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The Chase Files Daily Newscap 7/1/2018

Good Morning #realdreamchasers! Here is The Chase Files Daily News Cap for Sunday 1st July 2018. Remember you can read full articles by purchasing Sunday Sun Nation Newspaper (SS), via Barbados Today (BT) or Barbados Government Information Services (BGIS).

WORRELL: IMF ONLY PART OF SOLUTION - Former Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell is sticking to his guns. He is adamant that going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is only part of the solution to Barbados’ economic woes. With an IMF team due in Barbados this week, the economist yesterday insisted that Government also needed to send home public servants for the benefit of the economy. “The proposed retrenchment of public sector workers, which is a central element in my recommended strategy for economic prosperity in Barbados, would be funded by borrowing from international financial institutions,”he said. “A programme for reform of the public service would be among the conditions negotiated with the IMF and others. The local currency counterpart of some of the finance provided by the lenders could fund the retrenchment.” Worrell said the “retrenchment funds” could be used in various ways, including providing a cash grant, over and above other benefits they might be entitled to, to public servants who volunteer to leave”.Other uses were.

• to fund a top-up to full retirement benefits to anyone who retires early;

• to support funded retraining and further education for public workers who are retrenched;

• to provide grants and advisory services for all leaving officers who wish to start small enterprises;

• to provide personal and financial advisory services; and

• to provide a small fund and support services for any exceptional cases.

Worrell said public sector separations funded in this way would have economic benefits immediately and in the long run. “The immediate benefit would be to avoid any dampening effect of retrenchment on the economy. All departing public workers would have the means to maintain their livelihoods. In addition, some would undoubtedly use severance funds to do home extension and repair, and others might take up farming or other enterprise,” he said. “The longer term benefit comes from the increase of productivity in the public service. There should be no fall in the quality or delivery of public services; in fact both quality and delivery should increase, with fewer but better qualified public servants.” He added that with fewer numbers, “this produces an improvement in the productivity of each worker. In addition, with lower numbers, senior public servants could be better paid, providing an incentive to attract talent into the service.” “The result would be public services that are better managed, improved morale within the public sector, and the recovery of Barbados’ reputation for efficient public administration,” Worrell added. He believe this would lead to “a marked improvement in Barbados’ ranking in the Global Competitiveness Report, and in the Doing Business Report”. “In such an environment we could expect renewed investment interest by foreign, regional and local investors, and a sustained boost to growth and jobs,” he said. (SS)

BRA GIVES TAX EXTENSION UNTIL JULY 9 – The Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA) is granting a further extension until July 9 to corporate and business taxpayers for their June 2018 tax obligations. According to BRA Communications Officer, Erica Lazare, this move was made to afford more time to people, especially tax agents, in utilising the BRA’s recently launched online, integrated Tax Administration Management Information System (TAMIS). “Although the BRA is quite pleased with the over 8 000 registrations we received thus far in TAMIS, we made the decision to give an additional extension after engaging with our key stakeholders, the tax agents, who have the responsibility of registering, filing and making payments on behalf of thousands of their clients. They expressed the need for additional time to complete their clients' tax obligations in our new system,” she asserted. She added that employers, sole traders, corporations and business owners are therefore being urged by the Authority to ensure they take this opportunity to register in TAMIS in order to meet their tax deadlines. The tax returns and related payments due by July 9 are: Corporation Tax, PAYE, Withholding Tax, Premium Tax, Value Added Tax, National Social Responsibility Levy and Excise Tax. (SS)

WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK, SAYS CO-OP – Outgoing president of the Barbados Workers’ Union Co-operative Credit Union, Dalton Medford, is charging that “what commercial banks are doing to poor people is almost criminal”. He was speaking to the media yesterday after the Co-op’s annual general meeting at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St Michael. “When you look around Barbados, and see what is happening with the commercial banks in terms of how they treat with poor people – paying almost next to nothing on deposits, while at the same time charging them fees for almost everything, I think it is almost – to use what the present Prime Minister has said about another thing – criminal for them to be doing that to us,” he charged. Medford, president for the last five years, said the 23 000-strong Co-op’s asset base currently stood at $138 million, a “great improvement”, and deposits were doing well. He described the rates as attractive and encouraged people to bring their loan business to the credit union. “Our average savings rate is 2.20 per cent, and we have term deposits as high as 4.5 per cent, which is about the best in the market. When you look around Barbados and see the amount of profits that commercial banks register, somebody has to tell them what they are doing to poor people is not good enough. So, at this stage, I want Barbadians to understand that the credit union movement is where they belong,” he said. Commercial bank rates on savings are as low as 0.01 per cent. The president also said it would cost just over $6 million to refurbish the headquarters on Fairchild Street, The City, a measure that could see the wealth of the members increased. “We hope the headquarters would represent to our members what working-class people can achieve once they work together,” he said. “The other big dream we have is to ensure that the headquarters is members-owned. We want to be able to do a perspective on it where . . . . we will set up a management company, which would be the credit union, and own 40 per cent, while the other 60 per cent would be sold to the members,” he said. (SS)

EDEY VILLAGE BUS BLUES – Views are mixed in Edey Village, Christ Church, regarding the cancellation of the Transport Authority Service Integration (TASI) programme. But overall, residents are pleased. They said when the programme was working, they found themselves at a severe disadvantage. “It’s good the schoolchildren and old people will have to pay now because they used to crowd the van and we couldn’t get in. They had people from all around getting in we van and we in turn couldn’t even depend on the Transport Board bus as sometimes we had to wait hours for one,” said Valencia Small. TASI was an experimental project implemented two years ago by the then Democratic Labour Party Administration, allowing a small number of Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators to work routes such as Edey Village, Christ Church and Sturges, St Thomas, from the Fairchild Street Terminal. Government subsidised fares for schoolchildren and the elderly, just as with Transport Board buses, but with the culmination of the project, the PSVs will be going back to normal service, which means everyone boarding them will be charged and the vans will be departing from the Constitution River Terminal. Residents were already aware of this because they had been called to attend a meeting last Saturday at which it was all explained. Hortenze Small-Burton said she didn’t mind children paying fares again as she was against free bus fare for schoolchildren. Her only wish was that the vans could still operate from close to the bus terminal. Small-Burton also spoke of some of the horrors she went through trying to get home when the vans were off road for servicing. “One morning the van break down and we had to walk to Boarded Hall in St George and the other evening the van had to get new numbers from the Licensing Authority and I had to catch a different bus, get off at the old BET in Wildey and walk home because my bus like it wasn’t running,” she said. Shanta Gibson said she did not travel by public transport that often but knew how full the vans got, especially when the bus did not come, which was often. She said at least the vans were on time but added she heard they would soon be pulled altogether. “I was told the Government would be getting rid of the vans and replacing them with buses that ran out St George. I’m not sure how that will work because St George got problems too,” she said. Victor Gibson said he hoped TASI would have continued as moving between the bus terminal and the Constitution River Terminal could be a hassle for some, especially when it rained. Many residents said the vans were a godsend on mornings for those who had to get to work early. Samantha Small told the Saturday Sun the people of Edey Village had formed a bond with the drivers but she, too, lamented how difficult it was for them to catch the vans on evenings. She hoped it would be easier on them. The other suggestions included allowing the Yorkshire bus to travel to the Edey Village route and letting the vans run later than 8 p.m. (SS)

