Facebook Wednesday July 2, 2025
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The New York Times Wednesday July 2, 2025
On June 21, a visitor to the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, stepped backward into a painting while posing for a selfie. For the Uffizi’s director, Simone Verde, that was the last straw. “The problem of visitors who come to museums to make memes or take selfies for social media is rampant,” Verde said in a statement. He isn’t alone in his frustration, notes The New York Times: Europe’s museums are struggling to protect their collections from summer visitors who flock to their galleries to make social media content.
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David Schonauer Wednesday July 2, 2025
Older adults are often faced with lifestyle changes that can disrupt their sense of place and purpose. It may be the loss of a partner, downsizing their home, or moving to residential aged care. And
these changes can come with loss of identity, uncertainty, disconnect and isolation.But a simple camera could help alleviate some of these pains, notes Tricia King, a senior lecturer in … Read the full Story >>
DIYPhotography Tuesday July 1, 2025
It’s July and the mercury is rising, And so is Mercury! the Solar System’s innermost planet will be 25.9 degrees from the Sun at its greatest eastern elongation on July 4. Just after sunset, look for the planet low in the eastern sky and plan to photograph it with a wide-angle or medium telephoto lens (e.g., 135 mm), notes DIY Photography. On July 7, the bright star Antares will disappear behind the moon (from our perspective). This occultation, however, won’t be visible from all locations on Earth. Meanwhile, the Milky Way season is in full swing.
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