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The world through an artist's careful eye
A retired fine arts instructor staying sharp on the facts that shape the bigger picture
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Recent briefings below
Recent Briefings
Today on The Studio View: Affinity integrates natural language batch scripting into its creative suite, a California court draws new lines on school board disclosure policies, and Saudi Arabia intensi…
The diplomatic freeze in the Middle East deepens today as new Houthi strikes push Saudi Arabia to formally cancel its scheduled talks in Oman. Plus, NATO jets intercept a drone over Lithuania, new str…
Welcome back. Diplomatic efforts to resolve the Middle East shipping crisis stalled in Oman this weekend as both maritime and overland energy routes face compounding disruptions. Also today: new exhib…
An expanded BRICS bloc is attempting to mediate the Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis from New Delhi, stepping in where Western diplomacy has stalled. Also in this edition: a landmark survey of Tintore…
We begin today in the Middle East, where drone strikes from Iraq have shut down Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline—disabling the primary energy bypass around the ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockade. Movi…
Following the fall of Mokha, Houthi militants have captured Perim Island to cement control over the southern entrance to the Red Sea. Also in today's edition: the U.S. Supreme Court blocks a Republica…
Today on The Studio View: Houthi forces capture the strategic port of Mokha as the Persian Gulf shipping crisis broadens into allied financial sanctions. Plus, the U.S. Census Bureau proposes a citize…
The Persian Gulf naval standoff has officially pushed global crude oil past the $100 mark following reciprocal military strikes in Jordan and the Gulf of Oman. Also in today's edition: the U.S. answer…
Today on The Studio View: North American trade absorbs $20 billion in retaliatory Canadian tariffs, the Persian Gulf naval standoff escalates with direct missile strikes on U.S. warships, and soil bio…
The naval standoff in the Strait of Hormuz is now transmitting direct supply shocks to the US economy, pushing domestic diesel prices to record highs. In other news, clinical trials show an AI-designe…