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Are Possessions Inherently Bad? Must I Give Them All Away to Be Happy? | by Patrick Stewart | Mar, 2023 | The Taoist Online

Can you have nice things and inner peace at the same time?
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="276"] Photo by Amanda Flavell[/caption] The First Purge The first time I lost everything, I was five years old. For most American boys, the first introduction to shaving (or “buzzing”) your head comes from when you first get lice. I remember my mother led me to the back porch. There, she buzzed…
Analysis: S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt) is an incredible action movie with seriously troubling politics – Vox

Netflix’s RRR has action, adventure, and problematic casteist politics.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsU0CGZoV8E[/embed] When you give the people who might rise up against you a common constructed enemy who you outline as below them, you are saying, “Oppress them with us and you too can be part of our glorious hegemony.” Certainly, individuals from marginalized caste backgrounds can be granted power, but only as symbols to inspire…
Magic Jones – Hold On To My Fur (Talking Cat Song) [The Kiffness Cover]

So, I can’t thank Paul enough (you know who you are) for showing me the video of a guy named “The Kiffness” putting words in a cat’s mouth and making a song out of it. Basically, it’s a talking cat song. When I saw Oh Long Johnson 2.0 I immediately knew I had to cover it – and insanity ensued. I’ve never had so much fun putting a song together, and I’ve never had a cat be my lead singer, but I can’t help but smile watching what happened. Below is a link to the original cat video, as well as The Kiffness video which inspired it all.
Please enjoy my new rock song, “Hold On To My Fur”
Original cat video by @骄傲的大肥兔 on Douyin: https://v.douyin.com/BMTtm3X/
In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power

A new memorandum of understanding between the country’s largest farm equipment maker, John Deere Corp., and the American Farm Bureau Federation is now raising hopes that U.S. farmers will finally regain the right to repair more of their own equipment.However, supporters of right-to-repair laws suspect a more sinister purpose: to slow the momentum of efforts…
How White Castle Built Their Slyder Kingdom

Weird History Food is taking you to White Castle to learn all about the history of the Slyder. Yes, we spelled that right. White Castle was the first fast-food franchise, so we will indeed buy ’em by the sack. From its humble beginnings in Kansas, to finding those delicious burgers at the grocery store, we’re covering the whole square patty.
The Future of Snow Leopards | Snow Leopard Documentary

Elusive and solitary, the Snow leopards have roamed the formidable mountain range of Karakoram for centuries. But as humans continue to penetrate deep into their habitat, conflicts become imminent. Will humans and Snow leopards find a way to coexist peacefully? Watch our latest documentary on Snow leopards of the Karakoram to find out!
Khemitology: Egyptian Tourism’s Biggest Hoax?

Tucked away in a small shop near the Giza necropolis is the Khemit School of Ancient Mysticism, which offers tours of Egyptian monuments based on the teachings of Khemitology, a mystical movement developed by Stephen Mehler and based on the teachings of Abd’El Hakim Awyan. Proponents of Khemitology claim it represents a superior approach to the ancient history of Egypt than Egyptology. Can these claims be believed. This video investigates.
UC Berkeley Professor Taught with Suspected Native American Remains — ProPublica

Despite decades of Indigenous activism and resistance, UC Berkeley has failed to return the remains of thousands of Native Americans to tribes. The university is still discovering more human remains in its collection.
White, a world-renowned expert on human evolution, said the collection was passed down through generations of anthropology professors before he started teaching with it in the late 1970s. It came with no records, he said. Most were not labeled at all or said only “lab.” But that simple description masked a dark history, UC Berkeley…
HALVA Recipe | Mourning Traditions | How Food Helps Us Cope with Loss l 5 Stages of Grief

Hello everyone! Three and a half weeks after the earthquake, we are back in our kitchen. Turkiye has faced maybe one of the biggest catastrophes of last century, in which we have officially lost more than 40K country citizen. (Predicted number of total deaths in this event might be above 300K.) We managed the emergency phase by cooking long-lasting nutritious disaster food in Bahcesehir University Gastronomy & Culinary Arts Faculty kitchens together with many beautiful people, missionary chefs.
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kq45sU7Fjg&ab_channel=Refika%27sKitchen[/embed] Many dedicated volunteers worked with us with full effort to help us ease this process for everyone. We, as a team, are aware that there is a long road to take for a relief in its fullest sense but we are going to keep doing what we have to do, what we can do.…