Slavenka & Obi
Things that made me laugh today, and some that have intrigued me.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Dragon Breath, Eric Wert
From decadent bouquets that overflow from their vases to a pair of rain-speckled magnolia branches, the subjects of the Portland, Oregon-based artist’s oil paintings are portrayed in hyperrealistic detail.
Free Dirt, Jay Wilkinson
According to Wilkinson, we base much of who we are not on what actually happened but, rather, how we felt it happened.
See more images from “Free Dirt” here.
Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings
Study of a Dog, Joannes Fijt
This wonderfully gnarly hound by the master “animalier” Fijt shows the painter’s incredible skill at capturing this moving animal in all its doggy vitality. This particular dog was a recurring Fijt model, perhaps his pet.
A new show brings together historic sketches from Bruegel to Rubens and more, capturing fleeting snapshots of everyday 16th- and 17th-century life, read more.
Friday, March 22, 2024
The Most Beautiful Shots In Movie History
A compilation of “The Most Beautiful Shots In Movie History” was put together by The Solomon Society, an Ireland-based YouTube account.
Corgi warns a stuffed animal to back off
A corgi relaxing on a bed suddenly went into high alert when she noticed two shiny eyes staring at her from atop a shelf.
That's when she let out a low, breathy "woof," signaling to her human that a stranger was in their midst. And the stranger looked a lot like her, which made her even more suspicious.
"Who is this imposter?" says the caption in her TikTok video.
Study confirms dogs can understand the meaning of nouns
Dogs understand what certain words stand for, according to researchers who monitored the brain activity of willing pooches while they were shown balls, slippers, leashes and other highlights of the domestic canine world.
The finding suggests that the dog brain can reach beyond commands such as “sit” and “fetch”, and the frenzy-inducing “walkies”, to grasp the essence of nouns, or at least those that refer to items the animals care about.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
World Happiness Day 2024
As the world celebrates World Happiness Day on 20th March 2024, it’s no surprise that Finland was crowned as the happiest country in the world for the sixth time in a row.
With its unparalleled natural beauty, high quality of life, and a strong sense of community, Finland has once again claimed the spot as the happiest country in the world, bringing smiles to the faces of Finns and admirers worldwide.
The Finns place great importance on preserving the great outdoors and in Helsinki, sustainability plays a key role in the lives of Helsinkians.
The capital is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030 and was ranked the fourth most sustainable travel destination in 2023.
Young people becoming less happy than older generations, research shows
Dr Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, said allowing children to use social media was like giving them medicine that is not proven to be safe. He said the failure of governments to better regulate social media in recent years was “insane”.
Murthy spoke to the Guardian as new data revealed that young people across North America were now less happy than their elders, with the same “historic” shift expected to follow in western Europe.
Monday, March 18, 2024
Houston’s Fotofest biennial 2024: Critical Geography
This year’s central show, curated by Steven Evans, reveals the effects of social, cultural, ecological and political forces on places and communities.
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A silver-washed fritillary butterfly rests on a flower as the sun rises, Patrick Schwarzbach
Don’t Look Up
U.S. Has ‘No Evidence’ of Alien Technology
A new report from the United States Department of Defense found no evidence that the U.S. government has access to any extraterrestrial technology, refuting claims that the Pentagon has hidden recovered alien materials from the public and attempted to re-engineer alien spacecraft.
The Department of Defense’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) delivered the report to Congress last week. The 63-page document reviews government records related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP.
“AARO has found no evidence that any U.S. government investigation, academic-sponsored research or official review panel has confirmed that any sighting of a UAP represented extraterrestrial technology,” Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder says in a statement.
“All investigative efforts, at all levels of classification, concluded that most sightings were ordinary objects and phenomena and the result of misidentification.”
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