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Looks like the yogi's at my corporate ig are really responding artfully to the learning design's timing, even if I feel out of sorts with it.
Spiral Learning Design + spaced Repetition for the win!!
Looks like the yogi's at my corporate ig are really responding artfully to the learning design's timing, even if I feel out of sorts with it.
Spiral Learning Design + spaced Repetition for the win!!
get bent
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Yoga Class
Wish Kazi Happy Birthday
New booking request
get bent
Yoga Class
Wish Kazi Happy Birthday
New booking request
Yoga Class
Wish Kazi Happy Birthday
New booking request
get bent
Yoga Class
Wish Kazi Happy Birthday
New booking request
get bent
Yoga Class
Wish Kazi Happy Birthday
New booking request
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newyorker.comMadonna and the Muppets Made the Case for LoveA World Cup halftime show featuring Madonna, Muppets, and global pop stars positioned music and celebrity as a universal solution to cultural division. The spectacle relied on the premise that entertainment can transcend boundaries and unite disparate audiences through shared emotional experience. T✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Practice
Performing the Practice vs. Reading It: Why Inheritance Isn’t Understanding
A student asked me why the closing sequence comes last, and I heard how much of what I knew was inheritance, not understanding. I could have written a post about it. Instead I built the map — 81 lessons, on a platform I own. The thing is the proof.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
The Impossible Scroll
For two thousand years, the Herculaneum scrolls were unreadable. Carbonized by Vesuvius in 79 AD. Touch one and it crumbles. Unroll it and you destroy the only copy. So they sat there — full of text, completely sealed.
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futurism.comGen Z Appears to Be Reversing No-Drinking Trend, Now Lurching Toward AlcoholismNew research shows Gen Z alcohol consumption jumped from 66% to 74% in three years, reversing earlier trends of abstinence. The shift is attributed partly to pandemic timing—many Gen Zers hit legal drinking age during lockdowns—and their drinking patterns (more cocktails, more social occasions) diff✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
georgetowner.comWaymo Is Rolling Into WashingtonWaymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle company, is testing self-driving cars in Washington D.C. with human safety drivers as it prepares to launch driverless ride-hailing services. The District presents unique challenges including unpredictable traffic, protests, motorcades, and complex intersections,✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Get bent
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Kiss of the Spider Woman: Ashtanga, Authoritarianism and Art
Michael Joel Hall recounts his visit to the Gala Theater in Columbia Heights to watch a Spanish production of ‘Kiss...
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theguardian.comRise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’The Hague Conference suspended a 15-year effort to create a global surrogacy convention due to irreconcilable ethical divisions among member states. The lack of international coordination leaves babies born via cross-border surrogacy at risk of 'limping parentage' (different legal parents in differe✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
Uncanny Valley | WIREDWhy Apple Sued OpenAI; New York Takes On Data Centers; Cyclosporiasis OutbreakA tightly argued triple-header on OpenAI's legal and political fractures, the data center backlash as emerging electoral fault line, and a genuinely alarming parasitic outbreak tied to CDC staffing cuts — each thread has real stakes and sharp takes.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
theguardian.comMajority of US voters link extreme weather to climate crisis, study findsA Data for Progress poll finds 61% of likely US voters believe extreme weather has increased over the past five years, including 46% of Republicans. Heatwaves show the strongest climate-change link (67% overall, 48% of Republicans), and 88% support employer heat protections for outdoor and indoor wo✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
scientificamerican.comAmerica is embarking on a risky experiment with GLP-1s and agingGLP-1 drugs like Wegovy are increasingly prescribed to older adults for weight loss, but clinical trials underrepresent people over 65, leaving major gaps in safety and efficacy data. Side effects such as muscle loss, dehydration, and drug interactions pose heightened risks for seniors, and function✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
when I was ,
in India At first, I found the
whole thing soooo unseemly. This
changed after a conversation
about the insane life [generational]
changes $20,000 could bring
a family. Who's
"Wow, Wow, Wow"
~Kylie
"How do
I describe
you =
'ALWAYS
LYUN"
"Maybe this
is a time where
I can say my opinion
doesn't matter because
Its THEIR PATH."
in India At first, I found the
whole thing soooo unseemly. This
changed after a conversation
about the insane life [generational]
changes $20,000 could bring
a family. Who's
"Wow, Wow, Wow"
~Kylie
"How do
I describe
you =
'ALWAYS
LYUN"
"Maybe this
is a time where
I can say my opinion
doesn't matter because
Its THEIR PATH."
25 Units
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Quotes
✎ Essay · Essay Drafts
Equity in the Practice Room
A student in the front row can't hinge forward. She's seated, legs extended, trying to reach toward her feet. Her pelvis won't move. Her spine is rounding from the base. Her face is doing the thing faces do when the body refuses and the person…
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tricycle.orgEquanimity in PracticeThe four immeasurables (loving-kindness, compassion, rejoicing, equanimity) are foundational Buddhist practices that counter the five poisons (pride, jealousy, desire-attachment, ignorance, aversion). Longchenpa recommends starting with equanimity to develop impartiality, noting that friend/foe dist✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
bbc.co.ukWhy the World Cup half-time show may be a taste of things to comeFIFA is introducing a 25-minute half-time show at the 2026 World Cup final featuring Madonna, Shakira, BTS, and Justin Bieber—the first in tournament history. The extended break exceeds the standard 15-minute limit and has sparked debate about whether adding entertainment spectacle to football match✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
wtop.comTaylor Farms recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states over cyclospora riskTaylor Farms recalled iceberg lettuce shipped to 27 states due to cyclospora contamination linked to a multistate outbreak. The parasite, transmitted through fecal-contaminated water used in irrigation or washing, has sickened over 1,645 people in 2025. The recall follows identification of Mexican-s✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Yoga for Anxious Teens
A Georgetown University review found that mindfulness and yoga improved mental health in anxious teens, with researchers recommending these practices be tried before medication.
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velvetshark.comWhy do AI company logos look like buttholes?A satirical analysis of AI company logo design trends, observing that many (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta) feature circular shapes with central voids and gradients that unintentionally resemble anatomical openings. The piece attributes this convergence to circular design psychology (wholeness, non✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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Travis Bembenek: I think Chipotle opening in Mexico is a great thing.
I can’t lie, I love Chipotle. I have never considered myself a foodie (I’m from Wisconsin, need I say more?) but I think it’s impossible to argue that Chipotle does not hit the rare restaurant trifecta of fast service, good food and good price. Most restaurants struggle to give you two of those things, but Chipotle is one of those special places that gives you all three.
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25 Units
Travis Bembenek: I think Chipotle opening in Mexico is a great thing.
I can’t lie, I love Chipotle. I have never considered myself a foodie (I’m from Wisconsin, need I say more?) but I think it’s impossible to argue that Chipotle does not hit the rare restaurant trifecta of fast service, good food and good price. Most restaurants struggle to give you two of those things, but Chipotle is one of those special places that gives you all three.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Yoga Reduced Healthcare Use by 43 Percent
A 2015 study found that mind-body practices including yoga reduced the need for healthcare services by 43 percent over the study period.
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