lipstick, photography and james baldwin, old age and wisdom, censorship, rob reiner, ai
yesterday i was grateful for the movie last christmas and my headphones through which i immersed myself in bach's st matthew's passion...
today i am looking forward to yoga with maryanne and the lit book club...
i want...
Dries Van Noten turns refillable lipsticks into _objets d'art. _Personalise your gift accordingly by picking a case you think they'll love (they all feature smart, gold edging and bright, clashing prints inspired by DVN fashion collections). Then choose between a sheer, satin, matte or balm bullet in their favourite shade. This is not a case of style over substance: the formula is long-lasting and comfortable, packed with nourishing, vegan ingredients like rosehip oil and shea butter.
"Seven Hills" by Photographer Brynne Quinlan
“I was struck by a James Baldwin quote I return to while I’m out working: ‘driven to find that long-lost friend, to grasp again, with fearful hope, the unwilling human hand… A human being could only be saved by another human being. I am aware that we do not save each other very often. But I am also aware that we save each other some of the time… perhaps something wonderful will happen, a miracle… of coherence and release’ reaching ‘the apprehension and acceptance of one’s own identity.’ I am seeking something similar, while reaching out to blindly brush another’s fingers.”
the photographs attached to this baldwin quote are worth checking out...
The great paradox of modernity is that we are creatures of fraying flesh and brittle bone whose destiny is to diminish in abilities until all is dust, living in a culture equating productivity with the value of personhood, so that the person in the creature is increasingly devalued with the ripening of age.
was it always thus?... i am of ripened age... i find it hard to live as a fully alert and thoughtful human being that few people take seriously... wisdom is a highly undervalued commodity and cannot be acquired without significant life experience... the linked post contains the ten rights of elderly people put together by eva peron for argentina...
Artists Issue Urgent Call to Defend First Amendment Rights
In New York City's Federal Hall, where the Bill of Rights was introduced, cultural leaders decried attacks on free expression, from book bans to censorship.
Artists Issue Urgent Call to Defend First Amendment Rights
Among the speakers was at least one artist who has been directly targeted by the Trump administration. Felipe Galindo Feggo's illustration of migrants watching July 4th celebrations through a border fence was withdrawn from a display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History after the White House included it in a list of objectionable artworks. The gallery dedicated to Latine art where Galindo's work was being shown was quietly shuttered ahead of schedule, Hyperallergic reported in August.
i am going to suggest to my wife that we watch the american president in honor of rob reiner and his wife michele... i think she will be all in...
In 1995 the late Rob Reiner— who, along with his wife Michele Singer Reiner, lost his life yesterday— directed The American President, written by Aaron Sorkin. In the film, President Andrew Shepherd, a widower, is facing a challenge from Republican presidential hopeful Senator Bob Rumson, who attacks Shepherd by focusing on the activist past of the woman he is dating, lawyer and lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade.
because of my readings in the master and his emissary, by iain mcgilchrist, i did a quick search on how technology accelerates evolution...
does technology accelerate evolution? - Kagi Search
Technology does not halt evolution but rather redirects and accelerates it. The rapid pace of technological change suggests a faster and more profound transformation of humanity.
Accelerating change - Wikipedia
In futures studies and the history of technology, accelerating change is the observed exponential nature of the rate of technological change in recent history, which may suggest faster and more profound change in the future and may or may not be accompanied by equally profound social and cultural change.
because of this i am deciding to alter my course on the deployment of ai in my life and explore embracing it more directly...
a few pictures from this morning...
