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RIFQAby Mohammed El-Kurd100 pp. Haymarket Books $16.00 RIFQA is a light, almost ethereal Arabic word that means companionship, compassion, or kindness. It is also the name of Mohammad el-Kurd’s grandmother and the title of his stunning debut poetry collection. Although less than 100 pages, it took me days to read, mostly because I kept re-reading […]
Posts Tagged ‘Beauty’
Petit Jean State Park, Where Natural Beauty Meets Legend
September 14th, 2021 
Awake Goy Petit Jean State Park is a state park in Arkansas, USA. In addition to its beautiful natural landscapes, the park is also known for its many archaeological sites, especially rock art sites. Moreover, as the first state park in Arkansas, the story of its creation is also one worth telling. The Park is situated on […]
Behold the Beauty: A Glimpse of a Heavenly Paradise
August 28th, 2021 Awake Goy Rare and sublime, The Cleveland Museum of Art’s 15th-century “Amitabha Triad” features three divine beings central to Buddhist belief. Only a hint of the gilt remains of this once-hallowed Buddhist treasure, yet the deities’ meditative serenity shines on. Each deity is sitting on a lotus-flower throne in readiness to welcome Buddhist adherents to the Western […]
Filippo Palizzi Painted the Beauty of Everyday Life
July 20th, 2021 Awake Goy From Italian Ways: Filippo Palizzi (1818-1899) and his brother Giuseppe were pioneers of Italian Verismo painting. Filippo, inspired by the landscapes of the so-called Posillipo School – founded by a group of painters around 1830 –, became famous for his views of the area around Naples. From Wikipedia: An advocate of the need to bring […]
Beauty Meets Function: How to Create a Welcoming, Well-Designed Room
July 18th, 2021 Awake Goy “I love what you’ve done!” Anyone who has remodeled or redesigned their home is of course pleased when they hear this from visiting friends. But I will let you in on a little secret: My heart soars when people walk into a space, look around, smile, and say it’s a room they want to spend […]
Carl Blechen’s Romantic Paintings of Natural Beauty
May 17th, 2021 Awake Goy Carl Eduard Ferdinand Blechen was a German romantic painter, well known for his landscapes that highlighted the beauty of nature. Biography from Web Gallery of Art: German Romantic painter influenced by Friedrich, whom he probably met in Berlin in 1823. He arrived in Berlin at the age of 16 where he, at the request of […]
The Fleeting Beauty of Spring Ephemerals
April 25th, 2021 Awake Goy Seek out these woodland wildflowers, the first blooms of the season, before they’re gone—then plant your own for next year Spring is moving north. One way we know that is to look at the early spring ephemeral wildflowers. These flowers are designed to leaf out, bloom, produce seeds, and then go dormant before the landscape […]
Citing ‘Beauty and Innocence,’ New York Times Puts Iran on ’52 Places to Love in 2021′ List
January 14th, 2021 Awake Goy The headquarters of The New York Times. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. The New York Times has placed Iran — but not Israel — on its list of “52 Places to Love in 2021.” “People see Iran as politically charged and oppressive. But there is a lot of beauty and innocence,” the Times-chosen item on Isfahan explains, […]
Man Who Identifies as Woman Files Complaint Against Beauty Pageant for Not Allowing Him to Compete
October 29th, 2020 Awake Goy TORONTO — A man who identifies as a woman has filed a human rights complaint against Canada Galaxy Pageants, which hosts contests for women and girls, for not allowing him to compete in the “28 and older” division. According to reports, Jonathan Yaniv, who goes by the name Jessica, applied to be a participant in […]
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No Comments »The Allure of Blackened Teeth: A Traditional Japanese Sign of Beauty
October 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Ohaguro (which may be translated as ‘blackened teeth’) is a practice in which people (usually women) dye their teeth black. While this custom is known to be practiced in different parts of the world, including Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and even South America, it is most commonly associated with Japan. It is undeniable that […]
Sayyed Nasrallah: One “I Have Only Seen Beauty” Frustrates the Goal Millions of Dollars Were Put to Achieve
