International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. For 2026, organizers are seizing the occasion to activate us all around the critical idea of giving to gain.
Be the change on International Women’s Day, throughout Women’s History Month, and beyond!
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This year’s theme: #GiveToGain
Green sea turtle in Hudson Bay, St. John, USVI. Taken by Roger Darnell on 11 July, 2017. Published March 24, 2020.
Yours truly is in the top 10% of contributors on @unsplash.com uncommon stock photography: 2,637,374 views, 15,976 downloads, and counting
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#photography #travel #nature
Roger Darnell is an author, publisher, PR consultant, producer, and career guide collaborating with illustrious luminaries every day. His free newsletter “Big Ups” offers game-changing insights, exclusives, extras, and giveaways. Subscribe now: http://rkdarnell.com
Happy almost-March, friends! The latest edition of my free Big Ups newsletter publishes today: “Silver lining”
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#writerslife #legacy #friendship
Photo by Kayode Fashola: Black and white long exposure of the London Eye and River Thames, capturing urban architecture and landmarks. Captured 15 October 2017, published on Pexels on 18 October 2017.
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Check out DWA’s Ultimate #Events Calendar for March: 67 inspiring and festive gatherings (many are #virtual) pop soon! up.darnellworks.com
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Epictetus (c. 50 – c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. He was born into slavery at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present-day Pamukkale, in western Turkey) and lived in Rome until his banishment, after which he spent the rest of his life in Nicopolis in northwestern Greece.
#TransformationTuesday wisdom courtesy of Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus (c. 50-135 AD): “If you wish to be a writer, write.”
📸: Quotefancy
American filmmaker, activist, and two-time Academy Award-nominated director Bryan Buckley of Hungryman: “We figure out causes that speak to us and then methodically dive into how to bring a spotlight on those causing human suffering.” Witness: #ResistDance
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Images for Fast Company’s Innovation By Design Awards, the Communication Arts Award of Excellence, the Core77 Design Award, and the Creativepool Annual.
Illustrious #design competitions from @fastcompany.com, @core77.bsky.social, @creativepool.bsky.social, and @commarts.com are now open for entries: up.darnellworks.com?p=5213 “Break a leg,” friends! #universalpositive #awards
Via Allec Gomes via Unsplash: “Celebrate life, celebrate every texture you can taste, touch. Let colors be part of your life. They are macro moments of pleasure that can change everything around you. If you wish, love yourself and keep going.”
As a @ucf.bsky.social student, I wrote a weekly humor column entitled ‘Observations’ for our student newspaper. Takeaways from those efforts include winning a E.W. Scripps Co. Foundation Fellowship. Here’s a favorite entry, 36 years later: onup.darnellworks.com?p=1202
“Happy Val and Tiny’s Day!”
Heads up, friends: Join Cutters Studios on your favorite social media channel over the days ahead to celebrate some of the team’s biggest Super Bowl hits, leading up to #SBLX!
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Definitely one of my favorite pastimes 😊
Have you seen The Shot Chart?
The Darnell Works Agency’s quintessential zine dives back into our most historic, fascinating, and impactful collaborations.
Read Issue 4: Artists in Custom Publications at darnellworks.com 🎨
#communications #storytelling #art
Another Country’s Adventures in Sound
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Latest work for the world's leading brands and creative agencies added to Another Country’s ‘Adventures in Sound’ playlist. #SoundOn
Roger Darnell is an author, publisher, PR consultant, producer, and career guide collaborating with illustrious luminaries every day. His free newsletter “Big Ups” offers game-changing insights, exclusives, extras, and giveaways. Subscribe now: http://rkdarnell.com
Happy almost-February, friends! The latest edition of my free Big Ups newsletter publishes today: “Heroes”
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#inspiration #adventure #reading
Photo by Irene Wall showing stunning view of Frederiks Church, a Rococo architectural masterpiece, in Copenhagen at dusk. Published on Pexels on 14 July 2023.
Ready to acquire new skills, expand horizons, and have some serious fun? 👋🎇
Check out DWA’s Ultimate #Events Calendar for February: 70+ inspiring and festive gatherings (many are #virtual) pop soon! up.darnellworks.com
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Robert Louis Stevenson - born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for the novels Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1893), and the poetry collection A Child's Garden of Verses (1885).
#TransformationTuesday wisdom courtesy of Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894): “To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.”
