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Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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PREORDER: 'Sysivalo' by Ø (Mika Vainio)

Posthumous album from the innovative Finnish electronic producer, completed shortly before his death in 2017.

2LP + CD on Sähkö Recordings.

www.normanrecords.com/records/2116...
September 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Cancelled Disney/Hulu/HBO due to the fact they have chosen to become state-directed media, and now I will have to go back to reading books or god forbid listening to podcasts. The sacrifices I make for democracy, I tell ya.
September 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Cancel Disney
September 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Climate change is altering the natural world’s soundscape, with declining bird, insect, and amphibian populations leading to quieter environments. This “sensory extinction” is exacerbated by noise pollution from human activities.

Listen to these recordings in this article from @sabs.bsky.social!
How Climate Change Is Transforming The Soundtrack Of The Natural World | Defector
It is easy enough to read about the climate crisis through the dozens of devastating stories that run each week, warning us of the people who will be displaced or otherwise harmed by the planet’s rapi...
defector.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Spain Is an Example to the World www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...
Opinion | Spain Is an Example to the World
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We sail through endless skies
Stars shine like eyes
The black night sighs
The moon in silver dreams

And so, we pass on by
The crimson eye
Of great god Mars
As we travel the universe
July 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Videos From the Amazon Reveal an Unexpected Animal Friendship www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...
Videos From the Amazon Reveal an Unexpected Animal Friendship
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Remembrance of Scents Past
July 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, America's poorest families lose about $1600 per year.

The richest households gain about $12,000 per year.

It's Reverse Robin Hood. (Via CBO)
June 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Hear the World’s Oldest Instrument, the “Neanderthal Flute,” Dating Back Over 43,000 Years
Hear the World’s Oldest Instrument, the “Neanderthal Flute,” Dating Back Over 43,000 Years
Several years ago, we brought you a transcription and a couple of audio interpretations of the oldest known song in the world, discovered in the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit and dating back to the 14...
www.openculture.com
June 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Some of the best films of the century
June 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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New & Notable: Celebrate three decades of the iconic Planet Mu with this 25-track compilation featuring new material from Jlin, Venetian Snares, and more.
Planet Mu 30, by Various Artists
25 track album
planetmu.bandcamp.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Since the end of the ceasefire on 18 March, 1,309 children have reportedly been killed and 3,738 injured.

In total, more than 50,000 children have reportedly been killed or injured since October 2023.

The children of Gaza need protection NOW: unicef.link/3ZCg0wJ
May 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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These birds form life-long friendships just like humans, study finds
These birds form life-long friendships just like humans
Findings challenge prevalent view of animals only helping direct blood relatives
www.independent.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more
Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more
This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh eyes
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence?
Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.
www.newyorker.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
“….Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. Accordingly, Harvard will not accept the government's terms as an agreement in principle….”

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read Harvard’s Response to the Trump Administration
Harvard University’s lawyers responded on Monday to the Trump Administration’s letter demanding a series of policy changes, saying the demands were unlawful and that Harvard would not comply.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM