There's actually a fun story behind this: the guy who was NYC superintendent of school buildings from 1891 to 1923 was an architect who believed in holistic learning, and wanted to inspire kids to rise out of poverty by giving them a sense of the possibility of granduer through construction.
Panorama exposes Operose Practice 2022
No longer on iPlayer but can be watched here
archive.org/details/BBCN...
Monochrome photograph featuring the upper half of a Black woman holding an open umbrella
Dorothea Lange,
Girl with an umbrella,
Louisiana,
1937
#WomensArt
A flyer for “Speaking Words Voicing Jamaican Poetry Opening edition - Poems on Sunday April 26 with bright colours on one side and a black and white photo of McKay to the left.
The National Library of Jamaica, which administers our #PoetLaureate programme, presents a live staged reading series on the works of #ClaudeMcKay - poet and novelist, born in rural #Jamaica who became a leading voice in the #HarlemRenaissance of the 20s/30s.
#POETRY
#Books 📚💙
#Booksky
This artwork is a famous watercolor painting by the Swiss-German artist Paul Klee, titled Moonrise (German: Mondaufgang), created in 1925. The piece is a classic example of Klee's unique abstract style, blending elements of Expressionism and Surrealism. It features a central yellow circle representing the rising moon, set against a dark, grid-like landscape of geometric shapes.
This famous watercolor by Swiss-German artist Paul Klee, titled Moonrise (German: Mondaufgang), was created in 1925. It exemplifies Klee's abstract style, blending Expressionism and Surrealism. It features a yellow circle for the rising moon against a dark, grid-like landscape of geometric shapes.
"... the heart that is low now
will be at the full to-morrow."
R.S. Thomas
for the longest time i genuinely did not consider audiobooks as a legitimate form of consuming books. but then i remembered that before formal writing systems all stories were shared orally. if anything, audiobooks are the more ancient human form in some ways.
Eniwaye Seyi, Nigerian (1994- ), Yellow Blossom, 2021, oil, charcoal and acrylic on canvas
Pope to Olympic Athletes: “It is possible to win without humiliating. One can lose without losing oneself. And this also applies beyond sport. It applies in social life, in politics, in relationships between peoples, because sport, if lived well, becomes a workshop for a reconciled humanity.”
#Easter
Stephen Scott Young (American, born 1957)
Easter Bonnet, 1995
Watercolor on paper
22 x 22 inches
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Sandstone with a "Swiss cheese" appearance from solution weathering.
Solution weathering of the Navajo Sandstone along the lower Paria River in Utah.
#RockinTuesday
#hiking
#backpacking
74. The Best of Everything by @kitdewaal.com
A tender and touching novel from the #WomensPrize fiction longlist about family, loss and attachment.
@womensprize.bsky.social
A swan walking down a road while a police officer watches over him and stops traffic.
Help RT please. If it's spring where you live & swans are nesting, the male cobs often go walkabout to patrol their territory. They may appear on roads or unsafe places. Best plan is to shepherd them gently into a garden & call your local waterbird or wildlife charity to rescue them. #swans #birds
Someone sent me this.
Please share with the Prime Minister. Thank you. Back on shift at 22:00. Goodnight.
#SOSNHS
Rows of server racks inside a data center
The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and the data centers that support it are placing unprecedented demands on energy grids, driving up electricity bills and complicating efforts to combat climate change. #WetTribe #TechnologyTuesday #AI #DataCenters #ClimateChange
Didn’t want to get affected like this giving evidence. Caught me by surprise. We all lost so much. We have to act on the inquiry’s recommendations. We have to be better now, so that we can be better next time.
Another great sign idea!!
#NoKings
A collection of small spring-themed items including antique silver charms that have a tiny silver owl charm hidden among them
My depression’s severe atm but talking to folk here gives me a sense of belonging which I need to try to hold on to.
Making this photo helped my brain-looking for the tiny silver owl hidden in it will help yrs-the botanical fractals will dial ⬇️ stress & yr brain will release dopamine if you find🦉:
Three monochrome photographs featuring Black female workers in work clothes
US Women shipyard workers, WW2, Richmond shipyards. c.1943 by photographer Dorothea Lange #womensart #WomensHistoryMonth
Poems for Lent (Day 32)
'Poem of the One World'
• Mary Oliver •
📊 Last chance to apply!
We're seeking proposals for a new research project to assess whether household economic insecurity affects individual productivity in the workplace.
Applications close this Friday at 5pm.
Full details and invitation to tender: https://www.jrf.org.uk/funding
This rarely-seen Glass Octopus was caught by an underwater robot during an expedition off the Phoenix Islands.
Think-tank funded by the super rich wants to freeze the UK state pension, end the triple-lock.
Full state pension is below 50% of the minimum wage.
2m pensioners live in poverty. 110,000 a year die in poverty.
Democide disguised as financial policy.
Loss of empathy leads to inhumanity.
We call ourselves "intelligent," yet the humblest fungus can decompose waste and build soil, a tree can harness solar energy, and a wetland can purify water—all without toxic byproducts. True intelligence is learning from these systems, not bulldozing them.
Do you have strong proven financial skills and a commitment to social justice? This could be the position for you. Please share.
Illustration by Arthur Rackham for “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe.
Today's Covid Inquiry report recounts the devastating impact on doctors, and our patients.
Watch BMA council chair Dr Tom Dolphin speak to press this afternoon
An amazing poem.
• Paul Durcan •
well that went way deeper than I was expecting
