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"Guidelines for web design that adhere to the tenets and ethos of Brutalism"

An early use of deepfakes in an art museum, creating an interactive video Salvador Dali who can chat with guests.
Thus making Dali even *more* surreal.

"The AVF is the leading global, non-profit organisation that enables international exchange and cooperation in order to accelerate the development of the indoor/vertical farming industry."

"How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us."

"The cherry went on to win prizes and sell for the princely sum of a dollar a pound. But Ah Bing’s contribution couldn’t save him from American racism.... In 1889, he returned to China for a visit. While the Chinese Exclusion Act had already passed, legislators actively plugged loopholes and made it even more restrictive. Ah Bing never returned to the U.S., and Ledding, years later, blamed the Chinese Exclusion Act."

"An apology is an admission that you’ve wronged others and that you are actually sorry for it. This is of course why it’s difficult for people to apologize."

"Stitching wasn’t the only way to make the best of flawed parchment. There are instances of holes being incorporated into illustrations, or used to reveal an illustration on the following page. The stitches themselves could even be embellished."

"Sable Offshore flows crude oil through pipelines responsible for 2015 Refugio spill"
Adding insult to injury, they announced it on the 10-year anniversary of the spill.