The perfect alignment of the shadows cast by the trains with the coffers of the station vaults in the DC Metro is such an extraordinarily clever and beautiful design choice. Delights me every time I see it

Same energy

Yet more grim news in Russia, where journalists Konstantin Gabov and Sergey Karelin – onetime Reuters and AP stringers respectively – were arrested late last week.

They're being charged with working for Alexei Navalny's team.

Polina Ivanova reports:

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I know it’s a Saturday night but a Russian court has just arrested our Reuters colleague.
Journalism is not a crime.
Konstantin is a TV producer, not an “extremist”.
He ought to be released immediately.

by Jason Anderson

By Le Corbusier.

when grégoire bouillier broke up with sophie calle over email she sent the email to 107 different women asking them what it meant and then made their interpretations into an art piece she took to the venice biennale and that is a level of spite i can only aspire to

This electrician and union leader could be Biden’s secret weapon in Michigan — via ⁦Jeanne Whalen⁩ and ⁦Toluse Olorunnipa⁩ washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

Another sleepless night...

'Moonlit Night. A Village.' (1888), Isaac Levitan

Since only journos are on here: Why are we allowing every. single. public. official to chat on background and off-record. We should collectively demand more transparency and stop being swayed by these backgrounders.

It is both so heartening and so heart breaking to see him laugh like this. In a cage. For no reason.
#IStandwithEvan

A minor public service announcement to public relations professionals. The journalists met at our annual getaway, and we agreed that if you follow up a cold pitch email *more than once* we'll collectively mark them as spam so your domain name will be blacklisted by the provider.

Evan gave a thumbs-up when asked by the press how he was. And later shared this moment with his lawyers after the judge announced the decision. The legal team said they held out hope the next hearing would be the last.

You are not a financial failure if you rent.

Homeownership is a worthy goal. For decades, it's been one of the most effective ways to build wealth. However, if you feel you're not financially able to buy, then you probably aren’t ready.

Thanks for having me CNN Fredricka Whitfield

One of the funniest Prince stories is the time he met Matt Damon in 2007 at the London premiere for The Bourne Ultimatum.

Dozens of Volkswagen workers are gathered here in Chattanooga for a live tally of the UAW vote. Lots of pizza, beers and cheers.

Volkswagen workers in Tennessee pass historic vote to join the United Auto Workers union, becoming the first Southern auto factory to unionize via an election since the 1940s.

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This clip is worth the click.

Jessica Brilli, contemporary US artist who works in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th century iconography #WomensArt

Governors of six southern states warn workers against joining UAW union, saying it would threaten jobs and 'the values we live by.'

Comes a day before VW workers in TN vote on unionization.
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