Monday, March 3
In The NEWS
How the Oscars became a fashion gala
A fashion historian points to two individuals who made the Oscars the glamorous event it is today. The first, in the 1950s and '60s, was a costume designer named Edith Head. She was responsible for making sure the stars looked their best on television. The second, Fred Hayman, brought luxury looks back to the stage in the '90s. Learn more here.
How the Oscar statuette is made
Learn how the statuettes are made, from casting the molten metal into its iconic shape to the electroplating process that gives Oscar his signature 24-karat golden glow to assembling the finished product and engraving the winner’s name. There’s much more to this knight than meets the eye. Watch the process for this iconic cultural symbol here.
Flubs and snubs throughout Oscar history
Comedian Bruce Vilanch takes listeners behind the scenes at the Academy Awards to get the inside scoop on everything from the nominating process to the celebrity spats backstage. Don’t miss “The Hurt Oscar!” about the 2010 Oscars battle for best picture between Kathryn Bigelow’s "The Hurt Locker" and ex-husband James Cameron’s "Avatar." Listen here.
Visualize data around the Academy Awards
With nearly a century’s worth of ceremonies and winners, there’s plenty of data to be mined from the Academy Awards. Check out this collection of creative data visualizations that put some of that wealth of information into context. Check out most-nominated-actor-ever Meryl Streep’s various accents, musical numbers, and more here.
Controversies and provocations at the Oscars
We all remember when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, even if we forget his Oscar win for "King Richard" just a few minutes later. Variety rounded up 21 different Oscar-winning scandals, starting with the slap and moving through best picture upsets and best supporting actress rumors. Read through the ceremonies' most surprising moments here.
The mysterious case of the missing Oscars
Since 1951, all Oscar statuettes have been awarded with a caveat—if the recipient wants to sell it, they have to first offer it back to the Academy for $1. There’s now a black market for the golden knights. Some buyers are anonymous movie buffs, but some are the stars themselves: Steven Spielberg purchased Oscars and donated them back to the Academy.
A fashion historian points to two individuals who made the Oscars the glamorous event it is today. The first, in the 1950s and '60s, was a costume designer named Edith Head. She was responsible for making sure the stars looked their best on television. The second, Fred Hayman, brought luxury looks back to the stage in the '90s. Learn more here.
How the Oscar statuette is made
Learn how the statuettes are made, from casting the molten metal into its iconic shape to the electroplating process that gives Oscar his signature 24-karat golden glow to assembling the finished product and engraving the winner’s name. There’s much more to this knight than meets the eye. Watch the process for this iconic cultural symbol here.
Flubs and snubs throughout Oscar history
Comedian Bruce Vilanch takes listeners behind the scenes at the Academy Awards to get the inside scoop on everything from the nominating process to the celebrity spats backstage. Don’t miss “The Hurt Oscar!” about the 2010 Oscars battle for best picture between Kathryn Bigelow’s "The Hurt Locker" and ex-husband James Cameron’s "Avatar." Listen here.
Visualize data around the Academy Awards
With nearly a century’s worth of ceremonies and winners, there’s plenty of data to be mined from the Academy Awards. Check out this collection of creative data visualizations that put some of that wealth of information into context. Check out most-nominated-actor-ever Meryl Streep’s various accents, musical numbers, and more here.
Controversies and provocations at the Oscars
We all remember when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, even if we forget his Oscar win for "King Richard" just a few minutes later. Variety rounded up 21 different Oscar-winning scandals, starting with the slap and moving through best picture upsets and best supporting actress rumors. Read through the ceremonies' most surprising moments here.
The mysterious case of the missing Oscars
Since 1951, all Oscar statuettes have been awarded with a caveat—if the recipient wants to sell it, they have to first offer it back to the Academy for $1. There’s now a black market for the golden knights. Some buyers are anonymous movie buffs, but some are the stars themselves: Steven Spielberg purchased Oscars and donated them back to the Academy.
