• Why do people eat fish on Good Friday?

    Many people begin the Bank Holiday with a fish meal. (Picture: Getty)Over Easter weekend, many will be celebrating the occasion by cooking fish-based dishes. The Christian festival begins on Palm Sunday and continues throughout the Holy Week, culminating in Easter Sunday, which this year falls on March 31. It marks the day that Jesus rose again, after dying on the cross.While eating Easter eggs on Sunday is perhaps the most famous gastronomic part of the Bank Holiday weekend, it has a pretty...

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    People in urban areas are losing their ability to do this

    We love to consume prepared foods. Whether it's our favorite fast food and casual dining spot or the spectrum of processed foods that make up the vast majority of options at our local grocer, it's hard to get away from the protein and carbo loads that entice us.

  • Radiohead's Creep sung by 1600 people

    What happens when you put hundreds of people in the same room for a group singalong? Pure magic! That's exactly the energy Pub Choir in Australia nailed with their 1600-person rendition of Radiohead's "Creep." [via Kottke] This video is from October 2022 (hence the Halloween costumes) but I think you'll agree the joy it captures is timeless! — Read the rest

  • Dog people: I am a 21st century dog

    Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because they need to understand this reality: I am a 21st century dog I’m a Malinois Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines, and I’m always ready to work. I NEED to work. But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all […]

  • Our thoughts are with the Russian people – French MFA

    The images reaching us from Moscow are terrible, the French Foreign Ministry said in a post on X. “Our thoughts are with the victims and injured and the Russian people. Full light must be shed on these heinous acts,” it said. #Russie | Les images qui nous parviennent depuis Moscou sont terribles. Nos pensées vont …

  • Letter to the editor: The people guide the government

    During recent oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Murthy v. Missouri, attorneys representing petitioners Missouri and Louisiana claimed that the federal government had violated First Amendment protections by pressuring social media companies to censor conservative criticisms of Biden administration policies (“Supreme Court faces decision on feds strong-arming social media,” web, March 14).

  • The Stars of ‘An Enemy of the People’ Commend the Activists

    At the show’s opening-night party, Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli reflected on their interactions with last week’s climate activists.

  • Albanese government making people homeless

    ‘We have a government that is literally making people homeless,’ says unconventional economist, Leith Van Onselen, who is often on…What to read next: Power to the people | Victory of the people over the elites | Albanese’s accelerated decline | Making work optional

  • The lies that convinced people to vote for Brexit

    Of all the awful, idiotic, dangerous and/or cruel ideas that have come down through the right wing noise machine, competition is high for the most damaging. But it seems we may have a winner: Brexit. As The Guardian reports: While negotiating [the UK] exit from the EU, the government repeatedly promised that environmental protections would not be eroded. — Read the rest

  • What did the sun and an eclipse mean to the Chahta people

    By Iti Fabvssa, Choctaw Nation On April 8, 2024, portions of the Choctaw Nation Reservation will experience a total eclipse of the sun. In Idabel, the sun will start to dim at 12:28pm, reach total darkness at 1:45pm, begin to regain daylight four minutes later, and be back to normal brightness by 3:06 PM. Poteau will see 1 minute 2 seconds of total eclipse. Areas in the northwest of the Reservation, such as McAlester, will experience a partial eclipse. A total solar eclipse happens somewhere on...

  • AI for the People, Courtesy of Elon Musk?

    Yesterday afternoon, Elon Musk fired the latest shot in his feud with