Metrics details the silkworm possesses a restricted feeding capacity To investigate the impact of varying sucrose concentrations on silkworm growth and development transcriptomic analyses were conducted on the silkworm midgut A total of 909 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified with down-regulated genes predominantly associated with starch and sucrose metabolism and amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism These alterations suggest that excessive sucrose consumption may suppress the carbohydrate metabolism pathway in silkworm This study offers a comprehensive analysis of transcriptomic studies on high sucrose intake in silkworm providing insights into the effects of varying sucrose concentrations on these organisms silkworm enters a voracious feeding period with a sharp increase in mulberry leaf consumption begins to synthesize mass silk proteins in the silk gland The digestion and absorption of nutrients in silkworms are inseparable from the digestive tract accounting for approximately 78% of the total length of the digestive tract Cylindrical cells are the main components of the midgut epithelium especially well-developed in the posterior part of the midgut capable of secreting digestive fluid and absorbing nutrients the majority of the enzymatic digestion and the absorption of nutrients largely take place in the midgut carbohydrate metabolism is a critical aspect of insect physiology By gaining a deeper understanding of the mechanism underlying glucose conversion and metabolic regulation in insect we can develop more effective strategies for silkworm rearing potentially leading to increased silk production and more sustainable agricultural practices we investigated the effects of adding sucrose with four different concentrations (6% from the 5th instar molted silkworm (I5D1) to wandering (spinning the cocoon) the diet supplemented with sucrose had positive effects on the development of silkworm the growth situation of the 12% treatment group was relatively the better we conducted a transcriptomic comprehensive analysis of gene expression of midgut in I5D3 silkworm under condition of sucrose 12% treatment The results revealed various alterations in carbohydrate metabolism and glycolytic pathways induced by changes in sucrose consumption The findings indicate that the appropriate sucrose concentration and the optimal feeding time will positively impact the development of silkworms This research not only can provide valuable understanding regarding the impact of sucrose on the midgut of silkworm but also holds significant guiding implications for enhancing silkworm breeding efficiency The silkworm 871 strain (monovoltine race) was provided by the Sericulture Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences The rearing temperature should be maintained between 25 and 26 °C and the humidity should be controlled between 70 and 85% Ensure appropriate lighting and ventilation Control the stocking density to avoid overcrowding and uncontaminated mulberry leaves as the feed In the preliminary stage of the formal feeding trial we conducted a pre-experiment to select the appropriate concentration levels as evaluation criteria and found that the silkworms grew slowly and appeared mass death in the 30% concentration groups we decided to refine the concentration gradients to 6% 18% and 24% to allow for a more reasonable assessment of the experimental results Select well-developed and similar-sized female silkworm at the 1st of the 5th instar (molted silkworm Establish a Control Group (or C-Group) and four treatment groups with sucrose supplementation (or S-Group) each with three replicates consisting of 150 silkworm per replicate The C-Group was fed mulberry leaves washed with deionized water while the S-Groups were fed mulberry leaves soaked in 6% we firstly placed the calculated amount of sucrose into a certain volume of sterile water and heated it until fully dissolved additional sterile water was added to reach the desired volume All leaves were selected to ensure a similar state minimizing significant differences among them the petioles and stems of the mulberry leaves were removed During the mulberry leaf immersion process each leaf is individually soaked in a sucrose solution for 15 min to ensure that the mulberry leaves are fully exposed to the sucrose solution we lay out the mulberry leaves taken from the solution flatly on a sterilized wire mesh for natural drying until that the mulberry leaves were moistened with sucrose solution without any dripping Then the leaves were placed in the silkworm box for consumption by the silkworms the density of silkworms was also controlled to ensure that each silkworm had access to a sufficient amount of leaf the growth situation of the 12% treatment group was relatively the better among all treat groups we conducted RNA-Seq of midgut in I5D3 female silkworm under condition of sucrose 12% treatment The midguts of 10 female larvae per sample were collected from the sucrose 12% group and the control group The total RNA of the sample was extracted by EASYspin Plus rapid tissue/cell RNA extraction kit of Beijing Aide-Lai Biotechnology Co. and integrity number were assessed using the Nanodrop 2000 Bioanalyzer Utilizing the fragmented mRNA as a template and random oligo-nucleotides as primers the first cDNA strand was synthesized in an M-MuLV reverse transcriptase system and the second cDNA strand was synthesized in a DNA polymerase I system using dNTPs as substrates The purified double-stranded cDNA underwent end-repair After the library construction was complete initial quantification was performed with Qubit2.0 Fluorometer and the library was diluted to 1.5ng/ul the insert size of the library was tested using Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer different libraries were pooled according to the requirements of effective concentration and target data volume for Illumina sequencing (NovaseqX Plus) The raw data have been submitted to the NCBI public database (NCBI.nlm.NIh.gov) with the accession number PRJNA1186106 Genes were represented as DEGs when the adjusted p-value < 0.05 and |log2 (fold-change)| ≥ 1 a functional enrichment analysis was conducted to pinpoint the GO terms and metabolic pathways that are significantly overrepresented within the set of DEGs To determine the significance of these enrichments with a p-value < 0.05 being considered significant compared to the entire transcriptome background To identify genes that may not show significant differences in overall expression level but have significant biological significance we conducted Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) and normalized enrichment score |NES| > 1 were selected for further analysis The quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) was conducted to confirm the DEGs in the cDNA libraries, which was constructed from midgut of 5th instar larvae. BmGAPDH was selected for housekeeping gene. All the primers (Supplementary Table S1) were designed using primer 5.0 software (Premier Biosoft International CA) and DNAMAN (Lynnon BioSoft) according to the rigorous principle and the data was expressed as the mean ± standard error (SE) (n = 3) the growth situation of the 12% treatment group was relatively the better among all treatment groups The effect of sucrose addition on the body weight of silkworms A: Statistical chart of average body weight of silkworms B: Statistical chart of body weight growth rate of silkworms C: Analysis of significant differences in body weight among groups of silkworms and p ≤ 0.01 is regarded as extreme significant The Pearson correlation value between the three control samples was 0.958 respectively; presenting the high repeatability The results proved that the sequencing data quality was comparatively high (A) Clustering dendrograms displayed gene network clustering in sucrose treated samples with module diagrams obtained via Dynamic Tree Cut Merged modules had a heterogeneity coefficient < 0.25 (B) Scale-free fit index and average connectivity were analyzed for various soft threshold powers (β = 9) (C) Eigenvector value correlations were assessed between 32 modules and subtype characteristics the horizontal axis corresponded to the fold change in gene expression while the vertical axis signified the statistical significance of these changes typically measured by the adjusted p-value was indicated on the right side of each plot filtered by a p-adj threshold of less than 0.05 Genes that were significantly upregulated were denoted by red points those downregulated were represented by green points and genes that did not exhibit significant differential expression are depicted in blue GO annotation and enrichment analysis of DEGs The horizontal coordinate represented the number of genes annotated to GO entries the negative axis represented the significance of differences and the vertical coordinate represented the GO functional classification The horizontal coordinate was the ratio of the number of differential genes annotated to GO Term to the total number of differential genes; the vertical coordinate was GO Term; the size of the dots represented the number of genes annotated to GO Term; the color from dark to light represented the significance of enrichment KEGG pathway annotation and enrichment analysis of DEGs The horizontal coordinate represented the number of genes labeled to the KEGG functional classification and the vertical coordinate represented the KEGG functional classification The horizontal coordinate was the ratio of the number of DEGs annotated to the KEGG functional classification to the total number of DEGs; the vertical coordinate was KEGG functional classification; the size of the dots represented the number of genes annotated to the KEGG functional classification; the color from red to purple represented the significance of enrichment This suggests that GalE plays a crucial role in these tissues and may be involved in glucose anabolism and growth in midgut tissues GSEA, expressional pattern and protein-protein Interaction analysis of glucose catabolism pathways. 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Several remain in the UF directory, but they are missing main web pages or profiles on the President’s Cabinet website Hosseini’s position comes with considerable power including the ability to override certain presidential decisions Hosseini also influenced major initiatives across the university In a Board of Trustees meeting on July 23 Hosseini said he asked UF’s Chief Financial Officer Taylor Jantz to allocate $25 million to support faculty “who work so hard to serve our students and do great research.” Hosseini did not elaborate on how the $25 million would be distributed Sasse's office employed more than 30 staff members a stark contrast to interim president Kent Fuchs who had fewer than 10 during his presidency James Wegmann and Dan Dillon are among those still listed on the UF President cabinet website and are believed to still be employed is Sasse’s former Senate communications director and serves as UF’s vice president of communications Wegmann replaced UF spokesman Steve Orlando, who made $270,000 a year in the position. 