NYT Editorial: What Is Donald Trump Hiding? [Click] “The latest revelations about President Trump’s past tax reports underscore the importance of examining his more recent returns.”
Thanks for holding down the fort these last few days, Alan!!
I very much enjoyed the story of the ghost in Miyoko’s town! Yes, the Kennebunk Inn ghosts seem rather fun. One greets and the other does a wee bit of mischief. I’m kind of hoping to hear a bump in the night. 😉
I've felt a bit guilty about hogging the bandwidth; a bit, mind you..
I think I will make a quick trip downtown to take photos and make a quick sketch or two of Renoir’s The Washerwoman [Click]; on Wednesday next we will have a figure drawing in Art class, with one or two models--my first ever, and I mean to get a bit of practice in. A bronze is pretty close to am actual human, although the lighting won't be the same. Gotta run. Alan
Hogging the bandwidth? Hardly! I rely on you to keep me posted on things that don't make the Tribune's web page. Although paywalls are becoming increasingly frustrating.
When I hit a paywall, I google the basic story and can almost always find it covered by a free source. It's always good to become aware of the story, though!
I love Renoir's works, and I deeply appreciate good art. And I know that the human body is beautiful and one of the hardest subjects to draw. But I don't especially like the Washerwoman and such as that, because really who washes clothes naked, unless that's their only article of clothing? And even then you wouldn't want to have people watching you work naked. I don't know. I've always thought there was something sort of pornographic about such art endeavours. I appreciate what your class will be doing, to learn so much about drawing the body. But I really have to wonder about those old guys who were art geniuses, who drew and painted all those naked women and relatively few naked men. Of course, that was wayyyy before the Me Too generation. 😉
Thanks for the positive reinforcement. I try to work in a bit of variety. My first way of getting around paywalls is to try opening them in a different browser. This computer (laptop) has five different browsers; sometimes I can run up the allowance of free articles on several of them; then I can use my desktop computer to get more. Then go looking for the articles using a search engine.
In re the nekkid wimmin--Renoir also made paintings of washerwomen like here [Click] and here. [Click] It seems to be the common opinion that one must learn to draw/paint/sculpt people without adornment to know how to properly depict them clothed. The example that I keep in mind is Rodin’s statue of Balzac [Click] which as I understand began as an anatomic work, then progressed to layers of clothing, then to clay and finally to bronze. Male nudes may be less common in finished works these days than in times past, but there are still a lot of them in artists' anatomy books and figure drawing classes.
I can't remember the details, but somebody asked Joe Biden why one state did better than another in education and his response was that the better state had fewer black students.
It turns out the quote is from 2007, but many times Joe has revealed racist attitudes and his friendship with Obama does not seem to have affected his ingrained prejudice.
It gives me hope that during Cheetolini's most recent "rally" half the crowd starting walking out at the halfway point. Not surprised. He really is like a broken record.
Explaining why schools in Iowa are performing better than those in Washington, D.C., Biden told the Post, "There's less than one percent of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than four of five percent that are minorities. What is in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you're dealing with."
"When you have children coming from dysfunctional homes, when you have children coming from homes where there's no books, where the mother from the time they're born doesn't talk to them - as opposed to the mother in Iowa who's sitting out there and talks to them, the kid starts out with a 300 word larger vocabulary at age three. Half this education gap exists before the kid steps foot in the classroom," the Delaware Democrat added.
What bemuses me is that he doesn't seem to see that sort of thing coming, or doesn't think it is significant because it wasn't once upon a time. I expect that there are people working overtime to excavate his record.
Mike Pompeo was at a meeting of the Arctic Council in Rovaniemi, Finland. And there, as representatives from the seven other member states and six indigenous organizations warned about the rapid melting of Arctic sea ice, Pompeo, instead, exulted. “The Arctic is at the forefront of opportunity and abundance,” he said. “It houses thirteen per cent of the world’s undiscovered oil, thirty per cent of its undiscovered gas, an abundance of uranium, rare-earth minerals, gold, diamonds, and millions of square miles of untapped resources, fisheries galore.” In fact, he said, it can’t melt fast enough. “Steady reductions in sea ice are opening new passageways and new opportunities for trade. This could potentially slash the time it takes to travel between Asia and the West by as much as twenty days.” That is to say, the fact that one of the world’s largest physical features is in chaotic flux is, in fact, good news, because we’ll soon be able to ship stuff from China three weeks faster.
