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北京中軸綫（北段）第一部分
Beijing Central Axis (Northern Section) Part One
P1～P2: 鼓樓 Drum Tower
P3: 鐘樓 Bell Tower
P4: 煙袋斜街 Yandai Diagonal Street
P5～P6: 什剎海 / 積水潭 Shichahai / Jishuitan
P7～P10: 勅建火德眞君廟（火神廟） Huode Zhenjun Temple (Temple of the Fire Deity)

#photography #photo #china #beijing #peking #archetecture #chinese #culture #攝影 #撮影 #中國 #大陸 #北京 #建築 #中華 #文化 #中国 #写真 #foto #chinesisch #architektur #kultur #trungquoc #anh #vanhoa #사진 #중국 #문화

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北京中軸綫（北段）第二部分
Beijing Central Axis (Northern Section) Part Two
P1～P2: 故宮角樓 Corner Tower of the Forbidden City
P3～P4: 正陽門城樓 Zhengyangmen Gate Tower
P5～P6: 正陽門箭樓 Zhengyangmen Archery Tower
P7: 中國鐵道博物館正陽門展館（京奉鐵路正陽門東車站舊址） China Railway Museum Zhengyangmen Branch (Former Site of Peking-Mukden Railway Zhengyangmen East Station)
P8: 國家大劇院和人民大會堂 National Centre for the Performing Arts and Great Hall of the People
P9～P10: 「玉德金聲」硯臺主題展 “Virtue of Jade, Resonance of Gold” Inkstone Thematic Exhibition
P11～P13: 萬寧橋及澄清上閘遺址 Wanning Bridge and Site of the Upper Chengqing Lock

#photography #photo #china #beijing #peking #archetecture #chinese #culture #攝影 #撮影 #中國 #大陸 #北京 #建築 #中華 #文化 #中国 #写真 #foto #chinesisch #architektur #kultur #trungquoc #anh #vanhoa #사진 #중국 #문화

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Africa and The Mercator Map | Encyclopaedia Britannica

"The African Union has endorsed a campaign calling for the use of a world map that reflects countries' true sizes. Why doesn't our current world map do that?"

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OAG1zk1SAPQ

#cartography #culture #africa

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In our magazine: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of #trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of #Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.

Kit @oconnell was there to witness this moment of #queer joy and resilience... https://www.texasobserver.org/protect-trans-joy-barton-springs/

#LGBTQIA+ #water #Texas #photography #CentralTexas #culture

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“Trans visibility is important, but also trans people deserve to have fun.”

For @TexasObserver magazine, I teamed up with photojournalist Harmon Li to document a "Trans Takeover" on the free side of #Austin's Barton Springs swimming hole. It was a moment of queer and #trans joy that came weeks after a violent attack. https://www.texasobserver.org/protect-trans-joy-barton-springs/

#LGBTQIA #queer #culture #photography #Texas #CentralTexas #transgender #water

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“Come as you are, come walk with us, come hang out, and you hopefully make some really good friends out of the whole process.”

There's a growing number of #Queer Social Clubs that offer sober alternatives to the bar scene, from hiking to yoga to line dancing and soup. My first for "Big and Bright," The Barbed Wire's #LGBTQIA news section. https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/queer-community-outside-the-bar-texas/

#LGBTQ #news #culture #Austin #Dallas #Texas #NorthTexas #CentralTexas #sober #hiking

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Rethinking where language comes from: Framework reveals complex interplay of biology and culture

by Max Planck Society

https://phys.org/news/2025-11-rethinking-language-framework-reveals-complex.html#google_vignette

#books #culture #biology #language

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Oil on board, 1563.

Humans have speculated about the origins of language throughout history. The Biblical myth of the Tower of Babel is one such account; other cultures have different stories of how language arose.

