Photos: When the Polar Bears Move In The photographer Vadim Makhorov, while recently cruising on the Chukchi Sea, noticed a group of polar bears that were taking shelter inside an abandoned research station on Russia’s remote Kolyuchin Island.

Polar bears took shelter inside an abandoned research station on Russia’s remote Kolyuchin Island. See photos by the photographer Vadim Makhorov, who found them while recently cruising on the Chukchi Sea. Via The Atlantic Photo:

The backyard sale
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Movie theatre display for The Return of the Vampire (1943)🦇

don't let fear win. #DutchElections

The world lost a genial man, a genius communicator and a supreme artist. I lost a friend - beloved Drew.

This workshop will initiate with people from Mexico, Latin America and Europe to strengthen the ties of stop motion and collaboration and, in exchange, education will be provided for free for one Mexican / Latinamerican student for the first ten years also.

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Either you're against fascism, or you're foolish enough to believe it won't come for you.

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Is This ‘America First’? Trump’s political nihilism was on full display yesterday at the United Nations.

Donald Trump’s address to the United Nations General Assembly was filled with blithe nihilism, Will Gottsegen argues in The Atlantic Daily: “Faced with a world on the brink, Trump seems to be throwing up his hands.”

Stem nu het nog kan op jouw 80s favorieten: De stembus sluit donderdag om 12:00!

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Mike Patton & Avett Brothers announce album 'AVTT/PTTN', share new single "Eternal Love" Patton goes folk rock!

we need more insane linkups like this. theneedledrop.com/news/mike-pa...

The Irony of Using Charlie Kirk’s Murder to Silence Debate The conservative activist couldn’t have risen to prominence without robust free speech.

Charlie Kirk couldn’t have risen to prominence without robust free speech. Now MAGA leaders are seeking to use his death to silence debate, @dgraham.bsky.social writes in The Atlantic Daily:

YouTube’s Sneaky AI ‘Experiment’ The video platform is quietly using AI to “improve clarity” in uploaded content. Why?

YouTube is using AI to tweak videos on its platform—without creators' knowledge. Alex Reisner reports on the concerning experiment:

Vrijdag 15 augustus: De Evergreen Toplijst van de Zomer | NPO Radio Met tussen 06:00 en 20:00 alleen maar de lekkerste zomerse evergreens op NPO Radio 5 >>

Tot 20:00 hoor je de Evergreen Toplijst van de Zomer! Volg de lijst, of laat je verrassen:

Beautiful

While we’re still figuring out life on Earth, Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, cruising on 69KB, an 8-track, and 1977s Fortran like it’s nothing.

Retro style colorful drawing of 60s "housewife" type holding a tray of food and drink, with a word bubble that says "looks like it's fuck this shit o'clock."

Logging off

Geert Wilders and his party are revolting. #nazipropaganda

I remember... right after NiN

I always hear that harmonica at the end 🙂

Well written, I totally agree 👏

THE SCENE CHANGES: Grassroots Venues in the Age of Algorithms Jasper Willems interviews Dan Deacon, Shabaka, Anika, Jeff Parker, Lambrini Girls, and our expert Frank Kimenai on the state of grassroots venues in the year 2025.

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