Swamp milkweed seedlings in pot under grow lights

New England aster seedlings in pot under grow lights

Dense blazing star seedlings in pots under grow lights

Canada goldenrod seedlings growing in pot outside, winter sowing technique

#EarthDay2026 Seed swap/stratification/community planting indoors: Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae); Dense blazing star (Liatris spicata); outdoors Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis). Spring has sprung!

On Earth Day, a look at how we got the Convenience Industrial Complex Nobody ever lost money making things easier or more convenient, and our planet is paying the price.

Happy Earth Day! I recycle a post about how we got buried in plastic, quoting President Eisenhower: "As we peer into society’s future, we – you and I, and our government – must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our own ease and convenience the precious resources of tomorrow."

Canada goldenrod seedlings in a pot used for winter sowing.

They look great, congrats! I’ve not yet tried milk jugs. This is my 1st attempt at winter sowing: Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) in pots covered in leaves & left in a box with a good foot of snow as a blanket. Still cold out in Montreal, but the sun’s been coaxing the seedlings out. Yay!

There are many things I’m very proud of as a Canadian. MANY things. But every time I watch another media story about another ambitious push in renewable energy from China, I’m embarrassed that Canada isn’t aggressively working to quickly become a true global powerhouse in renewable energy.

Un 2e album pour Angine de Poitrine, l’ovni musical qui fascine les experts ✱ Beaucoup de choses instructives sur l’histoire de la musique et ses paradigmes occidentaux dans ce texte.

Un 2e album pour Angine de Poitrine, l’ovni musical qui fascine les experts: ✱ Beaucoup de choses instructives sur l’histoire de la musique et ses paradigmes occidentaux dans ce texte.

Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It. 40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing.

Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service:

cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

We have one tweep-tweeping away as I write this in snowy Montréal. Beautiful video, thank-you!

You know how in a library no one’s trying to sell you anything?

That’s how the internet was.

An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements about "Generative AI" Image source: Bibliothèque nationale de France An Open Letter to Georgetown Students, In Response to Recent Announcements by the University about “Generative AI” Dear students, As you know, in …

Solidarity with Emily Tucker and her open letter to students. Tucker writes, "But the great thing is, you don’t have to go along with this, and I urge you not to. You can refuse to use the chatbot. You can tell your professors that you don’t want them to use it or to require you to use it."

Photo of a hand holding a magnifying glass over a drawing of men dancing. Text: Solving art mysteries, How a Getty grant supported new research

How a team of curators at National Gallery of Canada brought more women artists into galleries through a Getty-funded research project: gty.art/3NM9VLx

All adults are responsible for all children #joachimtrier #jamesbaldwin #oscars

holy shit

Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation — Streetsblog USA The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.

PLEASE HELP US SHARE THIS: “We’ve let the lies be far too successful, and that’s significantly hurt our cities. No more.”

It’s our blunt NEW @usa.streetsblog.org op-ed sharing why we’ve created @urbantruth.bsky.social. SPOILER: We need to call out the lies and tell the truth much more persuasively!

A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council

WATCH: This is my favourite thing on the internet right now. Well done Norway! youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...

Last chance to sign up for tonight's lecture by Pamela H. Smith at Swedenborg House (or online)! We will hear about "Tech Utopias Then and Now".

👉 www.ghil.ac.uk/events/lectu...

#skystorians #earlymodern #utopias

Le Grand Montréal doit-il se doter d’une ceinture verte? ✱ Les banlieues prennent un espace démesurées. C’est un mode de vie qui plaît à plusieurs, mais sacrifier des espaces verts nuira à plusieurs.

Le Grand Montréal doit-il se doter d’une ceinture verte?: ✱ Les banlieues prennent un espace démesurées. C’est un mode de vie qui plaît à plusieurs, mais sacrifier des espaces verts nuira à plusieurs.

In war-weary Kyiv, wounded Ukrainian veterans turn epic poetry into living testimony War veterans with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s “Eneida.”

War veterans with severe injuries from Russia's invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi's "Eneida."

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Do... When arts education is dismissed as a waste of time it damages us as a society. The focus of learning is not just to enrich our economy but also to enrich our souls

'Cutting off funding for culture and knowledge has social and political consequences. If you want a healthy and harmonious civil society, invest in the humanities and the arts, for they foster understanding, knowledge and empathy.'

Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries warn China, India and EU countries were among the signatories of a report that criticized the prevailing measures of economic success.

🚨🚨 #climatechange: More than 150 countries including China, India and #EuropeanUnion members have signed off on a report that warns focusing on unchecked economic growth is contributing to the destruction of global biodiversity. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/obse...

That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."

What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...

Always read @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. A lot of problems I think about would be less intractable if we talked to real humans.

Bring Back the Pollinators: Four Simple Steps to Save the Bees | Bug Banter Podcast For years now, there’s been a growing buzz—pun intended—about how to save our pollinators. Bees, butterflies, and so many other important species are struggling, but the good news is that each of us c...

In this #BugBanterPodcast, we’re diving into what it really takes to save bees, butterflies, & other pollinators, and how you can be part of the solution! Join us for practical tips for all spaces!🐝
Audio & transcript 📻 xerces.org/bug-banter/b...
Video w/ captions 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=B76R...

Process of seed saving. Separating fluff and seeds from Swamp Milkweed pods (Asclepias incarnata) using wax paper and bowl.

Peaceful way to start the New Year. Cleaning seeds. Seed saving Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) among other native plants for local library & NANPS. Nice way to slow down after hectic festivities + joy of anticipating upcoming growing season.

Simple watercolour of a dove in flight on a white background

A hope for world peace in 2026 ☮️

Artwork by Jackie Morris #WomensArt

The Circus Sands | La Strada (1954) Gelsomina exists both outside and inside the story, the glowing heart of La Strada and a part of our viewing experience, marveling at it with us.

“I first watched LA STRADA young enough to cross the literal with the figurative & old enough to call it a fairy tale. I catch the illusion hiding in plain view, and, despite its allegorical metaphysics, see the profoundly basic idea that humans need one another, that we are not meant to be alone.”

«De la merde pour les pauvres»: l’affaire Campbell’s risque de causer un «tsunami de relations publiques» dans tout le secteur alimentaire Le scandale lié à Campbell’s n’aura pas seulement des répercussions sur l’entreprise qui produit la célèbre soupe en conserve, selon un expert.

«De la merde pour les pauvres»: l’affaire Campbell’s risque de causer un «tsunami de relations publiques» dans tout le secteur alimentaire