Art doesn't occur in a vacuum. In fact, one might argue that art can act as a thermometer, measuring culture, politics, and the general moment. So, let's set the scene.It's 2025. As a nation, we've withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement. Our state, Illinois, is experiencing extended droughts and large-scale dust storms.We're also approaching the 200-year anniversary of when settlers came into MLAN County and used teams of oxen prairie breakers to rip up native prairie, making way for industrialized agri ...

Uh, so my name is Julia Sheldon and this is me taking my first steps on the continent of Antarctica about three months ago. And I'm going to take you on a little journey as to how I got there and show you some photographs that I took along the way. I first must confess that I have a hard time separating my adventures in the world with my time inside these campus buildings here at Walkers where I have truly I feel like grown up alongside my students for these past 27 years and it's so great to see so many of ...

you. As we said, defense stocks rallying on these rising geopolitical concerns. Joining us this morning, former white House Middle East policy advisor, ambassador Mark Ginsburg.Ambassador, thanks for your time today. Appreciate it. Sure.So we've made it clear we didn't participate in this. Lebanon's Hezbollah, they don't they don't are not clearing any action. Can this be contained, so to speak.I think it all depends on the retaliation. That Iran still has in its back pocket. >> It didn't use its its ballis ...

Yeah, Scott, quite the debut it's been today. Currently, shares are trading about 36% higher around 3667. This comes after Chime priced a dollar above the range at $27 per share, which at that time implied a fully diluted valuation of 11.6% billion, which is less than half the valuation Chime commanded back in 2021 in a private funding round.Uh, still of course the stock doing quite well today. Chime is a fintech company that provides banking services that target individuals making $100,000 a year or below. ...

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Core Perspective - The "International Editors-in-Chief Roundtable" emphasized the importance of enhancing cross-cultural dialogue and practical cooperation between China and Latin America to create a more balanced and inclusive international media landscape [1]. Group 1: Economic and Cultural Exchanges - Malik Sullemana highlighted the necessity of deepening economic and cultural exchanges between China and Latin America, envisioning a partnership based on shared destiny [3]. - Camila Escalante pointed out that the current global media environment requires cooperation founded on mutual respect and trust, with China–Latin America collaboration serving as a constructive model [3]. Group 2: Civilizational Exchanges and Technological Collaboration - Belal Deeb noted that civilizational exchanges between China and Latin America have advanced progress in education and technology, providing pathways for multicultural coexistence [4]. - Angelica Maria Sánchez Reyes observed that civilizational dialogue and technological collaboration are creating impacts that extend beyond traditional trade models [4]. Group 3: Achievements in Cultural Understanding - Bai Long reported that China has established nearly 200 sister-city partnerships with 17 Latin American countries, with Confucius Institutes and cultural centers acting as bridges for mutual understanding [5]. - Under the Belt and Road Initiative, projects like the Port of Chancay symbolize deeper and higher-quality cooperation between the regions [5]. Group 4: New Channels of Communication - Liu Zhen emphasized that short videos have emerged as a new medium for connecting different cultures, fostering vibrant people-to-people exchanges through authentic and diverse content [6]. Group 5: Shared Goals and Multilateralism - Liu Hong concluded that both China and Latin American countries share rich civilizational experiences and similar modernization goals, stressing the importance of multilateralism and mutual learning in globalization [7].

日前，徐汇南部综合体"华之门"部分地块规划变更，包括 150米超高层地标取消、新增一幅体量达4.3万㎡纯宅地等。 02 上海多幅地块"商转住" 近一段时间，上海城央、城中及外围区域，都有土地规划中途变更， 减少商办，增加住宅。 01 华之门150米超高层取消 新增4.3万㎡体量住宅 徐汇华泾的"华之门"综合体开发地块出现用地变更，其中原D7C-2地块由150米超高层商办用地，变更为 120米商办+商业混合用地。 原D7D-1地块由商办用地，变更为 限高60米，容积率2.5的纯住宅。占地17389㎡，地块住宅体量达到 4.3万㎡。 原D7B-2地块由商业&社区服务用地，变更为四类住宅&社区级公共服务设施混合用地。 2024年至今，上海城央多幅地块变脸： 1 徐汇滨江 2021年，小米全资子公司谧空间（上海）信息科技有限公司竞得《徐汇区斜土街道xh128D-07地块》，当时为商办用地。2024年土地收储后重新上架，地 块性质调整为住宅用地，用地面积不变，仍为16666㎡，限高80米，容积率由3.0调整为2.2，同时配建一处1840㎡社区级公共服务设施。 2024年8月7日，该地块被绿城集团以48.05亿元摘得，成 ...

原标题：从水墨出发展不同艺韵 中韩水墨作品展亮相中国美术馆 记者在现场看到，徐悲鸿的《战马》、齐白石的《荷花鸳鸯》、张大千的《觅句图》、林风眠的 《鱼鹰小舟》等中国美术馆收藏的经典水墨作品，与画家金基昶的《群马》、安仲植的《春景山水》、 金殷镐的《爱莲美人图》、朴崃贤的《地摊儿》等韩国国立现代美术馆收藏的作品，在相同的水墨媒介 上散发出各自韵味。 作为本次展览总策划，中国美术馆馆长吴为山表示，继在韩国国立现代美术馆成功举办展览后，此 次两座国家级美术馆的再度对话，既是文化共鸣的赓续深化，也是艺术交流范式的升级。通过映照千年 并仍为当今观众所喜爱的艺术形式，展览将为两国民众带来跨越时空的美的盛宴，并加深相互理解、促 进民心相通，以艺术讲好故事、构建人类命运共同体。 由中国美术馆、韩国国立现代美术馆联合主办的"艺韵华章——中韩水墨作品展"11日在中国美术馆 开幕。 展览精选两座国家级美术馆——中国美术馆与韩国国立现代美术馆收藏的中韩两国具有代表性的水 墨艺术作品以及当代名家的新作，分为中国篇、韩国篇两个单元、四个章节，共展出120件作品，对照 呈现中韩两国水墨艺术借古开今、中西融汇，从传统到现代的演进历程。 6月 ...