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CYBER GOLD: The Hippie Revolt and Other Grand Adventures
I have made the informed decision to start offering regular bulletins of brightness, lists of love, indexes of inspiration! (Apparently it's a day for alliteration.) Some of the things I will choose to highlight in the Cyber Gold posts will be challenging, thought-provoking and divisive. That's how I like my journalism much of the time. But there will also be plenty of uplifting, inspiring videos, articles and images to simply appreciate.
So many bloggers take the time and effort to offer lots of awesomely useful links in one post, collating a veritable treasure trove of gems from all four corners of the internet. I personally always appreciate these kinds of posts. They seem to act as a selection box of treats which trigger inspiration or aid understanding. But they also give me an idea of the kinds of things my favourite bloggers, biz owners and creative types like to check out online when they're off duty. It gives me a greater sense of who they are and what they're all about.
So, here goes. Please enjoy these shiny things I picked up on my cyber travels lately - old favourites and new finds!
I've always had to remind myself that I can take this incredible creative project anywhere I want. It's not a shoe box into which I've crushed myself in quiet discomfort. It's a living, breathing and constantly growing expression of me. When I try to squeeze it into a specific category or spend time worrying about what I'm trying to say, what my core message really is and so on, I feel constricted. When I allow things to flow as they go, I feel my heart and mind expand. That's why I love Marie Forleo's incredible interview for Experience L!fe. I am definitely a 'multipassionate entrepreneur' by her definition, and why the hell not?!
Artist and photographer Gottfried Helwein and his family invited us into Gurteen Castle and offered some insights into their life and work for T Magazine recently. The magazine heralds them as The Real-Life Addam's Family, and I think I can see why!
'Fight to Believe You are the Shit': Linda Barsi got busy rocking my world, again, from the comfort of her bedroom! A definite must for those of you who are participating in NaNoWriMo.
Rhys Harper's beautiful portraits and the information about each of his subjects gives a moving reminder of the importance of seeing beyond gender identity. The lives of these people are about so much more than which box they tick on a form or what's going on beneath their clothing. When we view each other complexly and with respect, the universe expands a little faster.
I love this bold, colourful response to a relationship breakdown and cancelled wedding.
A super interesting read about the connection between lucid dreaming abilities and self-reflection.
I was captivated by these atmospheric images of people in the New York subway in the mid '40s. I was even more captivated by the fact that they were taken by a sixteen year old Stanley Kubrick - a director whose work I hugely admire.
Ashley Holly McEachern questions whether the growing yoga retreat culture is really in alignment with yogic values
Some delicious words about the value of camaraderie among women in business from the founder of Crusoe Jewelry
The wonderful Carrie from Happy Fish Tarot takes us through her process for writing and delivering readings to clients. I love a little behind-the-scenes treat from a fellow pro reader!
I adore StyleLikeU - it's one of my favourite Youtube channels. The connection between personal style and personal experience has always been a source of endless fascination for me. The considered depth of StyleLikeU's interviews reflect that fascination perfectly. Check out a few of my absolute favourites:
I found myself watching this old documentary about the hippie generation the other night. So retro.
Cat Chapin-Bishop writes for Patheos about Why Racism is Paganism's Business.
This live recording of 'Spell' by Patti Smith, a song which makes use of the poem, 'Footnote to Howl' by Allen Ginsberg, is best served during the witching hour. With candles. For real.
This has been cyber gold, and you've been gorgeous, as usual.
Stay a while:
- My Continued Journey Through Tarot Wonderland
- Balance for Life
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Q: Design a connected graph with smallest diameter Let $G_k$ be any connected graph with $2^k$ vertices and the degree of each vertex being $k$. How to design a $G_k$ with smallest diameter?
The lower bound of the smallest diameter can be estimated by (inspired by Sfarla):
\begin{align*}
2^k &\leq 1+k+k(k-1)+\ldots+k(k-1)^{d-1}\\
&= 1+k\frac{(k-1)^d-1}{k-2}\\
\end{align*}So,
\begin{align*}d &\geq \log_{k-1}\left\lceil \frac{(2^k-1)(k-2)}{k}+1 \right\rceil\\
&= O\left(\frac{k}{\log_2k}\right)
\end{align*}
The first three graphs are:

A: Observe that for $k>1$ the diameter $d$ of an undirected graph with $2^k$ vertices and $k2^{k-1}$ edges is always greater than $1$. This is because it can not be complete.
Moreover, let $n$ and $e$ be positive integers, whenever $e \geq n-1$, you can always design an undirected graph with $n$ vertices and $e$ edges whose diameter is at most $2$. For example, let $G=(V,E)$, with
$$V=\left\{x_1, \ldots, x_n \right\},$$
and impose that the set
$$ \left\{(x_1,x_i)\,|\, i=2,\ldots, n\right\} \subseteq E.$$
Then the distance between every pair of vertices is at most $2$.
This should answer your question, since the smallest diameter is $2$ for $k>1$.

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Marvel and Wizard World have unveiled Jorge Molina's exclusive variant cover for the 100th Anniversary X-Men Special #1, which will be given free to VIP attendees of the Aug. 1-3 Wizard World San Antonio Comic Con.
Limited to 3,000 copies, the variant is the latest entry in a deal between Marvel and Wizard World in which a limited-edition cover will be available at each of the 16 Wizard World Comic Con events scheduled this year. Previous variants in the series featured work by Neal Adams, Greg Horn, Michael Golden, David Mack, Mike Grell, John Tyler Christopher and J.G. Jones.
Molina, who has worked on such titles as X-Force, Birds of Prey, X-Men and Ultimate Spider-Man, will be on hand at San Antonio Comic Con to sign the variants.


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Train Schedule for Travel to and From Tangier, Morocco
Africa & Middle East Morocco
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Train travel in Morocco is easy, cheap and a great way to get around the country. Many international visitors arrive at the Tangier Ferry Terminal from Spain or France and wish to travel onward by train. For more details about the night train that travels between Tangier and Marrakesh, click here.
If you wish to travel onward to Fez, Marrakesh, Casablanca or any other Moroccan destination with a train station, you will need to make your way to the main train station in central Tangier. There are buses and taxis that will take you from the ferry terminal directly to the train station.
Buying Your Tickets
There are two options for buying tickets on Moroccan trains. If you're traveling during peak holiday season or need to be in a specific place at a specific time, consider booking your ticket in advance on the national railway website. If you'd rather wait and see how your plans unfold upon arrival, you can usually book train tickets at the time of travel, too. The best way to do this is in person, at the train station. There are several trains a day to all major destinations, so if you're flexible on timings, you can catch the next train in the unlikely event that there are no seats left.
First Class or Second Class?
Older trains are divided into compartments, while newer ones often have an open carriage with rows of seats on either side of the aisle. If you're traveling on an older train, first class compartments have six seats; while second-class compartments are slightly more crowded with eight seats. Either way, the main advantage to booking first class is that you can reserve a specific seat, which is nice if you want to make sure that you have a good view of the landscape from the window. Otherwise, it's first come, first served but the trains are rarely packed so you should be quite comfortable.
Schedules to and From Tangier, Morocco
Below are some of the main schedules of interest to and from Tangier. Please note that schedules may change, and it's always a good idea to check the most up to date travel times upon arrival in Morocco. At the very least, the times listed below will give you a good indication of the frequency with which trains travel these routes.
Train Schedule from Tangier to Fez
Departs Arrives
06:55 10:35*
* Change trains at Kenitra
Train Schedule from Fez to Tangier
05:05 10:05**
** Change trains at Sidi Kacem
Train Schedule from Tangier to Marrakesh
The train from Tangier to Marrakech also stops in Rabat and Casablanca.
* Change trains at Casablanca
Train Schedule from Marrakesh to Tangier
The train from Marrakech to Tangier also stops in Casablanca and Rabat.
Train Schedule from Tangier to Casablanca
The train from Tangier to Casablanca also stops in Rabat.
Departs Arrive
* Change trains at Sidi Kacem
Train Schedule from Casablanca to Tangier
The train from Casablanca to Tangier also stops in Rabat.
