New research from Burkina Faso and Mauritania reveals how climate shocks hit the most vulnerable hardest—agricultural workers, conflict-affected communities, and rural households struggling to survive.
The solution? Expanding social protection systems that respond to climate emergencies, paired with early warning systems and sustainable livelihood support.
Pelican is putting out a 12" EP 'Ascending' on January 9 with Flickering Resonance era tracks. The last two had a limited release in 2024, and the title track was left off Flickering Resonance as they felt it was more its own thing. Didn't know if I was gonna like Geoff Rickly's (from Thursday) vocals on the 'vocal version' of 'Cascading Crescent', but it rips: <…
“When you hear her voice, you can’t unhear it,”
says the award-winning Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania,
whose new Oscar-shortlisted film,
"The Voice of Hind Rajab", incorporates recordings of Rajab’s emergency calls
to depict responders’ race-against-the-clock attempt to save her
— and the ultimate failure of the international community to prevent her violent death.
Ben Hania says the film, a hybrid of documentary and drama,
is an eff…
It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛
"Three nights remained before Luna's bright horns would meet and form her orb; then she shone in fullest radiance and with form complete gazed down upon the sleeping lands below."
Ovid, Metamorphoses 7. 179
🏛️ Selene figurine, 2nd - 3rd century CE, private collection
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John Coltrane:
🎵 Crescent
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It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛
"Luna rises under no debt to her brother's rays."
Virgil, Georgics 1.395
🏛️ #Luna, Roman statuette
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