Mairlyn's Photos - Aug 2 2025 - Sydney Sweenye's blue genes,jeans

 

CBC Radio has media analysis talk shows  - Elamin Abdelahmoud's Commotion each day takes on a popular culture event of the day.  He gathers other younger commentators/analysts and I get to hear "how people talk today" about various topics.  The occurrence of "um" and "like" in their conversation is rampant. I think they should get some elocution lessons to be on national radio. I did listen intently to their analysis of Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad.  The eugenics word came up over and over. It is not surprising given her pale skin, blonde hair and blue eyes, with the supposed play on words of genes and jeans.  Or is the interplay jeans and genes?  Along with the tone  of her voice - some called it lighthearted, others say she's in on the joke, and engaging, I can hear a confident tone that arrives at being pompous.  We shouldn't be surprised that eugenics is making a comeback.  It originated out of the notion of improving genetic quality and maintaining white supremacy.  It had a big movement in the U.S.until the mid-20th century with scientific research supported by Carnegie, Rockefeller and others.  Eugenics programs faded away.  But the notion didn't leave - there were forced sterilizations of women inmates in U.S. prisons as recent as 2020.   All this genetics talk and concern over genes is compelling.  Genetics is a universal theme.  What was in the Globe and Mail this morning?  An article that scientists have identified the specific genes to led them to propose that the potato came about many millions of years ago due to a natural hybridization between early potato-like plants and tomatoes.   Hybridization seems to be everywhere - in  the physical world and in our minds.      Here's one of Marilyn Monroe's famous lines.

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Feb 28 2023 - Weathering Spring

 

We move into meteorological spring tomorrow.  I go with the weather version when it suits me.  For example I think winter comes December 21st. But I definitely go with spring on March 1st. Being in the know seems to be important.  What about this?  Motorcyclists can soon be safe thanks to airbag jeans.  The picture is hilarious - it looks like someone in a fat suit.  And I guess that's what it is.   "The garment is made from the strongest denim on the planet. Even more unique are the airbags that activate via small CO2 cartridges whenever the rider falls from their bike. The trigger mechanism is a tether connecting the jeans to the motorcycle. When the equivalent of a road accident occurs, the tether creates a puncture in the cartridges that inflates the airbags. If the rider is thrown from the bike, a protective air cushion is instantly deployed. Afterward, the CO2 cartridges are replaceable. While the airbag handles the impact forces, the single-layer denim fabric called ‘Armalith’ handles the abrasion forces, according to officials from the Swedish company Airbag Inside." The story is here in the good news network. The product is airbag jeans.   This is a display that astonishes one.  This is only one view of the orchid.  Masses of these beautiful trailing flowers.  Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblogspot.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca