over time i have started enjoying smaller museums where there is really only one or two main things to see. i like seeing almost everything, my attention span is only about 25 min.
an example that comes to mind is the Bayeux Tapestry in Normandy.
Step into the engrossing story of the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066, told in a 70 meters long embroidery.
The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of the events surrounding the conquest of England in 1066 by the Duke of Normandy. Crossing the sea in longships, long cavalcades on horseback, shields and coats of mail, fantastic creatures and battlefields: all the details of a great medieval epic unfold before your eyes!
When I travel somewhere for work, I usually ask No 1 for a good museum to visit while I'm there. So far the best may have been the Pergamon museum in Berlin with the Ishtar gate. That complex has like 6 different museums.
I love museums. Science and history museums are so illuminating and art museums are an example of the greatness within humanity, the ability to express the human condition creatively. The Imperial War Museum in London, the Musée d'Orsay in France, the Metropolitan in New York, the National Museum of African American History & Culture in DC and the Van Gogh in Amsterdam are my favorites.
The Golden State Warriors home game against the Dallas Mavericks had been circled on the calendar ever since the schedule came out. It was the return of Klay Thompson, after 13 glorious seasons in the Bay Area. It was a game to clear your schedule for, if for no other reason than the vibes and emotion.
And then the game itself delivered, in what was arguably the best game of the young NBA season, with the Warriors winning a thriller, besting the Mavericks 120-117, to climb back into a tie for the best record in the Western Conference.
The 11th-seeded California men's soccer team (8-7-2) plays its third consecutive game in the state of North Carolina in the ACC Championship semifinal against second-seeded and seventh-ranked Clemson on Thursday in Cary.
The Golden Bears arrived in the Tar Heel State two days ahead of their ACC Championship first-round, 2-1 win at then-No. 14 North Carolina on Nov. 6 and remained there through their 2-0 quarterfinal victory at then-No. 2 Duke on Sunday. If the Bears upset the Tigers, they would play the winner of the Virginia-Wake Forest semifinal in the championship game Sunday, which would mark their 14th day in the state.
California volleyball will close out its four-match homestand this week, hosting Virginia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. PT and Virginia on Friday at 7 p.m. This will be the Golden Bears' (11-15, 3-11 ACC) first-ever meeting with the Hokies (7-17, 1-13) and just its second with the Cavaliers (19-6, 9-5). Both matches are set to broadcast on ACCNX.
California graduate student Isabelle Stadden has been named the ACC Women's Co-Swimmer of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Stadden registered a pair of individual victories and was part of two relay wins during the No. 8 Golden Bears' tri-meet against No. 4 Stanford and No. 18 Arizona State last week. She swept the individual backstroke events, winning the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 51.33 and 200 back with a mark of 1:51.38. Stadden also led off Cal's winning 200 medley relay team and helped the Bears' 200 freestyle relay squad also notch a victory.
The California women's tennis team is sending three Golden Bears to the NCAA Singles Championship and one duo to the NCAA Doubles Championship next week, with the Bears matching their number of individual postseason qualifiers from last season.
The NCAA released its fields for the 64-player singles tournament and the 32-team doubles championship Monday, and Cal is tied with several teams for the most singles qualifiers. The Bears' overall total of four qualifiers is right behind the leaders – North Carolina, UCLA and Virginia – which have five each.
The California women's basketball team looks to extend its unblemished 3-0 record when it heads north to take on Gonzaga at the McCarthy Athletics Center on Thursday at 6 p.m. PT. This game marks just the second all-time meeting between the two programs and will serve as a rematch of last year's contest that the then-No. 23 Zags (1-1) won 78-70 in overtime at Haas Pavilion.
The unveiling of the fields for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships confirmed that the California men's tennis team has produced more individual qualifiers than any other men's or women's tennis program in the nation. The Golden Bears boast six entrants – four for the 64-player singles field and two pairs for the 32-team doubles field.
Junior diver Joshua Thai has been tabbed the Atlantic Coast Conference's Men's Diver of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
Thai made his season debut in the tri-meet double dual against No. 6 Arizona State and No. 9 Stanford last week at ASU, where he earned first and third-place finishes.
