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Full moon over Lake Kastoria, Greece
And now what do we do with the moon?
Moments of intuition that give us a glimpse of reality
Deepfake video: Tom Cruise impersonation
A sub-urban cactus and the agent orange-headed man
AI-generated propaganda and the terrifying blurring of reality
Gray and white bird on green tree
Christmas tree
Reflections on nature
Battle of Marathon, Georges Rochegrosse 1859
Is the Battle of Marathon still unexplained?
The mysterious fighter
Close-up of pictures in a wooden box
Some places are now just passing through
Reflections on life's fleeting beauty and the power of presence
Alligator Creek, Punta Gorda, Florida
Murder along Alligator Creek
If they could fight back
Amid the sunset's glow in Florence, Italy, a woman wears a stylish black and orange striped shirt, holding a black leather sling bag, as she stands gracefully on the gray concrete
A decade of expatriate life in the Middle East and Europe
Thriving through diversity
Pascagoula beach and pier, Mississippi, USA
Pascagoula legends
Remembering Jimmy Buffett and Calvin Parker
In eager anticipation, a loving man tenderly cuddles his pregnant wife, both excitedly awaiting the arrival of their baby, embracing the precious moments together
The intersection of chance and choice in life
Is life just a matter of luck or are we predestined to be who we are?
Two hands reaching out to connect
Culture of separation
Understanding where your desires come from
"Jean-Jacques Rousseau Resting" by Swiss artist Jean-Louis David, this painting portrays Rousseau reclining on the grass with a sheep behind him, representing his philosophical ideas about nature and simplicity
Exploring education in Rousseau's “Emile”
Nurturing minds
Sandra Gering, 2014
Sixth stop at the Huntington library by Sandra Gering
Journey of the Tikunei haZohar
In her white wedding dress, the woman embodies the essence of feminine consciousness as she climbs the brown rock under the pure white sky, symbolizing her innate strength, determination, and the sacred union of her inner and outer worlds
Conscious feminine
The challenging alchemy of integrating this polarity in restless times
People throwing graduation hats on air
Are world university rankings meaningful?
Emphasizing the true measures of academic excellence
A dervish by a mosque
Learning from Rumi
Ten important lessons
A statue in China of social philosopher Confucius, who centered on maintaining healthy relationships in family and society, all based on respect
How kindness & courtesy can change the world
We change and everything changes
A man sitting at a table surrounded by gardens, tomatoes, plants - nature
Answering to nature
Urban roots: cultivating a love for nature in the concrete jungle
Poi Kalon mosque, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: a critical country in the ancient silk road
Uzbekistan was a vital hub on the ancient Silk Road, which was one of the world's most significant trade networks
Figures of children in the shapes of different nationalities in front of the world globe
Growing up as a third culture kid
The rollercoaster of cultural adaptation
A banner that opened during the demonstrations
Empowering women and redefining gender roles in Georgia
From tradition to transformation
Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi, Khudus Phata, Malshiras, India
Pandharpur Wari: a sacred pilgrimage in India
Exploring the spiritual journey of devotion and resilience
The Snake Charmer, circa 1879, an iconic Orientalist painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme made famous by the cover of Edward Said’s 1978 book Orientalism
Orientalism
The neo-colonialist and imperialist exercise of power
Person laying on their stomach asleep in bed
So absurd, it must be true
Are spirit spouses responsible for sexsomnia?
