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Alexander Poots in Literary Hub: When still a boy, Forrest Reid saw Oscar Wilde in Belfast. I beheld my first celebrity. Not that I knew him to be celebrated, but I could see for myself …

Postpone the pop quiz, torpedo that test, and forget about a tough math lesson today. No, now’s the time when energy bolts blast through brains as everybody revs up for forty-five minutes of whispering, passing …

‘Reclaiming myself and my image’ – one woman’s powerful, lyrical meditation on childhood trauma and personal transformation - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

This is some drone footage of a climber successfully summiting a rocky, snow-covered peak. It’s beautiful, sure, but I’d be lying if I said that looks like a good time to me. That looks cold …

Emma Willard was a pioneer in Women’s education, opening the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York in 1821—the first institution of higher education for women in the United States. The school was later renamed …

I’ve lived through quite a few financial crises, some local to Australia, and others global. Invariably, the first failures are those of obvious shonks (Australianism?) who would probably have failed anyway. Then there are seemingly …

At the tail end of last year I got myself a simple vinyl set-up - a Dual 505 deck and a Cambridge Audio amp. Both items were in excess of 35 years old and they …

‘As Spring reaches its midpoint, night and day stand in perfect balance, with light on the increase. The young Sun God now celebrates a hierogamy (sacred marriage) with the young Maiden Goddess, who conceives. In …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLPm6vxA_y8Loving this song and playful music video by Benny Sings. Silly Robo-Benny!

These seven kinetic sculptures were made with LEGO by the Brick Experiment Channel. Six of the seven are powered by a motor and all were based on the work of other creators, as noted below. …

Lego bricks and Impressionism are a natural pairing, and so Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has recreated Claude Monet’s massive Water Lilies triptych with 650,000 Lego bricks. Spanning nearly 50 feet across, the Lego sculpture is …

Online pet retailer Happy & Polly are selling an adorable and comfy-looking cat bed that’s shaped like Cup Noodles instant ramen. The side and the top exterior are decorated with words and pictures describing the …

[comics] Incel Supernova: From a Single Comic Strip to the End of the Universe with Scott Adams – The Comics Journal … Abhay Khosla takes a deep dive into the world of Scott Adams. ‘The …

So this piece has rather deservedly become an instant classic, up there in the pantheon of speaking truth to bullshit with God’s grief-stricken press conference, or the only country where this regularly happens, but there’s …

Illustration: Diego Marmolejo. Le cyclisme est durable, mais à quel point le vélo est-il durable ? Se déplacer à vélo est l’un des modes de transport les plus durables. L’augmentation du nombre de cyclistes réduit …

1. A Twitter thread of Messy offices to make you feel better The thread was instigated with a photo of the late Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development, Jean Piaget. (We’re trying …

Speaking of fun weird… Even if this gives you hives, stick around for the Wilford Brimley bits. Genius.

You probably knew that the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once won almost all the Oscars at this year's Academy Awards (seven major awards). If you haven't seen the movie, you might be wondering what …

A little tool for creating little shell commands by using ChatGPT