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Amy Winehouse, born on September 14, 1983, in London, England, was a gifted singer-songwriter known for her soulful voice, raw lyricism, and fusion of jazz, soul, and rhythm and blues. Her deep, expressive vocals and candid songwriting quickly set her apart in the music world, drawing influences from jazz legends like Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan while bringing a modern twist.
Winehouse’s breakout came with her 2006 album, *Back to Black*, which earned her multiple Grammy Awards and featured iconic songs such as "Rehab," "You Know I'm No Good," and "Back to Black." The album’s retro production, combined with Winehouse’s unfiltered lyrics about love, heartbreak, and personal struggles, resonated deeply with audiences, earning her critical acclaim and global fame.
Known as much for her turbulent personal life as her music, Winehouse struggled publicly with addiction, which often overshadowed her immense talent. Her vulnerability and authenticity endeared her to fans, who saw her as a brilliant yet troubled artist navigating the highs and lows of fame.
Tragically, Winehouse passed away in 2011 at the age of 27, joining the infamous "27 Club" of musicians who died young. Despite her short career, her influence on modern music remains profound, with her distinctive style inspiring a generation of artists. Her legacy lives on through her unforgettable voice and deeply personal music, cementing her place as one of the most remarkable talents of her generation.
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One of The Doors’ most haunting and introspective songs, “The End,” emerged during the recording of their debut album in 1967. Originally written as a breakup song, it evolved into a dark, poetic exploration of death, existentialism, and inner conflict. Clocking in at over 11 minutes, “The End” features Morrison’s intense, semi-improvised lyrics, backed by a dramatic, hypnotic soundscape created by his bandmates.
“The End” became infamous for Morrison’s inclusion of the Oedipal section, which was controversial at the time for its provocative themes. The song became a staple of The Doors’ live performances, often featuring Morrison’s intense, unpredictable improvisations. “The End” also gained further recognition after it was prominently featured in Francis Ford Coppola’s film Apocalypse Now, emphasizing its dark, brooding power.
For Jim Morrison, “The End” was a profound expression of his inner struggles and artistic vision. The song’s poetic and unsettling qualities made it a centerpiece of The Doors’ catalog, embodying Morrison’s fearless approach to confronting taboo subjects. “The End” remains one of The Doors’ most iconic tracks, and Morrison’s intense performance is still celebrated for its emotional depth and raw authenticity.
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The Nohoch Mul Temple, located in the Cobá archaeological site in Quintana Roo, is a remarkable remnant of Mayan civilization, standing tall at 42 meters.
Unlike the pyramids of Chichén Itzá and Uxmal, Nohoch Mul welcomes visitors to climb its 120 steps, offering stunning views of the lush jungle below.
Believed to have been built between 500 and 900 AD, this pyramid likely functioned as an important ceremonial site and a key trading hub for the Mayans, connecting various cities through raised pathways known as sacbés.
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Grand Canyon Stratigraphy - The Great Unconformity.
The Great Unconformity exposed in Grand Canyon separates the Tapeats Sandstone from ancient Proterozoic rocks.
The Great Unconformity represents ~1.2 billion years of missing rock record, either due to erosion or non-deposition.
Photo Location Accuracy: Approximately Located
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Laying in my hammock with Cypher as Bitcoin hits ATH...and starts to enter price discovery territory. LFG.
Pura Vida 🏝️
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Where is it?
The Search for Morrison's Lost Shelby
I started to wonder a few years ago when the search for old Shelby's started to be part of my life. I watched "Love Story" and remembered a 66 GT 350 parked on a Boston street. This was before VHS so I couldn't rewind the tape and check out the car a second time.
I recall being talked into watching a Jane Fonda movie once and seeing a 67 GT 350 in the background. It was wimbledon white and I was able to catch a quick glimpse of the car.
Then one Saturday night I watched "Bullitt" on TBS. My older brother kept on mentioning to me to make sure to wait for "The Chase". Finally when McQueen jumped into his 68 Mustang I knew what he was referring too.
I was at a Los Angeles cruise night a few years back checking out a white 1967 GT 500. The owner and I started talking about Cobra's and Shelby Mustangs.
"Only a few miles up the road Jim Morrison hit a pole one night with one of these". "You mean Jim Morrison of the Doors" I asked.
One of the problems researching a car accident from forty years ago is the false information out there.
Rumor had it that Electra Records purchased Jim Morrison of "The Doors" a night mist blue 67 GT 500 for his fine work on the album "The Doors".
