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June 1
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Three Beauties of the Present Dayis anishiki-ecolour woodblock print fromc. 1792–93by Japaneseukiyo-eartistKitagawa Utamaro.The triangular composition depicts the busts of three celebrity beauties of the time:geishaTomimoto Toyohina, andteahousewaitresses Naniwa Kita and Takashima Hisa. Each figure in the work is adorned with an identifyingfamily crest.The portraits are idealized, and though at first glance their faces seem similar, subtle differences in their features and expressions can be detected. The luxurious print, made with multiple woodblocks, was published byTsutaya Jūzaburōand is believed to have been quite popular. Painting:Kitagawa Utamaro
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June 2
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A promotional poster forShelter,a survival video game developed by Might and Delight forWindowsandMacreleased on 28 August 2013. In the game, players control a motherbadgerwho must protect and feed her cubs while travelling from their burrow to a new one. The game has received positive reviews for its graphics and sound, as well as the emotional impact that it evoked. Reviewers gave mixed reactions regarding the game's difficulty and length. Poster: Might and Delight
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June 3
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An interior view of theHagia Sophiain 1852, when it was known as the Ayasofya Mosque. The building was originally constructed as a mainEastern Orthodoxchurch and served in this role from 537 AD until thefall of Constantinoplein 1453 (except between 1204 and 1261 when it was converted by theFourth Crusadersto aRoman Catholiccathedral). When theOttoman TurksunderMehmed IIconquered Constantinople, the Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque and Christian relics and art were either removed or plastered over. It remained a mosque for almost 500 years, before being converted into a museum between 1931 and 1935. Famous in particular for its massivedome,it is considered the epitome ofByzantine architectureand influenced the design of numerous mosques in what is nowIstanbul. Artwork:Gaspare Fossati;lithograph:Louis Haghe;restoration:Adam Cuerden
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June 4
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TheMalaysian plover(Charadrius peronii) is a smallwaderthat nests on beaches andsalt flatsinSoutheast Asia.It is classified as near-threatened, a situation attributed to increased human use of important beach habitats. Photograph:JJ Harrison
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June 5
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ThePanorpidaeare a family ofscorpionflies.This family contains more than 350 species. These insects, which average 9–25 mm long, have four membranous wings and threadlike antennae. Their elongated faces terminate with jaws that are used to feed on dead and dying insects, nectar, and rotting fruit. While in larval form, they scavenge by consuming dead insects on the ground. Pictured here is aPanorpa alpinamale. Photograph:Luc Viatour
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June 6
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TheHammer projectionis amap projectiondescribed by Ernst Hammer in 1892. It uses the same 2:1 elliptical outer shape as theMollweide projection.Both projections are equal-area, but by depicting parallels of latitude as curved lines rather than straight, Hammer reduced distortion toward the outer limbs, where it is extreme in the Mollweide. Map:Strebe,using Geocart
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June 7
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Sunflowersare twoseriesofstill lifepaintings by theDutchpainterVincent van Gogh.The earlier series, executed inParisin 1887, depicts the flowers lying on the ground. The second set, executed a year later inArles,shows bouquets of sunflowers in a vase. Depicted here is the version held at theVan Gogh MuseuminAmsterdam. Painting:Vincent Van Gogh
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June 8
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David Dixon Porter(1813–1891) was the secondU.S. Navyofficer to attain the rank of admiral. Porter joined the Navy at age ten under his father,David.During theAmerican Civil War,Porter was involved in actions atFort Pickens,New Orleans,Vicksburg,Red River,andFort Fisher,rising to the rank of rear admiral. After the war, Porter became the Superintendent of theU.S. Naval Academyand initiated reforms in the curriculum. He was promoted to admiral after the death ofDavid Farragut. Photograph:Mathew Brady;restoration:Adam Cuerden
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June 9
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Westward Ho!is an 1855 Britishhistorical novelbyCharles Kingsley,set in theElizabethan eraand written in a mockElizabethantone. It follows the adventures of Amyas Leigh, who sets sail withFrancis Drakeand otherprivateersto theCaribbean,where they battle with theSpanish.Originally targeted at adults,Westward Ho!was deemed suitable for children due to its mixture of patriotism, sentiment and romance, and became a firm favourite ofchildren's literatureduring the 19th century. In the 21st century it has become less popular because of itsanti-Catholicismand itsracistattitudes towardsindigenous peoples. Shown here is the cover to the 1899Frederick Warne & Coedition of the novel. Illustration: Walter Sydney Stacey; restoration:Adam Cuerden
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Westward Ho!is an 1855 Britishhistorical novelbyCharles Kingsley,set in theElizabethan eraand written in a mockElizabethantone. It follows the adventures of Amyas Leigh, who sets sail withFrancis Drakeand otherprivateersto theCaribbean,where they battle with theSpanish.Originally targeted at adults,Westward Ho!was deemed suitable for children due to its mixture of patriotism, sentiment and romance, and became a firm favourite ofchildren's literatureduring the 19th century. In the 21st century it has become less popular because of itsanti-Catholicismand itsracistattitudes towardsindigenous peoples. Shown here is thefrontispieceto the 1899Frederick Warne & Coedition of the novel. Illustration: Walter Sydney Stacey; restoration:Adam Cuerden
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June 10
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Abetafiteoctahedron collected in Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. Betafite, a mineral group in thepyrochloresupergroup, typically occurs as a primary mineral ingranitepegmatites,and rarely incarbonatites.Though there is no applicable use for the accepted betafite species, it is an importantoreofthorium,uranium,andniobium. Photograph:Heinrich Pniok
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June 11
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Corpus Christi Collegeis one of theconstituent collegesof theUniversity of Oxfordin the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 12th oldest college in Oxford, with afinancial endowmentof £112.6m as of 2015. Corpus Christi has a reputation for specializing inClassics,due to the emphasis placed upon this subject since the college's founding. The college was heavily involved in the translation of theKing James Bible. The pillar sundial in the main quadrangle, shown here, is known as the Pelican Sundial. It was erected in 1581 by Charles Turnbull. Photograph:Andrew Shiva
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June 12
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Thewhimbrel(Numenius phaeopus) is awaderin the large familyScolopacidae.One of the most widespread of thecurlews,thismigratoryspecies winters on coasts in Africa, South America, south Asia into Australasia and southern North America. It is also a coastal bird during migration. It is fairly gregarious outside the breeding season. Photograph:Andreas Trepte
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June 13
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TheNice tramwaycrossingPlace Garibaldi,Nice,where it lowers itspantographand is powered by batteries. This 8.7-kilometre (5.4 mi), single-linetramwayis operated byVeolia Transdev.It opened on 24 November 2007, replacing bus lines 1, 2, 5 and 18. Photograph:Myrabella
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June 14
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During theBattle of Seven Pines,part of thePeninsula Campaignof theAmerican Civil War,Confederatetroops under GeneralJoseph E. Johnstonattempted to overwhelm twoUnioncorps. These corps, located south of the swollenChickahominy River,appeared isolated as most bridges across the river were out. Upon hearing the sounds of battle, Union Maj. Gen.Edwin V. SumnerofII Corpsordered a division, under Maj. Gen.John Sedgwick,to cross the Grapevine Bridge. Though unstable in the raging river, the bridge held long enough for Sedgwick's men to successfully cross and help fight away the Confederate forces. Painting: William McIlvaine; restoration:Adam Cuerden
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June 15
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Theflying gurnardis a fish oftropicalto warm temperate waters on both sides of theAtlantic Ocean.When excited, it spreads its "wings", semi-transparent appendages tipped with a phosphorescent bright blue coloration which are used to frighten predators. Photograph:Beckmannjan
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June 16
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Emily Batty(b. 1988) is a Canadian cross-countrymountain biker.She began her career in 1999, and by 2001 she had raced in the Canada Cup Series. Batty is the currentPan American Gameschampion and was the silver medalist at the2014 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Adam Morka; edit:Keraunoscopia
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June 17
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Delftsevaart is a canal in the city ofRotterdamin the Netherlands. It is seen here on aphotochromprint released around 1900. During World War II, this area of the city was destroyed in the 1940Rotterdam Blitz,but theSt. Lawrence Church,visible in the background, survived the war. Photochrom:Detroit Publishing Company;restoration:Adam Cuerden
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June 18
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Charles I in Three Positionsis an oil painting ofCharles I of Englandby Flemish artistAnthony Van Dyck.It depicts the King from three viewpoints: left full profile, face on, and right three quarter profile. Painted in 1635 or 1636, it was sent toRomein 1636 to be used as a reference work for the Italian sculptorGian Lorenzo Bernini's marblebust of Charles I.Widely copied, the original stayed with Bernini and his heirs untilc.1802, when it was sold to British art dealerWilliam Buchananand returned to England. The painting was acquired for theRoyal Collectionin 1822, and is usually displayed atWindsor Castle. Painting:Anthony van Dyck
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June 19
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Pembroke Collegeis one of theconstituent collegesof theUniversity of OxfordinEngland.Located inPembroke Square,the college was founded in 1624 byKing James,and was named afterWilliam Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke.As of 2011, Pembroke had an estimatedfinancial endowmentof £55.6 million and offered the study of almost all the courses offered by the university. The current Master of the college isLynne Brindley. Photograph:Andrew Shiva
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June 20
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TheWonderSwanis ahandheld game consolereleased exclusively inJapanbyBandaiin 1999. Developed byGunpei Yokoi's company Koto Laboratory and Bandai, the WonderSwan was powered by a 16-bitcentral processing unitand took advantage of a low price point and long battery life in comparison to its competition. The system featured numerous first-party titles based on licensedanimeproperties, as well as significant third-party support fromSquare,Namco,andTaito.The WonderSwan and its two later models, the WonderSwan Color and SwanCrystal, were officially supported until being discontinued in 2003, after being marginalized by Nintendo'sGame Boy Advance.In all its variations, the system sold an estimated 3.5 million units. Pictured here is the original WonderSwan, released in 1999. It had a monochromatic screen and was available in nine casing colors. Photograph:Evan Amos
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TheWonderSwanis ahandheld game consolereleased exclusively inJapanbyBandaiin 1999. Developed byGunpei Yokoi's company Koto Laboratory and Bandai, the WonderSwan was powered by a 16-bitcentral processing unitand took advantage of a low price point and long battery life in comparison to its competition. The system featured numerous first-party titles based on licensedanimeproperties, as well as significant third-party support fromSquare,Namco,andTaito.The WonderSwan and its two later models, the WonderSwan Color and SwanCrystal, were officially supported until being discontinued in 2003, after being marginalized by Nintendo'sGame Boy Advance.In all its variations, the system sold an estimated 3.5 million units. Pictured here is the WonderSwan Color, released in 2000. It had a color screen and was available in five casing colors. Photograph:Evan Amos
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TheWonderSwanis ahandheld game consolereleased exclusively inJapanbyBandaiin 1999. Developed byGunpei Yokoi's company Koto Laboratory and Bandai, the WonderSwan was powered by a 16-bitcentral processing unitand took advantage of a low price point and long battery life in comparison to its competition. The system featured numerous first-party titles based on licensedanimeproperties, as well as significant third-party support fromSquare,Namco,andTaito.The WonderSwan and its two later models, the WonderSwan Color and SwanCrystal, were officially supported until being discontinued in 2003, after being marginalized by Nintendo'sGame Boy Advance.In all its variations, the system sold an estimated 3.5 million units. Pictured here is the SwanCrystal, released in 2002. It had an improved color LCD screen and was available in four casing colors. Photograph:Evan Amos
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June 21
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Dracois aconstellationin the far northern sky. Its name isLatinfordragon.It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomerPtolemyand remains one of the 88 modern constellations today. Draco iscircumpolarand can thus be seen all year from northern latitudes. This illustration comes fromUrania's Mirror,a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards first published in November 1824. Shown beneath Draco isUrsa Minor. Lithograph:Sidney Hall;restoration:Adam Cuerden