Make sure that you know what time you're scheduled to reach your destination because stations are not well sign-posted and the conductor is usually inaudible when announcing the station you're arriving at. Before you arrive at your destination, you are quite likely to have unofficial "guides" trying to get you to stay at their hotel or offering you advice. They may tell you your hotel is full or that you should let them help you get a cab etc. Be polite but firm and stick to your original hotel plans.
Moroccan trains are generally safe, but you should always keep a keen eye on your luggage. Try to keep essentials like your passport, your ticket and your wallet on your person, rather than in your bag.
Toilets aboard Moroccan trains can be questionable regarding hygiene, so it's a good idea to bring hand sanitizer and either toilet paper or wet wipes with you. It's also a good idea to bring your own food and water, especially on lengthy trips like the ones listed above. If you do, it's considered polite to offer some to your fellow passengers (unless you're traveling during the holy month of Ramadan when Muslims fast during the day).
This article was updated and re-written in part by Jessica Macdonald on April 23, 2019.
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ClimateEdu 2023 : Climate &/or ocean education (literacy) at EGU2023
Link: https://oceansclimate.wixsite.com/oceansclimate/egu2023
Categories climate education ocean education climate change education
Climate &/or ocean education (literacy) at EGU2023
Please consider contributing to the #climate / #ocean #education and #geoethics sessions at the next EGU conference, in April 2023. Please also forward to colleagues.
Title: Climate and ocean education: Geoethics, emergency, fossil fuels, war and more
https://oceansclimate.wixsite.com/oceansclimate/egu2023
The climate / ocean education session at the EGU brings together a wonderful group of warm hearts and creative minds from around the world, to present their ideas, practices and theories about helping people to better understand the changing climate and/or ocean. You do not need to be an expert, you do not need to have a PhD, you do not even need to have a diploma in geoscience or geography. All you need is enthusiasm, a desire to help people learn and an activity or experience or idea that you would like to share. You may talk about the climate or the ocean separately without the other, or about both together.
You may contribute an oral presentation (in person or virtually) or a poster. Any formal or informal work or activity that you are doing to help people learn about climate change (CC) and/or the ocean will be of interest.
Here are some examples: a innovative lessons, a curriculum (e.g., making CC or the ocean a central or compulsory element of a school or university curriculum), an advocacy action, an association, an expedition, research into CC or ocean education effectiveness, a survey of people's views on CC education, participatory methods, debriefing, a piece of software or a game that helps people understand CC, NGO work, role-plays, personal action, community initiative, such as activism, a website, class research project, a change in national or local CC policy, a court case, making a movie, citizen science, communication, a school garden, geoparks, teamwork, food & cooking, publication, project work, giving talks, art, exchange programmes, running workshops. Indeed, any initiative that deepens people's understanding of the ocean and/or of climate change will be welcomed.
All aspects of climate change and/or ocean are welcomed, such as causes and consequences, sustainability, policy, wealth gap and poverty, water security, floods, drought, food security & hunger, teacher development, denialism, corruption, greenwashing, fossil fuels, war, soil, biodiversity, natural resources, limits to growth, melting cryosphere, sea-level rise, water towers (mountains), alternative energies, gender issues, energy transition, climate literacy, water cycles, carbon cycle, reinforcing feedback loops, tipping points, planetary boundaries, migration & refugees, loss & damage, environmental law, agriculture, forest, finance, air & water pollution, energy, building, adaptation, mitigation, resilience, soil, … .
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29 Nov Counseling begins at WFS
Westview Family Services has begun its intended work. Counseling rooms have been constructed and furnished at its Oklahoma City office. Ron Bruner, executive director of Westview Boys' Home, has announced that Westview team members have begun their counseling and family coaching work there. Westview Family Services is an operating division of Westview Boys' Home.
Chase Thompson, LPC, has begun seeing the families of young men who currently live at Westview Boys' Home. He has also seen other families to provide counseling and visited with other families to help them make good decisions about whether to place their sons in a residential setting.
Josh Birney, Westview's manager of social services, has also begun to use the Oklahoma facility to interview families seeking to place their young men at Westview Boys' Home.
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At Providence Tarzana Medical Center, we provide our patients with a complete range of orthopedic services, including minimally invasive procedures, a quick recovery process and full inpatient and outpatient orthopedic rehabilitation.
Our orthopedic (orthopaedic) and sports medicine specialists offer broad expertise and the most advanced technology to help you enjoy life to the fullest - no matter what your age or your interests. Providence Tarzana orthopedic and sports medicine specialists provide state-of-the-art care for a variety of orthopedic conditions and injuries including arthritis pain, back pain, joint pain, and pain from strains and sprains that may otherwise diminish your quality of life.
Suffering from excruciating lower back pain and leg numbness, 49-year-old Robby Halaby hated watching life from the sidelines.


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'Miracle granny' taking Madrid politics by storm
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"The big cities are the engine of political change," Podemos party leader Pablo Iglesias told rapturous supporters after Sunday's regional and municip(...)
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i'm getting tired of the old web design, so i'm playing around with it.
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Rovers hope to be first side to pop Caulfield's Cork this season
The Hoops make the trip south to face high flying Cork City in Turners Cross tonight for what will be their third match in 14 days.
The Leesiders stretched their unbeaten run in the league to 15 games and come into tonights match on the back of a straightforward 5-0 win over Drogheda United last Friday and a tough 2-1 win away to Sligo Rovers on Monday night.
The Hoops of course bounced back from their 3-1 defeat away to Derry last Friday with a comfortable 2-0 home win against Galway United on Monday night.
Cork City have been banging in the goals at home. So far this season they've scored 25 in 8 home games, with their last two league encounters at Turners Cross ending in 5-0 wins for the team threatening to run away with the title.
Speaking to Shamrock Rovers.ie during the week, gaffer Stephen Bradley said his team are playing with confidence right now.
"It's going to be a good game. Cork are obviously flying, they're top of the league and beating everyone that they come up against.
"It's going to be a really tough game, we know that but we just have to go and play our game and try to impose ourselves on them as much as possible and see what happens.
"We know what Cork are good at and what they're going to bring so we just have to make sure we show up and bring our good attributes and make a proper game of it. The players are playing with confidence at the moment.
"We look dangerous going forward, I think you can see that in patches against Derry and especially the second half against Galway so we just have to bring that into tomorrow night."
Dave Webster and Ryan Connolly are fit for the game while Roberto Lopes will have a fitness test, but Paul Corry is again ruled out with the manager saying he faces at least another six to eight weeks on the sidelines.
The sides' last met at Tallaght Stadium on St. Patricks Day, when Cork City ran out 2-1 winners with Sean Maguire scoring both goals.
Speaking to the media ahead of the game, Cork boss John Caulfield said he was expecting a challenge from The Hoops tonight.
"To us, every game is a big game and this already looks like it's going to be a full house.
"Shamrock Rovers are always a great attraction.
"The challenge for us is that we keep performing at our level. If we under-estimate or disrespect anyone then we will be in trouble.
"Stephen Bradley came in midway through last season and laid his foundations.
"They have since went out and invested massively in the off season. They have brought in some real quality players, Finn, Connolly, Lopes, McAllister and Burke.
"They had 7/8 good players and have now brought in about 10 real quality players. We expect a massive challenge"
With regards to injuries for the hosts, Garry Buckley will be assessed before the game.
He was due to play Monday night but was forced to withdraw.
Ex Hoop Karl Sheppard, Steven Beattie and Geared Morrissey trained during the week, but all are to be assessed ahead of the game.
KO in Turners Cross is 19.45 tonight
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Barceló Corralejo Sands has everything you need for a great holiday to Fuerteventura; lounge by the pool or unwind in the spa, while the kids make the most of the hotel-run activity club. Plus, you'll be in a great location - the hotel is only 200m from the beach and resort centre.
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As a pear shaped woman I don't know why I am drawn to wiggle dresses. I think mentally I am adding less bulk to my frame this way so have a series of more fitted dresses to blog about. The #204 Ladies Spring Dress by Thread Faction Studio has been released as part of a Sew Fab Pattern Bundle Sale which ends on the 15th April 2019. The way it works is that the more patterns you buy the more you save, and there are some great savings to be had.
So I tested* the #204 Ladies Spring Dress in the knee length pencil skirt version, size L. My first version during testing was too tight in a M but also may have been due to my fabric choice. For this version I used aubergine manhattan crepe knit (95% polyester/5% elastane), not a colour I would normally wear but really love it.
