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Andrea Bowers’s History Lessons
On June 24 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating federal abortion protections that have lasted for nearly half a century. In a meme circulated by David Zwirner gallery in the days following the news, Barbara Kruger challenged: IF THE END OF ROE IS A SHOCK THEN YOU HAVEN’T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.
Michael Asher: There is Never Enough Time to Get Everything Said
“But for me, this has always been thought of as a shared experience. I do not have an ultimate notion of what art is; therefore, if I use the written word or something of that sort, it has a particular interest for me.
Friday, the Thirteenth
Chapter VII. An old gambler, whose life had been spent listening to the rattle of the drop-in-bound-out little roulette ball, was told by a fellow victim, as his last dollar went to the relentless tiger’s maw, that the keeper’s foot was upon an electric button which enabled him to make the ball drop where his stake was not. He simply said, “Thank God.
Don’t Gamble On Your Company’s Future
Although we’ve all suffered enough with the ongoing pandemic, it’s classic gambler’s fallacy to believe one’s business is “due” for a period of quiet stability. Rather, the chances of any given business disruption — fire, flood, earthquake, cyberattack, supply chain failure or another pandemic — are just as high as always. And by that, I mean considerable.
The Climate May Be Beyond Your Control, But The Risk Is Not
Although a pandemic, civil rights movement and impending elections are what dominate the news, the Earth’s climate quietly continues its steady transformation, presenting organizations with serious new property risks and potential long-term financial loss. Many business leaders, unfortunately, say their companies are less than fully prepared for climate risk. As a result, organizations, shareholders and careers may be in jeopardy.
Let Data Inform Your Pandemic-Rebound Decisions
Covid-19 has strained, stretched and severed supply chains, prompting many companies to reassess their operations and relationships around the world. Leaders urgently need to know where their business is resilient and where it is not so they can effectively navigate the crisis. Resilience, if you can measure it, is a solid indicator of which operations will recover quickly and fully from the global shock.
Subcontinental Synth: David Tudor and the First Moog in India
Date Published: April 30, 2013 Subcontinental Synth: David Tudor and the First Moog in India by Alexander Keefe Left: David Tudor, ca. 1974. Photo: Vikas Satwalekar. Right: Handwritten recipes from Tudor’s cookbook. David Tudor Papers, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (980039). Courtesy of the David Tudor Trust on behalf of the Estate of David Tudor. By all accounts David Tudor was a superb Indian cook. He was other things, too.
7 Critical Lessons CEOs Are Learning In The Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic, though devastating, is a surprisingly useful lever for improving a company’s resilience in the face not only of infectious disease, but also of other more common shocks, including cyberattacks, floods, fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, economic downturns and climate change. For CEOs, the deadly coronavirus has instilled valuable lessons in risk management and continuity planning. Let me share seven that I’ve learned: 1. Focus on supply chains.
Friday the 13th (1916) - IMDb
When a judge is financially ruined by Peter Brownley, a Wall Street millionaire, his daughter seeks revenge by getting a job in the tycoon's office. She manages to discover information that... See more » Thomas William Lawson ... (novel) Frances Marion ... () Peerless Productions World Film (1916) (United States) (theatrical) Plot Summary When a judge is financially ruined by Peter Brownley, a Wall Street millionaire, his daughter seeks revenge by getting a job in the tycoon's office.
The Great Jewish Invasion
The phenomenal progress made by the Jews in New York during the past two centuries gives us reason to believe that this race will soon control the leading industries in our American cities. THE Jews of New York City have recently celebrated the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of their settlement on Manhattan Island. In many ways it was the most triumphant episode in the long and lugubrious history of their race.
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Graffiti sprayed across the entrance of Nicodim Gallery in Boyle Heights, 2016, photo: Liz O. Baylen, Los Angeles Times Perhaps we ought to think of painting as a ghetto waiting to be gentrified. —Walead Beshty, “The Whiteness of the Whale” High on the smog-softened masonry of a vacant mill tower, caught between an overheated sunset and a tropical sea, a polar bear stretches an admonishing paw.
Artists at Work: Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith, 2013, courtesy of California Institute of the Arts, photo: Scott Groller Wadada Leo Smith (b. 1941, Leland, Mississippi) is a trumpeter and composer. Among other engagements, he taught at the California Institute of Arts until 2013 and is regarded as a respected educator. Any time spent with Wadada makes it clear exactly why: The level of insight and generosity of spirit he exudes are seemingly boundless.
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