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¿Cuáles son las proyecciones del Día Mundial del Rock en la Cineteca Nacional?

Se acerca el Día Mundial del Rock y la Cineteca Nacional junto a Universal Music México nos traen una serie de proyecciones para conmemorarlo, ¡descubrelas aquí!

Se acerca el Día Mundial del Rock y la Cineteca Nacional junto a Universal Music México nos traen una serie de proyecciones para conmemorarlo, ¡descubrelas aquí! El 13 de julio, en conmemoración del Live Aid de 1985, se conmemora el Día Mundial de Rock, por lo que para la celebración de este año la Cineteca Nacional se alió con Universal Music México para traernos una serie de proyecciones al…

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SPIRITBOX Announces Spring 2025 North American Tour With LOATHE, DYING WISH And GEL

Two-time Grammy-nominated progressive metal band SPIRITBOX has announced the "Tsunami Sea" North American tour. Kicking off April 3 in Dallas, Texas, produced by Live Nation, the 24-date tour will hit cities across the U.S. and Canada with LOATHE, DYING WISH and GEL as support.

Tickets will first be available through a Citi presale starting today, December 3. The official artist presale begins on December 4 and will include a special Spiritboxoffice pop-up event in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Palladium from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. where fans can purchase tickets and meet the band. Additional presales will follow on December 5, ahead of the general onsale and Citi Cardmember Preferred Tickets, beginning Friday, December 6 at 10 a.m. local time on Spiritbox.com.

The tour wants to give fans, not scalpers, the best chance to buy tickets at face value. To make this possible they have chosen to use Ticketmaster's Face Value Exchange. If fans purchase tickets for a show in the U.S. or Canada and can't attend, they'll have the option to resell them to other fans at the original price paid. To help protect the Exchange, the tour has requested all tickets be mobile only and restricted from transfer. This applies to all shows except those in Colorado, Illinois, and New York where Face Value Exchange cannot be mandated. Please note, a valid bank account or debit card within the country of your event is required to sell on the Face Value Exchange.

Citi is the official card of the "Tsunami Sea" North American tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, December 3 at 12 p.m. ET until Thursday, December 5 at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

The announcement follows SPIRITBOX's second consecutive Grammy nomination for "Best Metal Performance" ("Cellar Door") which no woman has ever won this sole category. The tour announcement also follows the reveal of their anticipated sophomore album, "Tsunami Sea", slated for release on March 7 via Pale Chord / Rise Records. The album's first two singles, the heavy hitter "Soft Spine" and melodic "Perfect Soul", showcase the band's dynamic range and their ability to seamlessly fuse diverse sonic influences, offering a glimpse into the depth and ambition of the forthcoming record.

In addition to SPIRITBOX's headline U.S. and European tours in 2025, the band will jump on select dates of LINKIN PARK's world tour, joining the rock icons for performances in Italy, the Netherlands and the U.K.

SPIRITBOX with LOATHE, DYING WISH and GEL 2025 North American tour dates:

April 03 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom April 04 - San Antonio, TX - Boeing Center at Tech Port April 05 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center April 07 - Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy April 08 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live April 11 - Washington, DC - MGM National Harbor April 12 - Pittsburgh, PA - UPMC Events Center April 14 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore April 15 - Montclair, NJ - The Wellmont Theater April 18 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom April 19 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway April 21 - Montreal, QC - M TELUS* April 23 - Toronto, ON - Great Canadian Casino April 25 - Chicago, IL - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom April 26 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee April 27 - Grand Rapids, MI - GLC Live at 20 Monroe April 29 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant April 30 - Des Moines, IA - Vibrant Music Hall May 02 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium May 03 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex May 06 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Forum May 07 - Tacoma, WA - Temple Theatre May 09 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic May 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium*

* Without GEL

Formed in 2017 in the picturesque-yet-isolated region of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, by singer Courtney Laplante and guitarist Mike Stringer, SPIRITBOX became a household name in rock circles in the summer of 2020 with the release of their blistering breakout single "Holy Roller", along with a host of other captivating singles shortly after, resulting in a media firestorm of hype.

With new and existing fans eagerly watching their next move, SPIRITBOX exceeded every expectation imaginable in 2021 with the release of their genre-defining debut studio album "Eternal Blue" via Pale Chord/Rise Records. "Eternal Blue", which debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard 200, kicked open the doors of the heavy metal scene and rewrote the genre's playbook with 12 stunning tracks that incorporated everything from djent and post-metal to infectious synth-laden pop sensibilities and cinematic arrangements, brought fully to life by the inimitable Laplante's ethereal and commanding vocal performances.

The album cycle for "Eternal Blue" saw SPIRITBOX not only grace the covers of esteemed music publications such as Revolver, Alternative Press, Rock Sound and Kerrang!, among many others but would also solidify the band as one of the most in-demand groups in live music today with their one-hundred percent sold out, first-ever headlining tour in support of the album which saw ticket sales over 40,000. The band would also share the stage with seasoned metal veterans such as LIMP BIZKIT and GHOST and win "Best International Breakthrough Band" at the 2021 Heavy Music Awards.

In 2022, SPIRITBOX secured highly-coveted spots at numerous major U.S. rock and metal festivals and were nominated for two Juno awards, respectively. SPIRITBOX would also round out their current lineup with the inclusion of drummer Zev Rose and bassist Josh Gilbert in addition to releasing their sonically experimental EP "Rotoscope" in June of that year as well as a cross-genre collaboration with dubstep artist Illenium for the track "Shivering".

During another whirlwind year for the band, including a U.S. tour with SHINEDOWN and PAPA ROACH, SPIRITBOX wrote and recorded their critically acclaimed EP "The Fear Of Fear", released in November 2023. The EP features the single "Jaded", which was nominated for "Best Metal Performance" at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. In the same month, the band would make another genre-bending splash with a high-profile collaboration with rapper Megan Thee Stallion for a remix of her song "Cobra".

Photo credit: Jonathan Weiner

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One lucky 1€ eBay find: the monograph "Luigi Moretti - Works and Writings", edited by Federico Bucci and Marco Mulazzani and published 2002 by Princeton Architectural Press. Moretti's (1907-73) career was as magnificent as it was controversial due to his deep involvement with Italy's fascist regime during the 1930s and 1940s for which he designed e.g. the regulatory plan of the Foro Mussolini in Rome, the forum's Fencing Academy and Commemoration Cell. Although he largely disappeared from the public during 1942. At the end of the war he was, if only shortly, imprisoned for his support of fascism and for trying to establish a new political party. After being released Moretti in November 1945 set up the company Cofimprese together with Adolfo Fossataro, a company that developed housing-hotel complexes like the famous ship-like one in Milan. Of particular interest is his late work of the 1960s and early 1970s which also brought him international success as he designed the infamous Watergate complex in Washington or the Tour de Bourse in Montreal.

Bucci and Mulazzani shed light on a influential yet charged figure of Italian modern architecture whose works nonetheless deserve critical evaluation. In a long essay Mulazzani analyzes Moretti's designs as well as his career and personality, a very interesting read that again brings up many questions regarding the connection of politics and architecture. Of course the book also includes a considerable amount of period photos that show Moretti as an innovative and imaginative architect. The final part of the book collects the architect's writings on various topics including Giotto, Michelangelo and Baroque architecture or the meaning of structure in architecture.