The dress pattern comes in sizes XXS to XXL and is also available as a party length 3/4 circle skirt or knee length 1/2 circle skirt. The bodice is fitted and the neckline is stabilized with elastic, the armholes finished with basic binding, and the cowl and skirt are finished with simple hems. This dress is really quick to sew and is so versatile and can suit multiple occasions. I didn't make any fit alterations during construction.
It's not at all restrictive across the upper body but I think I will tack down the cowl overlay in a few places as mine has a tendency to roll a bit, again possible a fabric issue as the stretch factor may be a bit low. I think it would also make a really nice formal dress with some shiny/glittery fabric.
*The pattern was provided to me free of charge for testing but all opinions expressed are my own and I received a copy of the finalised pattern for taking part..
I'm not one to think of catchy titles and neither do I expect a big following with this blog but this is my own journey about what I make and do and how to get better at it.
I got inspired to make a wrap dress because (a) I don't own one, and (b) I've been watching the House of DVF (Diane von Furstenberg) so why not give it a go. I used to be a jeans and top girl but lately reaching for a dress is far easier and quicker and thumbs up for minimal ironing.
So straight to sewing. The first make I am posting is a Vogue 8896 wrap dress with bias bodice and a flared skirt. Recommended for moderate stretch knits. I made view A but don't know how I feel about shorter dresses these days, probably because I spend most of my day chasing rugrats around, although the finished garment isn't as short as I thought it would be so that's a bonus.
The fabric I used was a stretch crepe knit 147cm wide and I had 2m and used a ball point needle with a regular straight stitch. I cut a size 14 and I'm normally a size 12 (Australian) RTW. I really would like a maxi version of this but it requires 3.7m of fabric and I don't really need to add to the stash quite yet.
It was probably too stretchy for this project however I think the short skirt version stops it from being weighed down too much. Everything went together quite smoothly and I followed the instructions as per the pattern. I wasn't sure whether to make the dress sleeveless or add sleeves and cut them out and basted them on but I thought the versatility of having a sleeveless dress and layering in the colder months might be more beneficial. The fabric is slightly see through however with a slip all is well and also provides assurance that on a windy day the wrap won't be too revealing although there is quite a substantial overlap.
The only thing I'm unsure about is the pooling that ocurrs at the front waistline. Looking at the model the same thing is happening and the only way to smooth that out for me was to pull up the front at the shoulders or tie it really tight (and I admit that I forget to shorten the bodice which is a common alteration for me) but I might remember to do that in the next version rather than tinker with this one as it is still wearable. There is also no fear of flashing as the front overlap is quite big probably as the width of the shoulder fronts are quite wide.
Overall I am happy with this dress as it can be worn out with heels and also with sandals for a more casual look. I was thinking as to whether it could be made to be closed with a snap at the waistline rather with a tie so that it leaves more options for belting if made in a different fabric. I am also contemplating making it up in a woven and cutting the front out on the bias.
Any comments from anyone if these ideas will actually work?
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Statoil (NYSE:STO) has discovered oil and condensate in its Krafla West prospect near the big Oseberg South field in the Norwegian North Sea.
Estimated recoverable reserves at the discovery are between 12.6 million to 37.7 million barrels of oil equivalent, according to the Norwegian energy company. The announcement on Tuesday follows the discovery of additional hydrocarbons at Krafla.
"The Krafla and Krafla West discoveries provide the basis for a robust fast-track project," Tom Dreyer, head of exploration for the northern North Sea, said in a statement. "They show that growth opportunities still exist in this mature part of the North Sea."
Together, the two discoveries contain combined barrels of 50 million to 75 million of oil equivalent.
The company said it is considering fast-track development of both discoveries by using existing infrastructure in the Oseberg area. Both wells are located southwest of Oseberg South.


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Interesting look into the effects of excessive phone and social media use, though it does tend to get a bit preachy at times. Great strategies against compulsive technology use and alternatives. I've given away numerous copies of this book to friends & family.
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They joined Facebook to stay in touch with friends across the country, and then ended up unable to maintain an uninterrupted conversation with the friend sitting across the table.
In an open marketplace for attention, darker emotions attract more eyeballs than positive and constructive thoughts.
Willpower, tips, and vague resolutions are not sufficient by themselves to tame the ability of new technologies to invade your cognitive landscape—the addictiveness of their design and the strength of the cultural pressures supporting them are too strong for an ad hoc approach to succeed.
It's easy to think of digital minimalists as as extreme, but the minimalists would argue that this perception is backward: what's extreme is how much time everyone else spends staring at their screens.
Facebook didn't arrive in our world with a promise to radically transform the rhythms of our social and civic lives; it was just one diversion among many.
What many forget, however, was that the original "revolution" promised by the iPhone was also much more modest than the impact it eventually created. In our current moment, smartphones have reshaped people's experience of the world by providing an always-present connection to a humming matrix of chatter and distraction.
A college senior who set up an account on Facebook in 2004 to look up classmates probably didn't predict that the average modern user would spend around two hours per day on social media and related messaging services, with close to half that time dedicated to Facebook's products alone.
Similarly, a first adopter who picked up an iPhone in 2007 for the music features would be less enthusiastic if told that within a decade he could expect to compulsively check the device eighty-five times a day
"Philip Morris just wanted your lungs," Maher concludes. "The App Store wants your soul."
If I force you to quit Facebook, you're not likely to suffer serious withdrawal symptoms. You might not sneak out to access Facebook, but if the app is only one tap away on the phone in your pocket, a moderate behavioral addiction will make it really hard to resist checking your account again and again throughout the day.
Sean Parker on mobile phone usage:
"It's a social-validation feedback loop . . . exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with, because you're exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology."
These technologies are in many cases specifically designed to trigger this addictive behavior. Compulsive use, in this context, is not the result of a character flaw, but instead the realization of a massively profitable business plan.
Our current unease with new technologies is not really about whether or not they're useful. We signed up for these services and bought these devices for minor reasons and then found ourselves increasingly dominated by their influence, allowing them to control more and more of how we spend our time, how we feel, and how we behave."
Digital Minimalism:
A philosophy of technology use in which you focus your online time on a small number of carefully selected and optimized activities that strongly support things you value, and then happily miss out on everything else.
"Why do I need to use Facebook?" I would ask.
"I can't tell you exactly," they would respond.
"But what if there's something useful to you in there that you're missing?"
The average Facebook user uses the company's products a little over fifty minutes per day"
Principle #1: Clutter is costly.
Principle #2: Optimization is important.
Principle #3: Intentionality is satisfying.
Thoreau establishes early in Walden: "The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run." You're choosing to spend the minutes and hours of your life in return for something.
Who could justify trading a lifetime of stress and backbreaking labor for better blinds? Is a nicer-looking window treatment really worth so much of your life? Similarly, why would you add hours of extra labor in the fields to obtain a wagon?
It therefore makes sense to clutter your digital life with as many of these small sources of value as you can find, much as it made sense for the Concord farmer to cultivate as many acres of land as he could afford to mortgage.
Thoreau's new economics, however, demands that you balance this profit against the costs measured in terms of "your life." How much of your time and attention, he would ask, must be sacrificed to earn the small profit of occasional connections and new ideas that is earned by cultivating a significant presence on Twitter?
We need to reevaluate [our current relationship with] online information sort of the way we reevaluated free love in the 80s.
The Amish, it turns out, do something that's both shockingly radical and simple: they start with the things they value most, then work backward to ask whether a given new technology performs more harm than good with respect to these values.
"Is this going to be helpful or is it going to be detrimental? Is it going to bolster our life together, as a community, or is it going to somehow tear it down?"
Approaching decisions with intention can be more important than the impact of the actual decisions themselves.
The Amish prioritize the benefits generated by acting intentionally about technology over the benefits lost from the technologies they decide not to use. Their gamble is that intention trumps convenience
The Digital Declutter Process
30 days where you take a break from optional technologies in your life.
During this break, explore and rediscover activities and behaviors that you find satisfying and meaningful.
After 30 days, reintroduce optional technologies into your life, starting from a blank slate. For each technology you reintroduce, determine what value it serves in your life.
