Fun fact
This British slang for 'very easy' first appeared in 1983. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.
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Masteries
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Neon Tacos
Building 8-bit worlds with rice and seaweed
Botana chilanga
Masterpieces of stone and light
Maps cinema
Asawa
Vicente Rojo
Mushrooms
Tiny Desk
Remedios Varo
Tarantino
Harvest moon
Radiohead
Layover
Seurat
Coppola
Barragán
Kusama
Sushi
The Young British Artists story
Saner
Banksy
Tate Modern
Basquiat
Making art move: Alexander Calder
Namjoon
Observatories
Mercados flotantes
Cinema food
Hashimoto
Warhol
Konbini
Period dramas
Street food
The secret art of useless things
Mercado Jamaica
BTS
Forbidden colors
Billie Eilish
Japandi
The story of cherry blossoms
Pimenta
Prefecturas
La boticaria
Fuji
Gorillaz
choko Vibrant, sweeping curves of a giant figure on a perfectly smooth canvas.
Fun fact
Boterismo is an artistic style defined by grand, exaggerated shapes.
Fun fact
Too terrified to fight bulls at school, he spent his time drawing them.
choko Artist Fernando Botero discovered his signature style of volume through a mandolin
choko Why Colombian artist Fernando Botero painted and sculpted with massive volume
choko The early artistic journey of Colombian painter Fernando Botero.
BETA
choko Swipe to puff up these cute figures to discover how Botero used volume for monumentality.
choko Italian Renaissance masters taught Fernando Botero how to use three-dimensional space.
choko The Birth of Boterismo
Shrunk the sound hole / watched the mandolin swell / volume is born!
choko Before discovering his passion for art, a young Botero trained to become a professional bullfighter in Colombia.
Fun Fact
Mandolin scale: In 1956, Botero painted a mandolin sound hole so small it made the instrument look giant.
choko Botero strongly rejected the idea that he painted fat people, explaining that his focus was on volume and sensuality.
Glossary
boterismo (noun)
An artistic style characterized by the depiction of people and objects in exaggerated, voluminous proportions. The aesthetic emerged in 1956 when Fernando Botero painted a mandolin with an unusually tiny sound hole.
An artistic style characterized by the depiction of people and objects in exaggerated, voluminous proportions. The aesthetic emerged in 1956 when Fernando Botero painted a mandolin with an unusually tiny sound hole.
Quiz
Why did Fernando Botero reject the term 'fat' to describe the figures in his paintings?
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In which country did Fernando Botero paint the famous mandolin that marked the birth of his volumetric style?
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Which European art period heavily influenced Fernando Botero's understanding of volume after he visited Florence in 1952?
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What did Fernando Botero's uncle enroll him in during his youth in Medellín before he became an artist?
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How did Fernando Botero achieve the smooth, seamless surface texture of his paintings?
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What term is widely used to describe Fernando Botero's unique artistic style of exaggerated volume?
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Which Renaissance master did Fernando Botero specifically study in Italy to learn about volume and space?
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Which musical instrument did Fernando Botero paint in 1956 that accidentally sparked his signature volumetric style?
Fun fact
The Pale Man was designed to mirror the rigid, fascist Captain Vidal.
Glossary
kobe (noun)
A scenic Japanese port city famous for being the historic birthplace of karaoke, where the first coin-operated 'Juke 8' machines were rented out to local bars in 1971. This harbor town is the ultimate starting point for the 'empty orchestra' revolution, proving that even a global musical obsession can start with a simple idea to help lonely travelers feel at home.
A scenic Japanese port city famous for being the historic birthplace of karaoke, where the first coin-operated 'Juke 8' machines were rented out to local bars in 1971. This harbor town is the ultimate starting point for the 'empty orchestra' revolution, proving that even a global musical obsession can start with a simple idea to help lonely travelers feel at home.
choko Patrons follow songbooks as a pianist plays inside a cozy utagoe kissa.
Quiz
The vibrant, bubblegum-pink water of Australia's Lake Hillier is famous for keeping its color even when poured into a glass. What causes this permanent pink hue?
Fun Fact
Pink Lakes: Microalgae in Lake Hillier produce pink pigments called carotenoids. Surprisingly, the water stays bright pink even if you pour it into a glass!
