Janell
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just browsing, nonpartisan but not neutral
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
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Van Gogh’s ‘Field with Poppies’ was painted from an elevated viewpoint during his stay in Saint-Paul Asylum. Its acquisition in 1911 by a German gallery was criticised as being part of a perceived “foreign infiltration of German art” by French paintings (Kunsthalle Bremen, 1889)
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Van Gogh’s ‘Field with Poppies’ was painted from an elevated viewpoint during his stay in Saint-Paul Asylum. Its acquisition in 1911 by a German gallery was criticised as being part of a perceived “foreign infiltration of German art” by French paintings (Kunsthalle Bremen, 1889)
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Crazy to see all this super skinny skyscrapers pop up in Manhattan since 2007.
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Crazy to see all this super skinny skyscrapers pop up in Manhattan since 2007.
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Netflix recorded an interview with Dr. #JaneGoodall in March, set to air only after her death. In it, she says she wishes Trump and Elon Musk could be blasted into space.
Her final message: “Don’t lose hope.”
youtube.com/shorts/kIej4...
Her final message: “Don’t lose hope.”
youtube.com/shorts/kIej4...
#JaneGoodall final message: “Don’t lose hope.”
YouTube video by ONEST
youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Netflix recorded an interview with Dr. #JaneGoodall in March, set to air only after her death. In it, she says she wishes Trump and Elon Musk could be blasted into space.
Her final message: “Don’t lose hope.”
youtube.com/shorts/kIej4...
Her final message: “Don’t lose hope.”
youtube.com/shorts/kIej4...
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Keith Haring, 1983
September 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Keith Haring, 1983
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Today is Caspar David Friedrich’s birthday. He was a painter.
‘View of a Harbour’, Neuer Pavilion, Charlottenburg Palace Gardens, Berlin
‘View of a Harbour’, Neuer Pavilion, Charlottenburg Palace Gardens, Berlin
September 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Today is Caspar David Friedrich’s birthday. He was a painter.
‘View of a Harbour’, Neuer Pavilion, Charlottenburg Palace Gardens, Berlin
‘View of a Harbour’, Neuer Pavilion, Charlottenburg Palace Gardens, Berlin
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200 year-old Wisteria in Japan
August 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
200 year-old Wisteria in Japan
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That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Shunned Myanmar leader thrilled at US contact after Trump tariff letter
Min Aung Hlaing expresses ‘sincere appreciation’ for letter from US president threatening 40% tariff
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That sinking feeling when you accidentally send a tariff letter addressed to the leader of a ruling military junta that the United States refuses to recognize or (otherwise) engage with.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...