Gaozhou Puppet Theater (高州木偶戲), or Kuixi (傀戲), traces its roots to Ming-era Fujian puppetry. Renowned for lifelike carvings and dazzling feats, puppets that blink, spit fire, even stage beheadings, it fuses song, drama, music, and story into a vivid folk spectacle. 🎨 虢子楷sheep #folkart

Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️

Hmm, I wonder what other scientists think of Dawkins....

“The solution to all problems is to abolish services and give the rich all the money,” a rich expert has said.

Identical to the rubbish coming from Starmer, Reeves and 'sources': oh noes! Markets will HATE left wing policies! He's the new Liz Truss! National security threat! Presumably this rubbish shows it's the Labour leadership who are spooked.

This is getting silly

So many new beautiful and interesting #cdrama posters...

thought was done but then a spontaneous photo gig came up! my camera kinda gave up in the last hour but we got more than 1000 photos to sort out so here are some of the snaps.

I can't believe I'm rooting for a media company to sue over a copyright violation.

Just wanted to share this artist's work since it was censored 🙂 Sponsor Message Trump-Epstein friendship statue is removed from National Mall www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...

There are ways to defuse the threat Burnham poses to Starmer without destabilising the Labour Party so of course Starmer's team chooses to ignore them and burn it all down instead

Senior Labour source attacks popular Labour mayor

I've always found it strange how the fact that 30% of Australians were born overseas doesn't seem to play much of a part in our national discourse. In the US it's only ~16%, the UK ~17%. The huge dynamics of that reality here should be kept in your thought orbit before opining about stuff

tbh, Emperor Louis II and his ghostwriter dealt with this in 871 ;)

THE DAY ENDED ONCE MORE AS A PITIFUL DEFEAT FOR WU.

UMAP gives very aesthetic results on different slices of this dataset. My favorite is this broccoli and ketchup one

A web caught between prayers and hopes. . 📷by me At a shrine in Saga, Japan

Also, if you haven't yet, check out her previous book DISORIENTATION, which is sharp and witty: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671562...

Hilarious recap of Trump's latest crazy talk! 😅 (And much more) First time I have heard that air has an amorphous shape and "doesn't go straight up"!!

Do NOT miss David’s explainer about why Digital ID cards won’t work 👇

EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU TO @redactedquirk.bsky.social FOR DOING MY PRINCESS MAKEUP 👸🏽

Hunting Swans to eat sounds like some deranged British upper class cruel sport activity. Then they present the bones to the King at Buckingham Palace once a year because he owns all the Swans.

I want the next rando US shooter (there's always the next rando US shooter) to write "this bullet immanentizes the eschaton" on their rounds, to send all the usual suspects completely batshit insane

I’ve written to Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper demanding urgent action to ensure the safety of the Global Sumud Flotilla. 52 boats carrying aid and peace activists to Gaza. The UK must act to assure their safety. Israel is committing a genocide. All eyes are on this flotilla.

Sure, I'll just tell the limbless 6-year-old not to hate the Israeli sniper who shot her 13-year-old brother with a targeted shot to the head. Better yet, let's teach Palestinian children to love their butchers and being butchered.

Looking for some inspirational quotes from beloved historical figures

"When you quote-post that Australian Senator who only went into politics because their arms were too short to steal bags at train stations [...] you too are part of the culture wars machine. [...] It’s like an online information version of the human centipede."

[katseye voice] everrrythings gaarrrlic

In case anyone would like to watch the sunset today in Los Angelas. Forgive the bounce I held the camera up for 20 minutes.

Am loving this new poster for #HowDareYou from the iqiyi conference. #cdrama

It's really straight outta Rh#desia

The Emus did nothing wrong

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Boris Johnson going hard after both Nigel Farage and JD Vance is definitely a sign that something is going on…

let's take i̶b̶u̶p̶r̶o̶f̶e̶n̶ acetaminophen/paracetamol together

Another piece of (excellent) research showing that support for the far-right is never going to be driven purely by either 'culture' or 'economics'. Inevitably, both are involved - and they're often inseparable.

I was once in a cafe minding my own business and two blokes at the next table, in impeccable local Gloucestershire accents, were discussing how to catch a swan to eat it. I imagine their families had migrated to England with the Saxons.

The Jewish Council of Australia continuing their great work in support of justice, decency, and human rights for the people of Palestine ✌🏼

All of the below and stuffed animals.

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Hello you got any bird seed?

Temple of Yesod- the Moon

Happy Thursday from Bankstown 🌻

Your Party (re-)opens membership with Corbyn half-apology - and no Sultana The one-sided announcement from Corbyn and half-baked apology is the opposite of what was needed at this time from Your Party, says Skwawkbox www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

This morning's bop: youtu.be/1RPqycqglXA?... #王菲 #挣脱

I find this puzzling. Antichrist is an essential part of the apocalyptic script, as is his ultimate defeat, so someone who follows biblical prophecy should be cool with it. Antichrist is a feature not a bug

He's already the most powerful man on earth Peter what more do you want

You know you're meeting your "increase reading for pleasure" goals when typing "G" into your address bar prompts you to continue reading a monograph on gnostic poetry *before* Gmail. (For the record, this book rules, as does The Thunder: Perfect Mind)

If I win the lottery I’m going to start a new newspaper with the motto “Yesterday’s News Today” on the masthead, and it will consist only of considered, thoughtful, sober reporting with never a *BREAKING NEWS* marquee to be seen.