streettalk
@streettalk.bsky.social
…..interested in Art , music , philosophy , books and also share pics I take with my 📸. All photographs are mine except retweets or when specifically mentioned otherwise. No AI 😉
Live in - Auckland, New Zealand
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Girl in a black headscarf.' In the 1870s, Wilhelm Leibl moved to the Bavarian countryside to paint villagers as he saw them, work that was greatly admired by Gustave Courbet. 'I paint human beings as they are, so the soul is there.'
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Girl in a black headscarf.' In the 1870s, Wilhelm Leibl moved to the Bavarian countryside to paint villagers as he saw them, work that was greatly admired by Gustave Courbet. 'I paint human beings as they are, so the soul is there.'
Chess Players, Monsoon Floods, Benares, India
Photographer - Raghubir Singh
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Photographer - Raghubir Singh
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December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Chess Players, Monsoon Floods, Benares, India
Photographer - Raghubir Singh
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Photographer - Raghubir Singh
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Slum photography was at the heart of progressive campaigns against urban poverty. And it was a weapon against poor people
by Sadie Levy Gale
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by Sadie Levy Gale
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Slum photos were weaponised against the people they depict | Aeon Essays
Slum photography was at the heart of progressive campaigns against urban poverty. And it was a weapon against poor people
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November 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Slum photography was at the heart of progressive campaigns against urban poverty. And it was a weapon against poor people
by Sadie Levy Gale
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by Sadie Levy Gale
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Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38098
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Dish with Winged Eros Riding a Lion-Headed Sea Monster https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38098
Head of Sorrow
Auguste Rodin
This androgynous head expresses in equal parts yearning, disturbance, vulnerability, and pain. Its ambiguity allowed Rodin to merge the head with different bodies to produce male and female figures
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Auguste Rodin
This androgynous head expresses in equal parts yearning, disturbance, vulnerability, and pain. Its ambiguity allowed Rodin to merge the head with different bodies to produce male and female figures
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Head of Sorrow
Auguste Rodin
This androgynous head expresses in equal parts yearning, disturbance, vulnerability, and pain. Its ambiguity allowed Rodin to merge the head with different bodies to produce male and female figures
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Auguste Rodin
This androgynous head expresses in equal parts yearning, disturbance, vulnerability, and pain. Its ambiguity allowed Rodin to merge the head with different bodies to produce male and female figures
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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Paul Klee :
Dying Plants
(Sterbende Pflanzen), 1922
Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper with watercolor borders on board
25.5 x 18-7/8 in | 64.8 x 47.9 cm
The Museum of Modern Art, NY (MoMA)
Dying Plants
(Sterbende Pflanzen), 1922
Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper with watercolor borders on board
25.5 x 18-7/8 in | 64.8 x 47.9 cm
The Museum of Modern Art, NY (MoMA)
November 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Paul Klee :
Dying Plants
(Sterbende Pflanzen), 1922
Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper with watercolor borders on board
25.5 x 18-7/8 in | 64.8 x 47.9 cm
The Museum of Modern Art, NY (MoMA)
Dying Plants
(Sterbende Pflanzen), 1922
Watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper with watercolor borders on board
25.5 x 18-7/8 in | 64.8 x 47.9 cm
The Museum of Modern Art, NY (MoMA)
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Sandwiches by Jeff Koons, 2000
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137313
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137313
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Sandwiches by Jeff Koons, 2000
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137313
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137313
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1/Paper out today in Phil Trans B @royalsocietypublishing.org alsocietypublishing.org in a Special Issue «Evolutionary functions of consciousness», by @axc.bsky.social, Catherine Tallon-Baudry, @krysdolega.bsky.social and myself.
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
The value of consciousness: experiences worth having | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DC. Dennett (2020,personal communication) asked: ‘How do we go from doing things for
reasons to having reasons for doing things?’. This question targets a fundamental
shift in nature: while all organi...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
1/Paper out today in Phil Trans B @royalsocietypublishing.org alsocietypublishing.org in a Special Issue «Evolutionary functions of consciousness», by @axc.bsky.social, Catherine Tallon-Baudry, @krysdolega.bsky.social and myself.
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
👉Open-access at this link: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
⬇️ Summary below:
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Ancient mosaic of a reclining skeleton, holding a drinking cup, with a jug of wine and bread rolls. The caption is generally translated as “Enjoy Your Life” ~ life is fleeting, so enjoy it while you can (Antioch, est 3rd century BC)
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November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Ancient mosaic of a reclining skeleton, holding a drinking cup, with a jug of wine and bread rolls. The caption is generally translated as “Enjoy Your Life” ~ life is fleeting, so enjoy it while you can (Antioch, est 3rd century BC)
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I did a thing. My guess is that it won't make me any new friends...
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Blame the shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish their opponents rather than to work for the common good
Politicians get blamed for government shutdowns. But does the fault lie also with citizens, who are more invested in punishing partisan rivals than in demanding competent government?
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November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I did a thing. My guess is that it won't make me any new friends...
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Party in the Country
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Party in the Country
Mood lifter
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David Garrett - Csárdás by Vittorio Monti - Milano 30.05.2015
YouTube video by Picastrussa
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Mood lifter
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Pete and I discuss Jonathan Birch's book on sentience. Featuring a special guest appearance by Indi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ue...
@birchlse.bsky.social
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6: Animal consciousness
YouTube video by Keith Frankish
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November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Pete and I discuss Jonathan Birch's book on sentience. Featuring a special guest appearance by Indi! www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ue...
@birchlse.bsky.social
@birchlse.bsky.social
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The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.
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Wisdom of China: Laozi
YouTube video by Bryan Van Norden
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November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The bilingual version of the documentary I hosted, "Wisdom of China: Laozi," is now available. Feel free to use it in your classes, and please like and comment on the video to help promote it.
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
youtu.be/lvglQJDrgJI?...
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China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
SEOUL—In a historic trade agreement that President Donald Trump touted as a major win for an American farmer, China reportedly agreed Thursday to purchase 11 U.S. soybeans. “I am extremely honored tha...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
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Preserved sled dog, Antarctica.
Photo by Colin Jeness, 1960.
Ref 2025.11.35, Canterbury Photography Museum.
Photo by Colin Jeness, 1960.
Ref 2025.11.35, Canterbury Photography Museum.
October 31, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Preserved sled dog, Antarctica.
Photo by Colin Jeness, 1960.
Ref 2025.11.35, Canterbury Photography Museum.
Photo by Colin Jeness, 1960.
Ref 2025.11.35, Canterbury Photography Museum.
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"The Demon of Golf and his Allies"
Auckland Weekly News, 29 March 1901.
Auckland Weekly News, 29 March 1901.
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
"The Demon of Golf and his Allies"
Auckland Weekly News, 29 March 1901.
Auckland Weekly News, 29 March 1901.