“We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.”

Remembering JFK, slain 59 years ago today, with one of the greatest speeches of all time: https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/05/01/jfk-amherst-speech/

O heaven! that one might read the book of fate, and see the revolution of the times.

#ShakespeareSunday

Henry IV, Part 2 act 3, sc. 1

“­Do back exercises. Pain is distracting.”

On Margaret Atwood's birthday, her 10 rules of writing https://www.themarginalian.org/2012/10/05/margaret-atwood-10-rules-of-writing/

I'm curious about the extent of political diversity in the mainstream Fediverse.

If you're in the U.S, which is the best match for your political identity?

Please boost.
#Mastodon #politics #Twitter

Have you ever seen an oak tree dance?

Britain is full of 'lost' rainforests, predominantly in the southwest and northwest of England, western/northwestern parts of Wales and the west coast of Scotland. There are other areas where the conditions are perfect too, like this one in the Peak District National Park.

When the rain starts and the cloud base drops into the rainforest, the trees come alive. Everywhere you look, there is magic and mystery.

#photography #woodland #trees #rainforest

"What I’m finding most satisfying about Mastodon, and I’m seeing a lot of other journalists feel this, is that it actually forces you to ask and confront some of these questions and to make active choices. Even if Mastodon were to remain Twitter’s very tiny stepbrother, I would still like to be part of a Mastodon journalist community because I think we got lazy as a field, and we let Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and, god help us, Elon Musk decide..."

—@adamdavidson

https://themarkup.org/newsletter/hello-world/mastodons-moment