Give Them Their Flowers is a group exhibition bookended by celebration and mourning: At the entrance to the show, synthetic blooms emerge from a wall and dangle from the ceiling, while toward the

Jack Black Will Reunite With School of Rock Co-Stars for 20th Anniversary

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Throughout his career, actor Jack Black has played his fair share of iconic characters in films such as High Fidelity (2000), Nacho Libre (2006), and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006). But no role has matched the endearing and raucous guitarist Dewey Finn from School of Rock (2003). Not only was this movie praised by critics back when it was released, but it even spawned a Broadway musical and a TV show. Now, as its 20th anniversary approaches, Black has just announced that he is planning a reunion with his co-stars from the film.

Black made the announcement during a red carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight. All those kidsdig thisthey were 10 years old when we made that movie and now they're all, like, 30, Black said. We're gonna get together and have a 20-year anniversary. We like to jam. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the grownups from School of Rock. Black, who is very active on Instagram, has promised to share images and videos of the encounter.

While Black may be the most recognizable member of the cast, School of Rock propelled the careers of some its stars. Miranda Cosgrove, who played band manager Summer Tinkerbell Hathaway, went on to star in the in the teen sitcom iCarly. And Mike White, who appears as Ned Schneebly, Dewey's responsible roommate, created, writes, and directs HBO's acclaimed series The White Lotus.

Though this will certainly be a momentous occasion, it won't be the first time Black has reunited with some of his co-stars from School of Rock. For the 10th annive...

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DID VIRGINIA WOOLF drown herself in the Ouse because of the poetry of the actthe river as a passage between life and deathor because it seemed to her the most practical method available? Likely

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Reflecting her interest in drawing and photorealism, Lucy Simpson of Peacocks and Pinecones embroiders the glinting edges of glass and metallic objects in painstaking detail. Each piece is composed by directly observing decorative items like crystal tumblers and decanters, with some of the larger compositions taking upwards of 200 hours to complete. Its a slow process, and as a person who isnt naturally patient, its a real endurance test for me, she says. I feel a real sense of accomplishment when I finish a piece.

Simpsons interest in needlework goes back to childhood and spending time with her grandmother, from whom she learned some basic skills at an early age. Fast forward to around five years ago when the artist had just given birth to her third child, and she took up cross-stitching from patterns as a way to relax. I had been diagnosed with postnatal depression and anxiety, and my sister bought me my first kit to try and take my mind off things, she says. I loved how I had to completely focus on what I was doing, which left no room for intrusive thoughts. After a while, I decided I wanted to stitch my own designs and came across an embroidery style called thread painting and decided to have a go myself.

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Aktuell ist der Graffiti Film Insights Stuttgart Trainwriting auf Premierentour quer durchs Land. Diesen Donnerstag feiert der Film in Hamburg Premiere und wird erstmalig bei uns in der Urbanshit Gallery ber die Leinwand flimmern prsentiert von Rotzfrech Cinema und ilovegraffiti. Wir freuen uns schon derbe drauf!  Insights Stuttgart Trainwriting nimmt die letzten 30 Jahre in Stuttgart in den Blick; und interessiert sich dabei insbesondere fr Graffitis auf Zgen. Die Besonderheit: Fast nebenbei beschreibt das Autorenkollektiv, wie Graffiti als Organismus in einer Stadt am Beispiel Stuttgart entsteht, sich entwickelt und wie ein solches Gebilde kreativ mit Herausforderungen umgeht. Eine grandiose Sache. Zur Einstimmung auf den Film gibt es hier einen sehr lohnenswerten Podcast von ilovegraffiti.     Hamburg Premiere Do. 13.4.2023Einlass: ab 19:00 UhrFilmstart: 19:30 Uhr Freie Platzwahl Piependreiherweg 622765Hamburg Ottensen Tickets fr gibt es hier im Vorverkauf. Resttickets an der Abendkasse wird es nur geben, wenn noch Karten da sind :) Alle Termine der Kino-Tour gibt es hier.

