Vanichi Magazine

07/07/2020

Osteocalcin, a hormone produced in the bones, could one day provide treatments for age-related issues such as muscle and memory loss https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jul/04/does-the-key-to-anti-ageing-lie-in-our-bones

Osteocalcin, a hormone produced in the bones, could one day provide treatments for age-related issues such as muscle and memory loss

29/06/2020

WENT FROM STUDYING COSTUME DESIGN TO ACTUALLY DOING IT — ON MULTIPLE SHOWS AT ONCE
The six-time Emmy nominee also discusses leaving behind a legacy of hiring a diverse staff.
https://fashionista.com/2020/06/michelle-cole-costume-designer-career

The six-time Emmy nominee also discusses leaving behind a legacy of hiring a diverse staff.

28/06/2020

"Born in Vietnam and raised in Orange County, California, Tommy Wu is a self-taught photographer who ventured into photography in his late 30s after a career as an engineer. Tommy’s work can be described as a cinematic capture of the deeply personal, and his ability to capture the color and movement in somewhat muted spaces is a feature that takes Tommys’ work into the realm of fine art."

Born in Vietnam and raised in Orange County, California, Tommy Wu is a self-taught photographer who ventured into photography in his late 30s after a career as an engineer. Tommy’s work can be desc…

18/06/2020

"I am a child of hope.

There was no return ticket back to Gujarat - North India. One had to survive malaria, influenza, scarlet fever, and diarrhea on the initial boat trip to get to Africa. My grandparents on both sides became fond of the beauty of Kenya, worked the land, built homes and raised expansive families.

I am a child of the fight for Independence.

My grandparents and parents survived the independence from British Colonial rule of India as well as 16 years later the uprising for Kenyan Independence.

I am a child of survival." - MEERA MANEK

Meera is a third-generation Kenyan born, ethnically Indian, American raised woman building her own platform. Discover more here:
https://meeramanek.com/east-grows-up-west

I am June 17, 2020 by Meera Manek I am a third-generation Kenyan born, ethnically Indian, American raised woman. I am a child of colonialism.Gujarati Indians from Northern India came to British controlled Africa, present day Kenya. To give some context, this is in East Africa next to Wakanda. Desig...

14/06/2020

Black creators are versatile in every way both inside and outside of traditional Black culture. Two Black background artists, Arthell and Darnell Isom, alongside animator Henry Thurlow, founded D’ART Shtajio — a 2-D animation studio in Tokyo — making it the “first major anime studio created ...

26/05/2020

Get to know the New York graffiti pioneer.

16/05/2020

Lyla dives deeper, “Hozhó is remembering that you are a part of the Earth’s brilliance.” She explains that her grandmother knows this through the language she speaks and the work she has done as a midwife “until she became fluent in the language of suffering mothers, fluent in the language of joyful mothers, fluent in the language of handing glowing newborns to their creators”. Her grandmother further illuminates that hozhó isn’t something you experience on your own in some perceived isolation. “It is interbeauty.”

On Creating Harmonious Lives and the Navajo construct of Hozho thru the words of indigenous environmental scientist /community organizer Lyla June Johnston

16/05/2020

"According to Weather.com the plant this kind of bee needs to survive is very rare in Florida as well which means it’s hard for this kind of bee to get by."🐝💙

For those who may not be aware, there is a species of bee known as the blue calamintha. This bee is as you’d expect a bit blue in color unlike your average bee and for a while now has been seemingly gone from anyone’s view. This kind of bee is so rare to spot that many in the scientific world th...

12/05/2020

"Blackhorse, 28, pored over books about her culture, choosing the issues she cared most about. Among them: the elderly, protecting tribal land and opposing the installation of pipelines. One day, she told her family, she would run for a Navajo Nation Council delegate position, or even for president."

Valentina Blackhorse, 28, saw her job as an administrative assistant for the Navajo Nation as a steppingstone to someday becoming its president.

29/04/2020

🐋🐋🐋 “We have a generation of humpbacks that have never known a quiet ocean,” said Fournet, whose work has shown that the whales alter their calling behaviour in response to a noisy ocean.

The reduction in ship traffic in the ocean, which Barclay compares to a “giant human experiment”, has had scientists racing to find out the effect on marine life.

Drop in underwater noise levels allows scientists to study effects of quieter oceans on marine wildlife

28/04/2020

"Like many, my family has been impacted by the pandemic and resulting changes to our daily life. As working parents, my husband and I have made it a priority to carve out time to care for ourselves (this often means waking up at 6am to get some alone time!) But it’s so worth it when we can approach our day from a more balanced place even when the news is unnerving." -- Moontentco

Here’s a list of free or low-cost online wellness resources that have been supporting me recently.

