Yikes! I just discovered there was a terrible delay in download times since my last major edits a few weeks ago! I traced the problem to a new plugin used to display random images on my home page (one each time you reload the page). I have deactivated and replaced that plugin, and all is well again. Sorry for the delays!!!

Image: Edward Munch’s “The Scream”
Oil, tempera, and pastel on cardboard
91 cm × 73.5 cm, 1893
(in the public domain in the United States)