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has not responded to inquiries regarding the audit’s current status Sasse has expressed an interest in becoming president emeritus and will be teaching college classes at the Hamilton Center a GOP-mandated civic program with a focus on the education of classic Western literature Western philosophies and the foundation of American politics.  As part of his severance package, Sasse will also receive a $1 million base salary until 2028 the realization of Sasse’s plans and the future of his employees are all dependent on the approval of the UF Board of Trustees — and especially on Mori Hosseini Contact Vivienne Serret and Annie Wang at vserret@alligator.org and awang@alligator.org Follow them on X @vivienneserret and @wynwg Annie Wang is a metro general assignment reporter and a second-year journalism major She has previously worked on the university desk as the university administration reporter She enjoys reading and writing book reviews in her spare time Vivienne Serret is a UF 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Netherlandish Art exploring artistic representations of death across cultures and centuries The teen curators behind “Death as a Constant Companion” made thoughtful choices in selecting artworks that invite viewers to engage in a broad dialogue about mortality The exhibition successfully explores different facets of death from its impacts on humans and animals to the role of religion in coping with loss while the artworks themselves are compelling the organization of the gallery could have been more intentional to create a smoother narrative flow As visitors enter gallery 243A and turn to the right the exhibition begins with a striking display of “Vanitas Still Life” by Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts reminding viewers of life’s inevitable end an extinguished candle signifies the swift passage of time and the brevity of life An hourglass further emphasizes this notion illustrating the relentless flow of time and the fleeting nature of existence viewers come across “Still Life with Dead Partridge and Kingfisher” by Simon Pietersz The painting presents a partridge hanging by its feet positioned just above a lifeless kingfisher “Still Life with Dead Heron and Swan” by Elias Vonck continues the theme with another striking portrayal of lifeless birds “The Butcher Shop,” by David Teniers the Younger a graphic scene of a pig being slaughtered introduces the idea of human intervention in the cycle of life and death These initial works immediately confront viewers with death in a stark the exhibition transitions to a more philosophical exploration of mortality A painting featuring a man and a sphinx head introduces a nearby text on the wall discussing humanity’s reluctance to directly talk about death: “Most humans don’t openly discuss death it feels uncomfortable.” This section establishes the exhibition’s intent — to create a space that encourages reflection on death as a transformative experience rather than something to be feared The gallery then presents a sequence of eight diverse artworks that depict humanity’s relationship with death and Monstrous Demon” by Philips Wouwerman portrays a knight in battle reinforcing the belief that while the body may perish “Young Man with a Skull” by Lucas Leyden presents a contemplative young man gazing at a skull George Reverdy’s “Allegorical Subject with Death Holding a Globe” takes a more direct approach personifying Death as a skeletal figure clutching a globe an ominous reminder of death’s universal power This section culminates in “Still Life with Carp” by Pierre Niehen unlike the previous works focusing on human mortality is depicted as a religious motif rather than a source of sustenance its placement at the tail end of a series dominated by human death feels slightly disjointed Wall text at this point addresses the connection between animals and death noting that depictions of dead animals in art are often killed at the hand of humans two additional paintings — one featuring a dead partridge and another with two quails and a kingfisher — bring the exhibition to a close While the exhibition succeeds in prompting reflection on death the placement of artworks could have been more cohesive the three paintings of animal death at the beginning might have been more effective if positioned after the text discussing animals and death the sequence of seven human-focused works would have felt more unified without the sudden interruption of “Still Life with Carp,” which would have been better placed alongside the other animal death pieces Although “Death as a Constant Companion” effectively sparks conversation about mortality the exhibition does not seek to romanticize death The teen curators bring a fresh perspective to this age-old subject using art to explore their understanding of life’s impermanence Curated by Teens: Death as a Constant Companion is on view in the William A Coolidge Gallery at the MFA at Boston through Nov Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter. When renovating a historic home, it helps when the owners have an appreciation and respect for design. And luckily that was the case with this Portland, Oregon house designed by renowned architect Saul Zaik who was known for his contributions to Pacific Northwest architecture “Our clients are a young couple with a deep appreciation for Pacific Northwest mid-century and contemporary minimalist design,” says Project Architect Robert Arlt of SHED Architecture “They came to know and admire Saul Zaik’s work through open houses and the local design community The property came up for sale just a month after their wedding.” The home, which is called The Mori House, was designed for Zaik’s friend and next-door neighbor, interior design Howard Hermanson. It features an elevated deck, which connects to a detached teahouse pavilion. Zaik was known for his modernist residential designs integrating homes into their natural surroundings and prioritizing natural materials and light “We inherited a unique structure within a beautiful forested site and the primary driver for the project engaged the principle of addition through subtraction,” says Arlt “The house had accumulated many layers of finishes and a tight spiral stair connected the walkout basement and loft under the large skylight which inhibited circulation Given the task of reconfiguring and providing safer circulation the question we kept coming back to during the design investigation was ‘How do we do that so the large central skylight can organize and impact every space in the home?’” the clients knew they wanted to reconfigure the main floor’s living and flow while maintaining clear separation from private areas and renovate the two main level bedrooms into a large primary suite,” says Arlt the existing spiral staircase needed to be reconfigured to optimize safe vertical circulation for their growing family and further define the division between public and private spaces.” The final goal was to update the home’s design to reflect the homeowners’ personal style which is described as “‘East meets Pacific Northwest’ modernist minimalism and natural-light-accentuating materials.” When planning the renovation the SHED team took the mindset of “What would Saul do?” and used Zaik’s other PNW mid-century remodels as inspiration The team removed the existing loft and spiral staircase unveiling a nail-laminated wood roof that extends to a central skylight There’s now an entry closet and powder room in the space where the spiral staircase used to be The SHED team incorporated a new horizontal window above the cooktop which offers views of the mature rhododendrons outside The kitchen opens into a dining nook that includes a custom fir bench in front of floor-to-ceiling glass A new glass door provides direct access to the deck and teahouse pavilion The newly renovated living room features a relocated fireplace giving more views of the forest (and Mount St The former fireplace area has a built-in bar and tech closet “The vaulted living space and skylight are made possible through a unique hip-roof structure,” Arlt explains and solid 2×6 nail-laminated framing free-spans between to form the roofline and exposed wood ceiling The finished side of the nail-laminated 2×6 was exposed in the primary bedroom and the whole surface was blasted with walnut shells to restore and brighten the surface.” The primary suite features fir slats above the door “This suite transforms an existing bedroom and bathroom into a spacious primary bathroom with an adjacent walk-in closet,” Arlt says “The primary bathroom includes a Japanese soaking tub custom medicine cabinets with integrated LED lighting and transom windows to borrow light from the skylight.” On the southwest side of the house is a new switchback stair that leads to the lower level hangout space that overlooks the forest The lower level also includes three private The renovated home feels like you’re amongst the trees—true to Zaik’s natural surroundings ethos “We have heard they enjoy the quality and detail and coming home to a feeling of lightness,” Arlt says of the homeowners and so much more delivered straight to your door every quarter Copyright ©2025 S Media International Corporation. 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The investment was completed at a gross valuation of $4.7 billion for the iconic property SLG maintains a 60.0% stake in One Vanderbilt Avenue “One Vanderbilt is a globally-renowned and architecturally celebrated modern development which has continued to demonstrate that well-located highly amenitized and sustainable buildings will attract premier tenants and prestigious investors,” said Marc Holliday “We are honored to welcome Mori Building Co. into the ownership venture of One Vanderbilt Avenue.” “We are excited about joining the ownership venture of One Vanderbilt Avenue and the relationship with SL Green who have long contributed to making NYC an attractive city,” said Shingo Tsuji Standing 1,401 feet tall and defining the Midtown skyline award-winning and internationally recognized One Vanderbilt is the new headquarters for many of the world’s leading finance The 1.7 million-square-foot skyscraper is 100 percent leased and offers an unparalleled combination of amenities the highest level of sustainability and healthy workplace environment together with direct connection to Grand Central Terminal One Vanderbilt is home to the world-renowned immersive observation experience and two Michelin-starred restaurants from Daniel Boulud About SL Green Realty Corp.SL Green Realty Corp. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust managing and maximizing the value of Manhattan commercial properties SL Green held interests in 55 buildings totaling 31.8 million square feet This included ownership interests in 28.1 million square feet of Manhattan buildings and 2.8 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments BUT DIFFERENTClose at the top of the women's Lead competition but there will be no repeat of Wujiang shared-gold drama in Indonesia Looking at the finals start lists for the last act of the IFSC World Cup Bali 2025 the two names at the top of the list seem very familiar Great Britain’s Erin McNeice and South Korea’s Seo Chaehyun shared the top step of the podium and in Bali they are again at the top of the standings Both McNeice and Seo topped the semi-final route to progress to another Lead final but this time its advantage McNeice who had the better qualification round It means the British climber is in first and the South Korean in second so no chance of what surely would have been an historic moment with a double-double gold After her climb Seo said: “I’m super happy to reach the top After falling on the first route in qualis I was quite nervous today because it looked a bit hard and a super pumpy route Mori fell just short of the top on that dyno move Seo was worried about but still did enough for a final place in third Also coming up just shy of the dyno was Laura Rogora The Italian had done more than enough though on hold 48+ for a final spot sitting fourth Despite only just making the semi-final in a four-way tie for 23rd position young Flora Oblasser of Austria put it out of her mind and climbed to hold 38 early on in the round the Austrian then had the long and agonising task of sitting and watching her climb was enough for fifth position and another final appearance the final eight was confirmed with Slovenian duo Rosa Rekar and Mia Krampl joined by Australia’s Oce Mackenzie Finishing in 21st position was Japan’s Kuzuu Mashiro who made the semi-final for the first time which meant a personal best score don’t be surprised to see her in a lot more Japan’s Yoshida Satone topped the qualification standings and kept up that form also topping the semi-final His 36+ was the high point on the men’s route and the Japanese climber is looking good for a Bali podium place Germany’s Yannick Flohé was next best on hold 35+ and is feeling a lot better in Bali than he did last week in Wujiang: “I think I did what I could even though I slipped in the end I’m happy I’m safe into the final and I didn’t have to suffer and wait for people to fall like last time Talking about the semi-final route Flohé said: “We all thought it was relatively easy until the head wall it looked quite juggy but turned out to be quite cruxy with some rest “There was a few uncomfortable moves to deal with and the pockets section below the head wall was way harder to deal with than we expected as there were some little jibs inside which made the pockets way worse.” Fresh off the Lead podium in Wujiang are Spain’s Alberto Ginés López and Japan’s Neo Suzuki and both stay in with another medal opportunity progressing in third and fourth position Japan once again has multiple finalists with Omata Shion moving into the final in sixth with South Korea’s Lee Dohyun splitting the Japanese teammates in fifth the home crowd of Indonesia love supporting their climbers and they will have something to make some noise about in the men’s final when Muhammad Rizky Syahrafli Simatupang steps out onto the stage The Indo climber made it into the final in seventh position one place above France’s Max Bertone who again makes a Lead final Positions three to seven all hit hold 33+ with Bertone making hold 31+ which gave him a final place thanks to countback to qualification with Italy’s Filip Schenk just missing out on the same hold Another climber to miss out was the only 2025 World Cup golden winner so far in Boulder or Lead Olympic champion Toby Roberts missed finals in China South Korea’s Noh Hyunseung finished in 12th Indonesia’s Putra Tri Ramadani finished in 17th and France’s Victor Guillermin was 19th Metrics details mori is a model species of lepidopteran insects The genome assembly has been successively updated since the whole genome sequences were first determined in 2004 chromosome-scale genome assemblies of not only standard strains but also practical strains have been reported We successfully constructed a chromosome-scale female genome assembly of p50ma a standard strain developed by Kyushu University This assembly is now certified as a ‘reference’ in the NCBI datasets here we report the achievement of gene model construction based on the transcriptome information The assembly harbours 16,295 protein-coding genes we performed ATAC-seq in early embryos and comprehensively identified open chromatin regions small RNA-seq (sRNA-seq) targeting PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) was performed in testes and early embryos to identify piRNA clusters comprehensively These data will increase the usability of p50ma as a standard strain and facilitate NBRP users to exploit this strain assembly by short reads would be easily confused a new standard strain that Kyushu University and the National BioResource Project (NBRP) silkworm recently developed we present the annotation information of the p50ma female genome assembly to facilitate the use of this strain we performed embryonic ATAC-seq to identify open chromatin regions Since we considered that any studies which are conducted in the context of ignoring organisms piCs in the p50ma genome were identified in a tissue-comprehensive manner These datasets will increase the usability of this strain as a platform for piRNA research B. mori strain, p50ma was provided from NBRP silkworm (https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/silkwormbase/) Kyushu University developed p50ma strains by hybridization of p50 strain and T-series strain: F1 individuals were repeatedly sib-crossed for at least twenty generations Larvae were fed on fresh leaves of Morus alba under a long-day condition (16 h light/8 h dark) at 25 °C The outermost to the innermost circle shows I All RNA samples were prepared precisely as previously described42 Total RNA was extracted using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer’s protocol Embryos were sampled 24 hours after oviposition The two aliquots of testis and ovary-derived RNA samples were subjected to RNA-seq and sRNA-seq The three aliquots embryo-derived RNA samples were subjected to sRNA-seq The sRNA-seq library was prepared using TruSeq small RNA kit (illumina) according to the manufacturer’s protocol with a slight modification a region of 147–158 nucleotides was extracted in the purification step of the cDNA construct using BluePippin (Sage Science The constructed library was sequenced on the illumina Hiseq2500 platform (illumina RNA-seq library was prepared using NEBNext Poly(A) mRNA Magnetic Isolation Module (New England BioLabs) and NEBNext® Ultra™ ll Directional RNA Library Prep Kit (New England BioLabs) according to the manufacturer’s protocol The constructed library was sequenced on the illumina Novaseq6000 platform (illumina the library was constructed using Sequel Iso-seq Express Template Prep (Pacific Bioscience USA) according to the manufacturer’s protocol The constructed library was sequenced on the PacBio Sequel platform (Pacific Bioscience BUSCO assessment and the top 10 GO assignments of transcriptome-based predicted gene models (a) BUSCO scores of the gene models (top) and the genome assembly (bottom) (b) Overall top 10 GO assignments to gene models Heatmap around gene bodies of ATAC-seq on early embryos (a) piCs distribution detected in early embryos (box) (b) UpSet plot visualizing piCs assigned to each tissue The nearest two gene models defined the identity of piCs: When comparing piCs identified in different tissues if the nearest upstream and downstream gene models are the same 20240716_Bmo_Tsebra_merged.filtered.renamed.gtf/gff3 p50ma_Ovary_piCs.gtf and p50ma_Early-Embryo_piCs.gtf 20240716_Bmo_Tsebra_merged.filtered.renamed.cds/aa.fasta contain nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the predicted gene models 20240716_Bmo_Tsebra_merged.filtered.renamed.gtf/gff3 describe the genomic coordinate information of the gene models The result of functional annotation was summarised in 20240716_entap_results.tsv The coordinate information for piRNA clusters identified in three tissues was summarised in p50ma_Testis_piCs.gtf The mapping rates ranged between 82.5–96.0% for all samples The mapping rates and the above-mentioned BUSCO completeness scores 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neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04679-5 Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science The first ever US-based concert event to feature a solo talent was held on March 26th at the iconic Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles a talent of hololive production’s very first English generation hololive English -Myth- this solo concert marks the start of hololive production’s continued growth at bringing its amazing performance events overseas We hope that this report conveys the excitement and energy of the concert Though hololive production has hosted group concerts in the United States such as hololive English 2nd Concert -Breaking Dimensions- on August 24th and 25th Mori Calliope 2nd Concert “Grimoire” is the first concert in hololive history to star a single performing talent overseas and outside of Japan made her debut within hololive English back on September 12th As an early pioneer for English-speaking VTubers this year marks her fifth year together with the agency and within an impressive two years of activity signed with major record label Universal Music Japan a total of 22 of her original songs were performed over the course of the Los Angeles solo concert With a sold out venue and lines of fans present long before the doors were set to open the concert once more reaffirmed hololive production’s growing popularity in its efforts to expand the sensation of VTubing across the world the concert welcomed them with an introductory video into Mori Calliope’s world as a grim reaper— who rather than aspiring to climb higher and higher to reach the skies as a typical