#interiordesign — Public Fediverse posts
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Sunset in the meadow...
Enjoy my second artwork in my new series of abstracted acrylic paintings with the theme "In the meadow".
--> https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/sunset-in-the-meadow-karen-kaspar.html
#art #painting #artist #arte #contemporaryArt #colorful #abstract #abstractart #colors #InteriorDesign #kunst #ArtForSale #handmade #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #creativeToots #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #meadow #sunset #nature #pink
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Sunset in the meadow...
Enjoy my second artwork in my new series of abstracted acrylic paintings with the theme "In the meadow".
--> https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/sunset-in-the-meadow-karen-kaspar.html
#art #painting #artist #arte #contemporaryArt #colorful #abstract #abstractart #colors #InteriorDesign #kunst #ArtForSale #handmade #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #creativeToots #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #meadow #sunset #nature #pink
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Sunset in the meadow...
Enjoy my second artwork in my new series of abstracted acrylic paintings with the theme "In the meadow".
--> https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/sunset-in-the-meadow-karen-kaspar.html
#art #painting #artist #arte #contemporaryArt #colorful #abstract #abstractart #colors #InteriorDesign #kunst #ArtForSale #handmade #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #creativeToots #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #meadow #sunset #nature #pink
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Sunset in the meadow...
Enjoy my second artwork in my new series of abstracted acrylic paintings with the theme "In the meadow".
--> https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/sunset-in-the-meadow-karen-kaspar.html
#art #painting #artist #arte #contemporaryArt #colorful #abstract #abstractart #colors #InteriorDesign #kunst #ArtForSale #handmade #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #creativeToots #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #meadow #sunset #nature #pink
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Sunset in the meadow...
Enjoy my second artwork in my new series of abstracted acrylic paintings with the theme "In the meadow".
--> https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/sunset-in-the-meadow-karen-kaspar.html
#art #painting #artist #arte #contemporaryArt #colorful #abstract #abstractart #colors #InteriorDesign #kunst #ArtForSale #handmade #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #creativeToots #ArtMatters #HumanArtist #ArtCollector #meadow #sunset #nature #pink
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Vintage Photos Showcase Mid-Century Curtain Design Trends of the 1950s and 1960s
📰 Original title: The Golden Age of Curtains: 35 Vintage Photos From the 1950s and ’60s
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Vintage Photos Showcase Mid-Century Curtain Design Trends of the 1950s and 1960s
📰 Original title: The Golden Age of Curtains: 35 Vintage Photos From the 1950s and ’60s
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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Vintage Photos Showcase Mid-Century Curtain Design Trends of the 1950s and 1960s
📰 Original title: The Golden Age of Curtains: 35 Vintage Photos From the 1950s and ’60s
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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Vintage Photos Showcase Mid-Century Curtain Design Trends of the 1950s and 1960s
📰 Original title: The Golden Age of Curtains: 35 Vintage Photos From the 1950s and ’60s
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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“Pink Tipped Cream Colored Rose”🌹
Artwork & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/pink-tipped-cream-colored-rose-cac-graphics.html
#rose #flowers #nature #garden #artforsale #art #photography #prints #wallart #RoseWednesday #homedecor #interiordesign -
“Pink Tipped Cream Colored Rose”🌹
Artwork & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/pink-tipped-cream-colored-rose-cac-graphics.html
#rose #flowers #nature #garden #artforsale #art #photography #prints #wallart #RoseWednesday #homedecor #interiordesign -
“Pink Tipped Cream Colored Rose”🌹
Artwork & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/pink-tipped-cream-colored-rose-cac-graphics.html
#rose #flowers #nature #garden #artforsale #art #photography #prints #wallart #RoseWednesday #homedecor #interiordesign -
“Pink Tipped Cream Colored Rose”🌹
Artwork & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/pink-tipped-cream-colored-rose-cac-graphics.html
#rose #flowers #nature #garden #artforsale #art #photography #prints #wallart #RoseWednesday #homedecor #interiordesign -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/503811/ Material Culture and Heritage in Contemporary Cinema Architecture #AdaptativeReuse #ArchDailyTopic202620thCenturyDesignInFlux #Architecture #ArtAndCulture #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsDesign #cinéma #Cinema&Arquitetura #ContemporaryArchitecture #CulturalHeritage #Design #Éire #Entertainment #film #Heritage #IE #InteriorDesign #Ireland #MaterialInnovation #Materials
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“NYC Grand Central”🚊🚕
New artwork & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/nyc-grand-central-cac-graphics.html
#NewYorkCity #train #subway #taxi #artforsale #art #photography #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign #prints #tuesdayvibe -
“NYC Grand Central”🚊🚕
New artwork & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/nyc-grand-central-cac-graphics.html
#NewYorkCity #train #subway #taxi #artforsale #art #photography #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign #prints #tuesdayvibe -
“NYC Grand Central”🚊🚕
New artwork & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/nyc-grand-central-cac-graphics.html
#NewYorkCity #train #subway #taxi #artforsale #art #photography #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign #prints #tuesdayvibe -
“NYC Grand Central”🚊🚕
New artwork & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/nyc-grand-central-cac-graphics.html
#GrandCentral #train #subway #NewYorkCity #NYCtaxi #trainstation #artforsale #art #photography #prints #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign #tuesdayvibes -
Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary!