An enchanting woman amidst a realm of fantasy, exuding an aura of magic and wonder
Creativity is a state of allowance
Exploring endless play and possibility
Elizabeth Siddal modelled for Ophelia, by John Everett Millais
An interview with Jan Marsh
Elizabeth Siddal: Her Story
A young boy consumed by shame
Looking past shame
Breaking the culture of silence
Angel Falls, Auyán-tepui, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela
On the trail of Angel Falls
Neither the Pacaraima Waterfall nor El Gran Salto del Caroní
Syrian refugees fight for clothes and other items being distributed by Kurdish people at the Kawrkos camp outside of Erbil, in Northern Iraq, August 20, 2013 captured by Lynsey Addario
It's what I do: a photographer's life of love and war
One of the most sublimely graphic and essential books of the recent decades by Lynsey Addario
Child asking for help from cyber bullying
Cyberbullying is dangerous
The case of South Africa
A statue of Emmett Till that was unveiled on October 21, 2022, in Greenwood, Mississippi, USA
Remembering Emmett Till
How it reminded me of my color
The Jama Masjid Mosque where thousands of believers gather in Delhi, India
Believing and trusting
The transcendental meaning of the human
A representation of UFOs over Washington DC, USA
Curse of the Malmstrom Nuclear UFO incident (1967)
Witness Robert Bob Salas was abducted years later
Scum's Wish is a Japanese manga series by Mengo Yokoyari
Scum’s Wish
The complexity of interpersonal relationships, unrequited love, and the act of being a replacement lover
In the depths of darkness, a sorrowful man battles complex emotions, confronting depression and tough choices
It’s time to talk about domestic abuse
Violence against men inflicted by women
A person delicately reaches out to touch a mirror, and in this interaction, a reflection of her hand appears over the mirror's surface, creating an intriguing visual connection between reality and its mirrored counterpart
Wild space
Living life as foreplay and prayer
Portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
Rousseau: a man of many contradictions
A discourse on the arts and sciences
One of the last gunmakers in Nagaland, India @TUTC
Longding: India’s Guns and Roses zone
Nagaland: home of Naga Headhunters and the last gunmakers of India
Jonathan Glück enlightening visitors at the Sistine Chapel Panel boards in the Vatican Museums
Exploring the Jewish roots of Christianity
A midrashim tour of the Vatican museums and Sistine Chapel with Jonathan Glück
Malmo, Skane County, Sweden
Embracing the Swedish art of taking a break
Sip, share and savour
A woman sitting in the clouds, looks out into the universe, with balloons, planets, and a soul
Philosophical foundations of the immortality of the soul
Energy is the human soul
Hannah Arendt smoking
The origins of totalitarianism
Power, expansion, and the suppression of marginalized communities
Ye and Kim Kardashian were a power couple in the entertainment and business industry
The integrity of art and advertising: Ye and Kim
Accepting imperfections and attaching beauty
Oil painting of French revolution by Eugène Delacroix
Laundromat reflections revisited
A pre-14th of July fireworks
A little girl holding the American flag, celebrating Independence Day on July 4th
Independence Day
Let freedom ring
Tom Sturridge and Ella Purnell in the TV series “Sweetbitter”
Sweetbitter: the art of subtle objectification
The advantages of being the new girl and why “doe-eyes” are a modern manipulation tactic
LGM-30G Minuteman III Missile and Transporter/Erector at Malmstrom AFB Museum in Montana, USA
The Malmstrom nuclear UFO incident (1967) returns
Revisited with witness Robert Bob Salas
Daisies on an old book
Sarah Scott’s Millenium hall
Imagining a female utopia
Traditional Cheraw dance, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
Mizoram and the lost tribes of Israel
A land of blue rolling hills and the hidden pearl of India’s North East
Leaves being used as wings to creatively give the person the power of flight
Constructivism and creativity
A world full of coffee tables
A poster highlighting the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi
The Orlandi case
Interview with the brother of the Vatican girl
Ise Jingu Outer Shrine, main sanctuary © Alma Reyes
Japanese affinity with nature
The living spirit of Ise Jingu
American Scholar Jessica Dello Russo in an archaeological escalation in Israel
Interview with American scholar Jessica Dello Russo
On the legacy of Giovanni Battista de Rossi, Harry J. Leon and Estelle Shohet Brettman
A person selecting their next novel to read
From book addict to reader
On reading books in the modern age
Three bicyclists in Central Park, New York City in 1941
The tao of bicycling in New York City
Going with the flow in the big apple
A man conducting his presentation and exercising his public speaking skills in an auditorium filled with people
What makes a great speaker and writer?
A lesson on the art of public speaking
Chaos theory by Clubraf in deviant art
The power of disruption
How chaos can lead to breakthroughs in theatre and life
A book opens to universal truth and wisdom
Wisdom and the universal state of the earth
Today's humanity seeks peace
Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
The 1993 Restoration of the Dome of the Rock
Competitive philanthropy in Jerusalem’s Old City
An old photo of friends at a picnic having tea
A lost photo to contemplate
Memories of the past
A pickpocketer successfully stole a person's wallet in Paris, France
Paris pickpocketing
Place des Vosges
The Little Red School House in California, USA from long ago, with women as the teachers of different ages of children
Public education emergency
How gender bias has created a vast workforce facing an infinite road of red lights
Young girls studying judiciously
Decoding Baybayin
The ancient script of the Philippines
Kylemore Abbey in Ireland
Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth
Eighteenth-century Ireland, an enlightened union?