CEO SEES BETTER DAYS FOR QEH – Health care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH)should show some improvement if the measures in Government’s Mini-Budget are realised, says that institution’s chief executive officer Dr Dexter James. “This Government . . . has articulated policies that we have been advocating for the last seven or eight years [such as] the need for a new model of health care financing that has become a reality,” said James, referring to the new health service contribution (HSC). In her Mini-Budget, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced that a HSC of 2.5 per cent would be levied on insurable earnings effective October 1, with 1.5 per cent of it to be paid by employers and one per cent by employees. This tax is projected to raise $45 million in a full fiscal year to support the operations of the cash-starved QEH. Mottley also announced that the Randall Phillips Polyclinic in Oistins, Christ Church, and Winston Scott Polyclinic in Jemmotts Lane, The City, will be upgraded for about $3 million and will function on a 24-hour basis. This, the Prime Minister said, would take the burden off the QEH’s Accident & Emergency Department (A&E), which will receive an $11 million upgrade to raise its standards to deliver the highest quality of health care Barbados can provide. James intimated these measures were a move in the right direction. He said the additional $45 million funding would reduce the QEH’s reliance on the Government’s Consolidated Fund and provide the financial resources necessary to sustain services at the Martindales Road institution, which annually needs approximately $200 million to provide its services. Secondly, the longer hours for the polyclinics should see fewer non-urgent cases going to the A&E, which should allow the department to deal with emergencies and very serious cases, as it was intended to do. That would mean shorter waiting times for the critically ill. “The Budget measures will have significant implications for the public health system, and the transformation that will occur will see a shift in access to primary care services from the hospital to the polyclinics. This is what extending the existing hours of the polyclinic will achieve, once there are diagnostics and dispensing capabilities,” said James. He said though Barbados was going through tough times, “from where I sit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, we have been able to maintain the level and quality of services to the public even in these times of austerity”. In response to widespread concerns that he is set to leave Barbados’ lone tertiary health facility, James said he continued to discharge his responsibilities as CEO and was exceedingly pleased at the changes announced in the recent Budget and relished the challenges ahead. “As such, I have not resigned from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital,” James said. (SS)

BRANDED DRUGS TO REMAIN ON FORMULARY UNTIL GENERICS ARRIVE - The Ministry of Health has assured the public that, although the grace period for patients to receive certain branded pharmaceuticals under the Barbados Drug Service’s Special Benefit Scheme ends today, these pharmaceuticals will continue to be available under the Scheme until the replacement generic drugs arrive in the island. Minister of Health and Wellness, Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic, gave this commitment today in a statement which addressed the issue. “The Cabinet of Barbados, after reviewing all the information related to changes in the Barbados Drug Formulary, has agreed that the grace period would come to an end as agreed on June 30. However, in the event that the Barbados Drug Service is unable to source quality generics from July 1, the Barbados Drug Service will continue to ensure an uninterrupted supply by providing the appropriate branded drugs under the Special Benefit Scheme,” he said. He added that Government will continue to reimburse the cost of these branded drugs to the private sector until a secure supply of generics could be established. Lt Col Bostic revealed that he had met yesterday with all the stakeholders, namely the Barbados Association of Pharmacy Owners, the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners and the Barbados Pharmaceutical Society, to update them and also to apologise for any misunderstandings that may have arisen in respect of this issue. The parties, he revealed, committed to another meeting on July 20 to review progress and decide on any specific changes that may need to be made. “It was further agreed that primary focus must be on providing quality patient care to all residents of Barbados. To ensure that we are able to achieve this, I have committed to open and regular dialogue with all the parties involved, “ he stated. He also promised a review of the process within the next few months to determine the effectiveness of the roll out. “Our objective is to ensure that no citizen is left behind. To this end, the Government of Barbados will continue to work with all stakeholders to address the challenges and to deliver the highest quality service to the people of Barbados,” the Health and Wellness Minister concluded. (BT)

MINISTER SHARES PLAN FOR OISTINS - Barbadian fishermen stand to reap real rewards from the influx of the Sargassum seaweed plaguing the beaches. As the brown macroalgae continues to litter shores, Minister of Maritime Affairs Kirk Humphrey said there was money to be made in the collection of seaweed. “We have to find a way to use the Sargassum and the fish that it brings, but we also have to stop the Sargassum because fishermen said that some of the seaweed is getting into their boats and affecting their fishing. “But there are some people who are prepared to pay fishermen, to ‘fish’ the Sargassum out of the water. So if that is something the fishing industry is interested in we can develop a relationship where we can start using the fishermen to help us . . . and then we would use that to help us make methanol, methane gas, and fertiliser,” Humphrey said. He did not disclose who would be buying the seaweed, but said more details would follow. The Minister made these disclosures yesterday at the Berinda Cox Fish Market as the Oistins Fisherfolk Association celebrated Fisherman’s Day. Humphrey also promised to do what he could to expedite repairs to the crane at the market so the cost of hauling in boats could be reduced. He said it was vital to improve working conditions there and provide necessary funds so people could invest more in the sector and transform the town. “If Oistins looks the same in five years after we’ve been in office for five years, then we have failed the people in this area. We have to make sure that Oistins looks and reflects the importance that Oistins has in Barbados,” he said. The annual event was also attended by Stella Lady St John, widow of late Prime Minister Sir Harold St John, and Member of Parliament for Christ Church South, Ralph Thorne. They presented several fisherfolk with awards for their service to the industry. Debra Gibbons received an award for Best Market Worker, Wellington Rowe Best Fish Vendor and the Careful Crew Most Productive Vessel. (SS)