📸: Quotefancy
Nick Drake, Courtney Barnett, TMBG, Beths, Replacements, Donovan, Throwing Muses, Horsegirl, The Church, Nilsson, Bevis Frond and more in 25 Songs for this Week. Playlist changes every Monday so follow! Have a great week! (apple link in thread):
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Final week to #experience this in-person: To prepare visitors to view its historic “Monet and Venice” exhibition, the Brooklyn Museum commissioned Hyperquake’s Experiences Team to transform its soaring central rotunda into a multisensory prelude. vimeo.com/1143918791
Learn more: www.hyperquake.com
MLK Day of Service 2026 | up.darnellworks.com
Let’s serve our neighbors and communities, friends 😊
#MLKDay youtu.be/Dy-WOprdvzU
Photo by Parsa Mahmoudi showing the Las Vegas strip at night with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Published on Unsplash on 7 June 2021.
DWA Original Placement via Creativepool: January 2026 Global Creative Calendar
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#events #education #career
Scene featuring a glorious sunset at Cherry Grove Beach, South Carolina, seven short years ago.
How’s 2026 going so far? The latest installment of my original travel series “Rare Air” is live at rkdarnell.com, featuring a glorious sunset at Cherry Grove beach seven short years ago.
#RareAir #originalseries #filmmaking
Roger Darnell is an author, publisher, PR consultant, producer, and career guide collaborating with illustrious luminaries every day. His free newsletter “Big Ups” offers game-changing insights, exclusives, extras, and giveaways. Subscribe now: http://rkdarnell.com
Happy New Year, friends! The latest edition of my free Big Ups newsletter publishes today: “Christmas past”
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#memories #traditions #identity
Ready to acquire new skills, expand horizons, and have some serious fun? 👋🎇
Check out DWA’s Ultimate #Events Calendar for January: 60+ inspiring & festive gatherings (many are #virtual) pop soon! up.darnellworks.com
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Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter and folk and rock music icon. Born Robert Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota in 1941, he became fascinated by folk singer Woody Guthrie while attending the University of Minnesota. He moved to New York City in 1961 and gained a following as a folk singer in Greenwich Village. Dylan's political acoustic songs became anthems for a generation of young Americans fighting for social justice and racial equality.
#TransformationTuesday wisdom courtesy of American singer-songwriter and folk and rock music icon Bob Dylan (b. 1941): “Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them.”
📸: BrainyQuote
Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
Are you a college student setting your sights on the creative industry? If so, check out @framework-video.bsky.social’s New Talent List (framework.video/newtalent/) - then visit lebook.com/awards to learn more about the Emerging Talent Awards from Le Book and The Moniker Foundation. Best of luck!
2025 was a big year for Ambient Press. We were able to continue moving forward in our goal of bringing unique characters and stories to the world despite a shifting commercial landscape. We grew, with a new director joining the team to help elevate our style and production capacity. And we expanded our reach with new commercial representation in Bella. As the year comes to a close, we thought it was the perfect time for one last little animation to celebrate the holiday season and a close to a great year. This is the story of Tommy and Tasker, two little woodland raccoons just wanting to dig through rubbish in peace. But when a flamboyant neighbor decides to illuminate the forest with festive lights, they take it upon themselves to bring the festivities to a more manageable level. Enjoy this little burst of holiday fun, and thank you to everyone, clients, collaborators, and audiences who helped to make 2025 a year to remember for Ambient Press.
Courtesy of Jake Wegesin and Frankie Principe of Ambient Press, I hope you will enjoy this original holiday short, where Tommy and Tasker dim some lights to find a happy middle ground. More info at ambient.press. Merry Christmas, everyone!
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With its proven expertise in developing highly successful marketing, PR, and media strategies, The Darnell Works Agency is the go-to PR firm for bold business leaders and their organizations. Offering unmatched writing talent and inside-media expertise, agency principal Roger Darnell sets his clients apart atop their industries. Already central to billions of positive media impressions worldwide, the agency's collaborations with leading business executives and media luminaries continue soaring to new heights.
Together with my family, I am especially thankful to my client companies Cutters Studios, Fivestone Studios, Hyperquake, and Sally Spiegel for their leadership and help in supporting BeLoved Asheville, Feeding America, and Gobble Gobble Give. 🙏🥂
On the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, people in our communities will die without a home. Each Dec. 21, we gather for Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day to memorialize and honor our family, friends, patients/clients, and community members who experienced the injustice of homelessness. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is the premier national organization working at the nexus of homelessness and health care. Grounded in human rights and social justice, the NHCHC mission is to build an equitable, high-quality health care system through training, research, and advocacy in the movement to end homelessness.
Giving season: Give ❤️ #LOVE
Each and every displaced person we see reminds us of the ruthless injustice of homelessness. Today we recognize National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, and shine light on some of the phenomenal community efforts helping those in need. Learn more: up.darnellworks.com
Merry Boxmas, cats! Congrats to Bella and Fivestone Studios for contributing to this cheeky campaign for Whisker’s Cardboard Box Pro, hailed as the single greatest Christmas gift ... for #cats. Worth noting: The $899 box contains a Litter-Robot 5. 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AKJ...
Well, it is quite the ear worm : ^ )
