One thing we love about Mastodon is the community's curiosity about the world. Here are a few of our favorite Magazines (topical feeds of content) we think you may like:
The 19th, an independent nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy: @the
Politics & Society from The Conversation: @politics
Cannes Film Festival, which begins on May 14, may see its first strike since 1968. Freelance festival workers from a labour group called Sous les écrans, la dèche (Broke behind the screens) want to raise awareness of the growing instability of the film industry in France. The group includes around 200 projectionists, programmers, PR representatives, and ticketing and guest relations workers, most of whom also work at other festivals across France. Here's more from Euronews.
Euronews's David Mouriquand has had it with "immersive exhibitions" — magnified replicas of paintings projected onto gallery walls. He says of the Van Gogh show he saw, "[It] made me want to forcibly shove fistfuls of sunflowers down my throat to make the experience end quicker," and describing the Klimt exhibition in Warsaw as "atrocious." Here's his no-holds-barred essay (read: rant) on the subject. What do you think of immersive exhibitions? Explain why in the comments.
@CultureDesk@artstodon@euronews@culture They are kind of gaudy and can be a bit overwhelming, true, but they help expose more people to artists, and artwork they might not otherwise get to learn about or see. How is that a bad thing?
After a barrage of noise complaints, the Italian city of Milan is proposing a new law to get late-night ice-cream lickers off the streets. The local government has filed papers that could lead to a ban on takeaway food and drink sales after 12.30am coming into effect next month. Here's more from Euronews.
An employee of the Pinakothek der Moderne, one of Germany's largest and most prestigious contemporary art galleries, has been fired for hanging one of his own paintings in the space. The 51-year-old technical services team member also has to worry about a police investigation, as Munich authorities are investigating him for damage to property because of the two holes he drilled in a wall. Euronews has the full story. https://flip.it/.AD0l6
Well, the Spanish series 'El ministerio del tiempo' is excellent, every one of its 42 episodes. I highly recommend it! 🕰️ Excellent actors, excellent storyline.
... and it's perfect for improving your knowledge of Spanish culture, history and language. 🇪🇸
'BBC's new series "The Ministry of Time" faces allegations of plagiarising Spanish drama | Euronews'
We are working on the best way of sharing the 1,000 Magazines we've federated, but in the meantime, here's a taste of what you can now follow, which includes Magazines about news, politics, technology, science food, culture, travel, sports, and much more.
Global corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2023 on Tuesday. The report, which shows 23 countries falling to their worst-ever rating, claimed that the fight against government corruption is losing steam due to "Weakening justice systems that reduce the...
#eurovision / Following protesters in #Finland, #Iceland and #Norway, over one thousand Swedish artists and singers have signed a letter calling on the European Broadcasting Union to exclude Israel from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest.
“The fact that countries that place themselves above humanitarian law are welcomed to participate in international cultural events trivialises violations of international law and makes the suffering of the victims invisible,”
Fake olive oil is everywhere because of a drought-related global shortage of the real stuff. @euronews explains how fraudsters are dressing up cheap seed oil by adding chlorophyll and carotenoids to change its color, and the different traceability tools that can help you work out if you're being scammed.
Supporters of the now opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) rallied outside Poland's parliament Thursday to protest changes to public media that Prime Minister Donald Tusk's new government has introduced, as well as against the arrest of former Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński and his deputy Maciej Wąsik. Reuters (LR: 3 CP:...
We’re working on federating all Flipboard accounts and implementing two-way conversations (see @mike
’s blogpost in our pinned post for more) but in the meantime, here's a thread of all the profiles you can currently follow in the Fediverse.
Greece is willing to loan the UK a number of works of antiquity to "fill the void" at the British Museum if the Parthenon sculptures — also known as the Elgin marbles — were returned to Athens, the country's Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has said. GreekReporter.com...
Report: Global Corruption Uptick Due to 'Weakening Justice Systems' (www.improvethenews.org)
Global corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2023 on Tuesday. The report, which shows 23 countries falling to their worst-ever rating, claimed that the fight against government corruption is losing steam due to "Weakening justice systems that reduce the...
Polish Opposition Holds Mass Anti-Government Protest (www.improvethenews.org)
Supporters of the now opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) rallied outside Poland's parliament Thursday to protest changes to public media that Prime Minister Donald Tusk's new government has introduced, as well as against the arrest of former Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński and his deputy Maciej Wąsik. Reuters (LR: 3 CP:...
Greece Offers Treasures to the UK for Parthenon Marbles (www.improvethenews.org)
Greece is willing to loan the UK a number of works of antiquity to "fill the void" at the British Museum if the Parthenon sculptures — also known as the Elgin marbles — were returned to Athens, the country's Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has said. GreekReporter.com...