GrumbleKing
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Pug dad, cruciverbalist, wordsmith, Mamdani-stan
Current audiobook: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Current ebook: Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Current audiobook: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Current ebook: Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
This is "The Prado Philip II" by Sofonisba Anguissola, an Italian Renaissance painter born on this day in 1532.
As a young woman, she traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent. And, since he was gay, he did not sexually harass her.
As a young woman, she traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent. And, since he was gay, he did not sexually harass her.
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This is "The Prado Philip II" by Sofonisba Anguissola, an Italian Renaissance painter born on this day in 1532.
As a young woman, she traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent. And, since he was gay, he did not sexually harass her.
As a young woman, she traveled to Rome where she was introduced to Michelangelo, who immediately recognized her talent. And, since he was gay, he did not sexually harass her.
You're looking just awful, Cheato.
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
You're looking just awful, Cheato.
Re-reading one of my favorite books
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Re-reading one of my favorite books
Happy birthday, Roberto Matta!
(Nov. 11, 1911 – Nov. 23, 2002), usually known simply as Matta, he was one of Chile's best-known painters and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art.
(Nov. 11, 1911 – Nov. 23, 2002), usually known simply as Matta, he was one of Chile's best-known painters and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Happy birthday, Roberto Matta!
(Nov. 11, 1911 – Nov. 23, 2002), usually known simply as Matta, he was one of Chile's best-known painters and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art.
(Nov. 11, 1911 – Nov. 23, 2002), usually known simply as Matta, he was one of Chile's best-known painters and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art.
Did I miss a memo? Are hot pants back? Or is E.Va. US Attorney Lindsay Halligan just uncomfortably straddling two eras?
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Did I miss a memo? Are hot pants back? Or is E.Va. US Attorney Lindsay Halligan just uncomfortably straddling two eras?
Félix Édouard Vallotton
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Félix Édouard Vallotton
Lying, right? Whatever he's saying right now, your gut tells you it's not true. The raised eyebrows, the hand gestures, the mild panic in the eyes. Would Botox help?
October 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Lying, right? Whatever he's saying right now, your gut tells you it's not true. The raised eyebrows, the hand gestures, the mild panic in the eyes. Would Botox help?
You've wondered. Now you know what the face looks like without the orange makeup.
October 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
You've wondered. Now you know what the face looks like without the orange makeup.
Sandra Bernhard wears Armani in a 1989 ad for Barney's and Marky Mark sports Calvins in a 1992 Times Square billboard - two of the cutting-edge images conceived of by the brilliant adman Neil Kraft who died this month at 67.
(Link to NYT obit in comments)
(Link to NYT obit in comments)
September 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Sandra Bernhard wears Armani in a 1989 ad for Barney's and Marky Mark sports Calvins in a 1992 Times Square billboard - two of the cutting-edge images conceived of by the brilliant adman Neil Kraft who died this month at 67.
(Link to NYT obit in comments)
(Link to NYT obit in comments)
ON THIS DAY in 1940 the the leaders of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in Berlin, officially forming the military alliance known as Axis.
September 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
ON THIS DAY in 1940 the the leaders of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in Berlin, officially forming the military alliance known as Axis.
Have you canceled your Hulu and/or Disney accounts yet.
I just did and it felt good.
I just did and it felt good.
September 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Have you canceled your Hulu and/or Disney accounts yet.
I just did and it felt good.
I just did and it felt good.
ON THIS DAY in 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
On the left is a posthumous portrait by John Trumbull, painted in 1806 from a 1794 life bust, on the right, by Giuseppe Ceracchi.
On the left is a posthumous portrait by John Trumbull, painted in 1806 from a 1794 life bust, on the right, by Giuseppe Ceracchi.
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
ON THIS DAY in 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
On the left is a posthumous portrait by John Trumbull, painted in 1806 from a 1794 life bust, on the right, by Giuseppe Ceracchi.
On the left is a posthumous portrait by John Trumbull, painted in 1806 from a 1794 life bust, on the right, by Giuseppe Ceracchi.
And, quite unexpectedly, it's entirely possible that he is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather of comedic actor Jack Black.
September 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
And, quite unexpectedly, it's entirely possible that he is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather of comedic actor Jack Black.
Who is this? Can you guess?
Hint: The portrait was painted by John Singleton Copley in 1768.
Second hint in comments.
Hint: The portrait was painted by John Singleton Copley in 1768.
Second hint in comments.
September 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Who is this? Can you guess?
Hint: The portrait was painted by John Singleton Copley in 1768.
Second hint in comments.
Hint: The portrait was painted by John Singleton Copley in 1768.
Second hint in comments.
BORN ON THIS DAY in 1860, Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) was an American folk artist who began painting in earnest at age 78.
She gained popularity after she was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1953.
She gained popularity after she was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1953.
September 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
BORN ON THIS DAY in 1860, Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) was an American folk artist who began painting in earnest at age 78.
She gained popularity after she was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1953.
She gained popularity after she was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 1953.
BORN ON THIS DAY in 1967, Kalli Kalde is an Estonian painter and illustrator. She has been a member of the Tartu Artists' Association since 1995. She is 58 today. Happy birthday, Kalli!
This is "Siberian Iris and Cottongrass" and "Yellow Jackal." Link to her website in comments.
This is "Siberian Iris and Cottongrass" and "Yellow Jackal." Link to her website in comments.
September 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
BORN ON THIS DAY in 1967, Kalli Kalde is an Estonian painter and illustrator. She has been a member of the Tartu Artists' Association since 1995. She is 58 today. Happy birthday, Kalli!
This is "Siberian Iris and Cottongrass" and "Yellow Jackal." Link to her website in comments.
This is "Siberian Iris and Cottongrass" and "Yellow Jackal." Link to her website in comments.
BORN ON THIS DAY in 1889, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a Japanese-American painter who immigrated to the U.S. at age 17. In 1948, he was the first living artist to have a retrospective at the Whitney. This is "Self-Portrait as a Photographer," which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
September 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
BORN ON THIS DAY in 1889, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a Japanese-American painter who immigrated to the U.S. at age 17. In 1948, he was the first living artist to have a retrospective at the Whitney. This is "Self-Portrait as a Photographer," which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.