Buddhist Peace March Ends In DC

A group of 19 venerable Buddhist monks from Texas and their beloved dog, Aloka, marked the end of their four-month walk for peace at the Lincoln Memorial.

We all need a little more of this

 

Have you heard any good news today? 👀

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Desi Oon: An Ode to Indian Wool

This adorable musical stop-motion film is about the wool of the Deccani sheep, the only pure black coarse wool breed in India. The breed is highly threatened and rapidly disappearing.

(Aeon Videos)

Children Of Dilley

ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

Susej F
A 9-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Houston, Texas
Detained for 50 days

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Afghan Women

 

After the Taliban regained power, Afghan women were barred from playing sports. In quiet protest, they stood beneath their burqas holding the equipment from the games they were no longer allowed to play.

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— Massimo (mirror) (@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social) February 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM

Frank Gehry’s Own Home Was Called An Eyesore

The acclaimed architect transformed a modest Dutch Colonial fixer-upper originally built in 1920, into what resembled a highly controlled industrial disaster. The video shows how this house in Santa Monica created the impression of movement and the “noisy versus quiet” visual dynamic that Gehry became known for.

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Ever Behind The Sunset

Jason Mitcham's hand-painted stop-motion elegy, Ever Behind the Sunset, traces the erasure of a family home by eminent domain, accompanied by a soundscape drawn from archival family VHS recordings. 

 

The California Accent

I think of a California accent as uptalk which I have only heard in movies made in California but there are other pronunciations that are unique to the state. It is a modern and evolving way of speaking.

Link via Memo of The Air

A Night-Club Map of Harlem 1932

In the 1930s Harlem was the epicenter of jazz and nightlife in New York City. African American cartoonist Elmer Simms Campbell drew A Night-Club Map of 1930s Harlem in 1932 when he was looking for a decent job. The map shows Cab Calloway singing at the Cotton Club and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson performing his step dance at the Lafayette Theater. 

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A Computer-Generated Walk Through Venice

 This is gorgeous but a bit eerie without the crowds (except for the zombie hipsters at the beginning.)

 

Via Things Magazine