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10 Evergreen Gifts for Plant Lovers That Are Always Fresh

Whether you keep a garden or routinely go on hikes, there are many ways to enjoy nature. If you're shopping for someone who has a fondness for flora, then you might be pondering a gift that they would appreciate. Fortunately, My Modern Met Store has put together a curated selection of gifts for plant lovers that are always fresh.

Do you know someone who likes to keep a couple of indoor plants? The Lyfe Levitating Planter is a great way to give their indoor garden a boost. It uses innovative technology to float a small, minimalist planter above a wooden base. Or, if they prefer to venture outside, The Wildflower Workbook can be an excellent guide, providing prompts for different things you can do outside.

Another great gift idea merges a person's passion for plants with a creative activity. The Succulent in Hobnail Bowl Paint-by-Numbers kit has everything you need to create a colorful artwork that you can proudly hang on your wall. Similarly, the Houseplant Jungle puzzle is an ideal challenge for jigsaw enthusiasts.

Scroll down to see our selection of gifts for plant lovers, and head over to My Modern Met Store when you're ready to checkout.

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There are a lot of parents out there who are selfish and dont put their kids first, even if they could.

There are far more parents, I think, who are doing their best in circumstances that might not be easy at all.

That said, the trauma that kids in either situation might end up with as a result isnt null and void just because there was nothing else you could have done to prevent it.

OP is the mother here, and acknowledges that as a young and struggling single mother, there were many times her oldest daughter had to go without.

She says she did her best, buying gifts for important occasions and such, but that they never really had anything extra.

I (45F) had my daughter, CJ (now 28F) when I was 17 years old. Her father did not stick around and we really struggled for a bit. Even when I graduated college, I had a bunch of student loan debt as well as juggling rent, food and other expenses. CJ never lacked necessities, but I admit she didnt get a lot of material possesions.

I would try to save up as much as possible to make Christmas and birthdays as fun as possible, but she didnt get much else throughout the year and we only went on 2 vacations total in her childhood.

We definitely ate a lot of struggle meals and had to move often. We honestly teetered on the poverty line.

Now her daughter is grown and OP is married with two much-younger children. Because circumstances are different, shes able to give her youngest kids a life that wasnt possible with her oldest.

That said, she tries her best to make it up to her daughter when she can. She pays for vacations, gives her random gifts, and the like.

When CJ was 17, I was finally debt free, got a promotion at work and was doing much better. I did start to give her thin...

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Through pen and ink renderings, Virginia Mori continues her elegant and surreal interpretations of the prosaic. The Italian illustrator and animator (previously) gravitates toward the everyday and turns moments of relative simplicity into strange otherworldly scenes. Plucking a book off of a shelf reveals a figure lurking behind the volumes, for example, while an enormous detached head plummets to the earth where a team awaits with a cushion for a safe landing. Often featuring minimal palettes of pastel colors, the introspective works meld relatable feelings of anxiety, hesitation, and fear with dreamlike inventions.

Currently, Mori has works on view in a group exhibition through May 7 at the Seoul Museum and is preparing for another opening in September at Jiro Miura Gallery in Tokyo. Shop prints of her illustrations at Librera di Fursaglia and stay-hop, which also sells t-shirts, cards, and her latest book Feeling Bed. You can follow her projects and collaborations on Instagram.

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Italy is widely celebrated for having vigilantly preserved its food culture, with the result that many dishes there are still prepared in more or less the same way they have been for centuries. When you taste Italian food at its best, you taste history to borrow the name of a Youtube channel whose success has revealed a surprisingly widespread enthusiasm for the cuisine of bygone eras. But some of Italys most globally beloved comestibles arent quite as deeply rooted in the past as people tend to assume: there are no records of tiramisu, for instance, before the nineteen-sixties; ciabatta, the Italian answer to the baguette, was invented in the early nineteen-eighties.

Neither of them appear anywhere in Historical Italian Cooking, a bilingual blog in English and Italian that teaches how to partake in far more venerable culinary traditions. A variety of periods are represented: the nineteenth century (Neapolitan calamari, tagliatelle and beef stew), the Renaissance (crostini with guanciale and sage, elderflowers fritters), the Middle Ages (monks stuffed-egg soup, quails with sumac), and even the time of ancient Rome (cuttlefish cakes, Horaces lagana and chickpeas).