August 30th, 2020 Awake Goy August 29, 2020 Click the Picture for video Al-Manar Website Editor Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah assured on the eve of Ashura that our tools of confrontation in the battle we are facing today are our honesty, religious, political and moral commitment and wise presence in media. His eminence assured that the battle we […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: achieve, Beauty, dollars, frustrates, millions, nasrallah, sayyed No Comments »Epic TV series ‘Beauty Queen of Jerusalem’ to feature ‘Shtisel’ star Aloni
August 15th, 2020 Awake Goy 
JTA — Production is underway on what is being billed as one of the most ambitious Israeli TV series ever. “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” Sarit Yishai-Levy’s epic bestselling novel about a fictional Sephardic family, is being produced by the country’s Yes Studios of “Fauda” and “Shtisel.” “Shtisel” star Michael Aloni, along with Hila Saada […]
Willy Kriegel’s Paintings of Nature’s Beauty
April 1st, 2018 Awake Goy Biography from German Art Gallery Willy Kriegel, ‘The Dürer of our time’ From 1915 to 1919 German painter Willy Kriegel (1901–1966) worked and studied design-drawing in the art atelier of Reinhold Lorenz in Plauen. After that he studied until 1921 at the Royal Academy of Art with Professor Gross and Professor Baranowski. From 1921 on […]
Lionel Royer’s Paintings of Epic Battles and Sensuous Beauty
February 21st, 2018 Awake Goy Lionel-Noël Royer (December 25, 1852 – 30 June 1926) was a French painter. On his 18th birthday he volunteered to fight in the Franco-Prussian war, and took part in the Battle of Loigny. His commanding general noticed his artistic talents and offered to finance his studies in Paris. He focused on portraits and historical paintings, where […]
Sleeping Beauty
December 10th, 2017 Awake Goy This is a short presentation of some of the artistic works of scenes from the classic European fairy tale almost everyone knows. Source Article from http://www.renegadetribune.com/sleeping-beauty/
Wilhelm Menzler’s Paintings of Flowers and Female Beauty
December 7th, 2017 Awake Goy Wilhelm Menzler (1846-1926) was a German artist who painted portraits and genre scenes, often incorporating flowers into his works. He lived in Munich, where he studied with van Lerins, and then went on to exhibit in Vienna starting in 1891. Currently many of Menzler’s pieces can be found in museums and galleries in Budapest and […]
Julius Köckert’s Paintings of Bavarian Beauty
November 26th, 2017 Awake Goy Julius Köckert (1827-1918) is pretty much a forgotten artist. There is very little information available about him or his paintings online, but this does not mean he was not a great artist. Julius was able to gain some notoriety and wealth while he was alive by getting commissions from Bavarian nobility. Weighing Hay on the […]
Watching The Hawks – Beauty In the Struggle: Sons Of Baltimore – Part 1
November 23rd, 2017 Awake Goy Watching The Hawks – Beauty In the Struggle: Sons Of Baltimore – Part 1 Watching The Hawksyoutube.com Watching The Hawks features the stories of authors D. Watkins and Kondwani Fidel along with athlete turned activist Aaron Maybin Baltimore natives who survived the streets to become voices for the oppressed and champions in their respective fields. […]
Posted in World News, World Politics Tags: Baltimore, Beauty, hawks, struggle, watching No Comments »Mother wants her child’s school to take ‘Sleeping Beauty’ off the curriculum because the princess does not give consent to be kissed
November 23rd, 2017 Awake Goy A mother has demanded her six-year-old son’s school bans Sleeping Beauty because the princess does not give consent to be kissed. Sarah Hall, from Northumberland Park, North Shields, claimed the fairytale promotes an ‘inappropriate sexual’ message to young children. She argued the story is irresponsible because it teaches children it is acceptable to kiss […]
A Public Beauty Deficit
October 25th, 2017 Awake Goy By Henry Dampier When you travel in European cities that are older than modernity, and contrast them with modern cities, the difference in both scale and in public decoration is stark. In modern cities, the trend is to have no recognizable human features to any of the buildings or public decorations. Where there is representational […]
Ethereal Beauty # 2
