“Beware—the Nerves!”
Ukraine, 1975
Artist: Yevhen Syvokin

Full video: dai.ly/x8js0lh

Clip from “Chromophobia,” by Raul Servais (1966). On reclaiming creativity and hope from those who aim to drain it from you.

Via @an.i.mat.tion (IG)

War(s) on terror
by @raphaelerba.bsky.social

Although fair use exceptions to copyright include satire, Conan O’Brien was denied fair use of both the melody and lyrics to the Sound of Music when his new travel show went to Salzburg.

His response:

On the “tragedy of the commons” as an alibi for the privatization of our common wealth.

🙏🏼 @theforestjar.bsky.social

“Happiness” (2017) by Steve Cutts.

I taught a course, Rhetoric and Popular Culture, for over 20 years, mostly focused on exactly these themes. I’ve been out of the classroom a while, but this makes me want to jump back into the conversation—about the relationship between commerce and counter-cultures.

A lot has changed. Much hasn’t.

Mrs. Frazzled does a great job breaking down the rhetorical power of satire, here. 🙌🏻

#MomSky

“What I worry about most is the long-term consequence of losing a generation of young scientists,” former NIH director Francis Collins.

The partnership between the federal government and our universities is one of America’s greatest legacies. Protect it.

@theatlantic.com

#AcademicSky
#MomSky

TRUTH!

🗣️@ladyizdihar.bsky.social

Noam Chomsky: “To know where to look, how to look, how to question, how to challenge, how to proceed to deal with the challenges that the world presents to you…in cooperation and solidarity with others. That’s what an educational system should cultivate from kindergarten to high graduate school” 1/2

The cherry blossom tourism at UW is real. 🌸

#bloomscrolling