A typical culprit for failing to complete the 30 days were technology restriction rules that were either too vague or too strict. Another mistake was not planning what to replace these technologies with during the declutter period—leading to anxiety and boredom.
A temporary detox is a much weaker resolution than trying to permanently change your life, and therefore much easier for your mind to subvert when the going gets tough.
During this monthlong process, you must aggressively explore higher-quality activities to fill in the time left vacant by the optional technologies you're avoiding.
You want to arrive at the end of the declutter having rediscovered the type of activities that generate real satisfaction, enabling you to confidently craft a better life.
There's one last question you must ask yourself before it's allowed back into your life: How am I going to use this technology going forward to maximize its value and minimize its harms?"
To allow an optional technology back into your life at the end of the digital declutter, it must:
Serve something you deeply value (offering some benefit is not enough).
Be the best way to use technology to serve this value (if it's not, replace it with something better).
Have a role in your life that is constrained with a standard operating procedure that specifies when and how you use it.
You can enjoy solitude in a crowded coffee shop, on a subway car, or, as President Lincoln discovered at his cottage, while sharing your lawn with two companies of Union soldiers, so long as your mind is left to grapple only with its own thoughts.
On the other hand, solitude can be banished in even the quietest setting if you allow input from other minds to intrude. In addition to direct conversation with another person, these inputs can also take the form of reading a book, listening to a podcast, watching TV, or performing just about any activity that might draw your attention to a smartphone screen.
"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone,"
"Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius."
the ability to be alone . . . is anything but a rejection of close bonds and can instead affirm them. Calmly experiencing separation builds your appreciation for interpersonal connections when they do occur.
"We enter solitude, in which also we lose loneliness."
The smartphone provided a new technique to banish these remaining slivers of solitude: the quick glance. At the slightest hint of boredom, you can now surreptitiously glance at any number of apps or mobile-adapted websites. It's now possible to completely banish solitude from your life. Thoreau and Storr worried about people enjoying less solitude. We must now wonder if people might forget this state of being altogether."
The average Moment user spends around three hours a day looking at their smartphone screen, with only 12 percent spending less than an hour. The average Moment user picks up their phone thirty-nine times a day. These numbers probably skew low, as the people who download an app like Moment are people who are already careful about their phone use."
Solitude Deprivation = A state in which you spend close to zero time alone with your own thoughts and free from input from other minds. As recently as the 1990s, solitude deprivation was difficult to achieve.
Seemingly overnight the number of students seeking mental health counseling massively expanded, and the standard mix of teenage issues was dominated by something that used to be relatively rare: anxiety.
The sudden rise in anxiety-related problems coincided with the first incoming classes of students that were raised on smartphones and social media.
"It's not an exaggeration to describe iGen as being on the brink of the worst mental-health crisis in decades."
The only factor that dramatically increased right around the same time as teenage anxiety was the number of young people owning their own smartphones.
"I've always had a sort of intuition that for every hour you spend with other human beings you need X number of hours alone. Now what that X represents I don't really know . . . but it's a substantial ratio."
In 90 percent of your daily life, the presence of a cell phone either doesn't matter or makes things only slightly more convenient. They're useful, but it's hyperbolic to believe its ubiquitous presence is vital.
"Only thoughts reached by walking have value."
To underscore his esteem for walking, Nietzsche also notes:
"The sedentary life is the very sin against the Holy Spirit."
Nietzsche began to walk up to eight hours a day. During these walks he would think, eventually filling six small notebooks with the prose that became The Wanderer and His Shadow, the first of many influential books he wrote during a decade powered by ambulation.
These efforts are hard, but the rewards are big. I'm quite simply happier and more productive—by noticeably large factors—when I'm walking regularly. Many others, both today and historically, enjoy the same benefits that come from this substantial injection of solitude into an otherwise hectic life.
We are interested in the social world because we are built to turn on the default network during our free time.
The loss of social connection, for example, turns out to trigger the same system as physical pain—explaining why the death of a family member, a breakup, or even just a social snub can cause such distress.
The researchers found that the more someone used social media, the more likely they were to be lonely. The highest quartile of social media users was three times more likely to be lonelier than someone in the lowest quartile. These results held up even after the researchers controlled for factors such as age, gender, relationship status, household income, and education.
"Our results show that overall, the use of Facebook was negatively associated with well-being." They found, for example, that if you increase the amount of likes or links clicked by a standard deviation, mental health decreases by 5 to 8 percent of a standard deviation.
The studies that found positive results focused on specific behaviors of social media users, while the studies that found negative results focused on overall use of these services.
Where we want to be cautious is when the sound of a voice or a cup of coffee with a friend is replaced with 'likes' on a post.
Don't all these little tweets, these little sips of online connection, add up to one big gulp of real conversation? No, they do not. "Face-to-face conversation unfolds slowly. It teaches patience. We attend to tone and nuance. When we communicate on our digital devices, we learn different habits."
Conversation is the only form of interaction that in some sense counts toward maintaining a relationship. This conversation can take the form of a face-to-face meeting, or it can be a video chat or a phone call—so long as it involves nuanced analog cues, such as the tone of your voice or facial expressions.
Actually visiting the new mom will return significantly more value to both of you than adding a short "awww!" to a perfunctory scroll of comments.
As an academic who studies and teaches social media explained to me: "I don't think we're meant to keep in touch with so many people."
Expending more energy in your leisure can end up energizing you more. Rework the old entrepreneurial adage "You have to spend money to make money" into the language of personal vitality.
The value you receive from a pursuit is often proportional to the energy invested. We might tell ourselves there's no greater reward after a hard day at the office than to have an evening entirely devoid of plans or commitments. But we then find ourselves, several hours of idle watching and screen tapping later, somehow more fatigued than when we began."
Leisure Lesson #1:
Prioritize demanding activity over passive consumption.
"We live in a world that is working to eliminate touch as one of our senses, to minimize the use of our hands to do things except poke at a screen."
"Leave good evidence of yourself. Do good work." "
Use skills to produce valuable things in the physical world."
The most successful social leisure activities share two traits.
They require you to spend time with other people in person. and they provide some sort of structure for the social interaction, including rules you have to follow, insider terminology or rituals, and often a shared goal.
Seek activities that require real-world, structured social interactions.
schedule in advance the time you spend on low-quality leisure. That is, work out the specific time periods during which you'll indulge in web surfing, social media checking, and entertainment streaming. When you get to these periods, anything goes. If you want to binge-watch Netflix while live-streaming yourself browsing Twitter: go for it. But outside these periods, stay offline.
Doing nothing is overrated.
In the middle of a busy workday, or after a particularly trying morning of childcare, it's tempting to crave the release of having nothing to do. These decompression sessions have their place, but their rewards are muted, as they tend to devolve toward low-quality activities like mindless phone swiping and half-hearted binge-watching.
"Twitter scares me, not because I'm morally superior to it, but because I don't think I could handle it. I'm afraid I'd end up letting my son go hungry."
A nontrivial percentage of people who deleted the apps discovered that they essentially stopped using social media altogether. Even the small extra barrier of needing to log in to a computer was enough to prevent them from making the effort
the power of a general-purpose computer is in the total number of things it enables the user to do, not the total number of things it enables the user to do simultaneously. "
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So Good They Can't Ignore You - By Cal Newport
The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck - By Mark Manson
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The Whitney To Present The First Andy Warhol Retrospective Organized by a U.S. Institution Since 1989
Andy Warhol—From A To B And Back Again, The First Major Reexamination Of Warhol's Art In A Generation, To Open At The Whitney On November 12
Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again—the first Andy Warhol retrospective organized in the U.S. since 1989, and the largest in terms of its scope of ideas and range of works—will be an occasion to experience and reconsider the work of one of the most inventive, influential, and important American artists. With more than 350 works of art, many assembled together for the first time, this landmark exhibition, organized by The Whitney Museum of American Art, will unite all aspects, media, and periods of Warhol's forty-year career. Curated by Warhol authority Donna De Salvo, Deputy Director for International Initiatives and Senior Curator, with Christie Mitchell, curatorial assistant, and Mark Loiacono, curatorial research associate, the survey debuts at the Whitney on November 12, 2018, where it will run through March 31, 2019.
