-
97 gender options
In November 2021, the city of San Francisco launched a pilot subsidy program for transgender groups. This pilot program is called the “Transgender Income Guarantee Program” (GIFT). There are 55 eligible transgender applicants, but there are 97 options in the “gender” column in the application form of the pilot program. In addition to “male” and “female”, there are 95 types of transgender. Even personal pronouns, there are as many as 17 kinds. To choose your gender or not to choose it is really a question! 97 options, where did they come from? Where did the 95 gender options other than men and women come from? Human reproduction is sexual reproduction,…
-
Deciphering the Truth of “Don’t Order Without Free Shipping”
”Smart budgeting” is definitely one of the major “virtues” of young people this year. Spending hundreds or thousands of online shopping in the live broadcast room is commonplace, but if you don’t have free shipping, you will never place an order; more than a hundred “3D” movie tickets can be bought casually, but video members must rub friends; cosmetics are expensive. It’s worth it, but the free sample must be accurate to the milliliter; the 30 yuan cup of coffee doesn’t even bat an eyelid, and the vegetable market fights hoarsely for a few bucks; no matter how expensive it is in an online celebrity restaurant, you have to queue…
-
“Rango”: The Big Talker and the Big Hero
”Rango” is a rare animated film set in the west. The background of the film is set in a desert town, the desolate environment and a chameleon that is not very cute, it seems that they did not deliberately cater to the public’s aesthetic expectations for animation. But in this novel style of painting, it tells a very traditional story, which not only has universal values, but also uses various symbols of western movies to play a retro game. Therefore, this animated film won the Best Animated Feature Film Award at the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. a hero dream The film tells the story of Rango, who lives in…
-
Mondrian: The Development of “Grid Maniac”
Art is a miracle that transcends life, and occasional mistakes that deviate from the original intention during the creation process will also make the work show a different style. There are methods of painting, but there is no definite method. Xu Wei, a Chinese literati in the Ming Dynasty, broke the line in “The Picture of Walking on the Donkey’s Back”, and saved the embarrassment of the difference of a thousand miles with a magical brush. Dürer, a painter of the German Renaissance period, had many loopholes in his work “Rhinoceros”, but it did not affect its spread for generations. The fate of works of art has been unpredictable since…
-
Assassination of world famous paintings
Some groups who regard themselves as “justice” perform meaningless actions one after another in the “theater” space in the form of events, through stylized content and repeated methods, and create momentum in a pure and empty reciprocation. until failure. “Crazy” Behavior On October 14, 2022, in the British National Gallery, Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece “Sunflower” was splashed with tomato soup by people from the “Stop Oil” organization. At the same time, they also used super glue to stick their palms to the wall, and through this method of protest, they prevented the security personnel from dragging them away from the scene too quickly. Also on May 30, 2022, Da Vinci’s…
-
Japan’s diverse wine culture
Be it joy, anger, sorrow, or joy, good wine is often the most soothing to the hearts of mortals. Alcohol has a real place in the world of adults. Recently, I suddenly discovered that most of the Japanese friends I know are drinkers. Usually when I come home from get off work, I have a glass of beer beforehand to relieve my fatigue. In extraordinary times, it is also necessary to stock up on red wine and sake to ensure that the online reception will be opened at any time. On a business trip to the remote countryside, two bottles of whiskey must first be packed in the luggage—the neighborhood…
-
Saudi Arabia’s Diplomacy Is Increasingly Autonomous and Flexible
The year 2022 may have left a mark in Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic history. The global energy shortage and changes in the geopolitical landscape caused by the escalation of the Ukraine crisis in February 2022 have made Saudi Arabia’s strategic importance increasingly prominent. Driven by nationalist ideology, Saudi Arabia is not afraid of pressure from the United States and Western countries, makes full use of the strategic gap left by the game of great powers, actively expands its diplomatic space, and implements a flexible foreign policy that is diversified and balanced, which is quite eye-catching on the international stage. Slightly better diplomacy with the United States After U.S. President Biden took…
-
Focusing on the strategic competition between major powers, the Biden administration restarts the US-Africa summit
From December 13 to 15, 2022, the US-Africa Leaders Summit will be held in Washington. The United States invited leaders of 49 African countries and representatives of the African Union Commission to attend the meeting. Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Sudan, whose membership was suspended by the African Union, and Eritrea, whose diplomatic relations with the United States were downgraded to the charge d’affaires level, did not receive the invitation. This is the first time the United States has held such a meeting in eight years since the Obama administration held the first U.S.-Africa summit in 2014. Biden administration tries to reshape diplomacy with Africa After the Biden administration came…
-
Difficult reform of the UN Security Council
On November 17, 2022, the 77th UN General Assembly held a plenary session to consider the reform of the UN Security Council. Previously, on September 20, Kresch, President of the 77th UN General Assembly, emphasized in the general debate of the UN General Assembly that efforts should be made to revitalize the United Nations and promote negotiations on the reform of the Security Council, because this “relates to the credibility of the United Nations and the multilateral order.” The reform of the Security Council is the focus of the reform of the United Nations mechanism. Over the past 30 years, around the expansion of the Security Council and the veto…
-
Russia has a “grandparents network”
There is a “grandparents website” in Russia. There is such an introduction on the homepage of the website: Having a happy old age is what every retiree yearns for. If your retired parents are not familiar with the Internet and feel bored at home, you can help them find activities they are interested in on “Grandpa and Grandma Network” and help them join their favorite social circles. If they don’t know how to use a computer, you can enroll them in a computer learning course on the website. They can also sign up for activities such as yoga, dance, ball games, and even travel around the world with other seniors.…
-
Mushroom picking in Prague
Czechs like to pick mushrooms, according to statistics, 70% of Czechs have picked mushrooms. In Prague, you don’t have to go very far to find a forest. There are thousands of hectares of forest in the urban area, so picking mushrooms here does not require a lot of effort, but more like a social activity. People called their friends: “Let’s go, go pick mushrooms!” Wicker baskets, knives, long-sleeved clothes, trousers, high-top rubber shoes… a group of people rushed to the forest. The mushrooms in the Czech Republic are not only rich in variety, but also in large quantity. There are one or two baskets of mushrooms that can be picked…
-
Egyptian “National Dish” Kusari
Kushali is one of the favorite dishes of the Egyptians and is known as the “national dish” of Egypt. There are different theories as to its origin, the most common being that the dish was derived from the Indian dish “Khichdi”. It is said that Indian soldiers brought this dish to Egypt during World War I, and the dish of lentils and rice has been popular in Egypt ever since. Later, the Italians living in Egypt added macaroni to this dish. After combining the styles of Indian and Italian dishes, the Egyptians added new content to the dish, such as fried onions, tomato sauce, cumin powder, chili sauce, garlic juice,…