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Freedom from Want is the third of theFour Freedoms, a series of fouroil paintings by American artistNorman Rockwell. The works were inspired by theFour Freedoms articulated in PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt's 1941State of the Union address. The painting was published in the March 6, 1943, issue ofThe Saturday Evening Post. It depicts a group of people gathered around a dinner table for a holiday meal, all of whom were friends and family of Rockwell; they were photographed individually and painted into the scene.Freedom from Want has become an iconic representation ofThanksgiving and family gatherings in general, and has had a wide array of adaptations and other uses. Popular then and now in the United States, it caused resentment in Europe where the masses were enduring wartime hardship. The work is highly regarded as an example of mastery of the challenges of painting in white on a white background and as one of Rockwell's most famous works. (Full article...)
TheAppaloosa is ahorse breed best known for its colorfulleopard-spotted coat pattern. It includes a wide range of body types because of the influence of multiple breeds of horses throughout its history. The color pattern of the Appaloosa is of great interest to those who studyequine coat color genetics, as it and several other physical characteristics are linked to theleopard complex mutation (LP). Artwork depicting prehistoric horses with leopard spotting existed incave paintings. TheNez Perce people of the United StatesPacific Northwest developed the original American breed. It is best known as astock horse used in a number ofwestern riding disciplines, but is also a versatile breed with representatives seen in many other types ofequestrian activity. The Nez Perce lost most of their horses after theNez Perce War in 1877. A small number of dedicated breeders preserved the Appaloosa as a distinct breed until the Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) was formed as the breed registry in 1938. (Full article...)
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KEXP-FM (90.3 FM) is a non-commercialradio station inSeattle, Washington, United States, specializing inindie music programmed by itsdisc jockeys. KEXP's studios are located at theSeattle Center, and the transmitter is in the city'sCapitol Hill neighborhood. The station is operated by thenon-profit entity Friends of KEXP, an affiliate of theUniversity of Washington. Since March 2024,KEXP-FM's programming has been rebroadcast overAlameda, California–licensedKEXC, which serves theSan Francisco Bay Area. As well as dailyvariety mix shows featuring mostlyalternative rock music, KEXP hosts weekly programs dedicated to other musical genres. Founded in 1972 as KCMU, the student-run station of the University of Washington, KEXP gained recognition for its influence on the regional music scene. It was the first station to airgrunge bands likeNirvana andSoundgarden in the late 1980s. In 2014, the university transferred theFCC license ofKEXP-FM to Friends of KEXP. (Full article...)