While Warhol's Pop images of the 1960s are recognizable worldwide, what remains far less known is the work he produced in the 1970s and 80s. This exhibition positions Warhol's career as a continuum, demonstrating that he didn't slow down after surviving the assassination attempt that nearly took his life in 1968, but entered into a period of intense experimentation, continuing to use the techniques he'd developed early on and expanding upon his previous work. Taking the 1950s and his experience as a commercial illustrator as foundational, and including numerous masterpieces from the 1960s, Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again tracks and reappraises the later work of the 1970s and 80s through to Warhol's untimely death in 1987.
Andy Warhol (1928–1987), Self-Portrait, 1964. Acrylic, metallic paint, and silkscreen ink on linen, 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago; gift of Edlis/Neeson Collection. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York
(Following its premiere at the Whitney, the exhibition will travel to two other major American art museums, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago. Bank of America is the National Tour Sponsor)
"Perhaps more than any artist before or since, Andy Warhol understood America's defining twin desires for innovation and conformity, public visibility and absolute privacy," noted De Salvo. "He transformed these contradictory impulses into a completely original art that, I believe, has profoundly influenced how we see and think about the world now. Warhol produced images that are now so familiar, it's easy to forget just how unsettling and even shocking they were when they debuted. He pioneered the use of an industrial silkscreen process as a painterly brush to repeat images 'identically', creating seemingly endless variations that call the very value of our cultural icons into question. His repetitions, distortions, camouflaging, incongruous color, and recycling of his own imagery anticipated the most profound effects and issues of our current digital age when we no longer know which images to trust. From the 1950s until his death, Warhol challenged our fundamental beliefs, particularly our faith in images, even while he sought to believe in those images himself. Looking in this exhibition at the full sweep of his career makes it clear that Warhol was not just a twentieth-century titan but a seer of the twenty-first century as well."
Occupying the entirety of the Whitney's fifth-floor Neil Bluhm Family Galleries, the adjacent Kaufman Gallery, the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Lobby Gallery, the Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theater, Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again will be the largest exhibition devoted to a single artist yet to be presented in the Whitney's downtown location. Tickets will be available on the Whitney's website beginning in August.
Through his carefully cultivated persona and willingness to experiment with non-traditional art-making techniques, Andy Warhol (1928–1987) understood the growing power of images in contemporary life and helped to expand the role of the artist in society, making him one of the most distinct and internationally recognized American artists of the twentieth century. This exhibition sets out to prove that there remains far more to Warhol and his work than is commonly known. While the majority of exhibitions, books, articles, and films devoted to Warhol's art have focused on a single medium, subject, series, or period, Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again will employ a chronological and thematic methodology that illuminates the breadth, depth, and interconnectedness of the artist's production: from his beginnings as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s, to his iconic Pop masterpieces of the early 1960s, to the experimental work in film and other mediums from the 1960s and 70s, to his innovative use of readymade abstraction and the painterly sublime in the 1980s. The show's title is taken from Warhol's 1975 book, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again), an aphoristic memoir in which the artist gathered his thoughts on fame, love, beauty, class, money, and other key themes.
Building on a wealth of new materials, research and scholarship that has emerged since the artist's untimely death in 1987, as well as De Salvo's own expertise and original research conducted by the Whitney's curatorial team, the checklist of works has been carefully selected from amongst the thousands of paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, films, videos, and photographs that Warhol produced during his lifetime.
Adam D. Weinberg, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney, commented: "This exhibition takes a fresh focus, while continuing the Whitney's decades-long engagement with Warhol's work which we presented in 1971 in a traveling retrospective and in Andy Warhol: Portraits of the 70s, organized by the Whitney in 1979–80. Few have had the opportunity to see an in-depth presentation of his career, and account for the scale, vibrant color, and material richness of the objects themselves. This exhibition, to be presented in three cities, will allow visitors to experience the work of one of America's greatest cultural figures firsthand, and to better comprehend Warhol's artistic genius and fearless experimentation."
The exhibition covers the entirety of Warhol's career, beginning with a concentrated focus on the commercial and private work he made between 1948 and 1960. Arriving in New York from his native Pittsburgh in the summer of 1949, Warhol began his career in an advertising world that was increasingly technological, and, concurrently, an art world obsessed with originality and the authenticity of the hand-made mark. The 1950s were a foundational period for the artist, a young gay man, beginning to find his way in the city. Though far less known than his later work, the commercial art that Warhol produced during his first decade in New York lays the groundwork for many of the themes and aesthetic devices that he would develop throughout the length of his career. Continue reading →
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The Whitney Installs 142 New Works From Its Collection In Its Portrait Exhibition
Portraits are one of the richest veins of the Whitney's collection, thanks to the Museum's longstanding commitment to the figurative tradition, championed by its founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.
New Addition to The Whitney's ongoing exhibition, Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney's Collection: Shirin Neshat (b. 1957), Unveiling, 1993, from the series Women of Allah, 1993–97. Gelatin silver print with ink, 59 3/4 × 39 3/4 in. (151.8 × 101 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Photography Committee 2000.267 © Shirin Neshat; courtesy Gladstone Gallery, N.Y. and Brussels
Drawn entirely from the Museum's holdings, Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney's Collection features 230 works made from 1903 to 2016 by an extraordinary range of some 170 artists, more than half of whom are living. The works included in this exhibition propose diverse and often unconventional ways of representing an individual. Many artists reconsider the pursuit of external likeness—portraiture's usual objective—within formal or conceptual explorations or reject it altogether. Through their varied takes on the portrait, the artists in Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney's Collection demonstrate the vitality of this enduring genre, which serves as a compelling lens through which to view some of the most important social and artistic developments of the past century.
Floor Six of the exhibition predominantly focuses on art since 1960, while Floor Seven includes works from the first half of the twentieth century alongside more contemporary offerings.
Over the past two months, 142 new works have been installed in the exhibition, allowing the inclusion of many artists not on view when the first phase of the show debuted last spring. Organized in eleven thematic sections on two floors of the Museum, with works in all media installed side by side, the exhibition is considerably transformed from its initial installation and will remain on view through February 12, 2017.
Artists newly added to the exhibition include Cory Arcangel, Anne Collier, Grace Hartigan, Josh Kline, Kerry James Marshall, Shirin Neshat, Martha Rosler, Alison Saar, Lucas Samaras, Collier Schorr, John Sonsini, and Jonas Wood, while other artists, including Jasper Johns, Catherine Opie, Charles Ray, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol are represented by different works than before. Many iconic works from the collection by such artists as Alexander Calder, Arshile Gorky, Marsden Hartley, Edward Hopper, Alice Neel, and Georgia O'Keeffe, remain on view. (See complete list of included artists on whitney.org.)
Human Interest is curated by Scott Rothkopf, Deputy Director for Programs and Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator, and Dana Miller, former Richard DeMartini Family Curator and Director of the Permanent Collection, with Mia Curran, former curatorial assistant; Jennie Goldstein, assistant curator; and Sasha Nicholas, consulting curator.
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The Whitney Museum of American Art To Present Two-Floor Exhibition In Celebration Of The Portrait
Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney's Collection Complete The Reinstallation Of The Whitney's Collection In Its New Building
The Selfie, often seen as the height of narcissism in what is essentially an increasingly narcissistic world, is the modern version of what has long been a celebrated art form throughout history: The Portrait. Portraits are one of the richest veins of the Whitney's collection, thanks to the Museum's longstanding commitment to the figurative tradition, championed by its founder Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.
The mysterious power and fascination of the portrait—and the ingenious ways in which artists have been expanding the definition of portraiture over the past 100 years—are celebrated in Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney's Collection, to be presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art this spring. The works included in this exhibition propose diverse and often unconventional ways of representing an individual. Many artists reconsider the pursuit of external likeness—portraiture's usual objective—within formal or conceptual explorations or reject it altogether. Some revel in the genre's glamour and allure, while others critique its elitist associations and instead call attention to the banal or even the grotesque.
Drawn entirely from the Museum's collection, the exhibition features more than 300 works made from 1900 to 2016 by an extraordinary range of more than 200 artists, roughly half of whom are living. The show will be organized in twelve thematic sections on two floors of the Museum, with works in all media installed side by side. Floor Six, predominantly focused on art since 1960, opens first, on April 6; Floor Seven, which includes works from the first half of the twentieth century alongside more contemporary offerings, will open on April 27. The exhibition will remain on view through February 12, 2017.
