“Pressman, an associate professor of journalism at Seton Hall University, has written a rollicking tale that’s loaded with details ranging from the significant to the merely entertaining.”—Dan Kennedy, @theartsfuse.bsky.social buff.ly/UJZGKaH #JournalismHistory #MediaHistory #Newspapers

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William Nicholson was always torn between the need to paint society portraits and his love for still lifes and landscape painting. His admiration of Manet is evident in this still life - the eye is led into the picture’s depth by the black pansy, the title of this work from 1910.

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How do you stop an epidemic? In 902 CE, one Chinese governor turned to Buddhist rituals - ordering monks and nuns to perform chanting and confessions to end an outbreak Discover the remarkable manuscripts that preserve this story with Professor Stephen F. Teiser on 30 October link.bl.uk/6c91a8

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The vaulted medieval ceiling of Norwich Cathedral - glorious! 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #NorwichCathedral

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Being North America's smallest woodpecker means you can hang from the smallest of branches. 📷: Downy Woodpecker

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