#Culture
title: Unidentified Boy
artist: William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 09 Jul 1845
source: National Portrait Gallery
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.2002.184.1473
‘Love Island’ Is Back! Where to Stream Season 10 Online for Free
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/how-to-watch-love-island-usa-peacock-1235115133/
Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia will showcase 270 works and, for the first time in three years, the festival is bringing filmmakers back to Tokyo for the event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/06/06/films/short-shorts-film-festival-asia-celebrates-25th-focus-post-pandemic-life/?utm_content=bufferd1c4e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #japanesefilm #shortshortsfilmfestivalasia #shortfilms
““I’m sorry we’re not sticking a silver spoon up anyone’s ass when they walk in,” she says. “But we’re there just to give people a good time. A memory of a few good hours in their day. So I put eyes on their tiramisu, you know?” I want to eat here. #Culture https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2023/05/13/alexandra-holt-roxanne/?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Is Officially Available for Digital Preorder
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-preorder-stream-1235346368/
#Tvnfilm #StreamingDeals #Streaming #Amazon #ProductRecommendations #Culture
Actually I’m a bit concerned that #human #culture as a whole may tend to behave like #LLMs and that is why. For example, would it make any difference other than speed and cheap if isekai #animation studios were replaced with #AI ?
title: Tillie Forbes
artist: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
source: National Portrait Gallery
notes: The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand […]
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.81.M767
[Gallery]: #Snohomish hosts first #official #Pride #celebration
Scenes from the #parade and other #events celebrating #LGBTQIA #culture and #people in downtown Snohomish
#Washington
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/gallery-snohomish-hosts-first-official-pride-celebration/
Elle Mag: The Idol Episode 1 Recap: Starting With ‘Victim’ https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a44095540/the-idol-episode-1-premiere-recap/ #Elle #Fashion #Fun #Culture
The Ultimate Father’s Day Gift Guide: 30 Thoughtful, Useful & Affordable Gifts for Every Budget
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/culture/product-recommendations/best-cheap-fathers-day-gifts-1235084823/
Gas streetlamps have been part of Berlin's landscape since 1826. Now, the German city is working on converting them to LED alternatives. Here's a look at their history through WWII and the Cold War, and efforts to protect the 23,000 lamps that flicker to life at dusk.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/gas-streetlamps-berlin
Like many anthropologists, I have my own definition of "culture." Unlike many, I've made it very short. Ready?
Culture is "the way we are, together."
I’ll cut to the chase. If you want to see our content on social media or streaming platforms you can’t just follow us. You have to hit the notification icon and make sure our content is prioritized in your feed. Otherwise we don’t exist.
https://schoolhouserocked.com/schoolhouse-rocked-blocked-shadow-banned-de-platformed/
BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Shows Off Dior Lady 95.22 Bag in New Campaign
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/shop/blackpink-jisoo-dior-lady-bag-9522-campaign-photo-1235345990/
How the Sound Team behind 'Diablo IV' Brought Hell to Life - Sound designers have a difficult job to make otherworldly beasts and supernatural vistas ... - https://www.wired.com/story/diablo-4-sound-design-interview/ #culture/videogames #auralexperience #culture
Tribeca Festival Director Talks Expanding Music Presence, With New Docs, Concerts From Alicia Keys, Santana & More
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/tribeca-festival-2023-music-films-concerts-preview-1235344236/
Wired: How the Sound Team behind 'Diablo IV' Brought Hell to Life https://www.wired.com/story/diablo-4-sound-design-interview/ #Tech #wired #TechNews #IT #Technology via @morganeogerbc #Culture/VideoGames #ActivisionBlizzard #AuralExperience #gamingculture #ConsoleGames #videogames #Culture #PCGames
title: Fragment
source: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
notes: Research in Progress
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/6481
It's #Pride every day at our #football #club, says co-chair of #Arsenal #LGBT+ #groups
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Entertainment #Sports #Soccer #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture https://www.newschainonline.com/news/its-pride-every-day-at-our-football-club-says-co-chair-of-arsenal-lgbt-group-340724
#England #cricketers become first #LGBT #couple to read #CBeebies #bedtime #story.
The #SameSexCouple, who #married last year, will read #EmilyCoxhead's #FindYourHappy, about a #sloth learning to #navigate their #emotions.
#Women #Lesbians #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Entertainment #Sports #Cricket #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture
Elle Mag: Why Taylor Swift and Matty Healy Broke Up: Her Friends ‘Aren't Shocked’ https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a44096806/why-taylor-swift-matty-healy-broke-up/ #Elle #Fashion #Fun #Culture
When in Japan: Umbrella culture (Part 2 of 2)
I found out that the umbrella culture is real. People use umbrellas on both rainy & sunny days. Many of them have the same transparent umbrellas 🌂
FunFact: “Aiaigasa” in Japanese means to share an umbrella with someone, especially someone important to you. Sharing an umbrella is a romantic act to say “I love you” in Japanese.
Would you aiaigasa with me? :)
Picture: Shibuya crossing on a rainy day
#Japan #culture #social #Shibuya #OnlyInJapan
When in Japan: Umbrella culture (Part 1 of 2)
I found out that the umbrella culture is real. People use umbrellas on both rainy & sunny days. Many of them have the same transparent umbrellas 🌂
FunFact: “Aiaigasa” in Japanese means to share an umbrella with someone, especially someone important to you. Sharing an umbrella is a romantic act to say “I love you” in Japanese.
Would you aiaigasa with me? :)
Picture: Shibuya crossing on a rainy day
#Glamour #magazine’s features pregnant trans man on #Pridemonth #cover hailed as ‘#incredible’ #milestone
Brown was photographed towards the end of their #pregnancy. The #magazine, aimed at women, said the #specialissue “#celebrates the #allyship that exists between #women (#cisgender or not) and #transgender people through our #SharedExperiences”
#TransMen Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Media #Allies #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/02/glamour-magazine-logan-brown-pregnant-trans-man/
Elle Mag: Everything We Know About Bridgerton Season 3’s Surprising Love Story https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a36111208/bridgerton-season-3-news-release-date-cast-spoilers/ #Elle #Fashion #Fun #Culture
Elle Mag: Taylor Swift and Matty Healy Reportedly Split, Putting End to Surprise Romance https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a44096255/taylor-swift-matty-healy-break-up/ #Elle #Fashion #Fun #Culture
#Latvia elects first #openlygay #president.
#EdgarsRinkēvičs has been country’s #foreignminister since 2011
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #EuropeanUnion #Latvia #Representation #Culture
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/02/latvia-elects-first-openly-gay-president/
In #Jerusalem, #gay #pride is #conservative too.
Despite a #history of #violence against #gay people by an #ultraorthodox #Jewish #man and #threats issued by the #Palestinian #Islamist group #Hamas, some 10,000 #gayrights #activists #marched #peacefully through the #city, which hosts #holyplaces of #worship of all three #Abrahamic #faiths
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MiddleEast #Israel #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture
A #Love #Supreme: How #Queer #Israelis Became the Driving Force of the #Protests.
#Prideflags are the second most seen #signs at the #Israeli #protests against the planned #judicial #overhaul. So why did many #queer #groups and #activists worry about going out to the streets at first?
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #MiddleEast #Israel #Activism #Representation #Culture
Stay out of Indigenous language jurisdiction, First Nations leaders tell Quebec
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke is telling the Quebec government to support Indigenous Nations in revitalizing their own languages rather than imposing “even more colonial ideologies” on that work.
MCK says a bill to revitalize Indigenous languages is a “band-aid”, with the province impeding on Mohawk rights to govern themselves.
#Trans #elder #MissMajor: ‘For a lot of us, #Stonewall didn’t change a thing’.
The ‘#nofucksgiven elder’ reflects on her time at the #StonewallRiots, the West’s new wave of #antitransness, and her long-awaited new #memoir #missmajorspeaks
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Pride #PrideMonth #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Representation #Culture
Pink News: Heidi N Closet speaks out after dramatic All Stars 8 Snatch Game episode: ‘I’m not perfect’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/05/all-stars-8-heidi-n-closet-exit/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #RuPaul'sDragRace #HeidiNCloset #AllStars8 #Culture #Drag #TV
Lizzo Dances With Drag Stars During Her First Concert of Pride Month: ‘Drag Is Not a Crime!’
