San Francisco from the International Space Station on May 27, 2026 (description at link and…
San Francisco from the International Space Station on May 27, 2026 (description at link and full-resolution image here )
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A Mystical Ornithology (also at Emergence Magazine):
A Mystical Ornithology (also at Emergence Magazine ): Immersed in the songs of blue jays, yellow-throated warblers, and red-shouldered hawks on his forty-six-acre farm in rural South Carolina, acclaimed poet and ornithologist J. Drew Lanham exchanges calls with the birds that stop over at his home during their seasonal migrations. For Drew, these creatures are gods, transcendent beings who summon…
“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately…
“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it.”…
From Miles Davis to the NYC Subway: The Forgotten Jazz Legend Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Danilo…
From Miles Davis to the NYC Subway: The Forgotten Jazz Legend Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre , Danilo Parra (2025): Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre once shared the stage with the legendary Miles Davis, helping redefine the landscape of avant-garde jazz. Yet when I met him, he was playing in the subways of New York City, his music reverberating through the tunnels like a lost echo from jazz’s golden…
Raymond Saunders:
Raymond Saunders : Known for his abstract mixed-media paintings with socio-political undertones, artist Raymond Saunders guides us through the non-linear landscape of his identity, consciousness, and art-making process. In this restored archival interview from 1994, Saunders challenges you to think deeper about the artistic journey and unlearn what you think you know about beginnings and endings.
“Banner supposedly used by Taborite forces led by Bohuslav of Švamberg”
“ Banner supposedly used by Taborite forces led by Bohuslav of Švamberg ”
Fra Angelico, Annunciatory Angel (c. 1450 and 1455)
Fra Angelico, Annunciatory Angel (c. 1450 and 1455)
Sebastián, Coyote en Ayuno, 2008 [ Nezahualcóyotl ]
Sebastián, Coyote en Ayuno , 2008 [ Nezahualcóyotl ]
Hilda Palafox, Presagio, 2025
Hilda Palafox, Presagio , 2025
Eternity’s Orphans by Charles Simic, 2008
Eternity’s Orphans by Charles Simic , 2008 One night you and I were walking. The moon was so bright We could see the path under the trees. Then the clouds came and hid it So we had to grope our way Till we felt the sand under our bare feet, And heard the pounding waves. Do you remember telling me, “Everything outside this moment is a lie”? We were undressing in the dark Right at the water’s…
Meow! It’s National Cat Day. Behold a black cat of a different kind: this melanistic serval…
amnhnyc : ALT Meow! It’s National Cat Day. Behold a black cat of a different kind: this melanistic serval (Leptailurus serval). Also known as the “giraffe cat,” servals have the longest legs in proportion to their body size of any feline. Found in parts of Africa, this predator can jump more than 9 ft (2.7 m) into the air to snatch birds in flight. Individuals like the one pictured, which are rare…
“View of San Francisco following the 1846 American conquest of California, showing Montgomery Street…
“View of San Francisco following the 1846 American conquest of California, showing Montgomery Street as the location of the shoreline of Yerba Buena Cove. Print by Edward Bosqui Company, ca. 1884.” (image from Wikipedia via the page for Montgomery Street )
San Francisco Archipelago, by Burrito Justice (2012):
San Francisco Archipelago , by Burrito Justice (2012): With the surprising acceleration of sea level rise due to the melting of both the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets over the past decade, the San Francisco canal system was officially abandoned this week. Additional ferry service has been announced between the new major islands of the San Franciscan Archipelago while the boring machines make…
San Francisco Municipal Gondola Network, by Burrito Justice
San Francisco Municipal Gondola Network , by Burrito Justice A modest proposal for a San Francisco aerial gondola system, with funiculars.
Student-Directed Learning: Inside San Francisco’s Alternative High School (1971):
Student-Directed Learning: Inside San Francisco’s Alternative High School (1971): What happens when students take charge of their own education? This eye-opening 1970s documentary explores a student-led curriculum at San Francisco Polytechnic High School. Featuring dynamic street scenes, classroom innovation, and youth empowerment. A fascinating case study in alternative education. Thank you…
“When I was in high school, he said our needs mixed “like fire and oil.” It was a way to understand…
“When I was in high school, he said our needs mixed “like fire and oil.” It was a way to understand how what was going on with us and explain to me how he viewed parenting. Parenting is like authorship. An author works with language, but language comes charged. Words have their own meaning and associations and the author has to balance shaping that language with the already-charged…
CHANGES/every morning for the last six hundred days or so carole & i have awakened to a new &…
stml : Ken Isaacs on parenthood, from ‘Living Structures’ CHANGES/every morning for the last six hundred days or so carole & i have awakened to a new & different kind of world. we have been joined by another person, full-fledged, intelligent & active. all my life i’ve thought in some Calvinistic, Baptist way with a quasi-scientific twist that “yes, it is necessary to…
Direcciones (Navigating a City Without Street Addresses):
Direcciones (Navigating a City Without Street Addresses) : In Costa Rica, a centralized system for street addresses does not exist, so people use landmarks as reference points in giving out directions. A short documentary by María Luisa Santos and Carlo Nasisse attempts to figure out why.
The Hive Architect | Saving Britain’s Wild Bees:
The Hive Architect | Saving Britain’s Wild Bees: There is a widely held theory that our British honey bee couldn’t exist without being domesticated by beekeepers. However, for bee conservationists like Matt Somerville, this theory is ludicrous. He has spent decades admiring free-living honey bees nesting in tree cavities and they are under increasing threats from commercial beekeeping, loss…
Valerie June - Full Performance (Live on KEXP):
Valerie June - Full Performance (Live on KEXP) : Songs: All I Really Wanna Do 00:52 Joy, Joy! 04:23 Endless Tree 09:23 Life I Used To Live 12:47 Valerie June - Guitar, Lead Vocals Jason DiMatteo - Bass, Backing Vocals Sean Walsh - Guitar, Backing Vocals John Deley - Keys, Backing Vocals Caito Sanchez - Drums, Backing Vocals