Art prints, posters, metal prints, framed art, home decor items, t-shirts, puzzles, mugs and more now available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/art/250+anniversary
#America250 #artforsale #art #prints #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign -
Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary!
Art prints, posters, metal prints, framed art, home decor items, t-shirts, puzzles, mugs and more now available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/art/250+anniversary
#America250 #artforsale #art #prints #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign -
Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary!
Art prints, posters, metal prints, framed art, home decor items, t-shirts, puzzles, mugs and more now available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/art/250+anniversary
#America250 #artforsale #art #prints #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign -
Pendelleuchte “Bubble”, handgeflochtene Rattankugeln (natur) – Größe: M https://www.kunstplaza.de/shop/pendelleuchte-bubble-natur-m/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Pendelleuchte #Rattan #InteriorDesign
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Pendelleuchte “Bubble”, handgeflochtene Rattankugeln (natur) – Größe: M https://www.kunstplaza.de/shop/pendelleuchte-bubble-natur-m/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Pendelleuchte #Rattan #InteriorDesign
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Pendelleuchte “Bubble”, handgeflochtene Rattankugeln (natur) – Größe: M https://www.kunstplaza.de/shop/pendelleuchte-bubble-natur-m/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Pendelleuchte #Rattan #InteriorDesign
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Pendelleuchte “Bubble”, handgeflochtene Rattankugeln (natur) – Größe: M https://www.kunstplaza.de/shop/pendelleuchte-bubble-natur-m/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Pendelleuchte #Rattan #InteriorDesign
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For all bird lovers:
Check out my bird paintings collection --> https://www.artheroes.de/de/sammlung/Voegel/151394/73455#art #painting #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #robin #blaumeise #bluetit #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #rotkehlchen
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For all bird lovers:
Check out my bird paintings collection --> https://www.artheroes.de/de/sammlung/Voegel/151394/73455#art #painting #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #robin #blaumeise #bluetit #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #rotkehlchen
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For all bird lovers:
Check out my bird paintings collection --> https://www.artheroes.de/de/sammlung/Voegel/151394/73455#art #painting #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #robin #blaumeise #bluetit #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #rotkehlchen
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For all bird lovers:
Check out my bird paintings collection --> https://www.artheroes.de/de/sammlung/Voegel/151394/73455#art #painting #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #robin #blaumeise #bluetit #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #rotkehlchen
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For all bird lovers:
Check out my bird paintings collection --> https://www.artheroes.de/de/sammlung/Voegel/151394/73455#art #painting #kunst #contemporaryArt #watercolor #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #robin #blaumeise #bluetit #MastoArt #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #rotkehlchen
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“Eagle Watercolor”🦅❤️🤍💙
Prints & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/eagle-watercolor-cac-graphics.html
#eagle #wildlife #nature #artforsale #art #prints #wallart #MemorialDay #homedecor #interiordesign #SundayVibes -
“Eagle Watercolor”🦅❤️🤍💙
Prints & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/eagle-watercolor-cac-graphics.html
#eagle #wildlife #nature #artforsale #art #prints #wallart #MemorialDay #homedecor #interiordesign #SundayVibes -
“Eagle Watercolor”🦅❤️🤍💙
Prints & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/eagle-watercolor-cac-graphics.html
#eagle #wildlife #nature #artforsale #art #prints #wallart #MemorialDay #homedecor #interiordesign #SundayVibes -
“Eagle Watercolor”🦅❤️🤍💙
Prints & accessories available
> https://cac-graphics.pixels.com/featured/eagle-watercolor-cac-graphics.html
#eagle #wildlife #nature #artforsale #art #prints #wallart #MemorialDay #homedecor #interiordesign #SundayVibes -
How old do you think this decor style and furniture is? I guess 1970s but maybe older?
This abandoned house in Belgium had stood abandoned since 1995, based on a calendar I found hanging on the wall. Sadly it suffered a large fire and was later demolished.
