interesting article on the subject of Geishas at this address -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisha

Geisha start to study their trade at a very young age and are expected to continue learning throughout their lives. They can work into their 80’s and 90’s with even experienced geishas training every day.
Geisha literally means “artist” and there are several types. Most non-Japanese associate the profession with prostitute but legitimate geisha does not engage in sex with clients. Their job involves entertaining their customers with dancing, reciting verse, playing musical instruments, and engaging in light conversation, which may include light flirting and playful innuendos, but nothing is expected to happen beyond that.


http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&q=geisha&gbv=2

I was particularly interested in the fantastic colors of their kimonos and the pretty decorations in their hair. I  did a Google Images search and was sent to this address and got some wonderful pictures to study. I hope you enjoy.