33 Colorized Photos From The Harlem Renaissance That Capture This Transformative Era

The Harlem Renaissance lasted from 1910 to 1930.

By Austin Harvey

https://allthatsinteresting.com/harlem-renaissance-colorizations

At PG: "Fire!!: A Quarterly Devoted to the Younger Negro Artists, Volume 1, Number 1" is a collection of works from some of the most influential artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Unfortunately, only one issue was ever published.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71448

Avis aux fans de festivals d'été, voici quelques événements d'intérêt public près du centre-ville de #Montréal dans les prochaines semaines:

* https://festivalsurlecanal.com
* https://lesguinguettes.ca
* https://www.asiasie.com/yataimtl
* https://montrealjazzfest.com (évidemment)

J'aimerais bien aller y faire un tour pour faire semblant d'être sociable, s'il y en a d'autres parmi vous à y rencontrer

Not waste, fraud or abuse. Rather, a celebration of scientific achievement and culture. Very cool: For Johann Strauss II's 200th birthday and their 50th anniversary, the European Space Agency (ESA) will send "The Blue Danube Waltz" — performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra (Wiener Symphoniker) — into space.
https://www.heise.de/en/news/ESA-sends-the-Danube-Waltz-into-space-10418629.html v @heiseonline

You can listen to the live broadcast (31 May, 2025): https://space.vienna.info/en-US
#Entertainment #Raumfahrt #Wissenschaft #ESA #space #science #culture

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said prepackaged foods have “mass poisoned” tribal communities.

But the Trump administration ended a program that tribal food banks relied on for fresh, locally produced food important to their traditions and cultures.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-food-grant-cuts-trump-rfk-jr?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Cory Doctorow on how we lost the internet https://lobste.rs/s/1kfzkq #culture #law #person
https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1021871/ffeed46818908c91/

OpenAI: The power and the pride - In April, Paul Graham, the founder of the tech startup accelerator Y Combinator, sent a ... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/28/1117486/openai-the-power-and-the-pride/ #culture #app

Reminder: One week to go!

Next week, on Wednesday, June 4 at 13:00 CEST, we will host an online salon on the French legislative proposal to tax second-hand book sales, and the damage this could cause to access to #culture and the #PublicDomain!

Join us for a panel discussion with Bernd Justin Jütte, Peter Mezei, Grégory Miura and @CMFrancoise.

Register now: https://communia-association.org/event/communia-salon-cashing-in-twice-the-extension-of-resale-rights-to-second-hand-books-in-france/

DiversityWatch (May 27, 2025): how #diversity -- of any form: #ethnicity, #religion, #culture, #race -- destroys social order.

https://www.amerika.org/politics/diversitywatch-may-27-2025/

Exposition "Métamorphose(s)" à la médiathèque Pablo-Neruda du 5 au 29 juin 2025 ! Découvrez une fresque collective créée par 6 classes et 4 autrices-illustratrices talentueuses : Muriel Bloch, Julia Chausson, Emmanuelle Houdart Officiel et Aurélia Fronty. Thème : métamorphose humaine, animale, individuelle ou collective. Entrée libre ! #Exposition #ArtCollaboratif #Métamorphoses #Culture #Malakoff Médiathèque Pablo-Neruda

On AI, Assembly, and the Art of Project Stewardship (in Compiler Explorer) https://lobste.rs/s/jeh9wr #assembly #culture #vibecoding
https://xania.org/202505/ai-and-compiler-explorer

If you're still getting to grips with what "rizz" is and are astonished when your 11-year-old calls you "bro," @SheKnowscom is here to help with a guide to tween and teen slang (no, you can't actually use it, but it might help you understand what the hellyante your child is saying). Just for fun, which of these expressions do you think we made up? Tell us in the comments what your favorite slang word is.

https://flip.it/X0hBMc

The latest from cartoonist Ben Sargent, in our magazine.

Read more from the May / June 2025 issue: https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/may-june-2025/

I’m a Jewish Atheist. Didn’t know Jewish identity can be ethnic without Judaism? There may be other things that surprise you about us.

You can read more in my piece about Jewish American Heritage Month:

https://markwrites.io/jewish-american-heritage-month

I also stand with Palestine. As do many Jews. Most of us aren’t Zionists, who are religions extremists.

Let us learn about, celebrate, and love one another.

‘Culture of disrespect’: Australian teachers say students’ behaviour is driving them from profession

"The proportion of Australian teachers reporting they plan to leave the profession jumped from 22.25% in 2020 to 34.21% in 2022."

"The pervading culture is misogynistic … "
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/26/culture-of-disrespect-australian-teachers-say-students-behaviour-is-driving-them-from-profession
#parenting #kids #violence #interaction #education #OHS #misogyny #culture #Australia

Macquarie Street from Sydney Harbour showing the Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, NSW

Unused postcard featuring a colourised photograph of "MACQUARIE STREET FROM SYDNEY HARBOUR / SHOWING THE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC, SYDNEY, N.S.W."

Ink, Paper

Sydney Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

https://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/s/hw/EMU.EMUIRN/31241

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#Art #History #Museum #ArtHistory #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random #Australia

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Russia losing battlefield edge in war against Ukraine, WP reports — It’s terrorism: Russia launches one of the heaviest strikes on Kyiv during full-scale war — Russia’s continued aggression has a simple explanation: it hasn’t faced enough pressure to stop — ‘Shoot them on the spot’ — Ukraine’s military intel records over 150 cases of Russia executing POWs … and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/sunday-may-25-2025/

World’s Oldest Song Is 3,400 Years Old and You Can Listen to It Today

By Livia Pereira

https://mymodernmet.com/hurrian-hymn-oldest-song-world/

More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrian_songs

Goya’s Coded Love Letter to the Duchess of Alba

Goya neatly clothes himself in his own world of fantasy: He will have her in the end. In life, where the climate is much chillier, it was, alas, to be otherwise.

By Michael Glover

https://hyperallergic.com/811454/goyas-coded-love-letter-to-the-duchess-of-alba/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Gauguin%2C%20Nottoway%2C%20the%20Art%20Spy&utm_campaign=W052425

Goya at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=francisco+goya

Arctic, feathered … or just weird: what have we learned since Walking with Dinosaurs aired 25 years ago https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/may/25/arctic-feathered-or-just-weird-what-have-we-learned-since-walking-with-dinosaurs-aired-25-years-ago #Palaeontology #Television #Dinosaurs #Evolution #FactualTV #Fossils #Science #Culture #Biology #UKnews #BBC

It’s Memorial Day weekend across the U.S., which means the nation takes a moment to honor those who served and died in its military. It also unofficially kicks off barbecue season, especially in northern climes where snow, wind and rain give way to sun, warmth and long days. If you’re firing up the grill for Memorial Day or upcoming holidays like Juneteenth and the Fourth of July, you might be wondering just how many burgers, hot dogs, and brats to stock up on per person. Fear not, for @foodandwine has done the cookout math for you:

https://flip.it/VKZRLZ