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Vericocum @vericum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Jenny Aitken Oil on canvas #art #landscape

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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Bees have eye hairs that shield them from pollen. I took this image with my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM macro lens and a Raynox DCR-250 (2.5x). #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #eastcoastkin #bees #photography

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures @nowaykgn.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

In the remote, mountainous regions of northern Vietnam, girls from ethnic minority groups struggle to access education. In Pakistan, young Kalash girls face similar challenges, where a lack of female teachers, scarce schools, and early marriage hinder their growth and learning.

The mountainous terrain of northern Vietnam makes access to schools difficult. Many villages are located far from the nearest primary or secondary school, often requiring children to walk several kilometers each way—sometimes over steep, muddy, or dangerous paths. During the rainy season, travel can become impossible. Because families worry about their daughters’ safety on these journeys, girls are often kept at home.

Girls are often expected to marry early (sometimes in their mid-teens) and focus on domestic responsibilities rather than schooling. In some communities, education for girls is still seen as unnecessary or even inappropriate, reinforcing a cycle where women remain dependent and underrepresented in decision-making.

The Kalash valleys are extremely remote, accessible only by winding, sometimes dangerous mountain roads that are often blocked during winter or after landslides. Many villages are hours away from the nearest school. Even where schools exist, they are few, small, and often under-resourced, lacking classrooms, sanitation, and proper teaching materials. For girls, long travel distances raise safety concerns, which discourages parents from sending them to school.

Most schools in the region teach in Urdu or English, while the Kalash speak their own language (Kalasha-mun), which has traditionally been unwritten. This language gap makes it hard for young Kalash children to understand lessons, leading to poor performance and high dropout rates. Additionally, the national curriculum doesn’t reflect Kalash culture or traditions, which can make schooling feel alien and irrelevant to both students and parents.

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Phelim Kelly, London @phelimkellycom.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

INSPIRING JOURNEY from start to finish! Thanks to provided coach, from Sloane Square, I ventured through a Celebration of Antique Delft, Ceramic Tiles + European Artistry. Every stand felt cinematic, elegant + endlessly photogenic. MUST-VISIT for design lovers, collectors + creative travellers alike

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Vanishing and Endangered Cultures @nowaykgn.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I had the rare privilege of meeting and photographing the Living Goddess of Patan, Samita Bajracharya. Only eight years old, she was revered as the earthly embodiment of divine power within the sacred Kumari Ghar — a presence so potent that even a glimpse of her is believed to bring good fortune.

While in the ancient city of Kathmandu, I had the rare privilege of meeting — and photographing — the Living Goddess of Patan, Samita Bajracharya. Just eight years old, yet regarded as the earthly embodiment of divine power, she resides within the sacred confines of the Kumari Ghar, the “god-house,” where her every gesture carries spiritual weight. Each day, behind the intricately carved windows of that centuries-old sanctuary, the Living Goddess performs her rituals — serene, untouchable, and radiant with the quiet gravity of something far beyond childhood. To look upon her is said to bring good fortune; to stand before her is to feel time itself pause.

Under normal circumstances, the reign of a Living Goddess ends with her first menstruation — the moment she sheds blood, she returns to mortal life, and the search for her successor begins. Some say even a single scratch can dissolve her divinity. Tradition warns it is unlucky to marry a former Kumari.

The selection of a new Living Goddess is an intricate tantric ritual. Chosen from poor Sakya families, girls aged four to seven must meet thirty-two marks of perfection — from the shape of their eyes and teeth to the tone of their voice and the alignment of their stars. Then comes the true test: in a darkened room strewn with buffalo heads and filled with masked dancers and terrifying sounds, the candidates face their fear. Only the child who remains serene — untouched by terror — is deemed the true embodiment of the goddess. Finally, like the Dalai Lama, she must recognize items once worn by her predecessor, proving her divine continuity.

The return to ordinary life is often the hardest chapter in a Kumari’s story. After years of worship and isolation, a former Living Goddess must learn to walk once more among mortals — no longer carried in ceremonial processions or served in silence. The world outside the Kumari Ghar can feel bewildering, even harsh.Tradition warns that any man who marries a former Kumari will die young, a superstition that lingers like a shadow over her future. Yet beneath the myth lies a more human truth — the challenge of reconciling divinity with normalcy. Having been treated as a goddess since childhood, obedience and humility do not come easily, nor does the prospect of being “ordinary.” For many, the fear is not of marrying a cursed woman, but of living with one who once ruled in silence, her every word — or absence of it — treated as sacred decree.

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Marco Acquaviva @marcoacquaviva.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Still thinking about the "Paris Haute Couture" show… ✨ Watching those two models own the runway while singing "Fire" live was simply magical. #ParisHauteCouture #HauteCouture #FashionWeek #Fashion #Runway #Fire #LivePerformance #FashionMoments @dashanovotna.bsky.social @mazarinebona.bsky.social

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 15/07/2026

‘Both men were dedicated to sloughing off limitations of race, caste and gender, singular identities. As privileged victims mainlining paranoia, they were readily seduced by systems of control.’ Iain Sinclair on William Burroughs’s collaborator Brion Gysin: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Iain Sinclair · Bad Magic: Brion Gysin’s Cut-Ups

Bad magic attracts bad money. Brion Gysin had a preternatural instinct for the fluctuations of the art market, high-...

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 15/07/2026

Our connection with nature is often too disconnected, and yet we as humans have so much power of it. Artist Axelle Pomares' gentle nature illustrations remind us to not forget about the rest of the living world, and hopefully, to act and do a little more to help nature survive. #art

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 13/07/2026

TAKE OVER // Didi Menendez, of PoetsArtists, is taking over the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine social media for the day and sharing some of the artists who inspire her! 🎨 - Leo Rebolledo

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 12/07/2026

‘The population of New Mexico consists largely of three waves of people, the second invading and exploiting the first, the third doing the same to the first and second. This past cannot be reconciled, perhaps, but it can be reimagined.’ @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Rebecca Solnit · Before 1776

In 1848, the US seized the northern half of Mexico, from California to New Mexico, and imposed American law and the...

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DMovies @dmovies.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The 60th edition of the Karlovy International Film Festival drew to a close last night! Check out in our full coverage of the event (64 exclusive pieces). It includes the dirty gems, the filthy genius movies, the cold turkeys, the interviews, the award winners and more: dmovies.org/tag/60th-kar...

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 10/07/2026

‘This history hasn’t stopped being contested. New Mexico has the third highest proportion of Native people of any US state, at 12.5 per cent, as well as many descendants of the Spanish settlers, who have their own folk traditions and history.’ Rebecca Solnit: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Rebecca Solnit · Before 1776

In 1848, the US seized the northern half of Mexico, from California to New Mexico, and imposed American law and the...

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Alessio Rutigliano @grouchality.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Posted this on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DaIP8asjDd...

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 05/11/2025

Beautiful composition and energy in this photograph by Seoul-based photographer bakya_a_bedla! #beautifulbizarre #bakya #seoulphotographer #stars #fashionphotographer #fashionphotography #art

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 05/11/2025

The ongoing government shutdown became intensely personal for the nearly 42 million SNAP beneficiaries on November 1. “We can’t be like this. This cannot be endless,” one advocate told Toluse Olorunnipa:

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This Could Be How the Shutdown Ends

A shuttered government just cost nearly 42 million Americans their food assistance.

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Women’s world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will play men’s world No. 652 Nick Kyrgios in a tennis match labeled as the fourth Battle of the Sexes in the sport’s history. Organized by Evolve, the agency which represents both players, the match will take place December 28 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.

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Aryna Sabalenka, Nick Kyrgios will play ‘Battle of the Sexes’ tennis match organized by agency

The WTA world No. 1 will take on the ATP No. 652 in December in Dubai.

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Mayor of London Press Office @ldn-pressoffice.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

If you haven’t grabbed your ticket yet to see London’s world-renowned New Year’s Eve fireworks this year, what are you waiting for? Book your place on the banks of the River Thames now via the website below.

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London New Year's Eve 2025

Get the latest updates on New Year's Eve in London.

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Keep the Epstein story alive

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 31/10/2025

‘In 1938, Lady Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, marchioness of Londonderry, caused a stir when she appeared at a fashion show with a dragon tattoo, which she’d had done in Japan in 1904, visible through her sheer stockings.’ Em Hogan on a history of tattooing in the West. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Em Hogan · An Anchor and a Cross: Tattoo Me

The notion of the tattoo as something concealed – waiting to be uncovered – lends it an erotic quality. The...

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Go4Know @go4know.com · 29/10/2025

🔥 Smart Ways to Save Money – Tips #1 (save $300–$600 a year) 👉 patreon.com/go4know 🔥 Master AI images & videos from scratch. Grow followers. Get clients. Tutorials, prompts, strategy: 👉 patreon.com/ai_art_tutor... #ai #aiart #midjourney #photo #photography #budget #finance #money #tips #financial

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 29/10/2025

‘During a four or five-year period at the turn of the millennium, I went to the cinema around six hundred times. I wasn’t a film critic or even an aspiring director. I was just a schoolboy and, in my parents’ probably loving description, a “weirdo”.’ Leo Robson: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Leo Robson · Diary: What I Saw at the Movies

Jean Epstein compared going to a movie to entering a state of hypnosis, an aesthetic experience that ‘modifies the...

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Mark Z. Danielewski's novel, TOM'S CROSSING, is published today. Set in the Utah mountains, it's a chase story...and as close to the Great American Novel as you're ever going to get.