28/04/2020

27/04/2020

“We are opening up the economy, but we’re not opening up people’s social lives,” Ms Ardern said at the daily government briefing.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said the low number of new cases in recent days “does give us confidence that we have achieved our goal of elimination”.

He warned that “elimination” did not mean there would be no new cases, “but it does mean we know where our cases are coming from”.

The London Economic | The country has managed to avoid the worst-case scenario, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said| Politics

27/04/2020

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"I bring with me a story of long ago"

26/04/2020

🐬🐬🐬Bioluminescence off Newport Beach CA has been stunning. Captain Ryan of Newport Coastal Adventures went out on a boat with a friend, Patrick Coyne, to look for dolphins. Coyne filmed an amazing interaction with a pod of dolphins lit up in blue.

How are they glowing?

20/04/2020

How will Covid-19 reshape luxury markets?

This article considers:
1. Globalization might affect consumer choices. Western consumers in particular may pivot to buying more brands that are designed and manufactured in their country to keep money in their local economy.
2. Bi-annual shows might go bye-bye.
3. A break with collection seasonality could quickly follow.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephanegirod/2020/04/19/five-inflection-points-that-will-reshape-luxury-with-covid-19/

For luxury businesses, accelerating the changes started before COVID-19 is important. But adapting to the new trends the crisis has created also matters to bounce back stronger.

19/04/2020

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One fan says the TikTok's star plant-based alternative to bacon 'should be in the Louvre'

16/04/2020

"POV’s two-part docuseries And She Could Be Next directed by Peabody Award-winner Grace Lee (American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs) and Iranian documentary filmmaker Marjan Safinia (Seeds) has released its first trailer and added Emmy and Peabody winner Ava DuVernay as executive producer. And She Could Be Next will debut on PBS and at pov.org June 2020."

EXCLUSIVE: The future is female…more specifically, females of color. POV’s two-part docuseries And She Could Be Next directed by Peabody Award-winner Grace Lee (American Revolutionary: …

15/04/2020

Davis described the myriad cultures on our planet as the "ethnosphere", by which he means the "sum total of all thoughts and intuitions, myths and beliefs, ideas and inspirations brought into being by the human imagination."

Ancient wisdom in the modern world can save us from the dangers of climate change, argues Wade Davis. The Canadian anthropologist has spent a lifetime looking into what Indigenous peoples of the world can teach us. Now, 10 years after his 2009 Massey lectures called 'The Wayfinders,' he looks back o...

15/04/2020

According to reports, coronavirus is disproportionately affecting African Americans in the US, with Kristen Clarke, committee president and executive director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law calling it “a social, economic and racial justice issue”. It is a similar picture in the UK, with research suggesting that BAME groups are being hit harder in the pandemic.

Henson launched the campaign on social media, saying: “This campaign is for under-served communities experiencing life-changing events related to, or triggered by, the Covid-19 pandemic.”

Henson added: “In the African American community, we’ve been taught to tough it out, hide our suffering, but this is something none of us have ever experienced, and no one should suffer in silence.”

Empire and Hidden Figures star’s virtual service aimed at African Americans, who are suffering disproportionately from Covid-19

15/04/2020

"All the money is going to the underserved communities," Diddy affirmed. Cardi B, Offset, Drake, Tracee Ellis Ross, 2 Chainz, Megan Thee Stallion, Michelle Obama, Naomi Campbell, Justin Bieber and more pulled up to help the cause. Watch here!

15/04/2020

Vanity Fair is back with more first looks at Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of Dune, including peeks as Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, and more.

14/04/2020

Here’s something I think you’ll find quite interesting… These crazy images were created by French artist Jean-Marc Cote, and a few others back in 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1910.

They were asked to imagine what life would be like in the year 2000. According to Collective-Evolution, these artworks were originally in the form of postcards or paper cards enclosed in cigarette and cigar boxes.

The images depict the world as it was imagined it would be like in the year 2000. Some of these unique illustrations are actually quite accurate vision of the current era today, including farming machines, robotic equipment, and flying machines. Now we haven’t started riding giant seahorses yet, although it does look like one hell of a good time.

Here's something I think you'll find quite interesting... These crazy images were created by French artist Jean-Marc Cote, and a few others back in 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1910. The point being.. Well, basically they were asked to imagine what life would be like in the year 2000. According to Collecti...

