Hacker News: prismatic

The Bayeux Tapestry: Woven by the Victors

prismatic — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:54:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/out-margins/bayeux-tapestry-woven-victors

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49823113

Points: 37

# Comments: 21

The Making of Roger Scruton

prismatic — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:18:51 +0000

Article URL: https://firstthings.com/the-making-of-roger-scruton/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49751133

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Veronese's Dogs

prismatic — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:32:27 +0000

Article URL: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/veroneses-dogs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49728602

Points: 29

# Comments: 2

She Also Found It at the Movies

prismatic — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:04:42 +0000

Article URL: https://hedgehogreview.com/web-features/thr/posts/she-also-found-it-at-the-movies

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49564839

Points: 44

# Comments: 19

AI Is an Anti-Primary Source Machine

prismatic — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:37:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.hnn.us/article/ai-is-an-anti-primary-source-machine

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49513988

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

How orchids inspired the work of Charles Darwin

prismatic — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:41:32 +0000

Article URL: https://lithub.com/how-orchids-inspired-the-groundbreaking-work-of-charles-darwin/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49379183

Points: 19

# Comments: 0

John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography

prismatic — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:37:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/10/john-berger-from-life-by-tom-overton-review-a-vibrant-biography-of-the-pioneering-critic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49321549

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

How art invented humanity

prismatic — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:47:40 +0000

Article URL: https://aeon.co/essays/humans-did-not-invent-art-it-was-the-other-way-around

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279638

Points: 105

# Comments: 55

Designing with Code

prismatic — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:45:31 +0000

Article URL: https://justinjay.wang/designing-with-code/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49228758

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Art Invented Humanity

prismatic — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:57:30 +0000

Article URL: https://aeon.co/essays/humans-did-not-invent-art-it-was-the-other-way-around

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49139398

Points: 16

# Comments: 4

Starveling Rabblement

prismatic — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:56:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n13/terry-eagleton/starveling-rabblement

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49001278

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

Twain Town, USA

prismatic — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:18:40 +0000

Article URL: https://theamericanscholar.org/twain-town-u-s-a/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48913642

Points: 16

# Comments: 6

Why the Odyssey Keeps Defeating Filmmakers

prismatic — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:20:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/29/why-the-odyssey-keeps-defeating-filmmakers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48641074

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Where the Light Falls: Who Was Johannes Vermeer?

prismatic — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 02:56:44 +0000

Article URL: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/07/where-the-light-falls-clare-bucknell-vermeer/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48594348

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Jackie Gleason's Paranormal Activity

prismatic — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:28:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/22/jackie-gleasons-paranormal-activity

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48576378

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Gordon Wood's Proust

prismatic — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:29:14 +0000

Article URL: https://thelampmagazine.com/blog/gordon-woods-proust

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48486923

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Why are there so many canines in fine art?

prismatic — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:20:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/07/the-dogs-gaze-thomas-w-laqueur/687312/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48438685

Points: 19

# Comments: 30

On the nature of autobiographical memory

prismatic — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:02:23 +0000

Article URL: https://theamericanscholar.org/you-must-remember-this/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364156

Points: 22

# Comments: 4

What Did the Hudson River School Painters See?

prismatic — Wed, 27 May 2026 16:42:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/travel/hudson-valley-painting-thomas-cole-frederic-church.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296834

Points: 11

# Comments: 4

The Melancholy of Slaying Monsters

prismatic — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:25:13 +0000

Article URL: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-strange-melancholy-of-slaying-monsters/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284711

Points: 298

# Comments: 145