All in all it is an important publication on a colorful Italian architect whose buildings still fascinate today.

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continuity on claudette’s timeline and life before the fog! featuring lore crumbs from her cosmetics.

for the new year, claudette was invited to attend the exclusive Winter Gala at the Montreal Metropolitan Science Center. she pampered herself for the occasion, eager to discuss her role at the Montreal Metropolitan Science Center as the leader of its emerging tutoring program. proudly representing the Science Centre's educational mission and sharing how science had changed her life.

the Montreal Metropolitan Science Center seems to be inspired by the actual Montréal Science Centre in vieux port. it officially opened in 2000, and then in 2001: it created the Montréal Science Centre Foundation, supporting the development of innovative exhibition projects and educational programs, offering an annual sponsorship program that introduces science and technology to nearly 10,000 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. 2001 would most likely be the year she attended the gala and announced her involvement in the tutoring program. ultimately setting her canon timeline (and year/era that the entity had taken her) in the early 2000s.

claudette had come from a working class family, evidenced by her "science girl” superhero costume lovingly hand-sewn by her mother. and the shoe-box apartment she had come home to, after taking the bus from primary school (in her archive lore: claudette’s 8th birthday).

she would have likely grown up in ville-marie, in a neighborhood within walkable distance to the science center. a diverse borough comprising all of downtown montreal, including the quartier des spectacles; old montreal and the old port, etc.. as an arts and entertainment district, the quarter des spectacles is relevant to claudette’s lore continuity because she has canonically attended art festivals:

 a full on makeover for the botanist formerly known as Science Girl, worn as part of her city's outdoor theatre festival: stunning all-natural curls complemented with colored shades. a belly-baring top paired with a custom designed hoodie & pendant from the shops of st. laurent. baggy sweatpants for ultimate movement and a pair of reliable canvas sneakers that are flexibly worn in.

implying claudette’s life in montreal was fulfilling, happy, and relatively social after her 8th birthday, specifically as her parents began to fully accept that she is neurodivergent!  she was the leader of a prestigious science program where she was honored as the star guest at their exclusive gala. she would go out dancing after “a long day of science,” and she participated in outdoor plays. claudette would never be considered an extrovert, but she understood the value of engaging with her community and the humanities.

but, over time, especially after moving away from montreal to attend university as a grad student (completely separated from her home, her support system, and forced to change strict routines she had set for herself over the years), claudette became more and more solitary, burnt out of socially masking:

claudette is not the outgoing type. her brilliance provided her with a social handicap and she has fled the real world for chat rooms and forums.

chat rooms and forums were extremely popular in the early 2000s, specifically before the 2010s when social media platforms began trending aggressively. forums were at their peak in 2005, and chat rooms primarily died out in 2007. putting the time-frame of her abduction by the entity somewhere around this time! she was most likely taken by the entity after she was accepted into an internship program in biochemistry:

she was starting her internship at one of the leading centers in biochemical research. [wore] comfy clothes to keep warm while collecting samples in the wild. loose jeans with wide pockets and a utility belt to carry all her equipment around.

her internship seemed to be hands-on, working with nature itself in field research. collecting samples— raw data— and processing it into information. she was eventually allowed to lead her own field research project, working out of a cabin in southern quebec’s new england-acadian forests, far removed from urban life. where she studied extinct fungi:

she left the city behind. it was rainy when she reached the cabin— perfect for her research on the growth cycles of extinct mushrooms. this wet, grey weather would make them pop in the mossy forest bed. the forest felt like home. it was so much more than trees and grass and plants. she saw what it took to create life, a fragile and multilayered ecosystem that fascinated her.

living alone in a cabin in the woods is not easy. objectively, it is not even considered safe. the predictable setting of a horror movie. but claudette is familiar with solitude, with that eight-year-old child inside her that could spend hours observing plants and animals, uninterrupted. incentivized to live independently in order to prove something to herself, and her worried parents. she took a 15-week training course in medical emergency response; fixed the leak in the cabin’s ceiling; hiked regularly, split wood for the cast-iron fireplace, gathered supplies. checked her emails. a steady routine was good. comforting, to an extent.

from the research cabin, claudette cultivated and studied several extinct fungi. in particular: paleoophiocordyceps coccophagus, related to ophiocordyceps, a parasitic fungi that targets ants, altering their behavior in order to propagate itself, biochemically instructing the ant to kill itself and then growing its fruiting bodies from the ant's head to release its spores.

her research allowed her to understand the neural mechanisms of all organic life and how they interact with their perceived environment, as carbon-based lifeforms on earth. science allowed her to understand that organic life depends entirely on the illusion of the flesh, and its sensory constructs.

her passion for botany and science makes her a formidable survivor, like the other scientists: vigo, benedict baker, etc.... and a potential threat to the entity’s cruel simulations.

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Artist Profile

Education

Art Student League of New York, New York City, NY, United States, 2012 

B. B. A. Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 2010 

Selected Exhibition History

Solo Exhibition 

8469838369766584737978, Stanley Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa, 2024

Photometry, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan, 2024

The Era of Lithic Landscapes, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, Washington, 2023 

Synaptogenesis, Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, 2022

Resonance, The Kulturwerkstatt Auf AEG, Nürnberg, Germany, 2022

Elysian Chronicle: Reflections of the Sublime, Giverny Museum, Giverny, France, 2021 

Beyond the Infinite, CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea, 2019

A Monochromatic Flux, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, 2019

Spectra, New York Academy of Art, New York City, New York, 2018 

Gravitation, Coral Spring Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Florida, 2018 

By Wind, Toronto Media Arts Centre, Toronto, Canada, 2017

Time and Motion, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2017

Monument, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 2016

De Rerum Natura, Artz Centre, West Lancashire, UK, 2016

Arma Virumque Cano, Visual Art Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey, 2015

Million Miles, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2015

Group Exhibition 

HCA Winter Show, Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, 2024  

Reclaim the Chain, Oculus World Trade Center, New York, New York, 2024

Reinterpretation and Reincarnation of Art Brut, Seoul Finance Center, Seoul, 2024 

India Art Festival, Palace Grounds, Bengaluru, India, 2024  

Reno Tahoe International Art Show, Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, 2024 

Annual Studio Art Fair, Ashin Gallery, Yangpeong, South Korea, 2024

Open Call for Artist Exhibition, JRNY Gallery, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2024

Art Spring Berlin, Rathaus-Center Pankow, Berlin, Germany, 2024 

Mundo Geo Connect, Yellow Pavilion, São Paulo, Brazil, 2024

Metaverse Expo Tokyo, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, 2024 

Paris Open Art, The Holy Art Gallery, Paris, France, 2024 

Fine Art Painting and Photography, Ardel Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand, 2024 

The Haat of Art, Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India, 2023 

Emerging Artists, Montreal Art Center and Museum, Montreal, Canada, 2023 

ICT Convergence: Art & Science, EXCO Exhibition Hall, Daegu, South Korea, 2023 

ARTMUC Contemporary Art Fair, MTC Center, Munich, Germany, 2024 

Global Art & Design Education, Blue Diamond, Pune, India, 2023  

Gwanak Art Show, Cultural Platform S1472 x Gwanak Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, South Korea, 2023  

