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Movement or Mission?[1] In a discussion with a friend, he distinguished between the Hare Krishna Movement (its structure and organization) and its mission (its goals or objectives), stressing the importance of the mission: awakening our eternal relationship with Krishna. It was a passing remark in a brief discussion, but as I reflected on his statement, I was inspired to give it some more thought. It seems important to make a …

Guten Tag! Guten Tag! 👋Are you aware that the ::details-content pseudo-element is coming to the web? Or have you used the Picture in Picture API already? And do you know that emojis have different meanings in the world? Turn on the Web Weekly tune and find all the answers below. Enjoy! Carlos listens to "Yann Tiersen -- Bagatelle (feat. Dominique A) -- L'Absente": I hadn't heard it for a long …

Donna Ramanauskas, the creative force behind Gold and several other Commodity fragrances, has a style that's unmistakably her own. It’s light and energetic, fresh yet palpable, with an edge that flirts with challenging notes like inedible vanilla and sharp cypress. These two elements dominate Gold, resulting in a fragrance that, while not particularly daring, carries an air of sophistication. The

Deep in the heart of London, indie rockers Little Wasters blend 90s rock and Britpop to form gritty and fierce rock music. Hailing from Camden Town in London, the four-piece have just released their new heart-thumping indie anthem ‘I Want You (For Someone)’ – a killer track which fans of Arctic Monkeys, Fontaines D.C. and Stereophonics will love. Exploring love, rejection, and self-acceptance, the song is filled with slick hooks …

{On the grave to the left, below Hebrew text:}In memory of Lehmann Meyer Gluckstein who departed this life, 13th day of June A.M. 5619, aged 69 years. {The grave to the right seems to have the same format, Hebrew text followed by some English, but, at this distance, we cannot read any of it.} {On the raised plaque:}Here lie Helena and Lehmann Gluckstein. Matriarch and patriarch of the family, who …

This month I have been really enjoying reading non-fiction, which isn’t usually my preferred genre, so I thought I would join in with non-fiction November. Which is basically reading non-fiction during November. I had lofty goals as usual but I managed to finish two non-fiction books…including my new favourite non-fiction book which I tabbed the… Continue reading Scottish Fiction and Non-Fiction November (and snow!)

Most may not be aware of C.M. Eddy Jr. (1896-1967) and his wife Muriel E. Eddy (1896-1978). Both were part of the “Lovecraft Circle,” meeting H.P. Lovecraft in 1923 and all lived in Providence, RI. Both were long-time writers, though that didn’t become their careers. Eddy was a writer of detective stories, songwriting, and ghost […]

In the Capital Improvement Plan approved by the board in November, Caltrain listed a 10+ year, $600 million program to upgrade its platforms to provide level boarding. Now that Caltrain is running all-electric trains between San Francisco and San Jose Tamien, it is possible to get started on this valuable program that will cut dwell time at stations, saving nearly as much time for passengers as the $2 billion electrification …

In this week’s issue of The Savvy Diabetic: FDA Petition to Approve Sotagliflozin Dexcom & Oura Late Eating Alters BG Levels PharmaSens NEW Insulin Pumps FDA Approves Medtronic InPen Smart Insulin Pen PBMs sue FTC over Insulin Litigation YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Help Impact the FDA’s Decision to Improve Glucose Control in People with Type 1 Diabetes Who are Also Living with Chronic Kidney Disease with an Oral Medication. …

My daughter loves the music of Wicked. Because I talked her into going to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice so to repay her I said I would go see Wicked with her. No offense but I feel that Ariana Grande is annoying and not htat great of an actress, but Wicked changed that for it! The movie was absoluting amazing and one of the best movies I have seen in years! Wicked …

How do you take a classic and often revived comedy, beloved of professional and amateur dramatic companies, where almost everyone in the audience will know some of the lines and find something new to say about it? For Max Webster, directing this very high profile version of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, the […]

The 1800s saw a major change in the presentation of novels: the widespread introduction of illustrations. In the run up to Christmas we explore how this phenomenon started and exploded, and the culmination in the “Christmas Gift Book”. In the early 1800s, novels were largely published either unillustrated or with just a frontispiece, these often being a stock decorative illustration with little connection to content of the tale. Growth in …

The orange flavor of Tic Tac Orange Mints unfolds like the experience of eating an orange out of hand. Flavor chemists want you to think of the real thing even if the candy doesn't have the same form factor as orange fruit. The result? Candy plays pretend, and our brain consciously plays right along with it because candy tastes good, inspires memories and is fun to eat. Mass-produced candy

The Medici of Bruges, Tommaso Portinari actually worked as a banker for the Medici family while living in this historic Flemish city. Yet his greatest legacy was the group of talented artists he patronised in the 15th century, like Flemish Primitive painters Hugo van der Goes and Hans Memling. Portinari never got to see the Hotel Portinari, at the gateway to Old Bruges, but the hotel honours his legacy by …

There's a big ideological blindspot in political debate. To see it, consider two quite different recent texts: Conservatism in Crisis (pdf) co-authored by Kemi Badenoch and many others; and Sam Freedman's Failed State. Let's take Conservatism in Crisis first. The authors complain of the "rise of a new bureaucratic class" wherein "increasing numbers of middle-class jobs relate more to government rules than goods and services bought and sold in the …