13/04/2020

As of April 10, 2020, the 50 employees who have passed as reported by their family members and loved ones:

22 are paraprofessionals
21 are teachers
2 are administrators
1 is a facilities staffer
1 is a guidance counselor
1 is a food service staffer
2 central office employees
1 employee listed above was also staffing a REC

"This is painful news for too many of our communities-each number represents a life, a member of one our schools or offices, and the pain their loved ones are experiencing is unimaginable. We will be there to support our students and staff in any way they need, including remote crisis and grief counseling each day. We mourn these losses and will not forget the impact each person had on our DOE family," Chancellor Richard A. Carranza said.

21 New York City public school teachers are among the 50 Department of Education employees who have died of coronavirus, DOE said Monday.

11/04/2020

WHOA! Watch this until the end 🐸

10/04/2020

This has never happened before

“White is not surrender, but a blank sheet waiting to be written.”

10/04/2020

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"Part of the Cheval Blanc collection, the swanky 115-room hotel will sit at the corner of Rodeo Drive and Little Santa Monica Boulevard. While this area is replete with high-end hotels, including the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel and the Beverly Wilshire, the Cheval Blanc is vying to be even more exclusive.

The hotel will feature oversized suites, two swimming pools—one of which is a private penthouse pool—plus a private club. Rather than focusing on banquets or conference facilities, LVMH will capitalize on its nearby network of high-end restaurants, spas and retailers to sate guests. Indeed the Louis Vuitton and Dior boutiques just a stone’s throw away on—where else—Rodeo Drive."

https://robbreport.com/travel/hotels/lvmh-plans-to-build-an-ultra-premium-hotel-on-rodeo-drive-2910239/

The swanky 115-room hotel will have a rooftop pool and a private club, of course.

08/04/2020

The mental image of LA is a skyline obscured by smog. But on Tuesday, LA saw some of the cleanest air of any major city in the world, according to IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company which also monitors pollution levels in cities around the globe.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/us/los-angeles-pollution-clean-air-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

With the state of California under a stay-at-home order for the last several weeks because of the threat of coronavirus, Los Angeles' notoriously dirty air has dramatically improved.

08/04/2020

"In some ways, it’s a good thing. We need to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and not everyone owns the materials (or has the seamstress skills) to make their own. Many brands promise that proceeds will be donated to charities, or go toward making more masks for those working on the front lines. And, when it comes to smaller companies, selling masks might be a way stay afloat, and pay workers who would otherwise be laid-off or furloughed."

https://www.instyle.com/fashion/fashion-face-masks-coronavirus-covid-19

And we're very conflicted.

07/04/2020

Spain would be the first European country to enact a basic income and provide monthly cash payments to its citizens.

06/04/2020

A beauty queen who was crowned Miss England in 2019 has returned to the United Kingdom from overseas charity work to continue her career as a doctor amid the coronavirus pandemic.

03/04/2020

🐿 just because...

Their full bellies and happy faces are all the thanks he needs.

02/04/2020

A college senior from Versailles put her stir-craziness to good use with a project that will help the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.

01/04/2020

Fantastic!

Even though most of us are stuck at home and can't go out and enjoy art in museums, that doesn't mean that life is boring or uncultured. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged art fans to post photos of themselves recreating their favorite works of art from the safety of their homes. People resp...

27/03/2020

🐶❤ While the Georgia Aquarium and other Atlanta spots may be closed during the COVID-19 outbreak, puppies from the Atlanta Humane Society got the royal treatment.

The pups were able to roam free all around the Georgia Aquarium – making new friends, relaxing and getting treats along the way.

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/watch-atlanta-humane-society-puppies-explore-georgia-aquarium/VUEXFSULIRD53MQ4M7M3E3QY7Q/

Atlanta Humane Society puppies got to tour the Georgia Aquarium

27/03/2020

Read this and thank us later. And thank Tim❤

Americans have found their new icon. Since the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma put Tim Send, their head of security, in charge of their Twitter, the whole country has been praising his tweets.

27/03/2020

26/03/2020

"The German federal government is stepping in with a sweeping aid package for the country’s creative and cultural sectors. The staggering €50 billion ($54 billion) in backing comes less than two weeks since Germany first made its promise of support.

“We know the hardships, we know the desperation,” said culture minister Monika Grütters in a statement. “The cultural sector in particular is characterized by a high proportion of self-employed people who now have problems with their livelihoods.” She said that the federal government is “wholly aware” of the importance of the creative industries, adding that “[h]elp is coming as quickly and with as little bureaucracy as possible!”"

The German government is providing a major stimulus package to support its creative and cultural industries.

26/03/2020

26/03/2020

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You are now able to take a virtual tour of the catacombs of Paris! All from the comfort of your own home. Ready to start a macabre adventure?