Not a big opera fan, but hey, this is historic: Finnish women as composer, librettist, conductor and co-star at the Met in #NYC #KaijaSaariaho is the 3rd female composer in nearly 150 years at the #Met #innocence #opera #VilmaJää #SusannaMälkki #SofiOksanen areena.yle.fi/1-77549116

🆕 EU Longest Train Journey 🆕 Kemijärvi 🇫🇮 - Lagos 🇵🇹 🦅 Geodesic: 4088.33km 🛤️ Route-km: 6251.5km ⏱️Trip time: 87 hours 29 minutes 🚆Trains: 16 💶 Cost: around €400, with Interrail All mapped and explained here 👇 eulongesttrainjourney.jonworth.eu

Fantastic news, throwing phones away when the battery dies is quite ridiculous. We don't need super thin phones, we need phones we can repair.

This is why it's important authors read a lot, Murakami has no idea this has been done already

US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by #elephants #trophyhunting #gabon www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Q: Your country is being asked to give up territory. ZELENSKYY: When somebody says you have to withdraw — please, try to withdraw from your own house. When we talk about Ukrainian territory, it’s not only land. It’s our history, it’s history of millions of families.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and the Waikīkī Aquarium are collaborating to increase awareness of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Sanctuary through lectures, a revamped exhibit, and educational programs. 🌊

I’m trying to convince my institution that’s it’s worthwhile to be on Bluesky, so I volunteered to setup an account and posted at @soest.hawaii.edu. Please do me a favor and follow the account, share and like some posts before my meeting to discuss the account tomorrow. @joshuajfriedman.com

Patti Smith and PJ Harvey #WomensArt

I absolutely adore little libraries 🥲📚

Eartha Kitt performing in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1955

HUGE WIN! H.R. 1897 the bill that would have gutted Endangered Species Act protections for threatened and endangered species has been pulled from today’s House floor vote. Your calls and pressure worked. Thank you for speaking up.

Finnish vocalist extraordinaire #VilmaJää getting big-time props Like Frank said, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere... #finland #folkmusic #opera #MetOpera www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/a...

Rediscovering the Handcart A pleasure to drive, the versatile handcart demonstrates the advantages of slow, human-powered #transportation #lowtech #slowtravel solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2026/04/redi... @lowtechmagazine.bsky.social

Magnolias of Kharkiv

Starting a mid-decade redistricting war only to end up with -1 seats is the same fine strategic genius and subtle grasp of game theory that brough us the Strait of Hormuz.

Both solar and wind power now produce more of the world's electricity than nuclear. More importantly, they're the growth engines, ready to finally make a dent in the amounts of coal and gas used for electricity. And in the emissions arising from that!

Virginia voters approved a referendum to draw new congressional districts that could add up to four Democratic seats in the House, AP projects, giving Democrats an advantage in the national redistricting war begun by Republicans. https://wapo.st/3OljVvH

Pauli Lyytinen of Elifantree at #Espoo Museum of Modern Art as part of centenary celebrations of #finnish #jazz #finland #saxophone

EU ‘right to repair’ law The EU will soon require smartphone manufacturers to let users replace their batteries. The tough new rules - endorsed by the European Parliament this week - could save millions of phones from landfill. www.euronews.com/2023/06/22/n...

Looking like 2024’s record sea surface temperatures may soon be broken - and that’s *before* the El Niño predicted for later this year kicks in, further supercharging climate impacts. It’s time for emergency action at a wartime scale both to prepare and to cut emissions.

Free (of charge) #jazz showcases this week in #Espoo celebrating a century of jazz in #Finland #freejazz www.apriljazz.fi/en/finnish-j...

Who knew that negotiating for world peace is nothing like cutting a deal for concrete with the Gambino crime family?

An epic bridge opening ceremony in #Helsinki on Saturday. So many happy people. #cycling #onelesscar #KruunuvuoriBridge

The next #UN secretary will probably (hopefully) be a woman from #SouthAmerica #chile #costarica #argentina apnews.com/article/un-s...

No Left Field this summer, but you can recharge your activism at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival. It's a celebration of worker's power with music, talks, workshops and a whole weekend of radical solidarity. Get down to Dorset and get organised! Tickets and details here: www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk

We acknowledge that more than 90% of the heat from global warming has gone into the ocean but then act surprised when this happens.

This is great news, but it nicely illustrates that, just like for science, nothing can replace government funding. NPR got a one-time gift totaling $113 million, which is not nothing. But Congress clawed back $500 million in annual funding from public broadcasters.

Helsinki's new Crown Bridges will fully open to pedestrians at 2pm on Saturday and to cyclists at 5pm.

"You're just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay" -- holy shit, Tim Kaine is *demolishing* Russ Vought

The wait is over... #massiveattack #tomwaits #iceout #protestmusic massiveattack.bandcamp.com/album/boots-...

Reawakening at #Bromarv harbor #raseborg #finland

The #Kalevala. a 19th-century epic poem, inspired this improvised dialogue between two of the foremost #folk artists from #Finland #folkmusic #accordion #jouhikko www.songlines.co.uk/review/tarep...

The Dutch blueprint for urban vitality goes far beyond the bicycle. It begins by reclaiming public space and reducing the dominance of private cars to make room for cities that are accessible, attractive and alive with possibility. Bikes aren’t the end goal, they’re just the means to get us there.

Love this goofball. Video from Voyageurs Wolf Project. voyageurswolfproject.org

Southern and eastern Finland is suffering from a meteorological drought (lack of precipitation). Helsinki Kaisaniemi has received only 60.6 mm of precipitation so far this year, ranking it to the 2nd lowest in the year-to-date statistics. Only the year 1980 was drier.

Вже влітку з Фінляндії можна буде здійснити довгу мандрівку залізницею до решти Європи #ukrainian #finland #Фінляндії #sweden #eurail #CrossBorderRail yle.fi/a/74-20220228

Lost 45-second film by French #cinema pioneer Georges Méliès retrieved from US attic f24.my/BrEz.BS

Murmur, the band’s debut studio album, was released 43 years ago on April 12, 1983. Produced by Mitch Easter & Don Dixon, Murmur remains, according to music journalist Tim Peacock, “one of the most compelling and otherworldly debut albums in rock history.” Share your Murmur memories in the comments.

David Bowie wrote the lyrics to "Heroes" by watching his producer kiss a woman next to the Berlin Wall through a studio window — and kept the secret for over 20 years. Five surprising facts about one of rock's greatest albums. zurl.co/vcNvN

The Kremlin will not congratulate Magyar on his victory; Hungary is an unfriendly country – Kremlin talking head Peskov said. Oh, how the tables have turned, and how fast! 🍿

JD Vance is America’s Liz Truss. She killed the Queen. He killed the Pope and now, metaphorically, Viktor Orbán.

Finland gains direct rail link to Europe this summer #eurail #finland #sweden #haparanda #tornio #rail #CrossBorderRail yle.fi/a/74-20220038

You know what would be amazing, if Vance can negotiate an agreement where Iran doesn't enrich above 3.67% (far below weapons grade); gets rid of 98% of its stockpile of uranium; has weekly inspections by the IAEA; and commits to all of this for at 10 years. Oh, yeah, that was the Obama Iran deal.

I believe this is the year we’ll start to see a shift from employees refusing to adopt AI because it doesn’t work to refusing to adopt AI so that they aren’t training their replacement.

"A national shame": Left-leaning parties demand action to combat rising #poverty in #Finland #eupol #greens #left #sdp yle.fi/a/74-20219521

hell yeah this place rules

sure didn't expect to see this on JP news.