#Katherine Bernstein

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'Glass Spaces‘: Schwäbisch-Gmünd bis 20.01.2024

Mit einer umfassenden und hochkarätigen Ausstellung feiert das Glaskünstlerpaar Angelika Geugis und Bernhard Meyer-Geugis viele langjährige und persönliche Beziehungen zu  renommierten und befreundeten Glaskünstlern in ihrem Atelier und ihrer Galerie bei GLASHART! Schmuck und Glas zeigen Katherine und William Bernstein, Angelika Geugis, Gabriele Küstner, Bernhard Meyer-Geugis sowie Cornelius…

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'It was the early hours of 16 July 1945, and Robert Oppenheimer was waiting in a control bunker for a moment that would change the world. Around 10km (6 miles) away, the world's first atomic bomb test, codenamed "Trinity", was set to proceed in the pale sands of the Jornada del Muerto desert, in New Mexico.

Oppenheimer was a picture of nervous exhaustion. He was always slender, but after three years as director of "Project Y", the scientific arm of the "Manhattan Engineer District" that had designed and built the bomb, his weight had dropped to just over 52kg (115lbs). At 5ft 10in (178cm), this made him extremely thin. He'd slept only four hours that night, kept awake by anxiety and his smoker's cough.

That day in 1945 is one of several pivotal moments in Oppenheimer's life described by the historians Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin in their 2005 biography American Prometheus, which provided the basis for the new movie biopic Oppenheimer, released 21 July in the US.

In the final minutes of the countdown, as Bird and Sherwin report, an army general observed Oppenheimer's mood at close-quarters: "Dr. Oppenheimer... grew tenser as the last seconds ticked off. He scarcely breathed..."

The explosion, when it came, outshone the Sun. With a force matching 21 kilotonnes of TNT, the detonation was the largest ever seen. It created a shockwave that was felt 160km (100 miles) away. As the roar engulfed the landscape and the mushroom cloud rose in the sky, Oppenheimer's expression relaxed into one of "tremendous relief". Minutes later, Oppenheimer's friend and colleague Isidor Rabi caught sight of him from a distance: "I’ll never forget his walk; I’ll never forget the way he stepped out of the car... his walk was like High Noon... this kind of strut. He had done it."

In interviews conducted in the 1960s, Oppenheimer added a layer of gravitas to his reaction, claiming that, in the moments after the detonation, a line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita, had come into his mind: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

In the following days, his friends reported he seemed increasingly depressed. "Robert got very still and ruminative during that two-week period," one recalled, "because he knew what was about to happen." One morning he was heard lamenting (in condescending terms) the imminent fate of the Japanese: "Those poor little people, those poor little people." But only days later, he was once again nervous, focussed, exacting.

In a meeting with his military counterparts, he seemed to have forgotten all about the "poor little people". According to Bird and Sherwin, he was instead fixated on the importance of the right conditions for the bomb drop: "Of course, they must not drop it in rain or fog… Don’t let them detonate it too high. The figure fixed on is just right. Don’t let it go up [higher] or the target won’t get as much damage." When he announced the successful bombing of Hiroshima to a crowd of his colleagues less than a month after Trinity, one onlooker noticed the way Oppenheimer "clasped and pumped his hand over his head like a victorious prizefighter". The applause "practically raised the roof".

Oppenheimer was the emotional and intellectual heart of the Manhattan Project: more than any other single person he had made the bomb a reality. Jeremy Bernstein, who worked with him after the war, was convinced that nobody else could have done it. As he wrote in his 2004 biography, A Portrait of an Enigma, "If Oppenheimer had not been the director at Los Alamos, I am persuaded that, for better or worse, the Second World War would have ended... without the use of nuclear weapons."

The variety of Oppenheimer's reported reactions as he witnessed the fruition of his labours, not to mention the pace with which he moved through them, might seem bewildering. The combination of nervous fragility, ambition, grandiosity and morbid gloom are hard to square in a single person, especially one so instrumental in the very project provoking these responses.

Bird and Sherwin also call Oppenheimer an "enigma": "A theoretical physicist who displayed the charismatic qualities of a great leader, an aesthete who cultivated ambiguities." A scientist, but also, as another friend once described him "a first-class manipulator of the imagination".

By Bird and Sherwin's account, the contradictions in Oppenheimer's character – the qualities that have left both friends and biographers at a loss to explain him – seem to have been present from his earliest years. Born in New York City in 1904, Oppenheimer was the child of first-generation German Jewish immigrants who had become wealthy through the textiles trade. The family home was a large apartment on the Upper West Side with three maids, a chauffeur, and European art on the walls.

Despite this luxurious upbringing, Oppenheimer was recalled as unspoiled and generous by childhood friends. A school friend, Jane Didisheim, remembered him as someone who "blushed extraordinarily easily", who was "very frail, very pink-cheeked, very shy...", but also "very brilliant". "Very quickly everybody admitted that he was different from all the others and superior," she said.

By the age of nine, he was reading philosophy in Greek and Latin, and was obsessed with mineralogy – roaming Central Park and writing letters to the New York Mineralogical Club about what he found. His letters were so competent that the Club mistook him for an adult and invited him to make a presentation. This intellectual nature contributed to a degree of solitude in the young Oppenheimer, write Bird and Sherwin. "He was usually preoccupied with whatever he was doing or thinking," recalled a friend. He was uninterested in conforming to gender expectations – taking no interest in sports or the "rough and tumble of his age-group" as his cousin put it; "He was often teased and ridiculed for not being like other fellows." But his parents were convinced of his genius.

"I repaid my parents’ confidence in me by developing an unpleasant ego," Oppenheimer later commented, "which I am sure must have affronted both children and adults who were unfortunate enough to come into contact with me." "It’s no fun," he once told another friend, "to turn the pages of a book and say, 'yes, yes, of course, I know that'."

When he left home to study chemistry at Harvard University, the fragility of Oppenheimer's psychological make-up was exposed: his brittle arrogance and thinly-masked sensitivity appearing to serve him poorly. In a letter from 1923, published in a 1980 collection edited by Alice Kimbal Smith and Charles Weiner, he wrote: "I labour and write innumerable theses, notes, poems, stories and junk… I make stenches in three different labs…I serve tea and talk learnedly to a few lost souls, go off for the weekend to distill low grade energy into laughter and exhaustion, read Greek, commit faux pas, search my desk for letters, and wish I were dead. Voila."

Subsequent letters collated by Smith and Weiner reveal that the problems continued through his post-graduate studies, in Cambridge, England. His tutor insisted on applied laboratory work, one of Oppenheimer's weaknesses. "I am having a pretty bad time," he wrote in 1925. "The lab work is a terrible bore, and I am so bad at it that it is impossible to feel that I am learning anything." Later that year, Oppenheimer's intensity led him close to disaster when he deliberately left an apple, poisoned with laboratory chemicals, on his tutor's desk. His friends later speculated he could have been driven by envy and feelings of inadequacy. The tutor didn't eat the apple but Oppenheimer's place at Cambridge was threatened and he kept it only on condition that he see a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist diagnosed psychosis but then wrote him off, saying that treatment would do no good.

Recalling that period, Oppenheimer would later report that he seriously contemplated suicide over the Christmas holidays. The following year, during a visit to Paris, his close friend Francis Fergusson told him he had proposed to his girlfriend. Oppenheimer responded by attempting to strangle him: "He jumped on me from behind with a trunk strap," Fergusson recalled, "and wound it around my neck... I managed to pull aside and he fell on the ground weeping."

