Nature photographer Vidisha Choudhury has made a significant mark in the world of wildlife photography with her stunning images of birds thriving in India’s lush forests.

Her photos not only highlight the beauty of these avian subjects but also emphasize the importance of conservation, aiming to inspire audiences to protect and preserve India’s rich biodiversity.

https://www.instagram.com/vidisha_wildlifephotography

#CoSoPhotography

𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦-𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

from Mark Beyer

#TRUTH

The building has been vacant for a third of its built life. Earlier proposals by 5plus Architects to transform the building into a primary school or community space, as recommended in the University's 2021 Development Framework, have not progressed.

The Twentieth Century Society, a UK-based group working to protect modern heritage, has launched a proactive listing application that could provide a valuable case study for evaluating the heritage status of past Stirling Prize winners.

The Centenary Building at the University of Salford, Greater Manchester, was designed by Hodder Associates in 1994-95 to accommodate the Spatial, Graphic, and Industrial Design courses at the University.

One year after its inauguration, in 1995, the building was named the winner of the inaugural RIBA Stirling Prize, one of Britain's most prestigious awards.

Now, less than 30 years after its completion, the award-winning building is set to be demolished.

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#architecture

The game of #golf dates back to the 1400s, and early woods and irons were actually made from wood and iron.

This particular square-toe clubhead is made from the latter, dates to the 1500s, and is believed to be the world's oldest iron club. It's made from two pieces, with a layered hosel that wraps halfway around itself, and a laminated blade with construction consistent with the ancient methods used to make Damascus steel.

It's currently up for auction.

https://www.antiqueclubs.com/articles/6-early-club-evolution/golf-club-evolution.html

A24 has unveiled the official trailer for an indie film called On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, the second feature made by the acclaimed African filmmaker Rungano Nyoni.

It's a story about a woman coming to realize how hard it is to challenge misogynistic traditions in a patriarchal society. The film stars Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Henry B.J. Phiri, Roy Chisha, and Blessings Bhamjee.

https://youtu.be/P5BWTLZjYR0

#RecluseReleases #RecluseRecommends

𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘦. 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.

https://dailystoic.com/stoic-compassion/

𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 “𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤,” 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦—𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘴.

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And ... ANOTHER one of these "secret spy" movies. It's either the husband was one, the wife was one, or both are spies and don't know about each other, or the who family are spies or whatever ... this TROPE ... or is it actually a genre at this point is exhausting.

The only thing that makes them different or better than others is the chemistry between the costars. It either works or it doesn't.

It's just nice to see Cameron Diaz back in action. ❤️

https://youtu.be/BLjvq2mlxBw

#RecluseReleases

Some of the best music. Period. ❤️

HBO has unveiled the new trailer for an upcoming documentary about the emergence, popularity, and impact of the yacht rock sub-genre called Music Box: #YachtRock : A Dockumentary.

It explores how the niche of soft rock earned its retroactive label and speaks with many of the artists who grappled with its rise and legacy. The footage in the trailer teases interviews with Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald and more.

https://youtu.be/a55pyQsI3GQ

#RecluseReleases #CoSoMusic

#MichelleYeoh photographed by
Szilveszter Mako for W Magazine China

After prison, Shyne reemerged in his native Belize, where he transitioned from music to politics, ultimately becoming the Leader of Opposition Party. His journey is one of redemption, resilience, and transformation. This documentary provides an intimate look at Shyne’s personal evolution as he navigates fame, incarceration and a return home to Belize, where he finds new purpose and strives to lead his country to a brighter future.

https://youtu.be/qxsR-e09OFE

#RecluseReleases #DoNotMiss

The Honorable #Shyne tells the remarkable story of Moses “Shyne” Barrow, the Grammy Award-winning musician turned politician. A rising star in the late 1990s, Shyne’s promising rap career was cut short after being charged in a high-profile New York nightclub shooting, along with rap impresario Sean “Puffy” Combs. Shyne was convicted in 2001 and sentenced to ten years in prison, while Combs was acquitted.

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90/89 on a Thursday is absolutely great.

This was night 2 using my #weightedblanket. Morning 2 of waking up with no pain. Though my #chronicpain does creep up during the day, I just don't wake up in pain which is new.

Sleeping hot is something I don't prefer even though it's much better for your body to be warm when you sleep. The weighted blanket causes my RESTLESS score to be red because it takes so much to maneuver that thing 🤣 like MINUTES of time.

#sleeptracking #healthtracking #oura

Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón sing the original song "El Mal" from the film EMILIA PÉREZ. Watch now on Netflix in the US, UK and Canada.

If you haven't watched yet ... DO.

https://youtu.be/vM-voEepRyI

#RecluseReleases

Lady Gaga - Disease (The Antidote Live)

https://youtu.be/J-XGpGjbUnc

#CoSoMusic

Trailer for #TheAmateur starring Oscar winner #RamiMalek and Academy Award nominee #LaurenceFishburne. This all-new espionage thriller opens in theaters nationwide April 11, 2025

https://youtu.be/DCWcK4c-F8Q

#RecluseReleases

This #Bikerguard invention, created by two engineers in Slovenia, is a remote-controlled wiper blade for #motorcycle helmet visors.

You do have to drive two screws through the top of your visor to attach the mounting base, and you can then pop the Bikerguard on and off as needed. A wireless remote control attaches to your bike's handlebars.

https://bikerguard.com/product/bikerguard/

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴: 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭? 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯. - Epictetus