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* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A small, Eurasian bird, with males having a bright yellow head and underparts, it was once extremely common, inspiring works by ], ] and ], amongst others. * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A small Eurasian bird, with males having a bright yellow head and underparts, it was once extremely common, inspiring works by ], ] and ], among others.
* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> An Indonesian filmmaker who worked in a variety of genres, but specialised in realist or semi-realist films, usually with an educational message buried therein. He later promoted traditional Indonesian art forms, and is credited with saving the '']'' theatre. * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> An Indonesian filmmaker who worked in a variety of genres, but specialised in realist or semi-realist films, usually with an educational message buried therein. He later promoted traditional Indonesian art forms, and is credited with saving the '']'' theatre.
* ''''']''''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> An edible ] (a type of mushroom) from the west coast of the United States and Mexico, it was only officially described as its own species in 1998, before then being thought to be part of ]. * ''''']''''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> An edible ] (a type of mushroom) from the west coast of the United States and Mexico, it was only officially described as its own species in 1998, before then being thought to be part of ].
* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> We are lucky to have some very good astronomy authors working on the eighty-eight constellations, mainly the ones of the southern sky at the moment. Caelum, the chisel, was introduced in the 1750s as part of the early efforts to divide up the newly-documented (by Europeans) southern sky into constellations, with many implements of industry, science, and art suddenly appearing in the heavens. * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> We are lucky to have some very good astronomy authors working on the eighty-eight constellations, mainly the ones of the southern sky at the moment. Caelum, the chisel, was introduced in the 1750s as part of the early efforts to divide up the newly documented (by Europeans) southern sky into constellations, with many implements of industry, science, and art suddenly appearing in the heavens.
* ''''']''''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A giant painting by Australian aboriginal artist ], considered "one of the most important 20th-century Australian paintings". It illustrates several "dreamings" (aboriginal legends), with the centre one telling the tale of Lungkata, the creator of the first ]. * ''''']''''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A giant painting by Australian aboriginal artist ], considered "one of the most important 20th-century Australian paintings". It illustrates several "dreamings" (aboriginal legends), with the centre one telling the tale of Lungkata, the creator of the first ].
* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> This is one of those chemical terms that everyone thinks they've understood after studying it, but, as it is meant to cover things that have properties between metals and nonmetals, actually can be used to cover large swaths more than generally understood by some authors at some times. The article does a good job at explaining this ambiguity. * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> This is one of those chemical terms that everyone thinks they've understood after studying it, but, as it is meant to cover things that have properties between metals and nonmetals, can actually be used to cover large swaths more than generally understood by some authors at some times. The article does a good job of explaining this ambiguity.
* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> An English music-hall singer, noted for his performance of the song "]" during the first World War, and for his portrayal of pantomime dames (a British Christmas tradition, related to the Victorian ], which includes a certain amount of crossdressed parts). * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> An English music-hall singer, noted for his performance of the song "]" during the first World War, and for his portrayal of pantomime dames (a British Christmas tradition, related to the Victorian ], which includes a number of crossdressed parts).
* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A port city in southern Thailand, founded in 1605, and destroyed in 1680, and the predecessor of the modern town of ]. Founded by a Persian, Dato Mogol, flourished during the reign of his son, who declared independence from the then-rulers of Thailand, the ], and was eventually crushed in the reign of Dato's grandson. * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A port city in southern Thailand, founded in 1605, and destroyed in 1680, and the predecessor of the modern town of ]. Founded by a Persian, Dato Mogol, flourished during the reign of his son, who declared independence from the then-rulers of Thailand, the ], and was eventually crushed in the reign of Dato's grandson.
* ''''']''''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A cycle of short comics by ] set around a New York tenement in the Bronx, this book is credited with popularizing the term "]". * ''''']''''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A cycle of short comics by ] set around a New York tenement in the Bronx, this book is credited with popularizing the term "]".
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* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> One of the ]'s three ] ]s, she was built in the ] between 1892 and 1894. She served in the ] of 1904–05, where she fought in the ], was damaged in the ], and sunk during the ] in December 1904. Raised by the Japanese and rechristened the ''Tango'' after the war, she fought in World War I against the Germans at the ]. She was sold back to the Russians in 1916, upon which time she was renamed the ''Chesma''. During the ] she was captured by the British and used as a ], was abandoned, recaptured by the Russians in 1919, and was finally scrapped in 1924. * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> One of the ]'s three ] ]s, she was built in the ] between 1892 and 1894. She served in the ] of 1904–05, where she fought in the ], was damaged in the ], and sunk during the ] in December 1904. Raised by the Japanese and rechristened the ''Tango'' after the war, she fought in World War I against the Germans at the ]. She was sold back to the Russians in 1916, upon which time she was renamed the ''Chesma''. During the ] she was captured by the British and used as a ], was abandoned, recaptured by the Russians in 1919, and was finally scrapped in 1924.
* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> In the early 9th century, England was divided into several kingdoms, but these were almost all destroyed by the Vikings, and by the end of the century, Wessex was dominant under ]. Æthelred cooperated with Alfred in fighting the Vikings, and accepted his lordship, an important step towards the unification of England in the 10th century. * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> In the early 9th century, England was divided into several kingdoms, but these were almost all destroyed by the Vikings, and by the end of the century, Wessex was dominant under ]. Æthelred cooperated with Alfred in fighting the Vikings, and accepted his lordship, an important step towards the unification of England in the 10th century.
* ''''']''''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A pioneering ]i film from 1955 which tells the tale of a family lliving in poverty, the problems caused by this, and the small joys snatched anyway. Shot on a limited budget with amateur actors, it premièred at New York's ] and met with an enthusiastic reception in ]. It won an award at the 1956 ], and is considered a classic, appearing on numerous "best films" lists. * ''''']''''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> A pioneering ]i film from 1955 which tells the tale of a family living in poverty, the problems caused by this, and the small joys snatched anyway. Shot on a limited budget with amateur actors, it premièred at New York's ] and met with an enthusiastic reception in ]. It won an award at the 1956 ], and is considered a classic, appearing on numerous "best films" lists.


