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Sherpa monks

Navroze Contractor and friends. Photo courtesy of Deepa Dhanraj.

Keeping it real

Green mind projection

Boston strong

Josh and Kelley’s pooches. (3 of 4).

Fish are down

The Annihilation of Fish (Charles Burnett, 1999)

Writing all your problems; in a secret– little book

Suspect punctuation in the title.

Sudan paramilitary kills dozens, including 9 aid workers, health official says - The Washington Post
Sudan paramilitary kills dozens, including 9 aid workers, health official says The Washington PostSudan Clinic Workers Killed in Zamzam Camp The New York TimesAttacks on famine-hit camps in Sudan's Darfur kill at least 100, UN official says CBS NewsSudan paramilitaries kill at least 100 people in Darfur attack, UN says Al JazeeraHundreds feared killed in Sudan as RSF launches […]
Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs - Reuters
Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs ReutersTrump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs BBCTrump can pull stocks back from the brink, but bond and currency markets may not be so easily impressed as they rapidly de-dollarize FortuneApple, Nvidia Score Relief From US Tariffs With Exemptions BloombergTrump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs CNBC
Trump authorizes US military to take control of land at US-Mexico border - The Guardian
Trump authorizes US military to take control of land at US-Mexico border The GuardianMilitary Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling Invasions The White House (.gov)Trump Authorizes Pentagon to Take Over Public Land at Southern Border WSJEric Dane’s Wife Addresses Hard Marriage After ALS Diagnosis The Daily BeastTrump authorizes military to take control of […]
British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill - The New York Times
British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill The New York TimesUK takes control of British Steel under emergency powers BBCBritish government takes over running of UK’s last major steel plant from Chinese owner Jingye CNNThe steel crisis has made the UK business secretary look like an innocent abroad | John Crace The GuardianEmergency bill to protect […]
Rory McIlroy Makes Masters History with 6 Consecutive 3s to Begin 3rd Round - Bleacher Report
Rory McIlroy Makes Masters History with 6 Consecutive 3s to Begin 3rd Round Bleacher ReportMasters 2025 third round live updates, leaderboard: Rory McIlroy jumps into the lead Yahoo SportsRory McIlroy makes Masters history, cards six straight 3s in blazing-hot start Saturday at Augusta National PGA TourThe Masters 2025: TV times, bonus coverage, Amen Corner stream and how to […]
April's full moon is a 'micromoon.' Here's what that means - KSL News
April's full moon is a 'micromoon.' Here's what that means KSL NewsApril’s full moon is a ‘micromoon.’ Here’s what that means CNNHow, when to see the full Pink Moon and micromoon this weekend AxiosWatch April's Full Pink 'micromoon' rise this weekend with a free telescope livestream Space.comThere's a Full 'Pink Micromoon' Happening This Weekend—What to Know Travel + Leisure

Coachella 2025: Photos of our favorite festival fashion April 12, 2025
Finding the perfect Coachella fit is an art. These are some of the best festival outfits we saw on the field at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Coachella livestream: How to watch Green Day, Charli XCX, Travis Scott and more April 12, 2025
Performances by Travis Scott, Charli XCX, Green Day, Weezer, Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Phil and more will be livestreamed from Coachella 2025. Here's how you can watch.
Lady Gaga proves she's music's greatest kook in campy Coachella thriller April 12, 2025
The pop superstar headlined the desert festival Friday night eight years after filling in last-minute for Beyoncé in 2017.
Mikael Wood
Photos: Scenes from the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival April 12, 2025
Photos from the Coachella music festival featuring Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott.
Allen J. Schaben
How Venezeula's most popular band overcame the odds and became the soundtrack of a generation in exile April 12, 2025
Rawayana, a band of Venezuelan émigrés criticized by dictator Nicolás Maduro, won a Grammy and will play Coachella.
Kate Linthicum
Lisa, already a Coachella headliner in Blackpink, just demolished the Sahara Tent as a solo star April 12, 2025
Blackpink fans saw her at Coachella in the Sahara Tent in 2019 and the main stage as recently as 2023, but this is a newly assured Lisa blowing through her own lane.
August Brown
Old friends on different trajectories reunite in 'Sacramento,' a comedy with wisdom April 12, 2025
Michael Cera and Michael Angarano play once-close buddies papering over incipient responsibilities with varying degrees of self-delusion in a well-judged comedy.
Robert Abele
Ted Kotcheff, 'First Blood' and 'Weekend at Bernie's' director, dies at 94 April 12, 2025
Ted Kotcheff, whose long career included directing 'First Blood,' 'Weekend at Bernie's,' 'Wake in Fright' and 'North Dallas Forty' and executive producing 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,' has died.
Mark Olsen
A lonely woman sees something she can't unsee in 'Gazer,' an industrious thriller April 11, 2025
Made by a team of weekend filmmakers who took their labor of love all the way to Cannes, the movie is steeped in the language of classic cinematic nail-biters.
Robert Abele
Jaime King says 'system is really unfair' after ex-husband Kyle Newman wins primary custody April 11, 2025
Jaime King says she 'will do everything in my power to change this system,' nearly a month after ex-husband Kyle Newman won primary custody of their two kids.
Alexandra Del Rosario