Note: Yesterday, Mad Magazine legend Al Jaffee died at the age of 102. Below, we present our 2016 post featuring Jaffee talking about how he invented the iconic Fold-ins for the satirical magazine.

Keep copying those Sunday funnies, kids, and one day you may beat Al Jaffees record to become the Longest Working Cartoonist in History.

Youll need to take extra good care of your health, given that the Guinness Book of World Records notified Jaffee, above, of his honorific on his 95th birthday.

Much of his legendary career has been spent at Mad Magazine, where he is best-known as the father of Fold-ins.

Listen, wanting to believe something is true because it helps you get through the day and actually believing something is true are two different things but they have the same result.

Sometimes looking the truth in the face is the better way to go and these 16 people say we all need to square up with the fact that these lies are never going to be true.

No matter how much we want them to be.

16. Among other things.

That dogs mouths are cleaner than humans.

Ive seen my dog eat poop.

15. A lie we all tell every day.

People have read the terms and conditions

14. Its math.

That nine out of ten people cant solve this simple math problem!

13. The real truth.

That only 1% can beat that 1 mobile game

To be fair, the remaining 99% stopped playing after the third level because the game was trash.

12. Everyone is the same.

Adults know whats going on. Im 32 and I havent got a f**king clue.

One of my favorite quotes from Margaret Atwood: Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.

11. Just one more night.

Im gonna fix all my bad habits tomorrow

10. A particular gem.

Carrots help with eye sight.

This particular gem came about during WW2. Britain spread the rumor that their pilots were getting better eyesight by eating a LOT of carrots.

They spread this rumor to try to keep the Germans from knowing about the new invention of radar...

I think we can all accept that weddings make people a little bit crazy. Even folks who are normally pretty even-keeled can get more sensitive and say things that they later regret, which is how situations like this one arise.

OP has a sister-in-law who she admits is pretty, invests in her appearances, and enjoys dressing nicely.

She says she doesnt begrudge the woman any of these things.

I (30F) recently got married to Matt (30). Matt has a stepsister, Tiffany (28F). I have met her less than 10 times in the five years I dated Matt as she doesnt live nearby and is not close to my husband. However, she was invited to our wedding.

I should mention that Tiffany is very attractive. She is pretty, with a currently fashionable body type, she also dresses well and spends money on her appearance. This is well known and even though Ive only met her a few times whenever she is brought up by my in laws she always mentioned as being very invested in her image.

I dont begrudge her this at all.

Then, the sister-in-law showed up at her wedding looking fabulous enough to be the talk of the room for most of the night, leaving the bride feeling jealous and upstaged.

She says she muscled through and went on her honeymoon determined to just let it go, as they rarely see the relative in the first place.

The ceremony went fine, but afterwards, while my in laws were congratulating me, my FIL commented that I looked beautiful, and in the next breath mentioned Tiffany did, too. His wife caught his eye and shook her head, but I ignored it.

When Tiffany came over to say congratulations, she looked stunning. Her dress was beautiful and fitted her perfectly, her hair and make up looked like theyd been done professionally, and she was wearing a pair of obviously...

Well, this is a story I never thought Id hear.

Hollywood actress Courteney Cox recently talked about her surprise cameo in Prince Harrys hit memoir, Spare.

In the book, Harry claims that he stayed at Coxs house in Los Angeles several years agoand that Cox distributed magic mushrooms to guests at a party at her house.

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Its troubling to think about how many children go missing in the United States every single dayAnd its even more terrifying to think about how many of those missing children never come home again.

But this story has a happy ending!

An 8-year-old boy named Breadson John went missing from Vancouver, Washington on June 17, 2022. Concerned community members alerted the police, who performed a wellness check and discovered the boy was missing.

Photo Credit: Vancouver Police Department

In January 2023, authorities learned that John had been taken to Jasper, Missouri, and the FBI released a missing person poster they hoped would help them locate the boy. On February 17, 2023, eight months after he disappeared, the FBI announced that they located the young boy in Missouri.