Once a rarified luxury good, portraits are now ubiquitous. Readily reproducible and ever-more accessible, photography has played a particularly vital role in the democratization of portraiture, and will be strongly represented in the exhibition. Most recently, the proliferation of smartphones and the rise of social media have unleashed an unprecedented stream of portraits in the form of selfies and other online posts. Many contemporary artists confront this situation, stressing the fluidity of identity in a world where technology and the mass-media are omnipresent. Through their varied takes on the portrait, the artists in Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney's Collection demonstrate the vitality of this enduring genre, which serves as a compelling lens through which to view some of the most important social and artistic developments of the past century.
Barkley L. Hendricks (b. 1945). Steve, (1976). Oil, acrylic, and Magna on linen canvas, 72 × 48in. (182.9 × 121.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase and gift with funds from the Arthur M. Bullowa Bequest by exchange, the Jack E. Chachkes Endowed Purchase Fund, and the Wilfred P. and Rose J. Cohen Purchase Fund 2015.101. Image Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY.
Many iconic works from the collection will be included by such artists as Alexander Calder, Marsden Hartley, Edward Hopper, Jasper Johns, Alice Neel, Georgia O'Keeffe, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol. In addition, a number of major new acquisitions will be exhibited at the Whitney for the first time, including Barkley L. Hendricks's full-length 1976 portrait, Steve; Urs Fischer's 2015 towering candle sculpture of Julian Schnabel (making its debut); Joan Semmel's painting of two nude lovers, Touch (1977); Henry Taylor's depiction of Black Panther leader Huey Newton (2007); Deana Lawson's striking color photograph The Garden (2015); and Rosalyn Drexler's Pop masterwork Marilyn Pursued by Death (1963). The exhibition will extend to the Museum's outdoor galleries on Floors Seven and Six, the latter of which will feature Paul McCarthy's monumental bronze sculpture White Snow #3 (2012), also a new acquisition.
Following is a selection of several of the sections in which the exhibition will be divided:
Edward Hopper (1882‑1967). (Self‑Portrait), (1925‑1930). Oil on canvas, Overall: 25 3/8 × 20 3/8in. (64.5 × 51.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Josephine N. Hopper Bequest 70.1165. © Heirs of Josephine N. Hopper, licensed by Whitney Museum of American Art
On the seventh floor, the section "Portrait of the Artist" brings together self-portraits with portraits of artists and other members of the creative community, a moving window into the way artists see themselves and their relationships with one another. On view will be Edward Hopper's iconic self-portrait in oil in a brown hat, as well as a pair of drawings by Hopper and Guy Pène du Bois, each depicting the other and made during a single sitting. Other works depict artists with the tools of their trade—Ilse Bing is seen in a photograph holding the shutter release of her camera; Mabel Dwight uses a mirror as an aid in drawing herself; Andreas Feininger photographs himself regarding a strip of film through a magnifying glass. Other works in this section include Cy Twombly photographed by Robert Rauschenberg; Jasper Johns by Richard Avedon; Georgia O'Keeffe drawn by Peggy Bacon; Edgard Varèse sculpted in wire by Alexander Calder; Langston Hughes photographed by Roy DeCarava; Berenice Abbott by Walker Evans; Yasuo Kuniyoshi by Arnold Newman; and a double portrait of Joseph Stella and Marcel Duchamp taken by Man Ray.
Rachel Harrison (b. 1966). Untitled, (2011). Colored pencil on paper, Sheet: 19 × 24in. (48.3 × 61 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee 2012.81. © Rachel Harrison
EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY CELEBRITY AND SPECTACLE
In the early decades of the twentieth century, a spectrum of new, popular leisure pursuits—vaudeville, theater, cabaret, sporting events, and above all, motion pictures—thrust performers and entertainers into the public eye as never before. For the crowds that flocked to see them, the stars of these entertainments became larger-than-life figures, and an array of media outlets, from tabloid newspapers to glossy magazines to radio, sprang up to broadcast their exploits to captivated audiences across the nation. Artists eagerly delved into these new phenomena, creating portraits that stoked the public's growing fascination with celebrities. At the turn of the century, painters such as Howard Cushing and Everett Shinn investigated the changing terms of fame and glamour as flashy public spectacles eclipsed Gilded Age refinement. Following World War I many artists joined in the commercial opportunities offered by the booming entertainment industry—particularly photographers, whose easily reproducible images carried a special air of authenticity. Foremost among them, Edward Steichen pioneered the aesthetic of the "closeup" in his stylish magazine portraits of movie stars and other luminaries, such as Marlene Dietrich, Dolores Del Rio, and Paul Robeson. Other photographers such as James Van Der Zee, Toyo Miyatake, and Carl Van Vechten called attention to vanguard performers whose race or ethnicity placed them outside the mainstream, challenging the sanitized imperatives of popular culture.
Toyo Miyatake (1895‑1979). Michio Ito, (1929). Gelatin silver print, Sheet: 14 × 10 7/8in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee 2014.241. © Toyo Miyatake Studio
Under the rubric of "Street Life" the exhibition presents artists who took to the pavement with their cameras, photographing subjects as they encountered them, sometimes surreptitiously. These images, which often capture fleeting, serendipitous moments, present a counterpoint to the premeditated, sedentary sitter of historical portraits. At the turn of the last century it became clear that the camera could become an apparatus for the indictment of a society's ills and a group of socially aware photographers became activists in addition to observers of the urban environment. An early work in the exhibition, Lewis Hine's Newsies at Skeeters Branch, St. Louis, Missouri (c. 1910), exemplifies this type of politically motivated street photography. Other works documenting the spectacle of urban life include Walker Evans's subway photographs; Helen Levitt's images taken on the streets of Yorktown and Spanish Harlem; and examples from Garry Winogrand's Women Are Beautiful portfolio. Artists featured in this section also include Diane Arbus, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, and Nan Goldin. The tradition of street photography is carried through to more recent works by Dawoud Bey and Philip-Lorca di Corcia.
PORTRAITS WITHOUT PEOPLE
Is likeness essential to portraiture? The works in this section, spanning the past one hundred years, ask this question as they pursue alternate means for capturing an individual's personality, values, and experiences. Often, the presence of the individual or his or her character is implied through objects and symbols that resonate with hidden meaning. Gerald Murphy's Cocktail (1927), a bold, Jazz Age still life suggests a uniquely autobiographical approach: the accoutrements of a typical 1920s bar tray were based on Murphy's memory of his father's bar accessories and the cigar box cover shows a robed woman surrounded by items that allude to Murphy himself, including a boat (he was an avid sailor) and an artist's palette. Marsden Hartley's Painting, Number 5 (1914–15), a portrait of Karl von Freyburg, uses German imperial military regalia to stand in for the presence of the officer with whom the artist had fallen in love. In Summer Days (1936), Georgia O'Keeffe adopted the animal skull and vibrant desert wildflowers as surrogates for herself, symbols of the cycles of life and death that shape the desert world she made her home. Jasper Johns's portrait of a Savarin coffee can full of brushes stands for Johns himself; and James Welling's portrait of Philip Johnson's Glass House in New Canaan, CT, may be viewed as a sort of portrait of the famous architect. In a number of works in this section, body parts or personal possessions may allude to the subject, such as Jay DeFeo's teeth; Alfred Stieglitz's hat; and Ed Ruscha's shoes. Forgoing likeness in favor of allusion and enigma, these artists expand the possibilities of the portrait, while also acknowledging that the quest to depict others—and even ourselves—is elusive. Continue reading →
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Thirteen's American Masters Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking in 2016
Thirteen's American Masters has announced the preliminary lineup for its 30th anniversary season on PBS featuring Mike Nichols, B.B. King, Carole King, Fats Domino, Loretta Lynn, Janis Joplin, The Highwaymen, Norman Lear and Maya Angelou. American Masters, THIRTEEN's award-winning biography series, celebrates our arts and culture. Awards include 70 Emmy nominations and 28 awards — 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series since 1999 and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special — 12 Peabody Awards; three Grammys; an Oscar; two Producers Guild Awards for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television; and the 2012 IDA Award for Best Continuing Series.
