![]() ![]() ![]() Working against an impossible deadline, he begins his feverish carving. Living at the foot of his misshapen block of marble, Michelangelo struggles until the stone finally begins to speak. Even though his impoverished family shuns him for being an artist, he is desperate to support them. Michelangelo is a virtual unknown when he returns to Florence and wins the commission to carve what will become one of the most famous sculptures of all time: David. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. ![]() From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. empathy into the minds and souls of two Renaissance masters, creating a stunning art history thriller. In her brilliant debut, Storey brings early 16th-century Florence alive, entering with extraordinary. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Oy, when all of these mensches on Goodreads told me that Cardeno C. Mazel tov, Cardeno C.! The final book in the Home series was a bit hit with me! They are independent and can be read in any order. Walk With Me is set in the Home series where the books are linked by theme or world. When Seth finds himself longing for what Eli had so easily offered, he has to decide whether he’s willing to veer from his safe life-plan to build a future with Eli. As their friendship deepens over the years, Seth watches Eli mature into a man he admires and respects. But he’s also drawn to the happy, funny, light-filled man. ![]() ![]() Professional, proper Seth is shocked by Eli’s brashness, overt sexuality, and easy defiance of societal norms. Not an easy feat when the same person occupies both roles. As a tenuous and then binding friendship forms between the two men, Eli must find a way to move past his unrequited love while still keeping his best friend in his life. Unfortunately, Seth Cohen barely remembers Eli and he resolutely shuts down all his advances. When Eli Block steps into his parents’ living room and sees his childhood crush sitting on the couch, he starts a shameless campaign to seduce the young rabbi. ![]() ![]() Mark: It’s something that I always wanted to do and it was through a mutual friend. Where did the initial project idea come from? VF’s Kelly Doherty sat down with Dunmore and Vessey to discuss the origins of the project and the enduring visual appeal of vinyl. Spanning genres such as soul, funk, disco, house and much more, the collection is a snapshot of the music that Dunmore has carried through the years. The latest print in Vessey’s ongoing photography series, Collections, captures the spirit of Dunmore’s extraordinary career from the dancefloor to the DJ booth, from record stores to meeting rooms and far beyond. ![]() How do you distil 40 years of music obsession into a single stack of records? That’s the question that faced former Defected Records CEO and Glitterbox head-honcho Simon Dunmore upon embarking on a journey with photographer Mark Vessey. ![]() Simon Dunmore and Mark Vessey discuss their collaboration on Simon, the latest print in Vessey’s ongoing Collections series. ![]() |