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Short Reflections on "The Climate Book" by Greta Thunberg
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (47+ words) Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey. "And like so "...
The very greedy python: Children's book finds new meaning in Florida - AOL
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (529+ words) Eric Carle is best known for his children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." But his pythons are hungry, too. In fact, they're downright ravenous. The gluttonous snake in Carle and Richard Buckley's 1985 book "The Greedy Python" gobbles up everything it…...
Spring Snow" book review: Instinct, reason and happiness
10+ hour, 57+ min ago (87+ words) Spring Snow is a novel by Yukio Mishima (1925-1970), which is the first piece in the Sea of Fertility tetralogy. The story follows a young man, Kiyoyaki Matsugae who is firstly deeply disturbed by the flow of rebellion Satako Aayakura brings…...
Man finds rain-soaked diary on roadside, every page tells a heartwarming story
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (342+ words) A man and his friends stumbled upon a rain-soaked diary lying on the roadside, but what they found inside made them stop in their tracks and hope it somehow finds its way back to its owner. The video was shared…...
Book Review | Urgent Call to Rethink Water
14+ hour, 51+ min ago (166+ words) A 2025 report noted that ~40 million litres of untreated sewage enter water bodies in India. What was once a wetland in Karawal Nagar, in the east of Delhi, "plastic now dominates, as per a Down to Earth report. On 29 April 2026, several…...
Check out this Figtree father and son at your local library
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (910+ words) Sovereign capability matters now more than ever Let's build the Lucky Country. Ready to hop on your bike and move around the Shoalhaven? Let's go find your new place. A gift from a former BMX bandit to his son is…...
Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens: The devastatingly relatable novel every
17+ hour, 5+ min ago (507+ words) moved onto the news agenda at 08: 00: 00 EAT, putting Nairobi and The Independent in focus. The report matters because it is a technology story with consequences beyond one headline: The Independent places the central fact this way: Lisa Owens" latest novel…...
Maggie O'Farrell on Land: "I was really interested in the possibility of telling the whole story of a country. .. but all via one plot of land" | Hotpress
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (625+ words) Maggie O'Farrell discusses her compelling new historical novel Land, and the hugely acclaimed film adaptation of her novel Hamnet, which famously landed Jessie Buckley Best Actress at this year's Oscars. For the author, that proved another point of enormous interest....
Megalopherous
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (709+ words) Written for the Leslie Writes, unofficial challenge, "What am I" "Professor! We can't contain it! It's destroying the laboratory!" "It's okay. It'll probably get tired soon. I need to try and get-" "I don't think you understand. If we don't…...
Book Reviews | Urgent Call to Rethink Water
17+ hour, 6+ min ago (127+ words) A 2025 report noted that ~40 million litres of untreated sewage enter water bodies in India. What was once a wetland in Karawal Nagar, in the east of Delhi, "plastic now dominates, as per a Down to Earth report. On 29 April 2026, several…...