Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated by direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama who have faced oppression, geographic isolation and intense material...
Quilting in general is a very personal art form. Devoted quilters put a lot of thought and care into their designs and the fabric they use. They can tell you what it all means when you ask.
The very idea of mass-produced “traditional” quilts is spitting on the whole idea of quilting.
But what the hell, we have mass-produced Navajo rugs, right?
Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling a “new wave of counteroffensive actions” by Russia....
Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old exhales with her head thrown back, collapsing into laughter that causes smoke to billow out of her mouth. The clip is grainy and shaky – as if shot in low light by someone who had zoomed in on Madi’s...
She apparently did send the texts she was guilty of sending. Which was a misdemeanor and for which she paid restitution. But, as was already said, the videos were on social media and that doesn’t give the pedophile cop the right to make up some deepfake bullshit, which results in a public press conference accusing her of it, and that results in things like her neighbor threatening to kill her because he thought she was a pedophile.
Koenig revealed Chekov was supposed to resemble Jones. “The character was inspired by Davy Jones from The Monkees and for the first six or seven episodes I wore a wig — a woman’s wig for that matter and I wore that until my hair grew out and then it was my hair — until I started to lose it and we went back to a hairpiece!” Koenig recalled.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Koening further discussed how Jones inspired Chekov. “He inspired the studio,” Koening said. “They were looking for somebody that was somewhat like him and that appealed to the same category as him, and it had the desired response. I got an enormous amount of fan mail from kids 8-12, generally on lined paper in pencil.” Related
Have you ever seen Head? It was a movie The Monkees made in the late 60s that was co-written by Jack Nicholson and directed by Bob Rafelson, who also directed Five Easy Pieces. It’s utterly insane and anarchic. Their songs were their own in that film. A lot of people hate it because there’s no plot and nothing makes sense. But that’s why I love it.
Definitely. Help! came out three years earlier and had already upped the surreality factor from A Hard Day’s Night. And then everyone started doing LSD…
Eurovision is supposed to be a celebration. Those lucky enough to bag tickets to the live shows are usually seen on TV dancing around the arena, cheering and having a fabulous time....
and in previous songs that got rejected she wrote about supporting the war.
Slightly off- This same song was originally written as an October 7th memorial song, but the title (October Rain) had to be changed, along with some of the lyrics.
I am going to use this opportunity to show this year’s ‘fuck it, we aren’t winning, so let’s just have fun’ entry. This time, it’s Croatia’s entry- Rim Tim Tagi Dim by a dude who calls himself Baby Lasagna and it’s really funny.
“While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” the Office of Melania Trump wrote in a statement to ABC News.
After the Trump campaign confirmed soon-to-be-graduate Barron Trump’s role as an RNC delegate, and his dad awkwardly forgot his age while reacting to the news, he’s turning down the role, according to his mom....
His dad probably only was around for him when he was needed as a prop in front of cameras. And maybe show up briefly to give him a gift card on his birthday.
I don’t know quite how you would do this, but I’d like a combination of this press release and the first press release announcing he would be a delegate set to the music of the song Dueling Banjos.
Which is what makes this so funny. First the Trump team issues a press conference that it’s happening then, apparently, Melania goes, “fuck no it isn’t!” and releases her own press release about Barron having “prior commitments” on the day his dad gets officially nominated for president.
Just in case you were wondering how that marriage has been going.
A Tesla owner who hasn’t paid attention to the “when we say “Autopilot” and “Full Self Driving,” we don’t expect you to believe it” message from the company might think that driving home that way after drinking is being smart and safe.
They should simply not be allowed to call them that.
(incidentally, lemm.ee just instituted a rule for mods saying that they need to provide clear and accurate reasons for their actions)
That should not have to be a rule. Lemmy asks you for a reason when you delete a post or ban someone and you can’t do it unless you type in that reason.
So lemm.ee must have some shitty mods who are typing in XXXX for the reason or something.
Yeah, that is a shitty way to moderate. I always try to make it clear what the violation is, especially if I need to point to a specific rule. For example, I had to remove a post from World News this morning because rule 1 says no U.S. internal news. So when I removed it, I put something like ‘Rule 1: No U.S. internal news’ as the reason. If nothing else, it cuts down on PM arguments someone might start. It even occasionally leads to a polite discussion where I’ve reversed the decision.
They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along (apnews.com)
Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated by direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama who have faced oppression, geographic isolation and intense material...
Pope tells Italians they need to have more babies (www.euronews.com)
Italy’s birth rate, already one of the lowest in the world, has been falling steadily for about 15 years and reached a record low last year....
Russia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years (www.cnn.com)
Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling a “new wave of counteroffensive actions” by Russia....
Joost Klein from the Netherlands disqualified from Eurovision 2024 (eurovisionworld.com)
She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all (www.theguardian.com)
Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old exhales with her head thrown back, collapsing into laughter that causes smoke to billow out of her mouth. The clip is grainy and shaky – as if shot in low light by someone who had zoomed in on Madi’s...
We Must Remember the Fallen (lemmy.sdf.org)
Eurovision has become an ugly mess (www.dazeddigital.com)
Eurovision is supposed to be a celebration. Those lucky enough to bag tickets to the live shows are usually seen on TV dancing around the arena, cheering and having a fabulous time....
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8 (abcnews.go.com)
The judge…...
Barron Trump declines Florida GOP delegate position due to 'prior commitments' (abcnews.go.com)
“While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” the Office of Melania Trump wrote in a statement to ABC News.
Barron Trump backs out of RNC: Melania's team blames "prior commitments" (www.salon.com)
After the Trump campaign confirmed soon-to-be-graduate Barron Trump’s role as an RNC delegate, and his dad awkwardly forgot his age while reacting to the news, he’s turning down the role, according to his mom....
Tesla’s Autopilot caused a fiery crash into a tree, killing a Colorado man, lawsuit says (apnews.com)
Elon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge says (arstechnica.com)
Donald Trump says he'll revoke Joe Biden's protections for trans people 'on day one' (www.advocate.com)
Sam Bankman-Fried has a new currency to trade in prison: rice (www.businessinsider.com)
Steve Bannon still isn't in prison, but he's a little closer (www.motherjones.com)
Prove you're really a Trekkist! (lemmy.world)