The Written Image

Driving throughout the suburbs, sometimes you can see boxes 

of discarded books and magazines, ate by mold, cockroaches, 

and other unfriendly elements. 

People are too lazy to donate their books to a local library. 

Probably many people switched to a different media 

of reading on iPad, on Kindle, and Internet. Many people cheat by 

watching the classic literature in movies. 

So, when books became the textual trash? 

What it tells about our society? 

Is culture of reading in decline?

It is not unusual to use the vulnerability of printed media 

as a written image.

Books are manipulated by contemporary artists conceptually into

soft sculptures, into wearable art, into a tool to dry plants - 

repurposing the book, now sadly unreadable, into something else, 

called 'written image.'

Information literacy transformed into visual literacy on a level not seen before.

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Embracing Summer: Photomontage

Photographer: Ida Tomshinsky

 

Today is a Selfie Day: Winners of the Day

 

Good Morning! Happy Tuesday!

What a bold statement:

coffee and yogurt cake for breakfast!

Back to basics

on a beautiful summer day.

 

12 Women Writers

 Many female writers have adopted male

nom de plumes; or otherwise gender-ambiguous

pseudonyms, for the number of reasons:

a. to publish without prejudice in male dominated

circles;

b. to experiment with the freedom of anonymity;

c. to encourage male readership, etc.

From Louisa May Alcott to J.K. Rowling, 

12 women authors have written under

pseudonyms.

Mosquito Time

This book will help you to protect yourself

in hot summers and cold winters.

It's summer, and during the summertime, we experience

an increase in temperature and lots of rain, contributing to

mosquito breeding. Aside, bites from infected mosquitos 

can spread different diseases. It is important to be protected:

a. get rid of standing water;

b. properly discard any item (bottles, toys, containers)

because these items collect water, creating a breeding

background for mosquitoes; 

c. Mosquitos are active during dawn and dusk. People should 

cover skin with clothing and apply mosquito repellent in

the great outdoors.

National Parks: Celebrating the Great Outdoors

At the summertime, parks programs are always a blast!

Besides, parks and recreation fairs fostering a shared

commitment to protect our planet and its delicate

ecosystems.

 

Cholesterol: Back to Basics

 

According the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, 

the CDC,

about 38% of American adults have high cholesterol, 

putting them at risk for heart disease and stroke.

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance found in blood. 

Our liver makes all cholesterol that we need.

Our diet influences the level of cholesterol.

HDL is the 'good' cholesterol, 

LDL is the bad.

The factors that contribute to the high LDL:

age, high stress levels, physical inactivity and obesity,

smoking, alcohol, and poor diet.

Eat this: oats and whole grains, beans, vegetable oils

Limit or avoid: red meat, fried food, baked goods.

Father's Day Appreciation

Thank you for being the tough,

rugged and hardworking man, we

love so much!

Celebrating wonderful dads

who carry, and are genuinely good,

and because our dads deserve the

very best!

Happy Father's Day!

 

Juneteenth

Celebrating with book display.

Reading, researching, and raising.