The Secrets of Botticelli’s Drawings
Bringing a new perspective on the beloved Renaissance artist, “Botticelli: Rhythm of the Line” reveals the central role that drawing played in Sandro Botticelli’s art and practice. This short documentary takes viewers through the streets of Florence, where the artist lived and worked, to the Uffizi galleries, home of Botticelli’s most striking masterpieces. The story […]
Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs Adopt Landmark Law
By European Parliament On Wednesday, Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation. -Safeguards on general purpose artificial intelligence. -Limits on the use of biometric identification systems by law enforcement. -Bans on social scoring and AI used to manipulate or exploit user vulnerabilities. -Right of consumers […]
Campus Versailles
The Palace of Versailles is pursuing its ambition to pass on French skills and expertise in heritage and crafts by hosting a next-generation campus in the Great Stables. The project is being rolled out by the Versailles Education Authority alongside more than one hundred partners. It has the backing of the Île-de-France Region and the […]
Chinese Painting, Appreciation of This Art
By Maxwell Hearn Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Chinese way of appreciating a painting is often expressed by the words du hua, “to read a painting.” How does one do that? Consider Night-Shining White by Han Gan (1977.78), an image of a horse. Originally little more than a foot square, […]
Jury Still Out On AI for Justice System
By V. Venesulia Carr What does it mean for the world when artificial intelligence (AI) can pass the bar, perform due diligence, write legal contracts, draft opening arguments, and forecast the outcome of legal cases? That’s just scratching the surface. No industry is untouched by the advent of artificial intelligence, including law and justice. Like […]
Ultraprocessed Foods Linked to 32 Illnesses
By HealthDay Ultraprocessed foods can cause dozens of terrible health problems among people who eat them too often, a new review warns. Researchers linked diets high in ultraprocessed foods to an increased risk of 32 separate illnesses. In particular, these foods are strongly tied to risk with early death, heart disease, cancer, mental health disorders, […]
José María Velasco the Mexican Landscape Painter
José María Tranquilino Francisco de Jesús Velasco Gómez Obregón, generally known as José María Velasco (1840 – 1912), was a 19th-century Mexican polymath, most famous as a painter who made Mexican geography a symbol of national identity through his paintings. He was both one of the most popular artists of the time and internationally renowned. […]
Little Gustava
CELIA THAXTER LITTLE Gustava sits in the sun, –J Safe in the porch, and the little drops run From the icicles under the eaves so fast; For the bright spring sun shines warm at last, And glad is little Gustava. She wears a quaint little scarlet cap, And a little green bowl she holds in […]
Weakest Link for EV’s Is in China’s Supply Chain
By Larry Bell Federal and state energy policies now pushing electric vehicles on a reluctant public are running in conflict with other social and environmental restrictions banning vital materials and component imports. As consequences, U.S. and European auto companies are racing into Chinese rare earth monopoly and other supply traps posing inevitable economic and national […]
Analysts Warn of Spread of AI-Generated News Sites
By Robin Guess The spread of websites designed to look like news sites, but which trade in low quality or false information, could further damage media trust, some experts say. The media watchdog NewsGuard has seen an increase in websites filled with what it says is AI-generated content. “These are websites that are using artificial […]