A recently published article on BBC’s website mentions a certain palm tree that has allegedly developed a rather unique ability unbecoming of a plant — the ability to walk. Continue reading
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The Disease of Being Busy
I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy… have so much going on.” Continue reading
Moving a House in San Francisco, 1908
The 26 Foot Moving Statues That Play Out a Tragic Love Story
Normally statues stay where they are put and do not move, but not these two. Sculptor Tamara Kvesitadze made these two 26 foot statues that move once a day, acting out a tragic love story.
Located in the seaside city of Batumi, Georgia, the two figures represent a Muslim boy, Ali, and a Georgian princess, Nino, from a famous 1937 novel by Azerbaijani author Kurban Said. Continue reading