Art on Paper Art Fair, Pier 36, New York City, New York, 2023 

Le Projet, D'Arts en Ateliers, La Réole, France, 2023

Arts and Media, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, Taipei, Taiwan, 2023 

2023 Annual Art Showcase, International Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas, 2023

Art, Beyond the Great: Art Korea Expo, Kintex, Goyang, South Korea, 2023 

The Ottakring Art Station, Kunsttankstelle Ottakring, Vienna, Austria, 2023 

Spectrum Miami, Mana Wynwood Convention Center, Miami, Florida, 2022 

Annual Juried Art Exhibition, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, Connecticut, 2022 

Art of Living, Forum de Beyrouth, Beirut, Lebanon, 2022 

Holiday Art Show, Northern Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2022

Birmingham Studio Art Exhibition, Casa Itzatna, Birmingham, UK, 2022 

Creative Culture and Technology Innovation Exhibition, HKCEC, Hong Kong, 2022 

Ansan International Art Show, Hwarang Art Museum, Ansan, South Korea, 2022 

World Metaverse Show, Dubai Marina, Dubai, Arab Emirates, 2022

Spring Art Show, STAAA Art Gallery, St. Augustine, Florida, 2022

2022 MetaJam Asia: Singapore, Experience Center, Singapore, 2022 

A Contemporary Art Collection, Macau Scientific and Cultural Centre Museum, Lisboa, Portugal, 2022

Evidence Portal: 4 Artists Exhibition, Mirrored Sphere, Seoul, South Korea, 2022 

A New Wave of Contemporary Painting, Young Art Gallery, Daejeon, South Korea, 2021 

Juxtapose, Godsbanen Art Space, Aarhus, Denmark, 2021

Artworks Open Exhibition, ArtWorks Project Space, London, UK, 2021 

Creative Engagement, The Customs House Gallery, South Shields, UK, 2021 

Stratosphere, Cathay View Art Zone, Beijing, China, 2021

Hamilton Art: Signature Exhibition, Hamilton Art Council, Hamilton, Canada, 2021 

Painting and Sculpture, Niko Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia, 2021

ESC Project Exhibition, 98B COLLABoratory, Manila, Philippines, 2021

Call For Artist Group Exhibition, Gallery Art Number 23, Athen, Greece, 2021

St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival, The Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2021 

Open Studio Showcase, Casa Equis, Mexico City, Mexico, 2021

A HELP: International Art Exhibition, International Association of Visual Artists, Florence, Italy, 2020

Busan International Art Competition, Korea China Japan International Art Association, Busan, South Korea, 2019 

Creative World, PVA Praha, Prague, Czech Republic, 2019 

Melbourne international Art Festival, Melbourne Auditorium, Melbourne, Australia, 2019 

Annual Juried Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, California, 2019

Art in the City, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, UK, 2019 

Evolution Amsterdam, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019 

Korean Culture Festival, Place de Basse Vieille Tour, Rouen, France, 2019 

Kawasaki International Asia Art Festival, Art Garden Kawasaki Museum, Kawasaki, Japan, 2019

Annual Juried Exhibition, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, Hawaii, 2019

New York Spring Collection, K&P Art Gallery, New York City, New York, 2019

Holiday Festival of the Arts, Center for Allied Arts, Bellingham, Washington, 2018 

Art Works Downtown, 1337 Gallery, San Rafael, California, 2018

Chroma and Form: The Language of Color, Henie Onstad Art Center, Oslo, Norway, 2018

Art of Peace Tyler, Art of Peace Foundation, Tyler, Texas, 2018  

Ocean Shores Art Show, Ocean Shore, New South Wales, Australia, 2018 

North: Emerging Artists , The Gallery 8680, Frisco, Texas, 2018 

Hutzot Hayotzer, Creator’s Complex, Jerusalem, Israel, 2018 

Slipvillan Studio Exhibition, Long Island Art Center Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, 2018

ARCH Moscow, The Central House of Artist in the Crimean Shaft, Moscow, Russia, 2018

Art Motivation, International Roerich Art Gallery, Manali, India, 2018

Creative Warehouse Art Show, Kunming Art Loft, Kunming, China, 2018 

Sarasota Winter Fine Art Festival, The Humane Society of Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida, 2018  

Annual Holiday Treasures, Museum of Dufferin, Mulmur, Canada, 2017 

China Shanghai International Arts Festival, CCSIAF, Shanghai, China, 2017 

Ravenswood Art Walk, Ravenswood Community Council, Chicago, Illinois, 2017 

Art Meets Spirit: Two Artists Exhibition, KCCW, NW Washington, Washington D. C., 2017  

Artists of the Nord Art 2017 International Exhibition, Kunstwerk Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf, Germany, 2017 

New Zealand Art Show, ASB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand, 2017

Kyiv  International Contemporary Art, Kompleks Toronto-Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2017

Third Wave Art Project Show, 3rd Wave Initiative, Izmir, Turkey, 2017 

Visions Unbound, Musée Visionnaire, Zurich, Switzerland, 2017 

Encountering the Dreams, Gallery Il Ho, Seoul, South Korea, 2017 

Arts on the Green, Reeves House Visual Art Center, Woodstock, Georgia, 2016 

Hilton Arts Festival, Hilton College, Hilton, South Africa, 2016   

Harmony Arts, Visual Arts Hub, West Vancouver, Canada, 2016 

ART Santa Fe, Santa Fe Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2016 

Doors Opening the Future, EK Gallery, Seoul, South Korea, 2016  

Figuratively Speaking: Open Juried Exhibition, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, New York, 2016  

Head On Photography Festival, Project Space, Sydney, Australia, 2016 

Downtown Contemporary Arts, Factory Space, Cairo, Egypt, 2016

Arizona Fine Art Expo, Exhibition Studio, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2016  

Selected Publication

2024 Featured Artist Interview, Visual Art Journal, 2024

The re-incanation and re-interpretation of Art Brut, Narrative Way, 2024

Contemporary Art Collection, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, 2024

Metaverse Expo Toky,o Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, 2024

India Art Festival, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 2024

Festival De La Culture Coréenne, Rouen, Normandy, France, 2024

Momentorum Lux Infinita–The Intersection Of Time And Perception, Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 2024

Toiles Et Imagination : Un Voyage À Travers L'art, La Réole, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, 2023

New Dimensions: The Future Of Media Art, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, 2023

2023 Annual Art Showcase, El Paso, Texas, United States, 2023

The Forces Of Form, Spokane, Washington, United States, 2023

 Us Starting From Me, Daegu, Gyeongsang, South Korea, 2023

Crack It, Gimhae, Gyeongsang, South Korea, 2023

Miami Art Week, Miami, Florida, United States, 2022

2022 Holiday Art Show, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2022

Spring Art Show, St. Augustine, Florida, United States, 2022

Evidence Portal: 4 Artists Exhibition, Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 2022

Unveiling The Art Of Transformative Narrative And Emerging Perspectives, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany, 2022

2022 Ansan International Art Show, Ansan, Gyeonggi, South Korea, 2022

2021 Juxtapose Aarhus, Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark, 2021

St. Petersburg Fine Art Festival, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 2021

