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Apple Is Really Bad At Design

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Apple Is Really Bad At Design

Article of the day for October 1, 2017

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Article of the day is The Founding Ceremony of the Nation. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Article of the day for October 1, 2017

The Article of the day for October 1, 2017 is The Founding Ceremony of the Nation . The Founding Ceremony of the Nation is a 1953 oil painting by Chinese artist Dong Xiwen. It depicts Mao Zedong and other Communist officials inaugurating the People's Republic of China at Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949. A prominent example of socialist realism, it is one of the most celebrated works of official Chinese art. After the Communists took control of China, they sought to memorialize their achievements through artworks. Dong was commissioned, and completed the oil painting in three months in a folk art style, drawing on historical Chinese art. The success of the painting was assured when Mao viewed it and liked it, and it was reproduced in large numbers for display in homes. Dong was ordered to remove Gao Gang from the painting in 1954 and Liu Shaoqi in 1967, after government purges. In 1972 a reproduction was painted by other artists to accommodate another deletion. After the purged

songcraft: Word of the day for October 1, 2017

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Word of the day is songcraft : (music) The practice or skill of crafting or composing songs. Today is designated International Music Day by the International Music Council to promote musical art among all sections of society, among other things. It was established in 1975 by violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin, who was President of the Council at the time.

Picture of the day for October 1, 2017

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Picture of the day on October 1, 2017: Swine skeleton, after technique of bone maceration, on display at the University of São Paulo Museum of Veterinary Anatomy.

songcraft: Word of the day for October 1, 2017

songcraft , n : (music) The practice or skill of crafting or composing songs. Today is designated International Music Day by the International Music Council to promote musical art among all sections of society, among other things. It was established in 1975 by violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin, who was President of the Council at the time.

Picture of the day for October 1, 2017

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Swine skeleton, after technique of bone maceration, on display at the University of São Paulo Museum of Veterinary Anatomy..

Apple Is Really Bad At Design

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Apple Is Really Bad At Design Is it Apple's unbridled and seemingly-endless success that has caused the company to rest on its laurels?