Richard A. Collodi, Special Agent in Charge of the FBIs Seattle field office, said, Breadsons recovery would not have been possible without the combined efforts of the Vancouver...

What better feeling is there than waking up one morning to find that the skeletal trees outside your window are again in full bloom? Thank you, spring, for your return, and thank you, New York City, for your year-long supply of good art to see. This month, our list of recommendations includes Shellyne Rodriguezs loving portraits of her Bronx community, Susan Bees colorful fables, a tribute to Afro-Hispanic painter Juan de Pareja at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and more.

Apocalypses, Fables, and Reveries: New Paintings

For the fourth year, Manhattans Rockefeller Center has replaced the 193 United Nations member states flags with crowd-sourced artworks. But this time, depictions of bagels, dollar slices, well-known restaurants, and hidden gems line the plaza that houses the iconic Christmas tree during December. On display through April 30, this edition of the Flag Project celebrates New York Citys dining and restaurant culture not just what and where we eat, but how.

New-York Historical Societys Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw contextualizes the life of Thomas Commeraw (c. 17711823), a freed Black man who became a prominent potter in New York City. Despite his success, Commeraws identity was misconstrued by scholars as interest in early American pottery rose at the turn of the 20th century. Commeraw was assumed to have been White and of French descent, due in part to the frequent misspelling of his name as Commerau. This misrepresentation was corrected in 2003 when a researcher discovered his name in the 1800 Federal Census, which listed him as Black. The exhibition includes a reproduction of this census, along with vessels, artworks, and ephemera that tell Commeraws personal stories, as well as the collective history of American pottery and the culture and politics of late 18th- and early 19th-century New York. 

The exhibition features more than 20 utilitarian stoneware vessels by Commeraw alongside several by other potters from the time. Commeraws workshop produced thousands of objects, competing with the more than a dozen prominent potters working to provide for Manhattans population, which had exploded with European immigrants. His was the only Black-owned pottery business in New York City and he faced discrimination throughout his career. Many of his competitors were long-established, White craftspeople some descendants of the family in whose home he had been enslaved. Over time, the heavy, durable wares became collectible items, surviving due to Commeraws skill and bearing his prominently engraved signature and workshop location, an example of early branding. Fragments of his work have been found across the New Yo...

Rob Lowe Surprises Son With 5-Year Sobriety Chip in a Sweet Moment on Live Television

 

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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona As Fox News recently faced fresh allegations of devising and promulgating fake news, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona was installing...

Growing up in Transylvania, Romania, interdisciplinary artist and physician C Fodoreanu spent his childhood summers with his family at Lake Sacalaia (Lacul tiucilor), often carrying his Leica camera. Ostensibly the deepest freshwater lake in the country (its exact depth is unknown), Sacalaia is full of legends: divers who never returned from their attempts to reach its bottom; a sunken Roman settlement; an underwater village inhabited by ghosts; a drowned basilica whose steeple, on a clear day, might be discerned by rowers. In his first monograph, Ode to the Lake Sacalaia, Fodoreanu explores memories of the lake, its geography, and its mythology through photographs.

Ode is divided into four sections, the first preluded by a series of spiraling aerial photographs that zoom in on the nominal lake, the next with a poem by Fodoreanu, and the final two with essays by art critics Seph Rodney and Shana Nys Dambrot. These essays, which come near the books end, add contextual information about the lake and the artist without giving away Fodoreanus story before his photos can tell it.

The photographs are primarily black and white, haunting and grainy. Many include multiple or long exposures with moving figures; some are almost abstractions. The book begins with childhood photos of family members, rowboats, and reflections on the water. These images are marred by light leaks, inconsistencies in development, and scratches al...

SANTA FE, N. Mex. Until late last week, the Center for Contemporary Arts of Santa Fe (CCA) presented contemporary art and film, including arthouse, indie, and foreign cinema, its historical bread and butter, for over four decades in the high desert. CCAs closure on the evening of Thursday, April 6, was abruptly announced and enacted. A press release announcing the closure and local media coverage cited pandemic mandates and protocols, changing models of film distribution and consumption, and long-standing fundraising issues as prime movers of this cultural institutions demise.

