Speed of Life

Snow is falling in the Sierra A late-arriving winter in California.  Enjoy wintry Yosemite National Park captured by @ando2chill Snow is here! Snow is finally falling in the Sierra over the past week. It looks like we will have a late-arrival of winter in California. Check out Yosemite National Park captured by @ando2chill pic.twitter.com/ap7Vwe9A9R — Los Angeles Magazine (@LAmag) January 7, 2024

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas interviews Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell about the Donald Trump indictment, the conduct by the House GOP, and the Democratic Party agenda.  Rep Eric Swalwell actively illustrates bravery and political courage outlined in fellow Rep Joe Neguse's new book -   Courage in The People's House: Nine Trailblazing Representatives Who Shaped America   Support Congressman Swalwell: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mt83 Follow Congressman Swalwell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell And This: Ari Melber shows evidence connecting Ted Cruz and GOP senators to the coup plot. pic.twitter.com/V0EX33QMVW — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 2, 2023

From PBS Terra: "Beyond its iconic height, the Redwood Forest is sacred to the Yurok Tribe and a scientific frontier for the study of vast biodiversity that exists nowhere else on Earth. This episode of Untold Earth explores the varied relationship between The Redwoods, their forest ecosystems, and the humans who live and work among them. Asking, at every turn, what makes these trees epically singular in nature? Untold Earth explores the seeming impossibilities behind our planet’s strangest, most unique natural wonders. From fragile, untouched ecosystems to familiar but unexplained occurrences in our own backyard, this series chases insight into natural phenomena through the voices that know them best.  Untold Earth is produced in partnership with Atlas Obscura and Nature." Subscribe to PBS Terra so you never miss an episode! https://bit.ly/3mOfd77 And keep up with Untold Earth and PBS Terra on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBSDigitalSt... Twitter: https://twitter.co...

Good Morning California! pic.twitter.com/TcWG1runvA — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) September 15, 2021 The Democratic victory in the California recall certainly seems to go some way toward vindicating the core insights that emerged from this recent conversation with @Redistrict : https://t.co/kfjJKSdmx0 — Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 15, 2021

#GettyFire Context - How architects made California’s Getty Museum fireproof. The @GettyMuseum is safe. Suppressing sparks isn’t easy in wildfire-prone Los Angeles. https://t.co/4oQhYfFkqN — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) October 28, 2019

by Gregg Chadwick Paintings and sculptures at their best possess an uncanny ability to communicate ideas and feelings that words or other media are hard-pressed to convey. It seems that especially in times of struggle or unrest, art helps us connect to the personhood of others. Art creates dialogue . Dialogue promotes reflective discussion . And reflection can lead to change. Artists often use their creations as a sort of reflecting device that mirrors and focuses the viewer’s attention on social and political unrest. As Marvin Gaye sang so poignantly - “What’s going on.” Gregg Chadwick Call and Echo (left), America’s Sons [From Ferguson to Baltimore] (right) In my solo exhibition at Audis Husar Fine Art, a group of paintings provide their stories. The young man in Call and Echo has been seen by many viewers as an homage to Emmett Till. Not a description of the unspeakable violence enacted on that young man in the 1950’s, but ins...