Andy Warhol’s 32 Campbell’s Soup prints are displayed in New York’s Museum of Modern Art in chronological order, but not in the order Warhol painted them. The display begins with the soup Campbell’s introduced first to the American market. That’s because, despite them being some of his most famous paintings, Warhol never left specific instructions about how he wanted them displayed.

Pieta, a 1499 sculpture by Michelangelo, is the only one of his works that the artist himself signed. He later saw his name on his work as a sign of ego and pride, and he never signed another work again.

The rich blue pigment ultramarine was once so expensive that many artists could only use it sparingly. The exception was when painting the robes of the Virgin Mary, which are often shown to be ultramarine in color as a sign of sacrifice and devotion by the artist.

Comedian was a 2019 artwork by an Italian artist named Maurizio Cattelan. It consisted of a banana duct taped to a wall. In 2020, while Comedian was on display at an art fair in Miami, performance artist David Datuna ate it. The banana was replaced later the same day.

The most expensive painting in the world is da Vinci’s Salvator  Mundi. It was sold at auction in 2017 for $450 million.

The French artist Paul Cézanne was known for his wild fits of temper at what he saw as his own failings when his paintings did not work out, he would often rip up or throw away his works before they were complete. In one instance, he was found trying to retrieve a canvas from the branches of a large tree after he had thrown it up there in frustration.  

Hard work never killed anyone.
But why take the chance.
Edgar Bergen

Bring our troops, in NATO, home to Greenland.   Europe is too much of a woke bunch of socialist countries to support.   They want to protect Hezbollah, a terrorist group, in Lebanon.   I like this quote in the article ( Islamization and socialistic rot ).

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2026/04/09/americas-european-allies-just-executed-yet-another-betrayal-and-its-time-to-finally-act-n2201111

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/04/09/trump-vows-u-s-forces-to-stay-near-iran-until-real-agreement-is-reached-as-next-conquest-awaits/

https://nypost.com/2026/04/09/world-news/israel-wiped-out-hezbollah-chiefs-top-secretary-in-fresh-strikes-on-lebanon-that-iran-says-jeopardizes-cease-fire-deal/

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Baby Trump discusses rescue of second pilot.

The only policies the Democrats support are everything against Trump, and everything they did under Biden.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/09/the-democrats-are-already-punishing-their-political-opponents-n2674153

Press conference notes.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/04/08/wh-press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-had-this-warning-to-the-media-about-their-iran-ceasefire-reporting-n2674084

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Iran salvages destroyed rescue planes.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/04/06/here-is-what-iran-was-able-to-salvage-from-us-military-equipment-left-after-rescuing-downed-f-15e-officer-n2673982

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Can Virginia be saved ?   Virginia is for losers.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/06/fairfax-county-murders-illegal-aliens/

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/06/rnc-sues-to-block-virginia-law-allowing-non-residents-to-vote-in-elections/

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The same politicians want to ban guns.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/06/us-news/inmate-deaths-linked-to-paper-laced-with-toxic-drug-in-cook-county-jail/

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Boston 70 years ago.

https://x.com/fenwaypark/status/2039864569095471607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2040453419224211898%7Ctwgr%5Ef47226d4d3afe46f24c4330eba8d7acdc5296b9d%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com%2Ftipsheet%2Fjosephchalfant%2F2026%2F04%2F04%2Funlimited-third-world-immigration-takes-center-stage-after-fenway-parks-opening-day-post-n2673933

Republicans need to educate the voters.

https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/04/06/why-are-members-of-congress-hanging-out-in-cuba-n4951521

They should visit China.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/06/exclusive-levi-browde-details-largest-civil-disobedience-movement-chinese-history/

OTHER

Help from The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2026/04/06/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-agrees-to-take-third-country-deportees-from-u-s/

Another one convicted.

https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/08/new-ai-abuse-law-gets-its-first-conviction-in-ohio-guilty-plea-n2201073

Reelect Hochul.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/07/new-york-sanctuary-state-kidnapper-released-ice/

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The Reptile Editor:    With Spring coming in the Northern Hemisphere, are there other things to be wary of, LL ?

The Sidewinder Cat:    Snakes can be dangerous.   Here is a little history.

Low-life people, like politicians, are often referred to as snakes.   Personally I rank them with Dung Beetles.

Some historians say snakes developed from lizards.

Be careful of poisonous snakes.

Poisonous snake tips.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=spiders+and+snakes+song+video#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5a1af633,vid:4lYdD9DdLNY,st:0

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It is your subconscious at work.

https://theonion.com/breaking-all-of-world-s-problems-solved-overnight-whil-1847752837/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/

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Nancy still has no Soul.

https://genesiustimes.com/politicians-40-years-in-office-loudly-declare-no-kings-about-guy-in-office-for-14-months/

https://www.breitbart.com/

 We have these little troubles that continue for a short time. But as a result, we will receive the great things that God has prepared for us. Those great things are much more important than our little troubles. And God’s great things will continue for ever!

You can never be sure. It might be
Kim Kardashian Mooning Artemis II.
-Sheila Tolley-

 

A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just going by. He gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, “Perfect timing. You’re just like Frank.”

Passenger: “Who?”

Cabbie: “Frank Feldman. He’s a guy who did everything right all the time.

Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time.”

Passenger: “There are always a few clouds over everybody.”

Cabbie: “Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand-Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy.”

Passenger: “Sounds like he was really something special.”

Cabbie: “There’s more. He had a memory like a computer. He remembered everybody’s birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman could do everything right.”

Passenger: “Wow, what a guy!”

Cabbie: ‘He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too. He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman.”

Passenger: “How did you meet him?”

Cabbie: “I never actually met Frank. He died and I married his wife.”

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The Mona Lisa is painted onto a panel of poplar wood, not a canvas.

Although it is arguably the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa was not widely known until it was stolen from The Louvre in 1911.

Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime.

The lady in the Mona Lisa painting has been identified as an Italian noblewoman named Lisa del Giocondo.

After the death of his brother, Dali became convinced that he was his brother’s reincarnation.

When Henri Matisse’s painting Le Bateau was first exhibited in New York, it was hung upside down. The mistake was not spotted for six weeks.

Van Gogh fell in love with his cousin, Kee. In response, his uncle banned him from their family home.

When asked why he never painted a self-portrait, the artist Gustav Klimt answered, “There is nothing special about me.”

Feelings are like children.
You don’t want them driving the car,
but you shouldn’t stuff them in the trunk either.
Anonymous