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Editorial: In praise of ... Guernica

"No," Picasso replied, "you did", his wit fizzing with the anger that animates the piece.

Work started weeks after German bombers had unleashed an early dose of Blitzkreig on the Basque town from which the work takes its name.

As in Picasso's cubist days, there are symbols and broken shapes aplenty, but with Guernica there is no need to decipher.

Flailing bulls and horses show that the visceral horrors of war are not just an affront to human civilisation, but to life.

With the help of Stepney trade unionists, keen to raise awareness of Spain's civil war, in 1939 Guernica came to Whitechapel art gallery.

Next week the gallery reopens after an overhaul, and a full-size tapestry copy will form part of an installation by artist Goshka Macuga.

It is borrowed from the UN, where it normally hangs outside the security council chamber. »

Bose Headphones Spy On Listeners: Lawsuit

Authored by ndtv.com

"People should be uncomfortable with it," Christopher Dore, a lawyer representing Zak, said in an interview.

"People put headphones on their head because they think it's private, but they can be giving out information they don't want to share.

"Bose did not respond on Wednesday to requests for comment on the proposed class action case. »

Exploring Europa. NASA Keeps Planning Lander Mission

Authored by newsledge.com

Quick note: Despite not making the proposed budget from the White House, the NASA team studying the lander mission will continue their work.

Let’s take a deeper look at the objectives of a Europa lander mission and how the mission will deal with planetary protection protocols.

The second goal will assess Europa’s habitability of Europa using in situ techniques (measurements taken within the environment around the lander) only possible with a lander mission. »

PSA: This spoof Apple site illustrates the sophistication of today’s phishing attacks

Authored by 9to5mac.com

Most phishing attacks – links that send you to a fake website in the hope that you’ll login with your real credentials – are usually easy to detect.

The email will threaten closure of your account if you don’t take urgent action, and so on.

Phishing was one of two methods used to obtain the iCloud logins used in the celebrity nudes attack back in 2014. »

99-year-old gets first hole in one at Marin Country Club

Authored by ktvu.com

99-year-old gets first hole in one at Marin Country Club News 99-year-old gets first hole in one at Marin County Golf Club Tell someone you graduated and you can show them your diploma.

The Marin Country Club member of 57 years golfs and works out at the club once a week.

Madsen got his hole in one on hole 16 using his 6 iron from 108 yards away. »