CALL TO JOIN CLEAN-UP BANDWAGON – Minister of the Environment Trevor Prescod has issued a “clarion call” to Barbadians and members of the private sector to get on board with the National Clean-Up And Beautification Programme. His call came yesterday as he addressed the start of the programme at The Whim Gully, St Peter. The programme, which saw soldiers from the Barbados Defence Force joining crews from the Sanitation Service Authority and the National Conservation Commission to clean a number of sites from River Bay, St Lucy, to Long Beach, Christ Church, and The Whim Gully, will include watercourse clean-ups, tree trimming, debushing and the removal of Sargassum seaweed from beaches. In addition, there will be bulky waste clean-ups, derelict vehicle removals, clean-ups of illegal dump sites, an anti-litter drive, a vacant lot clean-up and other forms of beautification. Prescod explained to his audience of Government officials and members of private sector organisations that yesterday’s around-the-island clean-up was the beginning of the overall programme. “The economy, the society and the environment must be seen as key parts of a whole if we are to succeed in our endeavours to address this mission critical. “This programme speaks to the links between solid and liquid waste management, particularly of our water courses, biodiversity management, stormwater management and flooding, near-shore water quality and coral reefs,” he said. Prescod added that an important part of the national clean-up campaign would be education to break Barbadians of their littering and illegal dumping habits. Meanwhile, St James North Member of Parliament Edmund Hinkson, whose constituency includes The Whim, and who is also Minister of Home Affairs, which has responsibility for emergency management, said The Whim and its gully were problem areas and were the reason behind last year’s flooding in Gills Terrace, Speightstown. In urging Barbadians to join in the clean-up, Hinkson advised them to be “more thoughtful and caring and not to be so selfish” because when they took their garbage and put it somewhere else, they were only “transferring the problem”. (SS)

DOUBT ABOUT SARGASSUM FERTILIZER – While one of the possible uses for the influx of Sargassum seaweed is in agriculture, at least one farming leader is raising strong objections. Deborah Hunte is the president of the non-profit organisation Farmers Association of Barbados, and she thinks it may be best to burn the seaweed rather than use it widely in agriculture. She said more research needed to be done on the properties of the seaweed before she would feel comfortable using it in the soil. “I am very timid when it comes to that. It is something that has broken away and is free-floating, dead in the water. Why aren’t the fish eating it? What if there are marine diseases inside it? If the sea itself is rejecting this seaweed, why should we introduce it to the land?” she said, adding it would be prudent to have soil tests done to see how the seaweed affected soil over a period of time. Hunte said farmers in St Lucy had recorded initial success using the Sargassum in their fields during a yearlong trial but things eventually turned sour – or salty, to be precise. “Any and everything can’t grow in that seaweed and eventually the salt adversely affected the soil and the produce started to become scorched. That was as far as the trial went – it had pretty good results at first, but it ended badly,” she said. Hunte said she planned to look into the matter further but asked that she already had serious concerns about introducing marine material to terrain environments. “I remember there was a push to introduce fish offal into fertiliser, but remember there are people who are severely allergic to seafood and there are others who are vegans. I have a problem with crossing certain things – the sea and land should be kept separate – and I don’t want it to be a case where something from the sea gets into the produce and ends up actually causing someone to get sick,” she said, also raising concerns about salt getting into the water table. Until she has more information on the issue, Hunte suggested the relevant authorities should burn the seaweed and then see if the ash could be useful. (SS)

WESLEY HALL JUNIOR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RENEWS CALL FOR BUILDING TO BE REPAIRED – Principal of the Wesley Hall Junior School, Herbert Gittens is making another call for the promised reconstruction of the St Michael school that has been in a state of disrepair for a number of years. He made the appeal as he delivered his report at the school’s graduation at the Sanctuary Empowerment Centre on Friday. The principal said the school was part of a programme commonly referred to as ‘EduTech 2’ project that was being financed by the Caribbean Development Bank, which started in 2012. He explained that as part of the project, one secondary and eight primary schools would be repaired or rebuilt and his school had been earmarked for reconstruction. “They have promised Wesley Hall a new school and I want it . . . the conditions at Wesley Hall really are not the best and we really could do with the new construction,” Gittens said. He requested that Government move swiftly to address their woes. “Our plant continues to deteriorate and we are really in need of those faculties, so when you [Shamin Ally, District Educational Officer] go back and you are walking the corridors and you run into Ms [Santia] Bradshaw, let her know to pass on the message to the new Prime Minister that we want them to give priority to the project.” The principal also reported that the school was also suffering from behavioural challenges. “Too much teaching is lost when we have to deal with that type of student because we have some challenges all year with one or two students,” he said. “We also see more students entering with serious behaviour issues and challenges. It is extremely difficult for a teacher of 20-25 students of various learning abilities to adequately cater to five or six students who have to severe behavioural challenges.” Gittens made the call for more resources to be provide and additional assistance for those students. (BT)

COLIN CARTER DONATES LIBRARY BEARING HIS NAME TO ST GILES PRIMARY SCHOOL – A new library was officially opened on Friday at the St Giles Primary School. The library was sponsored by former student of the St Giles Boys School, Colin Carter. Speaking at the launch, Carter who is a United Kingdom-based author who has published his autobiography entitled Walk With Me, said that children in societies today are being taught fiction but they do not know the history of the countries in which they live. “I do not have a problem with fiction, but I think that our children should be exposed to serious reading. They don’t know our story. I am sure that very few here, if any at all, could tell me what was the name of this island before the white man came,” he said “I am saying that we need these type of books here to pull our children out of the morass that black people did not make a contribution to human civilization and we need to tell them about the great things that we have done and give them a sense of pride in their blackness,” he said. Education Officer Janelle Little charged the pupils of the Ivy, St Michael learning institution to become authors as they all have a story to tell. “I want to make a call for those in front of me and even the children to become authors. Just like Mr Carter has written about his life, each of us has a story to tell and each of us should be willing to write that story,” she said. “Often times we see so much work done by Trinidadian authors and Jamaican authors especially in the educational context but I really want to encourage our Barbadian teachers and our Barbadian students to write. Let the world hear your story.” Principal Sandra Anderson thanked Carter for ensuring that he maintained the promise he made to the school last year that he would outfit it with a library. “At his book launch, he made a promise that St Giles Primary School would get a library and Mr Carter I am so proud of you and you kept your word.” (BT)

RILEY CALLING FOR GIRLS – Conde Riley wants to keep a good thing going. The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) is all on board with the women’s game, having called for each primary school to have two girls on their Herman Griffith team to provide a nursery for the country’s senior side. Riley said this was all part of a development initiative during yesterday’s celebratory lunch for the women’s Super50 champs at Kensington Oval. “As we go forward this year we’re about to unveil a cricket development plan from 2018 to 2022 and in that plan we’re going to have a special development system for women’s cricket. We’re looking at women’s cricket with a view to having a holistic development for the game,” Riley revealed. “I know at present we have about six or seven players on the West Indies team and I also know we have some players on contract with Cricket West Indies, but I would like to see the performances of the ladies in our tournaments continue, so I believe a lot has to be done to get it going. “As such we’re looking at a programme with the Ministry of Education, where through the Herman Griffith tournament, each primary school has two ladies per school playing in those competitions until we can get probably a base of 400 or 500 young ladies playing cricket,” he added. Riley’s comments came as part of a congratulatory message to the senior women’s team, who won the regional Super50 title after falling just short as runners-up in the T20 tournament. It was the third such cup for the star-studded squad, who entered as heavy favourites with West Indies veterans Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews, Shakera Selman, Shamilia Connell and Knight twin sisters Kycia and Kyshona. “I want to give a special thank you to the BCA for investing in the girls. It was a well-fought tournament but unfortunately we did not win the T20 but I thought we had some really good performances,” said Kycia. “The senior players had some good performances in the 50-over tournament where we were successful and that was good to see. So I just want to thank the BCA for investing in us again and we look forward to that support in the future.” (SS)

BRIDAL SHOWCASE A HIT – This takes the cake! The Cave Shepherd Bridal Showcase was the perfect marriage of decorations, cakes and other treats that would make the big day oh, so sweet. The “one-stop shop” for the wedding was a hit yesterday with customers who visited the top floor of the retail store’s main branch on Broad Street. The display was a collaboration between Aurora’s Delights, Sage-B Events and DER Cakes Supplies Inc. (SS)

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Looking at Nicola’s instagram story, Bridgerton season 3 episode 1 is starting filming. Any predictions for the next season?

