“I had never treated a bird this size before.”
In case you need this today. Via The Kid Should See This.
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Raising legs as high as possible.
Some spectacular strutting during a Wagah/Attari border ceremony at the India-Pakistan border. The footage is from October 2020. Things kick off around the eight-minute mark.
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Tyler Cowen: Asking Russian performers and athletes to speak out against Putin is un-American.
How about citizens of China, which abstained from the United Nations vote condemning Russia’s invasion? Which wars are performers from Rwanda or Democratic Republic of the Congo required to repudiate?
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“One person has a gun and the other hasn’t. And the one who hasn’t is, in fact, the stronger.” Remembering the Prague Spring.
“One person has a gun and the other hasn’t. And the one who hasn’t is, in fact, the stronger.” Remembering the Prague Spring.
↩︎ Magnum Photos
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Your weekly white paper: A study finds people’s emotional ties to robots can undermine their relationships with human co-workers.
Your weekly white paper: A study finds people’s emotional ties to robots can undermine their relationships with human co-workers.
↩︎ University of Mic…
The story of how Humans of New York became “a one-man philanthropy machine.”
Stanton has raised nearly $8 million over the past 18 months for, among others, a retired burlesque dancer ($2.7 million), the immigrant owners of an organic bakery with a chronically ill child ($1.2 million), a man blind…
Some international examples of non-state spaces that are vibrant arenas of political life, from mosques to festivals.
Some international examples of non-state spaces that are vibrant arenas of political life, from mosques to festivals.
↩︎ This Week in Africa
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe discovers that Venus is so hot, its surface glows visibly at night through its clouds.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe discovers that Venus is so hot, its surface glows visibly at night through its clouds.
↩︎ The New York Times…