R.A.Cole

Rhapzody newest hop variety on the block - HOP QUERIES Clayton Hops in New Zealand has given the name Rhapzody to the experimental hop variety formerly known CIP 014, bred in partnership with the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science (formerly Plan...

“Intense tropical, passionfruit and pineapple character."

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Looks like it came from the Disney move, “Cars” and is about to talk.

Post a banger that isn’t in English.

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Good write up. Love the tip about reduced train fares to Leuven.

I know STIB-MIVB is thinking in creative ways about the shutdown of the Line 3 construction. Could donkeys be an option, if you built special transit lanes along Stalingrad and through to Gare Nord?

Vivid.

Yes, right after curling. Go Teams GB!!

Go Pats!!!

“The General of Chaos was a bit stale, oxidised and false-sherry-like…” Oh, for a moment I thought you were making a political post about Trump.

And, who will build the index? Usually it’s the author(s), or the press will hire someone at your expense.

Bluesky needs a “Broken Heart” option for people to click on. 💔

Kafkaesque.

Dinner tonight = Chicken cutlets bound for a Caesar salad, homemade bread, and my diplomatic effort to bring England and France into a cheese-plated dialogue. All my American sins are washed away by Belgian beer. Can I get a witness?

This image illustrates the dramatic restoration of the Catharijnesingel in Utrecht, where a 12-lane motorway built in the 1970s was replaced by its original historic moat. This "daylighting" process removed concrete to create a green, biodiverse recreational space for pedestrians and boats. The project highlights a global shift toward people-centric urban design and won the 2022 European Prize for Urban Public Space. Historical continuity is preserved as the 900-year-old water structure once again encircles the city center.

The transformation of Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Good story about a great project.

When Jeff Bezos bought WaPo, he immediately took control of the opinions section. Now, he's laying off hundreds of journalists, including those covering Amazon.

This isn’t a coincidence. It’s the result of billionaires with vested political agendas taking over our media.

Link said I was blocked, so couldn’t see the students’ work. But, what a great project.

Melinda French Gates reacts to new details about Bill Gates in the Epstein files In an interview on NPR's Wild Card podcast, Melinda French Gates reacts to her ex-husband, Bill Gates, being mentioned in the most recent release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

In an interview on NPR's Wild Card podcast, Melinda French Gates reacts to her ex-husband, Bill Gates, being mentioned in the most recent release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. See the clip.

Last time I was there, I couldn’t believe my luck to find Cantillon’s Fou'Foune on tap. And, Thus Spake Zarathustra.

Back then outrage could often get traction. Now, it seems outrage is just another attenuated emotion located in the middle of the continuum.

Carpets Я Us?

A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

RIP

Good story. I miss Good Beer Hunting.

If in Germany, please be a courteous Sitzpinkler.

GOP Senator Thom Tillis explains EXACTLY how incompetent he believes Kristi Noem is:

I saw a couple of guys get on the Brussels tram once with a boxed 60” Samsung big-screen TV. They got off a half dozen stops later. Good for them.

Black-and-white photo of the Auschwitz-Birkenau entrance gate in winter, with the words “Arbeit macht frei” above the open gates. In the bottom left, gold text reads “International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026,” and the EU flag appears in the bottom right.

Today, we remember all the victims murdered during the Holocaust, and we stand with those who survived.

We also mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

This dark memory must be passed to future generations.

Never again.

YouTube video by BBC Archive 1973: The LAST DAYS of PORTER | Scene Around Six | Archivist Picks | BBC Archive

Fun eulogy for the “Pint of Plain.”

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Were you in Vilvorde for this?