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/lizzo-dances-with-drag-stars-declares-support-video-1235345925/
These Justin Bieber-Approved New Balance Sneakers Are on Sale for 40% Off
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/shop/justin-bieber-new-balance-sneakers-1235345859/
title: Nuremberg Castle, Germany
artist: William Trost Richards, American, 1833–1905
source: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
notes: Research in Progress
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/108289
I wrote a new story about my dislike for communicating by #telephone, and I’d love it if you gave it a read. Thanks. #communications #technology #culture
Pink News: Booksmart star Beanie Feldstein opens up about camp-themed ‘Jew-ish’ wedding: ‘Magic was present’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/05/beanie-feldstein-bonnie-chance-roberts-wedding-interview/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #BeanieFeldstein #Celebrity #Culture #wedding
In #Tampa, #drag #shows date back 125 years.
In the 1890s, #kids received #discounts to #shows that were #mainstream, #family, #upscale #entertainment
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Florida #History #Drag #Dragqueens #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture
[Video] #Pride 2023: #History of #LGBTQ+ #activism at #GingerRogersBeach.
It became a #popular #destination for #gay #men as far back as the 1940s and it was dubbed #GingerRogers Beach in honor of the #screen #legend
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #History #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture
Pink News: Author Shon Faye celebrates ‘power and talent’ of trans people in rousing Mighty Hoopla speech https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/05/shon-faye-mighty-hoopla-trans-rights-speech/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #MightyHoopla #transrights #Non-Binary #Identity #ShonFaye #Culture #London #Music #Trans #News #UK
Garth Brooks Reveals a ‘Cosmic’ Trick of Coral Reef While Narrating ‘America’s National Parks’ Season 2
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/garth-brooks-americas-national-parks-season-2-clip-biscayne-1235345214/
Elle Mag: Alycia Debnam-Carey Unpacks Our True Crime Obsession in Saint X https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a44054221/alycia-debnam-carey-saint-x-interview/ #Elle #Fashion #Fun #Culture
Elle Mag: Simone Ashley on Filming The Little Mermaid and What to Expect From Kate in Bridgerton Season 3 https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a44093779/simone-ashley-the-little-mermaid-kate-bridgerton-season-3-interview/ #Elle #Fashion #Fun #Culture
'#LGBTQI+ #Rights Are #HumanRights' #US #President #JoeBiden Stands for #Pride Community in His Recent #Tweets.
Amid the #madeup #rightwing #controversy regarding #LGBTQIA+ #rights and #PrideMonth #celebrations, US President Joe Biden has come out to support #pride
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture
Overwhelming #majority of #straight #Americans back #LGBTQ+ #rights, new #GLAAD #survey finds
An estimated 91 percent of respondents in the annual “#AcceleratingAcceptance” #report said LGBTQ+ people should #live #free of #discrimination.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture
Social Contagion
In order to develop antibodies
to strengthen our spiritual immunity
against viruses of our time—
cynicism, despair, nihilism—
we must risk partial exposure
Still to protect ourselves
from these perversities
of mind, body & spirit
we must wear a mask
& practice social distancing.
#poetry #WritingCommunity #spirituality #Monday #today #culture #mentalhealth #media #politics
title: God dividing light from darkness, from the Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo
artist: Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 –1770, d. 1773
source: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
notes: Research in Progress
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/156839
Une de nos maisons d'édition, Millepages, vient d'obtenir le "prix du livre scientifique jeunesse", à la 14e édition du Goût des sciences, organisé par Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche.