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misheleneous Handmade Gifts | Home & Hound @misheleneous.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Friday is #SCAPE Day Combined with #WeekNforNights of the #AlphabetChallenge Purple Haze 💜 You get the best sunsets during Autumn & Winter and this was taken on 30th December 2024 #SkyScape #EastCoastKin #Prestwich #Manchester #Sunset #SundaySkies

A purple tinged sunset sky above Prestwich, Manchester in December 2024

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Katherine Mancuso @katherinemancuso.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Fun Fact Friday: I used to work at the Salem Witch Museum 👻🌫️ #ForestFriday #scape #31DaysOfHalloween #fog #AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNights

Tall, leafless trees silhouetted against a foggy sky. A building eerily glows in the distance.
Early morning 1/1/2022

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Chuyungo @chuyungo.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I like the way that night-time shots allow you to capture colours differently and, because of the preponderance of black, it makes them more intense.😉 #WeekNforNights #AlphabetChallenge

Driver consulting their mobile on a rainy night

Scooterist risking life and limb on the Paris streets

Traffic lights reflected onto wet cobbles

A dustman collecting the day's rubbish with a glistening red mosaic of cobbles highlighted by the bloody red stop lights in the foreground.

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An🌿na @anna099.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Cyberpunk cityscape. Minsk, 2020. Ph. Alexander Fankovin

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ILDI @relax4balance.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The Sunset at the lake 🌞❤️ With a Canada goose 😍 #Mood #photography #Sunset #Nature #Lake #Clouds #EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #Canada #Toronto #Ontario

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Hey Japan! @hey-japan.com · 02/10/2025

Yoshiwara was the 14th station of the Tokaido road. Located in present-day Shizuoka, it offered travelers a stunning view of Mt. Fuji across rice fields. The station prospered as a post town and was known for its pine-lined roads. #東海道五十三次

Hiroshige's print of Yoshiwara station showing travelers on a pine-tree lined path with Mount Fuji visible through the trees.

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Kat @quantumkat.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The Elephant Trunk Nebula, when nature paints a masterpiece. 🎨 Where stars are born and dreams take flight. 🔭 N130/900 | 📸 A7S | ⌚ 5h Ha / 3h RGB @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social : What do you see in the cosmic canvas ?

A vibrant deep-space image of the Elephant Trunk Nebula, a cosmic region filled with colorful swirling gas and dust. Countless stars shine brightly across the scene, scattered throughout the nebula’s rich hues of purple, blue, red, and gold. The nebula’s intricate structure is shaped by stellar winds and radiation.

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Vulture @vulture.com · 16/09/2025

The unexpectedly rich pairing of Jude Law and Jason Bateman complements and elevates everything around them in Netflix’s absorbing, anxiety-inducing, and astonishingly acted ‘Black Rabbit.’

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Black Rabbit Runs on Jason Bateman and Jude Law’s Sublime Brother Act

The unexpectedly rich pairing of Jude Law and Jason Bateman complements and elevates everything around them in Netflix’s absorbing, anxiety-inducing, and astonishingly acted ‘Black Rabbit.’

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Vulture @vulture.com · 16/09/2025

Whether he was acting or directing, Robert Redford could deliver empathy, grit, and boundless charm. Any of his films are worth revisiting; these 15 are our top picks.

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The 15 Best Robert Redford Movies to Revisit

Whether he was acting or directing, Robert Redford could deliver empathy, grit, and boundless charm. Any of his films are worth revisiting; these 15 are our top picks.

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London Centric @londoncentric.media · 01/07/2025

What's up with the Harry Potter shops in central London? London Centric's investigation into their finances was raised in the House of Commons by Kensington and Bayswater Labour MP Joe Powell. He asked ministers what it will take to get HMRC officials to check the shops are paying their taxes.

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Vulture @vulture.com · 20/08/2025

Remembering the legendary ‘Superman’ and ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ actor, who died this week at 87.

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Close-Up on Terence Stamp

Remembering the legendary ‘Superman’ and ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ actor, who died this week at 87.

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🇫🇷Raquel de la Roche🇨🇴 @raquelreveals.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Trump-Panama-Cohn-Murder In 1980s NYC, Louis Katz’s Uncle Charlie’s glittered under Trump’s mentor, Roy Cohn. Their Fire Island fetes, dripping decadence, hid a murder in ’86. Katz’s Panama flight echoed Trump’s later canal dreams, bound by Cohn’s dark sway. #Trump 1/5

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The Athletic | Tennis @theathletictennis.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Mirra Andreeva becomes the first Russian woman to reach the singles quarter-finals at Wimbledon since the ban on players from the nation was lifted. She confidently beats American Emma Navarro in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) to reach the last eight at SW19 for the first time.

TOP Mirra Andreeva celebrates winning match point against Emma Navarro of United States during the Ladies' Singles fourth round match on day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 07, 2025 in London, England; BOTTOM Russia's Mirra Andreeva (R) shakes hands with US Emma Navarro after winning their women's singles fourth round tennis match on the eighth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 7, 2025.

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