Gig review: Massive Attack at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 11th August, 2026

Gig review: Massive Attack at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 11th August, timeless iconoclasts and rebels deliver once-in-a-lifetime magic 2026 #music #triphop #review #musicreview #music #MassiveAttack #Melbourne #events

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 186

Excellent channel Lina’s Thobe explains the importance of Palestinian Tatreez Palestinian tatreez isn’t “just embroidery.” For centuries, it’s been a visual language — carrying the names of villages, the colors of seasons, and the stories of displacement and survival. In this video, I share how one humble stitch became a way to map a homeland,Continue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 186”

Book Review: The Colony by Annika Norlin

A huge bestseller in Sweden, The Colony is a deeply an intimate and heartbreaking character study of what happens when strangers with a lot of emotional baggage find themselves together in an isolated self-sufficient community in rural Sweden. A strange book unlike any I’ve ever read before and I loved it.

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 185

This week #birds or Aruba, the creativty of immigrants, #portishead #MarilynManson fusion, #love letters of slime moulds, a stop motion #animation of Thumbelina and #dogs on the #NewYork Subway – its edition 185 of Interesting Things!

Beautiful maps & beautiful Welsh tales: The Mabinogion

The Mabinogion is a magical and mythical Celtic classic from the thirteenth century or earlier. It’s thoroughly Welsh and is considered a masterpiece of medieval literature. The Mabinogion has given rise to all of the stories by Tolkien, Le Guin, Martin and countless more. The stories are the very genesis of the Arthurian tales ofContinue reading “Beautiful maps & beautiful Welsh tales: The Mabinogion”

Book Review: Oddbody by Rose Keating

Rose Keating’s debut short story collection, Oddbody features macabre body #horror #tales with funny and unexpected twists and turns. #ShortStories #Fiction #RoseKeating #Books #Bookstodon #BookReview

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 184

Water voles and me Nature filmmaker Natalie Clements films sweet and gentle water voles going about their day in this short and captivating documentary that captures the importance of rewilding Britain and witnessing animal lives. Across Cultures, One Key to Happiness Stands Out Decades of global surveys point to a single, consistent foundation of well-being:Continue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 184”

Wild woman quote: A Door

“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.” – Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Women Who Run with the Wolves.

Japan’s 72 gossamer-light and poetic microseasons

The traditional seasons in Japan are marked out by impercetibly small changes in nature across 72 miniature seasons in a year, each lasting 5 days and reflecting the fleeting, impermanent and diaphanous beauty of nature and all of its wonders. There are 24 divisions or sekki in the calendar that are split into 72 kōContinue reading “Japan’s 72 gossamer-light and poetic microseasons”

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 183

The Detectorists A delightful short documentary about two beautiful German Pointers who point their noses to the wind to detect the presence of otters in Welsh rivers, in order to help conservation. The Secret History of Tor: How a Military Project Became a Lifeline for Privacy A story of secrecy, resistance, and the fight forContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet 183”