It seems that where psychiatry failed Oppenheimer, literature came to the rescue. According to Bird and Sherwin, he read Marcel Proust's A La Recherché du Temps Perdu while on a walking holiday in Corsica, finding in it some reflection of his own state of mind that reassured him and opened a window on a more compassionate mode of being. He learned by heart a passage from the book about "indifference to the sufferings one causes", being "the terrible and permanent form of cruelty". The question of attitude towards suffering would remain an abiding interest, guiding Oppenheimer's interest in spiritual and philosophical texts throughout his life and eventually playing a significant role in the work that would define his reputation. A comment he made to his friends on this same holiday seems prophetic: "The kind of person that I admire most would be one who becomes extraordinarily good at doing a lot of things but still maintains a tear-stained countenance."

He returned to England in lighter spirits, feeling "much kinder and more tolerant", as he later recalled. Early in 1926, he met the director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Göttingen in Germany, who quickly became convinced of Oppenheimer's talents as a theoretician, inviting him to study there. According to Smith and Weiner, he later described 1926 as the year of his "coming into physics". It would prove a turning point. He obtained his PhD and a postdoctoral fellowship in the year to follow. He also became part of a community that was driving the development of theoretical physics, meeting scientists who would become life-long friends. Many would ultimately join Oppenheimer at Los Alamos.

Returning to the US, Oppenheimer spent a few months at Harvard before moving to pursue his physics career in California. The tone of his letters from this period reflect a steadier, more generous cast of mind. He wrote to his younger brother about romance, and his ongoing interest in the arts.

At the University of California in Berkeley, he worked closely with experimentalists, interpreting their results on cosmic rays and nuclear disintegration. He later described finding himself "the only one who understood what this was all about". The department he eventually created stemmed, he said, from the need to communicate about the theory he loved: "Explaining first to faculty, staff, and colleagues and then to anyone who would listen ... what had been learned, what the unsolved problems were." He described himself as a "difficult" teacher at first but it was through this role that Oppenheimer honed the charisma and social presence that would carry him during his time at Project Y. Quoted by Smith and Weiner, one colleague recalled how his students "emulated him as best they could. They copied his gestures, his mannerisms, his intonations. He truly influenced their lives."

During the early 1930s, as he strengthened his academic career, Oppenheimer continued to moonlight in the humanities. It was during this period that he discovered the Hindu scriptures, learning Sanskrit in order to read the untranslated Bhagavad Gita – the text from which he later drew the famous '"Now I am become Death" quotation. It seems his interest was not just intellectual, but represented a continuation of the self-prescribed bibliotherapy that had begun with Proust in his 20s. The Bhagavad Gita, a story centred on the war between two arms of an aristocratic family, gave Oppenheimer a philosophical underpinning that was directly applicable to the moral ambiguity he confronted at Project Y. It emphasised ideas of duty, fate and detachment from outcome, emphasising that fear of consequences cannot be used as justification for inaction. In a letter to his brother from 1932, Oppenheimer specifically references the Gita and then names war as one circumstance that might offer the opportunity to put such a philosophy into practice:

"I believe that through discipline... we can achieve serenity... I believe that through discipline we learn to preserve what is essential to our happiness in more and more adverse circumstances... Therefore I think that all things which evoke discipline: study, and our duties to men and to the commonwealth, war... ought to be greeted by us with profound gratitude; for only through them can we attain to the least detachment; and only so can we know peace."

In the mid 1930s, Oppenheimer also met Jean Tatlock, a psychiatrist and physician with whom he fell in love. By Bird and Sherwin's account, Tatlock's complexity of character equalled Oppenheimer's. She was widely read and driven by a social conscience. She was described by a childhood friend as "touched with greatness". Oppenheimer proposed to Tatlock more than once but she turned him down. She is credited with introducing him to radical politics and to the poetry of John Donne. The pair continued to see each other occasionally after Oppenheimer married the biologist Katherine "Kitty" Harrison in 1940. Kitty was to join Oppenheimer at Project Y, where she worked as a phlebotomist, researching the dangers of radiation.

In 1939, physicists were far more concerned about the nuclear threat than politicians were and it was a letter from Albert Einstein that first brought the matter to the attention of senior leaders in the US government. The reaction was slow, but alarm continued to circulate in the scientific community and eventually the president was persuaded to act. As one of the preeminent physicists in the country, Oppenheimer was one of several scientists appointed to begin looking more seriously into the potential for nuclear weapons. By September 1942, partly thanks to Oppenheimer's team, it was clear that a bomb was possible and concrete plans for its development started to take shape. According to Bird and Sherwin, when he heard that his name was being floated as a leader for this endeavour, Oppenheimer began his own preparations. "I’m cutting off every communist connection," he said to a friend at the time. "For if I don’t, the government will find it difficult to use me. I don’t want to let anything interfere with my usefulness to the nation."

Einstein would later say: "The trouble with Oppenheimer is that he loves [something that] doesn’t love him – the United States government." His patriotism and desire to please clearly played a role in his recruitment. General Leslie Groves, the military leader of the Manhattan Engineer District, was the person responsible for finding a scientific director for the bomb project. According to a 2002 biography, Racing for the Bomb, when Groves proposed Oppenheimer as scientific lead, he met with opposition. Oppenheimer's "extreme liberal background" was a concern. But as well as noting his talent and his existing knowledge of the science, Groves also pointed out his "overweening ambition". The Manhattan Project's chief of security also noticed this: "I became convinced that not only was he loyal, but that he would let nothing interfere with the successful accomplishment of his task and thus his place in scientific history."

In the 1988 book The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Oppenheimer's friend Isidor Rabi is quoted as saying he thought it "a most improbable appointment", but later conceded it had been "a real stroke of genius on the part of General Groves".

At Los Alamos, Oppenheimer applied his contrarian, interdisciplinary convictions as much as anywhere. In his 1979 autobiography, What Little I Remember, the Austrian-born physicist Otto Frisch recalled that Oppenheimer had recruited not only the scientists required but also "a painter, a philosopher and a few other unlikely characters; he felt that a civilised community would be incomplete without them".

After the war, Oppenheimer's attitude seemed to change . He described nuclear weapons as instruments "of aggression, of surprise, and of terror" and the weapons industry as "the devil's work". At a meeting in October 1945, he famously told President Truman: "I feel I have blood on my hands." The President later said: "I told him the blood was on my hands – to let me worry about that."

The exchange is an arresting echo of one described in Oppenheimer's beloved Bhagavad Gita, between Prince Arjuna and the god Krishna. Arjuna refuses to fight because he believes he will be responsible for the murder of his fellows, but Krishna takes away the burden: "View in me the active slayer of these men... Arise, on fame, on victory, on kingly joys intent! They are already slain by me; be you the instrument."

During the development of the bomb, Oppenheimer had used a similar argument to assuage his own and his colleagues' ethical hesitations. He told them that, as scientists, they were not responsible for decisions about how the weapon should be used – only for doing their job. The blood, if there was any, would be on the hands of the politicians. However, it seems that once the deed was done, Oppenheimer's confidence in this position was shaken. As Bird and Sherwin relate, in his role at the Atomic Energy Commission during the post-war period, he argued against the development of further weapons, including the more powerful hydrogen bomb, which his work had paved the way for.

These efforts resulted in Oppenheimer being investigated by the US government in 1954 and having his security clearance stripped, marking the end of his involvement with policy work. The academic community came to his defence. Writing for The New Republic in 1955, the philosopher Bertrand Russell commented that the "investigation made it undeniable that he has committed mistakes, one of them from a security point of view rather grave. But there was no evidence of disloyalty or of anything that could be considered treasonable... The scientists were caught in a tragic dilemma."

In 1963, the US government presented him with the Enrico Fermi Award as a gesture of political rehabilitation, but it wasn't until 2022, 55 years after his death, that the US government overturned its 1954 decision to strip his clearance, and affirmed Oppenheimer's loyalty.

