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The indigenous tribes fighting the curse of xawara in Brazil | Independent
Ehuana Yaira at the meeting of the Yanomami and Yek’wana leaders (Victor Moriyama/ISA) Illegal mining in Brazil not only devastates the environment, it also threatens the existence of the country’s last major isolated indigenous community through the spread of coronavirus. Emily … Continue reading
When Our World Became a de Chirico Painting: How the Avant-Garde Painter Foresaw the Empty City Streets of 2020 | Open Culture
This past spring, media outlets of every kind published photos and videos of eerily empty public spaces in cities like Beijing, New York, Milan, Paris, and Seoul, cities not known for their lack of street life. At least in the case … Continue reading
Brazil father mourns son as coronavirus toll rises
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro may think the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t that big of a deal. But don’t tell that to a Rio taxi driver whose son succumbed to the disease (Dec. 16) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress
Christina Gestra – Inside Out
‘Inside-Out’ – 2 short films inherently linked and collectively working in tandem, as one essentially creates the other (i.e. the reflections and shadows on the wall in the first film ‘inside’ are created by the trees and sunlight filmed in … Continue reading
How Has Public Space Changed in 2020?
How did the pressure of rethinking streets, activities, and transportation systems transform public space in 2020? Written by Andreea Cutieru The pandemic provided a unique circumstance for city-scale experiments regarding mobility, while immediate responses showed the transformative power of tactical … Continue reading
Aliza Nisenbaum – Exhibition at Tate Liverpool | Tate
Aliza Nisenbaum (b.1977, Mexico) is a New York based painter best known for her bright, large-scale portraits of community groups. Inspired by the dedication of Liverpool’s key workers, the artist has created a series of new paintings of NHS staff … Continue reading
How to make a vaccine in record time
Vaccines usually take decades to develop – so how is Oxford University’s ChAdOx1 nCoV-1 vaccine trial moving so quickly? It comes down to careful planning, extraordinary logistics and a whole lot of help from partners around the world. Find out … Continue reading
Aachoo!! A Sneezing Pensioner Knocks Down a Row of Houses in New Banksy Work in Bristol
In what could be interpreted as a tongue-in-cheek warning about not wearing a mask during the times of COVID-19, residents of Totterdown, Bristol, awoke to a new mural by the elusive artist Banksy. The work depicts an older pensioner sneezing … Continue reading
The year of virtual travel: the benefits of exploring the world through webcams | The Conversation
Author David Jarratt Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of Central Lancashire As our freedom of movement continues to be curtailed due to COVID-19, webcam travel seems set to continue. During the first UK lockdown I received an email from … Continue reading
A Portrait of the Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine | Kottke
Artist and biologist David Goodsell has done a painting of the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine. The vaccine structure is highly idealized, with spike mRNA in magenta, lipids in blue, and PEG-lipid in green. The background is blood serum or lymph. Both … Continue reading
After the Silence
Selection of shots representing the return of everyday life after the silence of first lockdown. Shot on a Sony A7III + Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8 + Tiffen Black Pro Mist 1/2 Filter. Summer 2020, Hamburg, Germany. Follow me on Instagram … Continue reading