New Wind Of Contemporary Visual Art, Daejeon, Chungcheong, South Korea, 2021

Cica Art Now 2020, Seattle, Washington, United States, 2020

Art In The City Gloucester, Gloucester, South West England, United Kingdom, 2019

2019 Busan International Art Show, Busan, Busan, South Korea, 2019

Kawasaki International Asia Festival, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, , 2019

Echoes Of Light: The Chromatic Abstraction, New York City, New York, United States, 2018

A Curated Collection Of Art, Ocean Shore, New South Wales, Australia, 2018

Frames Of Vision: Stories Told In Colors And Shapes, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, 2018

Sarasota Winter Fine Art Festival, Sarasota, Florida, United States, 2018

Art Meets Spirit: Two Artists Exhibition, NW Washington, Washington, United States, 2017

Nord Art International Exhibition Of Visual Arts, Büdelsdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 2017

2016 Harmony Arts, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2016

30Th Annual Collection: A Creative Concert, Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 2016

Regnum Et Artium: I Chronicle The Realm And The Arts, Summit, New Jersey, United States, 2015

Residency

Kala Art Institute Artist Residency, Berkeley, California, U. S., 2022 

International Center for the Arts Artist Residency, Umbria, Italy, 2019

Award and Fellowship

Selected Artist for the Meta Project and Technology Convergence Art Program, Daegu Foundation for Culture & Arts, 2023

Selected Artist for Contents Marketing Support Program of Gyeongnam Content Enterprise Support Center, Gyeongnam Foundation for Culture & Arts, 2023

Exhibition Fellowship, Ansan International Art Show, Ansan Cultural Foundation, 2022 

Exhibition Fellowship, Evidence Portal: Emerging Artists, Mirrored Sphere, 2022

Honorable Mention, Exhibition of Contemporary Art: A HELP, International Association of Visual Arts, 2020 

Honorable Mention, Busan International Art Competition, Korea China Japan International Art Association, 2019 

Exhibition Fellowship, Sarasota Fine Art, Sarasota Humane Society, 2018

Exhibition Fellowship, Korean Cultural Center Washington, 2017

Best of Exhibition, 2017 Emerging Artist Award, EK Art, 2017 

Finalist, SeoJin Art Artists of the Year Competition, SeoJi

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The Agence Francophone

The term francophone refers to the worldwide community of French-speaking people. It includes nations and communities in all continents. The organization is a multilateral intergovernmental forum that promotes cooperation in the fields of education, culture and new technologies.

The organization’s charter was adopted in 2005. Its goals include promoting the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity. It also supports economic development and democracy.

The Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

Founded in 1961 a Montreal, the agence francophone de la Francophonie is the premier global network of universities, centers of scientific research and institutions of higher learning and the world's largest operator for university cooperation and development. It comprises more than 1 000 etablissements membres, distributed over five continents.

It is the only international organization with a mandate to implement the commitments made by the heads of state and governments at their summits. It also advises the Canadian federal government departments involved in planning and implementing projects announced at these summits, as well as those undertaken by La Francophonie institutions.

Respecting the diversity of cultures and languages, it aims for a university community engaged in the social, cultural and economic development of societies. It also advocates for a stronger role for La Francophonie in global governance, and fights against piracy, counterfeiting and terrorism. It also promotes economic development and sustainable development, food security and biodiversity and combats climate change.

The Institut de la Francophonie pour l’Informatique (IFI)

Avec ses nombreuses ressources – enseignants, experts, chercheurs et titulaires de bourses – l’IFI offre des cours à la fois d’informatique et de technologie informatique dans le domaine des sciences et technologies communautaires. Elle accueille également chaque année un grand nombre d’étudiants de différentes pays du monde entier pour des études supérieures à Hanoi.

During its three decades of development, the IFI has evolved ceaselessly. It is a highly prestigious établissement of higher learning in Asia, recognized worldwide and offering its students a high-quality academic environment. Its success relies on its guiding values, namely the promotion of the French language and of the world’s cultural and linguistic diversity, as well as internationalism, interdisciplinarity, and quality.

The Agence internationale de la Francophonie (AIF)

The Agence internationale de la Francophonie (AUF) is the main intergovernmental organization of the French-speaking countries of the world. Its mission is to support the French language worldwide and promote cultural and linguistic diversity. It also supports international cooperation projects to boost economic development. The AUF is also a key organizer of the conferences of higher education and research ministers of the French-speaking world (Conference des ministres francophones de l’enseignement supérieur et du recherche: CONFEMER).

The political decision-making body of La Francophonie is the Sommet de la

Francophonie, which gathers heads of state and government from its member states every two years. In addition, the organisation has a consultative body called the Assemblee parlementaire de la Francophonie, four operating agencies – l’Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (Association of francophone universities), the international TV channel TV5Monde, the International Association of Mayors of the French-speaking world and the Universite Senghor d’Alexandrie -, and two permanent interministerial conferences: for education ministries and those for youth and sports.

The Assemblée internationale de la Francophonie (AIF)

The Assemblée internationale de la activités nautiques malte (also referred to as the Organization of International La Francophonie, or OIF) is an international organization made up of nations that have French as their official language and that share values such as peace, democracy, solidarity, and economic development. Its institutions promote cooperation among the members and work to advance the cultural, scientific, technical and economic interests of their populations.

Founded in 1961 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by the Association des universités de langue française (AUPELF), its international headquarters is located at the Université de Montréal.

Its four operating agencies implement multilateral francophone cooperation projects alongside the Assemblee parlementaire de la Francophonie [Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie], TV5MONDE, and the Association internationale des maires et responsables des capitales et métropoles partiellement ou entièrement françaises (AIMF). The Canadian federal government manages international Francophonie matters through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade’s Francophony Affairs Division. The division is responsible for the bulk of the funds that Canada devotes to OIF and oversees the implementation of projects resulting from summits and ministerial conferences.

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Linkin Park Announce 2025 Tour