The painting shows Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s The Tower of Babel (1563), depicting a colossal, spiraling tower under construction. The structure dominates the landscape, its arches and stacked tiers resembling a monumental, half-finished coliseum. Workers and scaffolding cling to the tower’s surface, emphasizing the scale and ambition of the project.

In the foreground, a gathering of figures appear to be overseeing the construction. The surrounding landscape shows a bustling port city, with ships, houses, and fields extending toward the horizon. The sky is partly cloudy, contrasting the monumental tower with the smallness of human activity below.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language#/media/File:Pieter_Bruegel_the_Elder_-_The_Tower_of_Babel_(Vienna)_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg

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“Love is an act of resistance, and our community is so brave and resilient.”

For The Barbed Wire and the 19th, I covered the Big #Queer Wedding Party, a joyous and defiant, glitter-soaked protest and party where ten couples from around #Texas (& Oklahoma!) got married or renewed their vows, officiated by Judge Denise Hernández a queer judge from here in #Austin. https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/10/big-queer-wedding-party-in-texas/

#Oklahoma #photography #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #culture #journalism #activism

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Eternal November - the new influx of users, and why it's way better than the last one https://lobste.rs/s/zmilsd #culture #programming #vibecoding
https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/apr/15/eternal-november-generative-ai-llm/

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293d

‪It's official! I can announce that I'm now the Newsletter Writer and Contributor to Big & Bright from The Barbed Wire (https://thebarbedwire.com/category/culture/big-bright/)

I'll be creating a twice-monthly newsletter and regular stories about the highs & lows of #LGBTQ+ Texas life, with an emphasis on #queer and trans joy.

🏳️‍🌈⭐👏 Subscribe for free: https://thebarbedwire.com/subscribe/

#journalism #Texas #LGBTQIA+ #news #culture #queer #trans

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"My hidden agenda in the book club is to get people excited about reading stories about members of the #LGBTQ+ community who are different than them."

I'm pleased to share my first story for The Advocate, about the joy of #queer folks reading together: https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-book-clubs

#books #bookstodon #Austin #Texas #LGBTQIA+ #culture #Richmond #Virginia @bookstodon

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Rijksmuseum researchers discover new painting by Rembrandt van Rijn

They examined the work with the same advanced techniques used in Operation Night Watch, and closely compared it with other paintings by Rembrandt from the same period.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/press/press-releases/rijksmuseum-researchers-discover-new-painting-by-rembrandt-van-rijn

Rembrandt at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7232

#art #culture

Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, 1633 by Rembrandt.

A dark Baroque oil painting dominated by deep browns and blacks, with a single luminous figure at centre-left. An elderly bearded man in magnificent gold-embroidered priestly robes and a jewelled veil or mitre stands reading from an open book on a lectern, his bare feet visible beneath his vestments. A shaft of pale light descends from the upper right into the surrounding darkness. To the right, a richly draped table holds a golden ewer and a staff. Heavy red drapery fills the left background.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vision_of_Zacharias_in_the_Temple#/media/File:Rembrandt_-_Zacharius-vis-high-res-sRGB.jpg

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289d

‘A Tartan Belle’: Jane, Duchess of Gordon and the Romanticisation of Scottish Identity in London, c.1780–1812
25 Nov, online – free

At a time when markers of Scottish identity were still viewed with suspicion in England, Jane, Duchess of Gordon used her social influence to make Scottish culture interesting & romantic to the British elite

https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/tartan-belle-jane-duchess-gordon-romanticisation-scottish-identity-london-c1780-1812

#Scottish #literature #history #culture #identity #18thcentury #romanticism

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Halloy: An Open Source IRCv3 Client https://lobste.rs/s/dsjczh #culture #rust
https://halloy.chat/

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Reading Scotland with Margaret Bennet
Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day
2 Dec, online – free

Dr Margaret Bennet talks about the relevance of celebrating St Andrew’s Day today & dives into the origins of this national holiday

https://www.scotland.uni-mainz.de/reading-scotland/

#Scotland #Scottish #literature #culture #StAndrewsDay

READING SCOTLAND
with Margaret Bennett

Why Scotland Celebrates St Andrew's Day

Tuesday 2nd December 2025
6.00–7.30 pm (German time) on MS Teams

www.scotland.uni-mainz.de

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16 Great Sculptors Who Changed the History of Art, from Michelangelo to Rodin

From the ancient Greeks to 20th-century Modernists, this look at 16 famous sculptors is a timeline of the development of Western art.