But other reasons including a pandemic-era exacerbation of the nonprofit philanthropy models innate structural inequity, shifting artist and donor demographics, and an institutional identity crisis have received less coverage. According to former CCA Deputy Director April Chalay, who worked for CCA in several positions for over five years, the problems that led to the centers shuttering have existed for a long time. 

Citing a board-produced list of 11 CCA directors over the past 19 years, which she...

Last Friday was the final day to view part one of the Pratt Institutes annual MFA thesis show at the Pfizer building on Flushing Avenue in Brooklyn. From March 27 through April 7, Making Place: Histories and Heritage, curated by Pratt alumna Sofa Shaula Reeser-del Rio, formally presented the practices of 21 Pratt MFA candidates. Spanning both traditional and new media, the works on view explored and restructured collective and personal narratives within the scope of race and culture, sex and gender, language and geography, and beyond.

Upon entering the 7th-floor gallery space, I came across a curious but inviting threshold flanked by two large-scale painted portraits overlaid with intricate patterning. Examining the notions of belonging and being an outsider between two cultures, painter Monica Srivastava fastidiously painted her self-portraits entwi...

Weddings are meant to be intensely personal events that represent the bride, the groom, and their coming together for the foreseeable future.

I think its obvious to most people that weve lost sight of that a bit and turned them into parties that are more about putting on a show. That said, I think most people would also agree that the decision of who walks her down the aisle should belong to the bride alone.

This OP was raised by her older sister after their mother passed away. Her sister had a different father, and his family cut her off when she decided to step in as guardian.

I (23F) was raised by my older half sister (32F). I never met my dad and our mom ODd when I was 10 and my sister was 19. My sisters dad was still in her life and was willing to support her, but not me.

My sister chose to be my guardian and her fathers family went low-contact with her as a result. In order to raise me she gave up a lot; her relationship with her father, college, her 20s, and so much more.

Shes been the best sister/mother/guardian/everything to OP and thats who she wants to have walk her down the aisle.

A few months ago I got engaged and I told my sister that in addition to being my maid of honor, I also wanted her to be the one to walk me down the aisle. All my life shes had to fulfill so many roles for me big sister, mother, father, friend that it only felt right that those multiple roles be honored on one of the biggest days of my life.

My sister was ecstatic and so was I, but when I brought it up with my fiance he objected.

Her fiancee and his family think is weird and not traditional. They assumed that her future father-in-law would do the honors.

My future in-la...

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The Building (2023). All photos by Gus Powell, courtesy of Liberty Science Center, shared with permission

You dont need nine lives to scale the side of this vertigo-inducing structure. The latest installation in Leandro Erlichs Btiment series appears to defy gravity with a disorienting facade-turned-optical illusion.

On view now at Liberty Science Center, The Building recreates the exterior of a typical New York City structure with metal balconies, an airconditioning unit propped in a third-story window, and a deli at street level, all of which are positioned on the floor and reflected in a gigantic mirror overhead. When viewers walk into the installation, they appear weightless and are able to effortlessly dangle from railings and stand perpendicular to the brick architecture.

Part of the centers 30th-year anniversary Big Art program alongside Dustin Yellins hefty glass sculpture, the jarring work finds its basis in questions I have about the way we perceive reality, the Argentine artist (previously) says. Art, the way I conceive of it, exists to pose questions about our understanding of the world; in many ways, science achieves what we know it to the same wayby asking those very same questions.

The Building is on view in Jersey City through the summer. You can find more of Erlichs Btiment series, which has been ongoing for more than a decade with projects in Paris,...

Though best known for her sculptures, Katinka Bock has long kept photography on the periphery of her studio practice. Der Sonnenstitch (Sunstroke), the artists first photo-focused show, features some

Construction Workers Make Kids Day by Filling Toy Truck With Dirt From an Excavator

These construction workers filled a kids toy truck with dirt to make his day
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Depending on your job, you may have the chance to make a kid's day while at work. Or even better, you may have memories of an adult going the extra mile just to make you smile. For a group of construction workers, the opportunity popped up in the form of a toy truck. Excited to see some building work being done in the area, a small boy paid a visit with his tiny truck as if to join the action. What happened next is something that the little one will surely cherish forever.

