NEAR AND FAR (1975): This BBC educational series for schools had a decidedly eerie title sequence, with a theme tune best described as 'queasy'.
Now turn to page 666 in your exercise books.
Stuff really has gone full cooker
Seems like supporting Netanyahu isnโt working out well for Ukraine.
Photo: mural on the side of a concrete and cement brick stairwell outside, with a bit of green grass at the top. The angle is going upstairs with a brown and blue handrail. The mural and wall are all in blues, white, and some brown and black of a giant tลซฤซ bird in profile with visible song illustrated in black coming out of its beak, curving upstairs. In Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand at the foot of Victoria University.
Black Water Rabbit.
Itโs the opening scenes of Death of Stalin
I guess this is why George R R Martin hasnโt been finishing his novels; heโs apparently been the one scripting the whole fucking world.
An edited version of the XKCD comic #2347 titled "Dependencies" It shows a large stack of irregularly sized blocked stacked on one another. They are labelled "The Global Economy" In the lower right there is a single small block that is clearly supporting the entire tower above it. It is labelled "A Very Narrow Strip Of Water Between Iran And Gulf States"
With apologies to XKCD (xkcd.com/2347/)
Weeping plum blossoms at Jonan-gu.
Weeping plum blossoms at Jonan-gu.
Weeping plum blossoms at Jonan-gu.
Nao-san enjoys the plum blossoms at Jonan-gu.
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Second only to Kitano Tenmangลซ as the go-to destination for plum blossoms, Jลnan-gลซ's "Spring Mountain" (ๆฅใฎๅฑฑ) reimagines a Heian-period style garden.
even the mean monks
come to eat rice cakes-
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-Yosa-no-Buson (ไธ่ฌ่ชๆ).
Meanwhile Andrew Littleโs Labour is cancelling bike lanes in Wellington
Luxon can preside over carless days, another step on the path to manage to be โMuldoon, but worseโ
There must be a few liberation theologists still about
Inagaki Tomoo (Japanese, 1902โ1980)
"Cats by Fireplace", 1960.
Woodblock Print, 59 ร 44 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
How to wash your Marcy: www.facebook.com/reel/1641394...
'Kaleidoscope' (1976-89) was perhaps NZ's greatest TV series about the arts. It was added to the UNESCO NZ Memory of the World register in 2017
Contrary to retro stereotypes about cultural elitism, it covered a wide range of topics. 30 full eps can be streamed ๐
www.nzonscreen.com/title/kaleid...
I have watched this approximately 47 times and laughed out loud 47 times
Thanking bus drivers when disembarking is a norm in my city and youโve made me realise that it has exactly that (charming) energy
Imagine if you were taking a nap and a bunch of sandwiches ran in your room, freaked out, and ran back out
"SHIT"
"FUCK"
"NO"
"FUCK"
"SHIT"
"FUCK"
It's both disingenuous to celebrate Proton (who are a business making money in a friendly nation) as bulletproof, and to compare them to Google, who make money by mining your email content. Understand your threat model and message accordingly. www.404media.co/proton-mail-h...
A small human (4?) has been given a very important job.
She is the official carrot holder!
But Tiny Human has an idea!
She shall also be the official carrot poker!
Poking her big brother here...
Poking her little brother there...
It's a tough job but she's the one to do it! (2)
Also: SNAPSHOTS ARE NOT BACKUPS
His YouTube channel is a lot of fun.
Maybe you're too cool to be involved with model boats, but that probably means you've never seen a Russian submarine being chased by an angry Moorhen:)
Still a tremendously fun film overall, and I admire Ryan Goslingโs ability to make fun of himself
My daughter has a video of me singing with one. Theyโre delightful!
The mayor is a hell of a self insert!