Linkin Park have announced a 2025 tour. 01/31 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros % 02/03 – Guadalajara, MX @ Estadio 3 de Marzo % 02/05 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio Banorte % 04/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Sick New World Festival * 04/26 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center ^ 04/28 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center ^ 05/01 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena ^ 05/03 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena ^ 05/06 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center ^ 05/08 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena ^ 05/10 – Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple * 05/17 – Daytona, FL @ Welcome to Rockville * 07/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center + 08/01 – TD Garden @ Boston, MA + 08/03 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center + 08/06 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre + 08/08 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena + 08/11 – Chicago, IL @ United Center + 08/14 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena + 08/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center # 08/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena # 08/21 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena # 08/23 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center # 08/25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum # 08/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center # 08/29 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center # 08/31 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center # 09/03 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena # 09/06 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center # 09/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dodger Stadium !& 09/15 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center & 09/17 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center & 09/19 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center & 09/21 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena & 09/24 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena & Linkin Park 2025 Tour Dates: 01/31 – Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros % 02/03 – Guadalajara, MX @ Estadio 3 de Marzo % 02/05 – Monterrey, MX @ Estadio Banorte % 02/11 – Tokyo, JP @ Saitama Super Arena 02/12 – Tokyo, JP @ Saitama Super Arena 02/16 – Jakarta, ID @ Venue TBA 04/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Sick New World Festival * 04/26 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center ^ 04/28 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center ^ 05/01 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena ^ 05/03 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena ^ 05/06 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center ^ 05/08 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena ^ 05/10 – Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple * 05/17 – Daytona, FL @ Welcome to Rockville * 06/12 – Nickelsdorf, AT @ Novarock Festival * 06/14 – Hradec Kralove, CZ @ Rock for People Festival * 06/16 – Hannover, DE @ Heinz-Von-Heiden Arena ~ 06/18 – Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion ~ 06/20 – Bern, CH @ Bernexpo 06/24 – Milan, IT @ I-DAYS Festival * 06/26 – Arnhem, NL @ Gelredome $ 06/28 – London, UK @ Wembley Stadium $& 07/01 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Merkur Spiel Arena ~ 07/03 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter Festival * 07/05 – Gdynia, PL @ Open’er Festival * 07/08 – Frankfurt, DE @ Deutsche Bank Park ~ 07/11 – Paris, FR @ Stade de France 07/29 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center + 08/01 – TD Garden @ Boston, MA + 08/03 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center + 08/06 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre + 08/08 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena + 08/11 – Chicago, IL @ United Center + 08/14 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena + 08/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center # 08/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena # 08/21 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena # 08/23 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center # 08/25 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum # 08/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center # 08/29 – Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center # 08/31 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center # 09/03 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena # 09/06 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center # 09/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Dodger Stadium !& 09/15 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center & 09/17 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center & 09/19 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center & 09/21 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena & 09/24 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena & 10/26 – Bogota, CO @ Venue TBA 10/29 – Lima, PE @ Venue TBA 11/01 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Venue TBA 11/05 – Santiago, CL @ Venue TBA 11/08 – Rio de Janeiro, BR @ Venue TBA 11/10 – São Paulo, BR @ Venue TBA 11/13 – Brasilia, BR @ Venue TBA 11/15 – Porto Alegre, BR @ Venue TBA * = festival performance ! = w/ Queens of the Stone Age $ = w/ Spiritbox % = w/ AFI ~ = w/ Architects ^ = w/ grandson # = w/… https://chorus.fm/news/linkin-park-announce-2025-tour/

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Gloria Rosado, de la Colectiva 50+1 Canadá, presente en el WEF Aguascalientes, México.

Con la finalidad de obtener una visión global, conocer experiencias y soluciones a problemáticas que pudieran enfrentar las mujeres migrantes en su vida profesional o personal, la presidenta de 50+1 Montreal, Gloria Rosado López, asistió al Women Economic Forum el pasado 20 de agosto en Aguascalientes, México; evento que reúne a mujeres inspiradoras de alto impacto que contribuyen al…

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ALESTORM ft. PATTY GURDY - Voyage Of The Dead Marauder (Official Video) | Napalm Records New EP, Voyage of the Dead Marauder, Out March 22, 2024! Pre-Order: https://ift.tt/rBteQGu Chris Bowes comments: "Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of being in one of those female fronted symphonic metal bands where all the identikit-looking guys are blurry and in the background while a lady stands at the front and does some insane vocals. Thanks to Patty Gurdy all my dreams have come true! I hope you like this song, we all think it's nice. PLPLPLPLPL! My favorite part is when the cat turns into a skeleton." Produced by Mirko Witzki Make sure to Catch ALESTORM live on tour! ALESTORM Live 2024 UK & Ireland Tour 2024 w/ Korpiklaani & Heidevolk 21.02.24 UK – London / O2 Forum Kentish Town 22.02.24 UK – Norwich / LCR UEA 23.02.24 UK – Nottingham / Rock City 24.02.24 UK – Bournemouth / O2 Academy 25.02.24 UK – Bristol / O2 Academy 27.02.24 IE – Belfast / Limelight 28.02.24 IE – Dublin / Academy 29.02.24 UK – Cardiff / SU 01.03.24 UK – Birmingham / O2 Academy 02.03.24 UK – Oxford / O2 Academy 03.03.24 UK – Glasgow / O2 Academy 05.03.24 UK – Manchester / O2 Victoria Warehouse 06.03.24 UK – Liverpool / O2 Academy 07.03.24 UK – Leeds / O2 Academy 08.03.24 UK – Newcastle / NX 09.03.24 UK – London / O2 Forum Kentish Town “Tour Of The Dead Marauder” w/ Elvenking & Glyph 19.03.24 US – Cincinnati, OH / Bogart’s 20.03.24 US – Grand Rapids, MI / Elevation 22.03.24 CA – Toronto, ON / The Concert Hall 23.03.24 CA – Montreal, QC / MTELUS 24.03.24 US – New Haven, CT / Toad’s Place 26.03.24 US – Pittsburgh, PA / Stage AE 27.03.24 US – Detroit, MI / The Majestic 29.03.24 US – Milwaukee, WI / The Rave 30.03.24 US – Omaha, NE / The Admiral 02.04.24 CA – Winnipeg, MB / Park Theatre 03.04.24 CA – Saskatoon, SK / Coors Event Centre 05.04.24 CA – Edmonton, AB / Midway Music Hall 06.04.24 CA – Calgary, AB / The Palace Theatre 08.04.24 CA – Vancouver, BC / Commodore 09.04.23 US – Spokane, WA / Knitting Factory 10.04.24 US – Boise, ID / Knitting Factory 12.04.24 US – Sacramento, CA / Ace of Spades 13.04.24 US – Santa Ana, CA / The Observatory 15.04.24 US – Tucson, AZ / Rialto Theatre 16.04.24 US – Albuquerque, NM / Sunshine Theater 18.04.24 US – Oklahoma City, OK / Diamond 19.04.24 US – St. Louis, MO / Red Flag 20.04.24 US – Indianapolis, IN / Old National 21.04.24 US – Nashville, TN / Marathon Festivals 2024 28.06.24 FI – Tuska / Sulvilahti 05.07.24 DE – Rock Harz / Ballenstedt 11.07.24 HU – Rockmaraton / Dunaújváros 12.07.24 CZ – Masters of Rock / Vizovice 13.07.24 AT – Area 53 / Leoben 14.07.24 NL – Pirate Metal Party / Helmond 17.07.24 RO – Metalhead Meeting / Bucharests 20.07.24 IT – Luppolo in Rock / Cremona 10.08.2024 ES – Leyendas del Rock / Villena https://ift.tt/CMnFY2J https://ift.tt/4YNXcb6 https://twitter.com/alestormband https://ift.tt/tGEco5x via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT7HqIP55tI

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"In the fall of 1932 Saint-Martin organized Spartakus, a cooperative printing house, as well a journal of the same name. Forum, another magazine put out by Spartakus, published contributions from Université Ouvrière [UO] supporters, sometimes on anticlerical themes. One contributor, signing himself S. Clave, that is “esclave” or “slave,” wrote that religion was the art of exploiting the credulity, fear, hope, and ignorance of others. Saint-Martin wrote most of the material in Spartakus itself, and sent copies to judges, members of Parliament and other public figures. He had 19,000 copies printed (11,000 in French and the remainder in English). One article was published as a twenty-four page pamphlet entitled Sandwiches à la shouashe. Unfortunately this endeavour would give the government reason to formally prosecute him. [In the Sandwiches pamphlet] Saint-Martin constructed a parody of Catholic charity: it was shameful; it was morally and psychologically degrading. “Ensoutanés,” clergymen, were thieves. Priests were “paid-organizers” (Saint-Martin used the English phrase) who climbed the ranks and were rewarded extravagantly on the basis of how much money they could raise. The communist argued that churches were designed to mesmerize and dazzle congregations. The dim lighting in the nave contrasted with bright sanctuary lights, the compelling organ music, the dramatic clerical garments, the ritual movements and gestures, repeated again year after year – all these elements were psychologically devised to enthrall the faithful and hypnotize them into emptying their pockets.

