Food for the Soul: Olga Boznańska – Women Artists Series 6
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Food for the Soul: Olga Boznańska – Women Artists Series 6

Olga Boznańska. Self-Portrait, 1908. Pastel, gouache on cardboard. National Museum, Warsaw. Photo: Wikimedia Commons By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Even casual museumgoers are familiar with such female artists as Georgia O’Keeffe or Mary Cassatt—celebrated painters whose art is prominently displayed in major Western galleries. Fewer art lovers are familiar with someone like Olga…

Food for the Soul: Awards Season – Documentaries
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Food for the Soul: Awards Season – Documentaries

Photo credit: jovaughn-stephens/Unsplash photo By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout It’s a sign of the times that documentaries now seem to be more interesting than features. While some feature movies this year focus on exceptional situations (such as the last man on Earth’s travels to a polar station, or a moment in history from…

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The Last Inch

The Last Inch

Note from CAF: A very gifted subscriber provided this excellent collection of clips and videos on the health care fraud used in connection with the Going Direct Reset. Excellent information to pr…

2021 Solari Calendar

Note: Event dates are subject to change due to cancellations Holidays International Events (global events marked in red) Key Financial Events 10K’s Filiing Calendar Large […]

Food for the Soul: New Movies…Not in Cinemas…
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Food for the Soul: New Movies…Not in Cinemas…

By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout The 2021 Academy Awards have been moved two months later than usual to April 25, extending the entire awards season to eight long months. Movies are eligible for the 2021 Oscars—as well as numerous other awards (some critics’ organizations, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, etc.)—if released between January 1, 2020…

Rethinking Diversification
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Rethinking Diversification

[Originally published on Feb 2, 2009]

For our entire lives, most of us have depended on highly centralized systems. Our food comes from a thousand or more miles away. Our savings is shi…

How to Find a Local Bank
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How to Find a Local Bank

“Many small businesses rely on small financial institutions, like credit unions and community banks, to meet their capital requirements. Without them, these small businesses would have to close their…

Food for the Soul: Coin Art
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Food for the Soul: Coin Art

By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout Even though practically every major ruler in world history has issued some coinage, just a handful of currencies have gone on to become international standards—used for a long time and widely traded. These include the drachmas of ancient Greece, the Roman Empire’s denari, and a coin called the…

Food for the Soul: Hilma af Klint, the first abstractionist. Women Artists Series 5
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Food for the Soul: Hilma af Klint, the first abstractionist. Women Artists Series 5

Hilma af Klint. Self-Portrait, date of painting unknown. Oil on canvas. Hilma af Klint Foundation. Photo: Wikimedia Commons By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout The fact that painter Hilma af Klint has been unknown in the history of modern art is not that surprising. That even now she remains unknown is a bit more…