May 2021

Sarasota's Got Art

"Man with Umbrella" by Eugene Ivanov (recreated by Nate Baranowski)(2015) When art doyenne Judy Levine asked if I'd be interes...

geographies: Tooleybuc

[新聞稿] 210528 因應COVID-19疫情 托育政策催生聯盟政策建言

呼籲衛福部社家署，六月份托育補助繼續發 籲請保母與家長，合意退費1/2，維繫托育和諧關係 因應COVID-19疫情 托育政策催生聯盟政策建言 2021.05.28 因應COVID-19疫情持續升溫，全國各級學校、公私立幼兒園、公私立托嬰機構及居家保母，自5月18日開始停課，預計...

Spamelot Phishalot

I am being bombarded with spam, phishing spam. Nothing like the Nigerian scam emails, this stuff is sophisticated. Good graphics, 99% correc...

wednesday newstrip

Australian Pram Minister Scat I'mtheshallowone is holding a news conference. Australian Prem Minister Scat I'mtheshallowone is holdi...

Celebrating Sarasota's Centennial through Art

Holland King at work on painting featuring founder of Venice Theatre The Chalk Festival has been a part of Sarasota's cultural life sinc...

adrift

geographies: Wycheproof

wednesday newstrip

In emptiness of space, Voyager I detects plasma ‘hum’ · clever modder upgrades an old wacom into a pricier drawing tablet with $100 worth of...

Trapped in the ballet barre

Claiming to have more than enough expertise to transform the ...

St. Pete Mural Tour, Part 2

Detail from "Against Monsanto" by Pixel Pancho (2016) Since 2015, the annual SHINE Festival has led to the creation of more than 1...

Today the post- woman brought me a life-sized re-enactment of the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by a pedal- powered liferaft. I almos...

seen in the carpark

The print parts of Otoliths issue sixty-one are now available

The print parts of Otoliths issue sixty-one are now available from The Otoliths Storefront at Lulu. Details are below. Lulu generally runs a...

wednesday newstrip

The mystery of white dwarfs with intense magnetic fields could finally be solved · almost two-thirds of Australians think the Covid vaccine ...

St. Pete Mural Tour, Part 1

"In the Deep Space of the Sea I Have Found My Moon" by BASK (2020) St. Pete takes its murals seriously. Since 2015, the SHINE Mura...

Today the post- woman brought me an abacus. "Does it still work?" I asked. "I wouldn't count on it," she replied.

opaque

The city has a gloomy grandeur. The walls appear black — moody, claustrophobic. Not being a social butterfly, that's not necessarily a b...

from the Manet archives

The Balcony

from the Magritte archives

Perspective II: Manet's Balcony Whether it be fête or theater or just sitting on the balcony watching the funeral parade pass by Manet i...

Today the post- woman brought me a split infini- tive. I ran out to quickly collect it.

[會後新聞稿] 210506 「低生育率對策」建言－搶救母親！搶救低生育率！搶救勞動力！ 籲請政府、社會、企業起而行！

2021年勞動節及母親節「低生育率對策」建言 搶救母親！搶救低生育率！搶救勞動力！ 籲請政府、社會、企業起而行！ 【2021/05/06托育政策催生聯盟會後新聞稿】 托育政策催生聯盟特別選在勞動節與母親節間提出「低生育率對策」，托盟召集人劉毓秀拿出聯合國「人口暨發展計畫」研究報告...

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托育政策催生聯盟2021年勞動節及母親節政策建言 台灣低生育率已經持續兩個十年，不同政黨的總統都承認這是「國家安全問題」，卻遲遲找不到解方，以致拖延病情，即將瀕危。 托育政策催生聯盟發現，聯合國「人口暨發展計畫」於2019年發佈的研究報告《各種低生育率對策成效如何？》（Polic...

geographies: Barcaldine

wednesday newstrip

David Beckham’s branding business makes $85,000 every single day · Sky News commentator claims "China 'relish' in Australia ...