\o/ 🍻
C'est pour le livre "Estelle et Noé à la découverte du centre de la Terre" (à partir de 7 ans). Une bonne idée de livre pour les vacances !
https://www.placedesenseignants.com/estelle-et-noe-a-la-decouverte-du-centre-de-la-terre
At #Salvador Dali #Museum in St. Petersburg, #Florida with a special (immersive) Van Gogh #exhibition.
https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2022/january/trust-art-yahia-lababidi
Wired: The Best Gag in 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Was 56 Years in the Making https://www.wired.com/story/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-best-meme/ #Tech #wired #TechNews #IT #Technology via @morganeogerbc #Culture/Movies #Spider-Man #Culture #Marvel #Movies #comics #memes
title: Representation of the Different Ways Leading to Everlasting Life or Eternal Damnation
artist: Unidentified
source: Smithsonian American Art Museum
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=24761
The Best Gag in 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Was 56 Years in the Making - Originally a shot from the 1960s animated Spider-Man series, the scene inspired a meme—wh... - https://www.wired.com/story/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-best-meme/ #culture/movies #culture
Socialized Proof of Work https://blog.erlend.sh/socialized-proof-of-work | https://lobste.rs/s/wga1dg #culture #vcs
SIC Notícias: Portugal e Espanha propõem espigueiros a Património Imaterial da UNESCO.
https://sicnoticias.pt/cultura/2023-06-04-Portugal-e-Espanha-propoem-espigueiros-a-Patrimonio-Imaterial-da-UNESCO-0cf82227
Résumé d'un livre utile dès qu'il s'agit de travailler à l'international. https://ahalbert.com/reviews/2023/06/04/the_culture_map.html #international #communication #compréhension #culture #langue
title: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
artist: Samuel Hollyer, 1826 - 1919
source: National Portrait Gallery
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.85.169
wow, i was totally blown away by this excellent video analysing the myth of heroic masculine purpose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKdT_d-_vYs
this is feminist praxis for real. it's a man talking to fellow men about the ways that they are shaped by culture, and looking at whether these stories actually serve them.
the video didn't get into it, but if you take a purely materialist analysis ("who benefits and who pays from x idea being in someone's head"), then the myth of masculine purpose benefits the army, the corporation, the state, the powerful.
the army very much benefits if a man "commits himself to a purpose and pushes himself beyond his limits in pursuit of that purpose." that's a dream soldier, is what that is. that's making a person into a literal tool.
anyway, i can go on and on about this, especially since this isn't a heroic fantasy that i grew up with. when i was little, i'd see these kinds of superhero stories and like, i knew that i would probably never be super strong or tough or could fight people physically, so the stories were sort of irrelevent to me. although i do know women who find superhero stories resonant, i just didn't see what it had to do with me. i'm not a fighter, i'm a lover! 😆
there was a certain moment when i realized that for many little boys, they probably imagine *themselves* in the shoes of the superhero or whatever. then when i saw elon wearing an iron man suit, i realized that this fantasy still very much lives within many, many men. it gave me a shudder. so i'm glad that there's high quality media being put out that helps men understand this fantasy.
while i never idolized a superhero, there were action characters from pop culture that i idolized & looked up to. probably the most notable one for me was sarah conner from terminator 2, specifically. man, i thought she was cool. she was small, but she had used her time in captivity to become strong in her own way. the way they showed her escaping prison, it was something that i could imagine myself doing, not like the stuff that superheroes do. she's also so haunted and is wound a little tight...because some messed up stuff has happened to her! so yea, i identified with all that lol. even as a kid.
#culture #media #CulturalAnthropology #stories #narrative #tropes #masculinity #feminism #CulturalAnalysis #CulturalStudies #MediaStudies #VisualCulture
Hay Festival: Dua Lipa fan travels 3,000 miles to meet idol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-65803931
#HayFestival #Books #Literature @bookstodon #Festival #Culture #Cultural #Hay-On-Wye #Powys #Wales
Here’s a list of the 50 best summer songs from Dig!. Some of these are balmy, others bittersweet. Maybe a few you can’t even stand. Take a look.
https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/best-summer-songs/?utm_medium=10today.us.sun.edition.rd.20230604.436.2.test&utm_source=email&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=email-2022
#Music #Summer #Culture
Some Sunday Morning Reading to share.
From big picture politics to the small, media meanderings and meltdowns, and some interesting tech analysis heading into Apple’s big mixed reality headset announcement.