I hope we see more Kanthony! We did not get enough of them being happily in love, just longing stares and angst for an entire season just to get 3 minutes of them happy together. Along with more Kanthony, I would love to see more of Kate’s backstory, especially learning more about her mother and how her death effected Kate, like in the books. I’m just really hoping for the Kanthony library scene that was skipped in season 2. Also, can’t wait to potentially see them as parents, baby Edmund!

I realize that with Polin being the lead couple, we’d see more of the Featheringtons…

I would skip the whole storyline with Prudence and Portia in season 2, but I feel like they are going to be important in season 3. I wonder if we’ll ever meet Felicity Featherington.

Hello, nonny! I'm so sorry I answered this ask late! I did see Nicola's story and ngl I am so excited to know they're already working on S3.

Predictions? Hmm. I don't think I have any? But what I do want to see is angst! I'm a sucker for angst so I want to see that part in the book where ABC are talking and Colin says he'll never marry Penelope and Pen overhears it lol there's always something so comedic about hearing a guy say he'll never marry this girl then, into the future, we see him super devoted to her. I think that we will still get Colin wallowing for Marina. He fancied himself in love with her and I don't think it's a kind of love that Colin would easily forget. I do hope we get a bit of rake Colin who's flirted with all of the ladies in London. I do want to see Lady D and Pen's relationship because she was her first champion and their friendship was very wholesome in the books.

I'm with you on the Kathony side of things, nonny! I heard that they're having Siena return for the next season. I don't think I want to see jealous Kate because there is the matter of her self-esteem and thinking she's not worthy of Anthony. I do love a jealous Anthony, however. Maybe if we see Mr. Dorset coming back to ignite that jealous streak in Anthony? :3 And YES! Baby Edmund should make a cameo for at least an episode! We saw baby Auggie so I hope he gets a cousin in little baby Edmund.

Actor-wise, I love Polly Walker (Portia Featherington) and Bessie Carter (Prudence F.)! They were the comedic reliefs in the show and they really got the harebrained sister and scheming mother to a T. As for the show, I don't know if I am excited in seeing more of them. There was too much Featherington screentime on s2 that it took a while what could've been time for Kate and Anthony. It felt unnecessary to me but looking back, it makes sense that they're given time because s3 is about Polin.

I love Felicity in the books! I hope she makes a cameo in the show and if she does, I hope she's not a snobbish Featherington cousin or whatever. Pen's gone through enough shit in the show. She needs an ally, especially now that she's not friends with Eloise anymore.

How about you, nonny? Any predictions for the lead couple?

#anon asks #bridgerton #bridgerton netflix #ask answered

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Image courtesy of the Hammer Museum.

PLAN ForYourArt: May 17–23

Thursday, May 17

Westwood Openings and Events

READINGS: Poetry: Jennifer Moxley, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 7:30pm.

DMA M.F.A. FINAL EXHIBITION, UCLA (Westwood), 5pm.

Century City Openings and Events

Iris Nights: The Restless Genius of Garry Winogrand: A Conversation with Geoff Dyer and Sasha Waters Freyer, Annenberg Space for Photography (Century City), 7pm.

West Hollywood Openings and Events

ART DE RUE, 5Art Gallery (West Hollywood), 6–9pm.

Alain Laboile: Quotidian and Deborah Anderson: Women of the White Buffalo, Leica Gallery (West Hollywood), 6–9pm.

Openings and Events on West Adams

Americus: The Past Speaks To The Present, William Grant Still Arts Center (West Adams).

Hollywood Openings and Events

LAND IS MOVING SALE, LAND (Hollywood), 2–8pm. Performance, 8pm.

Pippa Garner: Autonomy n' Stuff (Garnerhea), Redling Fine Art (Hollywood), 6–8pm.

Downtown Openings and Events

MOCA Music: THE MARIAS, Jarina De Marco, Sister Mantos, and Chulita Vinyl Club, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (Downtown), 6:30–9:30pm.

Screening and Panel: Far Out Black, California African American Museum (Downtown), 7–9pm.

Between a rock and a hard place, werkartz (Downtown), 7–10pm.

The Broad and X-TRA present Lynne Tillman + Kerry Tribe in Conversation, The first in a series of talks addressing the legacy of Joseph Beuys, The Broad (Downtown), 7:30pm. $15.

Nataki Garrett & Andrea LeBlanc: The Carolyn Bryant Project, REDCAT (Downtown), 8:30pm.

Chinatown Openings and Events

SUSAN SIMPSON: MACHINE FOR LIVING, Automata (Chinatown).

Openings and Events in Leimert Park

In Conversation: Taisha Paggett & Ashley Hunt, Art + Practice (Leimert Park), 7pm.

Openings and Events in Pasadena

Dibner Lecture - The Search for Perfection in an Imperfect World, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

AAMD Art Museum Day, Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach), 11am–9pm.

Book Signing with Michael Imperioli and Colin Gardner, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara), 5:30–7pm.

Arts for Inclusion: BEST BUDDIES 5TH ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION, Museum of Latin American Art (Long Beach), 6–8:30pm.

Third Thursday Studio | Digital Sculpture, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara), 6pm.

Andy Coolquitt: …i need a hole in my head, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara), 6–8pm.

Factory Line with the Coachella Valley Art Scene, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs), 6:30–8pm.

Film Night: Dr. Strangelove, Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach), 7pm.

Friday, May 18

Openings and Events in Westwood

INSIGHT WACD SENIOR PROJECTS FESTIVAL 2018, UCLA (Westwood), 8pm. Continues May 19.

Miracle Mile Openings and Events

Film: Free Screening: American Animals, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 7:30pm.

Openings and Events in Hollywood

Kimiyo Mishima: Paintings and Shomei Tomatsu: Plastics, Nonaka-Hill (Hollywood), 7–9pm.

Openings and Events in Los Feliz

Odd Nights, Autry Museum of the American West (Los Feliz), 6–11pm.

Downtown Openings and Events

Movie Nights at the Museum: William Kunstler: Disturbing The Universe, Los Angeles Poverty Department (Downtown), 7pm.

THE PEOPLE’S HOME | Winston Street 1974, THESE DAYS (Downtown), 7–10pm.

Cal State LA Community Impact Media Documentaries Premiere, Hauser & Wirth (Downtown), 7:30pm.

Openings and Events in Chinatown

Susan Simpson: A Machine for Living, Automata (Chinatown), 8pm. $15–20.

Openings and Events in MacArthur Park

Lawrence Jordan's Three Ring Circus, Bob Baker Marionette Theater (MacArthur Park), 8pm.

Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Rehearsal: The Bevy, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara), 7pm. $175.

Nour Mobarak & Bana Haffar: YOU ARE THE AUDIENCE, POTTS (Alhambra), 9pm.

Saturday, May 19

Openings and Events in the Pacific Palisades

Drawing from Antiquity: Birds, Getty Villa (Pacific Palisades), 11am–12:30pm.

Plato in America: Edward Hopper, Mark Rothko, Mike Kelley, Getty Villa (Pacific Palisades), 2pm.

Openings and Events in West L.A.

Joanne Greenbaum: Things We Said Today, Otis College of Art and Design (West L.A.), 4–6pm.

Openings and Events in Westwood

URBAN HUMANITIES ALUMNI SYMPOSIUM, UCLA (Westwood), 12pm.

Openings and Events in Venice

Frame Rate: We Eat Art Live Podcast Taping, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center (Venice), 1–2:30pm.

Chasing Ansel Adams, Arcane Space (Venice), 2–6pm.

La pérdida / perdido, DXIX (Venice), 3–6pm.

Openings and Events in Santa Monica

Pico Block Party: Empowering Youth Voices!, 18th Street Arts Center (Santa Monica), 3–6pm.

Openings and Events in Brentwood

Off the 405: Allah-Las, Getty Center (Brentwood), 6pm.

Openings and Events in Culver City

Sister Corita Kent's "International Signal Code Alphabet" Book Launch and Discussion, Arcana: Books on the Arts (Culver City), 4–6pm.

Michael Dopp: Shining Desert and Tragedy Plus Time, Roberts Projects (Culver City), 6–8pm.

Jamison Carter: Hallelujah Anyway, Klowden Mann (Culver City), 6–8pm.

Openings and Events in Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills Art Show, Beverly Gardens (Beverly Hills). Continues May 20.

Miracle Mile Openings and Events

Talk: Exhibition Tour: A Universal History of Infamy—Those of This America, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1:30pm.

Carole Garland: Streaming Color, Tom Wheeler - Painted Light in Western Landscapes, Isabelle Hope Grahm - My Color Garden, TAG Gallery (Miracle Mile), 5–8pm.

CAMERON PLATTER: Teen Non_Fiction, 1301PE (Miracle Mile), 6–8pm.

Families: Teen Night: Middle School, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 7:30pm.

Openings and Events in Mid-City

Carla Issue 12 Launch Party, Karma International (Mid-City), 6–9pm.

Openings and Events in Koreatown

Yarn Bomb Gabba Arts District!, Gabba Gallery (Koreatown), 10am–5pm.

Middle Voice walkthrough, Visitor Welcome Center (Koreatown), 2–4pm.

Openings and Events in MacArthur Park

Express Yourself/ William Grant Still Birthday Celebration, William Grant Still Arts Center (West Adams).

Openings and Events in Atwater Village

Metafork, Thank You For Coming (Atwater Village), 11am–3pm.

Openings and Events in Frogtown

Plant Communication & Radical Communion: Spring Flower Essence Making, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 11am–1:30pm. $20–25.

Openings and Events in West Hollywood

In the Name of the Place by the GALA Committee, West Hollywood Public Library (West Hollywood), 3–5pm.

Nathaniel Mary Quinn: Soundtrack, M+B (West Hollywood), 6–8pm.

Openings and Events in Hollywood

Fay Ray in conversation, Shulamit Nazarian (Hollywood), 4pm.

Marilyn Minter, Regen Projects (Hollywood), 6–8pm.

Julie Curtiss: Altered States, Various Small Fires (Hollywood), 6–8pm.

Double Vision, Steve Turner (Hollywood), 6–8pm.

Patrick Braden Woody: Cloth Mother, Wire Mother, there-there (Hollywood), 7–9pm.

Openings and Events in MacArthur Park

Bailey Scieszka: Soul Dolphin, Park View (MacArthur Park), 6–8pm.

Downtown Openings and Events

Bug Fair, Natural History Museum (Downtown), 9:30am–5pm. Continues May 20.

Artist Talk: Matthew Day Jackson in Conversation with Hamza Walker, Hauser & Wirth (Downtown), 2pm.

ARTIST WALKTHROUGH with Folkert de Jong and Nathan Redwood, DENK Gallery (Downtown), 2–3pm.

Bounty, Grice Bench (Downtown), 6–9pm.

Undisrememberable Curios, PØST (Downtown), 7–10pm.

Soft Bytes Feminist Animation Festival, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Los Angeles (Downtown), 7:30pm.

Anne Guro: Rule of a High Priest Vol. I, JACE (Downtown), 8–11pm.

Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights

Workshop: The Dancing Spine: Freedom, Power & Pain Relief with the Alexander Technique with Sharon Jakubecy Klehm, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 1–3pm.

Openings and Events in Glendale

ONE-DAY NEON ART IMMERSIVE WITH DAVID SVENSON, Museum of Neon Art (Glendale), 10am–4pm.

Openings and Events in Pasadena

Taste of Art: English Tea Time, The Huntington (San Marino), 9am.

Out of the Woods: Celebrating Trees in Public Gardens, The Huntington (San Marino).

SkillShare: Veterans & Immigrants Oral History Recording, Side Street Projects (Pasadena), 1–4pm.

Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego), 11am–7pm.

MFA Thesis Exhibitions, Part II, CTSA Gallery (Irvine), 2–5pm.

Mona Kuhn: Selected Works, Porch Gallery (Ojai), 5–7pm.

2018 Old Bags & Baubles Luncheon, Long Beach Museum of Art (Long Beach).

Sunday, May 20

Openings and Events in Venice

Venice Art Walk, Google (Venice), 12–6pm.

Openings and Events in Santa Monica

8th Annual Beyond Baroque Awards Dinner, The Church in Ocean Park (Santa Monica), 6–9:30pm.

Openings and Events in Mar Vista

George Stoll: Spirograph Drawings (1995–2017), c.nichols project (Mar Vista), 5–8pm.

Openings and Events in Westwood

2018 K.A.M.P., Hammer Museum (Westwood), 10am–2pm. $100–150.

Openings and Events in Culver City

Promote-Tolerate-Ban: Art and Culture of Cold War Hungary and Socialist Flower Power: Soviet Hippie Culture, Wende Museum (Culver City), 12–5pm.

