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The Miami Museum Showcasing LGBTQ Histories

The Miami Museum Showcasing LGBTQ Histories

General
November 2024 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Paul Chalfin, a queer artist and visionary who assisted develop Villa Vizcaya (today called Vizcaya Museum and Gardens), an Italian-style palazzo situated on the coasts of Miami's Biscayne Bay. It is among the city's most checked out landmarks and the host of lots of neighborhood occasions-- from farmers' markets to garden trips to musical efficiencies. And yet, in spite of Vizcaya's appeal, couple of individuals understand that Chalfin lived freely as a gay male over one a century back.A white guy of significant advantage, Chalfin's effective profession and life story assist us much better comprehend how we think of gender and sexuality in the past and why recovering these histories matters now. Chalfin's story exposes how members...
Blue Origin’s effective New Glenn rocket increases on the pad ahead of 1st launch (image)

Blue Origin’s effective New Glenn rocket increases on the pad ahead of 1st launch (image)

Science and Nature
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stands stacked on the launch pad in November 2024. (Image credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin's effective brand-new orbital rocket has actually increased on the launch pad to prep for a launching flight that might take place quickly.New Glenn was stacked at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, which is next door to NASA's Kennedy Space. Blue Origin has actually not revealed a main launch date for the huge brand-new rocket, however media reports have actually recommended it might happen in late 2024."Gone vertical," Blue Origin authorities composed Thursday (Nov. 21) on X, previously Twitter, with an image of the rocket. The business's suborbital system, New Shepard, coincidentally made its newest flight simply hours in t...