#InteriorDesign #Belgium #Decor #Abandoned #Photography #Interior #Retro
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Blinky Bill: A delightful cultural exchange between Poland and Australia
For anyone from outside of Australia, Blinky Bill is a delightful koala character created in the 20th Century who became iconic in this country and much loved by all children. His popularity led to a widespread love of koalas in general and meant that real life koalas were adequately protected from being hunted. Here in this Polish Youtube channel Dział Zagraniczny they discuss in Polish for a Polish audience the evolution of Australia’s love of koalas who went from pests during colonial times to becoming an irreplaceable part of our national identity – in a large part due to Blinky Bill, a character created by a Kiwi author/illustrator! FYI you will need to turn on the auto-translated English subs for this one! This is an excellent channel that discusses obscure topics relating to foreign countries…worth a subscribe for sure. Poland is certainly filled with cosmopolitan people.
https://youtu.be/IlsOCbKzFEA?si=QWnf_nsCt_XID9-F
Frog funk therapy by Nebula Breeze
In a world of AI slop and shitty rip-off music, look for the musicians actually playing instruments in their videos to confirm that it’s real. This is damn funky!
https://youtu.be/UPrQdaixz-4?si=rngPDL4S09oyDghP
American guy dressed as a gecko meets locals in Baghdad
Before you switch off from this one…hear me out. It’s actually an eye-opening and wonderful scenario that occurs. With the help of one of his Youtube followers who acts as an Arabic translator, a guy dresses as a gecko and walks around Baghdad talking to locals to understand what life is like there. The results are surprising and full of genuine connection.
https://youtu.be/6NOjY7CaPvQ?si=NMiy1ci06QBzN8IE
24 Hours in the Coldest City on Earth Yakutsk –64°C (−83°F)
I can’t imagine what it would be like having to put on five layers of clothing just to go outside each day. I don’t like the idea of this, it would feel very restrictive and I would feel claustrophobic being in my apartment all the time without being in nature. What about you?
https://youtu.be/D-WGGDRyf68?si=oe9Aprqsce-FLi-P
I didn’t know bears float like this
Now that I know….I am well and truly delighted that they are floaters. But this begs the question why do they float? Do they contain a lot of fat or something? …How is this fact not more commonly known or considered when one feels sad or overwhelmed? Just think of all of those floating bears out there floating on icy cold rivers looking for fish…think of them and feel better whatever you’re going through!
The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into
To win the argument for universal basic income, advocates must confront the myth that less work means less worth.
By: Karl Widerquist via MIT Press Reader
The general idea behind universal basic income (UBI) is almost as old as America itself. You can trace it back to 1797, when Thomas Paine argued for guaranteed payments in his political treatise “Agrarian Justice.” Fast forward to 2020, and Andrew Yang revived the idea with a “Freedom Dividend” during his failed presidential campaign. Despite the 200-plus-year chasm that separates these two men, the criticism they faced for backing UBI was strikingly similar: that “no one will work” and that “we can’t afford it.”
Because of this, supporters of the program might be tempted to believe that the purpose of UBI experiments is to allay these concerns with empirical evidence on the effect of UBI on work hours. The problem, however, is that these concerns are not rooted in empiricism but normative belief: namely that 1) lower-class people who refuse employment should receive nothing and 2) UBI costs more than it’s worth. And while not all UBI opponents believe these things, those who are often move the goalposts to portray almost any findings about cost and labor effort as reasons to reject UBI.
Karl Widerquist is the author of “Universal Basic Income.”We must resist playing this game.
UBI-related experiments consistently find evidence that no participant responds to UBI experiments by dropping out of the labor force. Yes, some people reduce their hours of work, but the decline in work effort (if any) is clearly within a sustainable range. In other words, the evidence decisively contradicts claims that “no one will work” and “we can’t afford it.” But if we take the bait of focusing on such extreme statements, we attract everyone’s attention to opponents’ favorite issue: “Did the people who got the UBI ‘work’ as much as the people who didn’t?” Once the question is framed this way, it tosses a softball to opponents who predictably argue UBI is out of the question because some people didn’t work as much as they otherwise might have.
Any unconditional grant large enough to live on necessarily allows lower-class people to refuse employment. This fact — at least for critics who feel that people who refuse employment should receive nothing — makes UBI undesirable by design. To them, UBI will always be “unaffordable” because it will appear to cost more than they think it’s worth. UBI supporters fall into their trap if they attempt to refute this belief with, say, technical explanations of the difference between a 4 percent decline in labor hours and 4 percent of people leaving the labor force.
Supporters need to focus on all the good that comes of guaranteed income. As Bru Laín argues, UBI has a “positive impact on socioeconomic indicators related to a lack of money,” including the “alleviation of stress and mental illness, improvement in eating habits, settlement of household and personal debts, improvement of happiness, subjective well-being and social and community participation.”
Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a “bad” experimental observation.
Meanwhile, proponents of UBI that fall headfirst into critics’ trap even when they point to findings that that UBI increases labor effort. Consider these headlines from a UBI experiment in Stockton, California: “Experiment in guaranteed income leads to more work,” “Californians on universal basic income paid off debt and got full-time jobs,” and “The Biggest Payoff From Stockton Basic Income Program: Jobs.” Even the city’s mayor, Michael Tubbs, who was instrumental in establishing the program, employed this kind of rhetoric, saying, “Number one, tell your friends, tell your cousins, the guaranteed income did not make people stop working, in fact, those who received the guaranteed income were working more than before they received the guaranteed income and almost doubled in increase compared to those in the treatment group.”
The results Tubbs points to are largely determined by the design of the study: People who receive small grants when they weren’t working very much to begin with usually work more in UBI studies; people who receive larger grants when they are working full-time to begin with often work less. By portraying the uptick in Stockton’s labor effort as self-evidently good, Tubbs’ comments make it more difficult for future experiments that might involve larger grants to report the likely finding that people work less. Buying into the narrative that it is always “good” for low-income people to spend as much or more time on paid labor than they are now is a game UBI supporters can’t win and shouldn’t play. If the biggest problem in the world today were getting the lower class to work as much as possible, UBI would not be the best policy to achieve it.
Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a “bad” experimental observation. After all, how could it be a good thing for the global poor to spend more hours in grueling jobs for which they’re likely underpaid and overworked? What do you think will happen to wages and working conditions if the two billion people in deep poverty around the world all decide to work more at the same time? Theory predicts they would work longer hours for lower hourly wages.
One of the many disadvantages of UBI experiments is that they cannot measure how much wages and working conditions might improve in response to a substantial UBI, because that effect depends on the interaction between millions of citizens and employers across the country. The closest thing UBI experiments can measure is the first step in the process, and that step involves giving people a choice beyond working too hard for too little. So, rather than trying to quibble over hours worked, UBI supporters might have better luck broadcasting the good that comes when people with the worst jobs decide to work less — and using experiments as a platform for participants to tell their stories.
Karl Widerquist, a professor of philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar who specializes in distributive justice, is the author of “Universal Basic Income.”
80’s carpet was out of control
I appreciate their commitment to colour and pattern. I have a lot of respect for the 80s aesthetic particularly the unconventional use of neon lighting.
Common mythconceptions: the world’s most contagious falsehoods
View larger infographic on the Information is Beautiful website
Charming ancient Egyptian hedgehog
A sweet-faced ancient Egyptian figurine of a hedgehog, made of faience, dating ca 1900 BC, from Thebes, Egypt. The Egyptians associated hedgehogs with rebirth. On display at Neues Museum Berlin. Via Nina Willburger.
Vegan/ vegetarian brown rice salad by NagiAn easy, healthy and quick mid-week meal with culinary master Nagi. Sub out the fried haloumi for a vegan version.
Salad (Note 1):
- ▢3 cups cooked brown rice , cooled but not cold
- ▢2 tomatoes , diced
- ▢2 cucumbers , diced (or 1 long English/continental cucumber)
- ▢1/2 red onion , chopped (sub 2 stems green onion)
- ▢40g/ 4 cups tightly packed baby rocket/arugula , roughly chopped (or baby spinach)
- ▢1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves , roughly chopped (Note 2)
- ▢1/3 cup fresh dill leaves , roughly chopped (Note 2)
Lemon Dressing:
- ▢3 tbsp lemon juice
- ▢5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ▢1 garlic cloves , minced using garlic press
- ▢1/2 tsp Dijon mustard (Note 3)
- ▢3/4 tsp salt , kosher/cooking salt (1/2 tsp table salt)
- ▢1/2 tsp black pepper
Optional extras (pictured):
- ▢1/2 cup black olive slices
- ▢200g/7oz halloumi , sliced then pan fried in a little olive oil until golden and crispy
- ▢Other topping options: feta, parmesan, nuts (Note 4)
Instructions
- Place Dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well to combine.
- Place Salad ingredients in a big bowl. Drizzle over Dressing, toss well.
- Transfer to serving bowl. If using Halloumi, pile on top.
- Serve!
Shiny Objects 1 by Kevin Yaun (2024)
Kevin Yaun is visualising his idea of home and exploring the distortion he sees in that relationship. Yaun was born in Georgia, USA and over the last 20 years has moved almost yearly and lived all over the world: Colorado, The Netherlands, England, Thailand, Singapore, and California to name a few. This transient lifestyle brought with it a deep understanding of the many faceted concept of home. ‘Home’ has become an abstract – a place that doesn’t exist, an unknown location to long for, an unattainable dream to strive for, or finding home wherever one finds oneself.
