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“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen."
—Leonardo da Vinci

“Helping, fixing and serving represent three different ways of seeing life. When you help, you see life as weak. When you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole. Fixing and helping may be the work of the ego, and service the work of the soul.”

–Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

RIP Mark Snow at 78

I myself have no virtues to signal, but for as long as I have heard the expression "virtue signaling," I have thought it a rather absurd insult. Signaling virtues serves a vital socio-political purpose. Proudly stating values builds solidarity in support of those values, forging political movements.

Have you tried tepache and Corona?

Microsoft's own research confirms something that was already pretty obvious: relying on a text generating machine to come up with answers erodes critical thinking, and is a method favoured by those who never liked doing critical thinking in the first place

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YouTube video by SiriusXM Lola Young – I Wanna Be Yours [Live @ SiriusXM]

You call the shots, babe...
(Artic Monkeys cover)

Eggplant Napoleon @ Luizza's

Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t...

Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.

Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.

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The dreamy marionette's by 2mikaduki are pulling my heartstrings. Such imagination and creativity breathing life into each one.

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Post-Election Letter To A Friend What do we do now?

Some sober thoughts on living in the world.

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Adults Grow New Brain Cells, And They Help Us Learn Through Listening Your brain can still make new neurons when you're an adult.

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