#biennial

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 30 May 2026

It was so good to see this Erysimum cheiri (wallflower, bloody warrior, wall gilliflower) showing clearly how it can grow in nothing more than the mortar between bricks. This short-lived, evergreen perennial is normally grown as a biennial. As the wall indicates plants grow in poor to moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral or, ideally, alkaline soil with full sun. The flowers are sweetly-scented.

Jill Raggett

[sleepy-bebby]

Art thief Jeff Dieschburg plagiarised the work of Jingna Zhang and presented it as his own version of Turandot. Even winning prize money for it.

When confronted, he claimed he was “inspired” by her work even though it’s obviously just her work but flipped and recoloured.

In other news, Jingna is not the only artist he has chosen to steal from.

Here is his lovely responses when questioned. “I don’t understand why you have to make such a scene”, “I didn’t represent this woman from Japan (or wherever she is from)”. Smells like white bullshit.

And here is a snippet of a message he sent to Jingna trying to cover his ass after she found out about his plagiarism. Btw the person he “stumbled upon” is another plagiariser, birds of a feather something something.

[fashionlandscapeblog]

Par Excellence x Ingrao

Révélations Biennial, 2025

Photo: Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt

[eastvillagetripster]

Art appraisal

Whitney Biennial, Meatpacking District, New York City.

[tinyreviews]

Tiny Curiosity: Etymology of Biannual and Biennial

"Biannual" and "biennial" have distinct meanings despite their similar spellings.

"Biannual" means occurring twice a year.

"Biennial" refers to something happening once every two years.

Origin: These terms stem from the Latin language, where "bi-" means two and "annus" means year.

Related words: annals, annuity, annum, perennial

This is part of my Tiny Curiosity series. I publish worldbuilding tidbits, trivia, etymology to this blog.

[ivygorgon]

An open letter to the U.S. Congress

Pass the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act NOW!

239 so far! Help us get to 250 signers!

Supreme Court decisions impact every American and every aspect of our lives. And yet, the majority of Americans have lost faith in the Court’s ability to act as a neutral arbiter of the law. Each session, the Court hands down decisions that are increasingly divorced from the values and viewpoints of the American people. It’s time for Congress to restore public trust in the Court by creating term limits for the Supreme Court. A supermajority of Americans—7 out of 10—support passing term limits for our highest court. The Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act, introduced by Senator Whitehouse, would create 18-year term limits and give presidents two Supreme Court appointments during each term they are in office, creating a Court that is more representative of the American people. No other major democracy in the world gives lifetime appointments to judges, and 49 of our states already have term limits, mandatory retirement ages, or elections for members of their highest courts. It’s time the federal government follows their lead. As a constituent, I am urging you to become a cosponsor of the Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act and build support among your colleagues in Congress. It’s time to restore trust in the highest court in our land.

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[artistsonthelam]

Checked out two Chicago Architecture Biennial Kick-off Programs today: The preview of Gelitin’s Democratic Sculpture 7 (a giant pizza guests stick their heads through to make the toppings) at the Chicago Cultural Center before it goes on exhibition at the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society Sept. 23-Jan. 12 + The in-progress installation of ITECH’s HygroShell (a research project that explores a new kind of bio-based and bio-inspired architecture) at the James R. Thompson Center (second slide here). CAB 5 opens this November!

[Edit: Thank you for RTing me, Do312 and CAB, and thank you for sharing my photo on Instagram, CAB!]

// (c) Jenny Lam 2023

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Similarly, grafting a shoot from the LDP Petunia hybrida onto a stock of the cold-requiring biennial henbane (Hyoscyamus niger) caused the latter to flower under long days, even though it was nonvernalized (Figure 20.18).

"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.