Pope Leo in address to World of Culture: โThe problem does not lie in knowledge, but in its deviation toward an intelligence that no longer seeks to correspond to reality, but to bend it to its own measures, judging it according to the convenience of those who claim to know.โ
Wassily Kandinsky
Inner Simmering (1925)
The wonderful Royal family. Just missing Sir Tim.
Now that Iโve finally finished reading โProject Hail Maryโ I can stop avoiding spoilers about the movie. And now I see it that itโs staying in theaters longer and not streaming anytime soon as originally planned. Good for it, bad for me.
O Lord, grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end. #Compline
Georgia O'Keeffe Pink Moon over Water | 1924
Georgia O'Keeffe
Pink Moon over Water | 1924
โItโs worth considering that Airbnb has encouraged Montreal landlords to pressure the city into reducing regulation on short-term rentals. The city must stand firm against Airbnb and its profiteers.
โYou give an inch, they take a mile.โ
#polmtl
A New Jersey data center will reportedly receive $77 million in tax breaks โ while only creating one permanent job.
One job, in exchange for higher utility bills, noise pollution, and potential groundwater pollution.
Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop data centers?
Notre-Dame of Montreal Basilica, Montreal, Quebec.
The Sacred Heart Chapel inside Notre-Dame of Montreal #Basilica, one of the #top5 #buildings in #Montreal, #Quebec. Find out more at stephentravels.com/top5/buildin... โช๏ธโ๏ธ
Starting February 18, 2027, smartphones and many portable devices sold in the EU must have batteries that users can remove and replace more easily. That means #Apple #Samsung #Google #Xiaomi etc may need to redesign future devices to meet the new rules www.business-standard.com/technology/t...
Via Reuters: Russia is set to stop oil exports from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline starting from May 1, three industry sources said on Tuesday.
#PierceBrosnan honouring #RobinWilliams who acted together in #MrsDoubtfire,. Pierce said he never felt so comfortable and laughed so much as he did on this Film. This is in Deauville, France. โฅ ๐ผ #filmsky #moviesky ๐
I don"t like when media will say how much movies make on an opening weekend or two. Who cares? But it's on the news as if we care. ๐
Queen Elizabeth II (left: wearing a yellow gown, blue sash, & long white gloves) dances with President Gerald Ford (right: white tie tuxedo with tails) during a State Dinner. ๐ธ White House (1976)
Queen Elizabeth II (1926~2022).
Royal Princess, World War II Vet, Queen of the United Kingdom & Commonwealth.
Born 100 years ago today, in London.
"The right to change the government by the ballot box & not the barrel of a gun, perhaps the best definition of a democracy."
This painting, titled Dos Mujeres (Two Women) or Portrait of Two Women, was created by Mexican artist Diego Rivera in 1914. It is an important early work from Rivera in Paris, where he explored Cubism alongside Picasso and Braque.
This painting, titled Dos Mujeres (Two Women) or Portrait of Two Women, was created by Mexican artist Diego Rivera in 1914. It is an important early work from Rivera in Paris, where he engaged with Cubism alongside Picasso and Braque.
Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.
We've been Linux users for years (with LibreOffice). More people should switch from Microsoft AND Apple.
After France, Denmark is moving too: its Digitalisation Ministry plans to phase out Microsoft, switching to Linux and LibreOffice in the coming months. The goal is clearโreduce dependence on a handful of global tech giants and strengthen digital sovereignty.
Israel kills more than 780 Palestinians in Gaza since ceasefire began, ministryย says
https://www.europesays.com/iran/75638/
More than 780 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip since a ceasefire wasโฆ
Christopher Walker (Canadian Artist, born 1964)
"Surge", 2024.
Acrylic Polymer Emulsion on Masonite, 36" ร 28".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Lufthansa will cancel about 20,000 short-haul flights between May and October, cutting roughly 120 flights per day.
The move is aimed at saving fuel after jet fuel prices doubled following the Iran conflict.
Source: FT
Climate change has extended Europeโs pollen season by two weeks
https://www.europesays.com/europe/19577/
Pollen seasons across Europe are now one to two weeks longer than they were in the 1990s andโฆ
Vitafoods Europe 2026: Pharmactive to debut botanical nutricosmetic for hair growth
https://www.europesays.com/europe/19021/
Pharmactive Biotech Products has entered the beauty-from-within space with the launch of its first nutricosmetic, Kyoh, which itโฆ
European Commission seeks proposals on textile reuse and repair systems
https://www.europesays.com/europe/19014/
This funding opportunity is part of the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI), which is backed by Horizonโฆ
Germany's coal exit quietly progressing, likely completed by 2032 โ researcher
Refiring old coal plants in response to the Iran war's energy market shock not a good way to cut costs, รko-Institut's Hauke Hermann says
Cowboy the corgi
HaPpy ToNgUe OUt tueSdAY
How long can Iranโs war-devastated economy defy the Hormuz blockade?๏ฝArab News Japan
https://www.europesays.com/iran/75738/
Blockade of Hormuz threatens to choke Iranโs trade lifelines and push a fragile economy toward collapse Mounting losses,โฆ
