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Some in Italy are trying to stop what they consider ‘debasing’ use of the sculpture By Justin Klawans in The Week: A recent report in The Associated Press describes how
Continue readingThe Cultural Fight Over Michelangelo’s David
The Environmental Fine Art Landscape Photographer John Paul Caponigro continues to revisit an ongoing series he began in the late 1990s. Obsessed with color, the Resonance series “possesses my works’
The child hums as he carries, too late,his grandmother’s sugar-dusted lemon-glazed cake down the street to the neighbor who needs to be cheered,too late for the neighbor who’s stepped into
Nora McDonald at The Conversation: Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just
Continue readingWhat Social Media is Doing to Teenagers – New Study
Liz Wolfe at the Reason: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague is expected to issue a decision today on whether military arms suppliers bear culpability for how
Continue readingThe Genocide Question Plus College Protest Follow-Up
by Derek Neal in 3 Quarks Daily: There is a meme on the internet that you probably know, the one that goes, “Men will do x instead of going to
The giggle factor is finally history. Adam Frank at Aeon: After decades on the cultural margins, the question of life in the Universe beyond Earth is having its day in
Continue readingHow the Search For Aliens Went From Laughable to Scientific
Twelve (12) selected quotes that carry the word ‘way’ in them: —Curated by Irshad Salim
The coinage of the word simorgh has an interesting and profound story based on the mystical masterpiece, The Conference of the Birds, an epic Persian poem, the central theme of
I asked God if it was ok to be melodramaticand she says yesI asked her if it was ok to be shortand he said sure it isI asked her if
India not an autocracy, insists PM ModiAssassination plot on American soil reveals darker side of Modi’s India…Protests over separatist slogans allowed at Toronto event… Scotland’s Humza Yousaf quits. What’s next?
Continue readingAs the World Turns: Will Gen-Z Cancel America?
Back in the Summer of 2020, one of my random thoughts–shaken and stirred by the so-called Covid-19 virus–and accentuated by social media (like the humming of flocks of birds), was