The Irish Times
Red poets society: The Stasi Poetry Circle’s battle for hearts and rhymes
4 min read · Feb 12th · The weird and wonderful world of East Germany’s Working Circle of Writing Chekists · Shared by 135, including Alyssa C, Ines Bieler, Tarik ESSAADI
Brain Pickings
How to Find Your Voice: Nick Cave on Creativity
4 min read · Jan 20th · “Your imagination… is mostly an accidental dance between collected memory and influence… a construction that awaits spiritual ignition.” · Shared by 384, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Alyssa C, Charles Duhigg, Richard MacManus
CBC News
She saved 200,000 books from the landfill, and hopes to find them all a home
Jan 17th · Myriam Gaudet gives a new lease on life to books that aren't flying off the shelves at local thrift stores, but her success in amassing a wealth of literature has posed a problem: how to store all these books until the right buyer comes along. · Shared by 14, including Alyssa C
The Atlantic Photo
Photos: Cicada Summer Is Here
6 min read · 2021-05-25 · In parts of the eastern, central, and southern United States, trillions of Brood X cicadas are now emerging. · Shared by 20, including Alyssa C
Brain Pickings
Schopenhauer on the Power of Music
4 min read · From 2017 · “The effect of music is so very much more powerful and penetrating than is that of the other arts, for these others speak only of the shadow, but music of the essence.” · Shared by 18, including Alyssa C
Los Angeles Times
Photos: An uncomfortable look at homelessness during the pandemic
2 min read · 2021-03-08 · The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue of homelessness in Southern California. We share images reminiscent of the Great Depression. · Shared by 22, including Alyssa C
The New York Times
Why an Animated Flying Cat With a Pop-Tart Body Sold for Almost $600,000
6 min read · 2021-02-22 · A fast-growing market for digital art, ephemera and media is marrying the world’s taste for collectibles with cutting-edge technology. · Shared by 469, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Jamie Burke ⛺️, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Dirk von Gehlen, Cade Metz, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦, Phillip Murphy, Sam Proud, Gabriele, Cliff Bleszinski, Neeraj K. Agrawal, Tyler Winklevoss, Christian Hartmann, Paul Bloom, Scott Monty, Alyssa C, Maggie Koerth, Taylor Lorenz
Open Culture
“The Most Intelligent Photo Ever Taken”: The 1927 Solvay Council Conference, Featuring Einstein, Bohr, Curie, Heisenberg, Schrödinger & More
3 min read · 2021-01-21 · A curious thing happened at the end of the 19th century and the dawning of the 20th. As European and American industries became increasingly confident in their methods of invention and production,… · Shared by 150, including Carla Gentry, Alyssa C
youtube.com
Google Maps Hacks by Simon Weckert
From 2020 · 99 smartphones are transported in a handcart to generate virtual traffic jam in Google Maps.Through this activity, it is possible to turn a green street red ... · Shared by 188, including Sylvie Reinhard, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Dr. Alec Couros, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, hernannadal, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Fabrizio Bianchi, Ethan Marcotte, Mark Kaigwa, Jörgen Camrath, Dan Ariely, Anthony Hamelle, Geeks are Sexy, Tregg 🤘, CyberCodeTwins.eth 👾// NINER FURY TANGO, Kenneth Kalmer, Jennifer Daniel, Merkstatt, Mathew Ingram, Scott Murray
My Modern Met
Whale Shark With Over 50 Fish in Its Mouth Wins Underwater Photo Contest
7 min read · 2020-10-08 · This incredible photo tops an impressive selection of the best scuba diving photography from around the world. · Shared by 23, including Alyssa C, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
scribendi.com
The 30 Best Writing Websites of 2020
6 min read · From 2020 · Written by Scribendi Updated in Feburary 2020 to reflect the best writing websites currently online. Every writer needs a toolbox. A writer's toolbox is filled with gadgets and gizmos that help a… · Shared by 81, including Katja Evertz, Neil Hart 💙, Alyssa C, Anita Leirfall, Stephanie A Kowalski, Jochen Burkhard
The Guardian
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
3 min read · From 2018 · Some of the finalists in this year’s competition, sponsored by the Born Free Foundation and designed to raise awareness of the natural world · Shared by 37, including Raul Krauthausen, Alyssa C, Philippe, Bilal Aslam, Shanna Peeples she/her 🏳️🌈
The Guardian
Wildlife photographer of the year 2020 winners
~14 min read · 2020-10-14 · Sergey Gorshkov’s image of an Amur Tiger hugging an ancient Mancurian fir tree has won the prestigious wildlife photographer of the year 2020 award. The intimate moment, in which the tigress is… · Shared by 52, including Alyssa C, Damian Carrington, Fern, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, John Freeman
WIRED
Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries' Virtual Shelves
3 min read · 2020-10-01 · Checkouts of digital books from a popular service are up 52 percent since March. Publishers say their easy availability hurts sales. · Shared by 97, including Nicolas Babin, Joanna (J.F.) Penn, Alyssa C, Marsha Collier, Ernie Smith, Gutly Myrat, Mathew Ingram, Backchannel
The Wall Street Journal
It’s a Jungle Out There
From 2016 · Paul Theroux’s ‘The Mosquito Coast’ follows a character’s ill-fated attempt to build a microcosm of a better civilization. · Shared by 8, including Alyssa C, Paul Theroux
The Guardian
Drone Awards 2020: the world seen from above
10 min read · 2020-09-28 · The winners of the international awards dedicated to aerial photography have been announced. Here we showcase a selection of the shots that will be on display in Siena Awards Festival in Italy from 24… · Shared by 161, including Christian Surchi, Simon C, Esther Schindler, Dr Jim Walsh 🇪🇺🇺🇳, Matteo Furia, Alyssa C
