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themarginalian.orgThe Art of Dignity Beyond Pride: How to Move Through Heartbreak Like Frida KahloMaria Popova examines Frida Kahlo's letters to photographer Nickolas Muray, written after he ended their affair to marry another woman. Kahlo's correspondence demonstrates a dignity beyond pride—she openly expresses devastation while simultaneously wishing him happiness, requesting mementos back not✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
npr.orgJustice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reportingThe Justice Department subpoenaed four New York Times reporters over their anonymously sourced reporting on Air Force One security concerns, demanding they testify before a grand jury. Federal agents delivered subpoenas to journalists' homes after the FBI had previously asked the Times to withhold t✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
Beware: Stomach
bug is taking
over b [illegible]
If there is a way
for me to get into
Club Confosions
tonight in Brooklyn,
I went in.
...ALAS but
Wow! I got my
first github commit
to a software I
use!!!
"You look like you
were carved from
Marble"
"You win best
body in here, for sure"
—The Boys
"I wish I had
put on more muscle
during this bring
phase"
— Me
Note to Self: Ask Yourself
this: What are you
doing it for?
bug is taking
over b [illegible]
If there is a way
for me to get into
Club Confosions
tonight in Brooklyn,
I went in.
...ALAS but
Wow! I got my
first github commit
to a software I
use!!!
"You look like you
were carved from
Marble"
"You win best
body in here, for sure"
—The Boys
"I wish I had
put on more muscle
during this bring
phase"
— Me
Note to Self: Ask Yourself
this: What are you
doing it for?
Notes
Quotes
✎ Essay · Culture
The Future of Yoga Economies
A companion to The Digital Caste and The Architecture of Generosity. The conversation about yoga economics runs the same loop. Teachers can't make a living. Studios can't stay open. Students can't afford classes. Everyone assumes the problem is price — find the right number and…
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Interoceptive Awareness Protects Against Stress
A 2017 study found that interoceptive awareness, the ability to sense internal body signals, is linked to greater stress resilience. Yoga trains this capacity directly.
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futurism.comFanDuel Is Using Personal Messages From Sports Stars to Keep Gambling Addicts HookedSports betting companies like FanDuel are using personalized video messages from star athletes to retain high-value users, including those with gambling addictions. A lawsuit accuses these platforms of deliberately fostering addiction, with surveys showing 42% of active bettors feel they spend more✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Notes
Artist Brian Robinson explores everyday magic in
Multiverse at Newcastle Art Gallery - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/brian-rob
inson-multiverse-newcastle-art-gallery/106722446
Multiverse at Newcastle Art Gallery - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/brian-rob
inson-multiverse-newcastle-art-gallery/106722446
Fun Circuit: 3 Rounds
(with a partner)
Partner 1: Row
Partner 2: 12 each.
• TRX Horizontal Row
• Push-ups (sted)
• Straight 2- Arm
Ground to Overhead
w/ Bar
Then: Switch
3 30 timecap per person
(with a partner)
Partner 1: Row
Partner 2: 12 each.
• TRX Horizontal Row
• Push-ups (sted)
• Straight 2- Arm
Ground to Overhead
w/ Bar
Then: Switch
3 30 timecap per person
nytimes.comForeign Actors Aim to Exploit Divide on A.I.State actors in China, Russia and Iran have sought to exploit the U.S. public debate over the effects of the technology.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
nautil.usWhat Makes Humans StupidStupidity is not the absence of intelligence but its misapplication—using sophisticated tools, theories, or systems to make simple problems harder rather than easier. Unlike ignorance or honest error, stupidity involves the elaborate defense and institutionalization of wrong approaches, requiring in✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Name It. Move On.
It’s about telling the truth about your mood without turning it into a lifelong identity—or a daily beatdown.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Keep the Method, Lose the Throne
Ashtanga’s method is a gift; the guru-centric machinery is optional. I didn’t just say so — I built the self-owned platform that unbolts one from the other.
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wtop.comThe District Fringe Festival returns with comedy, drama and puppetsThe District Fringe Festival offers emerging playwrights and performers an affordable platform to stage new work across three D.C. venues over three weekends. By charging creators just $400 versus typical $5,000+ theater rentals, the festival prioritizes accessibility and audience-building for untes✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
thecancunsun.comCancun Projected To Be The Number One Destination In Mexico This SummerDespite headlines about decreased international flights to Mexico and travelers delaying plans around the 2026 World Cup, Cancun is projected to be Mexico's top destination this summer, contradicting the narrative of decline. The article highlights the disconnect between media framing and actual tra✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
nautil.usIf You Want Animals to Understand You, Speak SlowlyResearch analyzing 2,000+ vocalizations across 98 species found animals communicate at roughly 2.7 Hz (three vocalizations per second), a rhythm likely evolved because brains process sound structure best at this speed. Humans speak faster due to complex language needs, but revert to this ancestral r✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
thecancunsun.comForget Sargassum! These Are The Top 3 “Seaweed-Proof” Activities In Cancun This YearA travel article addressing how tourists can adapt their Cancun vacation plans when sargassum seaweed makes beaches unusable. The piece suggests alternative activities that aren't beach-dependent, reframing disappointment as opportunity for different experiences.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
quantamagazine.orgIs Life Just Different?Philip Ball examines the concept of biological agency—the idea that living organisms devise their own goals and act on them—as a way to distinguish life from non-living matter. The debate centers on whether organisms are simply genetic automata or genuine decision-making agents that integrate contex✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
theguardian.comUK judges begin hearing appeal over Trinidad and Tobago anti-gay lawUK judges are hearing an appeal over Trinidad and Tobago's colonial-era law criminalizing same-sex intimacy. A 2018 ruling struck down the law as unconstitutional, but was overturned in 2023; the case now tests whether 'savings clauses' preserving British colonial laws after independence remain vali✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50Notes
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Forking Capy Reader for
Android has been
great fun. It's an
open source RSS
Feed reader. It down-
loads the full RSS
for offline reading.
It's fabulous. .
CHANGELOG
Added:
• Text to speech
with fast forward
and tunable voices.
Rewind of course, too.
• Volume up & down
for page turn.
• double click volume
for back button.
"The dancefloor is a temple
of sweat and surrender"
– MADONNA
Android has been
great fun. It's an
open source RSS
Feed reader. It down-
loads the full RSS
for offline reading.
It's fabulous. .
CHANGELOG
Added:
• Text to speech
with fast forward
and tunable voices.
Rewind of course, too.
• Volume up & down
for page turn.
• double click volume
for back button.
"The dancefloor is a temple
of sweat and surrender"
– MADONNA
✎ Essay · Practice
Practicing Without the Teacher’s Count: Making the Sequence My Own
I ran a values audit on myself and didn’t like how cheap talk is. So instead of posting that practitioners should be able to practice alone, I built the tool that makes it possible — every pose, both sides, counted breath by breath, on a platform I own.
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✎ Essay · Shala Digest
Flight Simulator
It’s about why yoga practice makes some people weirdly calm when life throws them—sometimes literally—off the horse.
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experimental-history.comThe Decline of Deviance 2Adam Mastroianni argues that many forms of deviance (crime, teen drinking, smoking, pregnancy) have declined since the 1990s due to rising prosperity, not intentional policy. He explores why we fail to celebrate these wins and introduces three internet-accelerated trends: cultural carcinization (con✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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