Photo of a mid century modern doorway apartment building in Athens, black-painted metal over glass. Inside the wide, chunky borders of each meta door leaf, thinner rectangles of alternating straight and wiggly horizontal lines. Buildings and greenery and sunlight reflected in the glass on the right. On the left, the black form of a Greek Orthodox priest, bearded and robed, talking on his mobile.

Mid century (pre) modern.
#Athens #UrbanPhotography

This is breaking the fundamental social compact between writer and editor it's like the Red Wedding for people who write for a living

Normal people, giving advice: Maybe some words of encouragemen?

Me giving advice: You might have to Henry the Fifth them, give them a bit of Harfleur.

I have family who work in Emergency departments in the U.S, and I know they see all kinds of self-harm, including patterns of behaviour in patient’ familie.

I am courteous, now! Episode?

I do tend to exaggerate, so some of my statements ought to be well-seasoned. And acting evolves; this is television’s cutting edge in more than one way.

How far have you seen?

Thanks, but it’s been decades since I liked Playmobil -that- much.

“Parents must realize that refusing vaccinations doesn’t just put your own child at risk. It puts other children at risk. I don’t know where Renae picked up measles. It’s one of the most contagious viruses that exists, and it could have been from anywhere.”

Between ‘my hair is made of plastic’ and ‘a black kitten fell asleep on my upper lip’, the kitten is the clear winner.

The 'Starmer appointed Mandelson because he needed someone to manage Trump' - not true. What happened was:

1) From the general election there was a desire in Downing Street for a political appointee
2) There was no question that the US embassy had good Trumpworld links as it was

"Pay us twice to see the old movie before paying for the new movie. We are giving you homework and making you pay for the privilege. Say, 'Thank you, Box Office Jesus for saving cinema'."

No.

#comics

What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels? | Quanta Magazine The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the essence of life.

This is some mind-blowing science here: the engine propelling bacteria - a complex structure made of molecules, powered by protons:
www.quantamagazine.org/what-physica...

the ruins of the temple of poseidon at cape sounion, greece, with weathered marble doric columns rising against a clear blue sky, overlooking the deep blue aegean sea and distant hills

nice day to visit the temple of poseidon at sounio yesterday. found the column where byron graffitied his name on 🇬🇷

Blue sky, white clouds over mountains with mist rising. Green trees and pasture. A pale horse and a bay (brown with black mane and tail) graze quietly.

Morning mountains and horses grazing.

Why nearly every farmer who grows these chile peppers is a woman Chile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it's too demanding for men. "In spite of the challenges," says one, "we've found freedom."

Chile peppers are a traditional part of Indian cuisine — and a key crop for women farmers. They say it's too demanding for men. "In spite of the challenges," says one, "we've found freedom."

Close-up colour photo on three racemes of wisteria floribunda, like bunches of grapes made of blossom, on a tall woody vine climbing up a building. The central one is fading, all flowers open and pale lilac, the uppermost flowers wilting, the flanking racemes are a darker colour, their lower buds still mostly closed. Huge ropes of bare vine behind them, looped and twined.

The brief days of wisteria glory are ending, and I never did get that perfect photo, but this one will do.
#Athens #UrbanPhotography #Bloomscrolling

Come to Southern Europe, we’re not uptight here.

This is fascinating and very cool, andI’m inclined to spin metaphors about it, but I’m too tired.

Apple’s book app does this with reviews, so when you click on a title you get ‘blurbs’ like “Yawnfest! What a disappointment. That’s 9 bucks I wish I hadn’t spent.”
It’s funny as hell.

London’s Marble Arch, a triad of arches

Apropos of nothing, did you know London’s Marble Arch is not a victory type thing, but actually was designed as the entrance to a renovated Buckingham Palace? The architect was fired after this for being too extravagant and ballooning the renovation cost to an insane amount

Earthset.

It’s dysfunctional in many ways, but full of life.

If you’re ever in town again, hit me up for food recommendations.

A winner, already!
The large hill is called Mount Lycabettus.

You could, if you wished, play a game of ‘Find the famous monument’.

I would like to thank the English language for making it possible for me to yell this sentence from the kitchen in the direction of the teenagers: “Whoever is toasting toast, it’s toasted.”

Sure, but they’re not only psychopaths but also idiots.

Something I’m working on. Find it at the Yoga Darśana Yoga Sādhana conference, 27-29 May, Campus Condorcet, 8 cours des Humanités, Paris.

@mantrams.bsky.social

This. Fucking *this*.

I wish I could edit alt text; autocorrect turns my greenglish to gibberish.

Moloch whose mind is pure machinery! Moloch whose blood is running money! Moloch whose fingers are ten armies! Moloch whose breast is a cannibal dynamo! Moloch whose ear is a smoking tomb!