Kate Balug

historian artist researcher dreaming of air. co-founder of the lost @deptofplay. assistant professor of architecture. earthling (for now). wife, mother.

[mathew lippincott @headfullofair]

Vera Winzen cofounded Winzen research with her then-husband and ran the balloon manufacturing operation that established modern plastic balloon manufacturing.

As Vera Simons (div. & remarried), she later embarked on an art career in painting and balloon performances.

[Kate Balug @kbalug]

@headfullofair hi matt! looking for images of our favorite Vera in action at Winzen (rather than 'looking pretty' between Otto and David Simons) and your tweet popped up :)

[Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews]

Life comes at you fast: pundits on Russian TV realize that their military is failing and their country is in trouble. They are starting to play the blame game. Some of them finally understand that their genocidal denial of the Ukrainian identity isn't working in Russia's favor.

[Matteo Wong @matteo_wong]

Harvard counseling and mental health resources "Anti-Asian Racism Resources" page starting off strong with "You may wish that you weren't Asian, but remember that your ancestors likely went through similar or even worse incidents..."