The Scout Report: The Art Manuals Unwrapped Podcast and Weather Puppy Smartphone App
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THE ART MANUALS UNWRAPPED PODCAST
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Art Manuals Unwrapped is a podcast that currently features 8 episodes recorded during 2020. Hosts Iyabo Oba and Priscilla Wrightson "unpack the ideas and thoughts of different art manual creators and their unique contributions to the Western European art scene," concentrating on the methods artists and art instructors have used to teach people how to draw and paint. For example, Episode 5 is about Flemish physician and anatomist Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), who created the art manual De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the Fabric of the Human Body). In Episode 7, listeners can learn about J.D. Harding (1798-1863), a British artist who gave lessons to the famous art critic John Ruskin and created the manual Elementary Art; Or, The Use of the Lead Pencil Advocated and Explained. Images selected from the manuals are on view on the Art Manuals Unwrapped Instagram (@artmanualsunwrapped). [DS]
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WEATHER PUPPY
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Readers who find their typical weather forecasts overly dry and insufficiently cute should check out the Weather Puppy smartphone app, which pairs forecasts from Weather Underground with weather-themed background pictures of puppies and dogs. The weather data presented include current conditions, hourly forecasts, and 10-day forecasts. Two image themes are included with the free version of the app, each featuring dogs reacting to the reported weather conditions by, for example, playing outside when it is sunny or hiding inside when it is raining. Additional image themes are available for purchase, many of which were provided by animal shelters that have partnered with Weather Puppy and who receive proceeds from the app. The app also features ads and announcements from partner animal shelters. Weather Puppy is available for both Apple and Android devices. [CRH]
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