Good morning, Newdists.
I’m thinking that the hours counting down the next eleven days are going to be more than a bit unusual. It has been fours years of ugly and tumultuous. However, 2020 has been more horrific than the other years, and the last few months have been vile. I will breathe more freely when Biden is sworn in.
I have developed a twitter ritual wherein I bookmark a favorite tweet of the week. This week it was this one —
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I’ve spent so much time doomscrolling this week, that I have no Cafe bird for you today. Next week!
However, today we have a video of murmuration.
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Please, Newdists, grab a cup of coffee and something to eat.
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Street Art/Graffiti
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British sculptor Alex Chinneck has brought his mind-bending illusions to Italy with an incredible installation in Milan. Concurrently with Milan Design Week, Chinneck has literally unzipped the facade of a building in the city in what he calls the most ambitious work he's ever made. In addition to the incredible exterior, the building's interior is also filled with several installations that carry through the zipper theme, making for a cohesive and immersive experience.
In collaboration with Philip Morris' IQOS brand, Chinneck worked to playfully transform the building's architecture. Using the chunky masonry that is typical of Italian architecture, Chinneck created the zipper and “peeled” back a layer of the building to reveal a glowing light that alternates between white and blue. LINK
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New Day Cafe is an Open Thread.
What do you want to talk about today?