https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/02/15/saving-the-butterfly-forest? SAVING THE BUTTERFLY FOREST Environmental destruction and violence threaten one of the world’s most extraordinary insect migrations. Photography by Brendan George Ko Text by Carolyn Kormann, February 8, 2021 This article is absolutely full of stunning photography. Just click thru, learn, and enjoy.
Here’s a thriller on HULU that you may have missed
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/science-fiction-movies-streaming-online-free-february-2021-sea-fever YOU NEED TO WATCH THE BEST SCI-FI THRILLER OF 2019 FOR FREE ONLINE ASAP “ANIMALS DON’T TRAP SOMETHING AND THEN JUST LET IT GO.” JOSH BELL17 HOURS AGO When grad student Siobhan (Hermione Corfield) takes off her wool cap and reveals her striking red hair early in director NEASA HARDIMAN’S SEA FEVER, the crew of the … Continue reading Here’s a thriller on HULU that you may have missed
Loss of tourism = loss of income = loss of paradise in Costa Rica
PRESERVING PARADISE COSTA RICA’S OSA PENINSULA IS A MODEL FOR CONSERVATION. NOW COVID-19 IS TESTING PROTECTIONS FOR THIS NATURAL WONDER. BY JAMIE SHREEVE PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES Of course, you poor thing you, you don't have the photographs below. You'll have to go online. Celedonia Tellez doesn’t recall the year she moved to the … Continue reading Loss of tourism = loss of income = loss of paradise in Costa Rica
30 best series on HBO
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/g26293745/best-hbo-series/ The 30 Best HBO Series of All Time, Ranked By Justin Kirkland, 2/1/21 With Watchmen and The Outsider debuting in the last year, was anything strong enough to claim HBO's top spot? The thing about any list ranking is that it's going to shift over time. That's because it takes a lot of finesse to have a lasting impact. If … Continue reading 30 best series on HBO
Apple TV 3’s and before won’t show a YouTube icon as of March 1st
So many ways to listen to books
Altho not all of these sources are available in the U.S., it's still a nicely comprehensive list of outlets where you can listen to books -- rather than reading them -- a number of them free. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-listen-to-your-favourite-audiobooks-t7fcc278s How to listen to your favourite audiobooks Christina Hardyment rounds up the best platforms, from renting titles via … Continue reading So many ways to listen to books
Folk Art Museum in NYC gets nice write-up (as it should)
NYC is beginning to wake up. A nearby emptied store front now has its sidewalk speakers turned on every half hour as live musicians perform jazz or classical inside. Saw a non-NYC article stating that NYC is the place to come because of all the growth potential. And this local museum has an exhibit deserving … Continue reading Folk Art Museum in NYC gets nice write-up (as it should)
Penguins on South Georgia Island spared from possible extinction
https://www.wsj.com/articles/penguins-spared-after-mammoth-iceberg-splits-into-smaller-pieces-11612616401?mod=searchresults_pos1&page=1 Penguins Spared After Mammoth Iceberg Splits Into Smaller Pieces Scientists had feared for wildlife as the iceberg headed for remote South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic South Georgia Island is home to huge colonies of king penguins.PHOTO: ALEK KOMARNITSKY/REUTERS By James HookwayFeb. 6, 2021 8:00 am ET An iceberg that had been the world’s largest … Continue reading Penguins on South Georgia Island spared from possible extinction
Picking the macOS Big Sur desktop backgrounds you want as wallpaper
[totally redone for clarity] Do you really dislike some of macOS Big Sur’s opening screens/desktop photos like I do? Want to use only a few, rather than all, of the macOS default wallpaper or include your preferred wallpaper image in macOS’s default Desktop Background folder? Bottom line is that you can’t delete or supplement those … Continue reading Picking the macOS Big Sur desktop backgrounds you want as wallpaper
This author tells Facebook exactly what to say to its customers about privacy and opting out
This is the FIRST time that I've found an article on Apple News that I couldn't then pull up directly from the original publisher. Wasn't hard to do by Googling the title. But oh, how I love his very accurate language that he believes Facebook should use instead of its current evasive arguments about protecting … Continue reading This author tells Facebook exactly what to say to its customers about privacy and opting out
World’s aging dams are disasters in the making
Fred Pearce is a true expert in this field. People tend to take dams for granted but they can be hideously dangerous. If in any doubt, read "The Johnston Flood" by David McCullough. That flood was more than 130 years ago when population density didn't begin to approach now. Certainly bridges coming down are also … Continue reading World’s aging dams are disasters in the making
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