Miracle Mile Openings and Events

Talk: Gallery Course: European Art, 1750–1850—Neoclassicism and the Barbizon School, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 8:30am.

Mark Grotjahn: 50 Kitchens and Decoding Mimbres Painting: Ancient Ceramics of the American Southwest, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 10am–7pm.

Seeing Stars: A Bamboo Sculpture Workshop with Akio Hizume, Craft and Folk Art Museum (Miracle Mile), 1–3pm. $40–50.

Downtown Openings and Events

On The Wall! Street Art Youth Workshop, 356 Mission (Downtown), 1–4pm.

Place It Workshop with James Rojas, California African American Museum (Downtown), 1–3pm.

Listening Session #2 with Noah Copelin, MOCA Grand Avenue (Downtown), 3pm.

The World Is My Home, THE SPACE by ADVOCARTSY (Downtown), 4–7pm.

Openings and Events in Frogtown

Feminist Manifesto Writing Workshop, Women’s Center for Creative Work (Frogtown), 2–6pm. $12–15.

Openings and Events in Echo Park

Luca Francesconi: Eternal Digestion, 67 Steps (Echo Park), 7–9pm.

Openings and Events in MacArthur Park

The Circus, Bob Baker Marionette Theater (MacArthur Park), 5:30pm.

Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights

Orgasmic Yoga: Dr. Victoria Reuveni, Pieter (Lincoln Heights), 6–10pm. $30–40.

Openings and Events in Highland Park

Miller Robinson: Of this body; of this earth, Southwest Museum (Highland Park), 1–3pm.

Openings and Events in Pasadena

In Conversation with Susan Whitfield and Peter Sellars, The Huntington (San Marino), 2pm.

Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Nam June Paik: TV Clock, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara).

Artist talk: Scott Froschauer: Echo Enigma closing, Ark Gallery and Studios (Altadena), 3–5pm.

Rehearsal: The Harvest, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara), 6pm.

Monday, May 21

Openings and Events in Santa Monica

A Conversation with L.A. Artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Charles Gaines, Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center (Santa Monica), 6:30pm. $35.

Openings and Events in Westwood

BRETT STEELE, UCLA (Westwood), 6:30pm.

Openings and Events in Pasadena

Carnegie Astronomy Lecture - Astronomical Alchemy: The Origin of the Elements, The Huntington (San Marino), 7pm.

Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles

Families: On-Site: North Hollywood—Comic-inspired Art Series, North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Library (North Hollywood), 2pm.

High Desert Test Kitchen: may ingredient: cholla, Copper Mountain Mesa Community Center (Joshua Tree), 7pm

Tuesday, May 22

Openings and Events in Westwood

INA CONRADI + MARK CHAVEZ: MEDIA ART NEXUS NTU SINGAPORE, UCLA (Westwood), 6pm.

CONVERSATIONS: The Sex Ed with Liz Goldwyn, Nina Hartley, and Dita Von Teese, Hammer Museum (Westwood), 7:30pm.

Openings and Events in Brentwood

In Focus: Expressions, Getty Center (Brentwood), 10am–5:30pm.

Miracle Mile Openings and Events

Film: The Magician, LACMA (Miracle Mile), 1pm.

Downtown Openings and Events

Youth Now, California African American Museum (Downtown), 12–3pm.

Wednesday, May 23

Openings and Events in Westwood

FOWLER OUT LOUD: JOHNNIE YAJ, Fowler Museum (Westwood), 6pm.

Openings and Events in Brentwood

India and the World: A History in Nine Stories, Getty Center (Brentwood), 7pm.

Openings and Events in Mid-City

Back to the 80s, The Loft at Liz’s (Mid-City), 7–9pm.

Openings and Events Downtown

wasteLAnd premieres Wolfgang v. Schweinitz’s Cantata, or You are the star in God’s eye, REDCAT (Downtown), 8:30pm. $10–20.

Openings and Events in Pasadena

Curator Tour: Radiant Beauty, The Huntington (San Marino), 5pm.

Crotty Lecture - Remembering the Reformation, The Huntington (San Marino), 7:30pm.

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I present: my entire Tolkien collection. Minus the legos sets because those got taken apart and rebuilt into other things. Everything here either came from the thrift store or a used book store. Everything. In order of me putting them back onto the shelf: (FoTR= fellowship of the ring, TT= two towers, RoTK= return of the king, UJ= unexpected journey, DoS= desolation of smaug, BoFA= battle of the five armies, and lotr= lord of the rings for you non-abbreviation people) Unopened return of the king aragorn figure FoTR DVD TT DVD RoTK DVD FoTR vhs TT vhs RoTK vhs FoTR extended vhs TT extended vhs RoTK extended vhs FoTR extended DVD TT extended DVD RoTK extended DVD UJ extended DVD DoS extended DVD BoFA extended DVD The Tolkien Reader The shaping of middle earth Sir gawain and the green knight The book of lost tales vol. 1, first American edition Smith of Wootton major/farmer giles of ham The unfinished tales Tolkien: a biography (by humphary carpenter) The lays of beleriand Legolas action figure (missing bow) Eomer action figure (missing sword, broken sheath) Tolkien: a look behind lotr (by lin carter) The complete guide to middle earth (first edition, by Robert foster) FoTR, contraband ace first edition TT 1960's radio dramatization on CD TT movie soundtrack CD The hobbit, revised 1982 edition The languages of middle earth (by Ruth Noel) The Tolkien quiz book (by Andrew Murray) Tolkien and the lord of the rings (by Colin duriez) The hobbit, 2001 edition The book of lost tales vol. 1, first edition large bound The legend of sigurd and gudrún FoTR, hardback 1993 edition (library discard) TT, hardback 2001 edition (library discard) The unfinished tales, first edition hardback The Tolkien companion (by j.e.a. Tyler) The children of Húrin The end of the third age (by Christopher Tolkien) Cliff notes for lotr/ the hobbit The complete guide to middle earth, large print edition (by robert foster) The silmarillion first edition (I own three copies, one is discard from a library. I give them to friends for birthdays) Lotr 3 in 1 softback edition UJ movie chronicles vol. 1 UJ movie chronicles vol. 2 DoS movie chronicles vol. 1 Botfa movie chronicles vol. 1 FoTR visual companion TT visual companion Tolkien's ring (by David day and Alan Lee) Lotr: weapons and warfare (by Chris Smith and Christopher Lee) Lotr: the making of the movie trilogy (by Brian Sibley and Sir Ian McKellen) UJ official movie guide (by Brian sibley) UJ movie storybook FoTR photo guide TT photo guide The rolling stones Feburary 2013 (its all about the first hobbit movie) The hobnit, illustrated edition (art by Michael Hague. This is one of my favorites, its so beautiful inside!!) The hobbit (comic book version!! Adapted by charles Dixon and Sean Deming, art by David wenzel. I love this one so much) I also have various original movie posters, trading cards, and t-shirts but I didnt include them in the list. So anyways, enjoy my infodump!! I actually did this so I could reorganize and dust all my books. They really needed it.......