The California men's basketball team will play its first road game of the season when it takes on Vanderbilt in Nashville on Wednesday night. Tipoff from Memorial Gymnasium is set for 5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
Cal is off to its first 2-0 start since the 2019-20 season, having bested CSU Bakersfield and Cal Poly by a combined 31 points during the opening week of the season. Wednesday's power-conference matchup between the Golden Bears (2-0) and the Commodores (2-0) is the first between the two schools.
California senior defensive back Nohl Williams has been named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday.
Williams is one of 20 semifinalists representing five conferences and one independent university.
Can you name the only California head coach besides Andy Smith to coach the Golden Bears for more than one year and never have a losing season If you said Bill Ingram (1931-1934) move to the head of the class. Navy Bill is one of the lesser known of Cal head coaches, following as he did Andy Smith and Nibs Price and preceding Stub Allison and Pappy Waldorf. But Ingram was no slouch. His first Bear team in 1931 went 8-2 and won the Big Game for the first time since 1923. His second team went 7-3-2, a slight dip, his third 6-3-2, roughly the same, but in his final season the Bears finished at .500, 6-6. Actually Ingram was 6-4 in 1934 but realizing that he was about to be canned (in the days when mediocrity was not acceptable for a Golden Bear football coach), he resigned before a season-ending trip to Hawaii where the Bears lost two games. Ingram gained infamy in 1934 when he organized his players to act as strikebreakers during that year’s West Coast waterfront strike. Navy Bill earned his moniker for his stints as a player and head coach at Navy. In the latter role he led the Midshipman to the1926 national title (at least as recognized by two groups). In his playing days he once tallied the remarkable total of 162 points in single season. Earlier in his career Ingram had coached a Pacific Fleet team that gave Andy Smith’s powerful 1921 squad all it could handle before succumbing, 21-10. California was Ingram’s last coaching stop. He died of natural causes in 1943 while serving as a major in the Marines.
Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts appears Tuesday through Thursday on the DBD throughout the 2024 college football season. This feature is sponsored by the Papacy — you’re forgiven.
I only cover football from 1915 when the permanent switch was made from rugby. I guess I haven't always made that clear. Plus I specified coaches who'd been at the job for more than one season.
MUSUEMS
I could spend all day in museums. I love 'em. My wife gets bored of them, so I have to pick and choose carefully which ones I get to visit now.
As a kid, I would keep going back to the SF Academy of Science over and over and over again.
The Academy of Science is really cool along with the Steinhart aquarium. Also the Exploritorium.
From what I read, some people live in museums, and that from the creeping inertia of accumulation.
over time i have started enjoying smaller museums where there is really only one or two main things to see. i like seeing almost everything, my attention span is only about 25 min.
an example that comes to mind is the Bayeux Tapestry in Normandy.
Step into the engrossing story of the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066, told in a 70 meters long embroidery.
The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of the events surrounding the conquest of England in 1066 by the Duke of Normandy. Crossing the sea in longships, long cavalcades on horseback, shields and coats of mail, fantastic creatures and battlefields: all the details of a great medieval epic unfold before your eyes!
https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeux-tapestry/
I think Hailey’s Comet is also depicted on that tapestry. It’s incredible.
When I travel somewhere for work, I usually ask No 1 for a good museum to visit while I'm there. So far the best may have been the Pergamon museum in Berlin with the Ishtar gate. That complex has like 6 different museums.
I love museums. Science and history museums are so illuminating and art museums are an example of the greatness within humanity, the ability to express the human condition creatively. The Imperial War Museum in London, the Musée d'Orsay in France, the Metropolitan in New York, the National Museum of African American History & Culture in DC and the Van Gogh in Amsterdam are my favorites.
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF POLITICS
OMFG
Trump selects Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/13/trump-administration-transition/
Wow. Those appointments are unreal. Gaetz will do whatever Trump wants and Gabbard is a Russian asset.
Unbelievable.
Just wait for RFK as FDA, head, baby! If ppl have to die in service of a good troll on the libs, that is totally worth it amirite????
Have you discovered a bold new world no one is familiar with? Kind of like the transfer portal?
Unclench, man.
I am still having trouble unclenching. This timeline sucks.
At some point, you gotta laugh at the patent absurdity of it all.
