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Tuesday, February 03, 2026
The Car That Came Back from the Sea
This video by filmmaker Jadwiga Kowalska captures the true story of a group of young friends in 1981 Poland taking a joyously aimless road trip to the country’s Baltic coast in a small, overcrowded car.
Monday, February 02, 2026
Aloka, The Peace Dog
Aloka is a formerly stray Indian Pariah dog who is accompanying Vietnamese-American Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace" from Texas to Washington, D.C. I follow him because his gentle nature reminds me of my dear dog Liz who died a couple of years ago at the age of 19.
Sunday, February 01, 2026
Sunday Links
Greenland photographs by Dennis Lehtonen The Finnish photographer lived and worked on the island for ten months. (image above)
Japanese Death Poems Written by Zen monks on the verge of death.
Who Sets the Doomsday Clock? On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that the clock is now set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been.
Gossip bench: an artifact from the days of the old school landline telephone.
A Late Edit, the highest word rate ever paid to a professional author.
In 2022, Japanese researchers found that dogs produced tears when reuniting with their humans. The Profound Link Between Humans and Dogs
This ”house for life" for a retired couple has accessible, level-access, single-storey design.
Scientists have identified unique sounds for 8 fish species A team from the University of Victoria deciphered some of the strange and unique sounds made by different fish species along the coast of British Columbia.
"The Dutch Angle" is a cinematic technique that produces a camera viewpoint akin to tilting one's head to the side.
Freezing Rain vs Sleet Now you know.
When Trump demolished the East Wing in October, it came as a public shock. But the White House likely won’t be the last historic DC building to face a wrecking ball.
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Inside, the Valley Sings
Inside, the Valley Sings profiles three former prisoners turned activists who endured long-term solitary confinement, including a man who first entered solitary at the age of 16, a woman whose conviction was later overturned, and a man who spent more than 22 years in isolation.
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