Once the clergy had the money, Saint-Martin hypothesized, they would spend most of it on themselves and dole out just a tiny amount to those in need. He imagined the unemployed who asked for charity being forced to their knees with their arms crossed, to give thanks to God for the gifts given them. When their arms got tired they were forced to hold them behind their backs. Then, for the cruel enjoyment (“a truly sadistic theocracy”) of dominating the oppressed, sandwiches were placed in front of each on a chair, right where people put their “posteriors.”

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Meanwhile fat monks watched gleefully, their paunches shaking as their braying laughter echoed down the street. They were cheerful in their utter triumph over the poor, blinded masses. The rule of the whitewashed tombs (pure on the outside, but full of death and decay) had come to pass. The Church assassinated mankind using the diabolical invention of Saul of Tarsus (alias St Paul), Charity. This scam of charity filled the coffers of the clergymen to overflowing. “All crime has a motive,” Saint-Martin continued.

That of charitable institutions is clear: it is to make money and to generate a profit from the difference between the fabulous sums they receive from all the dupes, including our legislators, and the insignificant pittance they give to the needy.

For his articles in Spartakus, and in particular the sections excerpted in the Sandwiches pamphlet, Saint-Martin was charged with blasphemous libel in January 1933. In March, Montreal’s Église Saint-Jacques was burned down, and suspicion fell on Raoul Paquette and his wife. When the couple was detained, Raoul was found to be carrying an id card issued by the Association humanitaire [a UO association]. The case against them does not seem to have led to a trial, but the issue was soon raised in Quebec’s National Assembly. Maurice Duplessis, then the leader of the Opposition, implied that it was some of Saint-Martin’s communists who were to blame. When he asked Premier Taschereau what he intended to do about the UO’s subversive activities, the premier responded by announcing that a new law would be forthcoming. Indeed, the following month the minister of labour introduced legislation aimed at closing the UO. Since the Université was registered as a library, the new law closed all libraries established under the “Loi des bibliothèques et des instituts d’artisans,” and required them to make fresh applications for charters. Approval for the UO would not be granted. Saint-Martin used his considerable experience with the legal system to protect himself and his organization. After the law changed, he simply re-registered the UO, this time as a business association. Meanwhile, by filing different writs, he tried to get the blasphemous libel case dismissed or reviewed on various technicalities. Once the case was underway, Saint-Martin was also charged with seditious libel, and the two cases continued simultaneously. Then the seditious libel case was put on hold as Saint-Martin was sent to be examined for signs of insanity. The communist responded by filing a writ of habeas corpus on himself; this was denied. Less than two weeks later Saint-Martin was deemed sane and released on bail.

In September 1933, with his court cases still pending, Saint-Martin faced fresh opposition, this time from fascists. The fascist movement in Quebec, inspired by the governments of Italy and Germany, came into the open in 1933. Two rival leaders emerged: the writer and newspaper editor Adrien Arcand, and J. Anaclet Chalifoux, leader of the Fédération des clubs ouvriers. This latter group donned brown shirts, like the Nazi SS, and caught the city’s attention with a massive Easter parade to St Joseph’s Oratory. It was a clear statement of their twin fascist and Catholic sympathies. At around the same time, Saint-Martin had become interested in the ideas of Technocracy that were briefly popular in the United States in the early 1930s. Technocrats envisioned a world run by objective social and economic engineers, in which money would be replaced by units of energy. He formed what he called the Technocracy Education Conference at a new location on rue Saint-Zotique. It seems in practice to have been substantially similar to the UO, and the new name may have been an attempt to deflect hostility from the “communist” nature of his other organizations. At a meeting on 22 September 1933, Pilon and another speaker reportedly gave anti-Catholic talks at one of Saint-Martin’s gatherings (he kept the Montcalm and Craig locations alongside Saint-Zotique). Elsewhere in the city, Italian Catholics were gathering for a special religious feast, in the presence of a papal delegate. The Catholics claimed that Saint-Martin and his followers had come out to insult them during a solemn religious procession. In retaliation a coalition of Italian-Canadian fascists and Chalifoux’s French-Canadian brownshirts stormed into the Saint-Zotique location, disrupted the meeting being held there, and “wrecked the premises.” Once again the fascists posed as defenders of Catholicism. In writing to Chalifoux to defend himself, Saint-Martin insisted that he had not come out to insult the procession; nor had the ensuing meeting been anti-religious in nature. The authorities, well aware what had happened, were unsympathetic. The commanding officer of the RCMP in Quebec commented: “It is obvious that any radical who attacks the church in this province is asking for trouble.”

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Before a decision was reached in the case, Saint-Martin came under fire from a new direction. The fascist raid on the Saint-Zotique hall showed that at least some of his enemies were willing to use violence against him. Scuffles between his supporters and aggressive opponents became commonplace. This culminated in a brutal assault on Saint-Martin, now in his late sixties. In the evening of 1 October 1933, a gang of club-wielding assailants attacked him on his way to a meeting at the Saint-Zotique location, beating him about the head and shoulders and knocking him down. When police intervened the attackers fled. The activist tried to go about his business but quickly collapsed. He was taken to hospital and received ten stitches to close the head wounds that had been inflicted. Soon afterward, Émile Godin was also attacked and beaten, likewise ending up in hospital. The timing of the violence suggests Chalifoux’s fascists were to blame, but the identity of the assailants was never determined.

Since Saint-Martin needed at least two weeks to recover, Judge Lacroix’s decision on the blasphemy charges was postponed. Eventually, on 13 November 1933, the verdict was delivered with extensive commentary. Lacroix explained that he had interpreted Article 198 to mean that attacks on any religious subjects were blasphemous, provided they were made in bad faith and with offensive language. He felt it necessary to point to an English precedent in which attacks on Christianity, the Bible, sacred persons or objects all counted as blasphemous libel.

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The activities of men like Saint-Martin were a threat, not just to individuals but to the fabric of the nation. Saint-Martin’s writings were specifically aimed at “un grand nombre de nos amis” (“many of our friends”), that is, local Quebec judges, lawyers, and politicians at all levels, who, in the judge’s view, were doing their best to help the suffering population with food and shelter."

- Elliot Hanowski, Towards A Godless Dominion: Unbelief in Interwar Canada. Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2024. p. 185-190.

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¡Queen regresa gracias a Cinemex!