The Catholic pilgrimage
China's Catholicism
Faith, human rights, and the pursuit of harmony
Well-wisher from Kaying, Aalo visits Naara Aaba winery, Hong Village, India @naaraaaba.com
Wine tourism in the Land of Dawn: Lit Mountains
Tage Rita's winery in Hong village produces one of India's best wines
Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton star in the new movie Blackberry
No rest for the wicked
The unraveling story of Blackberry
Classical archaeologist Darius Arya in a picturesque setting in Rome, Italy
Interview with classical archaeologist Darius Arya
Learning about Ancient Rome
A transgender individual with the symbol of the LGBT community on their back
Generation of numerous genders
Gender ideology and all new numerous genders
Kim Kardashian transformed into a barbie bimbo floating in a swimming pool
The bimbofication of the billionaire
Barbie baddies: the rebranding and reclamation of new age hyperfemininity
Kim reading Van's book "A bridge too far" photo by Andrea Hernandez Vega
A bottle in the sea
Boat people
A small puppy stares at the camera, in a yard full of dogs
The mounting crisis of dogs in America
Animal shelters are full of strays
A woman stands next to a large book with a tree inside and birds overhead
The method, the truth, and the research
The way, the truth, and the life
A historic building in Dhi Qar governorate, Iraq
Interview with archaeologist Muntadher Aloda
Preserving Iraq’s cultural wealth for future generations
Golden grass craft of India
Golden grass craft, Jajpur Odisha
Wonder grass décor for modern drawing rooms
A couple of Great Egret birds and their family of babies
Love is
Its light spilled on every dark
Woman hugging crying tween child
The endless farewell
The discomfort of losing a parent at a young age
Itziar Okariz image Giorgio Benni
150 years of Real Academia de España in Rome
Open studios 2023
The author's father quit his job delivering bricks due to unequal pay, because of his race
My father, my hero
How he taught me the value of self-worth
Andrew Tate enjoying his freedom with a cigar on the Amalfi coast
The fate of Andrew Tate
The internet’s infamous ‘alpha male’ turned alleged sex trafficker
A couple in the trunk of the car are dismissing the talk of marriage and kids on a date
When’s too soon?
Discussing marriage and kids on a date
Mr. Yorick, like Tristram Shandy, was an alter ego of Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne’s "A sentimental journey"
Sentiment: an appeal to emotions
People of the Khasi tribe
Meghalaya
A peek into the world’s last matrilineal society
Raised fists of the people protesting together symbolize resistance and the fight against power
Adorno, Foucault, and the resistance to "radical evil"
A review of Deborah Cook's latest book
The Taoist symbol in a bloodied red background
Apocalypse or Tai Ping Dao?
Themes of geo-eschatological novel
Eros Bendato (Eros Bound) has the feel of an ancient relic that has been excavated and reconstructed. Artist Igor Mitoraj is inspired by ancient cultures and particularly characters from Greek and Roman mythology. The artist wants to address the issue of self-censorship
Self-censorship
A practice of refraining from enjoying the freedom of speech
couple enjoying architecture at Dar Si Said Museum in Marrakesh
Moroccan art bridges cultural divisions
Culture and art act as social change drivers
Cancel culture causing once free lips to be taped shut
Cancel culture is just today's politically correct
Society's etymological evolution and imperious transformation
A busy marketplace in Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa
Africa to the world
The influences that shaped African identity in the 21st century
St. Augustine pondering the notion of time
Time: life, mathematics and myth
An essay on the intelligibility of nature
Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, is one of the Cyclopes described in Homer's Odyssey
Was Homer a teenage girl?
Debunking the myth surrounding the author of The Odyssey
A teenage girl looks at the word ugly in a mirror
The self-esteem of humanity
Mental poverty is the reason for the low self-esteem in the human species
The path to the top of Seclusion Hill near Meherazad, India
Artificial intelligence and the hill
Ay, ay, ay, it is AI
Nora Art next to one of her painted pieces
An interview with Milena Baiocco and Nora Art
An illustrated edition of Il Piacere (Pleasure) by Gabriele d’Annunzio
Stick fighting tradition in Zulu culture
The Zulu Tribe
Ten to twelve million Zulu people make up South Africa's biggest ethnic group
Previous students and teachers celebrate a school reunion and stand in front of what was once Carnegie High School in Marion, Virginia, USA. This school was an important site for the Black community in Smyth County
Starting school and the power of skin color
The first time I was called "nig**r"
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