LightNews LightNews
gothicpretzel.bsky.social
@gothicpretzel.bsky.social
76 followers 130 following 6 posts
Posts Replies Media Videos
Reposted
trahias.bsky.social
"Snow. Crow", 2008, Etching and aquatint, 36 x 36 cm - Ryoheyi Tanaka, Japanese, born 1933
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Reposted
unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
We teamed up with Society of Behavioral Medicine to share how all of us—scientists, health professionals, and the public—can help combat misinformation 🧠.

This post highlights their toolkit with 10 practical tips to help identify and prevent the spread of misinformation.
September 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Reposted
trahias.bsky.social
Franco Pretti (Italian Artist, born 1960)
"Transparency", 2024.
Watercolor, 35 × 55 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
August 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Reposted
poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social
Always right
June 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reposted
xkcd.com
Fix This Sign

xkcd.com/3113/
Comic. [Person with ponytail using handheld device in front of a large sign with crooked, off-center header, with crooked QR code (with illegible URL) and crooked list beneath] Header: DOANATE TO FIX THIS SIGN! List: $10 Fix kerning [kerning around “rni” of kerning is difficult to read]; $20 Align Columns [out of alignment] $20 Fix text size [much smaller text size]; $50 Fix typo; $50 Fix centering; $100 fix rotation. PERSON: Grrr… [caption] My new company’s business model is based on extorting graphic designers.
July 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Reposted
trahias.bsky.social
Jia Li (Chinese Artist, born 1964)
"Summer Light", 2015.
Watercolor on Paper.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
June 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Reposted
trahias.bsky.social
Katja Lang (German, born 1968)
"If I stood still", 2023.
Drypoint Etching, 70 × 50 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
June 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Reposted
trahias.bsky.social
Sang H. Han (American Artist, born 1958)
"Giving Way to Spring", 2011.
Acrylic on Canvas, 122 × 91 cm.
Private Collection.

#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
May 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Reposted
ec.europa.eu
Today is World Book and Copyright Day. Did you know:

📚 575 000 books are published in Europe every year.
💶 Publishing is one of the largest cultural industries in Europe, with an estimated market value of over €36 billion.
🤝 The entire book value chain employs more than half a million people.
A photo of a public bookcase made from the front half of a small boat, standing upright against a rocky background with the sea in the distance. The boat is filled with various books, and there’s a sign in Italian that reads, “Prendi un libro lascia un libro,” which means “Take a book leave a book.” A photo of a public bookcase resembling a lighthouse with books inside and the word “Biblioteka,” which means library in Lithuanian, at the top. It’s placed on a grassy area next to a red brick pathway leading towards the sea. A photo of a red wooden cart with four wheels. It’s filled with many books. The cart is parked in a grassy area with trees in the background, under clear skies. A photo of a little bookcase labelled "Biblioteca," which means “library” in Spanish. It resembles a small house with a red roof and blue trim, and it’s filled with books. In the background is the beach and the ocean.
April 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Reposted
catsofyore.bsky.social
Imagine if people went viral for advances in treating animal diseases instead of treating animals like bespoke novelties. We need one-shot, non-surgical contraceptives for stray cats, not glow-in-the-dark rabbits and fake dire wolves.
April 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Reposted
sarahseeandersen.bsky.social
“A.I. makes art accessible.” Art has always been accessible. There was like a six month period where I drew all the sketches for my comics with a lined notebook from the grocery store and a random green marker.
April 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Reposted
birdheartedgirl.bsky.social
Hiroko Takeda 武田裕子
Plum Blossoms and Snow
March 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Reposted
thinlyveiledpanda.bsky.social
People who are nonchalant worry me. I have so much chalant. I am nothing but chalant
March 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Reposted
birdheartedgirl.bsky.social
stop
chasing
the sun
my love...
just sit still
and let the sky
bring it to you
March 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reposted
fungijojo.bsky.social
😅
March 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Reposted
thelatestkate.bsky.social
💜
A drawing of a baby lynx resting among snowdrop flowers. The caption reads, "you're still a good "you," even while you're not feeling like yourself" A drawing of a tuxedo cat lying among neon flowers. The caption reads, "your existence HAS never and WILL never be burdensome" A drawing of a purple linsang sitting in a tree. The caption reads, "you are NOT a burden; you're a person with needs, and that's completely normal"
March 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Reposted
reuters.com
A 330 lb AI-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is the prototype future ‘caregiver’ for Japan's rapidly ageing population amid a chronic shortage of aged-care workers reut.rs/43efNm4
AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's ageing population
Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used to change diapers or prevent bedsores in the elderly.
reut.rs
February 28, 2025 at 7:29 AM