Featuring among others @Onmyom @davidpierce and @davidtoddmccarty
#Apple #tech #politics #media #culture #writing
https://warnercrocker.com/2023/06/04/sunday-morning-reading-4/
title: Dr. Francis M. Johnston
artist: Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
source: National Portrait Gallery
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.91.126.27.A
title: Band
source: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
notes: Research in Progress
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/11301
Quitting Stack Overflow
https://corecursive.com/stack-overflow/
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://corecursive.com/stack-overflow/
The latest battle in the culture war is being fought over #PrideMonth merchandise at big-box retailers, but Texas Republicans have a different idea.
On June 1st, the first day of Pride Month, the official #Twitter account of the Republican Party of Texas encouraged their followers to "reclaim the rainbow" from the #LGBTQ community — by purchasing t-shirts with a rainbow on them.
Read more here: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/texas-republicans-reclaim-rainbow-18132059.php
sometimes people ask me how national myths end up inside people's heads. well...
Happy #followfriday and #Newstodon Friday #fediverse! We're Chron, Houston's source for culture and commentary.
Here's a few of our favorite stories from this week:
🐘 First up, did you know elephants at the Houston zoo take daily yoga classes? Read more here: https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/houston-zoo-elephant-yoga-18129938.php
#introduction #news #journalists #journalism #sports #culture #animals
Al Dana Mosque, Abu Dhabi
During the day, the high oculus brings daylight into the space, which are spotlighted across the interior’s floor depending on the time of day, forming a spiritual connection between the “earthy interior and the heavenly skies”
#Islam #architecture #uae #art #modernart #traditionalart #travel #culture #faith #religion #spirituality
Here's some #Newstodon Friday offerings from our newsroom.
From the #culture desk:
Do you love #love? How about Top-Chef style cooking challenges? Culture reporter Haley Lerner interviewed author TJ Alexander on this sweet #trans romance novel: https://www.wgbh.org/news/arts-culture/2023/05/30/author-tj-alexander-on-chefs-choice-and-the-joy-of-writing-transgender-love-stories
[FranceInfo] - #Désintox. Non, la Palme d’or n'a pas été "biberonnée" à l’argent public.
#JustineTriet, la réalisatrice de la palme d’or, « Anatomie d’une chute » a fait à Cannes un discours remarqué contre la politique du gouvernement où beaucoup l’ont jugé déplacé, en raison des aides accordées par l’État au cinéma français.
Correspondent Sergio Chapa takes us on a four-season journey through this 96-mile route from Richards to Cleveland, #Texas, which offered welcome escape from pandemic and urban life:
https://www.texasobserver.org/lone-star-hiking-trail-houston/
From the May/June issue of TXO magazine.
(📸 Photo by Sergio Chapa)
(Edit: We misspelled Richards, Texas).
#nature #hiking #outdoors #culture #Houston #wildlife #history #Environment
Many European streets are named after people, but it's very rare for them to be called after a woman — with the exception of two religious figures. Here's a look at how street names reflect historical gender-imbalance and who society valued, which cities do best, and which are getting worse.
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/european-street-names-women/
Why F# evangelism isn't working (2015)
https://ericsink.com/entries/fsharp_chasm.html
Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://ericsink.com/entries/fsharp_chasm.html
Love Letters to the LGBTQ Community: Read the Notes From MUNA, Joy Oladokun & More
Check it out! 👇
https://www.billboard.com/lists/pride-month-love-letters-list/
In 2021, actor Richard E. Grant lost his wife, dialect coach Joan Washington, to lung cancer. Here, he talks about loss, sorrow, love and life's pleasures — subjects that are covered in his award-winning memoir, "A Pocketful of Happiness."
3800 Year-Old Ancient Egyptian #Poetry
"Talking with the #Soul: A Dialogue about #Life & #Death "
Thanks, to @madrush for sharing this treasure — astonishing how timeless it is!
@histodons #histodons #history #culture #egypt #poetrycommunity #writing #WritingCommunity #Egypt #reading #audio #humanity
The future of human communication:
"Inflating and compressing content generated by AI."
aka, the “boring apocalypse."
Quotes from Jonathan Frankle via @clive's excellent newsletter.
And as Clive put it in his newsletter subhead:
"Machines writing dreary text, to be read by other machines"
https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-boring-apocalypse-of-todays-ai-6365345444a8
Cartoon by Tom Fishburne / Marketoonist
"Who Was Zhang Xuan? Famous Painter of China’s “Golden Age”."
