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Is it possible to be in awe and have no idea to what extent until you look back? I think this is what I feel now, looking back on the solar eclipse that happened an hour and a half ago or so. “Isn’t it amazing that this happens?”, I said to everyone who joined this evening’...

A few people I know have a style guide for their blog/website, so here are my thoughts on a Style Guide for this site.

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On my desk there is a painting of Monet’s “Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies” 1 that I purchased when I was on holiday last year. I wanted to bring something back that I could put in my living space, something that would both be a memory of the trip but also a work of art i...

RE: https://xoxo.zone/@artlung/117080947709426595

Also good if you're in Europe and can manage mornings.

“What would this painting by Titian have looked like four hundred years ago?” I always find myself asking myself new questions – and noticing details I have never appreciated before – when I visit galleries. Some of this comes with my studies. I saw a portrait in the entranc...

how the poem slows
time — of day and night.
how the poem flows
words — all in sight.
how the poem shows
mirrors — reflections of light.
how the poem knows
conditions — ours alike.

▶️ watched and finished the rest of Silo season 1 and all of season 2 over the weekend. Superbly well written.Previously: https://tantek.com/2026/218/t1/watched-episodes-silo#Silo #SiloTV #AppleOriginal #AppleTV#Blaugust #Blaugust2026

Update on Bing use-case: quickly view a Gregorian calendar month display with new features and without Copilot noise.In 2024, I wrote about a use-case for Bing where it vastly outshines all other search engines. https://tantek.com/2024/287/t3/bing-use-case-calendar-monthSince...

As I approached the top of one of the many long staircases from Cockburn Street to the Royal Mile, I felt an electricity in the air. The street was full; shows happening everywhere as part of the Edinburgh Fringe festival. People were handing out fliers to fill crowds. I alw...

In the latest Eat This Newsletter, I share a bad case of pessimism. Or is it realism? But there are also lotus eaters, a history of biryani, and a love letter to Italy's August traditions.

I should add, the lack of traffic on the roads and free availability of parking places tempt me to go joyriding to dispel the pessimism.

https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-312-gloomy/

#newsletter #food #farming

The fourteenth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:
In Episode 14, I chat with Robb, the author of rknight.me about, among other things, metaphors for websites, the importance of sharing things you like on the web, running an indie service (Echo Feed), and more.
I hope you enjoy the episode!

Wonders of Web Weaving also has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.

A lovely film about the relationships between parents and their kids, and some of the different ways this can go. It’s really not happening much. But I don’t know; Jarmusch always entertains me. And having three movies in one is fantastic: you can just spot all those little details and similarities among them without “having” to watch another one of his films. So, mix all the Jarmusch ingredients, multiply by three, serve them on a single plate, and Bob’s your uncle!

👍 Recommended!

I sure have watched this back in the day. But I couldn’t remember much. And I certainly did not see the uncut version. Anyhow, this was suspenseful and sexy and psycho with a great story. Reminded me quite a bit of Hitchcock. And it has just the right amount humour. Loved all the car chases. And Sharon Stone’s character and acting is just perfect.

👍 Recommended!

So, I finally got to see that famous vault scene where Tom Cruise hovers over the ground. And that scene was indeed very cool. But overall, I found this to be a little boring. Maybe because I found the premise to be quite low-stakes, especially in relation to how many people of their internal force are sacrificed. And the end action sequence is ridiculous.

Confident reflections of my reserved self.
Colourful, frozen,
fragmentary, ephemeral frames,
I carry everywhere.
Heavy as self.

When I look at a painting, or read a poem, or a story, I feel like I am entering a new world, one created by the artist, the writer, to evoke a particular feeling, to highlight something meaningful, to document a moment, and for many other reasons too. I love the feeling of...

Almost 20 years on, my compadre Luigi has refreshed a page that answers the multilayered question What is Agrobiodiversity?

https://agro.biodiver.se/what-is-agrobiodiversity/

#agriculture #biodiversity #agrobiodiversity

A typography tasting menu, poems written in HTML, silk-printed t-shirts, and a collage that turned into birds.

HTML Day fell on Saturday, and I hosted two online sessions for it: one ...

The horizon is painted with a cool, warm glow. The sun has not yet risen; the hills are its blanket. The sky is a clear blue. I woke up earlier than normal this morning. I find myself writing while gazing out the window, watching the sun rise, its light filling the room, il...