#long post #lotr #hobbit day #book collection #books and libraries #Tolkien

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watermelon + bubblegum 💕💖💝

ah thank you! 💜

watermelon — what books do you need to read?

too much for my own good, honestly. but it’s worth it! i’ve been trying to get back into reading more and it’s been a success but there’s a huge pile. this is going to be a lot...

right now i’m reading it by stephen king (✅) and after that’s done i’m planning to finish eliza and her monsters by francesca zappla (✅)! i started reading it at the library back home but didn’t finish it, so i bought it on my birthday and am planning to complete it because it really is good, i just get very distracted easily.

other books on the list are:

- anne of green gables by lucy maud montgomery (i love love anne with an e so when i found out it was adapted from a book, now i’m really curious to read it)

- six of crows by leigh bardugo (it’s a very popular book in the reading community and i just started it but i’m not as engaged with it as i thought i would be? i still want to finish it because i’ve only read about 5 pages so far) ✅

- the gallagher girls series by ally carter (what i thought was the first book was actually the second so i have to read #1, #3, #4, #5, #6. this is a childhood gem of mine so it’ll be one of the greatest days of my life when i’ve finally read the whole series. i first read the second book when i was...under 10 years old .i don’t know the exact age, that’s how long it’s been. )

- radio silence by alice oseman (i saw this book circulating around tumblr so i was curious and then my favorite and only booktuber that i watch raved about it so now i definitely want to read it)

- the waves by virginia woolf (we talk a lot about her in my women & writing class and this book stands out the most to me because of the different perspectives so i’m excited about this one)

- red, white, and royal blue by casey mcquiston (also highly recommended by my favorite and only booktuber that i watch) ✅

and more!! way way more. a lot more. i could go all day with this but i think there has to be a limit.

bubblegum -- tell us about your fave oc’s.

meaning...characters that i’ve created? because i do actually have some, they’re just safely tucked away in a google docs sheet. i won’t go into all of them...unless? no, no i’m not. one of my favorite oc’s is from the first story i’ve ever actually started to write, and his name is colin! he’s always there for my main oc and is practically the older brother that she deserves, but by blood is her cousin. he makes some stupid choices but! he’s only 17 so let him live. plus! he feels very deeply—gets it from me, unfortunately—which means he’ll act out when he gets hurt. i love him with all my heart and as much of the fact that he does something stupid around the middle of the story where i’m planning, he truly loves our mc and proves it at the end :’) i’m a sucker for stories centered around family so i tried my own and colin and the mc’s relationship really mean the world to me.

if this question isn’t what i think it is, then welp...

sorry for taking so long! i put way too much consideration when it comes to stuff like this. but it was fun! stressful...but overall fun!

thank you for sending me these asks ❣️

#❣️#answered;

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Transiting Sun enters Gemini

May 20 - June 20, 2017

This is the perfect time of year, in the US, for the Sun to go through Gemini. The academic year is finishing up, which means final exams - which means a chance to show off (Sun) how much we’ve learned (Gemini).

Geminis love information. For us, that is power. The problems begin to arise when we’re too impressed with our cleverness and with the breadth of our knowledge; we aren’t truly glorious until we find some Missions into which we can share that information. As Steven Forrest put it in The Inner Sky, “The horse needs a rider.”

We also spend at least the first portion of our lives under the impression that we know it all. This is a problem in particular for the people in the USA. So many of us think that as soon as we get that high school diploma (age 18), we know everything we’ll ever need to know and no longer have to learn anything. (Ms M hopes she doesn’t have to refer people to Dolt 45 for the exemplar of this.) For some of us, though, the day will come when we suddenly realize how very much we don’t know - are clueless about - and we (figuratively) shatter into a billion pieces, we cling all the tighter to what paltry information we do have, or we embrace the opportunity to swap our information for some really mind-blowing concepts.

We’re a light-hearted bunch - always so confused to see the word “fickle” on the list of negative character traits - eager to learn, brains a-quiver like a pack of excited sseven-year-olds. This is our time of year! Amazing things are about to happen, can’t you sense it? We’re on high alert, waiting for it to happen.

Which house(s) does the Sun pass through when it’s in Gemini? Time to open up the windows and blow away the stale, dusty air. There are challenges ahead which demand not only our attention, but our clever solutions.

Celebrities with Sun in Gemini:

Ms M (technically not a celeb though), Angelina Jolie, Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Depp, Kanye West, JFK, Prince, Paul McCartney, Tupac, Rafael Nadal, Colin Farrell, Bob Dylan, Naomi Campbell, Chris Evans, Liam Neeson, Hugh Laurie, Alanis Morissette, Morgan Freeman, Helena Bonham Carter, Queen Victoria, Judy Garland, Anne Frank, Ice Cube, Chris Pratt, Left Eye, Lauryn Hill, Prince Phillip, Helen Hunt, Albrecht Durer

Tuesday, May 30, Vesta/Leo sextile Sun/Gemini, 9:43

Speaking of our inner seven-year-olds, today gives us a great opportunity to remember and honor her/him. We have the chance for some positive personal integration (or a tune-up) based on letting that child out to play. Gemini’s attention span is stronger and more focused today, too.

Planets/Points affected lie between 8:43 and 10:43 of the yang signs Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius.

Saturday, June 3, Jupiter Rx/Libra trine Sun/Gemini, 13:16

Excellent for broadening our experiences. Hie thee to a museum - the art museum would do, of course, but I’m thinking more along the lines of a science and nature museum. We need to do whatever it takes to think of ourselves as tolerant, intellectually curious, humane individuals.

Planets/Points affected lie between 12:16 and 14:16 of the yang the yang signs Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius.

Sunday, June 4, Neptune/Pisces square Sun/Gemini, 14:13

This also can manifest as a hankering for breadth of understanding, but takes a spiritual flavor. Our imaginations move in multiple directions simultaneously, except none of these directions go anywhere near “reality” or “practicality.” Keep at least your pinky toe on the ground today.

Planets/Points affected lie between 13:13 and 15:13 of the mutable signs Gemini*, Virgo*, Sagittarius*, and Pisces*; between 28:13 and 29:59 of the cardinal signs Aries*, Cancer*, Libra*, and Capricorn*; and between 00:00 and 00:13 of the fixed signs Taurus*, Leo*, Scorpio*, and Aquarius*.

Monday, June 5, Ceres/Gemini conjunct Sun/Gemini, 15:30

When these two combine, our identities become more parental. For Gemini, the emphasis is on learning, talking, and fidgeting. Take your inner child (or your actual child!) to the library today. Also, we may feel a little scattered about taking good care of ourselves. In Gemini, that’s either forgetting to eat, or eating the convenient things that don’t impose on your attention span.