Throughout the last decades of Oppenheimer's life, he maintained parallel expressions of pride at the technical achievement of the bomb and guilt at its effects. A note of resignation also entered his commentary, with him saying more than once that the bomb had simply been inevitable. He spent the last 20 years of his life as director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, working alongside Einstein and other physicists.

As at Los Alamos, he made a point of promoting interdisciplinary work and emphasised in his speeches the belief that science needed the humanities in order to better understand its own implications, write Bird and Sherwin. To this end, he recruited a raft of non-scientists including classicists, poets, and psychologists.

He later came to consider atomic energy as a problem that outstripped the intellectual tools of its time, as, in President Truman's words, "a new force too revolutionary to consider in the framework of old ideas". In a speech made in 1965, later published in the 1984 collection Uncommon Sense, he said "I have heard from some of the great men of our time that when they found something startling, they knew it was good, because they were afraid". When talking about moments of unsettling scientific discovery, he was fond of quoting the poet John Donne: "Tis all in pieces, all coherence gone."

John Keats, another poet Oppenheimer enjoyed, coined the phrase "negative capability" to describe a common quality in the people he admired: "that is, when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason." It seems as though it was something of this that the philosopher Russell was getting at when he wrote of Oppenheimer's "inability to see things simply, an inability which is not surprising in one possessed of a complex and delicate mental apparatus." In describing Oppenheimer's contradictions, his mutability, his continual running between poetry and science, his habit of defying simple description, perhaps we are identifying the very qualities that made him capable of pursuing the creation of the bomb.

Even in the midst of this great and terrible pursuit, Oppenheimer kept alive the "tear stained countenance" he had foretold in his 20s. The name of the "Trinity" test is thought to have come from the John Donne poem Batter my heart, three-person'd God: "That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend/Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new." Jean Tatlock, who had introduced him to Donne, and with whom he is thought by some to have remained in love, had committed suicide the year before the test. The bomb project was marked everywhere by Oppenheimer's imagination, and by his sense of romance and tragedy. Perhaps it was overweening ambition that General Groves identified when he interviewed Oppenheimer for the job at Project Y, or perhaps it was his ability to adopt, for the time required, the idea of overweening ambition. As much as it was the result of research, the bomb was the product of Oppenheimer's ability and willingness to imagine himself as the kind of a person that could make it happen.

A chain smoker since adolescence, Oppenheimer suffered bouts of tuberculosis during his life. He died of throat cancer in 1967, at the age of 62. Two years before his death, in a rare moment of simplicity, he drew a distinction that marked out the practice of science from that of poetry. Unlike poetry, he said, "science is the business of learning not to make the same mistake again".'

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best books of 2022 rec list:

fiction:

chouette by claire oshetsky

forty thousand in gehenna by cj cherryh

fierce femmes and notorious liars by kai cheng thom

sula by toni morrison

everyone in this room will someday be dead by emily r. austin

jane eyre by charlotte bronte

villette by charlotte bronte

non-fiction:

gay spirit by mark thompson

we too: stories on sex work and survival by natalie west

transgender history by susan stryker

blood marriage wine & glitter by s bear bergman

love and rage: the path to liberation through anger by lama rod owens

gay soul by mark thompson

between certain death and a possible future: queer writing on growing up in the AIDS crisis by mattilda bernstein sycamore

the man they wanted me to be: toxic masculinity and a crisis of our own making by jared yates sexton

nobody passes: rejecting the rules of gender and conformity by mattilda bernstein sycamore

cruising: an intimate history of a radical pastime by alex espinoza

gay body by mark thompson

what my bones know: a memoir of healing from complex trauma by stephanie foo

the child catchers: rescue, trafficking, and the new gospel of adoption by kathryn joyce

the opium wars: the addiction of one empire and the corruption of another by w. travis hanes III

a queer history of the united states by michael bronski

the trouble with white women by kyla schuller

what we don't talk about when we talk about fat by aubrey gordon

the feminist porn book by tristan taormino

administrations of lunacy: a story of racism and psychiatry at the midgeville asylum by mab segrest

the women's house of detention by hugh ryan

angela davis: an autobiography by angela davis

ten steps to nanette by hannah gadsby

neuroqueer heresies by nick walker

the remedy: queer and trans voices on health and healthcare by zena sharman

brilliant imperfection by eli clare

the dawn of everything: a new history of humanity by david graeber and david wengrow

tomorrow sex will be good again by katherine angel

all our trials: prisons, policing, and the feminist fight to end violence by emily l. thuma

if this is a man by primo levi

bi any other name: bisexual people speak out by lorraine hutchins

white rage: the unspoken truth of our racial divide by carol anderson

public sex: the culture of radical sex by pat califa

I'm glad my mom died by jenette mccurdy

care of: letters, connections and cures by ivan coyote

the gentrification of the mind: witness to a lost imagination by sarah schulman

skid road: on the frontier of health and homelessness in an american city, by josephine ensign

the origins of totalitarianism by hannah arendt

nice racism: how progressive white people perpetuate racial harm by robin diangelo

corrections in ink by keri blakinger

sexed up: how society sexualizes us and how we can fight back by julia serano

smash the church, smash the state! the early years of gay liberation by tommi avicolli mecca

no more police: a case for abolition by mariame kaba

until we reckon: violence, mass incarceration, and a road to repair by danielle sered

the care we dream of: liberatory & transformative justice approaches to LGBTQ+ health by zena sharman

reclaiming two-spirits: sexuality, spiritual renewal and sovereignty in native america by gregory d. smithers

the sentences that create us: crafting a writer's life in prison by Caits Messner

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Authors whose books you have to avoid because they are problematic.

Abigail Hing Wen.

Alex Aster.

Alice Hoffman.

Alice Oseman.

Alison Win Scotch. ‘Terrorism is never acceptable. Not in Israel.’

Allie Sarah.

Amber Kelly.

Amy Harmon.

Annabelle Monaghan.

Anna Akana.

Aurora Parker.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

Brandon Sanderson. Islamophobic.

Carissa Broadbent. Said that hamas is doing violence against innocence.

Chloe Walsh. Siding with Israel in the name of humanity.

Christina Lauren. Believe that Israel is the victim. A racist, also Islamophobic.

Colleen Hoover.

Cora Reilly. Travel to Israel despite criticism.

Danielle Bernstein. Islamophobic.

Danielle Lori.

Deke Moulton. Said hamas is terrorist.

Dian Purnomo.

Eliza Chan.

Elle Kennedy.

Elyssa Friedland.

Emily Henry.

Emily Mclntire.

Emily St. J. Mandel. Admiring Israel.

Gabrielle Zevin. Wrote a book about anti-Palestine. Mentioned Israel multiple times without context on his book.

Gregory Carlos. Israeli author. A zionist.

Hannah Whitten.

Hazel Hayes. Reposted a post about October 7th.

Heidi Shertok.

Jamie McGuire.

Jay Shetty. ‘Violence is happening in Israel.’

Jean Meltzer.

Jeffery Archer. Wrote a book with a mc Israel operative (mossad) in a positive and anti terrorist light.

Jennifer Hartman. Liked a post about pro-Israel.

Jen Calonita.

Jessa Hastings.

Jill Santopolo. Said that Israel has right to exist and fight back.

John Green.

Jojo Moyes.

J. Elle.

J. K. Rowling. Support genocide. Racist. Islamophobic.

Kate Canterbery.

Kate Stewart.

Katherine Howe.

Katherine Locke.

Kristin Hannah. Support Israel. Shared a donation link.

Laini Taylor.

Laura Thalassa. Islamophobic.

Lauren Wise. Cussed that Palestinian supporters would be raped in front of children.

