Click to enlarge Photo: Courtesy of Dade Lemanski and Kelsey Swintek Dade Lemanski (left) and Kelsey Swintek (right). Dade Lemanski is working on a book on “Polish folk magic, fathers (dying) and anti-blackness among white punks”. Kelsey Swintek is working on her first collection of essays. The two will be …
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Green light for autism diagnostic app raises questions and concerns | Spectrum
Screen time: An app-based system to aid in the diagnosis of autism may soon be available. Courtesy of Cognoa Listen to this story: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Approves App Designed to Help Clinicians diagnose autism in children, labeling it Safe for Use. But it’s still unclear whether the …
Read More »The app maps shady spots to guide Barcelona walkers on cooler routes | Environment
A new app promises to help the people of Barcelona find the most shady route between two places to avoid the extreme heat. Nice walks, a routing tool for pedestrians first developed at a data visualization contest, aims to show users a variety of walking routes to take for their …
Read More »Why the Google Android app is crashing and how to fix it
Photo: Sam rutherford If you come across an error message that says “Google keeps stopping” then you are not alone as there have been many reports that the Google app on Android is suffering from instability. And while it looks like Google is aware of the problem, there are a …
Read More »McAlester Alumni Named Executive Director of Chickasaw Nation Literary Arts Division | Local News
Joe Thomas, a 2007 graduate of McAlester High School, was recently promoted to a leadership position with the Chickasaw Nation, headquartered in Ada. Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby appointed Chickasaw Citizen Joe Thomas as General Director of Literary Arts. “Joe Thomas understands the important role the literary arts play in …
Read More »Literary Arts Tent is looking for authors, illustrators and poets in Norwich, NY
The Colorscape Board is busy planning the return of the Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, scheduled for the weekend after Labor Day, September 11-12. The festival attracts around 10,000 to 12,000 attendees each year and all the favorite things to do will be back for 2021. There will be multiple stages …
Read More »Twelve beginnings in literary arts “In search of the earth”
In spring 2020, Gray-Kontar invited 20 young people from Cleveland connected to Twelve Literary Arts to share their poems at an open-mic Zoom conference. Wallace, who lived near Washington, DC at the time, listened to the call in an effort to select a range of poems depicting a myriad of …
Read More »12 new books to discover in June | Literary arts | Pittsburgh
Click to enlarge The chosen and the beautiful by Nghi Vo Posted on June 1 via TorHistorical / fantasy fiction, 272 pages* A Pride Month Reading * Large Gabsy fans, this one’s for you! Nghi Vo The chosen and the beautiful is a reimagining of the American classic, with Jordan …
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