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Benjamin We spent a couple of glorious days at Knepp last week which meant, among other things, discovering that rabbits on the estate seemed relatively relaxed about having humans nearby. This chap spent much of his time nibbling near where … Continue reading →

“After days of threats to launch a new offensive against Iran, President Trump is once again trying to achieve through diplomacy what he has yet to accomplish through war,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The question is whether Trump’s Gulf partners can make enough headway in the days ahead to reopen the Strait of Hormuz […]

“President Donald Trump’s diplomatic push to disarm Hamas has run into headwinds as political resistance in Israel and disagreements with Hamas over implementation cast doubt on the U.S.-backed plan,” Semafor reports. CNBC: Hamas says Trump’s Gaza “disarmament” claim depends on Israel honoring commitments.

“The U.S. and Japanese governments coordinated to stabilize the yen after the currency plummeted last week, a historic intervention aimed at preventing wider economic destabilization,” Semafor reports. “The yen is ‘very undervalued,’ U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday — Japan’s currency has weakened for months, a phenomenon economists attributed to Prime Minister Sanae […]

“President Donald Trump said new Iran talks would begin Monday afternoon after he called off a planned attack on Iran partially in response to pleas from US allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia,” Bloomberg reports. Said Trump: “It would have been the biggest attack since World War II. We’re just going to see […]

Bishop Christopher Martin has faced public scrutiny over his anti-LGBT comments in the past.

Posts this past week included (with a start of a fish tale on Third Avenue via Derek Berg). Never miss a post with the weekly EVG newsletter. Free right here.  • RIP Carlos ‘Chino’ Garcia, co-founder of CHARAS and longtime Lower East Side activist (July 28) ...

Photos by Stacie Joy  The annual Festival Calle 6 returned yesterday, celebrating its 46th anniversary with an afternoon of live music, dancing and community on Sixth Street between Avenue D and the FDR Drive.  Hosted by the Lower East Side Hispanic Committee, the festival also featured information tables from local community organizations... here's a look...

Old Man Warming Himself, 1881 #vincentvangogh #vangogh

Kitchen range, 1962 #popart #lichtenstein

“President Donald Trump trash-talked members of his Bedminster, NJ golf club after claiming he beat them in Saturday’s senior club championship,” Mediaite reports. Said Trump: “’Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a score of 70, and am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m […]

New York Times: “China monitors its 1.4 billion people on an unparalleled scale, with the help of cameras, cellphone signals and national IDs. The database Mr. Hofer found offered a rare window into how extensively the Chinese authorities also surveil foreigners, displaying entries about people categorized by nationality, with their birth date, sex, marital status, […]

“Gavin Newsom is quietly banking a lot of goodwill among party organizers and elected officials in states — particularly in the South — that will be key in the midterms and the 2028 Democratic presidential primary,” Axios reports. “Newsom has raised more than $1.7 million for critical state parties and their legislative committees so far […]

Here's what I think about how Marco Rubio is doing: