PRESS RELEASE - 11 NOVEMBER 2022 On Friday morning, climate activists attempted to glue themselves to the frame of The Scream(1893) in the Munch room, at the National Museum in Oslo. The activists were immediately taken care of by the museum guards. The police were informed, and the activists were apprehended. Edvard Munch’s world-famous painting The Scream was not … [Read more...] about Climate activists targeting Edvard Munchs iconic The Scream at the National Museum in Oslo
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AWS Launches Infrastructure Region in Switzerland
AWS Europe (Zurich) Region allows customers to run workloads and securely store data in Switzerland while serving end users with even lower latency The new AWS Region is estimated to support more than 2,500 full-time jobs annually through a planned investment of more than $5.9 billion (approx. 5.9 billion Swiss francs) in Switzerland through 2036 Tens of thousands of … [Read more...] about AWS Launches Infrastructure Region in Switzerland
A Trail of Marvels Offers Visually Stunning Look at Day of the Dead Celebrations
Houston, TX, November 8, 2022 — Just in time for holiday gifting, Rice Professor of Photography Geoff Winningham has published his book, A Trail of Marvels/Sendero de Maravillas, A Memoir of Mexico and Days of the Dead. Winningham spent four decades documenting Day of the Dead festivals across Mexico, from Pátzcuaro, to Puebla, Michoacán, to Oaxaca. In the book, Winningham … [Read more...] about A Trail of Marvels Offers Visually Stunning Look at Day of the Dead Celebrations
European News Media Forum, November 10 2022
Take part in the 🇪🇺 European News Media Forum to discuss innovations 💡 in the #news media sector.📺📻🗞️The event will bring together speakers from press, TV, radio, magazines, online #media & more.🗓️10 November, in Brussels & onlineRead more & register now ⤵️— Digital EU 🇪🇺 (@DigitalEU) November 8, 2022 … [Read more...] about European News Media Forum, November 10 2022
Play about plague death of William Shakespeare’s son
William Shakespeare had three children – Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. Tragically, Hamnet, Shakespeare's only son, died at the age of 11 due to the plague. The plague, also known as the Black Death, was a highly contagious and deadly disease that spread throughout Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries. It is believed to have been caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, and … [Read more...] about Play about plague death of William Shakespeare’s son
Recession is here
Silicon Valley is telling us something about the recession to come with a huge wave of layoffs and hiring freezes this week. https://t.co/wVhe6qLj72— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) November 4, 2022 … [Read more...] about Recession is here
Two ground-breaking paintings by Turner have come home for a special exhibition
✨ For the first time in a century, two ground-breaking paintings by Turner have come home for a special exhibition at the Gallery ✨ You can see the pair of paintings, on loan to us from @frickcollection, in Room 46 until February 2023: https://t.co/3LBGbFnE8T pic.twitter.com/rC0ms3fG3p— National Gallery (@NationalGallery) November 3, 2022 … [Read more...] about Two ground-breaking paintings by Turner have come home for a special exhibition
Pinocchio syndrome
Pinocchio is a case study in a syndrome that can seem ever-more acute—the lure of fame and easy money. “To be famous is to be real,” declares a villain in the new Disney remake of its cartoon of 1940 https://t.co/V8HpqGfu82— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 31, 2022 … [Read more...] about Pinocchio syndrome
Kanye West continues his anti-Jewish tirade
Kanye West continues his anti-Jewish tirade, discussing how a Jewish doctor intentionally misdiagnosed him & could have killed him. He then rants again about Jews controlling entertainment and media, insinuating that the number of Jews in this profession is problematic. pic.twitter.com/N2qyoNe8fM— Ari Ingel (@OGAride) October 30, 2022 … [Read more...] about Kanye West continues his anti-Jewish tirade
The Vogelherd horse
The Vogelherd horse is a miniature ice age masterpiece. This remarkably accomplished work is the oldest known sculpture of a horse. It was crafted in woolly mammoth ivory with flint tools over 35,000 years ago in southern Germany. It is breathtakingly beautiful. pic.twitter.com/3ux21YXu7K— Prof Jamie Woodward (@Jamie_Woodward_) October 29, 2022 … [Read more...] about The Vogelherd horse