Watch: Match of the Day April 13, 2025
Gary Lineker introduces highlights from the day’s Premier League games.
McIlroy extends Masters lead with eagle on 15 April 12, 2025
Watch as Rory McIlroy extends his lead with a sensational eagle on the 15th hole of his third round at The Masters at Augusta.
Rourke leaves Big Brother after 'unacceptable behaviour' April 12, 2025
The Hollywood actor was formally warned by the show earlier this week over "offensive" language he had used.
Manchester Arena bomber attacks prison officers April 12, 2025
Hashem Abedi attacked three prison officers, and counter-terrorism police are now investigating.
Lib Dem MP refused entry to Hong Kong April 12, 2025
Party leader Sir Ed Davey urges the foreign secretary to summon the Chinese ambassador for an explanation.
'Calm' England have 'great capacity' to regroup April 12, 2025
England score six unanswered second-half tries after "calm" half-time debrief quells the possibility of a shock defeat by Ireland in Cork.
Major incident after explosion destroys house April 12, 2025
Nottinghamshire Police, the fire service and ambulances will be at the scene overnight.
It's like I've never driven an F1 car - Norris April 12, 2025
Lando Norris says he felt "clueless" and "like I have never driven a Formula 1 car before" after qualifying sixth for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Queen Camilla says King's work 'keeps him going' April 12, 2025
She says her husband, who has been receiving cancer treatment for over a year, wants to do "more and more".
Ambassador does not deny Russia is tracking UK nuclear subs with sensors April 12, 2025
Andrei Kelin tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he does not deny accusations of attempting to spy on UK nuclear submarine fleet.

The Best Pixel 9 Cases, Tested and Reviewed (2025) April 12, 2025
Whether you saved some cash with the Pixel 9a or went big with the Pixel 9 Pro XL, we’ve got a selection of cases—MagSafe included—to kit out your new Android phone.
Julian Chokkattu
Asus Vivobook 14 Copilot+ PC Review: A Budget Windows Laptop April 12, 2025
Terrible color accuracy ruins what is an otherwise great budget Windows laptop.
Luke Larsen
Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact Review: Versatile, Uneven April 12, 2025
The Smart Oven Air Fryer Compact has truly intelligent presets, and a lot of functionality in a wee device. But I wonder about the airflow.
Matthew Korfhage
Is Airplane Mode on Flights Necessary or Outdated? (2025) April 12, 2025
If you don’t, your flight won’t crash, but ignoring airplane mode uses up your battery and annoys the pilot.
Boutayna Chokrane
The 24 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (April 2025) April 12, 2025
The Wheel of Time, Reacher, and The Bondsman are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.
Matt Kamen, WIRED Staff
China Secretly (and Weirdly) Admits It Hacked US Infrastructure April 12, 2025
Plus: The Department of Homeland Security begins surveilling immigrants' social media, President Donald Trump targets former CISA director who refuted his claims of 2020 election fraud, and more.
Lily Hay Newman
The Vuori Performance Joggers Are Everything a Pair of Sweatpants Should Be April 12, 2025
These sweats strike the perfect balance between comfort and looks.
Louryn Strampe
An Instagram iPad App, a New Motorola Razr, and Gemini’s Latest—Here’s Your Gear News of the Week April 12, 2025
Plus: Nothing teases a new CMF smartphone, Specialized’s new mountain ebike starts at $8,000, and Teenage Engineering's big software update for its sampler.
Julian Chokkattu
Proposed NASA Budget Cuts ‘Would Decimate American Leadership in Space’ April 12, 2025
The approximate 20 percent budget cut could force the closure of the Goddard Space Flight Center and would see projects such as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope scrapped.
Eric Berger, Ars Technica
One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley April 12, 2025
The Tamaulipan thorn forest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.
Laura Mallonee