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
The World at War
Right now, we have wars in two areas, the middle east, specifically Israel, and Europe, specifically Ukraine. Russia invaded Ukraine and Hamas (Iran) invaded Israel. We also have wars in Syria, Sudan, Myanmar (civil wars in all three countries) & Taiwan which is trying to protect itself from China.
As a result of mainstream media, we, as American citizens, are only focused on Ukraine and Israel since they are the most volatile and far worse than civil wars.
Many experts, those who study war, say that the world is PRIMED FOR A THIRD WORLD WAR... now, are they correct, or are they just speculating, or are they unsure and want the world to be prepared anyway?
No one knows for sure...
But, if there is a WWIII, what kind of a war will it be like?
- Some say a conventional war
- Some say not a conventional war
- Some say nuclear war - limited
- Some say nuclear war - all out
Personally, it is hard to believe that the world would want an all out nuclear war. Even if some of the elite survived a nuclear war, they would do so underground with very few, if any, of the modern conveniences. If they did have some modern conveniences, what would life be like underground?
- Would we have babies?
- What kind of food would we eat?
- What kind of medical would we have?
- What kind of education?
- What kind of recreation/entertainment?
- What kind of housing?
- What kind of transportation?
We currently have several global wars going on and a potential for WWIII but we better hope that we never go to the latter.
the first quantum teleportation in history
The future is coming and much faster than we think. Let’s do an exercise of imagination, imagine, for a moment, being able to send information from one point to another without the need for cables, Wi-Fi or traditional signals, more or less like something telepathic, right?
Well, that is precisely what scientists have recently achieved at the University of Oxford: teleporting data between two quantum computers. Although it may seem like science fiction or just news, the world
Although, let’s lower the hype a little, the transmission distance of this experiment was less than two meters, but that doesn’t matter, what matters is having achieved this milestone of sharing information without the need for connections. READ MORE...
Although, let’s lower the hype a little, the transmission distance of this experiment was less than two meters, but that doesn’t matter, what matters is having achieved this milestone of sharing information without the need for connections. READ MORE...
Sunday, March 2
At A Glance
Society & Culture
> Explaining the rise of the weird cocktail.
> Analyzing the intricacies of Radiohead's slacker anthem "Creep."
> Imagining the memoirs of Disney princesses at middle age.
> Cheese coffee and other unique global coffee traditions.
> Huxley and his pupil Orwell compare their respective dystopias.
World History
> Test your knowledge of famous celebrity death days.
> Six myths about the Middle Ages.
> How the Silk Road actually worked.
> An interactive map of Egypt's ancient wonders.
> Machu Picchu before it was a tourist attraction.
Business & Finance
> Why new Rolexes might cost less than old ones.
> An in-depth interview with MrBeast, YouTube's biggest creator.
> A look at China's Silicon Valley.
> What happens when nurses are hired like Ubers?
> How consulting firm McKinsey took over the world.
Health & Medicine
> What people did before eyeglasses were invented.
> Flossing your teeth can help prevent strokes.
> How an addicted brain works.
> What lives in your gut microbiome.
> What happens when antibiotics stop working.
Science & Technology
> When six scientists were convicted over an Italian earthquake.
> Charting the pollution of the essential food industry.
> Why there are equal males and females in most species.
> Explore Wikipedia, but TikTok-style.
> How solar panels are made.
Agata Bogacka - Artist
Agata Bogacka’s work was the post-transformation reality. Right after graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Bogacka focused on the portrait form, but unlike the members of the Ładnie (Nicely) group, her painting was more individual and egocentric from the beginning. Right after graduation, she took part in an exhibition organized by the Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw entitled “Indeed, The Young Ones Are Realists”, and only a year later the same place hosted her first solo exhibition curated by Stach Szabłowski entitled “I’m bleeding”.
The exhibition consisted of 16 works connected with autobiographical motives. Bogacka has portrayed herself and her loved ones in a very naturalistic manner, thus touching upon the problem of alienation and isolation, toxic relationships or female body physiognomy. Feminist themes: maternity, and sisterhood were among the main topics of the artist’s works.
