Kristin Lewis
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Tour news 🚨 the Italian Job
More 2027 orchid tours now available to book on our website, with dates announced this morning for Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula, and Orchids of Sicily.
We may not blow the bloody doors off. But we aim to blow your socks off.
mariposanature.com/calendar
More 2027 orchid tours now available to book on our website, with dates announced this morning for Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula, and Orchids of Sicily.
We may not blow the bloody doors off. But we aim to blow your socks off.
mariposanature.com/calendar
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Tour news 🚨 the Italian Job
More 2027 orchid tours now available to book on our website, with dates announced this morning for Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula, and Orchids of Sicily.
We may not blow the bloody doors off. But we aim to blow your socks off.
mariposanature.com/calendar
More 2027 orchid tours now available to book on our website, with dates announced this morning for Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula, and Orchids of Sicily.
We may not blow the bloody doors off. But we aim to blow your socks off.
mariposanature.com/calendar
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Ingrid D. Rowland on Fra Angelico
Painted Sermons | Ingrid D. Rowland
The dazzling works of Fra Angelico both testify to the immense wealth and power of fourteenth-century Florentine society and attempt to heal its pride, greed, and brutal inequality.
www.nybooks.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Ingrid D. Rowland on Fra Angelico
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Accurate information is the enemy of the regime.
After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on February 4 with no advance notice. https://cnn.it/4kqanLy
February 6, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Accurate information is the enemy of the regime.
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“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel and meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities.
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public
Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.
www.euronews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:02 AM
“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel and meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities.
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
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What people somehow still don’t seem to get about David Fincher is that he is at his absolute best when arming himself with the weakest, trashiest material near at hand.
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 AM
What people somehow still don’t seem to get about David Fincher is that he is at his absolute best when arming himself with the weakest, trashiest material near at hand.
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The first movie I reviewed for the new Spliced Personality Substack is A POET, a bruisingly funny Colombian film that opens today at the AMC Boston Common, of all places.
Review - A Poet
Starring Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Alisson Correa.
splicedpersonality.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The first movie I reviewed for the new Spliced Personality Substack is A POET, a bruisingly funny Colombian film that opens today at the AMC Boston Common, of all places.
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Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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The global chaos Trump unleashed has further exposed the limits of Russian power. And US-European tensions have not yet produced material advantages for Russia.
As a result, Putin will only try harder to subjugate Ukraine.
My latest essay with Michael Kimmage
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/limit...
As a result, Putin will only try harder to subjugate Ukraine.
My latest essay with Michael Kimmage
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/limit...
The Limits of Russian Power
Why Putin isn’t thriving in Trump’s anarchic world.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The global chaos Trump unleashed has further exposed the limits of Russian power. And US-European tensions have not yet produced material advantages for Russia.
As a result, Putin will only try harder to subjugate Ukraine.
My latest essay with Michael Kimmage
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/limit...
As a result, Putin will only try harder to subjugate Ukraine.
My latest essay with Michael Kimmage
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/limit...
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February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026
On the heels of last weekend’s special election in Texas, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 AM
February 4, 2026
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"Gulf of America." "Trump-Kennedy Center." "Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace." These may seem like small things, even amusing. But they point to something larger, and unamusing. I have written a little essay. See what you think. www.thenextmove.org/p/hail-caesa...
Hail, Caesar? Hell, No
On Donald Trump and the names of things.
www.thenextmove.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"Gulf of America." "Trump-Kennedy Center." "Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace." These may seem like small things, even amusing. But they point to something larger, and unamusing. I have written a little essay. See what you think. www.thenextmove.org/p/hail-caesa...
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I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
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"CIA shuts down compilation of facts" feels a little on the nose.
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
February 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"CIA shuts down compilation of facts" feels a little on the nose.
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
www.cia.gov/stories/stor...
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Elizabeth II had to adapt to a world in which the British crown and its wearer were never out of the spotlight. on.wsj.com/4ruYUMT
‘Queen Elizabeth II’ Review: Trained for the Long Reign
Elizabeth II had to adapt to a world in which the British crown and its wearer were never out of the spotlight.
on.wsj.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Elizabeth II had to adapt to a world in which the British crown and its wearer were never out of the spotlight. on.wsj.com/4ruYUMT
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"Make it simple to last your whole life long. Don't worry that it's not enough for anyone else to hear. Just sing, sing a song."