Lea Geller. Thanked people who supports Israel.

Leigh Dragoon. Islamaphobic and anti Asian racist rants on Twitter and threads

Leigh Stein.

Lilian Harris. A racist. Blocking people who educates about colonialism in Palestine and call them disgusting.

Lisa Barr. A daughter of Holocaust survivor. Support Israel.

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery.

Lisa Steinke.

Liz Fenton.

Lynn Painter. Afraid of getting cancelled as a pro-Palestine and posted a template afterwards.

L. J. Shen. Her husband joins idf (Israel army).

Mariana Zapata.

Marie Lu.

Marissa Meyer.

Melissa de la Cruz.

Michelle Cohen Corasanti.

Michelle Hodkin. Spread false rumors about arab-hamas. Islamophobic.

Mitch Albom. ‘We shouldn't blame Israel for surviving attacks or defending against them.’

Monica Murphy. Siding with Israel.

Naomi Klein.

Navah Wolfe.

Neil Gaiman. Suggested Palestinians unite with Israel and become citizens.

Nicholas Sparks.

Nic Stone. Talked nonsense that children in Palestinian refugee camp are training to be martyrs for Allah because they felt it was their call in life.

Nyla K.

Olivia Wildenstein. Blocking people who disagree with Israel wrongdoing.

Pamela Becker.

Penelope Douglas.

Pierce Brown.

Rachel Lynn Solomon.

Rebecca G. Martinez.

Rebecca Yarros. ‘I despise violence’ her opinion about what's happening in Gaza. Blocking people who calls her a zionist.

Rena Rossner.

Renee Ahdieh.

Rick Riordan.

Rina Kent.

Rivka (noctem.novelle).

Rochelle Weinstein.

Romina Garber. ‘These terrorist attacks do nothing to improve the lives of Palestinians people.’

Roshani Chokshi. Encourage people to donate to Israel.

Samantha Greene Woodruff.

Sarah J. Mass. Her book contained ideology of zionism.

Stephanie Garber. Promoting books by zionist author (Sarah J. Mass)

Skye Warren.

Sonali Dev.

Talia Carner.

Tarryn Fisher. Said ‘there was terrorist attack in Israel.’

Taylor Jenkins Reid. Posted a video about genocide.

Tere Liye. Rumoured to have ghoswriters to write his books and never give credit to them.

Tillie Cole.

Tracy Deon.

Trinity Traveler (Ade Perucha Hutagaol). Rumour to wrote book about handsome Israelis.

T. J. Klune.

Uri Kurlianchik.

Veronica Roth.

Victoria Aveyard. ‘Israel has the right to exist.’ quote from her about the issue.

V. E. Schwab. Shared a donation link and video about Israel.

Yuval Noah. ‘Israel has the right to do anything to defend themselves.’

Zibby Owens.

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Queer Books November 2023

🌈 Good afternoon, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!

❤️ The Pirate and the Porcelain Girl by Emily Riesbeck 🧡 Heading North by Holly M. Wendt 💛 The Wisdom of Bug by Alyson Root 💚 Trick Shot by Kayla Grosse 💙 A Holly Jolly Christmas by Emily Wright 💜 Outdrawn by Deanna Grey ❤️ Yours Celestially by Al Hess 🧡 The Christmas Memory by Barbara Winkes 💛 Violet Moon by Mel E. Lemon 💙 The Santa Pageant by Lillian Barry 💜 Only for the Holidays by Shannon O’Connor 🌈 Homestead for the Holidays by Wren Taylor

❤️ You Can Count on Me by Fae Quin 🧡 No One Left But You by Tash McAdam 💛 The Worst Thing of All is the Light by José Luis Serrano, Lawrence Schimel 💚 Today Tonight Forever by Madeline Kay Sneed 💙 Wren Martin Ruins It All by Amanda DeWitt 💜 Emmett by L. C. Rosen ❤️ Finding My Elf by David Valdes 🧡 Tonight, I Burn by Katharine J. Adams 💛 Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda Cheng 💙 Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 💜 A Power Unbound by Freya Marske 🌈 We Are the Crisis by Cadwell Turnbull

❤️ The Manor House Governess by C.A. Castle 🧡 You Owe Me One, Universe by Chad Lucas 💛 Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen by Sarah James 💚 Skip!: A Graphic Novel by Rebecca Burgess 💙 Something About Her by Clementine Taylor 💜 Touching the Art by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore ❤️ A Nearby Country Called Love by Salar Abdoh 🧡 Normporn: Queer Viewers and the TV That Soothes Us by Karen Tongson 💛 Sir Callie and the Dragon’s Roost by Esme Symes-Smith 💙 The Order of the Banshee by Robyn Singer 💜 Once Upon My Dads’ Divorce by Seamus Kirst, Noémie Gionet Landry 🌈 Forsooth by Jimmy Matejek-Morris

❤️ A Common Bond by T.M. Kuta 🧡 Risk the Fall by Riley Hart 💛 Just a Little Snack by Yah-Yah Scholfield 💚 Home for the Holidays by Erin Zak 💙 NeurodiVeRse by MJ James 💜 Dark Heir (Dark Rise #2) by C.S. Pacat ❤️ sub/Dom by Rab Green 🧡 Bitten by the Bond by Elaine White 💛 Heir to Frost and Storm by Ben Alderson 💙 The Sea of Stars by Gwenhyver 💜 Bad Beat by L.M. Bennett 🌈 Idol Moves by K.T. Salvo

❤️ Plot Twist by Erin La Rosa 🧡 In the Pines by Mariah Stillbrook 💛 The Crimson Fortress (The Ivory Key #2) by Akshaya Raman 💚 Only She Came Back by Margot Harrison 💙 Megumi & Tsugumi, Vol. 4 by Mitsuru Si 💜 Pritty by Keith F. Miller Jr. ❤️ Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid 🧡 An Atlas to Forever by Krystina Rivers 💛 Come Find Me in the Midnight Sun by Bailey Bridgewater 💙 Bait and Witch by Clifford Mae Henderson 💜 Shadow Baron by Davinia Evans 🌈 Day by Michael Cunningham

❤️ Livingston Girls by Briana Morgan 🧡 Delay of the Game by Ari Baran 💛 The Nanny with the Nice List by K. Sterling 💚 A Talent Ignited by Suzanne Lenoir 💙 A Kiss of the Siren’s Song by E.A.M. Trofimenkoff 💜 Rivals for Love by Ali Vali ❤️ Whiskey & Wine by Kelly Fireside, Tana Fireside 🧡 Buried Secrets by Sheri Lewis Wohl 💛 Ride with Me by Jenna Jarvis 💙 Living for You by Jenny Frame 💜 Death on the Water by CJ Birch 🌈 Merciless Waters by Rae Knowles

❤️ Vicarious by Chloe Spencer 🧡 Sapling’s Depths by Spencer Rose 💛 That French Summer by Sienna Waters 💚 System Overload by Saxon James 💙 King of Death by Lily Mayne 💜 Warts and All by Ashley Bennett ❤️ Principle Decisions by Thea Belmont 🧡 The Best Mistake by Emily O’Beirne 💛 Sugar and Ice by Eule Grey 💙 Until The Blood Runs Dry by MC Johnson 💜 Splinter : A Diverse Sleepy Hollow Retelling by Jasper Hyde 🌈 The Mischievous Letters of the Marquise de Q by Felicia Davin

❤️ The Queer Girl is Going to be Okay by Dale Walls 🧡 Til Death Do Us Bard by Rose Black 💛 Leverage by E.J. Noyes 💚 Alice Sadie Celine by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright 💙 Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon 💜 Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher ❤️ To Kill a Shadow by Katherine Quinn 🧡 Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa 💛 For Never & Always by Helena Greer 💙 A Demon’s Guide to Wooing a Witch by Sally Hawley 💜 Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 8 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 🌈 A Carol for Karol by Ann Roberts