Totally. Look, we are going to be the clean up crew in 2-4 years. Lets save our energy for that
Agree, but fear for the damage done in the meantime.
Watching the Warriors helps!
DBD AV CLUB
Lioness, Paramount Plus.
Season 1 was good.
Season 2 is 4 episodes in and it’s an absolute banger. Wow. Good stuff.
I didn't realize it was back. I downloaded the first few episodes and need to watch them.
PRO
Two hockey enforcers have a good old fashioned dust up
https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1856516494005268961
Ex Shark Brenden Dillon.
One of the refs looks like he's gonna start laughing at one point in the clip.
Steph Curry leads Warriors to thrilling win over Mavericks in Klay Thompson’s return
https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2024/11/12/24295267/warriors-mavericks-recap-scores-klay-thompson-steph-curry-luka-doncic
The Golden State Warriors home game against the Dallas Mavericks had been circled on the calendar ever since the schedule came out. It was the return of Klay Thompson, after 13 glorious seasons in the Bay Area. It was a game to clear your schedule for, if for no other reason than the vibes and emotion.
And then the game itself delivered, in what was arguably the best game of the young NBA season, with the Warriors winning a thriller, besting the Mavericks 120-117, to climb back into a tie for the best record in the Western Conference.
this is the type of game the Ws would consistenly lose over the last couple seasons. i am ever-so-slightly getting more excited about Ws this season.
Klay gets shown the love and plays well. Gives the Mavs the lead late in the 4th until the Curry Flurry.
400 Warriors employees show up in the giveaway Captain hats and applaud Klay as he gets off the bus.
https://x.com/warriors/status/1856496443865084233
Video
https://x.com/warriors/status/1856536021086941204
ELSEWHERE IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
CAL
[MSOC] Cal Takes On No. 7 Clemson In ACC Semifinals
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/mens-soccer-cal-takes-on-no-7-clemson-in-acc-semifinals.aspx
The 11th-seeded California men's soccer team (8-7-2) plays its third consecutive game in the state of North Carolina in the ACC Championship semifinal against second-seeded and seventh-ranked Clemson on Thursday in Cary.
The Golden Bears arrived in the Tar Heel State two days ahead of their ACC Championship first-round, 2-1 win at then-No. 14 North Carolina on Nov. 6 and remained there through their 2-0 quarterfinal victory at then-No. 2 Duke on Sunday. If the Bears upset the Tigers, they would play the winner of the Virginia-Wake Forest semifinal in the championship game Sunday, which would mark their 14th day in the state.
[VB] Cal Welcomes Virginia Tech, Virginia To Haas Pavilion
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/volleyball-cal-welcomes-virginia-tech-virginia-to-haas-pavilion.aspx
California volleyball will close out its four-match homestand this week, hosting Virginia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. PT and Virginia on Friday at 7 p.m. This will be the Golden Bears' (11-15, 3-11 ACC) first-ever meeting with the Hokies (7-17, 1-13) and just its second with the Cavaliers (19-6, 9-5). Both matches are set to broadcast on ACCNX.
[WSWIM] Stadden Named ACC Women's Co-Swimmer Of The Week
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/womens-swimming-diving-stadden-named-acc-womens-co-swimmer-of-the-week.aspx
California graduate student Isabelle Stadden has been named the ACC Women's Co-Swimmer of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Stadden registered a pair of individual victories and was part of two relay wins during the No. 8 Golden Bears' tri-meet against No. 4 Stanford and No. 18 Arizona State last week. She swept the individual backstroke events, winning the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 51.33 and 200 back with a mark of 1:51.38. Stadden also led off Cal's winning 200 medley relay team and helped the Bears' 200 freestyle relay squad also notch a victory.
[WTEN] Bears Claim 4 Qualifiers For NCAA Tennis
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/womens-tennis-bears-claim-4-qualifiers-for-ncaa-tennis.aspx
The California women's tennis team is sending three Golden Bears to the NCAA Singles Championship and one duo to the NCAA Doubles Championship next week, with the Bears matching their number of individual postseason qualifiers from last season.
The NCAA released its fields for the 64-player singles tournament and the 32-team doubles championship Monday, and Cal is tied with several teams for the most singles qualifiers. The Bears' overall total of four qualifiers is right behind the leaders – North Carolina, UCLA and Virginia – which have five each.
