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Game of Thrones and Medieval (Unpleasant)
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Game of Thrones and Medieval (Unpleasant)

Severe violence, sexism and misogyny in some of the throne series, Song of Ice and Fire, and some of them in the Throne Games series, awaken some viewers who sometimes find these scenes unnecessary. Martin has also been accused of male chauvinism for his frequent involvement in sexual violence. Martin defended himself against these allegations by saying that he was a “feminist and that he had done nothing but revitalize the forms of sexuality typical for the Middle Ages in his novels.

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Louvre Museum employees at strike
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Louvre Museum employees at strike

The Louvre Museum in Paris, closed its doors on May 27th, turning thousands of visitors away, as security personnel went on strike. The Sud Culture Solidaires union, which is affiliated with the staff, said that the museum reached a record with a total of 10.2 million visitors last year and was “drowned altında under the influx of visitors. “The number of visitors has increased by more than 20% since 2009, but the Museum has not expanded,” the statement said.

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Let's take a tour of the Underwater Sculpture Museum in Mexico
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Let’s take a tour of the Underwater Sculpture Museum in Mexico

M.U.S.A. (Museo Subacuático de Arte) is one of the largest and most ambitious underwater art attractions in the world. Located near the island of Isla Mujeres and the coast of Punta Nizuc in Cancún, the museum features over 500 permanent life-size sculptures created by Jason deCaires Taylor. Let’s take a tour of this interesting museum.

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Let's talk about Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
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Let’s talk about Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

Everyone knows that staring at a woman’s cleavage is disrespectful. But in the case of Édouard Manet’s famous portrayal of a Parisian cabaret, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), our objectifying gaze has been deliberately orchestrated by the artist to nestle on a detail carefully positioned at the bosom of the barmaid. Here, Manet has planted in plain sight an underappreciated floral flourish that unlocks the power of one of the most intriguing and poignant paintings in all of modern art.

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