As Biden dedicates a monument to Emmett Till, remember that his horrific 1955 lynching isn't ancient history.

Today 18 members of Congress are older than him & the white woman Carolyn Bryant who got him lynched just died this April—all without ever facing a lick of accountability.

Till's story is not ancient history—it's contemporary reality.

The Master of the Antwerp Adoration (active 1500 – 1520) was a Flemish painter in the style of Antwerp Mannerism, whose compositions are typically filled with agitated figures in exotic, extravagant clothes. His notname is from this work showing the Adoration of the Magi (1519). Little else is known. Despite various attempts to match him to recorded names of artists of the time, a leading scholar described the question of his identity as "still up in smoke".

https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/the-adoration-of-the-magi-1519-master-of-the-antwerp-adoration.html

#arthistory

Dinosaurs and the evolution of breathing through bones

Dinosaurs' hyper-efficient breathing system also evolved in two other lineages.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/dinosaurs-and-the-evolution-of-breathing-through-bones/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

The situation at the Texas border continues to be deeply alarming. Governor Greg Abbott's inhumane measures, targeting innocent migrants, demand immediate attention. We cannot stand idly by while razor wire traps, water withholding, and dangerous pushbacks endanger vulnerable lives, including children and infants.

This must end.

Join me in demanding that President Biden step in and put an end to these cruel tactics. Let's make our voices heard: https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/806/513/820/?TAP=2430&source_id=TexasMigrants

Christmas is coming for asteroid scientists just 2 months from today

"Every sample here has a story to tell."

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/christmas-is-coming-for-asteroid-scientists-just-2-months-from-today/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming

Borax is used in laundry detergent and is not safe to ingest.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/07/borax-is-the-new-tide-pods-and-poison-control-experts-are-facepalming/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

July 25 - the birthday of Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) - American #realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. Eakins was a controversial figure whose work received little recognition during his lifetime. Since his death, he has been celebrated by #American art historians as "the strongest, most profound realist in 19th- and early-20th-century American art".

https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/the-champion-single-sculls-max-schmitt-in-a-single-scull-1871-thomas-eakins.html

#arthistory #ArtistBirthday #USA