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•⭐️Women in Math(s)⭐️•

🌿Classical age🌿

Pandrosion

Hypatia

🍄18th Century🍄

Maria Agnesi

Émilie du Châtelet's

Wang Zhenyi

🌻19th Century🌻

Sophie Germain

Sarah Woodhead

Sofia Kovalevskaya

Charlotte Angas Scott

Winifred Edgerton Merrill

Sofia Kovalevskaya

Philippa Fawcett

Cornelia Fabri

🪐20th Century🪐

Louise Petrén-Overton

Mildred Sanderson

Emmy Noether

Anna Pell-Wheeler

Cecilia Kreiger

Mary Cartwright

Euphemia Haynes

Helen Walker

Gertrude Mary Cox

Gladys West

Lucy Joan Slater

Mina Rees

Grace Alele-Williams

Elizabeth McHarg

Mary L. Boas

Mary Ellen Rudin

Jean Taylor

Joan Birman

Julia Robinson

Stella Cunliffe

Marjorie Rice

Dorothy Lewis Bernstein

Joséphine Guidy Wandja

Cathleen Morawetz

Doris Schattschneider

Louise Doris Adams

Rebecca Walo Omana

Eileen Poiani

Cheryl Praeger

Gloria Gilmer

MargaretWright

Leah Edelstein-Keshet

Ina Kersten

Joan Birman

Katherine Heinrich

Tatyana afanasyeva

loana Dumitriu

Beatrice Aichson

💫21st Century💫

Melanie Wood

Susan Howson

Melanie Wood

Alison Miller

Nicole Tomczak-Jaegermann

Stefanie Petermichl

Olga Gil Medrano

Ingrid Daubechies

Daina Taimina

Maryam Mirzakhani

Claire Voisin

Nouzha El Yacoubi

Karen Uhlenbeck

Marissa Kawehi Loving

Maryna Viazovska

Ingrid Daubechies

Karen Aardal

Hanan Mohamed Abdelrahman

Amandine Aftalion

Ilka Agricola

Nkechi Agwu

Dorit Aharonov

Noreen sher Akbar

[somanywords]

tis the tag

tagged by @t4tstevebucky, thank you very much, my dude! <3

current time: 20:26

currently thinking about: how tired i am and also about getting some writing done before watching a movie with my visiting cousins

current favourite song: i can never have favorites, but i was singing "i can cook too" from bernstein's on the town musical this afternoon, and. it's really good :)

currently reading: the winter of the witch, by katherine arden, the final in a trilogy of russian folklore and fantasy...

currently watching: watching the marx bros. with my cousins, but i am so getting close to getting amazon to watch good omens now that there's a season 2!! i'm getting ready!!

current wips: lol how to answer this one? i've got drawings, writing coming out the wazoo, a knitting project, a jewelry project...have a few writing snippets, i guess?

no pressure tags for @turtle-steverogers @smfstump @booksandabeer @its-tortle @emmedoesntdomath @tessabennet @evergreen-lyricist and @blurglesmurfklaine <3

[katewillaert]

Carmen Sandiego Dossiers

One of my biggest video projects currently is an epic, lengthy deep dive into the making of the original 1985 version of Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? I've corresponded with everyone involved in the game, from the CEO to the guy who designed the box art.

In the interest of being thorough, I decided to ask around about the identities of the Broderbund employees who posed as the "suspects" in the original manual (back before dossiers were included right in the game). Here's what I found:

Carmen Sandiego was played by Marsha Bell (née Goodman) whose job title was Advertising / Marketing Secretary. She also appeared on the cover of the sequel, but she is not the woman on the cover of the first game. The cover model's identity is still unknown.

Merey LaRoc was an anagram for Carol Emery, who was the Product Acquisitions Secretary or "Acquisitions Eminence Grise" depending on who you asked.

Dazzle Annie Nonker was a partial anagram for Ann Kronen, Product Manager on such programs as Dazzle Draw and The Print Shop.

Lady Agatha Wayland was Kay Wayland, who was an Admin Assistant in Product Development before becoming a Product Manager for programs like Fantavision.

Len "Red" Bulk was Ken Bull, who'd become the lead programmer on the Carmen sequels after Dane Bigham left.

Scar Graynolt was Carmen co-creator Lauren Elliott. It's a shame Gene Portwood and Dane Bigham don't also appear as crooks, seems like it would've been an obvious thing to do? The name is an anagram for company co-founder Gary Carlston.

Nick Brunch was Dane's roommate Scott Shumway, who programmed various ports (including Carmen C64).

Fast Eddie B. was Ed Bernstein, Editorial Director of Product Development who oversaw all the Product Managers. He later founded Palladium Interactive, who published the MYST parody PYST.

Ihor Ihoravich was Alick Dziabczenko, a programmer who worked on The Toy Shop. If this is an anagram, I can't figure it out.

Katherine "Boom-Boom" Drib was Katherine "Cricket" Bird, who was one of two Product Managers on this very game, taking over for the previous Product Manager halfway through development. More on that in the eventual video.

[orthotv]

📚 SICOT: The Role of Young Surgeons Forums in Orthopaedic Associations - Challenges and Opportunities

Date: Friday, 6 September 2024

Time: 15:30-16:30 IST

💻 Click here to Watch: https://tinyurl.com/OrthoTV-SICOT-85

👨‍⚕️ Panellists

KATHERINE MALLETT, USA YUDHA MATHAN SAKTI, Indonesia THOMAS STARK, Switzerland JENNA BERNSTEIN, USA JANICE GUIMARÃES, Brazil MERRILL LEE, Singapore COLIN YUNG, Hong Kong, China

👩‍⚕️ Moderators

AJU BOSCO, India ANNA COHEN-ROSENBLUM, USA

👨‍⚕️ Roundtable Panel

Katherine Mallett AAOS Resident Assembly Past Chair (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Janice Guimarães Associação de Mulheres Ortopedistas do Brasil Chair (Brazilian Women in Orthopedics Association)

Yudha Mathan Sakti APOA Young Surgeons Forum Chair (Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association)

Thomas Stark FORTE President (Federation of Orthopaedic and Trauma Trainees in Europe)

Colin Yung HKCOS Young Surgeons Forum Chair (Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Aju Bosco (India)

Anna Cohen-Rosenblum SICOT Young Surgeons Committee Chair & Vice-Chair (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)

Merrill Lee Singapore Orthopaedic Trainees Chair (Singapore Orthopaedic Association)

Jenna Bernstein Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) Chair (American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons)

