Paris foodfromwww.theguardian.com1 day agoThe Dog's Gaze by Thomas Laqueur review the art of the canine, from Velazquez to PicassoDogs have played a significant symbolic role in Western art, representing the boundary between nature and culture.
HistoryfromOpen Culture1 month agoBehold the First Realistic Depiction of the Human Face (Circa 25,000 BCE)The Venus of Brassempouy, a 25,000-year-old mammoth ivory carving, represents the earliest realistic human face depiction and marks the dawn of beauty in human culture.
SciencefromPsychology Today5 months agoWhat Venus Figurines Reveal About Ancient HumansVenus figurines with exaggerated sexual features appeared over 40,000 years ago and possibly reflect aesthetic aspects of technical cognition.