FRINGE QUEST
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A survey of the weird, the wondrous, the wacko. Critical thinking welcomed.
"If Beethoven were sent to nursery school today, they would medicate him, and he would be a postal clerk." ~ Leon Botstein
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"If Beethoven were sent to nursery school today, they would medicate him, and he would be a postal clerk." ~ Leon Botstein
Cândido Portinari (Brazilian, Neo-Realism, 1903-1962): Return From The Fair, 1940. Oil on canvas.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Cândido Portinari (Brazilian, Neo-Realism, 1903-1962): Return From The Fair, 1940. Oil on canvas.
Arthur Rackham: Autumn fairies dancing in the wind
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Arthur Rackham: Autumn fairies dancing in the wind
Edward Burne-Jones: The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon. 1898
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Edward Burne-Jones: The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon. 1898
N.C. Wyeth: Chadds Ford hills (1931)
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
N.C. Wyeth: Chadds Ford hills (1931)
Just a reminder that next month it will be EIGHT YEARS since this news broke. Definitive disclosure of "UFO truth"? We're still waiting. The hearings, etc.? We've done this dance before.
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Just a reminder that next month it will be EIGHT YEARS since this news broke. Definitive disclosure of "UFO truth"? We're still waiting. The hearings, etc.? We've done this dance before.
Photo: Noemia Prada
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Photo: Noemia Prada
This astronaut was secretly added to the 16th century Salamanca Cathedral during renovations in 1992, causing quite a stir when first found.
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This astronaut was secretly added to the 16th century Salamanca Cathedral during renovations in 1992, causing quite a stir when first found.
“And I just wanted to say that the financial system is being manipulated by lizard people from outer space.”
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“And I just wanted to say that the financial system is being manipulated by lizard people from outer space.”
Gino Severini (Italian; Futurism, Cubism; 1883-1966): The Musicians (Les Musiciens), 1955. Lithograph.
November 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Gino Severini (Italian; Futurism, Cubism; 1883-1966): The Musicians (Les Musiciens), 1955. Lithograph.
Remedios Varo: Armonía, 1956
November 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Remedios Varo: Armonía, 1956
Diego Rivera: "Día de los Muertos," 1924
November 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Diego Rivera: "Día de los Muertos," 1924
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957): Day of the Dead (Dia de los muertos), 1944. Oil on hardboard.
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957): Day of the Dead (Dia de los muertos), 1944. Oil on hardboard.
Bo Bartlett (American, American Realism, b. 1949): Halloween, 2016. Oil on linen.
October 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Bo Bartlett (American, American Realism, b. 1949): Halloween, 2016. Oil on linen.
Axel Törneman: Absinthe, 1902
October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Axel Törneman: Absinthe, 1902
By Pawel Kuczynski
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
By Pawel Kuczynski
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Mannerism, 1540/1541–1614): The Opening of the Fifth Seal (Apocalyptic Vision of Saint John), 1608–1614. Oil on canvas.
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Mannerism, 1540/1541–1614): The Opening of the Fifth Seal (Apocalyptic Vision of Saint John), 1608–1614. Oil on canvas.