That feeling when you doze off and you just sleep, and sleep, and sleep...way too much for your own good. 🙃 Victor Gabriel Gilbert's renditon of a "Sleeping Beauty".
#art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl
UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon was renewed. What happens next?
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/8/31/unifils-mandate-in-southern-lebanon-was-renewed-what-happens-next?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon was renewed. What happens next?
Everything you need to know about UN Interim Force in Lebanon and the renewal of its mandate until the end of 2026.Al Jazeera
Your art history post for today: by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1875–1895), Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children, oil on canvas, 60 1/2 x 74 7/8 in. (153.7 x 190.2 cm), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. #arthistory #oilpainting #painting #impressionism
From the museum: ‘In this commissioned portrait, as Marcel Proust observed, Renoir gave expression to "the poetry of an elegant home and the beautiful dresses of our time." In the Japanese-style sitting room of her Parisian townhouse—the décor and chic gown testifying to her stylish taste—Marguerite Charpentier sits beside her son, Paul. At age three, his locks are still uncut and, in keeping with current fashion, he is dressed identically to his sister Georgette, perched on the family dog. The well-connected publisher's wife, who hosted elite literary salons attended by such writers as Flaubert, the Goncourts, and Zola, used her influence to ensure that the painting enjoyed a choice spot at the Salon of 1879.’
![From the museum: ‘… Marguerite embraces Paul; her daughter Georgette is seated in the foreground on the back of Porthos, the family’s Newfoundland dog... The predominant use of black and white sets the family, with their animal, apart. Marguerite appears as she has been described—very small, robust, and engaging—with fair skin, dark brown hair, and hazel eyes set in a lively square face with a double chin. Her black evening gown trimmed with Chantilly lace, with its train spread out on the carpet at her feet, is worn with a white fichu finished with black satin bows… [she wears a] large brooch in the shape of a daisy (in French, marguerite) with leaves and stem, and a bracelet and ring set with colored stones…Georgette and Paul wear identical pale blue and white, off-the-shoulder costumes, with socks and beribboned shoes (hers with a slight heel, his slippers) of the same bronze color. Because he is only three, Paul’s hair is still in ringlets, and he is in skirts…
The colorful secondary elements are what appear to be Japanese screens decorated with birds, including peacocks, a Japanese bamboo chair with a matching table which supports a vase of flowers, an elaborately embellished crystal decanter and glasses, and a plate of green grapes. The sofa is upholstered in silk patterned with small bright blossoms.”](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/57653337 "From the museum: ‘… Marguerite embraces Paul; her daughter Georgette is seated in the foreground on the back of Porthos, the family’s Newfoundland dog... The predominant use of black and white sets the family, with their animal, apart. Marguerite appears as she has been described—very small, robust, and engaging—with fair skin, dark brown hair, and hazel eyes set in a lively square face with a double chin. Her black evening gown trimmed with Chantilly lace, with its train spread out on the carpet at her feet, is worn with a white fichu finished with black satin bows… [she wears a] large brooch in the shape of a daisy (in French, marguerite) with leaves and stem, and a bracelet and ring set with colored stones…Georgette and Paul wear identical pale blue and white, off-the-shoulder costumes, with socks and beribboned shoes (hers with a slight heel, his slippers) of the same bronze color. Because he is only three, Paul’s hair is still in ringlets, and he is in skirts…
The colorful secondary elements are what appear to be Japanese screens decorated with birds, including peacocks, a Japanese bamboo chair with a matching table which supports a vase of flowers, an elaborately embellished crystal decanter and glasses, and a plate of green grapes. The sofa is upholstered in silk patterned with small bright blossoms.”")
You wouldn't think any of the gorgeous (not to mention wealthy...) maidens in the imagination of Lawrence Alma-Tadema would be without a lover, but you'd guess wrong! Or so it seems from this piece of his, titled "Vain Courtship".
#art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl
A great discussion of the nightmare that is TSMC's new chip factory in Arizona. The main issues are the immense difficulty of replicating the complex "copy exact" process of chipmaking, the lack of a local supplier ecosystem in the U.S., and labor and construction challenges, all leading to significant cost overruns and delays.