Without any prudishness, she painted women who, while looking at themselves in the mirror, simultaneously observed their vagina, blood dripping from under their thighs or urine dripping. This early period of Bogacka’s works can be described as a kind of self-therapy, a way of dealing with the past and an attempt to break controversial taboos. She became, in a way, the voice of a generation that ostentatiously cries for help and attention.
Over time, her paintings have evolved and become increasingly abstract. Her latest works are based on the configuration of planes with color gradation. In this way, the artist captures the intricacy of relationships between people, and the depth of emotions that unite and sometimes divide loved ones. Until 19 March, you could see the full spectrum of her latest, abstract canvases in Gunia Nowik Gallery in Warsaw. The electrifying pictures, full of contradictory emotions, prove that Bogacka’s art is still changing, evolving and will surprise us many times.
In The NEWS
Zelenskyy clashes with Trump, Vance in White House visit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance Friday to discuss a potential rare earth minerals deal. The meeting highlighted tensions over US military aid and Ukraine's sovereignty, with Zelenskyy seeking stronger security guarantees and Trump pushing for a minerals agreement as compensation for US support. The meeting turned tense as Trump and Vance berated Zelenskyy in a televised exchange; watch it here.
Trump to sign executive order making English the official US language.
The development would mark the first time in history that the US has had an official language since it was founded nearly 250 years ago. Roughly 68 million people of the country's 340 million speak a language other than English at home, according to the US Census Bureau. The US is one of five countries globally that do not have an official language.
Measles outbreak in western Texas grows to 146 infected people.
Most of the individuals are unvaccinated (79), while the rest have an unknown status. At least 20 people have been hospitalized, and one person has died so far. The outbreak is centered in Gaines County, Texas, where vaccination rates are lower than the recommended 95% threshold. See our previous write-up here.
Pope Francis suffers bronchial spasm, Vatican says in health update.
The bronchial spasm—a tightening of the muscles in the airways—caused the 88-year-old pontiff to inhale vomit. He was treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and is recovering. The pope has been hospitalized for two weeks now after experiencing bronchitis, which developed into pneumonia in both lungs.
The 97th Academy Awards take place tomorrow (7 pm ET, ABC and Hulu).
Spanish-language musical "Emilia Pérez" leads the pack with a record-breaking 13 nominations, followed by "The Brutalist" and "Wicked" with 10 apiece and "A Complete Unknown" and "Conclave" with eight nominations each. Comedian Conan O'Brien will host. See predictions here, and see inside the Oscars gift bag here.
Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises as expected in January.
The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which measures costs consumers pay across a wide range of items, excluding food and energy, rose 2.6% year over year and 0.3% month over month. The annualized rate is down from the upwardly revised 2.9% in December. The central bank targets 2% annual inflation.
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
Healthy
In 1987, at the age of FORTY (40), I gave up the following COLD TURKEY:
- Smoking cigarettes
- Drinking alcohol
- Eating red meat
- Eating fried foods
- Eating sweets
Additionally:
I made a point of managing my stress by exercising for at least 30 minutes each day. This exercise for the most part included walking and to some degree the use of strength machines, but no dead weights were involved.
This change in my health DID NOT PREVENT me from having a triple-bypass level heart attack TWENTY (20) years later. The cardiac surgeon told me that I was so damn healthy that my heart created its own bypass that saved my life.
He also said that there were no pre-existing conditions that could have laid the foundation for me to have this heart attack, so situation was just an ANOMOLY. This surgeon inserted 5 stints in my three arteries on the left side.
In my seventies, I had five lower back disks fused because of spinal stenosis and arthritis, but the surgeon told me that my condition would have occurred earlier in life had I not been so physically healthy.
In short, I believe my current physical condition is a direct result of what I stopped in 1987 and how I changed my life.,
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