idol might instead journeys further and further into the deepness of the abyss This introduction was followed by ongoing dark and edgy aesthetics which laced each following song performances Clad in a cap and fashionable street-style outfit Calliope opened with her first song of the night The energizing performance featured pink burning lights as well as bursts of smoke pillars Calliope was joined by four skeleton back up dancers and supporting her through “未来島 ~Future Island~” a song released in 2023 made to commemorate the release of popular manga series ONE PIECE’s 106th volume The friendly skeletons continued to dance with Calliope through “Yona Yona Journey” which shifted the atmosphere of the stage to that of a futuristic yet somehow simultaneously nostalgic dance club Next up came a snazzy and high-energy performance of “NEZUMI Scheme” with an animated backdrop that featured bold animations and cartoons During “FLASH BANG” which followed shortly after Calliope introduced us to Japanese graffiti aesthetics and a groovy beat “Make ‘Em Afraid” further amped the excitement of the audience with its playfully hypnotic melody line With the crowd clapping along to help carry the tempo Calliope embodied her grim reaper image and empowered the audience with her song With a shift in mood first induced by visual noise and glitch art Calliope appeared on stage with a bass guitar shaped like a large scythe A stand mic of bones gave the performance an extra heavy metal touch and with a genre change to hip-hop rap rock some fans even began to throw their heads and hair along a collaboration song with METAL GEAR SOLID a large snake and a code matrix were featured in the backdrop while Calliope drove through the earworm chorus again and again which enraptured the audience in a haunting melody Large skeleton hands enveloped Calliope after and revealed a new costume shown on the concert’s official artwork— a black outfit with lace and other gothic elements as well as horn-like headpiece she continued with the lively song “DONMAI” “Last Days” which showcased Calliope’s singing ability and higher voice register near a cathedral gate and beneath a large allowed Calliope to similarly maintain a slower and relaxed energy the stage presented an underwater scene with tropical fish while Calliope sang “through the blue” the crowd waved their pen lights along to the acoustic strums of a guitar and Calliope strutted about the stage and inspired confidence through her dancing pulling the energy up from the previously relaxed three pieces heavier guitars returned and the audience sang along to the soulful and powerful melody skeleton backup dancers returned to join Calliope for “Go-Getters” the ending theme song of the anime “Suicide Squad: ISEKAI” and Calliope once again emerged on stage in a casual concert T-shirt and cap “Scuffed Up Age” showcased urban and savvy style first while “glass slipper” embodied the loneliness that comes with the nature of being a grim reaper after Calliope plunged the crowd into her dark world with the song “Black Sheep” as the final song and epilogue to the show Calliope dedicated the spooky “Left for Dead Lullaby” to her fans which conveyed the concert’s preluding image of falling deeper and deeper into the abyss Calliope’s evolution over the past five years is clear with this concert and she displayed the prowess and skills she gained as an artist in this mega milestone for not just herself but also paved a way for hololive production itself in its continued expansion It’s amazing that we were able to share this with you and we can’t wait to see where this journey takes us all 2025 / Doors Open: 5:30 PM / Streaming starts: 6:30 PM / Starts: 7:00 PM (PST) https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0900618BF1E836DE EVENT WEBSITE The best of New York straight to your inbox Sign up for our email to enjoy New York without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) New York To celebrete the release of Morbid Anatomy Founder and Creative Director Joanna Ebenstein’s new book Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life Memento Mori Fest will host a weekend of talks and other experiences all revolving around the theme of memento mori—Latin for "remember you will die." From Friday, May 2 to Sunday, May 4, the fest will partner with two great NYCcultural institutions—ARAS (Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism) and The Green-Wood Cemetery—for the programming lineup Along with events like film screenings attendees can enjoy special themed flash tattoos at White Ghost Studios personalized Memento Mori portraits at Rusty Zimmerman Studio death-themed board games at Brooklyn Game Night and more tiktokfacebooktwitteryoutubeAbout us Contact us Fans waved the electronic instruments popular in the anime community and cheered on a digital avatar while its creator performed from behind the stage The creator conceals her true identity to fans Mori Calliope has 2.5 million subscribers on her main YouTube channel where she posts music videos in both English and Japanese and streams herself playing games like Minecraft Some of her livestreams in the last three months were almost eight hours long On Wednesday, I went to Mori Calliope's second solo concert. Tickets ranged from $95 for general admission floor tickets to $400 for four balcony table seats, according to the show's official website I was invited to check out the event for free with a press pass If you're still wondering what a VTuber is Although small in terms of the overall creator economy the genre has a surprisingly dedicated fan base — one unlike I've seen before most of the fans at Mori Calliope's show appeared to be in their late teens and 20s It was the type of engaged fandom I've really only seen YouTubers conjure with younger audiences before The crowd seemed like one you'd find at an anime convention The show was also more highly produced than other YouTuber events I'd seen The lasers and lighting matched the color of the VTuber's virtual stage making it appear like she was physically there Mori Calliope is one of dozens of VTubers taking over YouTube Hololive manages Mori Calliope's business ventures and YouTube channel similar to the way talent agencies do for other creators and stars The company's market capitalization is about $160 billion yen It recently opened an office in Los Angeles as part of a US expansion Cover CEO Motoaki Tanigo told Business Insider Hololive's English-speaking audiences are still a fraction of those in Japan Hololive's VTubers had 59 million subscribers in Japan and 32 million subscribers overseas as of December 31 with about two-thirds of those in English-speaking regions according to the company's February financial presentation Tanigo said music like Mori Calliope's is one of the top ways its talent reaches new audiences "The popularity of these events proves that North American audiences have a tremendous appetite for VTuber content," Tanigo said in a January interview conducted through translators "Our goal is to elevate VTubers alongside popular Japanese exports like manga One concertgoer told me fans lined up as early as 3 p.m When I arrived about an hour before the start time a line to get into the venue wrapped around the block Fans held plushies of Mori Calliope and other characters from her videos They dressed in merch and other apparel that matched her character's logo and signature pink I also saw several fans ahead of me dressed in cosplay people stood in line for Mori Calliope merchandise Hololive also sold the event merch online and at a Los Angeles pop-up earlier in the month Part of the show was livestreamed for free on YouTube for Mori Calliope's global audience the VTuber directed those viewers to a link where they could buy tickets to watch the rest of the performance online The tickets ranged from $43 to $51 on platforms like SPWN and Streaming+ I overheard groups of fans outside the venue exchanging information including social media handles and Discord groups They cheered as a pink car wrapped in images of Mori Calliope drove swiftly past them 2025 — An earlier version of this story misstated the number of Hololive's VTuber subscribers from a financial presentation There were 59 million subscribers in Japan as of December 31 Critical Conversations: bridging pathways forward to greater understanding and creative solutions The three creative icons will be celebrated at the annual benefit for student scholarships that foster diversity The annual scholarship benefit pays tribute to icons of art and architecture and serves as a fundraiser for scholarships Eighty percent of Pratt students rely on financial aid to pursue their educational aspirations and contributions from events like Legends play a pivotal role in shaping the future of creative talent three distinguished individuals—award-winning filmmaker Charles Burnett and internationally renowned packaging designer Marc Rosen ’70—will be honored at Lavan Midtown in Manhattan Legends 2024 will celebrate the achievements of these remarkable honorees and raise vital funds to provide scholarships that foster diversity within the Pratt community Pratt is able to support and foster the inclusion of diverse artists “We are thrilled to celebrate Legends 2024 and honor the extraordinary contributions of Charles Burnett and packaging design has set new standards and inspired countless individuals,” said Pratt President Frances Bronet “This event not only recognizes their achievements but also raises essential funds to support our students’ education ensuring the next generation of creative leaders can thrive and make a significant impact in the world.” The work of honorary Oscar® recipient and legendary filmmaker Charles Burnett consistently garners critical acclaim His filmography includes Killer of Sheep (declared a “national treasure” by the Library of Congress it was among the first 50 films placed in the National Film Registry and a winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s Critics Prize and a first-place honor at Sundance) To Sleep with Anger (winner of three Independent Spirit® Awards the National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay Award and Burnett’s second film named to the National Film Registry) Burnett made his television directorial debut with Nightjohn (Disney Channel) which received the National Society of Film Critics’ Special Citation Award He was also honored by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival with a retrospective of his work Witnessing for Everyday Heroes.  