By Jessica Stewart via @mymodernmet

https://mymodernmet.com/famous-sculptors-art-history/

About sculptures at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=sculpture&submit_search=Go%21

#art #culture #sculpture #books #literature

“Aphrodite of Knidos” Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th century by Praxiteles. (Photo: Museo Nazionale Romano di Palazzo Altemps via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)

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“Psyche Revived by the Kiss of Love” by Antonio Canova (Photo: Jean-Pol Grandmont via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)

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先農壇·北京古代建築博物館 Xiannongtan (Altar of the God of Agriculture) & Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum
P1–P9: 太歲殿院落·中國古代建築展 Taisui Courtyard & Exhibition on Ancient Chinese Architecture
P1: 北京隆福寺毗盧殿明間蟠龍藻井 Longfu Temple: Coiled Dragon Caisson Ceiling from the Central Bay of the Hall of Vairocana (Pilu Hall)
P2: 北京隆福寺萬善正覺殿明間天宮藻井 Longfu Temple: “Heavenly Palace” Caisson Ceiling from the Central Bay of the Hall of Wanshan Zhengjue
P3: 北京隆福寺萬善正覺殿次間藻井 Longfu Temple: Caisson Ceiling from the Secondary Bay of the Hall of Wanshan Zhengjue
P4: 拜殿 Prayer Hall (Baidian)
P5–P6: 太歲殿 Taisui Hall
P7: 木結構建築模型及斗拱模型 Models of Timber Structures and Dougong (Bracket Sets)
P8: 斗拱模型 Models of Dougong
P10: 神廚院落·先農壇歷史文化展 Divine Kitchen Courtyard & Exhibition on Xiannongtan History and Culture
P11: 井亭 Well Pavilion
P12: 宰牲亭——重檐懸山頂，明代官式建築之孤例 Slaughter Pavilion (Zaisheng Pavilion) – Double-eave Xuanshan (overhanging gable) roof (The sole surviving example of this style in Ming Dynasty official architecture)
P13: 焚帛爐及具服殿 Silk Prayer Burner & Dressing Hall of the Emperor
P14: 漢代鴞形陶罐 Han Dynasty Owl-shaped Pottery Jar
P15: 清代皇帝親耕位次圖（近處矩形爲耤田「一畝三分地」，遠處爲觀耕臺） Diagram of the Qing Emperor's Ploughing Positions (Foreground: Imperial Farming Field
/ “One Mu and Three Fen”; Background: The Viewing Platform)

#photography #photo #china #beijing #peking #archetecture #chinese #culture #攝影 #撮影 #中國 #大陸 #北京 #建築 #中華 #文化 #中国 #写真 #snow #雪 #altar #museum #壇 #博物館

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Venez profiter de la traditionnelle #Randonnée nocturne de #Ally43 #ActionAlly2000 #SurLePlateauDAlly avec la potée de Marie-Paule la présidente de l'association !

https://mobilizon.fr/events/4b858e73-7979-43b3-af9d-4ca61425c748

Une belle occasion de découvrir le #Patrimoine local d' #Auvergne en famille ou entre amis, dans une ambiance conviviale et authentique 😉

https://surleplateaudally.com/actualites/

#mobilizon #HauteLoire #France #Culture #Rando #RandonnéeMontagne #Hike #Trek #Trekking #Hiking #Trail #Moulin #RandoNocturne #RandonnéeNocturne

ALT: 807 caractères. L'image est une affiche pour un événement intitulé "Rando-Nocturne d'Ally" qui aura lieu le vendredi 8 août. L'affiche présente le programme de l'événement :

• À 20h : Départ de la randonnée depuis la Salle Polyvalente d'Ally (43380). La randonnée est d'environ 7 km et est adaptée aux familles. Un repas potée auvergnate sera servi.

