- Law of the Sea
The United States was among the nations that participated in the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, which took place from 1974 through 1982 and resulted in the international treaty known as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The United States also participated in the subsequent negotiations of modifications to Part XI of the treaty from 1990 to 1994. Although the United States signed and recognized the UNCLOS as a codification of customary international law in 1994, it has not ratified it. The UNCLOS came into force in 1994.
- most distinguished art journal in the English language
The Burlington Magazine is a British monthly publication that covers the fine and decorative arts of all periods. Established in 1903 as The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, it is the longest running and most distinguished art journal in the English language.[1] It has been published by a charitable organ
- Orwell on autobiography
“Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.”
It’s the opening two sentences of Orwell’s 1944 essay “Benefits of Clergy: Some notes on Salvador Dali“.
- Southern California Handweavers' Guild
“The Southern California Handweavers' Guild is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization founded in 1946. … Activities include workshops, lectures, study groups, and field trips. We have a large library of books on weaving and fiber arts and a selection of looms that members may rent. “
- The future of Text
The premise is that what thought is changes as the tools, media, and infrastructures we use when we think changes, and text is an important component of this.
Text is one of our most fundamental such tools, and right now it is being transformed, by artificial intelligence on one side and by augmented and extended reality environments on the other. As these changes accelerate, the question of what text can — and should — become is more urgent than it has ever been.