Glossary
primary school teacher (noun)
An educator who guides young children through their first years of school, teaching them foundational skills in reading, writing, and creative expression. Before she revolutionized global style with the birth of punk at 430 Kings Road, Vivienne Westwood spent her days as a London primary school teacher, proving that even the most radical rebels often start out by helping others learn the rules.
An educator who guides young children through their first years of school, teaching them foundational skills in reading, writing, and creative expression. Before she revolutionized global style with the birth of punk at 430 Kings Road, Vivienne Westwood spent her days as a London primary school teacher, proving that even the most radical rebels often start out by helping others learn the rules.
choko Rough DIY garments showing raw edges and torn fabrics.
Achievement
Project completed!
I am a Master of The neon taco trail: Jack Kerouac's road trip set to acid-jazz
choko Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion competed to decode ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
choko British forces claim the Rosetta Stone and ship it to London
choko French soldiers accidentally uncover the Rosetta Stone in Egypt.
BETA
choko Decode the carved symbols to learn how one stone unlocked the world's forgotten languages.
choko Scholars decipher ancient hieroglyphs carved on Egyptian monument walls
choko The Rosetta Stone
Three scripts showing just one decree (yeah, that's it) / Unlocked all the secrets we couldn't read (oh-oh)
choko The British Museum acquired the famous stone through a treaty following military battles in Egypt.
Fun Fact
Rosetta Stone dust: The Rosetta Stone was originally thought to be black basalt, but cleaning revealed it is actually dark grey granodiorite.
choko An English polymath and a French linguistic genius raced to decode the mysterious hieroglyphs.
Glossary
rosetta stone (noun)
A key that provides a means of decoding a highly difficult problem or translating a mysterious language. French soldiers unearthed this granodiorite slab in 1799, enabling scholars to finally decode ancient Egyptian writing.
A key that provides a means of decoding a highly difficult problem or translating a mysterious language. French soldiers unearthed this granodiorite slab in 1799, enabling scholars to finally decode ancient Egyptian writing.
Quiz
In which modern country was the Rosetta Stone discovered in 1799?
Gossip
Where should the Rosetta Stone be displayed?
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In what year did the Rosetta Stone arrive at the British Museum?
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What did English polymath Thomas Young discover about the oval-shaped 'cartouches' in hieroglyphs?
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Why was ancient Greek included on the Rosetta Stone?
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Which three scripts were carved onto the Rosetta Stone?
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Which French scholar is credited with deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs in 1822?
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The decree on the Rosetta Stone was issued during the reign of which pharaoh?
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Under which treaty did the British Museum acquire the Rosetta Stone in 1801?
choko A conceptual fast food menu displays a combo of nothingness and the absurd.
Glossary
nihilism (noun)
The philosophical belief, rooted in the Latin word nihil (meaning 'nothing'), that life has no inherent meaning or objective value, serving as the ultimate blank slate. In our existential combo menu, it's like ordering a 'Nothing Burger'—a reminder that since there is no secret sauce to existence, we are left with a hyper-saturated, empty wrapper to play with.
The philosophical belief, rooted in the Latin word nihil (meaning 'nothing'), that life has no inherent meaning or objective value, serving as the ultimate blank slate. In our existential combo menu, it's like ordering a 'Nothing Burger'—a reminder that since there is no secret sauce to existence, we are left with a hyper-saturated, empty wrapper to play with.
choko A lone figure climbs upward, leaving a crowd of identical followers below.
choko Vaporwave art shows a midnight New York departure next to spinning al pastor.
Glossary
bebop jazz (noun)
A fast-paced style of jazz from the 1940s known for its rapid tempo, complex rhythms, and wild, on-the-spot improvisation. This musical energy inspired Jack Kerouac to write his books in a continuous, unchecked flow of creative energy. In our 'Leaving New York' chapter, this vibe translates directly to the kitchen, where slicing spit-roasted al pastor at midnight mirrors the rapid, free-flowing rhythm of a sax solo set to a neon-drenched, acid-jazz playlist.
A fast-paced style of jazz from the 1940s known for its rapid tempo, complex rhythms, and wild, on-the-spot improvisation. This musical energy inspired Jack Kerouac to write his books in a continuous, unchecked flow of creative energy. In our 'Leaving New York' chapter, this vibe translates directly to the kitchen, where slicing spit-roasted al pastor at midnight mirrors the rapid, free-flowing rhythm of a sax solo set to a neon-drenched, acid-jazz playlist.