Zhang Xuan was one of the most famous artists in China’s Tang dynasty. While Europe was still in its so-called “Dark Ages”, he was making detailed, naturalistic work.
#Culture #Art #ArtHistory #China #ChineseArt #TangDynasty
https://www.thecollector.com/who-was-zhang-xuan-tang-dynasty/
Sure, you can take in all the usual hotspots on your great American road trip — the national parks and Food Network-approved eateries. But why not do something a little weirder? CNTraveler has put together a list of historic, unusual, easy-to-drive-right-past destinations that are worth planning a route around, from the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the Yellowhorse Gift Shop in Lupton, Arizona.
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/cross-country-road-trip-stops
Fandom is often framed in a negative way but many people have discovered community around everything from 'N SYNC to "Supernatural." Writer Maya Golden shares her experiences in this story for Salon. "Reunion Arena has been demolished. Angelfire went extinct with Netscape. 'N SYNC went on an indefinite hiatus in 2002. But so many friendships that started with fandom have remained," she says.
https://www.salon.com/2023/05/29/stanning-fandom-healing-trauma-boybands/
With the assaults on freedom, #extremist policies, and dangerous rhetoric that now dominate so much of our #political #culture, it's hard not to wonder "what is the future of #American #democracy?"
So we chatted with U.S. historian @tzimmer_history about the current state of American democracy, how #history can help us understand—and where we can find hope. A really informative Q&A
https://www.damemagazine.com/2023/05/30/the-unraveling-of-the-united-states-of-america/
“I guess the simple things at the heart of Succession ended up being Brexit and Trump. The way the UK press had primed the EU debate for decades. The way the US media’s conservative outriders prepared the way for Trump, hovered at the brink of support and then dived in.” #Culture https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/may/27/jesse-armstrong-on-the-roots-of-succession-bum-rush-trump-presidency?utm_source=werd.io&utm_campaign=mastodon&utm_channel=mastodon
How To Write A Joke That Will Still Be Funny In Two Thousand Years - Ramsey Nasser @ Causal Islands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DZTjOsioSA&list=PLfW9my7NCey_HXemvHbILZul-fLcVsvaW | https://lobste.rs/s/rdocnm #culture #video
Radim Schreiber's been photographing fireflies for 25 years. Here's a look at his process and how he finds beauty in unexpected places. Plus, tips for novice shutterbugs on how to start photographing these brilliant bioluminescent insects.
title: The Seven Ages of Man, Illustration for Publisher's Weekly (XXVI, No. 668, November 15, 1884, p. 138)
source: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
notes: Research in Progress
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/57690
Project Gutenberg have joined the Fediverse via a Mastodon account here:
If you aren't familiar, they're the group that OCRs and verifies out-of-copyright print works, then makes them available in electronic form to everyone ^_^
#retraites #culture #démocratie #JustineTriet #RimaAbdulMalak #PalmeDOr #Cannes
Remarquable texte de #NicolasMathieu. Tout est dit.
#Musical #Diva #JanelleMonáe is the #inspiring, #queer #Black #female #superstar we need.
Monáe's new #video for "#LipstickLover" is about #freedom, #Black #beauty, #LGBTQ #pride, #bodypositivity, #sexpositivity and #love
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture #Rolemodels #BlackMastodon
https://thegrio.com/2023/05/25/janelle-monae-is-the-inspiring-queer-black-female-superstar-we-need/
“I think protecting our #silk is important because it’s produced differently than in other countries.”
Published in partnership with our friends at Global Press Journal, a look at a traditional textile that's been a cornerstone of culture in this region since the 1500s:
https://www.texasobserver.org/oaxaca-silk-global-press-mexico-fashion/
(📸 Photo by
Ena Aguilar Pelez/Global Press Journal)
#Mexico #Oaxaca #fashion #culture #news #politics
Did someone say oddities? For #Newstodon Friday we'll bring back our investigation into the Cult of the Toad Shaman and the potentially harmful usage of #psychedelic substances by barely-trained "therapists": https://www.texasobserver.org/bufo-brooke-tarrer-universal-shamans-new-tomorrow-psychedelics/
@ProPublica @TheConversationUS @gbhnews @damemagazine @TucsonSentinel @thexylom
ooh my colleagues got that Donna Summer #documentary piece out with a _quickness_
They really are awesome
here's the link: https://www.wgbh.org/news/arts-culture/2023/05/26/hidden-glimpses-of-stardom-in-hbos-love-to-love-you-donna-summer #culture
Love the moody "Take Me To Church" single from Hozier?
