Busy Dog Days of summer, points of interest that have been in my inbox in the past week+
Good quote for the morning. “If not us, then who? If not now then when?” John Lewis
In these divine pleasures permitted to me of walks in the June night under moon and stars, I can put my life as a fact before me and stand aloof from its honor and shame.
–Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82)
The best films of 2020
So far
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200702-the-best-films-of-2020-so-far?xtor=ES-213-[BBC%20Features%20Newsletter]-2020July10-[Culture%7c+Button]
After Italian composer Ennio Morricone’s death at the age of 91, Arwa Haider explores how a score can make us rethink a movie – and picks out some classics, including Kung Fu Panda.
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200702-the-best-films-of-2020-so-far?xtor=ES-213-[BBC%20Features%20Newsletter]-2020July10-[Culture%7c+Button]
In the 2019 book Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words, he said that “Most of the time, people experience the music in a film as a subconscious suggestion… In other words, music manages to show what is not visible, to work against the dialogue or, even more, tell a story that the images do not reveal”. What makes a truly great film soundtrack might be a perennial question – but Morricone left us with timeless responses, across a multitude of genres.
Who would have the sky any color but blue,
Or the grass any color but green?
Or the flowers that bloom the summer through
Of other color or sheen?
How the sunshine gladdens the human heart—
How the sound of the falling rain
Will cause the tender tears to start,
And free the soul from pain.
Oh, this old world is a great old place!
And I love each season’s change,
The river, the brook of purling grace,
The valley, the mountain range.
And when I am called to quit this life,
My feet will not spurn the sod,
Though I leave this world with its beauty rife,—
There’s a glorious one with God!
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Photographer Ming Smith’s Dreamlike Portraits of Everyday Life From Harlem to Ethiopia Are the Subject of a Tender New Online Show—See Them Here
Thomas Jefferson’s Black 6th Generation Grand son, and others sit for portraits.
Good on relationships, surviving to thriving.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture Is Helping People Talk About Racism
40 breathable face masks for summer.
Interesting reads from Modern Mrs. Darcy
How much a chocolate bar would cost without child labor
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
-Emily Dickinson
Why our bodies turned out the way they did.
O summer day beside the joyous sea!
O summer day so wonderful and white,
So full of gladness, and so full of pain!
Forever and forever shalt thou be--
To some the gravestone of a dead delight,
To some the landmark of a new domain."
O summer day so wonderful and white,
So full of gladness, and so full of pain!
Forever and forever shalt thou be--
To some the gravestone of a dead delight,
To some the landmark of a new domain."
–Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–82)
History.
Joseph Warren. 1771-1775
I looked him up Because I was looking into Glens Falls New Your and their website and the county is named for him.
I was curious who he was.
Joseph Warren was born in Roxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Joseph and Mary (née Stevens) Warren. His father was a respected farmer who died in October 1755 when he fell off a ladder while gathering fruit in his orchard. After attending the Roxbury Latin School, Joseph enrolled in Harvard College, graduating in 1759, and then taught for about a year at Roxbury Latin.[2] He studied medicine and married 18-year-old heiress Elizabeth Hooten on September 6, 1764. She died in 1773, leaving him with four children: Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, and Richard.[3] Before his death in 1775, he was engaged to Mercy Scollay.[4]
While practicing medicine and surgery in Boston, he became involved in politics, associating with John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and other leaders of the broad movement labeled Sons of Liberty. Warren conducted an autopsy on the body of young Christopher Seider in February 1770, and was a member of the Boston committee that assembled a report on the following month's Boston Massacre. Earlier, in 1768, Royal officials tried to place his publishers Edes and Gill on trial for an incendiary newspaper essay Warren wrote under the pseudonym A True Patriot, but no local jury would indict them.[5]
In 1774, he authored a song, "Free America", which was published in colonial newspapers. The poem was set to a traditional British tune, "The British Grenadiers."[6]
Joseph Warren joined the Scottish Rite Freemasonry, being initiated in the St. Andrew's Lodge, and later became Past Provincial Grand Master of Massachusetts.[7][8]
Lexington and Concord[edit]
Warren (right) offering to serve General Israel Putnam as a private before the Battle of Bunker Hill
As Boston's conflict with the royal government came to a head in 1773–75, Warren was appointed to the Boston Committee of Correspondence. He twice delivered orations in commemoration of the Massacre, the second time in March 1775 while the town was occupied by army troops. Warren drafted the Suffolk Resolves, which were endorsed by the Continental Congress, to advocate resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts, which were otherwise known as the Intolerable Acts. He was appointed President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, the highest position in the revolutionary government.