The heartwarming moment was captured in a video that has since gone viral. Wanting to be a part of it all and hoping to see the big excavator at work, the kid placed his wheeled toy under the big metal claw. The machine operator, moved by it all, obliged and filled the toy truck with dirt. With careful precision, as if it were a crucial part of the construction work being done, he made the little boy's dreams come true. While it's hard to pinpoint the location or the time from the video alone, the giddiness of the kid as the claw slowly fills the mini dump truck is universally endearing. Even the other construction workers stop for a while to witness the cute scene. All the while, the kid's mom holds him firmly to keep everyone safe until the toy truck is full and the claw is still.

While anyone can appreciate the sweetness of a group of adults taking a few minutes to put a smile on a child's face, the video has had all kinds of positive responses. For some, it brought back memories of seeing construction work and big machines when they were little and being blown away. For others, it allowed them to marvel at the unexpected delicacy of the imposing machine (with a Reddit user pointing out that, the bigger the machine, the smoother the movements). If there's one thing we all can agree on, it's that the boy wasn't the only one who benefitted from this tiny action. As one Redditor ...

The flexibility of wordplay and slapstick sensibility of Laura Zieglers solo exhibition Kartoffel Jazz crafts a network of historical and personal entanglements that course underground rhizomatically,

Listen, as someone of a certain age who prefers to go to bed at a certain time, I think having no life is subjective and if youre fine with it, go on with your happy life.

That said, if youre on the market or looking for friends, you might want to be able to gauge compatibility at a glance.

So, here are 15 ways people say you can tell someone has no life.

15. Pretty pathetic, really.

Being a mean girl ever but especially past high school

Its surprising how even at work it feels like high school.

14. Exhausting for everyone.

Only ever talking badly about other people. Had some coworkers like this once and being around them 8 hours a day was f**king DRAINING.

The gossip begins even before theyve clocked in. Ive stopped talking to them about anything except whats necessary for work.

13. Nothing better to do.

People who spend their days arguing with strangers on Facebook.

12. Thats rough.

The guy in my office who monitors how long everyone has been away from their computer.

When we switched from skype to teams at work a manager deadass told me they dont like teams because its harder to track the online status of their employees.

11. The good old days.

Constantly being on social media

I had a dream last night that I was in Barnes and noble as a kid again sitting quietly for hours reading whatever embarrassing shit was out at the time in the young adult emo section. but it made me think like damn I dont read anymore.

It was so much fun growing up but now I just watch hydra...

Photographer Highlights the Vibrant Energy in Portraits From Los Angeles Black Market Flea

Photographer Jason Armond arrived at Los Angeles Black Market Flea with a portable orange backdrop and a desire to capture striking portraits of the fleas attendees. Armond is a staff photographer at Los Angeles Times, and the pictures were for a story about the event. Black Market Flea happens once a month (for most of the year) at the Beehive, an event space and hub for technology and entrepreneurship in South Los Angeles. There, Black-owned businesses sell art, clothing, jewelry, and more, and food trucks and a live DJ make the flea market feel like a party.

Armonds portraits feature stylish Black people as they stand in front of his backdrop. Sometimes, he chooses to crop their portraits close, containing their beaming faces and energy within the orange background. In other instances, the backdrop and subject are just one portion of the larger composition, and we get a peek into the greater flea.

The photos at Black Market Flea are part of a larger project by LA Times called BEHOLD. At its core, BEHOLD is a portrait-driven project that celebrates LAs Black society while also providing a platform for people to speak their truth, Armond tells My Modern Met. For years, many Black Angelenos have felt unseen by the LA Times. The BEHOLD project is a small step in the right direction providing a space for LA's Black community to be unapologetically Black.

When we first launched BEHOLD, we...

Winter Cabin (2021), acrylic and wood on panel with frame, 3 x 3.5 x 1 inches. All images Barry Hazard, shared with permission

Sunlit mountains rise from lush valleys and foam caps the crests of waves in the expansive landscapes of Barry Hazard, painted at a scale that could fit snugly in the palm of your hand. Using wood panel as a base, Hazard builds up sculptural vistas in thick acrylic paint, detailing wildflowers, sandy beaches, and snow-capped peaks. Ranging from a couple of inches to about half a foot, his diorama-like Minis overflow from their tiny frames.

