Being Burgess Donald
The rants, ravings, and tangents of a boring man
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-updated daily or when inspiration comes
contact: burgessdonald@rocketmail.com
-updated daily or when inspiration comes
August 23, 2012
npr:
9 months ago • 2,813 notesThe woman, in her 80s, was reportedly upset at the way the fresco had deteriorated and took it on herself to “restore” the image.
BBC Europe correspondent Christian Fraser says the delicate brush strokes of Elias Garcia Martinez have been buried under a haphazard splattering of paint.
The once-dignified portrait now resembles a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic, he says.
via BBC News - Spanish fresco restoration botched by amateur
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10 months ago • 15 notesOnly Parker Posey (I mean Tape Recorder, well LIZ) could get a man to do this? Oh Louis CK in a vintage dress. PERFECTION. Parker or Melissa Leo? Who has been a better guest star in season 3? Forget it, I can’t choose.