Burnett’s other projects include Finding Buck McHenry (Showtime); Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding (ABC); The Annihilation of Fish; Selma Selma (ABC); The Blues (PBS); An American Family: Journey of Dreams (PBS); Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (PBS); Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation; Relative Stranger (Hallmark Channel); and Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution Burnett has received the Horton Foote Award for Screenwriting and the Paul Robeson Award from Howard University He received a United States Artists Fellowship and was named to Paste Magazine’s list of 50 Best Living Directors Burnett was also lauded by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Three Continents Festival with retrospectives of his work the pinnacle was being recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with an honorary Academy Award® in 2017 Toshiko Mori is founder and principal of Toshiko Mori Architect Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and was chair of the Department of Architecture (2002–2008) Mori has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2016 and the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 2020 where she is currently vice president of architecture As a member and former chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Design the future of cities and urban information systems and the role of the arts in improving communities and most recently was the Royal Academy’s inaugural speaker for “Introducing Architecture,” an architecture summer youth program.  including the Asia Society Asia Arts Game Changer Award (2024) and the AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education (2019) Thread Artists’ Residency and Cultural Center and Fass School and Teachers’ Residences and her work on the Brooklyn Public Library–Central Library won the 2022 MASterworks Award for best restoration Architectural Digest has featured Mori in its annual AD100 list since 2014 and named Mori to the AD100 Hall of Fame in 2023; she was also named an Elle Decor A-List Titan Mori was guest editor of Domus magazine for 2023 Mori was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree and delivered the address at Pratt’s 2022 Commencement and author Marc Rosen began his career as a cosmetics packaging designer under the tutelage of Charles Revson He then went on to become vice president of global design and communications at Elizabeth Arden He established Marc Rosen Associates in 1989 and has worked with such famous names as Karl Lagerfeld the Academy Award of the fragrance industry Rosen has three full tuition scholarships for graduate students studying package design as well as an education fund He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in 2003 and has authored two books Legends 2024 promises an unforgettable evening filled with inspiring speeches This event offers a unique chance to connect with fellow cultural institution supporters and contribute to empowering the next generation of creative thinkers The Legends gala begins at 6 PM with a cocktail reception, followed by a 7 PM dinner and awards ceremony. Visit Legends 2024 to learn more, to purchase tickets, or to make a donation. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Text description provided by the architects Originally designed by prominent Pacific Northwest architect Saul Zaik this 1963 mid-century modern house is remodeled for a young SITEThe Mori House sits on a gently sloped, forested site off a quiet road in the west end of Portland, Oregon. It has a detached garage/studio structure and elevated decks for entry and connection to a detached tea house pavilion. © Rafael SoldiThe resulting program comprises the living/dining/kitchen and primary suite on the main level and three flexible bedrooms, a bathroom, a hangout space, a wine cellar, and laundry on the lower walkout level. © Rafael SoldiA datum of wood slates defines the new switchback stair and creates a stair volume that features filtered light from the large skylight All upper-level rooms have some connection to the skylight The stair descends to a hangout space with floor-to-ceiling glazing overlooking the forest along with a new bath and a wine cellar tucked beneath the stairs You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email The third-generation property scion opened up to Forbes Asia about her approach behind the rebalancing act from the firm’s headquarters in Tokyo World Gate a 38-story complex in the bustling Toranomon district that combines green spaces residences and a hotel from Marriott’s luxury brand It builds on the legacy of her late grandfather a force majeure whose large-scale urban redevelopments shaped the capital city's towering skyline in the last half of the 20th century The fiscal year is the 12 months through March Date has implemented an ambitious spending program to unlock more value for the Mori group company that her father built into one of the country’s biggest property players Mori Trust is targeting ¥70 billion ($457 million) in operating profit on ¥330 billion in operating revenue hotels and property sales each contributing ¥100 billion to the top line “It’s not enough to just keep doing the same thing,” Date says you can take risks to gain that something extra that is hotels.” Japan’s luxury hotel market is projected to see annual compound growth of over 4% over the next eight years according to India-based consultancy Imarc as the government looks to position itself as a premium destination for those with cash to spend wanting a unique travel experience As part of a ¥1.2 trillion investment across its group businesses Mori Trust will add 2,000 hotel rooms to the existing 5,300 It has some two dozen hotels under construction or in planning stages across Japan in addition to the 35 hotels already operating—most managed in partnership with some of the world’s leading hotel chains group income was flat at almost ¥263 billion from a year earlier But its hotel revenue jumped by half to over ¥66 billion—outpacing earnings growth at the group’s other businesses providing evidence that Date made the right choice while property sales (which mainly consist of condominium units) fell by a quarter The last two segments are already near ¥100 billion of operating revenue—with property sales in recent years far above that but hotels still have the most room to expand Mori Trust’s hotel “business base is solid as indicated by the efforts to attract foreign-affiliated luxury hotel brands to Japan ahead of [its] peers,” Tokyo-based Japan Credit Rating Agency analysts Mikiya Kubota and Takeshi Rikawa wrote in an August ratings note While other major Japanese developers’ hotel units account for a minor percentage of revenue such as Mitsui Fudosan (9%) and Tokyu Fudosan Holdings (5%) hotels accounted for about a fourth of Mori Trust’s operating revenue of ¥263 billion in fiscal 2024 with office leasing making up 35% and property sales Interior construction work for offices and commercial spaces accounts for the rest Under its latest strategic initiative released in November Mori Trust will keep investing in traditional projects along with those going into hotels with plans to add 379,000 square meters of new office commercial and retail space—on top of a current 1.1 million square meters—and 800 high-end condo units Date declined to give an investment breakdown including its overseas investment—targeted at 20% in a preceding strategic plan—but indicates that offices will account for largest portion of the outlay “It depends on the opportunities,” she says “Offices are a stable business [because of long-term leases] but there’s the potential that it will grow rapidly condo sales are a business where investments can be recouped quickly,” she adds I thought about making it possible to respond quickly to different economic changes.” Given its geographic and asset spread—Mori Trust has 64 office buildings condos and commercial properties in addition to its hotels and resorts mainly across Japan and the U.S.—there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to navigating global turbulence Mori Trust emerged from the pandemic relatively unscathed with operating revenue up almost 13% between fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2023 But it now faces an aftermath of fluctuating exchange rates tight labor markets and soaring construction costs Operating income fell 18% to nearly ¥54 billion in the fiscal year through March 2024 year-on-year on a drop in real estate sales after booking a large office sale the previous year The majority of assets are owned by Mori Trust with some also held by two listed subsidiaries Tokyo-based Mori Trust Reit consists of 20 office develops and sells mid-tier to luxury condos which had over ¥80 billion in revenue in the year through March is focused in the region of Japan’s second-most populous metropolis and accounts for the majority of Mori Trust’s property sales unit’s operating revenue Shares of the larger Mori Trust Reit (market cap: ¥217 billion) which haven’t yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels which had ¥3.8 billion in revenue last fiscal year Date says a shift in focus to hospitality not only spreads risk but also shows investors and lenders that it has a stable earnings base “Raising funds during good times is a given but being able to during the bad is a must for a company,” she notes That includes expanding its property portfolio beyond Japan to ensure steady cash flow She spent $700 million in 2023 for Mori Trust’s first investment in New York City in partnership with New York-based SL Green Realty which followed a $531 million purchase to buy an office tower in Washington buys included acquiring an interest in a life science lab and office in Boston last year two office buildings in Virginia (2022) and an office complex in Silicon Valley (2019) the company announced its investment in a housing development in Bangkok with Thailand’s Major Development saying it expects the 44-unit gated community to garner ¥9 billion in sales Mori Trust entered the hotel space in 1976 through its domestic Laforet Hotels & Resorts a corporate membership club that provides priority access to client companies Its first upscale tie-up with an international brand was in 2005 the 291-room Conrad Tokyo—owned by Mori Trust and operated by Hilton—was among the international high-end luxury hotel brands that could compete with Japan’s iconic brands such as Hotel Okura and Imperial Hotel Five years later came the 292-room Westin Sendai in northern Japan which Mori Trust owns and operates as a franchisee—its preferred approach where it shoulders the investment and operating risk but has all the upside potential and management freedom (Westin is a Marriot marquee.) “We thought ‘How can we make it viable to invest in new hotel development?”’ she says and that we could manage an overseas franchise with the Westin.” From there Mori Trust joined forces with Marriott International Today about half of the hotels it wholly or partially owns are operated through Marriott brands including three from its The Luxury Collection a Sheraton on Okinawa and two Edition properties in Tokyo And while Mori Trust owns five hotels nationwide under the Laforet brand another eight were rebranded as Marriott and Courtyard by Marriot hotels Mori Trust has also expanded its partnership with Hilton to two more hotels under the U.S and inked an agreement to open a hotel with IHG Hotels and Resorts in Nagasaki a Marriott Luxury Collection hotel in Kyoto The current outlook for the Japanese hotel property market is positive and overseas investors have “very high interest,” James Yukio Abe investment sales chief at consultancy JLL Hotels & Hospitality in Tokyo JLL forecasts overseas investment into Asia-Pacific hotels will rebound to $11.6 billion An essential component of Date’s vision is to attract more premium guests outside of Japanese cities Last year Mori Trust completed the 43-room Shisui hotel the former prefecture governor's residence in the ancient capital of Nara which falls under its in-house brand Sui and is operated by Marriott’s The Luxury Collection Other dual-branded properties are the 39-room Suiran in Kyoto and the 58-room Iraph Sui on Okinawa where Mori Trust owns mainly Grade A office space by floor area international property consultancy CBRE notes there’s a lag between a decision to reduce space or move out “A 2% or 3% vacancy rate is extraordinarily low but they’re at the cusp of rising again because Japanese firms are becoming more active in [office] searches,” Date says there’ll be a dearth of space and prices will quickly jump.” One lingering Covid concern is that firms may downsize their office space as more staff work from home Those that reduced their offices probably realize that they don’t have enough space,” she says and we’re now heading toward a recovery.” By late next year Mori Trust plans to open its latest Tokyo development a 13,100-square-meter site including a yet-to-be-named hotel (The firm hasn’t disclosed investment costs.) Based on improving office and hotel earnings and cash flow as new properties open and a “conservative financial management policy” balancing cash and investment Japan Credit Rating Agency upgraded Mori Trust Holdings’ credit a notch to AA from AA- Meanwhile Date has worked to keep the group’s debt in check: At 0.78 Mori Trust’ debt-to-equity ratio is about half the gearing of its peers such as Tokyu Fudosan and Mori Building an issue for Mori Trust will be maintaining good financial standing while making large-scale investments An independent Mori Trust came into existence after the 1993 death of Date’s grandfather Taikichiro an economics professor who pivoted to property development at age 55 and whose Mori Building helped transform Tokyo's residential streets into a modern urban hub Following a disagreement over corporate strategy parted ways starting in 1999—with Minoru taking over the family’s Mori Building and Akira turning Mori Trust Today Akira and his family share a net worth of $4.4 billion Minoru’s widow who inherited part of his estate including a share of Mori Building Date joined Mori Trust at the age of 27 in 1998 after a stint at the now-defunct Long-Term Credit Bank Research Institute where she earned a graduate degree in urban planning After her two older brothers left the company she was appointed president in 2016—a rare corporate move in a country where the eldest son usually takes the top job at family-run firms who likely has decades to go before retirement (Akira is 88 now) says that there is no plan to have a family member succeed her nor are there other family members “My father used to tell us that ‘it’s not a given that your generation will run the company,’” she says “He always said that ‘the most qualified person at the time will be chosen.’” to increase luxury hotel offerings in Japan dovetails with government efforts to bring high-end tourists to Japan The country aims to double visitor arrivals to 60 million by the end of the decade from a projected 35 million this year who sits on several tourism advisory panels across government and business organizations acknowledged the problems facing the hospitality sector especially given the labor shortage and need to improve working conditions and wages Other issues exist like transportation bottlenecks including domestic flights that have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels and a lack of capacity to move people from airports and train stations to their final destinations she says the current goal of 60 million visitors is too conservative and the government looks to fall short of the targeted ¥15 trillion ($98 billion) in inbound spending by 2030 That’s partly because fees for activities and cultural attractions “The government needs to step back and reassess its target what kind of visitors its strategy wants to attract and how the country is going to host them,” Date says Steps include relaxing rules to allow more ride-sharing and increasing earmarked hotel and visitor taxes to help pay for tourist infrastructure Details: cache-fra-eddf8230106-FRA 1746523552 750659289 Today’s Gospel begins shortly after Jesus left the Temple where he had condemned the Scribes’ desire for honors and flattery and wealth and had praised the widow’s embrace of poverty and her absolute trust in God’s providence Those messages are clear to us if we listen They’re a call to seek first the Kingdom of God and trust that all you need will be added unto you Don’t start with your focus on worldly desires and cares On the heels of that lesson on keeping our eternal priorities straight it seems like an abrupt shift when Jesus today speaks in apocalyptic terms of the days to come when the sun will be darkened and the stars will fall from the sky It seems the Gospel message has made a hard pivot from “How to do right” to “The end of the world.” But this is not a departure – it’s an exclamation point Last week’s Gospel closed out chapter 12 of Mark and today’s Gospel picks up at verse 24 of chapter 13 Jesus set the stage for what we hear today one of his disciples turns around and looks back and exclaims look how awesome this temple built by men with stones is!” While that is a natural sort of expression of wonderment at an impressive building has done something awesome for – and without — God That assertion is self-reliance writ large the very thing Jesus has been warning us of Stephen tells the Sanhedrin before his martyrdom “Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands As the prophet says: ‘The heavens are my throne Jesus underscores this with his reply to the awestruck disciple: “Do you see these great buildings There will not be one stone left upon another that will not be thrown down.” And it’s from here that Jesus explains in no uncertain terms that things are going to get very There will be false prophets looking to lead us astray The faithful will be handed over to worldly authorities All those wars and natural disasters and the divisions in society and even within our families sound quite familiar to our ears today but we can be sure that they sounded familiar to the ears of every generation that preceded us since Jesus spoke of them None of this is new or unique to our present circumstances Which gets us to the point of what Jesus tells us today The end is the salvation of the elect by the Son of Man the salvation of those who have kept the faith and endeavored to spread it come what may After Jesus has told us of the certainty of what is going to happen up to and after the great tribulation to come he pointedly makes it clear that there’s no certainty of when it’s going to happen but only the Father.” It is the same for each of us we recognize that our own personal end will come Memento mori – remember that we will all see death allowing us to guard our intellect and giving us unceasing prayer We might be reluctant to accept the inevitability of our own death and respond with denial or we might accept it and respond with a fatalistic “Why bother but in the final verses of chapter 13 that follow today’s Gospel Jesus tells us our response is not denial or deflated passivity You do not know when the time will come” and “What I say to you Abbot Hesychios described four ways we can be watchful heaven and hell – is a sure way to keep focused on doing God’s will The second type of watchfulness is to closely scrutinize the thoughts and images that we allow to enter or persist in our minds we have to be aware that social media and the unrelenting news cycle come with messages that will lead us astray or drag us into anger or despair if we allow ourselves to dwell on them The third way to be watchful can be the hardest sometimes and that is free our hearts from distractions and enter into silence and stillness in prayer as all the cares and worries and to-do lists in my mind parade on by to the exclusion of quiet contemplation We might think that stillness and prayer is more like passive meditation than active watchfulness but it really does take effort to be still When we see those distractions creeping in but don’t allow ourselves to be carried off when we make the conscious effort to turn back and focus on our conversation with God The fourth type of watchfulness is simply the habit of continually and humbly calling on our Lord for help until the end of the age” to reassure us because he knows our weakness and in his great love wants only to help us This acknowledgment of our dependence on God and his mercy is no better reinforced than in the Jesus Prayer: “Jesus Christ and gives us the path to that fullness through the sacramental life of the Church We have access to the cleansing and healing grace of Confession and the life-giving real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist As we approach the close of the liturgical year and the start of a new one with Advent let us think about ways we can be more watchful in our daily lives In what situations would remembering my own mortality be particularly helpful in keeping me on track In what areas of my life do I need to keep a closer guard on the thoughts I allow in What can I do – or what can I give up — to carve out some true quiet to sit in the presence of God can I make my first step be to simply call on God for his help with genuine humility and with the absolute confidence that he will provide it In the acclamation before the Gospel for this Sunday “Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to stand before the Son of Man.” May we embrace the grace God gives us to keep those words ever in mind and keep our hearts watchful each day Image: Second Temple Model. 