Saturday, May 06, 2023

Paper Airplane Designed by Boeing Engineers Breaks World Record–Nearly Flying Length of Football Field

Old enough to know better, too young to care. 


Why Rural Artist Residencies Are So Important

Residencies need funding to continue to exist - and not to charge the artists for their time - but "even when funding is available, residencies can be exclusionary simply because they require artists to take time away." - The Guardian (UK)

Literary criticism is flourishing, says Ryan Ruby, despite – and sometimes because of – dire economic circumstances... more »


Paper Airplane Designed by Boeing Engineers Breaks World Record–Nearly Flying Length of Football Field Good News Network



It’s not as difficult as you think to shout upwind(press release) NewsWise


Keeping beaches dark still priority through turtle nesting season Observer


The global economy’s slow-motion reset Axios


Why Rural Artist Residencies Are So Important

Residencies need funding to continue to exist - and not to charge the artists for their time - but "even when funding is available, residencies can be exclusionary simply because they require artists to take time away." - The Guardian (UK)


Found In Manhattan: Manuscripts Likely Looted From A Greek Monastery During WWI

The manuscripts, dating to the 16th and 17th centuries, were probably lost in 1917 "when Bulgarian combatants are said to have plundered nearly 900 items from the Theotokos Eikosiphoinissa Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery, often called Kosinitza." - The New York Times