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What is the most sensual marble statue?
▲ 445 r/ArtHistory

What is the most sensual marble statue?

(I hope I didn't phrase this in a weird way, English isn't my first language. I am asking this as a serious question.)

The ability to make hard marble look like soft flesh is of the most impressive skills to possess in sculpting. It's hard to believe that if you reached out to these statues, they'd be hard and cold to the touch.

This sculpture, Endymion by Antonio Corradini is a favourite of mine. I especially adore the hands: the way the left hand lightly grips the sheet, and the way the right hand just barely touches the stomach.

What is a sculpture that exudes such sensuality, that you can hardly believe it's made out of stone?

u/Fine-Durian6151 — 4 days ago
▲ 32 r/NYTCrossword

Are any non-Americans able to complete the puzzles without googling?

I like doing the NYT crossword when I'm bored in class, but I'm almost never able to fully fill it in. I'm not American, and almost every puzzle has at least a few clues that I either have to guess or look up. Common answers is struggle with are city codes ( '[sports team] on the scoreboard' , or airport codes), American football/baseball athletes, names of sports teams, brand names of brands that don't exist here, and abbreviated names of universities.

Do other people just look these up? Or do they memorize common clues/answers? Or do they just have more general knowledge of the US?

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u/Fine-Durian6151 — 11 days ago
▲ 84 r/suggestmeabook

There's probably a lot of it out there, but it's so hard to search for! Romance subs tend to be focussed on tropes, and in literary subs you will get recommendations that only have minor romance side plots.

I want books where the main story is a romance, and the prose is doing more than the bare minimum. Any spice level and gendered pairing is fine. I like some angst, and I'd like to avoid (pre-1880's) historical romance.

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u/Fine-Durian6151 — 21 days ago
▲ 21 r/musicals

I've been on a real musical kick lately, but I'm not sure what to watch next... Please recommend musicals that have either a movie adaptation or a official stage recording because I don't think I'm built for watching bootlegs

u/Fine-Durian6151 — 23 days ago