We just snagged an interview with him: https://www.wgbh.org/news/arts-culture/2023/05/24/why-hozier-still-loves-performing-in-small-clubs-a-decade-into-his-career #music
I notice there's an article in our CMS that hasn't been published yet on a forthcoming #documentary about Boston-born disco icon Donna Summer
Imma be real patient and then post that link here
Some people I enjoy reading on #Mastodon for #FollowFriday
#Drumlines are a rarity in #Boston. These kids are https://www.wgbh.org/news/education/2023/04/03/in-a-city-where-drumlines-are-a-rarity-these-young-boston-drummers-step-it-up keeping this African American tradition alive in the Bay State (don't miss the video on this one!!!) #culture #music
Persian photographer Shadi Ghadirian’s “Untitled” from her Qajar Series.
More on Shadi:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadi_Ghadirian
#Persian #Iran #Photography #Art #ShadiGhadirian #Qajar #Boombox #Culture #Juxtaposition
“One important function of the baths in Roman society was their role as what we would consider a ‘branch library’ today.
Many in the general public did not have access to the grand libraries in Rome and so as a cultural institution the baths served as an important resource where the more common citizen could enjoy the luxury of books.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermae
@histodons #history #roman #baths #SPQR #libraries #reading #learning #culture #Rome #citizenship #commonplace #institutions
These are some spectacular pictographs in a collapsed lava tube in northern Arizona. I like how the artist used outlines and positive / negative effects in the paintings.
#RockArt #Desert #Archaeology #Culture #Photography #LinuxPhotography #Darktable
The BBC polled 177 book experts from 56 countries to find the top 100 books for kids. The list reflects the scope of children's literature through the eras. It includes the Panchatantra, a collection of Indian stories dating back thousands of years and "A Kind of Spark," which was published in 2020 and tells the tale of a neurodivergent girl who campaigns for a memorial to "witches." Here are all the details:
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230522-the-100-greatest-childrens-books-of-all-time
We were sad to hear about the passing of #Texas writer John Nova Lomax. We'll miss his insights into our state's #culture.
From the archives: Why the singer of "I Can See Clearly Now" was so much more than just a one-hit wonder:
https://www.texasobserver.org/why-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-needs-texan-johnny-nash/
American Born Chinese, premiering this week on #Disney, is a coming-of-age comedy that masterfully interlaces the stories of Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a Chinese-American teenager, and characters from Monkey King #folklore.
It also reflects the journey of colonized working class peoples in search of identity, reports @josephinelee, in this personal & philosophical new #review:
https://www.texasobserver.org/american-born-chinese-disney-frantz-fanon/
#AmericanBornChinese #TV #reviews #immigration #WhiteSupremacy #philosophy #culture #China
“Strange how quickly blood stops being frightening after giving birth.”
From the May/June 2023 issue of our magazine, Szilvia Molnar’s debut #novel explores a dark side of motherhood that's rarely spoken of openly: https://www.texasobserver.org/szilvia-molnar-postpartum-book-review/
#parenting #books #fiction #culture #Texas #Austin #children #horror
Mariko Tsutsui masterfully juggles humor and drama in Naoko Ogigami’s dark comedy about the silent pressures women face in modern Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2023/05/20/films/film-reviews/ripples/?utm_content=buffer4bda2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #culture #film #marikotsutsui #naokoogigami #ripples
Pinball is booming in America. Here's what to know about the game's checkered history, what it takes to become a pinball wizard, and how to build your own machine in 4,761 easy steps.
https://flipboard.com/@theculturedesk/the-return-of-pinball-907vfe6rtcdpdv5l
We are born into a brilliant, extroverted culture breeding a lonely people.
— John Conger, The Body in Recovery
@bookstodon #psychology #culture #media #mentalhealth #books #reading #spirituality