Tag Archives: Culture

This Is What Cigarettes Replaced!

20 Jun 2026 Lothar Heim runs the last traditional clay pipe workshop in Hilgert and the entire Kannenbäckerland region of the Westerwald, where pipe making was once a major trade alongside the area’s well known salt glazed stoneware. This video … Continue reading

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Behold the mighty TIME BALL!

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My Modern Met | William Shatner Says Time in Space Filled Him w/ “Overwhelming Sadness”

By Jessica Stewart on October 10, 2022 Photo: JohanSwanepoel/Depositphotos Ever since he played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, William Shatner’s name has been synonymous with space. So, it wasn’t a surprise to hear that the 91-year-old old actor was among … Continue reading

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Jen , the MT liberal bird lady (@liberal-jen.bsky.social) | A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.

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Brad Holkesvig (@bradjholk.bsky.social) | Painting on walls here in Barcelona is very common whether it’s done by spray cans, airless spray paint machines, brushes, rollers, etc.

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Dolphins Getting High

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In 1989, a pelican named Katta-kun began going to a kindergarten in Japan where it played and interacted with the children as if it were one of them.

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Famous authors asking you out (part 3)

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the Finnish word for ‘devil’ predates Christianity … who was it? 😈 #finnishmythology

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The English Couldn’t Pronounce This Name…

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