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2025年4月の油絵の完成形①
ピンク地に滲む黄色と紺色
2025年制作
油絵具使用
F0号サイズ 14×18(たて、よこ、cm)
油絵具の滲む表現結構好き。そして黄色の絵の具はテクスチャーがしわしわになるのが面白い。
#油絵 #油絵の具流し #oilpainting #abstractart #抽象画 #sputterdeposition #スパッタリング #dripping #ドリッピング
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🔅Oil painting on canvas inspired by sculpture🔅
#creativity #artist #painting #art #french #contemporaryart #MastoArt #inspiration #colors
#visualartist #womanartist #frenchartist #visualart #oilpainting #expression #videoart
Inspired by "Antinous Mondragone" by Léocharès | Mercédès Soret
Oil on canvas - Oil on Canvas54/65cmMercédès Soret
Tellingly, the moment the dynamic flips—as occurred with Mamdani's surprise victory in NYC, where he faces a contested election against at least one candidate essentially a puppet of Donald Trump—the establishment proves its loyalty not to Democrats, but to its own ironclad control.
Centrist Democrats Are the Actual Traitors to Their Party
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.The New Republic
Libri per bambini e ragazzi, 5 romanzi young adult
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Libri per bambini e ragazzi, 5 romanzi young adult da leggere prima della scuola
Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Libri per bambini e ragazzi, 5 romanzi young adult da leggere prima della scuolaRedazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)
A picture that could inspire a thousand stories..."Mariana in the South" by John William Waterhouse.
#art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl
The look of a master builder...only this genius doesn't make buildings, he decorates them. With images of the finest beauty mother nature has to offer. Edwin Long's vision of the arts: "The Chosen Five".
#art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #artist #thearts
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General Staff: Russia’s spring–summer military campaign in Ukraine ends in failure
The Russian military’s spring–summer campaign of 2025 has ended in failure, with over 291,000 Russian soldiers killed or wounded. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
I've been watching the channel Jake Don't Draw for a while and have just learned Jake has set up this new site with lots of info and references for anyone interested in learning about academic #art , with a focus on #drawing and #OilPainting.
As someone who once had a learned tendency to pooh-pooh that style, I've found his videos very eye opening and inspirational, even though I have no illusions I am on a path to mastering any of the techniques he discusses.
A Better Way to Learn Drawing | Halftone Studio
Build strong drawing fundamentals with free references, real art history, and a creative approach rooted in classical methods that support your artistic voice.www.halftonestudio.art
Your art history post for today: by Ernie Barnes (1938-2009), The Drum Major, 2003, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. A former pro football player, he said “I traded my cleats for canvas, my bruises for brushes, and put all the violence and power I’d felt on the field into my paintings. #blackart #blackartist #painting #oilpainting
His obituary from The New York Times, April 30, 2009: nytimes.com/2009/04/30/arts/30…
'Israele valuta annessioni Cisgiordania come rappresaglia' - Ultima ora - Ansa.it
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'Israele valuta annessioni Cisgiordania come rappresaglia' - Ultima ora - Ansa.it
Il governo israeliano sta seriamente valutando di annettere parti della Cisgiordania occupata come ritorsione per l'imminente riconoscimento della Palestina da parte di diversi Paesi occidentali. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
Statue of former liberty
#usa #trump #statueofliberty #art #ontvlamd #paintingart #oilpainting #destruction #unclescam
It’s weird that people continue to trust and media continues to fawn over such a demonstrably amoral company.
“Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off”
zdnet.com/article/meta-might-b…
“Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission”
reuters.com/business/meta-crea…
At least get your kids and parents off it.
Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off
Some Facebook users have noticed new settings that let Meta analyze and retain your phone's photos. Yes, you read that right.Elyse Betters Picaro (ZDNET)
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Weekly Beasts - Il Post
https://www.ilpost.it/2025/08/30/weekly-beasts-554/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Scienza @scienza-ilPost
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Like a phantasm, it passes into the night, yet at the moment you wake up, you could swear it was real...
John Simmons's illustration of A Midsummer Night's Dream, "Hermia and Lysander".
#art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl
‘A streetcar named solitude’
#art #oilpainting #streetcar #solitude #yellow #bus #schilderkunst #paintingart
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None of this would be happening if the people with the economic and political decision-making power in our country were weren’t bank rolling it.
