How the letter Zz is pronounced in top English varieties.
- British Commonwealth: zed (/zɛd/)
- Philippines: zey (/zeɪ/) & zee (/ziː/)
- USA: zee (/ziː/)
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Italian dancer, choreographer and dance theoretician Carlo Blasis died #OTD in 1878.
He published an analysis of the ballet techniques in 1820, in a work named Traité élémentaire, théorique, et pratique de l'art de la danse. He is most known for the pose "Attitude" derived from the famous statue Mercury by Giovanni da Bologna.
Check out my new article "What Happens to a Filipino Woman's Name After Marriage?". #offprint
https://dalisay.offprint.app/a/3mdkrlof4x423-what-happens-to-a-filipino-womans-name-after-marriage
A Garden of Ideas in John Berger’s Letters to His Son
Over to You is an ever-evolving meditation on images by the art critic and his youngest son, two men linked by blood and art.
By Lauren Moya Ford
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I'd like to take 2 seconds this morning and thank all the #commons janitors who do the ungrateful and unseen work of trying to increase #fedi's #cohesion and #culture.
#Janitors are #People who find it important to connect people. They spread bits of #information they find to other people for whom it may be useful. Usually in hopes that #attraction occurs between formerly unrelated parties, such as #stimulating a #collaboration between #fediverse projects.
Janitors *weave* #SocialFabric.. ✊
Public Domain Spotlight: Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue stands as an iconic piece of American music with riveting orchestration, and a cultural footprint that reflects the modernity of the early 20th century.
by Sean Dudley
https://blog.archive.org/2025/02/18/public-domain-spotlight-rhapsody-in-blue/
More information here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhapsody_in_Blue
Odette vs. Odile: A Tale of Two (but Not Opposing) Swans
The distinction between the leading female characters of Swan Lake—the swan princess and her “black” counterpart—initially wasn’t so sharp.
By: Angelica Frey
https://daily.jstor.org/odette-vs-odile-a-tale-of-two-but-not-opposing-swans/
J'ai ouvert 3 #FediPacks sur le site des @fedidevs
L'écologie politique sur Mastodon 🌻
42 comptes à ce jour.
https://fedidevs.com/s/MTM0/
Médias, associations et expert·es de l'écologie 🌻
18 comptes à ce jour.
https://fedidevs.com/s/MTYw/
Arts vivants, scènes ouvertes et professionnel·les de la culture 🎵 🎭
26 comptes à ce jour.
https://fedidevs.com/s/Mzkz/
N'hésitez pas à répondre à ce pouet si vous voulez me signaler des comptes intéressants à y intégrer.
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Picasso vs. Matisse: The Friendship (and Rivalry) That Shaped Modern Art
Were the artists frenemies, rivals, or creative soulmates? All of the above, it seems.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-bites-matisse-picasso-friendship-rivalry-2602860
Musidora: The Bather 'At the Doubtful Breeze Alarmed', also known as The Bather, is a name given to four nearly identical oil paintings on canvas by English artist William Etty. The paintings illustrate a scene from James Thomson's 1727 poem Summer in which a young man accidentally sees a young woman bathing naked and is torn between his desire to look and his knowledge that he ought to look away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musidora:_The_Bather_%27At_the_Doubtful_Breeze_Alarmed%27
New for The Barbed Wire's Big & Bright 🌈⭐👏: Meet Waco's #transgender BBQ pitmaster, who's going viral for his outspoken, #antifascist TikTok videos.
Kaleb told us he lost his job at Terry Black's after being doxed after Charlie Kirk's death, but that hasn't stopped his big smoked meat dreams ... https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/barbecue-saved-his-life-waco-antifascist-trans-pitmaster/
#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #news #culture #Texas #food #politics #USpol #antifa #SocialMedia #TikTok
Aethelflaed, Queen of the Mercians: Brutal Leader or Peace-Seeker?
Lady Aethelflaed is an anomaly in the annals of Anglo-Saxon history, a woman whose power and political influence were officially and widely documented.
By Imogen Davis
https://www.thecollector.com/aethelflaed-queen-mercians-leader-peace-seaker/
Yet another example of why cultural context is very important."L" hand sign on your forehead:- Korea: Love- Philippines: Loser 😝#Culture #Context
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4r4he64ecvfpxjycyuslasih/post/3me4om5mxyz2d
Examining the “Edinburgh University Coterie”: Networks of Cultural Influence in the 1790s and 1800s
11 Feb, Edinburgh & online. Free
Dr Amy Wilcockson’s ongoing IASH project explores a remarkable circle of Edinburgh University classmates who brought Scottish ideas, ideals & stories to the heart of British culture
@litstudies
#Scottish #literature #history #culture #18thcentury #19thcentury #Edinburgh
The Rewilding of Society
A better life is possible. All we have to do is slow down and enjoy it, so we’ll actually have something to talk about. I’ll see you down there. I have stories to tell.
