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X (formerly Twitter) suspends Yulia Navalnaya’s account — Meduza

The social media site X (formerly Twitter) has suspended the account of Alexey Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya.
— Read on meduza.io/en/news/2024/02/20/x-formerly-twitter-suspends-yulia-navalnaya-s-account

Break Free – Kaushal Kishore

 

Within gilded frames, the motionless stand tall,

Adorned in drawing rooms, where gazes gently fall…

Yet, the living, tucked in corners unknown,

Neglected souls in the grand house they own…

*

They ponder, they compare, in silent despair,

Yearning for a place in the shimmering glare…

Longing for a moment, a glimpse of acclaim,

To escape obscurity, dream of the golden frame…

*

In the gallery of stillness, they’re confined,

A paradox where life and art get entwined…

So break free, souls, from shadows’ embrace,

Unshackle the spirit, reveal your own grace…

*

Within your essence, a radiant brilliance gleams,

An untitled symphony of light, eternal streams…

–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: Break Free – Kaushal Kishore

1.240 kilómetros recorrió un lobo. Desde Nordhorn (Alemania) a Vilaller (Lérida) – Stigmatis

Barcelona.- Una colaboración científica entre laboratorios alemanes, franceses y catalanes ha permitido documentar a un lobo que ha recorrido 1.240 kilómetros desde Nordhorn (Alemania), donde nació en 2020, hasta Vilaller, en la comarca leridana de la Alta Ribagorça, en febrero de 2023, pasando por Francia en 2022.

Uno de los movimientos de dispersión más largos hechos nunca en el mundo por un lobo

Según ha informado la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), participante del proyecto, este es uno de los movimientos de dispersión más largos hechos nunca en el mundo por un ‘canis lupus’.

Ejemplar de Canis lupus. EPA/ARTUR RESZKO /ARCHIVO

Source: 1.240 kilómetros recorrió un lobo. Desde Nordhorn (Alemania) a Vilaller (Lérida) – Stigmatis

Dreamy…by Mágica Mistura – Mágica Mistura

I want a breather

I take a long sigh

Ocean of laziness, good

Nothing to do?!

I'm going to dream...

With days to come,

Happier, more peaceful

With everyone hopeful,

With a sparkle in your eyes

Gentleness in the soul…

Days of light and color

With abundant smiles

Rare doubts, few shadows

Where the present is precious

And the future...ah, the future

Guaranteed is…

It costs nothing to dream

It is theirs that we make reality

Get to work then

I'm going after a network...

Lay your head and give wings

Impulse, and chance

To my fertile imagination…

✨️Mágica Mistura

Source: Dreamy…by Mágica Mistura – Mágica Mistura

Drawing Typewriter Art Using a Vintage Typewriter? | From Behind the Pen

Image Credit: Ri_Ya/Pixabay

Talk about thinking outside of the box is more like thinking outside the typeset in this case. I love the look and feel of vintage typewriters. In the past, I have written about my love and fascination with these writing machines. Nowadays, discussions about typewriters seem obsolete. But I was in complete awe when I came across the work of London-based artist James Cook, who created over 300 drawings in the past 10 years through the use of a vintage typewriter. Wait! Pump the breaks! Art made by typing on a typewriter? Really?

When I came across a site showing artwork that was not meticulously sketched by pen and ink, or pencil but was composed of the letters and symbols found on a vintage typewriter, I was blown away! This didn’t seem possible, but London-based artist, James Cook looked beyond those impossibilities and gained international acclaim for his language and text-based inspired art that was all made from a vintage typewriter. Yes, a regular old manual typewriter.

AMAZING!

Image Credit: https://jamescookartwork.com/

Cook has recreated countless famous paintings in typewriter art ranging from postcard sizes to incredible oversized wall hangings. He uses words that relate directly to what he is drawing on his growing collection of vintage typewriters.

“Each drawing is assembled from a variety of characters, letters and punctuation marks using the forty-four keys of a typical typewriter. Information is overlaid and the keys are tapped at variable pressures to achieve tonal shading.” ~ James Cook

Can you imagine how many reams of paper and spindles of tape he must go through on any given day to create these fabulous works of art? You can follow James on Instagram and check out this incredible typewriter artist on his website.

Image Credit: jamescookartwork/Instagram

Source: Drawing Typewriter Art Using a Vintage Typewriter? | From Behind the Pen