In mid-April 1775, Warren and Dr. Benjamin Church were the two top members of the Committee of Correspondence left in Boston. On the afternoon of April 18, the British troops in the town mobilized for a long-planned raid on the nearby town of Concord, and already before nightfall word of mouth had spread knowledge of the mobilization widely within Boston. It had been known to rebel leadership for weeks that General Gage in Boston had plans to destroy munitions stored in Concord by the colonials, and it was also known that they would be taking a route through Lexington. Some unsupported stories[9] argue that Warren received additional information from a highly placed informant (usually claiming it was from Margaret Kemble Gage, the wife of General Thomas Gage) that the troops had orders to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock. However, there is little evidence of this as the troops apparently had no such orders. Regardless, Warren learned there was some British expedition likely to begin that night, and so sent William Dawes and Paul Revere on their famous "midnight rides" to warn Hancock and Adams in Lexington. (There is growing consensus in new scholarship that Mrs. Gage never did conspire against the British and that Warren needed no informant to deduce that the British were mobilizing.)[10]
Warren slipped out of Boston early on April 19, and during that day's Battle of Lexington and Concord, he coordinated and led militia into the fight alongside William Heath as the British Army returned to Boston. When the enemy were returning from Concord, he was among the foremost in hanging upon their rear and assailing their flanks. During this fighting Warren was nearly killed, a musket ball striking part of his wig. When his mother saw him after the battle and heard of his escape, she entreated him with tears again not to risk life so precious. "Where danger is, dear mother," he answered, "there must your son be. Now is no time for any of America's children to shrink from any hazard. I will set her free or die."[citation needed] He then turned to recruiting and organizing soldiers for the Siege of Boston, promulgating the Patriots' version of events, and negotiating with Gen. Gage in his role as head of the Provincial Congress.
History can be viewed in these clips.
Walter Coy portrayed Dr. Warren in the 1957 film Johnny Tremain.[28] Warren also appeared in episodes 5 and 9 of the 2002 animated television show Liberty's Kids.
Ryan Eggold was cast as Warren in the 2015 miniseries Sons of Liberty.
Dr. Warren is featured in the song "Wildfire" by the band Mandolin Orange on their 2016 album Blindfaller.[29]
13 best eco friendly sneakers and street shoes
When the heat like a mist veil floats,
And poppies flame in the rye,
And the silver note in the streamlet's throat
Has softened almost to a sigh. It is July.
And poppies flame in the rye,
And the silver note in the streamlet's throat
Has softened almost to a sigh. It is July.
–Susan Hartley Swett (1860-1907)
Beijing-Based Artist Liu Xiaodong Has Been Stranded in New York for Months—Watch Him Traverse the City for Inspiration
Liu Xiaodong's watercolors of New York City on lockdown, along with his daily diary, can be viewed online at Lisson Gallery.
Alicia Garza
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Co-founder: Black Lives Matter
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Everyone right now is longing for something different, something better. In the midst of all of the grief and rage and pain, there's a hopefulness. There is a longing for who we can be together.
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" Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
- Socrates
I celebrate myself, and what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my soul,
I lean and loafe at my ease . . .observing a spear of summer grass.
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my soul,
I lean and loafe at my ease . . .observing a spear of summer grass.