October 23rd, 2017 Awake Goy Another round of images from European goddesses. As with the last one, I do not own any of these images. These are simply pictures I find online while visiting several social media websites that are pro-European and about defending European heritage. If some original author of them wishes to be credited – leave a comment […]
Watching The Hawks – Beauty in the Struggle with Kondwani Fidel
September 2nd, 2017 Awake Goy Watching The Hawks – Beauty in the Struggle with Kondwani Fidel Watching The Hawksyoutube.com On this episode of Watching The Hawks, Tyrel Ventura and Tabetha Wallace are joined by poet Kondwani Fidel, who shares stories of his journey and a first-hand perspective on the hot-button issues of racism, prejudice, and urban life. Then, Redacted Tonights […]
Posted in World News, World Politics Tags: Beauty, fidel, hawks, kondwani, struggle, watching No Comments »Atacama desert in Chile erupts in floral beauty after unexpected rain falls in driest place on Earth
August 23rd, 2017 Awake Goy Deserts are meant to be dry and lifeless places but this one in Chile has just had a dazzling bloom of flowers. The plants grew in the Atacama Desert following unexpectedly heavy rainfall in the north of the country during the winter months. Flowers usually grow there once every seven years (because it’s the […]
Are Your Personal Hygiene & Beauty Products Filled With Toxic Chemicals?
August 23rd, 2017 Awake Goy Next Story Whether you’re a male or a female, odds are that you’ve applied deodorant, shampoo, or other personal care products to your body. The irony is that many of these products aren’t actually helping you “care” for your body, but rather harming you instead. For example, if your deodorant contains parabens, parfum, or any […]
Posted in World News Tags: Beauty, chemicals, filled, Hygiene, personal, products, toxic No Comments »Beauty Products Marketed to Black Women Contain More Dangerous Chemicals, Study Says
August 22nd, 2017 Awake Goy Next Story Many beauty products contain harsh chemicals linked to numerous different health problems, including cancer. The irony is that they’re often marketed as “personal care” products, when in reality they do anything but care for your body. There’s an apparent disconnect between what we put on our skin and how that can affect our overall health. […]
Posted in World News Tags: Beauty, black, contain, dangerous, marketed, products, women No Comments »As we crushed Gaza, world Jewry glimpsed our beauty, and we ate Ben & Jerry’s
August 1st, 2017 Awake Goy Today is a Jewish holiday of reflection, Tisha B’Av, commemorating the destruction of the temples, and the Times of Israel posted a piece about Jewish unity during the last Gaza war: “Ben & Jerry’s on Tisha B’av?! Lessons from the 2014 Gaza War.” A former combat officer during the Gaza onslaught, Yaakov Selavan relates that […]
Ethereal Beauty
June 25th, 2017 Awake Goy Ethereal : Extremely delicate, refined and light in a way that seems not to be of this world. Heavenly, Spiritual, Celestial. Upper, pure, bright, to burn and shine. Sinonime include : Exquisite, Dainty, Elegant, Graceful, Beautiful, Lovely, Other-worldly, Divine, Holy, Sublime. Beauty : A combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases […]
How People From All Over The World Define Beauty. (Video)
June 5th, 2017 Awake Goy You know the saying “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”? While fundamentally profound and positive in meaning, when you pick it apart, it can suddenly dampen the mood. Beauty may, indeed, be in the eye of the beholder, but the majority of today’s beholders are influenced by societal standards, taught to think beauty […]
Natural Beauty is Considered a Crime in the Eyes of Progress
May 9th, 2017 Awake Goy –for Michael Palin A middle-age white man wearing a black suit is standing on a shore admiring the sea. He quickly chuckles to himself picturing an Indian in full gear (standing in the middle of Times Square). Then he glances around wondering if he’s going to be arrested by Information Retrieval. Even though […]
Take Indian black salt for your health and beauty
May 9th, 2017 Awake Goy (Natural News) Originating from the Himalayan mountain ranges, Kala Namak or Indian black salt is a highly-prized condiment that is actually purple or pinkish gray in color. The peculiar coloration is due to the presence of irons and other minerals; so while it may not be “black”, it is packed with high amounts of nutrients, minerals, […]
