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SFU research plants seeds for new dementia care model in Canada Simon Fraser University researchers are laying the groundwork for an innovative long-term care model that combines nature-based therapy with village-setting care to enhance the quality of life for peo...

If aliens ever asked me what good works humanity has done that would justify our continued existence as a species, I would explain the selfless kindness inherent in the concept of dementia villages to them.

And then pray they don't have any follow up questions.

The image is so poorly done. I'm pretty sure this is the ugliest Time Person of the Year cover ever, so I went to Time's website to look at past Person of the Year covers to confirm. There's a stupid AI prompt box in the middle of the window, blocking my view of the art. This is 2025 in a nutshell.

Opinion | Netflix? Paramount? They’re Both Terrible for Warner Bros.

Netflix? Paramount? They are both terrible for Warner Bros
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...

Rick the Piano Teacher Teaches the Blues It's very easy to improvise to your heart's desire if you know this simple 6-note system. It's actually addictive.

The only real job I’ve ever had other than what I’m doing now was teaching piano, which I absolutely loved.

Here’s a three-minute piano lesson that I recorded back during the pandemic. In good times or bad, these simple notes can bring you lots of creative joy at the keyboard.

I think Bruce Harrell should be *required* to continue posting tiktoks from the official city account, to prove he wasn't just using public resources to promote his campaign

An Orca's tail

Orca in Olympia, Washington in June
📸Stan Zielenski

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

Orca
Puffin
Sea turtle
Roosevelt Elk
Humpback whale

Detection of triboelectric discharges during dust events on Mars - Nature The SuperCam microphone aboard the Perseverance rover captured 55 triboelectric discharges during dust events on Mars over two Martian years, providing implications for examining the planet’s surface ...

Pretty exciting news, a long-thought possibly - that dry dust storms produce enough static energy to create little lighting bolts - has been kind of observed on Mars!!
🧪🔭 #planetsci

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

@gov.je our local climate change deniers use this argument for why Jersey shouldn’t bother with renewables and green policies. Here’s a good reply as to why we should continue to improve our environmental policies.

AS SEEN ON TWIN PEAKS!! "Dianne, the trees are amazing!"

Tom Stoppard: A BBC Radio Drama Collection Audiobook on Libro.fm The collected BBC radio productions of the internationally renowned playwright Tom Stoppard One of the giants of British theatre, Sir Tom Stoppard has been writing for the stage and screen for over 50...

libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

With Stoppard's death it's worth mentioning that you can get the BBC radio versions of pretty much his entire body of work for a single audiobook credit (also available on Audible, but Libro.fm is far better)

Breaking Up with Google Search Today's newsletter is a bit of a hodgepodge. Hope and I are back in Tacoma and spending quality time with family along with attending our usual events and...

Apropos of everything, here's a guide for breaking up with Chrome, Google Search, and their ever increasing flow of AI slop.

buttondown.com/natebowling/...

Stepped into Tinkertopia in Tacoma and suddenly I’m 10 years old again 🧸✨ If you’re into junk journaling, crafting, or chaotic creative energy, this place is literally heaven on earth. PNW adventures ... TikTok video by Endless Adventures

Link to watch without the TikTok app:
www.tiktok.com/@bucket.list...

Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance The Make America Healthy Again summit, attended by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr and vice-president JD Vance, gave a sense of what’s driving US health policy.

Read my full story here!

Psychedelics and immortality: Nature went to a health summit starring RFK and JD Vance

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Starting your holiday shopping? Check this thread for independent artists to get amazing things from!

Let's support each other, not billionaires!

Huh, I wonder what Lina Khan did right before that moment...

Sunset over mountains as a ferry sails by

Good night, Bluesky!

Sunset over the Olympics as a Washington State ferry approaches Bremerton on Sinclair Inlet

Whoops, I meant best $19 ever spent

*in the US

Source: www.monumentaltrees.com/en/usa-giant...

Very tall sequoia tree with a hound/pit mix in the foreground, somewhat blocking the massive tree trunk. The dog has a little smile and is clearly a very good girl.

A very tall sequoia in a park at sunset. The trunk is massive. There's also a wavy dog ear in the lower right corner. The photo is a lil crooked bc the dog did not go to the park to sit around while pictures are being taken so there wasn't much time to set up the shot.

Fun fact! The tallest Sequoia outside of California is in Tacoma!

FYI "A Better Tomorrow" is on Kanopy and is free to stream w most library cards!

Train Dreams stakes a complex claim in the Pacific Northwest cinematic canon The rapidly changing Pacific Northwest fuels the haunting engine of Netflix's stunning reflection Train Dreams.

It's not a love letter to a city, and its setting isn't just another character. Train Dreams' relationship to the Pacific Northwest is complex, which helps make it great:

Letterboxd plans to launch the Letterboxd Video Store, a curated rental platform with undistributed festival standouts, restorations, and more, in December 2025 (Letterboxd)

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I enjoyed Sarah Polley's Run Toward the Danger

Tax the rich. Billionaire tears not pictured.

This episode was written by @joya.bsky.social!!

ORDERED!!

The Only Lesbian Bar Guide in the World Is from 1928 Since the first episodes of the Our Dyke Histories podcast on the 1920s and 1930s will begin (in nine days!) in Berlin dyke bars*, it's only fair to bring the magic and visuals to you. What Berlin joy...

Did you know the only published and printed #lesbianbar guide in history is from Berlin in 1928? Every other lezbiqueertrans tour guide includes many spaces beyond nightlife. Check it out here: www.queergeographies.com/the-only-les... #lesbian #bar #queer #trans #bisexual #dyke

Of an Age (2022) A Serbian ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend's older brother.

What's your fav movie about an unexpected & intense 24-hr romance?

#Letterboxd #Filmsky