–Walt Whitman (1819–92)
Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes
What would life be without homegrown tomatoes?
Only two things that money can't buy
That's true love and homegrown tomatoes.
What would life be without homegrown tomatoes?
Only two things that money can't buy
That's true love and homegrown tomatoes.
–Guy Clark (1941–2016)
Fashion forged by a life-time of hard work, given to an orphanage by her father. She made the most of what came her way. She learned how to make Hats, Millinary.
She forged and Unforgettable Existence.
She forged and Unforgettable Existence.
Gabrielle, Coco Chanel
“Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable…. Gentleness doesn’t get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs.”
-Coco Chanel
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel quotes
She made things happen.
The 5th Step, and the name for Chanel Number 5 the Perfume, came from watching everything from the 5th step of her Apartment. Shown Below.
July 19
This Sustainable Activewear Brand Keeps Selling Out—But It Just Got Restocked with New Summer Colors
Made from recycled water bottles!
Yes! Sustainable… !
I first became intrigued by Girlfriend Collective’s Paloma bra after a colleague recommended it, and since then I’ve been absolutely hooked. Made from 11 recycled post-consumer bottles, the longline bra covers nearly my entire torso down to my belly button. It’s incredibly supportive (so you won’t have any, um, “boob bounce”), and so breathable that it’s all I’ll wear to the grocery store on hot, humid days.
From the Cultural Center of Cape Cod.
Perspective and realization.
We all speak at least one other language. What's more, we've been learning it all our lives and speaking it fluently every day, despite the fact that no one taught us.
The language of iconography – simple pictures representing complex ideas, instructions, or information – is all around us and deep within us. Without icons, driving would be a nightmare, shopping would take even longer, and using a cell phone? Impossible. To that end, might it be argued that though it is our second language, it is gradually becoming our first?
Written language is ideal when we need to understand a complex idea or problem or read a story, but when we need to make fast decisions, understand something instantly, or avoid danger, the icon's visual language is way ahead.
This is because our brain is wired to receive information visually. Long before we humans learned to speak (let alone write), our brains received visual cues. In those days, as far as our minds were concerned, the whole of the natural world was a vast series of icons: visual cues to helps us do anything and everything – from finding food or shelter to avoiding a predator or crossing a river.
Although life is a little less primitive today, the way our brains work is much the same as it was, and iconography maximizes this perfectly. The three elements of an icon – color, shape, and image – give the brain all the information it needs, providing a direct fast-track route to allow for quick decision making and a deeper understanding of data being received.
So, is the written word disappearing under the inevitable march of the icon in our modern world? Fortunately, this looks unlikely, but words certainly do have competition. While icons are very good at what they do, their reach is limited and cannot (not yet anyway!) compete with a poem or prose to convey, for example, emotion or narrative.
Nevertheless, icons have revolutionized our lives and are undoubtedly here to stay, like tiny directional beacons. And without them where we would be? Probably stuck in traffic wearing pants that don't fit.
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Be on the look out for the new suite of Cultural Center Iconography!
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Chronicle wbz channel 5 in the Boston area
Wyeth
Rockwell Kent
Monhegan island
Ted Edison, set the land aside
Son of Thomas Edison
Formed one of the first land trusts in me
Trailing Yew Hotel
One of 3... below.
Townsend vt.
Cheese
friesians
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friesians
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Virtual Planetarium
Lord of the Rings: On Monday, the ringed marvel Saturn will be especially bright, because it will be the closest to Earth it will get this year. The planet will be directly opposite the sun from Earth’s perspective, meaning it will rise in the east at sunset and set in the west at sunrise. At midnight you will find it due south. Shining like a brilliant, creamy colored star in the zodiacal constellation Sagittarius, the ringed planet is a tad fainter than its neighboring planet Jupiter, which sits just next to Saturn in our sky. Making this a must-see sky target with a telescope is the fact that the famous rings will seem to surge in brightness thanks to sunlight directly backscattering through the countless chunks of ice particles. — Andrew Fazekas
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Kindness, like grain, increases by sowing.