Morrison had a reputation of abusing just about everything he touched and with that in mind the GT 500 sat on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles just waiting for something to happen.
And it did.
One Friday night Morrison, driving recklessly, hit a telephone pole on Sunset Blvd and proceeded to jump out of the car and started to inspect the damage.
Frustrated, he walked up the road to the Whiskey A- Go-Go and continued his evening.
Hours later he walked back to the Shelby and by now the car was gone.
Now the mystery starts.
According to some, he never followed up on the accident or who towed the car.
Touring with a popular band in the 1960's Morrison had many distractions and a minor car accident probably wasn't his biggest priority.
Another interesting story worth mentioning is the LAX connection.
Morrison drove the Shelby to Los Angeles International Airport and left it there for an extended period of time while he was traveling.
When he returned the automobile was already towed away and sold at public auction.
Another persistent story I heard was that the GT 500 was resold many times in Southern California and no one really knew the history of the car. It had been in numerous accidents and didn't have much left to it. Finally on its last leg it made it to the crusher in the early 1980's.
This writer was contacted in 2005 by a woman from the Phoenix area who asked many questions about how she'd identify a very famous 67 Shelby owned by a "deceased rock star". I pressed the woman for more details however she suddenly became rather evasive and ended the call quickly.
I realized after the Phoenix call that even if the car was in front of me I couldn't tell if it was Morrison's or not.
I was confident it was a night mist blue 67 GT 500 but I needed much more than that.
With the help of Kerry Humphreys, publisher of "The Doors Collectors Magazine", I was able to contact Frank Lisciandro who was a personal friend of Jim Morrison.
Mr. Lisciandro came into possession of many documents of Morrison's when he died in Paris in 1971.
One of the documents was an original registration for a "1967 GT 500" from 1969.
"Whose name is on the registration" I asked.
"James Douglas Morrison"
After lengthy negotiations Tango Classic Auto's was able to purchase the original registration with the much needed vehicle identification number.
Tango recently came in possession of a film with Morrison driving his 67 GT 500 and it was indeed nightmist blue. And there is no doubt that it's a four speed. For the record, he was beating the hell out of it.
It's been about 40 years since this Shelby was running around Hollywood however just recently I had an interesting conversation concerning this piece of history.
For the time being, I'll keep that discussion to myself.
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That the car he is driving actually belonged to Jim. It's a legendary Mustang Shelby. 💕
"On Thursday, Detroit announced plans to become the largest city in the United States to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for tax payments. According to local media reports, residents will be able to make payments through a platform managed by PayPal from mid-2025 as the city looks to modernize its payment systems.
Detroit’s Cryptocurrency Move
Mayor Mike Duggan expressed excitement about the initiative, emphasizing Detroit’s commitment to fostering a “technology-friendly environment” that supports residents and entrepreneurs. Duggan stated:
Detroit is building a technology-friendly environment that empowers residents and entrepreneurs. We are excited to be one of the first major US cities to explore blockchain’s civic applications and allow residents to use their cryptocurrency as a payment option."
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PIAZZA DIL DUOMO FLORENCIA
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
“It can’t be done” was transformed into, it’s been done"
Its beauty is only part of its charm—the true enchantment is the story behind every brick it's an impossible feat that became reality.
At the time, no one believed it was possible to build a dome of this size without wooden supports. The technology of the era had never faced such a challenge, yet Brunelleschi defied the skeptics and created something that seemed unthinkable.
What makes the dome a unique achievement?
Double structure: Brunelleschi designed a double shell with an empty space between, reducing weight and evenly distributing the load.
Herringbone brickwork: This special brick pattern provided the dome’s stability, allowing each layer to support the next without scaffolding.
Creativity and ingenuity: Without advanced calculations or modern tools, Brunelleschi used models and intuition to solve problems that would have deterred many others.
In Florence, on Wednesday 7 August 1420, the Opera del Duomo, under the watchful eye of Filippo Brunelleschi, began the construction of the Cathedral Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore. Even today, this mysterious and fascinating building for its history and its particularity, represents the largest dome in the world in masonry: built with bricks, with its famous "herringbone".
The guided tour, carried out by thespecialized personnel of Opera, with the help of drawings, photos and graphic reconstructions will take place at the foot of the Dome, in the space below and adjacent to the central choir - within a space usually closed to the public -, where it is possible to admire it in its complete breadth. Following an introduction to the construction of the Cathedral, for a total duration of 30/40 minutes, the participant will then have the priority access to climb up the Dome independently.
