8 Mar 2024 UENO PARK
The Dahlia Festival is open for viewing from mid-September to mid-October, and varies depending on the weather. They also feature two showings of peonies each year, one in January to mid-February and the second from mid-April to mid-May. You can visit their website here (in Japanese but Google translate does a pretty decent job): https://uenobotanen.com/
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February 26, 2025
Art
Film
Grace Ebert
All images from the Art21 “New York Close Up” film, “Guadalupe Maravilla’s ‘Mariposa Relámpago,’” © Art21
“Mariposa Relámpago,” a school bus turned healing vessel, is the subject of a poignant new film from Art21.
Guadalupe Maravilla’s multi-disciplinary practice is rooted in a simple premise: sound is medicine.
The artist is known for works that merge sculpture, performance, instruments, and healing, one such project being the elaborately retrofitted school bus titled “Mariposa Relámpago.” Part of Maravilla’s Disease Throwers series, the large-scale coach is devoid of bench seats and ubiquitous yellow paint and instead features an open cab lined with chrome panels. More than 700 found objects adorn its body, from cutlery and a worn pair of sandals to large gongs.
“Mariposa Relámpago,” which translates to lightning butterfly, is also the subject of a new film from Art21. The short documentary recounts Maravilla’s experience of immigrating to the United States as an unaccompanied child to escape the civil war in his native El Salvador. He often returns to the objects and spaces that informed his journey in his practice, harnessing the energy of each and transforming them into sites of recuperation and relief.
The film features images of the elaborately decorated vehicles that characterized Maravilla’s childhood and inspired this project. “I wanted to bring a school bus from El Salvador to the United States, and I wanted to have the same migratory path that I had as a kid,” he says in the film. […]
More: In a Retrofitted School Bus at the U.S.-Mexico Border, Guadalupe Maravilla Heals Through Vibrations
If you’ve ever heard about things like mammoths being found in permafrost, you may have an image in your head of what that looks like. But you might be wrong! So let’s talk about what permafrost really is, why it’s so important, and why you should care about it.
Hosted by: Reid Reimers (he/him)
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“Put moral formation at the centre of your society”
David Brooks’ speech was challenging and thought provoking, calling for us to reassess what we think cultural renewal looks like and to reconnect to our spiritual roots.
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With the return of the ARC Conference this February, we are launching our first book — a work that encapsulates the values and ideas that shape ARC’s mission. The Best of Our Inheritance brings together fifteen of the sharpest minds of our time to make a bold case for remembering the values of our civilisation. From Barry Straussʼ account of the Classical Tradition, Ayaan Hirsi Aliʼs personal reflections on the values of the West and its Christian roots to Nigel Biggarʼs chapter on human dignity and Joseph Laconte’s call to the artists, reading this book will give you a tangible vision for civilisational renewal.
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David Brooks is a bestselling author, columnist for The New York Times, and a contributor to The Atlantic. He is also a commentator on The PBS Newshour. His latest book is How To Know A Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
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Ever wondered if tarmac and asphalt are the same thing? You’re not alone! While people often use the terms interchangeably, they actually have distinct differences in composition, durability, and usage. 🚜
In this video, we’re diving into the history of road construction—from John Loudon McAdam’s revolutionary tarmacadam technique to modern asphalt’s superior strength and weather resistance. 🌍
Why did tarmac fall out of favor? What makes asphalt the go-to material for highways and runways today? And why do we still say ‘tarmac’ at airports when it’s mostly asphalt or concrete? 🤔 Watch this video!
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