#Rewilding #Society #Culture #Community #JOMO
https://www.davidtoddmccarty.com/a-great-social-rewilding-is-coming2/
An example of #culture clash, in many Asian countries, this is fine. It doesn't matter if you're a stranger. You want to pay respects? Sure. You want to just eat? By all means. Just don't be rude is the only unbreakable rule.And in some Asian cultures, the mourning must be very lively, not sad.
A special shoutout to The New York Review of Books which has just started using the Fediverse:
➡️ @nybooks
The NYRB is a celebrated magazine on literature, politics, arts, ideas & current events.
They've just started posting, so their profile may look blank to your server. Follow them and their posts will start showing up on your server too 🙂
(By the way, NYRB has no connection to the New York Times Book Review, they just have similar names.)
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Call for Papers
Scotland Along the New Silk Road
IASSL 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures
17–20 June 2027, Nanjing
This congress seeks to foster reciprocal understanding & cultural collaborations between Scotland & the diverse voices of the New Silk Road
Deadline for proposals: 30 Nov 2026
@litstudies
#Scottish #literature #Scotland #China #culture #postcolonial #worldliterature #callforpapers
Call for papers
Scotland & the In-Between
Société française d’études écossaises Annual Conference
12–14 November, Université de Lorraine (Nancy), France
The conference invites participants to consider the many forms of passage, transition, & mediation that have shaped Scottish history, literature, the arts, language, & culture.
Deadline: 28 April 2026
@litstudies
https://www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6338
#Scottish #literature #history #culture #culturalstudies #callforpapers
If you haven’t reached the age yet, you will inevitably arrive at a point where you say, “These damn kids today and their [insert grievance here],” Julianna Ress writes for The Ringer. Ress takes us on a fascinating journey through this absurd time-honored behavior in “The Eternal Cycle of Hating the Next Generation (Gen Z edition). Have some fun as you read along and say to yourself “I would never …” or “Oh, yeah, I do that all the time.”
These Emily Carr Paintings Will Make You Experience the Beauty of British Columbia’s Landscapes in a Completely New Way
An exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery examines the artist’s attempts to capture nature’s true essence, which she described as “the green idea or ideal”
by Sonja Anderson
About Emily Carr:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Carr
Canadian art at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=canadian+art
The Limitations of Professional Psychology - Tuning In
This is just an overview, a summary, of my thoughts from over three decades of study and practice in positive psychology to describe some limitations of contemporary professional psychology. What do you think? What have I missed? I’m eager for any comments, disagreements, or other perspectives.
#Psychology #MentalHealth #Healthcare #Politics #culture
http://www.ajschuler.com/blog/the-limitations-of-professional-psychology
紅螺寺（護國資福禪寺）
Hongluo Si (Red Shells Temple)
Hongluo-Si (Rote Muschel-Tempel)
紅螺(こうら)寺(じ)
𫷨(Chùa) 紅(Hồng) 螺(Loa)
紅螺寺(홍라사)
Хунло Сы (Храм Красных Раковин)
P1: 「須彌勝境」影壁
“The wondrous land of Sumeru” Spirit Screen
P2 – P3: 紅螺泉 Hongluo Spring
P4: 山門 Shanmen (Mountain Gate)
P5 – P6: 大雄寶殿 Mahavira Hall
P8 – P9: 觀音路 Guanyin Road (Avalokiteśvara Road)
P11: 弘一 書「造一方淨土，結萬眾善緣。」
“To manifest a pure land (Buddha-field) and foster wholesome connections with all beings.” written by Hong Yi
#photography #photo #china #beijing #peking #archetecture #chinese #culture #temple #buddhism #攝影 #撮影 #中國 #大陸 #北京 #建築 #中華 #文化 #中国 #写真 #佛 #寺廟 #寺 #廟 #仏 #佛教 #仏教 #foto #chinesisch #architektur #kultur #tempel #buddhismus #trungquoc #anh #vanhoa #chua #phat #사진 #중국 #문화 #건축 #사 #불교 #불 #китай #пекин #фото #фотография #архитектура #культура #храм #буддизм
Hamish Henderson, Burns & Music
21 June, Dundee Central Library – free
Prof Fred Freeman of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland talks about two great songsters & poets, Hamish Henderson & Robert Burns – both of whom redefined Scottish culture & provided a national & international vision of the country
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hamish-henderson-burns-and-music-tickets-1374121928679
#Scottish #literature #poetry #song #HamishHenderson #RobertBurns #Scots #Scotslanguage #culture #identity #Dundee