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]'' by ] is a beautiful reproduction of the artwork at ridiculous resolution.|305px]] ]'' by ] is a beautiful reproduction of the artwork at ridiculous resolution.|305px]]
], an early-19th century Yorkshire painter of domestic life.]] ], an early-19th-century Yorkshire painter of domestic life.]]
* ''']''' <small>''(created by ], ] by ])''</small> One of the ], and a ], the ] is considered one of the best expressions of 19th-century Romanticism in architecture in the world. Based around a ruin destroyed in the ], it was rebuilt between 1842 and 1854 at the desire of ], who had become interested in the site and acquired the land before ascending the throne. The king requested vault arches, and mediæval, and Islamic elements to be incorporated into the design, and himself designed the ornate window on the main façade. * ''']''' <small>''(created by ], ] by ])''</small> One of the ], and a ], the ] is considered one of the best expressions of 19th-century Romanticism in architecture in the world. Based around a ruin destroyed in the ], it was rebuilt between 1842 and 1854 at the desire of ], who had become interested in the site and acquired the land before ascending the throne. The king requested vault arches, and mediæval, and Islamic elements to be incorporated into the design, and himself designed the ornate window on the main façade.
* Currencies of the ''']''', ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', and the ''']''' <small>''(from the ] of the ]; prepared and ] by ])''</small> A set, one from each colony, of ] from the ] of the ]. * Currencies of the ''']''', ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', the ''']''', and the ''']''' <small>''(from the ] of the ]; prepared and ] by ])''</small> A set, one from each colony, of ] from the ] of the ].
* ''''']''''' <small>''(created by ], ] by ])''</small> A beautiful, high-resolution scan of a painting by Manet considered, at the time, surprisingly conservative for him: there is no ], nor any reason for it to ]. '']'' depicts Manet's friends, the Guillemets, in the conservatory of the house at 70 Rue d'Amsterdam that Manet was then using as a studio. The detachment that defines the painting - husband separated from wife; foreground from background; viewer from the painting's subjects - forms the major focus of modern interpretations of the work. * ''''']''''' <small>''(created by ], ] by ])''</small> A beautiful, high-resolution scan of a painting by Manet considered, at the time, surprisingly conservative for him: there is no ], nor any reason for it to ]. '']'' depicts Manet's friends, the Guillemets, in the conservatory of the house at 70 Rue d'Amsterdam that Manet was then using as a studio. The detachment that defines the painting - husband separated from wife; foreground from background; viewer from the painting's subjects - forms the major focus of modern interpretations of the work.
* ''''']''''' <small>''(created by ], ] by ])''</small> ] (1809 – 1891) was a female painter noted for her detailed watercolour depictions of domestic life and interiors, and serves as a very useful documentation of Yorkshire life at the time. This painting shows a room that has been converted into a study, a simple scene, but beautifully realised. * ''''']''''' <small>''(created by ], ] by ])''</small> ] (1809–1891) was a female painter noted for her detailed watercolour depictions of domestic life and interiors, that serve as very useful documentation of Yorkshire life at the time. This painting shows a room that has been converted into a study, a simple scene, but beautifully realised.


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One ] was promoted this week. One ] was promoted this week.
* ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> Not only are all seven of acclaimed African-American author and poet ]'s autobiographies the subject of a featured article, but an article on ] is also featured, and her ] is a featured list. Impressive work! * ''']''' <small>''(] by ])''</small> Not only are all seven of acclaimed African-American author and poet ]'s autobiographies the subject of featured articles, but an article on ] is also featured, and her ] is a featured list. Impressive work!
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This Signpost "Featured content" report covers material promoted from 11 May through 17 May.

Featured articles

Thirteen featured articles were promoted this week.

Beethoven's Piano Concerto 4, Mvt. 1

The opening notes of Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto may be based off of the song of the yellowhammer, the subject of a featured article.
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Morchella rufobrunnea, the blushing morel, an edible fungus from the western United States.
The constellation Grus, seen here (in the upper left) in its first appearance in a celestial atlas.
The Russian battleship Poltava

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In the Conservatory by Édouard Manet is a beautiful reproduction of the artwork at ridiculous resolution.
"An Interior" by Mary Ellen Best, an early-19th-century Yorkshire painter of domestic life.

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    These comments are automatically transcluded from this article's talk page. To follow comments, add the page to your watchlist. If your comment has not appeared here, you can try purging the cache.This is a really, really good piece. Nice work, Adam. Ed  01:45, 24 May 2014 (UTC)
    Thank you! I do try! Adam Cuerden 02:01, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

    The image of a yellowhammer accompanies a sound file labelled "Beethoven's Piano Concerto"? Something's messed up. OhanaUnited 20:00, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

    Read the text below it. I haven't heard the Yellowhammer's call, so can't say, but it's a featured article, so I presume it's right. Adam Cuerden 23:12, 25 May 2014 (UTC)
    "The opening notes of Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto may be based on the song of the yellowhammer." :-) Ed  17:59, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
    Oh, March 1776. Still, we were fighting the British at the time.— Vchimpanzee · talk · contributions · 20:25, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
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