🤝 OrthoTV Team: Dr. Ashok Shyam & Dr. Neeraj Bijlani

📺 Streaming live on OrthoTV: www.orthotvonline.com

▶️ Join OrthoTV: https://linktr.ee/OrthoTV

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Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they’re willing to risk it all to find out if there’s more between them than just the law. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Jack Foley: George Clooney Karen Sisco: Jennifer Lopez Buddy Bragg: Ving Rhames Maurice ‘Snoopy’ Miller: Don Cheadle Glenn Michaels: Steve Zahn Marshall Sisco: Dennis Farina Adele Delisi: Catherine Keener Kenneth: Isaiah Washington Richard Ripley: Albert Brooks José ‘Chino’ Chirino: Luis Guzmán Moselle: Viola Davis Bank Employee: Jim Robinson Bank Customer: Mike Malone Bank Teller: Donna Frenzel Bank Cop: Manny Suárez Bank Cop: Keith Hudson Lulu: Paul Soileau Pup: Scott Allen Parking Lot Woman: Susan Hatfield White Boxer: Brad Martin Himey: James Black Daniel Burdon: Wendell B. Harris Jr. Library Guard: Chuck Castleberry Shock Lock FBI Man: Chic Daniel White Boy Bob: Keith Loneker Old Elevator Lady: Connie Sawyer Old Elevator Gent: Philip Perlman Raymond Cruz: Paul Calderon Officer Grant: Gregory Alpert Ripley Personnel: Mark Brown Ripley Receptionist: Sandra Ives Ripley Guard: Joe Hess Waitress: Betsy Monroe Philip: Wayne Pére Andy: Joe Chrest Third Ad Guy: Joe Coyle Midge: Nancy Allen Ray Nicolette (uncredited): Michael Keaton Hejirah Henry (uncredited): Samuel L. Jackson Federal Marshal: Stephen M. Horn Airport Patron (uncredited): Oscar A. Diaz Waitress (uncredited): Jennifer Dorogi Airport Passenger (uncredited): Deborah Smith Ford Xenon Light Guard (uncredited): Mike Gerzevitz Flight Attendant (uncredited): Thelma Gutiérrez Bank Manager (uncredited): Wayne V. Johnson Bank Patron (uncredited): Pati Lauren Shopper (uncredited): Sherrie Peterson Gas Station Attendant (uncredited): Ronnie Stutes Film Crew: Director: Steven Soderbergh Producer: Danny DeVito Executive Producer: Barry Sonnenfeld Novel: Elmore Leonard Screenplay: Scott Frank Executive Producer: John Hardy Producer: Michael Shamberg Producer: Stacey Sher Original Music Composer: David Holmes Director of Photography: Elliot Davis Editor: Anne V. Coates Makeup Artist: Bill Corso Digital Compositor: Sean MacKenzie Second Assistant Director: Trey Batchelor First Assistant Director: Gregory Jacobs Second Second Assistant Director: Michael Risoli Supervising Sound Editor: Larry Blake Set Dresser: Mike Malone Casting: Kathy Driscoll-Mohler Casting: Francine Maisler Production Design: Gary Frutkoff Art Direction: Philip Messina Set Decoration: Maggie Martin Costume Design: Betsy Heimann Makeup Artist: Margot Boccia Key Hair Stylist: Bonnie Clevering Makeup Artist: Anita Gibson Key Makeup Artist: Katherine James Hairstylist: Deborah Mills-Whitlock Hairstylist: Waldo Sanchez Makeup Effects Designer: David LeRoy Anderson Hairstylist: Mary L. Mastro Makeup Artist: Mark Shostrom Unit Production Manager: Frederic W. Brost Production Supervisor: Pat Chapman Post Production Supervisor: Caitlin Maloney Production Supervisor: Mary Morgan Additional Second Assistant Director: David M. Bernstein Second Second Assistant Director: William D. Robinson Set Dresser: Shane L. Ashton Set Dresser: Tristan Paris Bourne Art Department Assistant: Andrea Brody Leadman: Jon J. Bush Set Designer: Lauren Cory Set Designer: Keith P. Cunningham Standby Painter: Chuck Eskridge Property Master: Emily Ferry Set Dresser: Harry Frierson Construction Foreman: Gary Gagliardo Paint Coordinator: Hank Giardina Construction Foreman: William Gideon Props: Brett Gollin Assistant Property Master: Otniel Gonzalez Set Dresser: L. David Gordon Props: Charles Guanci Jr. Art Department Coordinator: Blair Huizingh Set Dresser: James E. Hurd Jr. Paint Coordinator: Steven Kerlagon Set Dresser: Alexander Kirst Set Dresser: Chris Patterson Leadman: David C. Potter Set Designer: Mary Saisselin Construction Coordinator: Chris Snyder Assistant Property Master: Joy Taylor Painter: Mark Woodworth Carpenter: John Blanchard Set Dresser: Kurt Braun Painter: Tammy DeRuiter Greensman: Michael ...

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15.4

Kōrero with ChatGPT on relevance of hypermedia and 360 degree storytelling:

Is hypermedia still a field of research and thought in the 2020s?\

ChatGPT

Yes, hypermedia is still a field of research and thought in the 2020s, although its focus and applications have evolved alongside advancements in technology. Hypermedia refers to the extension of hypertext to include multimedia elements such as images, audio, video, and interactive elements. In the modern context, hypermedia is often associated with the World Wide Web and the integration of various media types into web-based content.

Researchers and practitioners in fields such as information science, computer science, digital media, and human-computer interaction continue to explore the design, implementation, and impact of hypermedia systems. This includes topics such as multimedia authoring, user interface design, content management, information retrieval, and the development of interactive and immersive experiences. Hypermedia remains relevant as digital technologies continue to shape how we create, consume, and interact with multimedia content on the web and other digital platforms.

You

Any contemporary theorists and practitioners you'd recommend in this space?

ChatGPT

Certainly! Here are a few contemporary theorists and practitioners who are influential in the field of hypermedia and related areas:

Lev Manovich: A media theorist and professor known for his work on digital culture, new media, and software studies. His book "The Language of New Media" is a seminal text in the field.

Janet Murray: An interaction designer, educator, and author known for her work on digital storytelling and interactive narrative. Her book "Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace" is a landmark work in the field of digital media.

Johanna Drucker: A scholar, author, and artist known for her work on digital humanities, visual and graphic design, and the history of the book. Her book "Graphesis: Visual Forms of Knowledge Production" explores the role of visualizations in knowledge creation.

N. Katherine Hayles: A scholar known for her work on literature, science, and technology. Her book "How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics" examines the impact of digital technologies on human identity.

Mark Bernstein: A computer scientist and entrepreneur known for his work on hypertext and web design. He is the co-founder of Eastgate Systems, a company that produces hypertext software and literature.

These theorists and practitioners offer valuable insights into the theory and practice of hypermedia, digital storytelling, and interactive narrative, among other related topics. Their work continues to influence how we understand and engage with digital media in the 21st century.

You

Does hypermedia go by a different name nowadays?

ChatGPT

Hypermedia, as a concept, is still relevant today, especially in the context of the World Wide Web and multimedia content. However, the term itself might not be as commonly used in everyday language or in academic discourse as it once was. Instead, concepts related to hypermedia are often discussed within broader contexts such as digital media, interactive media, multimedia, or new media.

For example, when discussing interactive websites that combine text, images, videos, and other multimedia elements, people might refer to them simply as "multimedia websites" or "interactive websites," rather than specifically using the term "hypermedia." Similarly, in academic settings, researchers might use terms like "interactive narrative," "digital storytelling," or "multimedia storytelling" to describe the intersection of narrative with multimedia elements, which are key aspects of hypermedia.

In summary, while the term "hypermedia" is still relevant and understood, it is often used in conjunction with or subsumed under broader terms that encompass various forms of multimedia and interactive digital content.

You

Why hasn't 360 video storytelling taken off as a medium?

ChatGPT

There are several reasons why 360 video storytelling may not have taken off as a mainstream medium:

Technical Challenges: Creating high-quality 360 videos requires specialized equipment and technical expertise. This can be a barrier for many content creators, especially those with limited resources or experience.

Production Complexity: Compared to traditional video production, 360 video production is more complex and time-consuming. It requires careful planning of camera placement, lighting, and audio capture to ensure a seamless viewing experience.

Limited Accessibility: While 360 videos can provide immersive experiences, they require specific viewing devices such as VR headsets or smartphones with gyroscopic sensors. This limits the audience who can access and experience 360 video content.

Storytelling Challenges: Crafting compelling narratives in 360 videos can be challenging. Traditional storytelling techniques may not translate well to a 360-degree environment, requiring content creators to experiment with new storytelling approaches.

