CNBC Friday February 11, 2022
Meta says it may have to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe, reports CNBC. The warning, or threat if you like, comes as regulators in Europe draw up new legislation that will dictate how EU citizens’ user data gets transferred across the Atlantic. “If a new transatlantic data transfer framework is not adopted and we are unable to continue to rely on SCCs (standard contractual clauses) or rely upon other alternative means of data transfers from Europe to the United States, we will likely be unable to offer a number of our most significant products and services, including Facebook and Instagram, in Europe,” noted the company in its recently released annual report. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Friday February 11, 2022
Photographs capture slices of time. And those moments are powerful. This week we took note of a new study from the National Institute for Dementia Education showing that photo Reminiscence Therapy can
improve the quality of life for those living with dementia by reducing social isolation and improving general cognitive performance. Reminiscence Therapy is the discussion of past events, activities
and experiences using visual, … Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Thursday February 10, 2022
James Bidgood, who elevated campy gay photography in the 1960s and ’70s with his carefully staged phantasmagoric pictures, and who was the anonymous director behind Pink Narcissus, a gay film released in 1971 that became something of a cult classic, died on Jan. 31 in Manhattan, reports The New York Times. He was 88. Brian Clamp, director of New York’s ClampArt gallery, said Bidgood’s death, in a hospital, was caused by complications related to Covid-19. Bidgood was known for staging photographs, mostly in his Manhattan apartment, that were lavish fantasies full of references to mythology, adventurous lighting and props, and attractive men, adds The Times. Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Thursday February 10, 2022
The media is full of imagery from the Winter Olympics showing grace, speed, and the thrill of victory. What you don’t usually see are still images of the falls that are also part of the games. “This sport is so damn hard. It’s brutal, and it hurts — far more often than it ever feels good,” tweeted Mikaela Shiffrin after falling during a giant slalom run on Monday. The New York Times has put together a small photo collection featuring falls by skiers, speed skaters and figure skaters, just to remind us all that Olympic athletes operate on the edge. Read the full Story >>