"American Masters," THIRTEEN's award-winning biography series, explores the lives and creative journeys of America's most enduring artistic and cultural giants. With insight and originality, the series illuminates the extraordinary mosaic of our nation's landscape, heritage and traditions. Watch full episodes and more at http://pbs.org/americanmasters. (PRNewsFoto/WNET)
Launched in 1986, the series is the gold standard for documentary film profiles, accruing widespread critical acclaim. This prolific series has produced an exceptional library*, bringing unique originality and perspective to illuminate the creative journeys of our most enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers and those who have left an indelible impression on our cultural landscape. Balancing a broad and diverse cast of characters and artistic approaches, while preserving historical authenticity and intellectual integrity, these portraits reveal the style and substance of each subject.
The series' individually crafted films reflect the specific attention deserved by American Masters subjects, including such great talents as Arthur Miller (the series' first subject), Georgia O'Keeffe, James Baldwin, Diego Rivera, Martha Graham, F. Scott Fitzgerald, I.M. Pei, Leonard Bernstein, Sidney Poitier, Judy Garland, John James Audubon, Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol, Johnny Carson, Zora Neale Hurston, Albert Einstein, Rod Serling, Bill T. Jones, Lucille Ball, Paul Simon, Richard Avedon, John Cassavetes, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Gehry, Woody Guthrie, Jimi Hendrix, Edward Curtis, Julia Child, Walter Cronkite, Woody Allen, and Billie Jean King, as well as influential cultural institutions and eras such as the Actor's Studio, the Algonquin Round Table, the Negro Ensemble Company, the Juilliard School, 60 Minutes, the Joffrey Ballet, and a century of Chinese American cinematic history in Hollywood Chinese.
Fascinating in their individuality as well as in the whole, American Masters has become a cultural legacy in its own right, producing and presenting the extraordinary mosaic of our creative heritage and broadening viewer appreciation of our nation's traditions and character. An artist's work can capture, reflect and even shape a society's experience. Without art, we would lack an identity, a soul and a voice. American Masters exists to give life to that voice.
For this celebratory 30th anniversary season, the offerings are no less fascinating. The season opens with Mike Nichols and concludes with Maya Angelou. How can it get any better than that?
Mike Nichols: American Masters
Season 30 premiere: Friday, January 29 at 9 p.m. Meet one of America's late, great directors Mike Nichols (The Graduate, Angels in America), who discusses his life and 50-year artistic career, from the comedy duo Nichols and May to his final film, Charlie Wilson's War. Winner of an Oscar, a Grammy, four Emmys, nine Tonys, three BAFTAs and many other awards, director, actor, writer, producer and comedian Mike Nichols (November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an artistic trailblazer. As the legendary comedy duo Nichols and May, Nichols and his partner Elaine May revolutionized comedy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Now, May has directed the first documentary about her former partner, Mike Nichols: American Masters, premiering Friday, January 29, 2016, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) to launch the 30th anniversary season of THIRTEEN's American Masters series.
With charm and wit, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director. Mike Nichols: American Masters features new interviews with his friends and colleagues, including Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Alec Baldwin, Paul Simon, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Bob Balaban, Tony Kushner, Neil Simon, Frank Langella, James L. Brooks and many others, conducted by film, TV and theater producer Julian Schlossberg (Bullets Over Broadway, American Masters — Nichols & May: Take Two, American Masters: The Lives of Lillian Hellman). Schlossberg also conducted an exclusive interview with Nichols for the film. The documentary features insights and highlights from Nichols' acclaimed films, including The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Catch 22, Silkwood, Biloxi Blues, Working Girl, Angels In America and Charlie Wilson's War, as well as his theatrical productions Barefoot in the Park, Luv and The Odd Couple. Directed by Elaine May. Produced by Julian Schlossberg.
American Masters: B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Photo Credit: B.B. King performs on stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Photo: Kevin Nixon
Friday, February 12 at 9 p.m. in honor of Black History Month. Explore B.B. King's challenging life and career through candid interviews with the "King of the Blues" filmed shortly before his death and fellow music stars, including Bono, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and Ringo Starr, and more.
American Masters — Carole King: Natural Woman
Carole King. Photo: Joseph Sinnott / ©2015 THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC. All rights reserved.
Friday, February 19 at 9 p.m. Delve into the hit singer-songwriter's life and career from 1960s New York to the music mecca of 70s LA to the present. Carole King joins collaborators and family in new interviews, while rare home movies, performances and photos complete the tapestry. The year 2016 marks the 45th anniversary of King's landmark, four-time Grammy-winning album Tapestry, which was released February 10, 1971.
American Masters: Fats Domino and the Birth of Rock 'n' Roll
Singer-songwriter Fats Domino (b. Feb. 26, 1928), 1970. Photo: Getty Images.
Friday, February 26 at 10 p.m. in honor of Black History Month and Fats Domino's birthday. Discover how Fats Domino's brand of New Orleans rhythm and blues became rock 'n' roll. As popular in the 1950s as Elvis Presley, Domino suffered degradations in the pre-Civil Rights South and aided integration through his influential music.
American Masters — Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Loretta Lynn. Photo: David McClister
Friday, March 4 at 9 p.m. in honor of Women's History Month. Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscar-winning biopic of her life, Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn struggled to balance family and her music career and is still going strong after more than 50 years. The documentary premieres the same day Lynn's first new studio album in over 10 years, Full Circle (Legacy Recordings), is released. Continue reading →
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Iconic Stylist John Barrett Opens New Salon In New York City At 54 Bond Street
New Downtown Location Is The First Of John Barrett's Manhattan Expansion
New Salon Opening Coincides with Announcement of Notable Collaborations with Esteemed Beauty Professionals
"The opening of our Bond Street salon defines the moment our uptown heritage fuses with the cultural vibrancy of downtown. It perfectly captures our vision for the future of John Barrett." – John Barrett, Founder and Creative Director, John Barrett Holdings, LLC.
John Barrett has officially opened the doors to his new downtown Manhattan destination at 54 Bond Street in the historic NoHo (North of Houston Street) district. The debut of John Barrett Bond Street marks the beginning of a new era for the brand that will ultimately define the future of the modern luxury salon experience.
John Barrett (Photo: http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com)
John Barrett is widely well-regarded within the industry for providing the ultimate luxury salon experience, with the highest standards for excellence in artistry and service. The debut of the new salon expands upon this foundation, with the infusion of fresh, inspired artistic talent, innovation in hair, spa, and nail services, as well as a tightly edited selection of the most coveted and inventive beauty products. The salon will also feature exclusive collaborations and a curated selection of luxury merchandise suited to the Bond Street clientele.
"The Bond Street salon is an architectural masterpiece, with a rich, storied history set in Manhattan's cultural epicenter of art, fashion and design," says Jim Hedges, CEO of John Barrett Holdings LLC. "It so appropriately captures the emerging vision for our brand, leading us into the next chapter of growth that will elevate the standard in the luxury salon category."
Bond Street Salon Design
The former site of the Bouwerie Lane Theater, the landmark building was once home to world-renowned painters, composers, screen sirens, musicians, and artists such as Lauren Hutton, Jane Russell, Pearl Bailey, Brice Marden and Helen Hays.
Designed by notable architect Daniel Romualdez, the new 2,200 square feet salon is modern, plush, and luxuriously appointed. The stylish space retains its original architectural splendor with a nod to its historical significance, modernized with a blend of opulent materials found throughout the two-story space. Here you'll find brushed pewter, custom-chrome finishes flanked with sleek mirrors, glossy black wood trim, and a punch of color from the brand's signature terrazzo lavender floors. Hand-oiled, smoke stained oak floors with a smooth, satiny finish are mixed into the flooring design as well, in both the color and treatment rooms.
Exterior shot of John Barrett Bond Street (Photo: http://www.johnbarrett.com)
The sunbathed salon features a main floor with ten stations for cut and style and a ground level punctuated with eleven color stations and three manicure and pedicure stations. Dual wash areas are accented with silver-stroked ceilings and a glowing light cove for balanced illumination. Changing and rest areas feel posh and intimate.
