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Our cover image is titled "Random Biochemistry" - transformation as a condition, not an event, where the familiar and the strange embrace each other.
The Many Sizes of Infinity issue.
Our Electronic Quill article is titled "Let's Fly a Kite", reproducing an intense poem that strikes at the heart of war, for every parent, in every conflict, regardless of which side you are on.
Our section called "Other Voices" includes eMusings (with AI news), yNot, Site of the Month, !Brazen Hussy, and Just Desserts.
eMusings: AI news and views, no calmer, no wiser than before:
the U.S. government is sued for using immigration to stifle free speech; the brain of a scientist that was cryopreserved is rewarmed; combining 2 AI systems for quicker drug discovery (hint: they miss the glorious messiness of humanity); growing chickens using the liquid from recently laid eggs installed into an artificial eggshell; swarm microbots that change shape on command; Sybil predicts lung cancer risk before any tumors appear; Chinese workers object to training AI agents to replace them (note: so do Meta's); later this year you can buy a humanoid robot in a 3D knit suit with 3 color choices; AI algorithms outperform human doctors in the ER.
eMusings in art:
portraiture using a ball point pen on antique texts and maps; the majesty of Ottoman wedding dresses; Jeffrey Gibson's joyful "Space in Which to Place Me"; Julio Le Parc's intricate relief drawings using cardboard, wood and metal; Sasha Ingber's sculpture/collage/wall hangings from found objects; Kirsty Budge adds and removes paint to demand your attention; Julia Policastro paints stories using contradictions; "ugly sculptures" by Thomas Houseago that you can only find in a secret garden in Madrid; Nalini Malani's extraordinary immersive environments; Wallace Chan's "Vessels of Other Worlds" at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
Remember that earlier eMusings and electronic quill articles are archived online for you.
yNot: Our Woman of the Month award for June goes to Cleomatra, the Divine Feminine, The Matrix of Creation
More in Ynot: a new proposal would strip the right of women to vote in favor of household votes; a rise in syphilis infections; Girls, Inc. encourages young women from 5 to 18; keeping your feet healthy and happy; women in the American Studio Glass movement; an imbalance in 2 proteins may lead to stillbirth; the words "Ukraine, Forgive Us" painted on a war memorial resulted in a 7-year prison sentence in Russia.
Giraffe's Site of the Month - the brilliant interactive public installations of Eness.
!Brazen Hussy - Valie Export, "This Voice Belongs to Me"
New Digital Paintings - Imagining the never seen, from "Rue" and "Ex Pensive" to "Glump" and "Soul Singing"
New blobs: More giggles, more fun
In 3D print news: a new holographic technique creates soft living tissues in seconds; new plant protein products for non-animal eating; playful watches for everywhere but your wrist; Europe's largest 3D printed apartment building; Jay Leno tests a 3D printed road-legal hypercar; wool-based colorants instead of toxic synthetics; hydrogel electrodes based on the patient's own MRI for almost immediate neurosurgical use; artificial muscle-like filaments that twist and bend in response to temperature.
Wit and Wisdom from our archives: "Me Thinketh That Stinketh"
Diversions for Difficult Times: back to the classics. Not Bach and Beethoven, but "Tootsie", Dustin Hoffman's tour-de-force and "Pretty Woman", perhaps Julia Roberts' best, with every nuance and every gesture spot on. Another gem still streaming is the original "Chorus Line".
Following the tragic death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, Netflix has been showing several of his films. They tend to have a gentle touch. One that touched me deeply is "The Magic of Belle Isle", starring Morgan Freeman and Tony the Elephant.
For the first time I have purchased a movie. For $6.00 I bought "The Birdcage" on Prime Video. Robin Williams and Nathan Lane are just too brilliant to lose.
For trivia buffs: 109 nations visited us in April. Largest number of hits came from Viet Nam, Germany, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Russian Federation and European Union.
So much to learn. So much to explore. But I can't resist Lewis Carroll: "The hurrier I go, the behinder I get."
Warm regards from your Friend, the Giraffe
c. Corinne Whitaker 2026
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