The h2g2 Post 20.11.23

Created Oct 3, 2023 | Updated Nov 19, 2023

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Posted: 20^th November 2023

This week's title is Light and Dark Place. Clockwise from upper left: The wall of Callejon de Sangre, or Blood Alley, where blood ran in the 16th Century during a fight between townspeople and pirates on the island of Lanzarote, A statue of Jesus riding a donkey which appears to be going downstairs in a church, surf splashing against rocks, banks of votice candles, A black street musician in sunglasses with polkadot frames looking up at the sky, a yellow-and-green and a blue-and-white budige, newly come from the nest, a recreated Viking longhouse, a mist-covered conifer forest, and a crenellated fortress on a rocky hill.

'This also has been one of the dark places of the earth,' he said didactically...

Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

This week we look at places light and dark.

FWR has been exploring and brought back a blood-curdling piece of history. Tavaron, too, has been observing history, in its recreated form. Her view was safe for the kids, though. Bluebottle has a lighter take on historical records, pun intended: he's found an ironic warning on a label. It's all food for thought.

Meanwhile, this week's Focus on Art asks many aesthetic questions and may even answer a few: how much does the mood of a photograph depend on framing? Does recurrence create artistic depth? Can art be accidental? Just what is that boat doing in that wall? Most significant of all, which is cuter, a Dalek or Yog Soggoth? Delve into these topics, art critics.

Nature has been generous to us this week in the bird department. FWR found some gorgeous ones. Willem is informative as always. We even have bird video – Hoggetts experienced the phenomenon of murmuration thanks to an attractive cornfield. And speaking of video, check out SashaQ's mallards on this page.

There's humour and a quiz, as usual. Be sure to see what Bluebottle's cooked up for you: this story's approaching its thrilling conclusion, and I have to say that I am in awe of the elegant plotting. Nothing 'old bat' about this vampire story. Soon, a new chapter in the saga will begin.

Also check in with Awix. He's reviewed an interesting-sounding film and even managed to work in the word 'oneiric', so reading it will make you smarter.

We invite you to read, leave comments, and share this stuff around. Have a great week and remember: the word 'Fall' is a warning, not an instruction. Watch out for wet leaves.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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Quote of the Week. The solution is not to fight against the hate.

The solution is to love so much, with enormous passion and fire, that we create a world where hatred cannot function.

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