The atelier-like environment is part salon, part boutique and part exhibition space, offering clients a spectacular array of exclusive merchandise and art, housed within custom glass and polished chrome vitrines scattered throughout the space. Tom Ford Beauty is the featured color cosmetic brand and is used exclusively by the resident makeup artists for makeup applications and lessons. A full styling station is tucked away on the main floor for brow and lash services.
"We are creating a 360-degree experience to deliver new and innovative services, spa treatment protocols, and technologies that haven't been available before," says Hedges. "The salon will be a place of discovery and engagement, enabling us to expand into different luxury categories, and reinvent the salon experience beyond anything that currently exists."
The new salon is one of many John Barrett locations planned to open across the country in the coming year. "Demand for our services continues to increase each successive year, so this comes at the perfect time," says Barrett. "Nothing excites me more than spreading the magic we have created at the flagship over the years and embracing the downtown style and vitality of Bond Street. It is this energy that will fuel the next phase of our expansion in New York and across the country."
John Barrett Bond Street Notable Collaborations
John Barrett Launches First Tammy Fender Spa in New York City
John Barrett has formed a partnership with renowned Palm Beach-based holistic skincare authority Tammy Fender, bringing her legendary spa treatments to the Bond Street salon in New York City – the only location outside Palm Beach where her coveted spa treatments can be found. The treatments will be administered by aestheticians selected and trained by Fender in the custom-designed spa treatment rooms located on the mezzanine level.
"I am absolutely delighted to be working with the legendary John Barrett for the official national launch of our custom treatment services," says Tammy. "This partnership will bring our years of expertise to an even greater audience with a brand that so perfectly mirrors our own passion for quality and unparalleled client experience."
The Gallery at John Barrett, 54 Bond
John Barrett has collaborated with art collector's initiative, Circa 1881, to curate a custom gallery for the Bond Street location, featuring fashion photography from Bruce Weber, Helmut Newton, Steven Meisel, Steven Klein, Richard Avedon, Chuck Close and Andy Warhol. The sweeping floor-to-ceiling gallery wall features rare images of Madonna, Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss and Johnny Depp, among others. All works are available for sale.
John Barrett Partners with Assouline to Curate Bond Street Library
For the first time in its history, luxury book publisher Assouline joined forces with a salon to curate a library of selected titles in fashion, art, photography, travel, design and culture, to be featured on the salon's main floor.
John Barrett Introduces "The Nail Room" at Bond Street in Collaboration with Nail Industry Visionary, Tracylee Percival
John Barrett sought out Tracylee Percival, the new Director of Manicure Services and Education, to design and develop an unprecedented nail program. "The Nail Room" is a new and transformative concept in the nail realm, one that is in line with John Barrett's reputation for innovation and creativity. Continue reading →
Art Scene: Skarstedt Announces Andy Warhol: Late Paintings at Skarstedt Upper East Side
"I had energy and wanted to rush home and paint and stop doing society portraits." – Andy Warhol.
Skarstedt Gallery will present an exhibition of Andy Warhol's Late Paintings at its uptown gallery this fall. These works, made during one of the artist's most prolific periods, signify a culmination of the themes and processes explored throughout Warhol's career. The exhibition will feature ten large-scale paintings from the Skulls, Hammer and Sickle, Rorschach, Knives, Dollar Signs and Reversals Series, amongst others, and date from 1974 through 1987, the year of Warhol's death. Andy Warhol: Late Paintings will be on view at Skarstedt Upper East Side (20 E. 79th Street, New York City) from September 19th through October 31st, 2015.
Image Credit: Andy Warhol, Hammer & Sickle, 1976, acrylic and silkscreen on primed canvas, 72 x 86 inches (182.9 x 218.4 cm). © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, 2015.
In the late 1970s Warhol was turning fifty. Consumed with reexamining himself and his accomplishments, he was looking for stimulation and change—something to inspire him. Warhol often traveled to Europe, discovering new imagery to explore in his work. And it was on a trip to Paris in 1977, while visiting the art museums with Pontus Hultén, the founding director of the Pompidou, that he discovered this newfound motivation, and the stimulation to experiment with untried ideas in painting.
Andy Warhol, Camouflage Painting, 1986, Synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, 40 x 40 inches (101.6 x 101.6 cm)
Warhol reengaged with the act of painting and developed new techniques, combining the tools in his repertoire, including the mechanical production of his early Pop paintings, and more recent innovations in process and abstraction. These experimentations led Warhol to the abstractions of the Shadow and Oxidation paintings and renewed his interest in the process of painting itself—going so far as to highlight his own hand with his brushstrokes and finger made swirls in his Ladies and Gentlemen paintings.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928. He graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh in 1949. Early in his career he worked as a commercial artist and illustrator, and towards the 1960s he began consolidating his well-known style of large-scale, colorful prints of popular consumer goods and other advertising related images that were prevalent in mass media. Warhol eventually became the main exponent of Pop Art, which introduced images of consumer culture into works of art that were manufactured with mass production techniques and blurred the boundaries between high and commercial art. His diverse oeuvre includes paintings, prints, sculptures and films that are often grouped in series that focus on different issues such as consumerism, violence, celebrity culture and even include socio-political commentary. At the same time, Warhol's works commented on the fundamentals of the medium by highlighting the conflict between medium and subject matter. He frequently transformed banal objects into items meant for adoration; and in other occasions his endless repetition of dramatic images stripped them of all meaning. Warhol's intriguing works are imbued with a poignant, powerful commentary and challenge to the status quo. Andy Warhol became one of the most influential figures in contemporary art and culture at large.
Andy Warhol, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1975, synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm)
Andy Warhol, Rorschach, 1984, Synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, 24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm)
Andy Warhol, The Scream (After Edvard Munch), 1984, Synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, 52 x 38 inches (132.1 x 96.5 cm)
The late works of Andy Warhol, as featured in this exhibition, represent a critical transition for the artist, embracing his past while simultaneously looking towards the future and establishing his lasting legacy.
Warhol's works have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Recent important solo exhibitions were held at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin in 2001, the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen, Germany in 1996, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris in 1989. His works have also been exhibited in major institutions such as the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, the Museum Haus Lange in Krefeld, Germany and the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. The Andy Warhol Museum opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May of 1994. His work has been featured in multiple publications. Andy Warhol died in 1987 in New York.
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Politicians can be greedy like anyone else. Unfortunately, society is filled with people who would rather steal, cheat and commit fraud… anything but a hard days work. Former San Diego Mayor, Maureen O'Connor, is a bit different. She inherited millions after her husband Robert Peterson died in 1994. (Peterson was the founder of Jack-in-the-Box restaurants.) Apparently the millions weren't enough. After leaving office, prosecutors says she made over $1 billion from gambling at Las Vegas and Atlantic City casinos… that still wasn't enough.
Despite having already won over a billion dollars, prosecutors say that she continued to gamble and ended up taking money from her husband's charitable trust established by her late husband to fund Alzheimer's research, health care for the poor, and the Little Wishes Foundation (which helps kids suffering from cancer), leaving it bankrupt.
O'Connor isn't facing prison, although she was charged with the felony crime of committing a Prohibited Financial Transaction. While under investigation, she suffered a brain tumor. Instead of a trial, a United States Magistrate Judge allowed her to participate in a deferred prosecution agreement. She is required to pay $2 million in restitution but will not see the inside of a jail cell.
We understand that gambling can be an addiction for some people, however, there still must be consequences for our personal actions. For Maureen O'Connor, the consequences probably won't be felt in this life.
This case is especially interesting for us because we represent victims of fraud. While the casinos may have lost money, they knowingly took a risk by extending credit to a gambler with a billion dollar habit. The real victims in this case are the charities, such as the Little Wishes Foundation, that relied on the trust created by O'Connor's late husband for funding. Usually we have solutions to these problems but unfortunately, not every case has a remedy.
If there is a lesson here it is the need for due diligence. Robert Peterson's charitable trust had 3 trustees, according to the Justice Department's press release and O'Connor was one of them. We wonder what the others were doing and why they didn't step in?
U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy said, "[N]o figure, regardless of how much good they've done or how much they've given to charity, can escape criminal liability with impunity." Unfortunately, we think O'Connor has. With no income, no assets and serious health problems, it is doubtful that O'Connor can pay millions in restitution.
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