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You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter Deacon Steve O’Neill was ordained for service to the Archdiocese of Washington in June 2013 and serves at St After four years in the Marine Corps and three years at the University of Maryland (where met Traci he has worked as an analyst with the Federal government Deacon Steve and Traci have two sons and two daughters and three grandchildren Tags: memento morisaint stephentemplewatchfulness The best of Los Angeles straight to your inbox Sign up for our email to enjoy Los Angeles without spending a thing (as well as some options when you’re feeling flush) Los Angeles This review was originally published on June 26 2024 and has since been updated to reflect more recent changes and so is the rest of her small staff.  Having tried 48 different omakases in Los Angeles plus the city’s high-profile kaiseki restaurants I can count on one hand how many times I’ve been handed a piece of nigiri made by a woman The predominantly male world of highly skilled sushi chefs has long discriminated against women for myriad reasons including a widely held false belief that the average female core body temperature adversely affects how women handle raw fish but the end result remains—walking out of my first visit to Mori Nozomi earlier this spring I was struck by how refreshingly different the high-end sushi experience felt for me when everyone involved in creating it is female Grace and thoughtfulness permeated every aspect of the experience and the overall effect is not dissimilar to my experiences at Niki Nakayama’s two Michelin-starred n/naka which happens to be the best restaurant in Los Angeles Mori is operating at or near the highest level of L.A She takes pride in sourcing beautiful gold-lacquered ceramics—serving vessels being a key element of both high-end sushi and kaiseki—and across both my meals Mori tends to lean closer to slightly firm in texture and close to room temperature arrived perfectly grilled over binchotan charcoal Live hairy crab is presented with the necessary fanfare (I even saw a little bubble of seawater burst from one’s mouth!) and so is the official paperwork for a bluefin tuna sale from Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market I’ve seen all of these performative status-signaling aspects of omakase before and more but Mori also serves a handful of more unique cuts including a piece of thinly sliced pen shell clam wrapped in nori that’s absolutely spectacular is also a welcome change of pace from the sweeter more cake-like Tokyo-style pieces more commonly found around town.  But is there a good reason to choose Mori Nozomi over the others? Absolutely. Unlike most other omakase experiences, Mori serves delicate hand-shaped wagashi (a category of Japanese sweets, of which mochi is just one kind) and ceremonial-grade matcha at the end of every meal. As first reported by Eater she integrates elements of traditional Japanese tea ceremony into the high-end omakase experience The team’s level of thoughtfulness is unparalleled; on my second visit in mid-June Mori swapped out my grilled tilefish course for barracuda since she had noticed I had already tried this course on my first visit two months earlier For those who appreciate artisanal tea and anyone avoiding alcohol there’s a $55 five-tea pairing made with premium varieties imported from Japan Brewed directly in front of you and served out of glassware the tea pairing option strikes me as more of a non-alcoholic pairing than traditional tea ceremony Despite the chef’s relatively young age and her having less than a decade of formal training (Mori has also worked at West Hollywood’s Sushi Ginza Onodera and Moto Azabu in Marina del Rey) I would say Mori Nozomi already holds its own against other standard-bearing edomae-style sushi spots like Morihiro and Sushi Kaneyoshi there is simply nothing else like this in Los Angeles but feel free to come casually dressed—this is the Westside and rich people often dress like slobs.The food: 15 to 17 unique courses including appetizers plus seasonal fruit and Mori’s subtly sweet handmade wagashi.The drink: A high-end sake bottle list plus a more limited selection of sake by the glass,  hot green tea as well a $55 tea pairing. Time Out tip: Have a particular date in mind Set your alarm—Tock reservations for Mori Nozomi are released at midnight on a 30-day rolling basis.  twitterinstagramspotifyAbout us Time Out magazine A goth piece of jewelry reminds a columnist to seize each day I recently received an intriguing piece of jewelry in the mail. It’s a prototype of a design I hope to sell someday But I loved it so much that I wanted one for myself featuring a coffin-cut black onyx gem in the center flanked by two leafy vines The interplay of life and death in a single piece fascinates me while also sending shivers down my spine These experiences made Jared cherish life more Some are tough because of his chronic conditions but he wakes up each day with a renewed sense of purpose and a willingness to embrace life again Alliah Czarielle’s new ring reminds her to seize the day A related concept is carpe diem, which was popularized by the movie “Dead Poets Society” and, before then, Saul Bellow’s novel “Seize the Day.” It reminds us to make the most of our time This phrase has a special relevance to Jared who often jokes about “seizing” the day because of his seizure disorder Jared’s high level of self-awareness and acceptance of his condition show maturity He confronts his challenges without letting them define him and I will make the best of what skills and talents I have.” For many, including myself, the thought of death can be scary and difficult to process. Yet I hope to challenge this feeling by studying and reframing my perspective. Mexican culture offers a unique view with Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) a holiday honoring loved ones who have passed They create colorful altars with the deceased’s favorite things This tradition teaches us to see the light in death His dedication to a good quality of life remains constant as does his drive to make the best of each day memento vivere helps us appreciate every moment and find joy even in adversity it’s a reminder that life’s fragility makes it all the more precious By valuing each day and continuing to do the things we love we can lead fulfilling lives and hopefully inspire others to do the same Note: Hemophilia News Today is strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website The opinions expressed in this column are not those of Hemophilia News Today or its parent company and are intended to spark discussion about issues pertaining to hemophilia This site is strictly a news and information website about the disease Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition Whether you call it macabre or mesmerizing Memento Mori in Hollywood will leave a lasting impression the store has a collection of taxidermied animals statues and figures made from animal – and sometimes human – bone In keeping with the store’s name – which translates into “remember death” – all items follow a theme of death and the afterlife Cofounders Bradley and Deirdre Hartman said they wished to bring some positivity to counteract the negative stigma toward death when they planned the store They sell their own artwork as well as that consigned and from throughout the world Jewelry is produced by local artists and all products made with animal remains are ethically sourced meaning that nothing is killed for the express purpose of making the item The couple said the shop generates about $300,000 in revenue annually largely driven by 90% of the sales being in the shop They noted that nearly their entire customer base is women and that bestsellers include taxidermized ducklings and chicks dressed to look like witches As Memento Mori approaches its 10th anniversary in November the Hartmans plan to take the shop on the road as a vendor at various gift fairs and themed events The self-taught taxidermists also plan to start hosting classes to teach the art form The pair also recalled perhaps their most serendipitous transaction One person offloaded a Voodoo doll described as haunted at the store insisting they take it and asking no money for it the Hartmans received a customer who wanted to buy something haunted Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative MEXICO CITY — Pumas UNAM earned a 2-nil victory over LD Alajuelense in the first leg of their Round of 16 series as the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup continued on Tuesday at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City Robert Ergas opened the scoring in the 38’ knocking home a rebound as the Liga MX side took the lead Ergas’ goal was just the second by a defender in Pumas’ last 31 goals in the Concacaf Champions Cup Pumas doubled their lead in the 73’ as Adalberto Carrasquilla delivered a pinpoint free kick and Rogelio Funes Mori headed it past the keeper Funes Mori scored his sixth Concacaf Champions Cup goal and his first with Pumas in the competition The three-time Champions Cup winners now have 11 wins and four losses against Central American opposition since the 2008/09 campaign.  