Leonardo Da Vinci
Does the world need polymaths?
<b>Two hundred years ago, it was still possible for one person to be a leader in several different fields of inquiry. Today that is no longer the case. So is there a role in today's world for the polymath - someone who knows a lot about a lot of things?</b><p>"The winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize winner in …
LiteratureMass Effect: Andromeda will get no more DLC -- and that’s for the best
The team behind <i>Mass Effect Andromeda</i> announced over the weekend it’d no longer be supporting the game, either through patches or through single-player story DLC. And while that’s a bummer — it’s also no more than we should have expected.<p>I’m not sure exactly what everyone wanted from Bioware’s …
Mass Effect AndromedaBradley Cooper and Leonardo DiCaprio spent the weekend hanging out together – because of course they did
They may never have worked on a film together, but it seems that that hasn’t stopped Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper becoming two of Hollywood’s …
Leonardo DicaprioToday in History | Miami Herald
Today in History<p>Today is Monday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2017. There are 132 days left in the year.<p>Today's Highlight in History:<p>On August 21, 1858, …
United StatesInside the daily routine of billionaire Bill Gates, who loves cheeseburgers, tours missile silos, and washes the dishes every night
What does the richest man in the world get up to all day?<p>Bill Gates is worth $85.2 billion, making him the wealthiest person on planet Earth, according to Forbes.<p>Since stepping down from the helm of Microsoft in 2006, Gates has thrown himself into the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which donates …
Bill Gates6 of history's greatest minds that I could easily defeat in Mario Kart 64
Through the annals of history, there have been many historic figures that changed the world with their ingenuity. Whether they mark a scientific achievement, a military victory, or an artistic undertaking, these geniuses left their influence on the world in ways that are almost impossible to …
Mario KartThe One Lipstick Mistake Women Over 40 Make That’s Aging Them
Adding lipstick to your look = instant wow factor. But, certain lipstick application techniques can actually make you look older. Before you pucker …
MakeupLeonardo da Vinci’s A Nude Man from the Front: a fusion of the gods
Nature and knowledge of the classical world informed Renaissance artists and both are represented in this drawing that recalls the Italian’s iconic Vitruvian Man<p><b>Soft centre</b><p>Taut muscles are conjured with soft red chalk shadows within a sharply outlined pen and ink silhouette in this study, created …
Art HistoryQOTD: Write!
Whenever legendary management consultant Peter Drucker made a decision, he wrote down what he expected to happen; several months later, he’d compare …
InvestingWhy Successful People Spend 10 Hours a Week on ‘Compound Time’
Warren Buffett, Albert Einstein, Oprah Winfrey all do this one thing outside their to-do-lists everyday.<p>One question has fascinated me my entire …
SuccessOwner Of Mysterious Silver Spaceship Tank Revealed To Be Brooklyn Dad, Of Course
Last winter, our inbox was inundated with photos of a spaceship/tank hybrid with Midwest plates in the heart of Brooklyn. The vehicle—which was …
New York CityCracking the Real da Vinci Code: Meet the Scientist Who Is Mapping Leonardo’s DNA
Art World<p>Can this scientist unlock the secrets of the Renaissance great’s genome?<p>,<p>The mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci have long captivated the art …
DNALeonardo DiCaprio To Play Namesake Leonardo Da Vinci In Upcoming Biopic
Composite by DesignTAXI, images via Colin Chou, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons, and Raffaello Sanzio Morghen, Wikimedia Commons<br>When the parents of …
HumanitiesAiuto!
