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518 PostsNever Too Small has titled this video 5 Dreamy Australian Tiny Cabins which nails it. All five are great but the first one absolutely blew me away.
Infinite Monkeys is exactly what you think it is. Scroll, watch, or choose a monkey of your own.
Yale professor Timothy Snyder announced this week that he and his wife Marci Shore (also a Yale prof) are leaving America and moving to Canada to teach at the University of Toronto. This is significant because Snyder is an expert on tyranny. His book On Tyranny: 20 Lessons from the Twentieth Century is a succinct and vital read on the subject. It was one of the best books I read while living in Vanuatu during Trump's first term. I highly recommend it.
The first "rule," Do Not Obey In Advance, is being broken by countless individuals and corporations under Trump's second term. Once you're aware of this pithy statement, you'll start to see it happening everywhere, and it's frightening.
Here's John Lithgow reading from the book:
Habibi Funk has released seven free funk mixes. Stream them below or download to your own device.
The complete guide:
Learn the World Map is an online game that I think is pretty great. Challenging and educational. Very simple interface that is extremely effective at helping you learn. Works on a phone but much, much better on a laptop or tablet.
Aishy, a creative director and photographer, wanders the Tokyo streets at night looking for perfect shots.
More on Aishy's site.
The site TV.Garden allows you to stream television from around the world for free. For instance, stream:
- BBC News
- ABC Australia
- MTV (US)
- MST3K Forever-a-thon
- National Geographic (English)
- etc.
In addition to particular channels / networks, you can also sort by things like Top News from around the world, Music, Sports, Animation, Cooking, etc., or tell it to serve up a random channel.
Terrific 20 min Artbound documentary on Sister Corita Kent, The Pop Art Nun, who came up with the above rules and created the poster they're displayed on:
A few more examples of Sister Corita's work can be found at the Casual Optimist, which is where I found the video.
