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There is one of the classic ‘contemporary art is rubbish ‘ news stories today… from a Dutch museum this time.
Apparently one of the exhibits was a couple of old beer cans, that had been decorated.One of the staff members saw them, picked them up and threw them in the bin.
They were salvaged though and are now back on display.
Do you agree with Marcel Duchamp? “Anything is art if the artist says it is art”.
[A Minority Report take on yesterday’s prompt “passport](https://www.deviantart.com/tereyaglikedi/art/Inktober-2024-Day-7-Passport-1107513356). Man, it’s been only a week and I am exhausted. I don’t remember last year being this difficult.
Yesterday I was trying to rescue a frog from the basement. I thought I would put it in the hem of my t-shirt as I was too lazy to go get a box, and it peed all over me. How rude.
I remember when we were kids we used to pick up the turtles we found in the meadow while playing, and they used to pee, too. It made my mom mad every time (turtle pee is staining).
Is there something you did as a kid that drove your parents up the wall?
Started watching a fantastic (to me) Korean cooking show/competition on Netflix called “Culinary Class Wars”. Without going into the exact details as it’d be a spoiler, there’s a moment where a contestant makes a dish that one of the judges (only 3 Michelin star Korean chef) says it tastes fantastic but criticizes and deducts points because the dish’s name doesn’t reflect the true nature of the dish.
Since then it’s become a huge debate whether the judge was being petty with semantics or if he’s right.
Curious if you’d think the same with a National dish from your country.
Let’s say in the case of Switzerland.
If someone presented a beautiful dish centered around a slice of soft cheese and called it a “fondue”.
I recently read someone say “if you aren’t happily single, you can’t be happily married” (or in a relationship, whatever) I guess this sentiment is repeated quite often, that you first have to be in peace with yourself, happy and well-adjusted in order to have a happy, healthy relationship. And surely there is some truth to it, but then again… I don’t know if I agree with it very strictly. I remember I wasn’t super happy when I met my husband –I was about to finish my PhD, overworked, stressed, unsure about everything… having him around brought me some stability and support that I didn’t realize I needed. Then again, I think it is unfair to the other person to use them as a crutch rather than working on your issues…
What do you guys think? Do you need to be happily single in order to be happily married?