Unequal Google Doodle?

I learned two things today: 

One, the fun images that Google switches every day on their site ,that provides random information each day is called Google Doodle. 

Two, these Doodles are really white male centered and show a distorted image of the world, saying that most important people in the science, artand in general in any  pioneer area are mostly led by them.This made SPARK activists upset and they did a research between 2010 and 2013. The result is this:  457 Doodles showed up in 3 years and 357 of those were about males.

But my question is this: I know that recently (let's say since the 20th century?) females have been catching up on their rights and expressing their ideas, art etc.,  trying to be as creative and successful as males, doesn't SPARK understand that before this time, mainly males were the only ones doing this? Seriously though, it's not because females were not as smart as men but simply because they had different roles back then and they didn't have a chance to get acknowledgment.

Honestly, I'd like to retrack and say: I learned two things today, but let me modify my second new info to this snipet down here that I found while researching this topic: This Google Doodle image celebrates Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist, who actually made it through the "cruel" Google selection, despite of being a female and of color.

What do you think? Click here to read further date about the research!

Women's Day? World Wildlife Day!

I know that it is supposedly Women's Day today, but honestly, I  don't care too much for that. Instead of posting something related to that, I would like to share Irina Bokova's message to the world she shared a few days ago, on World Wildlife Day. (She is the Director-General of UNESCO in case you have trouble remembering my post of her last month. Look it up, she's a great lasy!)

"On World Wildlife Day, I call upon all actors – including government authorities, non-governmental organizations, customs services, police forces and the scientific community -- to redouble their efforts and deepen cooperation. Only by joining forces can we craft a sustainable future for the planet’s precious wildlife and biodiversity."

I am excited to know that UNESCO is playing a major role in international efforts for wildlife conservation through the World Network of Biosphere Reserves and not only helps natural sites (through the World Heritage Convention).  Click here to read Bokova's full message!
--> I thought that this logo was quite cute, click on it so you can see the details!

Wedding into Protest

In China and especially in Beijing, the "air is so thick that children are told to stay indoors, city dwellers can no longer see skyscrapers and face masks are out of stock".  The air is so bad that a man recently sued the Chinese government, demanding the environmental protection agency to "perform its duty to control air pollution according to the law." 

Bride Zhang Xinyu and groom Bai Beibei decided to take their wedding portraits outside, facing the smog to protest the abysmal air quality.  Their pictures are not the greatest, during to the smog I suppose and the article is not the best either, but this article here is merely to raise awareness to the issue. 

Check out some of the B/W wedding pictures by clicking here!

The Oscars VS North Korea

While a 100% of the TV watching Western world was busy glued to the Oscars, North Korea decided to launch a missile last night. You couldn't want a more perfect timing for such an act. Who will switch to the news while Ellen DeGeneres is ordering pizza for the A-list stars in the first row?!

 It was only for practicing, never left North Korean territory but still, it was aiming a whole new direction (Russia) which means it wasn't a mistake. It was purposfully practicing, training to who know what. I really hope the world won't wait to find it out. Kim Jong Un is so far making sure he stays within his own sees.

Click here to see a short update on the missilies on CNN.

Political Campaign Hungarian (=Clown) Style

When the New York Times decides to point something out in the world, it is usually pretty darn important. Hungary, my home country is in the middle of its new election campaign but due to the government's media control, it turned into spreading hate. Why would you campaign against the other party instead of pointing out your own qualities? Perhaps because you don't have any??

By clicking here, you can read the embarassing NYT article about Hungarian governmen tactics. 

The image shows a massive poster put up in the capital, Budapest. It shows the representatives of the opposing party (the clown is added of course) saying "They don't deserve another chance!". Very creative.

From Thailand to Italy - people are finding their voices!

While most of the world is concentrating on Venezuela and Ukraine, other nations are fighting  almost as hard as the above metnioned two for rights, recognition, even independence in some cases.

Click HERE to hear about some other parts of the world and to see powerful images from the protests.  A short article about Catalonia, Italy, Bangkok and Ukraine. 

That whistle seems loud but as long as he's enjoying it...! Happy protestors in Thailand.

Timeless Art & Human Nonsense

Why is the Pietá hiding behind bullet proof glass? Which Picasso painting got ripped in a museum by a clumsy visitor? What does an eccentric performance artist do to Marcel Duchamp's Fountain? 

Take a look at this humorous article to find out the answers and read about some other incredible attacks on incredible artworks!