Kevin Yaun bio on ArtsyDid you enjoy this collection? let me know what you think of it below. Thank you for reading my dear friends!
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 181
Blinky Bill: A delightful cultural exchange between Poland and Australia
For anyone from outside of Australia, Blinky Bill is a delightful koala character created in the 20th Century who became iconic in this country and much loved by all children. His popularity led to a widespread love of koalas in general and meant that real life koalas were adequately protected from being hunted. Here in this Polish Youtube channel Dział Zagraniczny they discuss in Polish for a Polish audience the evolution of Australia’s love of koalas who went from pests during colonial times to becoming an irreplaceable part of our national identity – in a large part due to Blinky Bill, a character created by a Kiwi author/illustrator! FYI you will need to turn on the auto-translated English subs for this one! This is an excellent channel that discusses obscure topics relating to foreign countries…worth a subscribe for sure. Poland is certainly filled with cosmopolitan people.
https://youtu.be/IlsOCbKzFEA?si=QWnf_nsCt_XID9-F
Frog funk therapy by Nebula Breeze
In a world of AI slop and shitty rip-off music, look for the musicians actually playing instruments in their videos to confirm that it’s real. This is damn funky!
https://youtu.be/UPrQdaixz-4?si=rngPDL4S09oyDghP
American guy dressed as a gecko meets locals in Baghdad
Before you switch off from this one…hear me out. It’s actually an eye-opening and wonderful scenario that occurs. With the help of one of his Youtube followers who acts as an Arabic translator, a guy dresses as a gecko and walks around Baghdad talking to locals to understand what life is like there. The results are surprising and full of genuine connection.
https://youtu.be/6NOjY7CaPvQ?si=NMiy1ci06QBzN8IE
24 Hours in the Coldest City on Earth Yakutsk –64°C (−83°F)
I can’t imagine what it would be like having to put on five layers of clothing just to go outside each day. I don’t like the idea of this, it would feel very restrictive and I would feel claustrophobic being in my apartment all the time without being in nature. What about you?
https://youtu.be/D-WGGDRyf68?si=oe9Aprqsce-FLi-P
I didn’t know bears float like this
Now that I know….I am well and truly delighted that they are floaters. But this begs the question why do they float? Do they contain a lot of fat or something? …How is this fact not more commonly known or considered when one feels sad or overwhelmed? Just think of all of those floating bears out there floating on icy cold rivers looking for fish…think of them and feel better whatever you’re going through!
The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into
To win the argument for universal basic income, advocates must confront the myth that less work means less worth.
By: Karl Widerquist via MIT Press Reader
The general idea behind universal basic income (UBI) is almost as old as America itself. You can trace it back to 1797, when Thomas Paine argued for guaranteed payments in his political treatise “Agrarian Justice.” Fast forward to 2020, and Andrew Yang revived the idea with a “Freedom Dividend” during his failed presidential campaign. Despite the 200-plus-year chasm that separates these two men, the criticism they faced for backing UBI was strikingly similar: that “no one will work” and that “we can’t afford it.”
Because of this, supporters of the program might be tempted to believe that the purpose of UBI experiments is to allay these concerns with empirical evidence on the effect of UBI on work hours. The problem, however, is that these concerns are not rooted in empiricism but normative belief: namely that 1) lower-class people who refuse employment should receive nothing and 2) UBI costs more than it’s worth. And while not all UBI opponents believe these things, those who are often move the goalposts to portray almost any findings about cost and labor effort as reasons to reject UBI.
Karl Widerquist is the author of “Universal Basic Income.”We must resist playing this game.
UBI-related experiments consistently find evidence that no participant responds to UBI experiments by dropping out of the labor force. Yes, some people reduce their hours of work, but the decline in work effort (if any) is clearly within a sustainable range. In other words, the evidence decisively contradicts claims that “no one will work” and “we can’t afford it.” But if we take the bait of focusing on such extreme statements, we attract everyone’s attention to opponents’ favorite issue: “Did the people who got the UBI ‘work’ as much as the people who didn’t?” Once the question is framed this way, it tosses a softball to opponents who predictably argue UBI is out of the question because some people didn’t work as much as they otherwise might have.
Any unconditional grant large enough to live on necessarily allows lower-class people to refuse employment. This fact — at least for critics who feel that people who refuse employment should receive nothing — makes UBI undesirable by design. To them, UBI will always be “unaffordable” because it will appear to cost more than they think it’s worth. UBI supporters fall into their trap if they attempt to refute this belief with, say, technical explanations of the difference between a 4 percent decline in labor hours and 4 percent of people leaving the labor force.
Supporters need to focus on all the good that comes of guaranteed income. As Bru Laín argues, UBI has a “positive impact on socioeconomic indicators related to a lack of money,” including the “alleviation of stress and mental illness, improvement in eating habits, settlement of household and personal debts, improvement of happiness, subjective well-being and social and community participation.”
Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a “bad” experimental observation.
Meanwhile, proponents of UBI that fall headfirst into critics’ trap even when they point to findings that that UBI increases labor effort. Consider these headlines from a UBI experiment in Stockton, California: “Experiment in guaranteed income leads to more work,” “Californians on universal basic income paid off debt and got full-time jobs,” and “The Biggest Payoff From Stockton Basic Income Program: Jobs.” Even the city’s mayor, Michael Tubbs, who was instrumental in establishing the program, employed this kind of rhetoric, saying, “Number one, tell your friends, tell your cousins, the guaranteed income did not make people stop working, in fact, those who received the guaranteed income were working more than before they received the guaranteed income and almost doubled in increase compared to those in the treatment group.”
The results Tubbs points to are largely determined by the design of the study: People who receive small grants when they weren’t working very much to begin with usually work more in UBI studies; people who receive larger grants when they are working full-time to begin with often work less. By portraying the uptick in Stockton’s labor effort as self-evidently good, Tubbs’ comments make it more difficult for future experiments that might involve larger grants to report the likely finding that people work less. Buying into the narrative that it is always “good” for low-income people to spend as much or more time on paid labor than they are now is a game UBI supporters can’t win and shouldn’t play. If the biggest problem in the world today were getting the lower class to work as much as possible, UBI would not be the best policy to achieve it.
Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a “bad” experimental observation. After all, how could it be a good thing for the global poor to spend more hours in grueling jobs for which they’re likely underpaid and overworked? What do you think will happen to wages and working conditions if the two billion people in deep poverty around the world all decide to work more at the same time? Theory predicts they would work longer hours for lower hourly wages.
One of the many disadvantages of UBI experiments is that they cannot measure how much wages and working conditions might improve in response to a substantial UBI, because that effect depends on the interaction between millions of citizens and employers across the country. The closest thing UBI experiments can measure is the first step in the process, and that step involves giving people a choice beyond working too hard for too little. So, rather than trying to quibble over hours worked, UBI supporters might have better luck broadcasting the good that comes when people with the worst jobs decide to work less — and using experiments as a platform for participants to tell their stories.
Karl Widerquist, a professor of philosophy at Georgetown University-Qatar who specializes in distributive justice, is the author of “Universal Basic Income.”
80’s carpet was out of control
I appreciate their commitment to colour and pattern. I have a lot of respect for the 80s aesthetic particularly the unconventional use of neon lighting.
Common mythconceptions: the world’s most contagious falsehoods
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Charming ancient Egyptian hedgehog
A sweet-faced ancient Egyptian figurine of a hedgehog, made of faience, dating ca 1900 BC, from Thebes, Egypt. The Egyptians associated hedgehogs with rebirth. On display at Neues Museum Berlin. Via Nina Willburger.
Vegan/ vegetarian brown rice salad by NagiAn easy, healthy and quick mid-week meal with culinary master Nagi. Sub out the fried haloumi for a vegan version.
Salad (Note 1):
- ▢3 cups cooked brown rice , cooled but not cold
- ▢2 tomatoes , diced
- ▢2 cucumbers , diced (or 1 long English/continental cucumber)
- ▢1/2 red onion , chopped (sub 2 stems green onion)
- ▢40g/ 4 cups tightly packed baby rocket/arugula , roughly chopped (or baby spinach)
- ▢1/3 cup coriander/cilantro leaves , roughly chopped (Note 2)
- ▢1/3 cup fresh dill leaves , roughly chopped (Note 2)
Lemon Dressing:
- ▢3 tbsp lemon juice
- ▢5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ▢1 garlic cloves , minced using garlic press
- ▢1/2 tsp Dijon mustard (Note 3)
- ▢3/4 tsp salt , kosher/cooking salt (1/2 tsp table salt)
- ▢1/2 tsp black pepper
Optional extras (pictured):
- ▢1/2 cup black olive slices
- ▢200g/7oz halloumi , sliced then pan fried in a little olive oil until golden and crispy
- ▢Other topping options: feta, parmesan, nuts (Note 4)
Instructions
- Place Dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well to combine.
- Place Salad ingredients in a big bowl. Drizzle over Dressing, toss well.
- Transfer to serving bowl. If using Halloumi, pile on top.
- Serve!