En formato IMAX revive uno de los concierto más emblemáticos de la cultura musical ¡Queen Rock Montreal! ⚡🎤

Gracias a la cadena de cines Cinemex, el mítico concierto de 1981 brindado por la banda británica Queen estará siendo proyectado en pantallas IMAX, si eres fan de esta agrupación no te puedes quedar sin los detalles. El 24 y 25 de noviembre de 1981 el Montreal Forum en Canadá recibió a Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor y Brian May, dos fechas de espectáculos en las que se grabó su doble…

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The future of space exploration includes some rather ambitious plans to send missions farther from Earth than ever before. Beyond the current proposals for building infrastructure in cis-lunar space and sending regular crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, there are also plans to send robotic missions to the outer Solar System, to the focal length of our Sun’s gravitational lens, and even to the nearest stars to explore exoplanets. Accomplishing these goals requires next-generation propulsion that can enable high thrust and consistent acceleration. Focused arrays of lasers – or directed energy (DE) – and lightsails are a means that is being investigated extensively – such as Breakthrough Starshot and Swarming Proxima Centauri. Beyond these proposals, a team from McGill University in Montreal has proposed a new type of directed energy propulsion system for exploring the Solar System. In a recent paper, the team shared the early results of their Laser-Thermal Propulsion (LTP) thruster facility, which suggests that the technology has the potential to provide both high thrust and specific impulse for interstellar missions. The research team was led by Gabriel R. Dube, an Undergraduate Research Trainee with the McGill Interstellar Flight Experimental Research Group (IFERG), and Associate Professor Andrew Higgins, the Principal Investigator of the IFERG. They were joined by Emmanuel Duplay, a graduate researcher from the Technische Universiteit Delft (TU Delft); Siera Riel, a Summer Research Assistant with the IFERG; and Jason Loiseau, an Associate Professor with the Royal Military College Of Canada. The team presented their results at the 2024 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition and in a paper that appeared in the AIAA journal Aerospace Research Central (ARC). Artist’s concept of a Bimodal Nuclear Thermal Rocket in Low Earth Orbit. Credit: NASA Higgins and his colleagues originally proposed this concept in a 2022 paper that appeared in Acta Astronautica – titled “Design of a rapid transit to Mars mission using laser-thermal propulsion.” As Universe Today reported at the time, the LTP was inspired by interstellar concepts like Starshot and Project Dragonfly. However, Higgins and his associates from McGill were interested in how the same technology could enable rapid transit missions to Mars in just 45 days and throughout the Solar System. This method, they argued, could also validate the technologies involved and act as a stepping stone toward interstellar missions. As Higgins told Universe Today via email, the concept came to them during the pandemic when they were unable to get into their lab: “[M]y students did a detailed conceptual study of how we could use the kind of large laser arrays envisioned for the Breakthrough Starshot for a more near-term mission in the Solar System. Rather than at 10-km-diameter, 100-GW laser envisioned for Breakthrough Starshot, we limited ourselves to a 10-m-diameter, 100-MW laser and showed it would be able to deliver power to a spacecraft out to nearly the distance of the Moon. By heating hydrogen propellant to 10,000s of K, the laser enables the “holy grail’ of high thrust and high specific impulse.” The concept is similar to nuclear-thermal propulsion (NTP), which NASA and DARPA are currently developing for rapid transit missions to Mars. In an NTP system, a nuclear reactor generates heat that causes hydrogen or deuterium propellant to expand, which is then focused through nozzles to generate thrust. In this case, phased-array lasers are focused into a hydrogen heating chamber, which is then exhausted through a nozzle to realize specific impulses of 3000 seconds. Since Higgins and his students returned to the lab, he said, they have been attempting to experimentally verify their idea: “Obviously, we don’t have a 100 MW laser at McGill, but we now have a 3-kilowatt laser set-up in the lab (which is scary enough) and are studying how the laser would couple its energy to a propellant (eventually hydrogen, but for now argon just because it is easier to ionize). The AIAA paper reports on the design, construction, and ‘shake-down’ of our 3-kW laser facility.” Artist’s impression of a directed-energy propulsion laser sail in action. Credit: Q. Zhang/deepspace.ucsb.edu Higgins and his team constructed an apparatus containing 5 to 20 bars of static argon gas from their tests. While the final concept will utilize hydrogen gas as a propellant, they used argon gas for the test because it is easier to ionize. They then fired the 3-kW laser in pulses at a frequency of 1070 nanometers (corresponding to the near-infrared wavelength) to determine the threshold power necessary for Laser-Sustained Plasma (LSP). Their results indicated that around 80% of the laser energy was deposited into the plasma, which is consistent with previous studies. The pressure and spectral data they acquired also revealed the peak LSP temperature with the working gas, though they stress that further research is needed for conclusive results. They also stressed that a dedicated apparatus is needed to conduct forced flow and other LSP tests. Lastly, the team plans to conduct thrust measurements later this year to gauge how much acceleration (delta-v) and specific impulse (Isp) a laser-thermal propulsion system can deliver for future missions to Mars and other planets in the Solar System. If the technology is up to the task, we could be looking at a system capable of delivering astronauts to Mars in weeks rather than months! Other concepts selected for the NIAC this year include tests to evaluate hibernation systems for long-duration missions in microgravity. Alone or in combination, these technologies could enable fast-transit missions that require less cargo and supplies and minimize astronaut exposure to microgravity and radiation. Further Reading: AIAA, Acta Astronautica The post Ground-Based Lasers Could Accelerate Spacecraft to Other Stars appeared first on Universe Today.

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Cinépolis +QUE CINE estrena Queen Rock Montreal en IMAX

La banda británica Queen vuelve por quinta vez al Montreal Forum, esta vez en las pantallas más grandes del cine con IMAX, con el estreno mundial de Queen Rock Montreal. De 18 al 21 de enero, se podrá disfrutar del talento musical de Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor y John Deacon, con Cinépolis +QUE CINE. Dirigido por Saul Swimmer (quien también dirigió el documental Let It Be de los…

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Ontario Welcomes New Living Lab to Combat Climate Change in Agriculture

  Federal Government Invests $9.2 Million in Ontario's Agricultural Climate Solutions

In an exciting development for Ontario's agricultural community, Tim Louis, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, announced the establishment of a groundbreaking living lab in the province. The lead partner for this transformative initiative is the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). With a significant investment of up to $9.2 million over five years from the federal government, the Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) – Living Labs program aims to bolster climate change responses within the agricultural sector.  

Co-developing Sustainable Practices

The living lab brings together farmers, scientists, and various stakeholders to co-develop and test beneficial management practices (BMPs) on Ontario farms. These innovative BMPs will support livestock and cropping systems, nitrogen use, manure storage, landscape management, and grazing techniques.   Nationwide Impact This program builds on the success of previous living labs in PEI, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, with the aim of having at least one living lab in every Canadian province. The ACS – Living Labs program operates through contribution agreements, allowing for flexible project developments and funding negotiations.  

Diverse Partnerships

The first nine ACS – Living Labs, announced in 2022, are already making strides in sustainable agriculture. They are led by organizations such as Alberta Beef Producers, Alberta Conservation Association, B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation, and more. The recent announcement of two new Quebec living labs, led by L’Union des producteurs agricoles and Les Producteurs de lait du Québec, further expands the program's reach and impact.  