After defeating Cavalry (2-0) and Alajuelense (2-0) Pumas UNAM has kept two consecutive home clean sheets in the Concacaf Champions Cup for the first time since the 2011-12 edition The victory also marked the first for Pumas UNAM under newly appointed head coach Efraín Juárez The two sides will play the second leg next Thursday at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela Pumas has scored multiple goals in 16 of its 19 home matches against teams from outside Mexico in the modern era of the Concacaf Champions scoring a total 65 goals in those matches (3.4 per match) ● After defeating both Cavalry (2-0) and Alajuelense (2-0) two consecutive home clean sheets in the Concacaf Champions Cup for the ● Rogelio Funes Mori scored his sixth Concacaf Champions Cup goal first with Pumas in the competition and his first since 2021 the winner for Monterrey against América (1-0) in the final ● Robert Ergas’ goal was just the second by a defender in Pumas’ last 31 goals in the Concacaf Champions Cup dating back to August 2016 Celso Borges is the third Alajuelense player to be involved in a Concacaf Champions Cup match at age 36 or older since cutting-edge IMOCA 60 to be launched in time to compete in the next around the world races The DMG MORI Sailing Team is announcing a new build of an IMOCA 60 with the aim of participating in the The Ocean Race 2027 and the Vendée Globe 2028 the DMG MORI Sailing Team started the project in July of this year with experienced partners like the naval architect Guillaume Verdier - who has more than 20 years of experience in the world of competitive sailing - and Multiplast a reliable and long-standing partner of the team who will build the new race boat using high performance composite materials As well as preparing for the current Vendée Globe 2024 the team is already focusing on the future The new boat will be able to switch its design from a crewed racing configuration to participate in The Ocean Race 2027 and then be optimised for single-handed racing ahead of the Vendée Globe 2028 The Verdier design will incorporate the latest developments in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics It will achieve optimum performance and reliability through the use of carbon fibre and other lightweight "We are delighted to announce the construction of the new boat," says Irene Bader Managing Director of the DMG MORI Sailing Team and member of the DMG MORI Board "With this step we are not only embracing the latest technology but also the experience and expertise of the entire team The boat should be strong and embody innovation and team spirit “This is the first time we have planned a boat like this from the ground up taking into account the latest innovations in boat building but we are looking forward to achieving it with our unique and diverse team It is a great opportunity to learn from each other and to show our Global One spirit,” says DMG MORI Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi The launch of the new IMOCA race boat is planned for early 2026 The DMG MORI Sailing Team thus confirms the long-term and future-orientated focus of the project the team is embarking on its next chapter in offshore sailing With strong Japanese and French roots and further nationalities among the team members cultural diversity is a key theme that the team wants to live and showcase during The Ocean Race Beyond the international line-up of the team intergenerational exchange and dialogue is another aspect the team will focus on Experienced sailors will compete in The Ocean Race alongside the younger talents of the team The DMG MORI Sailing Academy has been set up to empower young talent to work in offshore sailing and to develop their skills by gaining racing experience in the Classe Mini 6.50 and About the DMG MORI Sailing Team Established in 2018 the DMG MORI Sailing Team is a professional offshore racing team based in Lorient The Japanese Skipper Kojiro Shiraishi and the crew successfully mastered the Vendée Globe 2020 which is considered to be the toughest race in the world young talents are empowered to work in offshore sailing and to grow their skills by being part of the DMG MORI Sailing Team About DMG MORI DMG MORI is a leading global manufacturer of high-precision machine tools and is represented in 43 countries – with 116 sales and service locations end-to-end automation and digitization solutions we make it possible to increase productivity and resource efficiency at the same time Now is the season for pumpkin launching and carving and lattes Ghouls run rampant and phantoms fly freely on a certain night every year.  Young trick-or-treaters like to don many different costumes but not many costumes hit as close to home as a plain skeleton outfit The skeleton has been with us since there have been men or rather assists us from our first moments to our last.  Can you imagine picking up an actual human skull Perhaps a man’s skeleton seems naked compared to the fleshed body of a full man The skeleton is so lacking that it simply seems beautiless Chesterton argues that Man should quit being afraid of his bones In his essay “A Defense of Skeletons,” he claims that the remnants of a man’s body should not be a horrific sight “One would think it would be most unwise in a man to be afraid of a skeleton since Nature has set curious and quite insuperable obstacles to his running away from it.”  Chesterton relates the strangeness of man being disturbed at his own structure to that of his being disturbed at the sight of leafless trees “There was evidently a general feeling that I had caught the trees in a kind of disgraceful deshabille the disgrace man feels while looking at a skeleton is comparable to the shame he feels at looking at a naked human body Keeping with the metaphor of leafless trees “Surely the idea that its leaves are the chief grace of a tree is a vulgar one.” How can something as transient as a tree’s leaves be its primary beauty If it is the case that leafed trees are more beautiful than the leafless variety then should it not be said that Man’s bones are more ugly than Man’s fleshed body I am much inclined to agree with Chesterton that “the highest and most valuable quality in Nature is not her beauty but her generous and defiant ugliness.”  the true value the leafless wintry twigs possess lies not in the fact that they can be beautiful at another time but rather that they are so undeniably and inescapably ugly now.  Man’s left-behind bones do not possess value for what once clothed them but rather for their blatant unattractiveness as solemn and as happy as a child…This is the deepest the most wholesome and religious sense of the value of Nature–the value which comes from her immense babyishness.” can be reduced to the “shapes that a baby scrawls upon a slate–simple a million years older and stronger than the whole disease that is called Art,” says Chesterton.  There is no longer the idea of work and play of joy and sadness or of accomplishment and failure “Memento Mori” is the term given to this realization remember that you will be a skeleton.  So when you see a skeleton this All Hallows Eve feel free to think about the grotesqueness the ugliness and the simplicity conveyed by those bones that “the bones of [your] skull beneath it are laughing for ever.” Bio: Samuel Korkus is a sophomore English major He is a member of UD’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" If you buy something from an Eater link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics policy Memento Mori a macabre and mystical plant-based coffee shop a Latin phrase that translates to “remember you must die,” informs the dark and eclectic vibe of the place The cafe comes from husband and wife team, Correna and Justin Hernandez. The pair have been appearing across Southern California with their pop-up, Wicked Garden Cafe, since 2019. In 2021, they set up a permanent location in the Cartlandia pod to serve their Crypt Keeper caramel latte and Corpse cold brew The duo paused operations at Wicked Garden on October 10 to focus on their dream — a permanent cafe Memento Mori serves a full line-up of oat milk-based coffee drinks like the Werewolf mint mocha and the Wolfsbane with lavender and honey The theme continues into the food menu with the Cemetarium Salad served with vegan barbecue smoked “chicken” and the various toasts offered as the Bread of the Dead a blended Goth-a-Chino with flavors including mint cookie mocha The theming for the cafe was inspired by Correna’s love for anything dark and gothic She’s been collecting decor for the cafe for years in the hopes she would be able to open something permanent one day The second annual Bread Fest returns to Portland this weekend. Bridgetown Bites reports that this year’s event will include live demonstrations and vendors like Cairnspring Mills and Hi Gluten a Lit Hub Radio podcast about mentorship in the literary arts Robert Frost allegedly said he was not a teacher but an “awakener.” On every episode of this podcast and scholars across generations who have awakened something for one another We chat about how their relationship has evolved examine the connections and divergences in their writing and thinking and dig into the archives for traces of their mutual influence Lena chats with the writers Kyoko Mori and Abi Newhouse who worked together at George Mason University’s MFA program in Creative Nonfiction We discuss the evolution of Abi’s essay collection about growing up Mormon including her experience leaving the Mormon Church during and after the MFA We also cover ambivalence in personal narrative the difference between context and subject and the process of moving beyond the mentor-mentee relationship Bonus: Kyoko recalls one hilarious piece of advice from the one and only Raymond Carver Kyoko Mori: I think I do try to get my students to listen to what their writing is already telling them about what they really want But I try to do it in service to their writing was published in March 2024 by Belt Publishing She is the author of 3 other nonfiction books (The Dream of Water; 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See our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Cemeteries are not usually very entertaining I have been to my fair share of graveside services for folks I knew and loved over the years and I readily acknowledge the solemnity of these places of remembrance When we lived in Massachusetts in the 1970s and teenaged me visited churchyards in Boston to gather rubbings of epitaphs engraved on stone There were prominent people and families galore in my collection There were also the heart-tugging memorials to deceased babies and children (SO many too many of those) my sister Maureen is buried at Arlington Cemetery in Atlanta Mo was devoted to Saint Therese (the “Little Flower” of Jesus) whose feast day (October 1) was the same day as Maureen’s death—and Therese was Mo’s age Hence the inscription: “Our Beautiful Little Flower” marking the spot where my sister was laid to rest is mute testament to the large number of people who have left this earth over the years are the days when families habitually brought flowers to Granny and Gramps at Meadowview Cemetery on Sunday afternoons We 21st century denizens HATE to be reminded that we will die at some point I would much rather be cremated/donated to science than placed in a casket and buried six feet under there is definitely an urge to have some sort of permanent memorial for posterity—you know a sacred space where my children can feel sufficiently guilty over NOT visiting And this way I can program a changeable series of snappy sayings too grabbing their phones to play Candy Crush—but first they pop over to momsrestingplace.com curious to see what witty/sentimental inscription is posted today Kicking around a few ideas for online epitaphs: HERE LIES THE WORLD’S GREATEST MOM--THIS IS MY REWARD poetry and freelance articles,) a retired director (of Spiritual Formation at a Lutheran church,) and a producer (of five kids) Please visit my website: www.eliseseyfried.com or email me at eliseseyf@gmail.com.