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June 22
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A lithograph byThaddeus Mortimer Fowlershowing the town ofNew Kensington, Pennsylvania,in 1896. Originally part of Burrell (and laterLower Burrell) Township, the city of New Kensington was founded in 1891. During the public sale held on June 10, 1891, thousands of people came to the area, including a number of investors, including the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, which later becameAlcoa.The city continued to grow and, as of 2010, New Kensington has a population of 13,116. Lithograph:Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler;restoration:Adam Cuerden
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June 23
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Astreaked spiderhunter(Arachnothera magna) on a banana inflorescence inKaeng Krachan National Park,Phetchaburi,Thailand. This species, which is similar in size to asparrow,can be found in subtropical or tropical moistforests(both lowland andmontane) in much of South and Southeast Asia. The streaked spiderhunter feeds on the nectar of flowers such as the wild banana blossom. Photograph:JJ Harrison
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June 24
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Blenduk Church,formally the Immanuel Protestant Church of Western Indonesia, is aProtestantchurch inSemarang,Central Java,Indonesia. Established in 1753, it is the oldest church in the province. The current building dates back to 1787; the towers and dome were added in 1894. Photograph:Chris Woodrich
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June 25
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Fernanda Lima(b. 1977) is a Brazilian actress, model, businesswoman, journalist, and television host. Following a short career in film andtelenovelas,she established herself in popular culture as the host of a variety of shows onMTV Brasil,Rede TV!,andGlobo TV.In 2014, she was contracted byFIFAto be themuseof theWorld Cupand of theBallon d'Or. Photograph: Alex Carvalho
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June 26
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An Interior,a drawing byMary Ellen Best(c.1838). Best (1809–1891) was a British artist, active mostly in the 1830s, who worked predominantly withwatercolours.Unlike many of her contemporaries, she was interested in portraying domestic life in her works, including families at tables, kitchens, and domestic workers. Among her estimated 1,500 paintings are a number ofinterior portraitssuch as this; she is known to have painted, among other subjects, images of the drawing room, dining room, and common room of her home in Castle Gate,York. Drawing:Mary Ellen Best
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June 27
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Marcus C. Lisle(1862–1894) was an American lawyer, judge and politician from Kentucky who served as member of the United States House of Representatives from 1893 until his death the following year. Illustration:Bureau of Engraving and Printing;restoration:Andrew Shiva
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June 28
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The Fringes of the Fleetis a booklet written in 1915 byRudyard Kipling.It contains essays and poems about nautical subjects in World War I. Lyrics from poems in this booklet were used for a song-cycle of the same name written in 1917, with music by the English composerEdward Elgarand lyrics. This song cycle was first recorded by Elgar on 4 July 1917, with singersCharles Mott,Frederick Henry, Frederick Stewart and Harry Barratt. Illustration: Anonymous; restoration:Adam Cuerden
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June 29
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Hip, Hip, Hurrah!is an oil painting on canvas by the Norwegian-Danish painterPeder Severin Krøyer.Completed between 1884 and 1888 in the style of the FrenchImpressionistsandNaturalists,it shows theSkagen Paintersduring a party atMichael Ancher's house. It is presently in theGothenburg Museum of Art,having been donated by the art collectorPontus Fürstenberg. Painting:Peder Severin Krøyer
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June 30
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Dustforceis a 2012platform video gamedeveloped by Hitbox Team. In it, the player controls one of four janitors who are using acrobatic skills in an attempt to sweep away the dust and filth corrupting the world. The player's performance is ranked based on time and completion, and access to certain levels requires near-perfect runs of earlier levels.Dustforcewas generally well received by critics, who praised its demanding gameplay, online leaderboard features, graphics, and soundtrack. Video: Hitbox Team, with music by Lifeformed
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