Crossing the Divide

NYT still capable of journalism; gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

Bsky still acting up for me; you?

This

Also illustrates why the Earth is so special; makes an atheist consider the divine -- definitely illustrates why we need to stay here and nurture our special place in the universe; send Muskrat to Mars, I'll stay here, thank you

You really need to watch this beautiful slide show. Each slide is animated and is linked to a very short (for you attention-limited yutes) video with narration. See why "It's an Ocean World" from tectonics to climate to biology

Gaia

Call and response: "Leaving New Orleans also frightened me considerably"

Uptown N.O. gerrymander

Amid uncertainty, Calvin Duncan sworn in on the steps of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Mayor Helena Moreno and State Rep. Royce Duplessis were in attendance at a raucous swearing in as a bill moves through the statehouse that could eliminate the position before Duncan takes office.

Amid uncertainty, Calvin Duncan sworn in on the steps of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court

Mayor Helena Moreno and State Rep. Royce Duplessis were in attendance at a raucous swearing in as a bill moves through the statehouse that could eliminate the position before Duncan takes office.

It's an Ocean World - Campaign for Our Ocean Planet | WHOI Dive in to explore a world of wonder, opportunity, and importance—revealed by science and engineering.

Cool animated slide show with Spilhaus Projection maps www.whoi.edu/campaign/why...

71% of our planet is ocean, but you wouldn’t know it from traditional maps.

Shift your land-based perspective this Earth Week with a story about the Spilhaus Projection map and the WHOI oceanographer who created it: go.whoi.edu/spilhausmap

Many of these are great; really

OMG, read the comments sorted by Reader Picks

The Forces of Scarcity Hitting Asia May Soon Spread Across the World

We are just beginning to see the level of harm resulting from a catastrophic blunder - gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/w...

I guess that's only like one book every two weeks on average

On my 4th Kindle device, probably got first one around 2009 (?)

Gah, I've been in the Kindle ecosystem for a while - licensed 395 books to date; is that a lot? 3 moves ago I donated 20 boxes of books that were stored in my attic

Danza Española, Op.37, No.5 - "Andaluza"

On Spotify:
open.spotify.com/track/0N0hj8...
open.spotify.com/track/14nf4G...
open.spotify.com/track/29IqdV...

Granados: Danza Española, Op. 37, No. 5 - "Andaluza" YouTube video by Pepe Romero - Topic

Guitar imitating piana imitating guitar: Granados Danzas Españolas Op. 37. Pepe Romero's top three:
No. 5 Andaluza www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVKn...
No. 4 Villanesca www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue8A...
No. 2 Oriental www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziz9...

Same energy

If you watch and share one thing today make at this. Why is every democrat in the country not talking like this?

This skeet aged well

Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded

Someone's cleaning up with these market manipulations

Suspect dead after 8 children killed, 2 women wounded in Louisiana shooting The suspect, who was the father of seven of the children, was killed after a vehicle chase, according to police. The slain children were between 18 months and 12 years old.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I set aside a little time each day to listen to music in my front parlor while reading (of course, now I'm here, oh well)

Mainly for safety, but when I'm bicycling, I don't listen to anything -- that's my think-time. During the Pando I got into audio-books, which I listen to while walking; not to fall asleep to

Sometimes when I fall asleep listening to a podcast I dream I'm arguing with the podcaster and pissed off that they just won't stop talking and listen to me for a minute - Mrs TK says I'm talking in my sleep at these times --eeee. Need to go back falling asleep while reading

Why we can’t sit alone with our thoughts anymore A survey shows Americans listen to nearly four hours of audio a day. There are good reasons to take breaks and be comfortable with silence, experts say.

Gift article wapo.st/4ciIi6m

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