To put it mildly, Filippo Brunelleschi wasn't exactly the most conventional choice to transform the landscape of Florence. So when the notoriously hotheaded goldsmith won a competition to design a dome for the city's cathedral in 1418, it may have come as a bit of a shock to the public, who'd been promised a world class cupola for the structure decades earlier.
"Filippo Brunelleschi had no formal training as an architect or engineer and was widely mocked and derided when he proposed his design for the dome," says Nashville-based architect and designer David Wildman of duVisst/DesignWild. "His formal training was as a goldsmith and sculptor."
So how did this unlikely character wind up creating one of the most iconic architectural achievements, well, ever? Brunelleschi's out-of-the-box thinking is very likely what put this enduring Italian landmark on the map and helped solidify his reputation as one of the world's most famous innovators in art and engineering.
The Contest to Build a Dome Without Buttresses
When the Florentine fathers announced a contest for the ideal dome design in 1418, architectstraveled from all over the world for a shot at fame (and a generous 200 gold florin cash prize). But the objective wasn't simple — the dome would have to be almost 150 feet (46 meters) across and have to start 180 feet (55 meters) above the ground, atop the existing walls of the church, which was built in 1296.
The other major issue: The building plans didn't include pointed arches or the use of flying buttresses, which are inclined beams that carry a half arch projecting from the walls of a structure to a pier that supports the weight of a roof, dome or vault. Both of these elements were commonly used in the traditional Gothic style employed by rival cities like Milan. And they were the only known elements that could actually hold up a structure as monumental as the dome of a cathedral — whoever won the contest would need to envision some way around their absence.
"It was built without any centering support which was traditionally used to support a dome during construction and it was also built without any buttresses which were commonly used to reinforce domes from spreading," Wildman says. "The choice to build the cathedral without buttresses had been made prior to Brunelleschi winning the competition for the dome. There wasn't enough wood in Tuscany to construct centering to support the dome and so the design of the dome called for an ingenious solution
When was the Duomo built?
The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore was supposed to be built in 1296, but they couldn't finish it. It took about two centuries to complete this architectural wonder, marking its completion in 1436.
How did Brunelleschi solve the problem of the dome?
Brunelleschi implied the tactic of employing sets of diagonal ribs based on the pointed arch and solved the problem of the dome.
What is special about Brunelleschi's dome?
The dome was built by Brunelleschi and was the biggest dome in the world at the time of its construction. It also is considered one of the most significant architectural achievements of the Renaissance, still today.
Brunelleschi's dome is not just a lesson in architecture; it’s a lesson in boldness and perseverance. It represents the ability to overcome any obstacle through human ingenuity and the determination to pursue a dream that seems impossible.
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High atop a remote cliff in the Utcubamba Valley, the towering sarcophagi of Carajía stand as silent sentinels of a forgotten era.
Created by the enigmatic Chachapoyas culture between the 9th and 15th centuries, these imposing structures, reaching up to 2.5 meters in height, are a testament to the Chachapoya's reverence for the dead.
Located in the Luya Province of Peru, each sarcophagus, intricately carved and nearly untouched by time, houses the mummified remains of ancient individuals revered as wise men by local tradition.
The Chachapoya were renowned for their practice of placing their deceased in the most inaccessible and awe-inspiring locations. The site at Carajía, perched precariously atop a sheer ravine, is a striking example of this tradition.
The preservation of these remarkable structures in such a treacherous spot adds to the allure and mystery of the Chachapoyas, a civilization that continues to captivate and intrigue scholars worldwide.
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The Assyrian Lion Hunt Reliefs are a series of intricate stone carvings created during the reign of King Ashurbanipal, who ruled Assyria from 668 to 631 BC.
These reliefs were constructed in the 7th century BC and originally adorned the walls of the North Palace in Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire (modern-day Iraq). The reliefs depict the king in various scenes hunting lions. They were excavated in the 1853 by British archaeologist Sir Austen Henry Layard.
The reliefs span multiple panels depicting extended hunting sequence. They are carved in alabaster and show figures with precise, high-relief contours. The scenes include Ashurbanipal engaged in various stages of the hunt, accompanied by attendants, horses, and chariots. Lions are shown in varied poses, sometimes attacking and sometimes being struck.
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Twisted columns of the facade of the Cathedral of Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, completed in the 14th century
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