Audience Engagement: Despite the immersive nature of 360 videos, some viewers may find them disorienting or distracting. Maintaining audience engagement throughout a 360 video experience can be a challenge.

Content Discovery: Discovering 360 video content can be difficult, as it often requires users to actively seek out specific platforms or channels that offer such content. This can limit the exposure and reach of 360 video storytelling.

While these challenges exist, 360 video storytelling continues to evolve, and advancements in technology and storytelling techniques may help address some of these barriers in the future.

You

How has the focus and application of hypermedia evolved in the 2020s?

ChatGPT

In the 2020s, the focus and application of hypermedia have continued to evolve, driven by advancements in technology and changing user expectations. Some key trends and developments include:

Immersive Experiences: Hypermedia is increasingly used to create immersive experiences, such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications. These technologies enable users to interact with multimedia content in a more immersive and engaging way.

Personalization: Hypermedia is being used to create more personalized and targeted content experiences. This includes personalized recommendations, adaptive content delivery based on user preferences, and interactive storytelling experiences that adapt to user choices.

Interactive Storytelling: Hypermedia is being used to create interactive storytelling experiences that allow users to explore narratives in non-linear ways. This includes branching narratives, interactive documentaries, and multimedia storytelling experiences that combine text, images, videos, and audio in dynamic ways.

Cross-platform Integration: Hypermedia is being used to create seamless experiences across different platforms and devices. This includes content that adapts to different screen sizes and resolutions, as well as content that can be easily shared and accessed across multiple devices.

Accessibility: There is a growing emphasis on making hypermedia content more accessible to a wider audience. This includes ensuring that content is accessible to people with disabilities, as well as making content available in multiple languages and formats.

Data-driven Experiences: Hypermedia is increasingly being used to create data-driven experiences that use real-time data to personalize content and provide more relevant information to users. This includes interactive data visualizations, immersive data storytelling, and interactive educational experiences.

Overall, the focus of hypermedia in the 2020s has been on creating more immersive, personalized, and interactive experiences that leverage advancements in technology to create more engaging content experiences.

You

How has the theoretical focus shifted since the 90s to today?

ChatGPT

Since the 1990s, the theoretical focus in hypermedia has shifted in several ways:

From Hypertext to Hypermedia: In the 1990s, much of the focus was on hypertext, which primarily involved text-based linking. Today, the focus has expanded to include hypermedia, which encompasses a wider range of media types, such as images, videos, audio, and interactive elements.

Interdisciplinary Approach: There is now a greater emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to hypermedia research, drawing on fields such as computer science, communication studies, psychology, and design. This interdisciplinary approach has led to a more holistic understanding of hypermedia as a complex socio-technical system.

User-Centered Design: There is a greater emphasis on user-centered design principles in hypermedia research, focusing on understanding user needs, preferences, and behaviors. This has led to the development of more user-friendly and intuitive hypermedia systems.

Narrative and Storytelling: There is now a greater focus on narrative and storytelling in hypermedia research, exploring how hypermedia can be used to create compelling and engaging narratives. This includes interactive storytelling, transmedia storytelling, and immersive storytelling experiences.

Social and Cultural Impact: There is a greater awareness of the social and cultural impact of hypermedia, including issues related to privacy, security, accessibility, and diversity. Researchers are now exploring how hypermedia can be used to promote social change, cultural understanding, and civic engagement.

Technological Advancements: Advances in technology, such as the proliferation of mobile devices, the growth of the internet, and the rise of social media, have influenced the theoretical focus of hypermedia research. Researchers are now exploring how these technologies can be leveraged to create more dynamic and interactive hypermedia experiences.

Overall, the theoretical focus in hypermedia has shifted from a primarily text-based and technology-centric approach in the 1990s to a more interdisciplinary, user-centered, and culturally aware approach in the present day.

You

Some key theoretical ideas related to the above?

ChatGPT

Certainly! Here are some key theoretical ideas related to the shift in focus in hypermedia research:

User-Centered Design (UCD): UCD is a design approach that focuses on understanding the needs, preferences, and behaviors of users. In the context of hypermedia, UCD emphasizes the importance of designing systems and interfaces that are intuitive, user-friendly, and responsive to user input.

Narratology and Storytelling: Narratology is the study of narrative structures and storytelling techniques. In hypermedia research, scholars draw on narratological theories to understand how narratives can be constructed and experienced in non-linear and interactive formats.

Transmedia Storytelling: Transmedia storytelling refers to the practice of telling a single story across multiple media platforms, such as books, films, games, and websites. This approach has been used in hypermedia research to create cohesive and immersive narrative experiences.

Cultural Studies: Cultural studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines cultural phenomena in their social, historical, and political contexts. In hypermedia research, scholars draw on cultural studies theories to explore how hypermedia can reflect and shape cultural values, identities, and practices.

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): HCI is a field that focuses on the design and evaluation of interactive computer systems. In hypermedia research, HCI theories and methods are used to understand how users interact with hypermedia systems and how these systems can be designed to enhance user experience.

Critical Theory: Critical theory is a philosophical approach that examines society and culture through a critical lens, with a focus on power dynamics, inequality, and social change. In hypermedia research, critical theory is used to analyze how hypermedia can perpetuate or challenge existing power structures and cultural norms.

These theoretical ideas provide frameworks for understanding the complex interplay between technology, culture, and society in the context of hypermedia research. They help researchers and practitioners design and evaluate hypermedia systems that are not only technically sophisticated but also socially and culturally meaningful.

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 2.14

Beer Birthdays

Michael Sedlmayr (1848)

Alvin M. Hemrich (1870)

Benedict Frank Haberle (1888)

Denny Conn (1952)

Gregg Wiggins (1954)

Lew Bryson (1959)

Kristi Switzer (1965)

Chuck Silva (1967)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Tim Buckley; rock musician (1946)

Florence Henderson; actor (1934)

Thomas Malthus; economist (1766)

Lois Maxwell; actor (1927)

Simon Pegg; actor, comedian, writer (1970)

Famous Birthdays

Mel Allen; sportscaster (1913)

Jules Asner; model, television personality (1968)

Jack Benny; comedian (1894)

Carl Bernstein; journalist (1944)

Drew Bledsoe; New England Patriots QB (1972)

Michael Bloomberg; clueless businessman, politician (1942)

Odds Bodkin; storyteller (1953)

Lara Croft; Tomb Raider game character (1968)

Frederick Douglass; writer, abolitionist (1817)

Hugh Downs; television host (1921)

George Ferris; inventor, Ferris Wheel inventor (1859)

Zach Galligan; actor, comedian (1964)

Frank Harris; writer (1856)

Woody Hayes; football coach (1913)

Freddie Highmore; actor (1992)

Gregory Hines; actor, dancer (1946)

Jimmy Hoffa; union leader (1913)

Kevin Keegan; soccer player (1951)

Jim Kelly; Buffalo Bills QB (1960)

Margaret Knight; inventor (1838)

Porsche Lynn; porn actor (1962)

Vic Morrow; actor (1929)

Murray the K; D.J. (1922)

George Jean Nathan; writer (1882)

Alan Parker; film director (1942)

Edward Platt; actor (1916)

Thelma Ritter; actor (1905)

Anna Howard Shaw; suffrage leader (1847)

Skeezix; cartoon character (1921)

Jo Jo Starbuck; ice skater (1951)

Katherine Stinson; aviator (1891)

Teller; comedian, magician (1948)

Rob Thomas; rock musician (1972)

Meg Tilly; actor (1960)

Johann Werner; German mathematician (1468)

Charles Wilson; English physicist (1869)

Fritz Zwicky; Swiss astronomer (1898)

[mohammadgholami]

The Pulitzer Prize: A History of Excellence in Journalism and the Arts, Who was Joseph Pulitzer and what is the Pulitzer Prize?