They are the people that set the moral tone for the nation, one that valorizes each individual seeking mastery in a world of slaves.
They are the ones who turn all their followers into psychopaths.
"Artmosphäre"
#wiart #malerei #acrylicpainting #oilpainting #Kunstmarkt #artmosphäre
#wiart #malerei #malen #malenmachtgluecklich #malenfürdieseele #acrylicpainting #oilpainting #Kunstmarkt
Déjà 100 000 signataires !
Faut partager un max !
#macron #explosion
petitions.assemblee-nationale.…
Demande de destitution du Président de la République Emmanuel Macron en vertu de l'article 68 de la Constitution. - Demande de destitution du Président de la République Emmanuel Macron en vertu de l'article 68 de la Constitution. - Plateforme des pétition
Demande de destitution du Président Emmanuel Macron en vertu de l’article 68 de la Constitution À l’attention des parlementaires de l’Assemblée nationale et du Sénat, Nous, citoyens français, adressons cette demande de destitution du Président …petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr
Russian soldier shot dead civilian in Donetsk region
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into the killing of a civilian by a Russian soldier in the settlement of Novoekonomichne, Donetsk region. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Bringing you daily(ish) film photos: Iglesia del Pozo de los Frailes
Photo GPS location: google.com/maps/place/36.78880…
Photo technical info:
- Camera: Mamiya C220, Lens: Mamiya Sekor 3.5 65mm, f8, 1/250 s
- Film: Kentmere 100, Developer: Spur Acurol-N
#photography #believeinfilm #filmphotography #analogphotography #filmisnotdead #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #spain
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Recherchez des commerces et des services de proximité, affichez des plans et calculez des itinéraires routiers dans Google Maps.36°47'19.7"N 2°06'36.7"W · 36.788803, -2.110188
🌌✨ De Setembro a Outubro, em distintos lugares como Mos, Baiona, Gondomar, Tui ou A Guarda, entre outros ✨🌌
Saídas nocturna para descubrir as estrelas con guías certificadas pola Fundación Starlight.
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TSMC's $40 Billion Arizona Nightmare
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La regina Rania di Giordania compie 55 anni: ecco cosa ci raccontano le nuove foto del compleanno
https://www.vanityfair.it/article/la-regina-rania-di-giordania-compie-55-anni-ecco-cosa-ci-raccontano-le-nuove-foto-del-compleanno?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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La regina Rania di Giordania compie 55 anni: ecco cosa ci raccontano le nuove foto del compleanno
La regina Rania di Giordania compie 55 anni e la Corte Reale Hashemita celebra l’occasione con un nuovo ritratto ufficiale.Stefania Conrieri (Vanity Fair Italia)
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Unfortunately the Novarese Collected Specimen Booklets is not open to have a look.
Yay!
This will help with “Type by Novarese”: letterformarchive.org/news/ins… but it really does help to see it in person.
Inside the Type By series: Bernhard, Excoffon, and Novarese - Letterform Archive
Three volumes of rare specimen facsimiles lift the curtain on twentieth-century type, gathering essential documents of trendsetting faces as they were first meant to be seen.Chris Westcott (Letterform Archive)
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A Russian and an American get on a plane in Moscow and get to talking.
The Russian says he works for the Kremlin and he's on his way to go learn American #propaganda techniques.
"What American propaganda techniques?" asks the American.
"Exactly," the Russian replies.
-- not my joke --
[we need a term for how capitalism naturally creates a media that sustains an American culture that normalizes vast disparities in power and living the good life based on wealth.]
El presidente del Consejo de Asentamientos del norte de #Cisjordania #ocupada, Yossi Dagan, y el ministro del gobierno de ocupación Shikli, afirman que el próximo objetivo es "imponer la soberanía #israelí sobre Cisjordania" y evitar el establecimiento de un Estado #palestino.
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El presidente del Consejo de Asentamientos del norte de Cisjordania ocupada, Yossi Dagan, y el ministro del gobierno de ocupación Shikli, afirman que el próximo objetivo es "imponer la soberanía israelí sobre Cisjordania" y evitar el establecimiento …Telegram
![[First day at work as a fireman]
Other Fireman: Grab the extinguisher!
