New York’s independent grocery stores face steep price disparities. A recent bill seeks to change that. columbiaspectator.com/city-n…

The hard-working Red-tailed Hawk single mom who recently fledged two chicks on her own, flying high over Central Park South with sunny wings as she watches over her nearby youngsters.

One of the hardest things to explain about chronic illness is that being used to a symptom doesn’t make it mild. It just means you’ve experienced it enough times to stop reacting the way healthy people would. Those are two very different things.

I spent 20 years thinking I was just broken. Then I saw this diagram and my whole life clicked. "Too much" and "not enough" at the same time… Turns out my brain was just living in the middle circle. Diagram by Katy Higgins Lee, MFT (Tending Paths) – Updated December 2022 If this hits you too, you’re not broken. You’re wired different. ❤️

Aladdin the young Red-tailed Hawk perches on a branch at the south end of Central Park.

BREAKING: Manhattan rents have hit a new record high of $5,125/month.

Probably only interesting to a small subset of New Yorkers, but the Carroll Street Bridge in Gowanus reopened this morning after 5 years!

A German court has ruled that Google is liable for the false statements generated by its AI Overviews feature. The ruling could have massive impacts on the world's biggest search engine, which recently doubled down on giving users AI-generated results.

The four seasons! ☀️ 🍂 ❄️ 🌸

summer mornings on film 🎞️

My hometown Amersfoort under a stormy sky last week.

a reminder my book Queer Pregnancy in Shakespeare’s Plays is available for free on Kindle. it’s an academic book, but I feel the introduction (part memoir) & first chapter on A Midsummer Night’s Dream might be of interest generally. I’d love more reviews! amazon.com/Pregnancy-Shakesp…

Heads up: The U.S. Postal Service has proposed a new rule that would allow it to refuse to deliver mail ballots in states that don't turn over voter rolls to the federal government. Democrats and voting-rights groups say the proposed rule is clear evidence that the Trump admin is trying to unconstitutionally intrude on state-run elections.

made some ceramic tiles

Found a mini thunder hole near Walker’s Point this evening. 😂 — June 12, 2026 Kennebunkport, Maine

what a great city

oh, ok, now I get why fireworks going off on my roof not like they need a reason here, but

… how we are perceived, which can in turn impact our relationships and potentially other important aspects of our lives as well.

Many autistic people fear being misunderstood because a lot of us have experienced being held to a higher standard and given less grace in various situations, and have come to realise that even a seemingly small misunderstanding can have a significant impact on …

Barney's turn in the clay pot! Happy #caturday 😻