Join me as we delve into the fascinating history of the Pulitzer Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in journalism and the arts. From its inception in 1917 to its current status as a symbol of excellence, we explore the stories behind some of the most iconic Pulitzer winners and examine how this award has shaped American culture.

today we're going to take a deep dive into this prestigious award that has been recognizing excellence in journalism, literature, drama, and music for over a century. don't forget to subscribe me.

The Pulitzer Prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American journalist and publisher who believed in promoting excellence in journalism. In his will, he left money to Columbia University to establish a school of journalism and create an annual prize for outstanding achievements in journalism, literature, drama, and music.

Since then, the Pulitzer Prize has become one of the most coveted awards in American culture. It is awarded annually by Columbia University's board of trustees based on recommendations from juries composed of experts in each category.

So let's start with journalism. The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service is considered the most prestigious award in this category. It recognizes outstanding reporting that exposes corruption or injustice and leads to change. Some notable winners include The New York Times for their coverage of 9/11 attacks and The Washington Post for their coverage of Watergate scandal.

Another important category is investigative reporting which recognizes journalists who uncover hidden truths or expose wrongdoing. Some notable winners include Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein for their work on Watergate scandal and Seymour Hersh for his reporting on My Lai Massacre during Vietnam War.

The feature writing category recognizes exceptional storytelling that captures readers' attention with vivid descriptions and compelling narratives. Some notable winners include Katherine Boo for her book "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" and John Branch for his feature on a deadly avalanche in The New York Times.

Now let's move on to literature. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded to the best novel or collection of short stories published in the previous year. Some notable winners include Ernest Hemingway for "The Old Man and the Sea," Harper Lee for "To Kill a Mockingbird," and Toni Morrison for "Beloved."

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama recognizes excellence in playwriting. Some notable winners include Tennessee Williams for "A Streetcar Named Desire," August Wilson for "Fences," and Lin-Manuel Miranda for "Hamilton."

The Pulitzer Prize for Music recognizes outstanding compositions by American composers. Some notable winners include Aaron Copland for "Appalachian Spring," Duke Ellington for "Black, Brown, and Beige," and John Adams for "On the Transmigration of Souls."

So why is the Pulitzer Prize so important? It has become a symbol of excellence in American culture, recognizing outstanding achievements in journalism, literature, drama, and music. It has also helped to shape public opinion on important issues by bringing attention to stories that might otherwise go unnoticed.

But it's not without controversy. In recent years, there have been criticisms about the lack of diversity among Pulitzer winners and juries. There have also been debates about whether certain categories should be expanded or eliminated.

Despite these criticisms, the Pulitzer Prize remains one of the most prestigious awards in American culture. It continues to recognize outstanding achievements in journalism, literature, drama, and music and inspire future generations of writers, journalists, playwrights, and composers.

Do you think my explanation was complete? ok ,so ... Thank you for watching this video. don't forget to subscribe me.

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[bargainsleuthbooks]

#WatergateANewHistory by #GarrettMGraff #NetGalley #ARCReview #SimonandSchuster

This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the #Watergate break-in and subsequent cover-up. Never before has a book covered all aspects of the story. #WatergateANewHistory by #GarrettMGraff #NetGalley #ARCReview #SimonandSchuster #BookReview #richardnixon

Publication date: February 15, 2022. Watergate to me is history. I was born after the break-in at the Watergate hotel, but before Nixon resigned and have no memories. Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an Advanced Reader’s Copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own. “From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, the first…

[free--therapy]

Healthy Boundaries and Self-Care

Healthy boundaries are a crucial component of self-care. That’s because “in work or in our personal relationships, poor boundaries lead to resentment, anger, and burnout” (Nelson, 2016).

Some teachers say that setting boundaries helps them avoid burnout and stay in the profession longer (Bernstein-Yamashiro & Noam, 2013). This is important because it indicates that healthy boundaries at work help someone find more fulfillment and less stress in their professional life—leaving room for a better personal life.

More generally, the consequences of not setting healthy boundaries often include “stress, financial burdens, wasted time, and relationship issues, which can cause mental distress” (Prism Health North Texas, n.d.). In other words, a lack of healthy boundaries can negatively affect all aspects of someone’s life.

Setting healthy boundaries can have many benefits, including helping people make decisions based on what is best them, not just the people around them. This autonomy is an important part of self-care.

In the context of recovering from substance abuse, self-care can include “meaningful connection with recovery support and children, taking care of physical health, maintaining spirituality, healthy eating, exercise, journaling, continuing education, staying busy, sponsorship, establishing boundaries, self-monitoring, abstinence, and dealing with destructive emotions” (Raynor et al., 2017).

Self-care like this “may serve to support the general health and wellbeing of individuals” (Raynor et al., 2017).

Self-care, which can include setting boundaries, is an important part of leading a mentally healthy life. But unlike more intuitive aspects of self-care like healthy eating and exercise, setting healthy boundaries isn’t something most people understand. For more people to experience greater well-being and fulfillment, they must learn about healthy boundaries.

10 Examples Of Healthy Boundaries

The types of boundaries one might set depends on the setting. That is, one person’s healthy boundaries with a romantic partner will be very different from that same person’s healthy boundaries with a boss or coworker.

To start out, we’ll look at professional boundaries.

In a teacher-student relationship, a teacher might set healthy boundaries by choosing to keep their personal lives separate from their professional lives by not telling their students too much about their private lives (Bernstein-Yamashiro & Noam, 2013).

Teachers can also begin each school year by telling students what they are and are not comfortable with. For example, teachers can tell their students they do not want to hear their students talking about illicit activities in the classroom.

Another way teachers can set boundaries is by telling themselves that they will not hold themselves responsible for every aspect of their students’ lives. That way, they won’t be too hard on themselves when a student suffers from something out of the teacher’s control.

Teachers are not the only professionals who can benefit from healthy boundaries. Mental health professionals also need to practice self-care and set healthy boundaries with their clients—they are not immune to stress and mental health disorders and might be even more vulnerable to those issues than the general population (Barnett et al., 2007).

One way that therapists can set clinical boundaries is by not connecting with their clients on social media (and being clear about this rule) so that they do not mix their professional responsibilities with their personal lives.

Of course, professionals are not the only ones who need to practice self-care by setting healthy boundaries. People can also set boundaries with their friends—even well-meaning ones.

For example, a woman in the middle of packing up her house for a move might not let a friend who dropped in unannounced stay too long—that way she can get done what she needs to get done (Katherine, 2000). Similarly, that woman might politely decline the same friend’s request to help her pack if she thinks packing should be a personal process (Katherine, 2000).

Healthy boundaries can help manage demands on people’s time, not just malicious or thoughtless demands on one’s time or emotions.

Another setting in which healthy boundaries are crucial is in a romantic partnership.

One example would be a person asking their partner for one night each week alone, as opposed to seeing each other daily. Another example would be a new mother asking her partner to take on more responsibility with their baby (such as giving baths, going to the park with the baby, and so on) so that she can have more time to herself (Barkin & Wisner, 2013).

Rather than fostering resentment, one can instead try to set and communicate their boundaries.

Finally, boundaries can be important in parent-child relationships. For example, parents might ask their child never to enter their bedroom without knocking first, in order to maintain some privacy. Children might ask their parents to never read their diaries or journals so that they can maintain some privacy of their own.

Parents can choose whether to respect a child’s proposed boundaries (they might reject some boundaries for safety reasons, for example), but it is important to be clear about the boundaries they do intend to respect in order to build trust with their children.