Shiny Objects 1 by Kevin Yaun (2024)
Kevin Yaun is visualising his idea of home and exploring the distortion he sees in that relationship. Yaun was born in Georgia, USA and over the last 20 years has moved almost yearly and lived all over the world: Colorado, The Netherlands, England, Thailand, Singapore, and California to name a few. This transient lifestyle brought with it a deep understanding of the many faceted concept of home. ‘Home’ has become an abstract – a place that doesn’t exist, an unknown location to long for, an unattainable dream to strive for, or finding home wherever one finds oneself.
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Urbane Renaissance Society @urbanerenaissancesociety.wordpress.com@urbanerenaissancesociety.wordpress.com ·The Art of the Petite Salon: Bringing Paris History to Your Small Living Room
Darling, let’s be honest: square footage is a state of mind.
If you’ve been putting off your debut as a cultural hostess because your living room is more “charming alcove” than “grand ballroom,” you’re missing the point. The most electric conversations in history didn’t happen in perfect postcard apartments; they happened in cramped, smoky attics, walk-ups, and borrowed rooms with good books and better conversation.
At the Urbane Renaissance Society Metro Atlanta, Inc., we believe that high-brow culture and communal hospitality are not reserved for those with three-car garages. In fact, there is something inherently chic about a small space: it forces intimacy, sharpens the wit, and ensures that everyone is within reach of the hors d’oeuvres. Low ceilings? Fine. No crown molding? Also fine. A view of your neighbor’s bonus room? We’ve seen worse.
This spring, we’re teaching you how to channel the “Petite Salon.” But this time, she’s lighter, brighter, and ready for open windows and better conversation. Think navy leather, airy surroundings, and intellectual glamour with a side of ease. Think The Devil Wears Prada meets a James Baldwin essay, then add a splash of Josephine Baker sparkle. It’s sharp, it’s editorial, it’s casually fabulous, and it’s unapologetically chic. And no, you do not need a Haussmann-style apartment to pull it off.
History. History. History.
Before you pick out the floral arrangements, you must understand the lineage you’re stepping into. For the intellectual, Paris was never just a vacation; it was a sanctuary.
When James Baldwin arrived in Paris in 1948 with forty dollars and a dream of escaping American claustrophobia, he didn’t find a mansion. He found the cafés of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. He found small rooms where he could finally hear his own thoughts.
Then there was the inimitable Josephine Baker. While she conquered the grand stages of the Folies Bergère, she was also a woman of the “salon,” a connector who understood that a room full of the right people was a political act. And let’s not forget Langston Hughes, who bussed tables in Montmartre nightclubs, soaking in the jazz and the grit of a city that saw his humanity before his own country did.
These giants didn’t wait for “enough space” to change the world. They gathered. They talked. They created. By hosting a salon in your small living room, you are reclaiming that Parisian spirit of intellectual freedom. You aren’t just “having people over”; you are curating a legacy.
Curate. Style. Elevate.
In a small room, every object must justify its existence. You don’t have room for “filler” decor. You need a centerpiece that does the heavy lifting. Enter: The Bookshelf.
Forget the television. Your bookshelf is the intellectual altar of your salon. It’s where your guests will drift when the conversation pauses, and it should tell them exactly who you are without you saying a word.
The Spring Contrast Strategy:
To achieve that Vogue-worthy editorial look without making the room feel heavy, start with contrast. In this case: navy blue leather. A navy sofa, matching recliner, and loveseat bring structure, depth, and that slightly professorial confidence every good salon needs. It says, “Yes, we are discussing Baldwin,” but also, “Please sit down and stay awhile.”Now lighten everything around it. Use light blues, creams, and whites on the walls, curtains, pillows, and surrounding decor so the navy feels grounded rather than dominant. Then bring in the spring energy with crisp pops of fuchsia and yellow through florals, artwork, throws, and—most importantly—your bookshelf styling. The mood should feel fresh, airy, and awake.
The Essentials:
- The Icons: Ensure the works of Baldwin, Hughes, and Toni Morrison are front and center. Use their covers as art.
- The Artifacts: Interspersed between the books, place framed photographs of Paris: vintage shots of Bricktop’s jazz club or the Nardal sisters’ literary gatherings.
- The Flora: A single vase of punchy seasonal blooms in yellow or fuchsia adds that “spring has entered the chat” effect.
- The Billy Upgrade: Keep the IKEA Billy, but style it like you have opinions. Paint or line the back panel in a soft light tone, add warm metallic hardware if you’ve attached doors, and weave in light objects with a few fuchsia and yellow accents that play beautifully against the navy seating.
When your bookshelf is styled with this level of precision, the rest of the room can relax a little. You’ve created a focal point that is both a conversation starter and a high-fashion statement.
