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Suillus spraguei, the painted suillus, is a species of fungus in the family Suillaceae. Its readily identifiable fruit bodies have caps that are dark red when fresh, dry to the touch, and covered with mats of hairs and scales that are separated by yellow cracks. On the underside of the cap are small, yellow, angular pores that become brownish as the mushroom ages. The stalk bears a grayish cottony ring, and is typically covered with soft hairs or scales. S. spraguei grows in symbiosis with roots of several pine species, particularly the eastern white pine. The fruit body grows on the ground, appearing from early summer to autumn. It is found in eastern Asia, northeastern North America, and Mexico throughout the range of the host tree. The mushroom is edible, although opinions about its quality vary. It bears a resemblance to several other Suillus species, including the closely related S. decipiens, although the species can be differentiated by variations in color and size. (Full article...)

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Alchon king with elongated skull

... that the kings of the Alchon Huns practiced artificial cranial deformation (pictured) to elongate their skulls?
... that one side of Euston Square may have "tried to bury the murderous memories attached thereto" by changing its name to Endsleigh Gardens?
... that Hilmar Hoffmann, who wanted "culture for all", initiated a 15-museum complex in Frankfurt, including the first independent Jewish museum in postwar Germany?
... that in May 2018, the 8,000th animal was photographed for The Photo Ark project, which aims to document all 12,000 species living in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries worldwide?
... that Marie-Guite Dufay was not elected president of the regional council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in the first round of voting, despite the left holding an absolute majority of seats?
... that in 1917, a soldier of Troop B, Washington Cavalry wrote home that France was a "strange but wonderful land"?
... that coached by Harendra Singh, India's field hockey teams won gold at the 2016 Men's Junior World Cup, gold at the 2017 Women's Asia Cup, and silver at the 2018 Men's Champions Trophy?
... that the Shadwell forgeries, crude 19th-century fake medieval artefacts, are now sought-after collectibles in their own right?

In the news

France national football team

An amphibious "duck boat" sinks in Table Rock Lake, United States, leaving 17 people dead.
In association football, the FIFA World Cup concludes with France (team pictured) defeating Croatia in the final.
At least 154 people are killed and more than 220 others are injured in multiple bombings in Mastung and Bannu, Pakistan.
Scientists announce the discovery of stone tools dating to 2.1 million years ago in Shangchen, China, the oldest evidence of hominins outside Africa.

On this day

July 23: Revolution Day in Egypt (1952)

Megawati Sukarnoputri

1829 – William Austin Burt was awarded a patent for the typographer, the first practical typewriting machine.
1860 – The trial in the Eastbourne manslaughter began, which became an important legal precedent in the United Kingdom for discussions of corporal punishment in schools.
1921 – The Communist Party of China was founded at the inaugural National Congress in Shanghai.
1968 – In Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., a two-day gun battle between police and a Black Power group began, which in turn sparked three days of rioting.
2001 – Megawati Sukarnoputri (pictured) became the first female president of Indonesia after the People's Consultative Assembly removed Abdurrahman Wahid.

John Day (d. 1584) · Vera Rubin (b. 1928) · Olivia Manning (d. 1980)

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Mark Romanek

American filmmaker Mark Romanek directed his first music video in 1986, for The The's "Sweet Bird of Truth". He earned his first MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction nomination for "Free Your Mind", performed by En Vogue, in 1993. In 1995, he directed the video for "Scream", set in space and performed by Michael and Janet Jackson, as well as the New Age surrealistic "Bedtime Story", performed by Madonna. They are two of the most expensive music videos ever made, costing $7 million and $5 million, respectively. "Scream" gained 11 nominations at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, including Romanek's second Best Direction nomination, and his first Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form. In 1997, he won his second Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form for "Got 'til It's Gone", performed by Janet Jackson, Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell. Romanek made his feature-film directorial debut with the 1986 comedy-drama feature Static, which was nominated for Grand Jury Prize at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival. (Full list...)

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A promotional flyer for the 1952 Indonesian film Pahit-Pahit Manis ("Bitter Sweet"). This romantic comedy, starring Titien Sumarni, Chatir Harro, Turino Djunaedy, and S. Poniman, follows a man named Ariffien as he attempts to woo his boss' daughter but falls for another woman. It was the last production of Banteng Film.

Flyer: Banteng Film; restoration: Chris Woodrich

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