Me: Extinguish her? I hardly even know her!
Me: Seriously though is that the red thing?](https://poliverso.org/photo/preview/640/57652824 "[First day at work as a fireman]
Other Fireman: Grab the extinguisher!
Me: Extinguish her? I hardly even know her!
Me: Seriously though is that the red thing?")
Notting Hill Carnival 1976: la rivolta che unì punk e comunità nera
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Notting Hill Carnival 1976: la rivolta che unì punk e comunità nera - Kulturjam
Il 30 agosto 1976 il Carnevale di Notting Hill esplose in una rivolta contro la polizia razzista. La comunità caraibica e i giovani bianchi resistettero insieme, segnando la nascita del legame tra cultura punk e lotta antirazzista a Londra.Maurizio Acerbo (Kulturjam.it)
Russia learns from the past. The West goes around in circles. Réseau International
By Tarik Cyril Amar. The peace negotiations in Ukraine show that Moscow is living in reality, while the West, blinded by a sense of profound superiority, is sticking to its internal geopolitical monologue.Réseau International
"Few if any analysts see Mr. Trump as a Stalin, who crushed science, or even as a direct analog to this era’s strongmen leaders. But his assault on researchers and their institutions is so deep that historians and other experts see similarities to the playbook employed by autocratic regimes to curb science."
nytimes.com/2025/08/31/science…
#healthcare #PublicHealth #biomedical #science #climate #environment #research #grants #funding #regulation #history #USpol #brazil #china #hungary #russia
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Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws | TechCrunch
Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it's up to individual server owners to decide.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
"In the Company of Trees" 🌳
Art by Elisabeth Alba
Sepia ink, watercolor, acryla gouache
Prints at albaillustration.etsy.com
#trees #tree #raccoon #magical #whimsical #fediart #mastoart #penandink #fantasyart
Red in Motion
Here’s a Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) lifting out of the forest—wings wide, red against green, caught mid-flight like a flame leaving the brush.
Trump is alive, with golf outing and rapid social media posts
President Trump plays golf, posts AI-generated videos, shows he remains active amid social media rumorsCK Smith (Salon.com)
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56. Buch 2025
Michiko Aoyama - Donnerstags im Café unter den Kirschbäumen.
Schön und herzerwärmend!
Sowas braucht's einfach ab und zu.
Kurzgeschichten über verschiedene Personen, deren Leben letzlich doch miteinander verwoben ist.
Padova, donna disabile bullizzata in stazione: Daspo Willy per quattro minorenni
Le ragazzine, tra tredici e 16 anni, sono tutte già note alle Forze dell'Ordine per minacce, lesioni, rapine, estorsionia cura della redazione Cronaca nazionale (la Repubblica)
August '25 
nice and good practice today to wrap up august.
no wonder why I'm fitter by the end of the summer, enjoying #consistency and #health
hoxe fun correr un anaco pola mañán para completar un bo agosto de actividades, puiden ser consistente dun xeito relaxado sen forzarme a facer aquilo ou isto. Tiven boa saúde (hai meses que nin teño molestias) e puiden manter unha boa xeira en días consecutivos incluso.
Espero, desexo, poder seguir así algunha semana máis, que despois xa sei que me veño un pouco abaixo (moralmente).
Le sparate di Meta sulle performance pubblicitarie e le furbate sulla privacy
L'articolo proviene da #StartMag e viene ricondiviso sulla comunità Lemmy @Informatica (Italy e non Italy 😁)
Un ex dipendente ha accusato Meta di aver gonfiato del 20% una metrica pubblicitaria chiave e di aver aggirato le regole sulla privacy di Apple per aumentare i ricavi. Tutti i
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Random (but not really) Sunday factoid: Three years after Hitler took power, the Olympic Games took place in Berlin.
saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/0…
#politics #trump #olympicgames #fascism #la2028 #dictatorship #history
How Did Hitler Succeed? And Why Wasn’t He Stopped? | The Saturday Evening Post
One hundred years ago, Adolph Hitler became the leader of the Nazi party. Who or what enabled his 20-year rise to power?Jeff Nilsson (The Saturday Evening Post)
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