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Astrid Nielsch wrote a new post, Traffic 1 week, 1 day ago
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Astrid Nielsch wrote a new post, City Lights, City Grunge 1 month ago
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Astrid Nielsch wrote a new post, Cosmic Dance 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Who isn’t fascinated by the images of outer space, which have become available over the last few decades from ever more powerful telescopes: the iridescent colour play of stars in the making, the drifting […]
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, Christianity vs. Science Fiction 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ah, indeed, thank you for pointing that out.
Here is the thing about the scientific method which is frequently misunderstood not only by the more science-denying among the religious, but also, and very […]
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, The Architects of the Future 2 months ago
There’s more to come…
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, The Architects of the Future 2 months ago
Thanks, I’m glad you’re enjoying the images!
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Astrid Nielsch wrote a new post, The Architects of the Future 2 months ago
In my last blog, I featured the work of artists who have, in their own different ways, imagined what it might be like to look at an alien sky. The artists I feature in this blog, have populated their […]
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, Why Sorcerers Have Long Grizzled Beards 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Are you telling me I’m th e*only* one who got them right?
Must be the beard.
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, The Fuzzy Line Between Science Fiction and Fantasy 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Personally, I think the distinction nowadays increasingly does not make sense, which is why I personally prefer the term “speculative fiction” to sum up both genres.
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, Gazing at Alien Skies 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Interesting article, thanks! Well conceivably the eye would just compensate for the difference at least to some extend, just as it does in different artificial light conditions. Something like an in-built white […]
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, How to Begin a Short Story 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Tolkien? You mean ” When Mr Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton” […]
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Astrid Nielsch wrote a new post, Gazing at Alien Skies 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to look at an alien sky? The sky of a planet whose atmosphere has a different chemical composition to that on Earth, resulting in entirely different cloud […]
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, Why Sorcerers Have Long Grizzled Beards 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I, on the other hand…. :cough:
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, The Artful Collector: Collecting Strategies Part 3 “The Easy Way” 2 months, 2 weeks ago
… so in a manner of speaking, I’ve become a collector of my own works.
(yes, I have been accused of narcissism before)
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, The Artful Collector: Collecting Strategies Part 3 “The Easy Way” 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Yes, exactly. For me at the moment, it comes down to a simple calculation of “how many hours at what fee” and currently I try to achieve, theoretically, minimum wages when putting a price on a painting. Simple as […]
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, The Artful Collector: Collecting Strategies Part 3 “The Easy Way” 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Welllll — not being familiar with this man’s work, I did get one of them right…. (the one that sold for least)
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, The Artful Collector: Collecting Strategies Part 2 “Whatever It Takes” 2 months, 3 weeks ago
For some strange reason, this post made me think of that lovely movie. “How to Steal a Million”, with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole….
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, Women in Armour vs. Chicks in Chain-mail 2 months, 4 weeks ago
But at least you have given them some scars on those unsheltered expanses of skin! Mainly, the Chick in Chainmail is not only scantily clad, she is also unmaimed, freshly out of the shower, and perfectly coiffured […]
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, Unicorn 2 months, 4 weeks ago
UPDATE: The auction has now been relisted, but any previous bids have been lost, so it’s starting again from scratch and if you’ve bid previously, you’ll need to BID AGAIN. I’ve updated the link on the image to […]
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Astrid Nielsch commented on the post, Women in Armour vs. Chicks in Chain-mail 2 months, 4 weeks ago
… not to mention that if you want to wield a sword, you want to tie down your breast. Not boost them!
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