Hazard began working on a small scale during the pandemic when he was invited to participate in a show at Shelter in Place Gallery, a 1:12-scale gallery that operated in 2020 and showcased its exhibitions online when lockdowns made visiting physical exhibitions impossible. He relishes making the Minis because of the sense of immediacy evoked by the medium in such a small surface area. A single brushstroke may capture an entire sky, and an idea or impulse might be completed in minutes or hoursnot days, he says.

Beginning w...

Franois-Joseph Lapointe, Microbiome Selfies (2014-2020). Image courtesy of Franois-Joseph Lapointe

The complexity of the world todaywith emergencies related to climate, health, migration, and moredemands that we bring together all the available tools and disciplines for reflection and action. How can knowledge be interwoven to expand our understanding of the world and broaden our imaginations, to look to the future on an international scale? Research-creation, or practice-based research, is a relatively recent field between theoretical and applied research associating experimental, exploratory, and critical approaches and practices while privileging sensorial experience. Through installations, dispositifs, and performances, new methodological tools are being created to access sources of shared knowledge and to explore contemporary transformations aesthetically.

How can we go beyond text in communicating these findings at the intersections of art, design, and science? The traditional methodologies and formats of journal articles are not always adapted to research that explores sensorial and singular forms.

.able Journal is the result of observing this limitation, reinventing the publication form by making research accessible through images. Free of charge and distributed on numerous platforms, media, and devicesincluding formats specifically adapted for social mediathe journal gives immediate access to visual essays and creates multiple entry points for all to access research in the arts, design, and sciences. Centered on the visual, this system makes the text ancillary, overturning the traditional balance between text and image. .ables publication modalities leverage and circumvent contemporary fragmented reading patterns, allowing transitions between different devic...

Pour Too Much Coffee in This Mug and It Will Start Crying

Wask | $35.01

Do you have a tendency of drinking too much coffee? Well, there's a mug that will let you know when enough is enough. Overflow the Flooded With Emotions Mug and the extra brew will leak from its two round eyes, making it look like the cup is crying.

Designed by Wask, this funny mug features a minimalist design with a smiley face and two perforated eyeholes by the brim. When you keep the coffee below a certain level, the mug remains happy-looking. But pour a little too much joe in the cup and the coffee will trickle out of the eyes like tears. It will surely make any coffee lover laugh.

Due to the nature of this mug, you'll want to make sure you're cautious about touching the hot liquid. In addition to making sure the coffee doesn't overflow, another important thing to keep in mind is which side you drink your coffee from. Pick the wrong side, and the mug will end up crying on you! So, to be safe, Wask recommends drinking from the back of the cup where there are no hopefully pop up in the next batch of sales.

You can find the Flooded With Emotions Mug in the Wask store for CA$35.01 (about US$25.90).

The Flooded With Emotions Mug has a lot of feelings.

The Politics of Eternity. All images Dustin Yellin. Photos by Gus Powell and Martyna Sczezesna, courtesy of the Liberty Science Center, shared with permission

Drawing inspiration from the systems and networks that connect us to one another, the world around us, and realms we cant even see, Dustin Yellin (previously) encases detailed narratives between numerous layers of glass. At the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, Yellins 10,000-pound The Politics of Liberty explores historical timepast, present, and futureas part of the centers 30th anniversary Big Art program.

As the founder and director of Pioneer Works, a multidisciplinary center with a mission to build community through the arts and sciences, Yellin is no stranger to exploring ways that art can educate and communicate about important topics. Using paint and clippings from print media, the Brooklyn-based artist creates elaborate, allegorical scenes that tap into viewers emotions and consciousness and encourage new ways of thinking about society and its infrastructures. Yellin embraces interdisciplinary approaches and says the Big Art initiative demonstrates the fundamental belief in the ability of ideas to exist fluidly across different domains, inviting us to consider the different ways in which an understanding of our universe can be expressed and to feel the expanses of our minds.

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