Canada's Global Leadership

The concept of agroecosystem living labs was introduced by Canada to G20 Agriculture Ministers in 2018. It has since gained international recognition as a novel approach to fostering sustainable agricultural practices and technologies worldwide.   Promoting Environmental Sustainability Aligned with Canada's ambitious environmental goals, the Agricultural Climate Solutions program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45% from 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. These initiatives demonstrate Canada's commitment to environmental sustainability and resiliency in the agricultural sector.   International Collaboration In line with its global leadership, Canada will co-host the first International Forum on Agroecosystem Living Labs in Montreal, Quebec from October 4 to 6, 2023. This event will gather experts and stakeholders to discuss best practices, case studies, and challenges facing the international agroecosystem living lab community worldwide. Through collaboration and innovation, Canada continues to pave the way toward a more sustainable future for agriculture.   Sources: THX News, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada & Canadian Government. Read the full article

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SEE: Alt Rock | King Krule - “Flimsier” + Tour

King Krule releases “Flimsier,” the opening track from his highly anticipated forthcoming album Space Heavy, which gets a full release this Friday via Matador Records. The new single comes alongside a visualizer created by Archy’s long-time collaborator and brother, Jack Marshall. “Filmsier” is the final single to be revealed from Space Heavy, following the acclaimed singles “Seaforth” and “If Only It Was Warmth.” The track first sparked a frenzy in fans last year, when King Krule debuted it during his performance at Primavera Sound. Then again, when it resurfaced via exclusive flexi-discs sold at King Krule’s SHHH Tour in April - an intimate run of shows across the US, UK, and EU that sold out in under 2 minutes. The single became a fan favourite, racking up hundreds of thousands of streams via fan videos on YouTube. After a year of waiting, “Filmsier” gets an official release today. On Friday of this week, King Krule will release Space Heavy in full. The 15-track full-length inhabits the deepest reaches of the subterranean sonic world that Archy Marshall has constructed over the course of his career as King Krule. Written over the course of commutes between London and Liverpool, where Archy was splitting his time, he found himself fascinated by the notion of “the space between”; the space haunted by dreams of love, lost connection, losing people and situations to the guillotine of the universe. Once written by Archy, the music was developed by frequent collaborator Dilip Harris and long-time band mates Ignacio Salvadores (Saxophonist), George Bass (Drummer), James Wilson (Bass Guitarist) and Jack Towell (Guitarist). The result sees King Krule stepping into the height of their artistic powers; using his years of experience to create a dynamic body of work that reveals something new with every listen. See “Flimsier” below: Upcoming Tour Dates: North America: 7/21 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave 7/22 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Musical Festival 7/23 - Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre 7/25 - Toronto, ON CAN @ History 7/26 - Montreal, QC, CAN @ Corona Theatre (SOLD OUT) 7/28 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues 7/29 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (SOLD OUT) 7/30 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer (SOLD OUT) 8/1 - Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre (SOLD OUT) 8/2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 9/8 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern 9/9 - Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl 9/11 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall 9/12 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheater 9/13 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues 9/15 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre 9/16 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot 9/18 - Portland, Oregon @ Roseland Theatre (SOLD OUT) 9/19 - Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl 9/20 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre 9/23 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater 9/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium 9/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium (SOLD OUT) Europe: 10/4 - Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia (SOLD OUT) 10/6 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland 10/7 - Manchester, UK @ Academy (SOLD OUT) 10/9 - London, UK @ London Eventim Apollo (SOLD OUT) 10/10 - London, UK @ London Eventim Apollo 10/16 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso (SOLD OUT) 10/17 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso 10/18 - Antwerp, Belgium @ De Roma 10/19 - Brussels, Belgium @ AB 10/21 - Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria 10/23 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega (SOLD OUT) 10/24 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega 10/26 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle 10/27 - Prague, Czech Republic @ Forum Karlin 10/28 - Vienna, Austria @ Simm City 10/30 - Budapest, Hungary @ Akvarium Klub 10/31 - Liubljana, Slovenia @ Kino Siska 11/1 - Zagreb, Croatia @ Tvornica Kulture 11/3 - Lausanne, Switzerland @ Les Docks 11/4 - Turin, Italy @ Club to Club Festival 11/6 - Paris, France @ Trianon (SOLD OUT) 11/7 - Paris, France @ Trianon Read the full article

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Twenty One Pilots – “Next Summer” Video

Twenty One Pilots have shared a video for “Next Summer” and announced some new tour dates. August 15, 2024 Denver, CO Ball Arena August 18, 2024 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center August 21, 2024 Portland, OR Moda Center August 22, 2024 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena August 24, 2024 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena August 25, 2024 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center August 27, 2024 Los Angeles, CA Intuit Dome August 28, 2024 Los Angeles, CA Intuit Dome August 30, 2024 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center August 31, 2024 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena September 3, 2024 Austin, TX Moody Center September 4, 2024 Houston, TX Toyota Center September 6, 2024 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center September 10, 2024 Duluth, GA Gas South Arena September 11, 2024 Orlando, FL Kia Center September 13, 2024 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena September 14, 2024 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center September 15, 2024 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena September 17, 2024 Newark, NJ Prudential Center September 18, 2024 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center September 20, 2024 Boston, MA TD Garden September 25, 2024 Montreal, QC Bell Centre September 27, 2024 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena September 28, 2024 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse September 29, 2024 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena October 1, 2024 Chicago, IL United Center October 2, 2024 Chicago, IL United Center October 4, 2024 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena October 5, 2024 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena October 8, 2024 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse October 9, 2024 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena October 10, 2024 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center October 12, 2024 Minneapolis, MN Target Center November 17, 2024 Auckland, NZ Spark Arena November 19, 2024 Melbourne, AU Rod Laver Arena November 21, 2024 Brisbane, AU Brisbane Entertainment Centre November 24, 2024 Sydney, AU Qudos Bank Arena April 7, 2025 Hamburg, DE Barclays Arena April 8, 2025 Berlin, DE Uber Arena April 9, 2025 Lodz, PL Atlas Arena April 12, 2025 Prague, CZ O2 Arena April 13, 2025 Vienna, AT Wiener Stadthalle April 16, 2025 Zurich, CH Hallenstadion April 17, 2025 Bologna, IT Unipol Arena April 21, 2025 Madrid, ES WiZink Center April 22, 2025 Barcelona, ES Palau San Jordi April 24, 2025 Lyon, FR LDLC Arena April 27, 2025 Munich, DE Olympiahalle April 28, 2025 Milan, IT Forum April 30, 2025 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome May 1, 2025 Cologne, DE Lanxess Arena May 2, 2025 Paris, FR Accor Arena May 5, 2025 Glasgow, UK OVO Hydro Arena May 6, 2025 Birmingham, UK Resorts World Arena May 8, 2025 Belfast, UK SSE Arena Belfast May 9, 2025 Dublin, IE 3Arena May 11, 2025 Manchester, UK AO Arena May 13, 2025 London, UK The O2 May 14, 2025 London, UK The O2 --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/news/twenty-one-pilots-next-summer-video/