[WBB] Cal Heads To Gonzaga
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/womens-basketball-cal-heads-to-gonzaga.aspx
The California women's basketball team looks to extend its unblemished 3-0 record when it heads north to take on Gonzaga at the McCarthy Athletics Center on Thursday at 6 p.m. PT. This game marks just the second all-time meeting between the two programs and will serve as a rematch of last year's contest that the then-No. 23 Zags (1-1) won 78-70 in overtime at Haas Pavilion.
[MTEN] Cal Sends Most Qualifiers In Nation To NCAA Tennis
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/mens-tennis-cal-sends-most-qualifiers-in-nation-to-ncaa-tennis.aspx
The unveiling of the fields for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships confirmed that the California men's tennis team has produced more individual qualifiers than any other men's or women's tennis program in the nation. The Golden Bears boast six entrants – four for the 64-player singles field and two pairs for the 32-team doubles field.
[MSWIM] Thai Tabbed ACC Men’s Diver Of The Week
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/mens-swimming-diving-thai-tabbed-acc-mens-diver-of-the-week.aspx
Junior diver Joshua Thai has been tabbed the Atlantic Coast Conference's Men's Diver of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
Thai made his season debut in the tri-meet double dual against No. 6 Arizona State and No. 9 Stanford last week at ASU, where he earned first and third-place finishes.
[MBB] Bears To Battle Vanderbilt
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/mens-basketball-bears-to-battle-vanderbilt.aspx
The California men's basketball team will play its first road game of the season when it takes on Vanderbilt in Nashville on Wednesday night. Tipoff from Memorial Gymnasium is set for 5 p.m. PT/7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.
Cal is off to its first 2-0 start since the 2019-20 season, having bested CSU Bakersfield and Cal Poly by a combined 31 points during the opening week of the season. Wednesday's power-conference matchup between the Golden Bears (2-0) and the Commodores (2-0) is the first between the two schools.
[FB] Nohl Williams Named Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalist
https://calbears.com/news/2024/11/12/football-nohl-williams-named-chuck-bednarik-award-semifinalist.aspx
California senior defensive back Nohl Williams has been named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Tuesday.
Williams is one of 20 semifinalists representing five conferences and one independent university.
📣 Go Bears! 🐻
As always, THIS is the correct answer.
It’s time again for Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts.
Can you name the only California head coach besides Andy Smith to coach the Golden Bears for more than one year and never have a losing season If you said Bill Ingram (1931-1934) move to the head of the class. Navy Bill is one of the lesser known of Cal head coaches, following as he did Andy Smith and Nibs Price and preceding Stub Allison and Pappy Waldorf. But Ingram was no slouch. His first Bear team in 1931 went 8-2 and won the Big Game for the first time since 1923. His second team went 7-3-2, a slight dip, his third 6-3-2, roughly the same, but in his final season the Bears finished at .500, 6-6. Actually Ingram was 6-4 in 1934 but realizing that he was about to be canned (in the days when mediocrity was not acceptable for a Golden Bear football coach), he resigned before a season-ending trip to Hawaii where the Bears lost two games. Ingram gained infamy in 1934 when he organized his players to act as strikebreakers during that year’s West Coast waterfront strike. Navy Bill earned his moniker for his stints as a player and head coach at Navy. In the latter role he led the Midshipman to the1926 national title (at least as recognized by two groups). In his playing days he once tallied the remarkable total of 162 points in single season. Earlier in his career Ingram had coached a Pacific Fleet team that gave Andy Smith’s powerful 1921 squad all it could handle before succumbing, 21-10. California was Ingram’s last coaching stop. He died of natural causes in 1943 while serving as a major in the Marines.
Oski Disciple’s Bear Facts appears Tuesday through Thursday on the DBD throughout the 2024 college football season. This feature is sponsored by the Papacy — you’re forgiven.
As I was reading, I was going to ask why he was Navy Bill. It's like you read my mind.
James Whipple went 8-0 in 1902 and 6-1-2 in 1903.
I only cover football from 1915 when the permanent switch was made from rugby. I guess I haven't always made that clear. Plus I specified coaches who'd been at the job for more than one season.