You never know what problems you may encounter when travelling in Italy, so it’s best to carry a ‘tool kit’ of essential vocabulary that’ll help you …
Nikon7 Castles You MUST See in France
Did you <i>really</i> click on that clickbaity title? Come on! Really? I guess these cheesy headlines do work! Maybe I should title <i>all</i> my posts like Buzzfeed?<p>…
EuropeLeonardo DiCaprio has just been confirmed for the most unexpected role
And the Internet is finding it hilarious…<p>Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t shy away from epic Oscar-worthy roles – in fact, if his previous film credits are …
AwardsThe Role Leonardo DiCaprio Was Literally Born to Play
The Oscar winner’s next movie will be a work of art.<p>At long last, an ancient prophesy is being fulfilled. After decades of hard work and eventual Oscar-winning, <b>Leonardo DiCaprio</b> is finally paying homage to his namesake and making a Leonardo da Vinci biopic, according to <i>Variety.</i><p>Paramount edged out …
AwardsLeonardo DiCaprio will play Leonardo da Vinci in a biopic, following an 'intense' bidding war
Perhaps fulfilling the destiny of his first name, Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star as Leonardo da Vinci in a film about the life of the Renaissance thinker and artist.<p>Paramount Pictures beat out Universal in an "intense" bidding war for the rights to the biopic, according to Deadline. The film will …
EntertainmentLeo Meets His Ultimate Casting Match in a Leonardo Da Vinci Biopic
A match made in movie heaven.<p>Environmental activist and Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio has long been known as "Leo" to fans, but he's finally getting to flex his full name in a genius stroke of movie casting. Leonardo, meet Leonardo <i>Da Vinci</i>, the famed Renaissance artist and visionary behind, …
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August 17, 2017<p>Online Archive Lets You to Listen and Download 400,000+ Free Classical Musical Scores<p>Today, many cultural institutions have turned to free online resources in order to engage with the public and excite new audiences. Led by world-renowned museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art …
Metropolitan Museum of ArtInside DiCaprio's Casting as da Vinci
Paramount has just won a bitter bidding war for the rights to Walter Isaacson’s (<i>Steve Jobs</i>) as-yet-unpublished biography on …
EntertainmentLeonardo DiCaprio Will Play Leonardo da Vinci in a New Biopic
Will he paint the Mona Lisa like one of his French girls?<p>Leonardo DiCaprio is to star as Leonardo da Vinci in an upcoming film depicting the great …
ArtLeonardo DiCaprio Goes From Art Collector to Artist in Hollywood Biopic on da Vinci
The Oscar-winning actor will star in a movie based off of Walter Isaacson’s upcoming book, Leonardo da Vinci<p>The casting couldn't be any more perfect. Oscar-winning actor and art-enthusiast Leonardo DiCaprio will be starring in a Hollywood biopic on Leonardo da Vinci. The upcoming movie will be …
HollywoodThe Streaming Wars Just Got Personal
Shonda Rhimes jumps ship; Game of Thrones reaches the homestretch; David Bowie makes a posthumous appearance.<p>It’s Monday, a helicopter has been hovering over my house since 4 A.M., and I assume it’s just <b>Ted Sarandos</b> trying to close a talent deal.<p>Hello from Los Angeles, where we’re wondering who …
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My sister ANNETTE KIMMy theory: the secret to happiness as a photographer is to CREATE MORE PICTURES!Why create more pictures?Processed with VSCO …
Street PhotographyGovernment not doing enough to prevent left-handed pupils being left behind, campaigners warn
The Government is not doing enough to prevent left-handed pupils from falling behind their peers, MPs and educationalists have warned.<p>Campaigners claim that thousands of children are still being “penalised” for being left-handed due to a lack of action from ministers, who have failed to take any …
EducationNewswire: DiCaprio to finally play Da Vinci in ultimate Leonardo mashup
Leonardo DiCaprio has been acting for decades, but he has somehow never played the most famous historical figure to share his relatively weird name—other than the turtle, but he’s never played that guy either. Finally, though, <i>Deadline</i> is reporting that Paramount has picked up the rights to Walter …
MoviesLeonardo DiCaprio will play Leonardo Da Vinci in upcoming biopic
The Hollywood star will produce the film about the fifteenth-century Renaissance artist.<p>The Hollywood studio Paramount has beaten Universal in a …
Washing MachinesLeonardo DiCaprio To Play Leonardo Da Vinci In Biopic From Paramount
In a plan that nine out of ten industry experts agree is the second-most optimal available configurations of Leonardos in a major motion picture,</b> …
MoviesParamount Leonardo DiCaprio Buy Walter Isaacson Leonardo Da Vinci book | Deadline
<b>UPDATE</b>: Paramount just emerged from an intense two-studio bidding battle to win a seven-figure auction for the rights to Walter Isaacson’s book</i> …
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