Luco van den Broek
@lucovdb.bsky.social
Curiosity! | Art historian | Designed in Paris, made in London, born in the Netherlands, lives in AMS | Estheet | Book & music lover | Musician ‘Dreamed I was an eskimo’ (FZ).
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck 1561 – 16 oktober 1621 Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam - Depuis Le Jour/Sweelinck #Sweelinck #GesualdoConsort
Retrospective exhibition of the Scottish painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham at the Museum Belvédère in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.
‘The Incomer’ directed by Louis Paxton. A truly remarkable film featuring masterful performances. Funny, absurd, and touching. The story of the film made me think of the island of Great Britain, the EU, and misleading narratives about the European mainland
On the popularity of microtonal music in Western pop music. Angine de Poitrine, Maddie Ashman… www.arte.tv/de/videos/13...
Tracks - Schräge Sounds - Mikrotonale Musik erobert die Welt - Komplette Sendung | ARTE
Der aktuelle Hype um mikrotonale Musik zeigt deutlich, dass viele Menschen das westliche Zwölftonsystem nicht mehr als alleinigen Bezugspunkt sehen, sondern gezielt nach alternativen Klängen und Rhyth...
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The EU banknotes are getting a new design. It was about time, the current soulless designs were the result of compromises. Meaningless. I am enthusiastic about a number of new design proposals. The EU is becoming more confident! Want to have a say? You can. www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknot...
On the popularity of microtonal music in Western pop music. Angine de Poitrine, Maddie Ashman… www.arte.tv/de/videos/13...
Tracks - Schräge Sounds - Mikrotonale Musik erobert die Welt - Komplette Sendung | ARTE
Der aktuelle Hype um mikrotonale Musik zeigt deutlich, dass viele Menschen das westliche Zwölftonsystem nicht mehr als alleinigen Bezugspunkt sehen, sondern gezielt nach alternativen Klängen und Rhyth...
arte.tv
The EU banknotes are getting a new design. It was about time, the current soulless designs were the result of compromises. Meaningless. I am enthusiastic about a number of new design proposals. The EU is becoming more confident! Want to have a say? You can. www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/banknot...
“The artwork had long since been removed following fierce protests. But Piet remained furious” (Gummbah).
RIP Carlo Ginzburg, Italian cultural historian (1939-2026). I consider his book about the Benandanti (‘The Benandanti. Witchcraft and fertility rites in the 16th and 17th centuries’ (1986) to be one of the most impressive historical studies.
This is officially the only Roman mosaic in existence that clearly shows a football. I will therefore be posting this image daily until the madness is over.
Modern Rome is of course built on top of ancient Rome, so the discovery of a giant domus is unsurprising, but how cool would it be to be a student at this high school?! 🏺🧪
Italian teenagers discover 1,800-year-old Roman luxury house underneath their high school gym
After being notified by mischievous high school students, archaeologists uncovered a large and luxurious second-century Roman house near the Colosseum.
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For me, one of the most special places on the walking tour along the wall.
Kevin Wilbraham@kpw1453.bsky.social · 5mo agoRemains of the Brocolitia Temple of Mithras on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. Situated next to Carrawburgh Roman Fort, the temple was built in around 200 AD. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #HadriansWall
"No AI" fast becoming the "pesticides and additives-free" of our digital universe.
DuckDuckGo@duckduckgo.com · 5mo agoSince Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)
Aan Jettens valse gevoel van veiligheid hebben we niets Mijn column in @nrc.nl www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...
Column | Aan Jettens valse gevoel van veiligheid hebben we niets
Na de Eerste Wereldoorlog waren de Fransen zo bang voor een nieuwe Duitse aanval dat ze langs de grens met Duitsland de Maginotlinie bouwden – een 750 kilometer lang verdedigingsstelsel van forten en ...
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R.I.P. Ike Willis Isaac (Ike) Willis (b. 1955) was one of the most enduring members of Frank Zappa’s later bands, bringing voice, guitar, humor, and personality to a highly demanding catalogue. ⠀ Remembered for Joe’s Garage, voice of Joe, and for work on Tinseltown Rebellion & You Are What You Is.
Pope Leo “may not be Trump’s greatest opponent, as some of the president’s critics had hoped,” Francis X. Rocca argues. “But neither is he the quiet bystander that the president’s supporters might have wished him to be.” theatln.tc/ARoFjFUY 📸: Manon Cruz / Reuters
Today, 49 years ago, the deadliest incident in aviation history. A KLM 747 collides with a PanAm 747 at a foggy Tenerife airport.
We are proud to announce the new book from prominent writer and historian, Ian Buruma. Stay Alive is an astonishing account of life amid a great city’s descent into utter annihilation. “Beautifully written and deeply researched.” —Gary Bass www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723960...
