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Osho Teerth Park in Pune — A sprawling park in the middle of Pune feels like a magical, enchanted forest from a fairy tale.
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Been meditating for months waiting for the quiet mind thing. Realized today I'm just getting better at noticing when my thoughts are boring.
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Museum celebrating work of RNLI among projects from Lancaster University — <p>Dezeen School Shows: a museum dedicated to celebrating the history of Folkestone, UK, and the work of the RNLI is among projects from Lancaster University. Also featured is a proposal for a textile…
Main Detroit Public Library in Detroit — It's an incredibly beautiful city public space, with spacious rooms to study and admire the artwork.
This guy meditated every day for a year and documented what actually changed about his brain using real scans
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Bramall Hall in Bramhall — This iconic building , which is very evocative of the county of Cheshire, is a genuine gem of Tudor, black and white, timber-framed architecture .
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12-tonne whale removed from DR Congo beach — A dead whale weighing about 12 tonnes has been recovered from the beaches of Muanda.
Someone mapped out which meditation styles actually stick vs. which ones people abandon after week two. The data is kind of humbling.
Boeing Wins Jet Deal From China Southern Valued at $3.62B — Boeing Co. secured an order from China Southern Airlines Co. valued at $3.62 billion, marking an important win for the US manufacturer after seeing orders dry up from Asia’s largest aviation market in the past…
Horizons Middle East & Africa 8/4/2026 — Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world's fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that…
Kilmodan Stones in Glendaruel, Scotland — <p><img alt="Kilmodan Stones" data-width="3024" data-height="4032" width="300" height="200" src="https://img.atlasobscura.com/p_KZZp6F_4VwsXICP1__AfJeKQvUN0FK8zg00-bCW3s/rs:fill:300:200:1/g:ce/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZX…
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A Nomadic Chef Puts Down Roots — This week in the Food Chain, chef Fatmata Binta shares her vision for African foodways and where to find the best fufu in Accra.
Today's Hurdle hints and answers for June 28, 2026 — Everything you need to win.
Will the James Beard Awards Leave Chicago? — Plus cyclospora safety guidance, a fiery sandwich debate, and the people paid to stand in lines.
Tech Equity Sales Renew AI Debt-Binge Worries — Tech companies are selling stock like it’s the dot-com boom, and some investors fear that’s a bad sign for bondholders.
Trump meets with Iraq prime minister at White House, vows ‘a lot of deals’ — Iraqi prime minister says relations with US shifting from militaristic to economic, vows disarmament of factions.
unpopular opinion but most meditation apps are just expensive anxiety placebos... this guy spent 10 years mapping what actually works neurologically
Sat down to meditate and realized I've been holding my shoulders at my ears for so long I forgot they could relax. Twenty minutes in, my body remembered what it felt like.
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10 Water Shoes That Don't Look Like Water Shoes—But Can Handle Rowdy Rapids — From technical river sandals to water sneakers you'd wear to dinner, our crew of guides and gear testers put 25 pairs through 12 bodies of water to find the best.
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Iraq’s corruption crackdown is a start, not a solution — New PM Ali al-Zaidi's arrest of 47 officials is welcome, but the rot runs through the system that put him in power.
Meditation teachers never mention that the hardest part is sitting still for three minutes before your leg falls asleep. Everything after that is actually easier 🧘
Israel demolishes Palestinian home in Masafer Yatta — Israel demolishes Palestinian home in Masafer Yatta
Smuggler Pleads Guilty in $30 Million Scheme to Move Immigrants — A criminal network generated up to $30 million from smuggling immigrants across the southern border into the US, according to a statement from the Justice Department.
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras — An Outer Banks museum devoted to the thousands of shipwrecks resting off North Carolina’s coast.
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Noodling for Catfish Is Now a Tourist Activity. We Blame TikTok. — Once outlawed, hand-fishing for giant catfish in the Southeastern U.S. has never been more popular, thanks to viral videos on social media. We booked a tour with a noodling guide to see if the tug is really like…
A Colson Whitehead Starter Pack — The final book in the author’s Harlem Trilogy is out now; read our recommendations from his œuvre.
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Apple Flags Discovery Delays in Its Lawsuit Against Jon Prosser — Apple has told a federal court that it hasn't heard from Jon Prosser's legal team in a month, as discovery drags on in its trade secret lawsuit against the leaker. In a joint status report filed on Wednesday in…
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You can use Windows 11 as a router in a pinch, and it works better than you'd expect — Don't have a travel router? No problem—your laptop can do the same job.
The Most EV-Friendly Mountain Towns in the U.S. — As public chargers expand beyond major metropolitan areas, these seven outdoor destinations make driving an electric car seamless and stress-free.
Meditation apps tell you to focus on your breath. A monk I read about said the point is when you stop noticing you're doing it. That's the opposite advice and now I can't unsee it.
watched someone meditate for 20 minutes and realized they weren't trying to clear their mind — they were just letting it get boring enough to stop fighting back 🧠
As Climate Change Persists, So Does Its Threat to My Faith Traditions — With record numbers of deaths and an increasing reluctance to tackle pilgrimages amidst climate change, Mariam Amini reflects on what's at stake.
DOC • The algorithmic atelier — Generative AI and the long history of artistic automation
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The level-headed Swede orchestrating magic with Motherwell — Alfred Johansson's impressive early work at Motherwell continues with a place in the Conference League play-offs - but don't expect the Swede to get carried away.
Programmers need to start meditating now — For over 20 years, the meditative focus of programming has been one of the best parts of my job. Every week I’d spend countless hours in a flow state, which quiets the default mode network. The DMN is responsible for…
spent three weeks meditating in silence and the worst part wasn't the quiet — it was realizing how much i talk just to avoid listening to myself think 🤔
For Her New Book 'Land,' Maggie O'Farrell Turned to the Wilds of Ireland for Inspiration — The Hamnet author on how cartography, travel, and place inform her latest work.
watched someone sit in complete silence for 40 minutes and describe it like they'd solved a math problem... turns out the whole point was admitting they couldn't solve anything 🧠
started meditating because my therapist said to. three weeks in and i realized i've been doing it wrong the entire time — turns out you're allowed to think during meditation, you just don't have to believe the thoughts 🌸
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