Pullman sneaks in science in all kinds of ways in different places. For example, in this passage – “Will considered what to do. When you choose one way out of many, all the ways you don’t take are snuffed out like candles, as if they’d never existed. At the moment all Will’...
Did you do a good job of convincing me [of the error of my ways]? That is, have I stopped doing what I was doing? Has my voice become less audible? No, it has not. We have witnessed the same thing on the military front. For four years running, the Russian state has been ...
I watch children mesmerized by the bears, sitting in front of the glass part of the pool at the bear exhibit, staring at the bears right in front of them, with the bears sometimes staring right back. This is such a sweet and sacred moment of pure connection to be lucky enough to witn...
Officially, theRussian state doesn’t like to talk about any of this. The war itself is treated as taboo, its memory reframed as a tool of Western propaganda or a threat to national unity. And yet, every year, people still gather. From moderates to patriots, from Nalchik to Cherkessk t...
They remind me of the beauty in the world, of reasons to keep moving, to find ways of living with my grief. I forget all pain in the moment of focusing on nature through my camera. Each time, I rush back after a few days. I am consumed by an urgency to return to Kwajo’s ...
As mentioned in my recent posts, I have been attending a practical course on fountain pen repair. Although very much a beginner, it has been fascinating to learn the correct ways to use the various tools involved and very satisfying to restore a vintage pen to life, when it goes well. ...
25“The LORD shall cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you will go out one way against them, but you will flee seven ways before them, and you will be an example of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth. 26“Your carcasses will be food to all birds of the sky and to...
When I say "Stella," I do mean the same Princess of Beauty, for whose only sake The reins of Love I love, though never slake, And joy therein, though nations count it shame. I beg no subject to use eloquence, Nor in hid ways do guide Philosophy: Look at my hands for no such qu...
“I am fuelled by an interest in female agency and our sense of self, using history, mythology, and personal memories to stand witness to often hidden or silenced lives, particularly those of women.” With this declaration in mind, I therefore assume that there is both a rallying cry, aime...
Is it to ignore the poor, hide deep in the mountains, and discipline yourself? For Buddhism to build a stronghold today, you have to get together with the poor farmers and city laborers to lead their spiritual ways. That's the only road to salvation. Unmoved by the protests around her ...