Planets/Points affected lie between 14:30 and 16:30 of the yang signs Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius.

Wednesday, June 14, Eris/Aries sextile Sun/Gemini, 23:45

This can manifest as almost a cocky feeling about identifying with “The Other.” We’re much more openly curious about unfamiliar people and concepts - remember to be respectful and polite, if you decide to investigate.

Planets/Points affected lie between 22:45 and 24:45 of the yang signs Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius.

Thursday, June 15, Saturn Rx/Sagittarius opposite Sun/Gemini, 24:30

This is the first of two Sun-Gemini challenges. Knowledge versus understanding; breadth versus depth; liberty versus responsibility. Why does it have to be either/or? Where did we get the notion that one is superior to the other? We may also be tempted today to lip off at any “authority figure” we perceive as pompous and out-of-touch. Behave.

Planets/Points affected lie between 23:30 and 25:30 of the mutable signs Gemini*, Virgo*, Sagittarius*, and Pisces*; and between 8:30 and 10:30 of the fixed signs Taurus*, Leo*, Scorpio*, and Aquarius*.

Sunday, June 18, North Node/Leo sextile Sun/Gemini, South Node/Aquarius trine Sun/Gemini, 27:19; Pallas/Aries sextile Sun/Gemini, 27:20; Uranus/Aries sextile Sun/Gemini, 27:42

Father’s Day in the US finds us in extremely intriguing situations with tremendous growth potential. It’s creative, brilliant energy which can go into artistic expression, innovations in science and technology, social reform - maybe all three at once! The Sky’s the limit.

Planets/Points affected lie between 26:19 and 28:42 of the yang signs Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius.

Monday, June 19, Venus/Taurus semi-square Sun/Gemini, 13:42/28:42; Chiron/Pisces square Sun/Gemini, 28:48

The Sun’s annual passage through Gemini ends in a minor key. We’re hurting, probably both emotionally and intellectually - be careful how you talk to yourself. Instead of lashing out, we brood, or we overindulge in our favorite escape. As long as we’re doing our best and making honest efforts, we can be proud of ourselves.

Planets/Points affected lie between 27:42 and 29:48 of the mutable signs Gemini*, Virgo*, Sagittarius*, and Pisces*; and between 12:42 and 14:48 of the fixed signs Taurus*, Leo*, Scorpio*, and Aquarius*.

#Astrology #Transiting Sun enters Gemini #Ms M astrologer

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Beauty of Brutalist Architecture: An Introduction in Six Videos

Some people hate the massive concrete buildings known as Brutalist, but they at least approve of the style's name, resonant as it seemingly is with associations of insensitive, anti-humanist bullying. Those who love Brutalism also approve of the style's name, but for a different reason: they know it comes from the French béton brut, referring to raw concrete, that material most generously used in Brutalist buildings' construction. We've all seen Brutalist architecture, massively embodied by Boston City Hall, London's Barbican Centre, UC Berkeley's Wurster Hall, the University of Toronto's Robarts Library, FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., or any other of the examples that have stood since the style's 1960s and 70s heyday. But now, as more get slated for demolition each year, it has fallen to Brutalism's enthusiasts to defend an architecture easily seen as indefensible.

The aesthetic of Brutalism, says host Roman Mars in an episode of the podcast 99% Invisible on the style, "can conjure up associations with bomb shelters, Soviet-era or 'third-world' construction, but as harsh as it looks, concrete is an utterly optimistic building material." In the 1920s "concrete was seen as being the material that would change the world. The material seemed boundless — readily available in vast quantities, and concrete sprang up everywhere — on bridges, tunnels, highways, sidewalks, and of course, massive buildings."

It "presented the most efficient way to house huge numbers of people, and government programs all over the world loved it — particularly Soviet Russia, but also later in Europe and North America." Philosophically, "concrete was seen as humble, capable, and honest—exposed in all its rough glory, not hiding behind any paint or layers."

However noble the intentions behind these works of architecture, though, it didn't take humanity long to turn on Brutalism. Part of the problem had to do with the disrepair into which many of the highest-profile Brutalist buildings — social housing complexes, transit centers, government offices — were allowed to fall immediately after the ideologies that drove their construction passed out of favor. But Brutalism also fell victim to a predictable cycle of fashion: as architecture critics often point out, the public of any era consistently admires hundred-year-old buildings, but condemns (often literally) fifty-year-old buildings. New Yorkers still lament the loss of their grand old Penn Station, but its ornate Beaux-Arts style no doubt looked as heavy-handed and out-of-touch to as many people in the early 1960s, the time of its demolition, as Brutalism does today.

What, then, is the case for Brutalist architecture? "It's a sense of place. It's a sense of the drama of the space that they surround," says This Brutal World author Peter Chadwick the BBC clip at the top of the post. "It is sculpture. It's gone beyond being just functional. It's just beautiful sculpture that mirrors its environment." In the DW Euromaxx video below, Deutsches Architekturmuseum curator Oliver Elser sees in Brutalism a valuable lesson for building today: "Make more from less. I think this way of thinking, spatial generosity with simpler materials, is a timely stance for architecture." Architectural historian Elain Harwood calls Brutalism "a particular architecture for ambitious times gripped by a fervor for change. Whatever style you call it, the results are unique and have a heroic beauty than sets them apart from the architecture of any other era." (In fact, some Brutalism enthusiasts who dislike the label have put up the term "Heroic" instead.)

Whatever the articulacy of Brutalism's defenders, the most effective arguments for its preservation have been made with not words but images. Chadwick first made his mark with his This Brutal House accounts on Twitter and Instagram, and a search on the latter for the hashtag #brutalism reveals the astonishing range and intensity of the style's 21st-century fandom. A fair few videos have also taken individual works of Brutalism as their subjects, from a reflexively loathed survivor like Boston City Hall to the unlikely upper-middle-class oasis of the Barbican Centre to a high-minded projects now under the wrecking ball like Robin Hood Gardens. Despite how many people seem happy to see Brutalist buildings go, some, like Australian architect Shaun Carter in his TEDx Sydney Salon talk below, remind us of the value of keeping our history concretized, as it were, in the built environment around us.

Bunkers, Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry writer Jonathan Meades puts it more forcefully: "The destruction of Brutalist buildings is more than the destruction of a particular mode of architecture. It is like burning books. It's a form of censorship of the past, a discomfiting past, by the present. It's the revenge of a mediocre age on an age of epic grandeur." To his mind, it's the destruction of evidence of "a determined optimism that made us more potent than we have become," of the fact that "we don't measure up against those who took risks, who flew and plunged to find new ways of doing things, who were not scared to experiment, who lived lives of perpetual inquiry." If Brutalism has to go, it has to go because it reminds us that "once upon a time, we were not scared to address the Earth in the knowledge that the Earth would not respond, could not respond."