Corrected spelling: Thunderstorms were predicted this evening, and here they come; no big bolts from the ground yet, just in the clouds, but some of them are pretty impressive. Thunder, lightning and wind, but no rain yet.
Founder: ‘It’s Time to Break Up Facebook’ [Click]
ReplyDeleteHow The NRA’s Controversial Gambit To Fix Its Finances Backfired [Click]
California: why the cash cow state will take center stage in the 2020 race [Click] To quote my father: “Don’t believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see.”
NYT: I Traded the 12-Step Program for a Dog [Click] Sounds reasonable to me.
ReplyDeleteNYT: The Next President Should Not Be a Man [Click] Excellent argument IMO.
NYT Editorial: What Is Donald Trump Hiding? [Click] “The latest revelations about President Trump’s past tax reports underscore the importance of examining his more recent returns.”
Foreign buyers snap up Sicilian homes at €1 [minimum bid] auction [Click]
Trump Has Just One Trick—And It’s Not Working Anymore [Click]
ReplyDeleteGood article.
DeleteMore and more, his strings are showing.
Trump Downgrades ‘No Obstruction’ To … ‘Essentially No Obstruction’ [Click] Well, maybe just a bit. Maybe just one small boatload. Or a medium sized boatload.
ReplyDeleteThanks for holding down the fort these last few days, Alan!!
ReplyDeleteI very much enjoyed the story of the ghost in Miyoko’s town! Yes, the Kennebunk Inn ghosts seem rather fun. One greets and the other does a wee bit of mischief. I’m kind of hoping to hear a bump in the night. 😉
I've felt a bit guilty about hogging the bandwidth; a bit, mind you..
DeleteI think I will make a quick trip downtown to take photos and make a quick sketch or two of Renoir’s The Washerwoman [Click]; on Wednesday next we will have a figure drawing in Art class, with one or two models--my first ever, and I mean to get a bit of practice in. A bronze is pretty close to am actual human, although the lighting won't be the same. Gotta run.
Alan
Hogging the bandwidth? Hardly! I rely on you to keep me posted on things that don't make the Tribune's web page. Although paywalls are becoming increasingly frustrating.
DeleteWhen I hit a paywall, I google the basic story and can almost always find it covered by a free source. It's always good to become aware of the story, though!
DeleteI love Renoir's works, and I deeply appreciate good art. And I know that the human body is beautiful and one of the hardest subjects to draw. But I don't especially like the Washerwoman and such as that, because really who washes clothes naked, unless that's their only article of clothing? And even then you wouldn't want to have people watching you work naked. I don't know. I've always thought there was something sort of pornographic about such art endeavours. I appreciate what your class will be doing, to learn so much about drawing the body. But I really have to wonder about those old guys who were art geniuses, who drew and painted all those naked women and relatively few naked men. Of course, that was wayyyy before the Me Too generation. 😉
DeleteThanks for the positive reinforcement. I try to work in a bit of variety.
DeleteMy first way of getting around paywalls is to try opening them in a different browser. This computer (laptop) has five different browsers; sometimes I can run up the allowance of free articles on several of them; then I can use my desktop computer to get more. Then go looking for the articles using a search engine.
In re the nekkid wimmin--Renoir also made paintings of washerwomen like here [Click] and here. [Click] It seems to be the common opinion that one must learn to draw/paint/sculpt people without adornment to know how to properly depict them clothed. The example that I keep in mind is Rodin’s statue of Balzac [Click] which as I understand began as an anatomic work, then progressed to layers of clothing, then to clay and finally to bronze. Male nudes may be less common in finished works these days than in times past, but there are still a lot of them in artists' anatomy books and figure drawing classes.
DeleteSo, as if to add fuel to the fire, the US has seized a North Korean coal ship.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48221507
What could possibly go wrong?
DeleteI suppose they could give the coal to a US power plant, thereby undercutting US mines...
DeleteWaPo: Oops! How Trump undercut his effort to keep tax returns hidden [Click]
ReplyDeleteWaPo: Joe Biden’s huge lead probably won’t last [Click]
I can't remember the details, but somebody asked Joe Biden why one state did better than another in education and his response was that the better state had fewer black students.
DeleteI'd have to see that Biden quote in context. It's well known that tests are skewed in favour of white students.
Deletehttps://www.dailywire.com/news/46989/biden-flashback-dc-schools-worse-iowa-because-high-amanda-prestigiacomo
DeleteIt turns out the quote is from 2007, but many times Joe has revealed racist attitudes and his friendship with Obama does not seem to have affected his ingrained prejudice.
It gives me hope that during Cheetolini's most recent "rally" half the crowd starting walking out at the halfway point. Not surprised. He really is like a broken record.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? That *is* a good sign.
DeleteYes, true story. Maybe their checks didn't clear? ;o)
DeleteGee! Augurs well!
DeleteI'll be leaving for Marcon science fiction convention (Columbus, OH) tomorrow, returning Sunday night. See you Monday!
ReplyDeleteHave fun, Bill! Safe travels!
ReplyDeleteWhat listener said!
DeleteThanks loads!
DeleteNew York Just Gave Congress a New Reason for Impeachment
ReplyDeletehttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/ny-seeks-trumps-tax-returnsand-supports-impeachment/589123/
Explaining why schools in Iowa are performing better than those in Washington, D.C., Biden told the Post, "There's less than one percent of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than four of five percent that are minorities. What is in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you're dealing with."
ReplyDelete"When you have children coming from dysfunctional homes, when you have children coming from homes where there's no books, where the mother from the time they're born doesn't talk to them - as opposed to the mother in Iowa who's sitting out there and talks to them, the kid starts out with a 300 word larger vocabulary at age three. Half this education gap exists before the kid steps foot in the classroom," the Delaware Democrat added.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/25/biden-stumbles-over-education-question/
And there are a lot more where that came from...
DeleteWhat bemuses me is that he doesn't seem to see that sort of thing coming, or doesn't think it is significant because it wasn't once upon a time. I expect that there are people working overtime to excavate his record.
Headline: "Subpoena of Trump Jr. Splits Republicans"
ReplyDeleteSplit Republicans? One of my favorites!
"It's as if Gollum were Secretary of State."
ReplyDeletehttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-un-report-on-extinction-vs-mike-pompeo-at-the-arctic-council?utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_050819&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9d0312ddf9c72dc197aac&cndid=39816174&esrc&utm_term=TNY_Daily&fbclid=IwAR2btYzfkZ8Ha9aNkkOSI0PL9ikkqZC7O_VeKZ97tEol6QFreEFJDG_HECU
Mike Pompeo was at a meeting of the Arctic Council in Rovaniemi, Finland. And there, as representatives from the seven other member states and six indigenous organizations warned about the rapid melting of Arctic sea ice, Pompeo, instead, exulted. “The Arctic is at the forefront of opportunity and abundance,” he said. “It houses thirteen per cent of the world’s undiscovered oil, thirty per cent of its undiscovered gas, an abundance of uranium, rare-earth minerals, gold, diamonds, and millions of square miles of untapped resources, fisheries galore.” In fact, he said, it can’t melt fast enough. “Steady reductions in sea ice are opening new passageways and new opportunities for trade. This could potentially slash the time it takes to travel between Asia and the West by as much as twenty days.” That is to say, the fact that one of the world’s largest physical features is in chaotic flux is, in fact, good news, because we’ll soon be able to ship stuff from China three weeks faster.
I see that Pompeo graduated first in his class at West Point, but only progressed as far as Captain. That seems rather odd to me.
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ReplyDeleteCorrected spelling: Thunderstorms were predicted this evening, and here they come; no big bolts from the ground yet, just in the clouds, but some of them are pretty impressive. Thunder, lightning and wind, but no rain yet.
DeleteHere comes the rain, and a bolt of lightning too. Lightning isn't close--over in the next county.
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