If your Billy bookcase is crowded—and whose isn’t?—the answer is not shame. The answer is editing. Give the eye some visual breathing room by color-blocking book spines and scattering your bright accents intentionally: a hit of fuchsia here, a little yellow where the room needs light, and plenty of pale space to let the whole shelf exhale. You are not trying to prove you can read every book at once. You are trying to make the shelf flirt back.
And if your suburban living room came with builder-grade bones and exactly zero romance, relax. You can create architectural interest. Use tall art, slim mirrors, elongated picture stacks, or vertical metallic accents to draw the eye upward and fake a little grandeur. No crown molding? Then your styling becomes the architecture. Let the bookshelf, the art, and the lighting do the flirting.
As for that thoroughly un-Parisian view of neighboring two-story houses, do not pick a fight with the window. Soften it. Dress it in sheer light blue curtains that filter the light and blur the outside world. Then aim the room’s energy inward—toward the bookshelf, the seating circle, and the conversation. The goal is not to showcase the cul-de-sac. The goal is to create a world. Preferably one in which James Baldwin is staring thoughtfully from your shelf and nobody notices the vinyl siding outside.
Action. Action. Action.
Hosting in a petite space requires the soul of a curator and the logistics of a stage manager. Here is your “No-Notes” guide to hosting a Spring Literary Salon that would make even Miranda Priestly crack a smile.
1. Seating: The Art of the Huddle
In a small room, standard chairs are your enemy. They take up too much “visual weight.” Instead, think Intimate & Layered.
- The Circle: Arrange your seating in a loose circle. No one should be looking at a wall. Better yet, no one should be staring directly out at the neighbor’s siding.
- The Sofa Story: Anchor the room with a navy blue leather sofa, a matching recliner, and a loveseat. Casual? Yes. Elevated? Also yes. Navy leather gives the room a grounded base for long conversations, strong opinions, and refills.
- The Color Pop: Add pillows and throws in light blue, cream, white, fuchsia, and yellow. This is where the spring energy lives.
- The Upward Trick: If the ceiling feels low, place a tall metallic floor lamp or a vertical piece of art near the seating area. It nudges the eye up and gives the room a little visual posture.
2. The Menu: Light, Crisp, and Effortless
Do not: we repeat, do not: try to serve a three-course meal in a studio apartment. You are a host, not a short-order cook. You should be in the conversation, not in the kitchen.
- The Signature Drink: A “Baldwin Spritz”: Champagne, a splash of pear or elderflower liqueur, and a twist of lemon. Serve it in chilled crystal with a luxe, golden glow.
- The Bites: Think “finger foods with a pedigree.” Smoked salmon on blinis, green grapes, and aged cheddar. Simple, elegant, and mess-free.
3. The Atmosphere: Spring Renewal
Since it’s spring, you want the room to feel airy despite its size.
- The Scent: Skip the heavy musk. Go for something with notes of white tea and bergamot. It makes the space feel larger.
- The Sound: Soft, vintage French jazz or contemporary instrumental neo-soul. It should be a layer of the room, not a competitor for the conversation.
- The Lighting: Dim the overheads. Use small lamps and candles. Shadow is your friend in a small room: it hides the corners and makes the space feel infinite.
- The Windows: Use sheer light blue curtains to soften the light and blur any aggressively suburban scenery. You are not denying reality; you are editing it.
The Salon Protocol
A salon is not a party; it is a structured exchange of ideas. To keep it from devolving into gossip (though a little gossip is the salt of any good gathering), set a theme.
For your Spring Salon, why not choose “Renewal and the Exptriate Spirit”?
Ask each guest to bring a short quote or a single page from an author that discusses the idea of starting over or finding freedom in a new place.Pro-tip: As the host, you should open the evening by reading a passage from Baldwin’s Notes of a Native Son. Set the tone. Be authoritative. Be welcoming. Be the “curator” of the energy.
Join the Renaissance
At Urbane Renaissance Society Metro Atlanta, Inc., we aren’t just about events; we are about a lifestyle. We believe that culture is a global dialogue: one that stretches from the streets of Atlanta to the boulevards of Paris.
Whether you are hosting in a penthouse or a “petite” one-bedroom, you are part of a community that values intellectual depth, artistic expression, and effortless luxury.
Ready to see how we do it?
- Explore our Calendar of Events: From book launches to themed soirees, find your next homecoming.
- Learn about our Mission: Discover how we are elevating voices and creating “homecomings” through the arts.
Don’t let your square footage dictate your influence. After all, a small room is just a larger room that’s been edited for quality.
Style your shelf. Pour the champagne. Start the conversation.
Paris is a state of mind, darling. And tonight, it’s in your living room.
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