Photo by Alexander Stepanenko.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Kramatorsk, Ukraine
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A soldier kisses her husband as they meet at a railway station close to the frontline in the Donetsk region. Photograph: Libkos/AP
Father of 'anti-war' girl arrested on run in Minsk
A man sentenced to jail in Russia after his daughter drew an "anti-war" picture has been caught in Belarus, after seemingly fleeing the country. Alexei Moskalev was given a two-year jail sentence in absentia on Tuesday for discrediting the army.
He came to the attention of authorities last year - after, he said, a school reported the drawing to police.
A lawyer said he was probably caught in Minsk after switching on his mobile phone, which revealed his location.
Holme Valley from a Bird’s-Eye View, Lisa Stubbs
Artist Lisa Stubbs is in the midst of a 100-day project that both explores unusual printmaking materials and recalls the topographical allure of her hometown.
After decades of searching for “einstein tile”—an elusive shape that would never repeat—researchers say they have finally identified one.
From bathroom floors to honeycombs or even groups of cells, tilings surround us. These patterns cover a space without overlapping or leaving any gaps. Like a rug filled with diamond shapes, where each section looks the same as the one next to it, every tiling ever recorded has eventually repeated itself—until now. The 13-sided figure is the first that can fill an infinite surface with a pattern that is always original. Repeating patterns have translational symmetry, meaning you can shift one part of the pattern and it will overlap perfectly with another part, without being rotated or reflected.
The shape described in a new paper does not have translational symmetry—each section of its tiling looks different from every part that comes before it.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
When I leave, give me no flowers.
Shanghai-based photographer Guanling Chen explores themes of love, loss, vulnerability, and the romance of human relationships in her series, “When I leave, give me flowers.”
The New Big 5 Project
Photo: Karine Aigner / New Big 5
In 2020, photographer Graeme Green launched The New Big 5, a project to highlight endangered species around the globe.
He involved hundreds of photographers, who used their skills to tell the stories of these vulnerable animals.
The New Big 5: A Global Photography Project for Endangered Wildlife is a book with 226 stunning animal portraits.
It also contains texts and essays from renowned scientists and conservationists like Jane Goodall.
Winners of the 20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest
From Norway to Nepal, this year’s winning images span the globe to capture the extraordinary, see more.
A second chance
Rain is fed every four hours and requires regular physical contact with Pariguana-Garriazo, her primary carer. Over the next few months, she will be gradually introduced to solid food and to other spider monkeys and her contact with humans will dwindle.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
African Studies, Edward Burtynsky
This growth, along with international competition for access and power on the continent, has widespread economic, environmental, and governmental impacts, which Burtynsky explores through the series.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Pierre Földes
The seductively quirky sad-serious tone of Haruki Murakami is evident as a constellation of characters try and save the city – including a lost cat and a giant talkative frog.
Stoic Mike
You may think you know yourself, but there’s always the question, “Who is this self you know?”
“Turning The Table” Christoph Niemann
A wildly successful artist, author, and animator with a keen wit, Niemann reiterates in a new interview that “there is no trick” to making the creative process easier.
Awe makes for kind and generous kids, study shows.
Experiencing art can make kids kinder and more empathetic, according to a study published in Psychological Science.
The study shows that experiencing awe, which can be brought on by viewing art, can make children more generous.
In the study, children who watched awe-inspiring movie clips were more likely to donate items to a food drive for needy families and to donate their museum tickets to a refugee family compared to those who watched joyful or neutral clips. The study suggests that experiencing awe is an aesthetic and moral emotion that can make children more prosocial.
Monday, March 27, 2023
From living water to toxic sludge, Alecs Ongcal
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The slick from sunken tanker Princess Empress has harmed livelihoods, caused health problems and done untold damage to marine life. Can Mindoro island recover?
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