–English Proverb
Psychologist approved Alternative to putting kids in time out.
Maarti Mami,
Calming corner. A great idea. Soft sense intrigueing and calming items.
Register at Popular Science and it’s free to read.
Moderna Therapeutics’ COVID-19 Vaccine Is Ready for the Final Testing Phase
The Cambridge company's vaccine triggered an immune response in all 45 subjects in a recent trial. Next up: A group of 30,000.
Since early January, Moderna Therapeutics has been racing at breakneck speed toward a coronavirus vaccine—and Tuesday, a study published in the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine said that the Cambridge biotech’s vaccine candidate successfully triggered immune responses in all 45 subjects who received it.
“No matter how you slice this, this is good news,” leading infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci told the Associated Press.
Kids summer crafts
The Canadian Arrow.
“Canada has the fifth largest aerospace industry in the world,” Gregory adds.
A plane way ahead of it’s time. Design gold.
And the beginning of NASA, from NACA
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200615-the-record-breaking-jet-which-still-haunts-a-country?xtor=ES-213-[BBC%20Features%20Newsletter]-2020June19-[Future%7c+Button]
After losing his job, Barnes eventually ended up on the Canadian team which designed the robotic arm for Nasa’s Space Shuttle.
Japan
The Kumano Kodo pilgrimage path leads to sacred sites including the Seiganto-ji. The 4th-century Buddhist temple stands next to Japan's tallest straight-drop waterfall, Nachi no Otaki, which is more than 430 feet high.
A Kumano pilgrim’s task is to rid the body and spirit of impurities from both past and present lives, to be ritually reborn and rejuvenated by the powers of the deities. I’m not an especially spiritual person, nor much of an ascetic. I don’t expect “rebirth.” I will don sturdy hiking shoes instead of straw sandals and have my luggage forwarded each day for a nominal fee rather than carry it on my back. But my own quest feels no less sacred: retreating from an incessantly reactive, whack-a-mole world to seek solitude in nature, to reflect, find calm, and reconnect to my deeper self.
Kumano is in the heart of Japan’s holiest region, the cradle of its creation myth. This is where the country’s first emperor, the child of the sun goddess from whom all emperors are believed to descend, is said to have launched his battle to conquer the nation. The section I’d chosen to travel, called the Nakahechi or “imperial” route, passes two of the region’s three grand shrines. (The third is accessible only by water.) Each is home to various animist spirits (rocks, rivers, trees, waterfalls) as well as both a Shinto and a Buddhist deity. Those religions coexist peacefully, almost interchangeably, in Kumano despite an attempt, during the 19th century, to weaken Buddhism and promote emperor worship by forcibly separating them. (Today’s Japanese aren’t particular about religion, going with whatever best suits an occasion; friends there have often quoted the adage “Born Shinto; marry Christian; die Buddhist.”)
Bubbles have pollinated a pear orchard in Japan.
“I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day, as each day care.” -Abe Lincoln
Culture and history.
When Puffy says, and we won’ t stop, 'cause we can’ t stop.
I think of a good night’s sleep
an exhale taking its precious time
to leave my lungs unworried
about the breathing to come If only
I did not hail from the sweet state
of panic the town’s river,
my adrenaline raging without cease
I’d love peace but the moon is pulling me by my water
I know this is no way to live but I was born here
a mobile of vultures orbiting above my crib
the noise you speak bragging
about the luxury of your stillness
reminds me that some children are told to pick flowers
while others are told to pick a tree switch
that’ll best write a lesson across their hide
and my skin is a master course written in welts
I touch myself and read about the years
I cannot escape I hold my kids
and pray our embrace is not a history
repeating itself
Rasheed Copeland is the author of The Book of Silence: Manhood As a Pseudoscience (Sergeant Press, 2015).
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