World Naked Gardening Day, which this year falls on May 3, started with three Seattleites in a Shoreline living room 20 years ago trying to answer a simple question: How could they get more people in the city comfortable with non-sexualized nudity?
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattleites-garden-naked-to-mark-a-holiday-that-started-in-their-own-backyard
#KUOW #News #Culture #ArtsAndLife #Seattle

There's little doubt that Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP), which has been in power since 1959, will win the country's election on May 3. But @BBCNews reports that the government is pulling out all the stops to gain favor with young people, who are experiencing the same issues as younger generations everywhere: A high cost of living, uncertain job prospects and the specter of Trump's tariffs. The PAP has taken to social media, partnering with influencers and using the theme tune for "Friends" on TikTok videos, in order to reach youngsters.

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title: The Approach of the British Pirate "Alabama", from Harper's Weekly, April 25, 1863
artist: Winslow Homer, born Boston, MA 1836-died Prout's Neck, ME 1910
source: Smithsonian American Art Museum
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=36999

NEUTRAL BAY. SYDNEY.

A postcard featuring a coloured black and white photograph of a view over a body of water with boats in the foreground and buildings in the background…

Ink, Paper

Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

https://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/s/hw/EMU.EMUIRN/214071

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Grande Bibliothèque Un lieu de culture et de vie depuis 20 ans
Depuis l’ouverture, pas moins de 42,7 millions de personnes en ont franchi les portes.
79 024 431 : nombre de documents physiques empruntés entre 2005 et 2025. Côté numérique, on parle de plus de 20 000 000 emprunts.
https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/litterature/2025-05-01/grande-bibliotheque/un-lieu-de-culture-et-de-vie-depuis-20-ans.php
#GrandeBibliothèque #GB #lecture #livres #numérique #films #CD #exposition #culture #Montréal #Québec ##Canada #architecture #art #documentation #information

The nominations for the Tony Awards were announced today. @THR lists all the nominees, which include George Clooney, Sarah Snook, Mia Farrow and Audra McDonald, and highlights some notable snubs, such as Denzel Washington for "Othello." The ceremony will take place on June 8, hosted by Cynthia Erivo.

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Office and Factory Buildings, Cali, Colombia, 1945: Office unit: details (3/8" and 1" = 1'-0")
Walter Gropius (1883 - 1969), German, born Berlin, Germany
K.H.C. (active mid-20th C.), American
C.M.D. (active mid-20th C.), American
Graphite on paper
1945
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/165161
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Lupe Fiasco on his new art project and looking at rap ‘in a deep academic way’ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/may/01/lupe-fiasco-new-art-project #Artanddesign #Culture #Hip-hop #Music #Art #Rap

title: Hannah Albertine
artist: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
source: National Portrait Gallery
notes: The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand […]
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.81.M308

Trafic [sic] line and approach to Australian Camp - Mena, Cairo

A postcard featuring a black and white photograph of trees and telegraph poles. In the distance is a train or tram on a train line. Printed text under…

Ink, Paper

Cairo, Egypt

https://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/s/hw/EMU.EMUIRN/151219

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Assembly of First Nations joins calls for Hudson’s Bay to return ceremonial items
The Assembly of First Nations is joining calls for Hudson's Bay to immediately halt the sale of artifacts and return any cultural, ceremonial and sacred items.
#politics #culture #ownership #Canada #HudsonsBayCompany
https://globalnews.ca/news/11159247/assembly-first-nations-hudsons-bay-artifacts/

Iconic Portrait of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon Sells for $32,000 at Auction https://petapixel.com/2025/05/01/iconic-portrait-of-buzz-aldrin-on-the-moon-sells-for-32000-at-auction/ #neilarmstrong #williamanders #buzzaldrin #earthrise #Culture #auction #bonhams #history #apollo #rocket #Space #space #News #NASA

‘I’ll be there’: Ozzy Osbourne insists he will perform final concert amid health doubts https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/01/ozzy-osbourne-final-concert-july-health-doubts-black-sabbath #OzzyOsbourne #BlackSabbath #Popandrock #Culture #UKnews #Music #Metal

https://www.europesays.com/fr/67261/ ce ressenti est unanime chez les critiques ciné américains #AlecBaldwin #Cinéma #Critique #Culture #Divertissement #Entertainment #film #films #FR #France #Movies #rust

The Switch 2 Proves Nintendo Has Learned Its Lesson

Earlier in April, Nintendo revealed its long-awaited successor to its hit console the Switch. Aptly named “Switch 2” it shows Nintendo is playing it smart this time around.

It’s a Switch, but “plussed” to put it in Disney Imagineer terms. The console has the same shape, same ability to quickly switch from a home console to a portable one, backwards compatibility to play Switch 1 games, and […]

Read more: https://timemachiner.io/2025/05/01/the-switch-2-proves-nintendo-has-learned-its-lesson/

New book prize to award aspiring writer £75,000 for first three pages of novel

The Next Big Story competition, run by writing school The Novelry, is encouraging entries from would-be authors ‘historically overlooked by the publishing industry’ A new competition is offering £75,000 to an…
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/01/new-book-prize-to-award-aspiring-writer-75000-for-first-three-pages-of-novel

#Books #Culture #Awardsandprizes #Publishing #YannMartel
@indieauthors

title: Lot M. Morrill
artist: Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
source: National Portrait Gallery
notes: The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand […]
#Art #Design #Museum #Gallery #MastodonArt #MastoArt #Culture #Random
https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.81.M1202

Francis J. Ziegler
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (1844 - 1916), American, born Philadelphia, PA
Oil on canvas
c. 1890
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/230316
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HOBART.

A postcard featuring a sepia photograph of a view over a city with a body of water and mountains in the background. Handwritten text on the front of t…

Ink, Paper

Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

https://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/s/hw/EMU.EMUIRN/210903

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Emma Peel - 1960s Icon

8 July 1966 Daily Mirror

Diana Rigg receives a pay rise.