Banham Zoo residents undergo CT scanner health checks A big cat named Mishka and a particularly lethargic sloth are among the zoo residents to be scanned.

I hope whoever wrote this headline (click to see) took the rest of the week off www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Olympics’ trans policy polices womanhood | Moira Donegan Sports bans have humiliated trans women and girls across America. Now, the Olympics joins in

I wrote about the Olympics’ ban on trans women competing, and the stakes of the new women’s sex-testing regime for female athletes, trans and cis alike. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I'm not sure my French is good enough to understand the full subtleties of Libé's review of the Michael Jackson biopic

“Each step was a risk, each door a threat, each second a decision. And yet they advanced, under terrorist fire”

Moving tribute today at the Elysée to 55 police officers who intervened during the 2015 Bataclan terrorist attack. Elegant from Macron to include Hollande, Valls and those then in charge

The Last Emperor was the first Western feature film authorised by the People's Republic of China to film in the Forbidden City in Beijing…-𝒘𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂

Cinematography Vittorio Storaro

Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto David Byrne Cong Su

At the 60th Academy Awards, it won all nine Oscars it was nominated for, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also won several other accolades, including three BAFTA Awards & four Golden Globe Awards..-𝒘𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝔼𝕞𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕣 (¹⁹⁸⁷)
ᵈⁱʳ. 𝔹𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕠 𝔹𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕔𝕔𝕚
#𝑭𝑰𝑳𝑴𝑺𝑲𝒀✴️🎞
🎟📽 #𝑪𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑴𝑨

Painting by Max Radler, Der Radiohörer (The Radio Listener), 1930

Max Radler, Der Radiohörer (The Radio Listener), 1930

The Marvelous Spatuletail, found in just one valley in northern Peru and is one of the rarest hummingbirds on Earth. [📹Alex Fine]

Original post

#Berlin
Das Leben vor 800 Jahren:
„Der Berliner trinkt viel Bier, aber ist dem Suff nicht so verfallen wie die Schwaben“ , heißt es in einer Chronik.
Nun weiß ich auch warum so viele Schwaben nach der Wiedervereinigung in den Szenebezirk Prenzlauer Berg
gezogen sind !

This iconic music video was produced by Aardman Animations, with one of the animators being Nick Park, the future creator of Wallace & Gromit www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJ...

Claire Denis (with scenes from her film "Beau Travail") - BOTD

Al fin! 🥰 #TeamInvierno

De desgracia en desgracia en este basural olvidado por dios

Happy Birthday Iggy. Still going strong! Here’s a series of photos from his Berlin years (1976-1978) when he lived with Herr Bowie — all taken by his then-girlfriend, the wonderful photographer Esther Friedman.

Full article and captions: www.morgenpost.de/berlin/artic...

From Ukraine to the Middle East: Are we living through a world war? | DW News Conflicts are spreading worldwide — from Ukraine, to Gaza, Iran and Lebanon. But does that make it a world war, or is it a new cold war? With global trade disrupted and major powers increasingly involved, the question feels unavoidable: are we already living through World War 3? We asked four leading international affairs experts to weigh in. Their answer isn’t what you might expect — but it explains why this moment still feels so dangerous. #iranwar #ukrainewar #gaza #lebanon #dwcurrentaffairs For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

With so many conflicts happening (Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Sudan, and more) — are we in a world war / the beginnings of World War III? Analysts might scoff — but I get asked this a lot, so I put this to experts including @kschake.bsky.social and @jasminmuj.bsky.social:

But moooom no one understands meeeee circa 2005

Brooding millennial vibes slap open.spotify.com/playlist/13G...

🐐 Elles arpentent les plages, broutent dans les jardins et ravagent les espaces protégés: aux Saintes, archipel touristique de Guadeloupe, des chèvres ensauvagées sont devenues un fléau écologique. Un plan visant à réguler leur population est mis en place.

➡️ u.afp.com/SL9E

Zu sehen sind Kühe auf einer Weide in Brandenburg. Darüber steht: Unbekannte klauen 70 Rinder von Weide in Brandenburg.

Schwups, da sind die Kühe weg – aber wie genau, das kann sich bisher weder die Polizei noch die Agrargenossenschaft erklären, der die Rinder gehören.
Sie sind zwischen Montagmittag und Dienstagmorgen laut Polizei von einer Weide in Uebigau-Wahrenbrück (Elbe-Elster) verschwunden. rbburl.de/rinderweg

🇵🇪 🗳️ El peor momento para que la ONPE haya cometido tantos errores.
El peor momento para que el pakto mafioso pueda, finalmente, poner sus garras en la ONPE y controlar los siguientes procesos electorales.

A ver pues que pasa.

Lado G - Coro Gay de Lima Del 28 de 31 de Mayo del 2026

Nuevo concierto del Coro Gay de Lima🏳️‍🌈 Entradas en Ticketmaster. El 28, 29, 30 y 31 de Mayo en el Teatro Ricardo Blume. Vamos a cantar éxitos de 80s y 90s y sorpresas. ¡Tengo código de descuento! ✨Por DM.
Experiencia 360, eh! 😍 Ya están saliendo varias. Aprovechen
www.ticketmaster.pe/event/lado-g...

Die BILD bezeichnet einen Bezieher von Sozialleistungen als „Stütze-Schmarotzer“ und „Stütze-Schnorrer“. Laut OLG Köln verletzt das Persönlichkeitsrechte. Es hat Prozesskostenhilfe gewährt. Auch der Vorwurf, er habe sich „auf satte 7.250,77 € Stütze hochgekindert“, ist rechtswidrig. 👇

"With its twin towers flanking a raised bell and cross on the roof high above the entrance, Kreuzberg’s historic Kunstquartier Bethanien tends to evoke feelings of awe, sanctity and fear…“

www.slowtravelberlin.com/kunstquartie...

Epic Fury: The Dark Art of Defense Tech Artist Simon Denny offers a close reading of the dark art of defense tech in an essay for Artforum's May issue.

tour de force essay here from @simondenny.bsky.social to accompany his show opening soon in munich

www.artforum.com/features/sim...

New look at ‘COYOTE VS ACME’.

In theaters on August 28.

Ibrahim Mahama awarded 2026 Arnold Bode Prize He will receive €10,000 in recognition of his artistic practice

Ibrahim Mahama has been awarded the city of Kassel’s 2026 Arnold Bode Prize artreview.com/ibrahim-maha...

Las colas para comprar la leche ENCI! Épicas!

Para un desayuno de campeones 😋

THE CULTURAL MARXISM CONSPIRACY

OUT NOW

My photo shows a Paleo-Babylonian clay tablet inscribed with cuneiform text, still partially enclosed in its original clay envelope. The clay is pale orangey-brown in colour displayed against a grey display case background. The outer envelope has been broken open, revealing the inner tablet beneath. Both surfaces are covered with densely packed wedge-shaped characters, which record a contract for the sale of a house purchased by Mannum-balu-Samas at the price of 1/3 shekel and 15 grains of silver. This is followed by the names of the numerous witnesses including the mayor Sin-magir and the courier Apil-ilisu. The same text is repeated on the envelope in the event of a dispute, which was broken to inspect the internal document. It is dated 32nd year of Hammurabl's reign, 10th month, c. 1750 BC. The clay envelope measures 87 mm (height) × 55 mm (width), while the inner tablet measures 64 mm (height) × 43 mm (width). On display at the Museum of Antiquity in Turin. Collection number MAT 740.

A 3,750 year-old contract for the sale of a house recorded on a clay tablet, still in its original clay envelope!

Museo di Antichità, Turin
📷 by me

#Archaeology