Les prix sont indiqués comme suit :

• Balade + potée : 15€ pour les adultes et 12€ pour les enfants.
• Balade seule : 5€.
• Potée seule : 12€ pour les adultes et 5€ pour les enfants.

Les réservations peuvent être faites par téléphone au 06 51 54 43 69 ou par email à surleplateaudally@gmail.com.

L'affiche est décorée avec des illustrations de nuages, de la lune, d'étoiles, et d'un moulin à vent, évoquant une ambiance nocturne et champêtre.

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The Drawing That Got a Renaissance Master Banished From Rome

Is all press still good press?

by Verity Babbs

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-zuccaro-drawing-banished-from-rome-2710007

Renaissance art at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=renaissance+art

#art #books #culture

Portrait of Federico Zuccaro, by Fede Galizia (1604), oil on canvas, at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

It shows Zuccaro in three-quarter view against a dark, neutral background, emphasizing his face and upper body.

The sitter has short, thinning gray hair, a high forehead, and a neatly trimmed gray beard and mustache.

His expression is calm and introspective, with slightly downcast eyes.

He wears a dark, austere garment typical of late 16th–early 17th century elite fashion, offset by a crisp white collar.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fede_Galizia_-_Portrait_of_Federico_Zuccari_-_WGA8432.jpg

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Elizabeth Siddal, the Real-Life “Ophelia”

A working-class woman with artistic aspirations of her own, Siddal nearly died of pneumonia after posing for John Everett Millais’s iconic painting.

By: Emily Zarevich via @JSTOR_Daily

https://daily.jstor.org/elizabeth-siddal-the-real-life-ophelia/

About John Everett Millais at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=John+Everett+Millais&submit_search=Go%21

#art #culture #painting

Detail from Ophelia by John Everett Millais, c. 1851 via Wikimedia Commons

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Study Shows That Viewing Real Art in Museums Stimulates Brain Much More Than Reproductions.

Art lovers travel far and wide to see their favorite paintings in real life. Surely, they may have seen them dozens of times online or in books, but getting to witness the real thing just hits differently.

By Regina Sienra via @mymodernmet

https://mymodernmet.com/real-art-in-museums-stimulates-brain/

#art #culture #painting

irl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer.

Johannes Vermeer - https://www.mauritshuis.nl/

The painting shows a young girl, dressed in an exotic, turban-like headscarf, with a large, luminous pearl earring dangling from her ear. She gazes over her shoulder, her lips slightly parted as if she's about to speak, and her eyes, wide and clear, seem to engage directly with the viewer. Her pose and expression convey an air of mystery and intimacy, inviting interpretation and speculation.

The background of the painting is dark and neutral, allowing the girl's face and clothing to be the focus. Vermeer’s use of light is extraordinary, with soft highlights accentuating the girl's cheekbones, nose, and the glistening pearl, creating a lifelike, three-dimensional effect.

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Stop accusing people of cheating with LLMs https://lobste.rs/s/hgcwts #culture #rant
https://blog.appliedcomputing.io/p/stop-accusing-people-of-cheating

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Childhood Computing https://lobste.rs/s/ni8b3e #culture #person
https://lilysthings.org/blog/childhood-computing/

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“You get to see future legends get their start, and other people just flourish and find their niche.”

In a city overflowing with #drag, one unique showcase highlights the creativity of the newest artists: Big Tits, Bigger Dreams! Visit this fabulous event with me.

My latest for The Barbed Wire: https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/13/next-top-drag-performer-texas/

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #trans #transgender #art #Austin #Texas #culture #photography