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Lindsey Kustusch | August 07 2024, 02:26

Lindsey Kustusch, an American artist, is known for her infernal cats, ravens, and cityscapes (particularly of San Francisco). Her works predominantly feature ravens and nocturnal urban scenes. Although I haven’t attached all her pieces here (there must be a hundred or so), her paintings are perfect for bedroom decor. There’s something special about her work.

Just a reminder, similar posts are grouped under the tag #artrauflikes, and you can find all 99 pieces on beinginamerica.com in the “Art Rauf Likes” section (unlike Facebook, which neglects nearly half of them).

English Pronunciation (RUS) | August 05 2024, 04:03

This is a very, very good channel on English pronunciation. The creator really goes all out, preparing simply fabulous and lengthy videos on various topics, yet for some reason remains very “niche” with only 50K subscribers.

There are about fifty videos on his channel; they are released infrequently, but each one is a treasure trove of very interesting information about English pronunciation, and very useful tips specifically for Russian speakers on how to improve their pronunciation. I think I’ve watched them all.

And now, after a long hiatus, another one has just been released. Highly recommend it.

https://youtu.be/LmSpJzJZ4W0?si=7u6BiHZkzo3VWNie

Nancy Guzik | July 27 2024, 13:38

Artist Nancy Guzik is the wife of Richard Schmid, whose book Alla Prima II I am almost finished reading (50 pages left, I can’t read it any slower, it’s so great!). And she is also on the cover of this book. Her paintings adhere to the standards set by her husband. That’s actually how they met each other 🙂 However, when you seek out her works, Richard’s legacy tends to eclipse everything. Richard passed away three years ago, and she is mostly recognized for preserving his memory and promoting his books. Her artwork frequently graces the pages of the book, as she does in Richard’s paintings, and it’s quite evident, thus I must mention her among my favorite artists. She has created several paintings, all from life, all stunning. In the comments, I will post a brief video by Nancy herself discussing a painting featuring four children and a book.

I remind you that similar posts can be found under the tag #artrauflikes, and at beinginamerica.com in the “Art Rauf Likes” section, where all 98 posts (unlike Facebook, which forgets (ignores) almost half of them) are available.

Yummi | July 26 2024, 23:40

I once shared how convenient it is to cook soup with a pressure cooker — ten minutes to chop potatoes, carrots, and onions, throw in the meat, add water, press the button and it’s ready in an hour.

I pulled out the slow cooker from the garage — cooking with it is even simpler (and the food turns out very, very delicious). Just throw meat and potatoes into an empty pot. Ideally, of course, wash them first. And that’s it. Press the button and after a few hours, you get very tasty, very tender meat with real baked potatoes. Just today, I slightly overdid it (seven hours, of which four were on high, which is admittedly too much). Still very tasty, but it could have been a tad better, something for next time. Ribs, in particular, turn out great only this way. They are fatty and need to be cooked long.

OpenAI Search | July 26 2024, 21:45

Got access to OpenAI Search. Something is disappointing—why are the sources in Russian? Yes, I asked in Russian, but what does that have to do with the choice of sources? If you ask in English, everything is fine.

By the way, Google responds to such a query immediately with “I can’t help with responses on elections and political figures right now.”

Perplexity has a much cooler UI for now. Attaching screenshots