🎤 #KarenCarpenter passed away #OTD 4 February 1983.
▶️ youtu.be/SJmmaIGiGBg?si…
🎤 #KarenCarpenter passed away #OTD 4 February 1983.
▶️ youtu.be/SJmmaIGiGBg?si…
February 4, 2026 at 4:26 AM
"Make it simple to last your whole life long. Don't worry that it's not enough for anyone else to hear. Just sing, sing a song."
🎤 #KarenCarpenter passed away #OTD 4 February 1983.
▶️ youtu.be/SJmmaIGiGBg?si…
🎤 #KarenCarpenter passed away #OTD 4 February 1983.
▶️ youtu.be/SJmmaIGiGBg?si…
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You might notice that we've given Commonwealmagazine.org a modest makeover.
We hope the website now looks a little more like the magazine itself: a curated selection of writing on democracy, faith, and the common good, meant to reward attention.
Commonwealmagazine.org
We hope the website now looks a little more like the magazine itself: a curated selection of writing on democracy, faith, and the common good, meant to reward attention.
Commonwealmagazine.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
You might notice that we've given Commonwealmagazine.org a modest makeover.
We hope the website now looks a little more like the magazine itself: a curated selection of writing on democracy, faith, and the common good, meant to reward attention.
Commonwealmagazine.org
We hope the website now looks a little more like the magazine itself: a curated selection of writing on democracy, faith, and the common good, meant to reward attention.
Commonwealmagazine.org
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I’m not the first to observe this, but: Mike Johnson functions as a staffer to Donald Trump, not as a speaker of the House. He has made this august, important role teeny-tiny. He is smaller than Stephen Miller and the like. It would be pitiable if it weren’t so consequential.
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I’m not the first to observe this, but: Mike Johnson functions as a staffer to Donald Trump, not as a speaker of the House. He has made this august, important role teeny-tiny. He is smaller than Stephen Miller and the like. It would be pitiable if it weren’t so consequential.
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The standout sketch from last weekend's "Saturday Night Live" imagined a Trump supporter changed by recent news—and illustrated just how hard it can be to talk to family about politics, Paula Mejía writes:
‘SNL’ Satirizes a Politically Divided Family Trying to Talk
Last night’s standout performance was about a mom who was reconsidering her beliefs.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The standout sketch from last weekend's "Saturday Night Live" imagined a Trump supporter changed by recent news—and illustrated just how hard it can be to talk to family about politics, Paula Mejía writes:
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Viking Biking: When (If Ever) Is It Too Cold to Bike to Work?
momentummag.com/viking-bikin...
momentummag.com/viking-bikin...
February 3, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Viking Biking: When (If Ever) Is It Too Cold to Bike to Work?
momentummag.com/viking-bikin...
momentummag.com/viking-bikin...
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As Isaac Mizrahi celebrates his 10th year performing at Café Carlyle — and his quippy turn in “Marty Supreme” — we caught up with the designer.
Unzipped, Unplugged and Still Unfiltered, Darling
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
As Isaac Mizrahi celebrates his 10th year performing at Café Carlyle — and his quippy turn in “Marty Supreme” — we caught up with the designer.
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This was one of the most important newspapers in the world and they're turning it into what exactly?
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
This was one of the most important newspapers in the world and they're turning it into what exactly?
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Remembering Paul Auster on his birthday 🎂
📷 Daniel Mordzinski
"Auster writes novels that have the emotional immediacy and resonance of a good poem. They are works of the moment, of present feeling and personal action."
- Stacey Kors
📷 Daniel Mordzinski
"Auster writes novels that have the emotional immediacy and resonance of a good poem. They are works of the moment, of present feeling and personal action."
- Stacey Kors
February 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Remembering Paul Auster on his birthday 🎂
📷 Daniel Mordzinski
"Auster writes novels that have the emotional immediacy and resonance of a good poem. They are works of the moment, of present feeling and personal action."
- Stacey Kors
📷 Daniel Mordzinski
"Auster writes novels that have the emotional immediacy and resonance of a good poem. They are works of the moment, of present feeling and personal action."
- Stacey Kors