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ImagineMaker's Forge
High-speed photos of dogs trying to catch treats. Some nail it. Others… don't. German photographer Christian Vieler freezes these moments with crisp detail and plenty of character — expressions ranging from focused to confused, delighted to outraged. Pure, uncomplicated joy.
A steady rhythm of curiosity and care, delivered every two weeks.
Less aloneHearthlands
'People are creatures that rot if they are alone. To be human is to be an animal that needs witnesses.' Friendship, this piece insists, is not natural — it's ritual, risk and occasional miracle. With mordant wit and sacred tenderness it reframes friendship as the art of being interrupted:
Move meSoma Isles
Feel the soft, mournful hum of the Irish pipes — quieter and gentler than their better-known Highland cousins — as a series of players bring them to life. Fragments of performance and tradition are intercut to form a conversation with the instrument itself: its history, its design, and the
Surprise meEntangled Vale
'We refuse to see human remains in the biomedical archive as research objects.' This essay re-maps what we call 'collections' and 'objects', surfacing how many were born in violence and extractive logics — and how access can itself replicate harm. The authors propose refusal as an ethical
WonderEntangled Vale
What happens when priceless jewels vanish from one of the world's most visited museums? This piece traces a history of art theft at the Louvre, centred on the 1911 disappearance of the Mona Lisa — a theft that turned a modestly appreciated portrait into the world's most famous painting. It
Move meHearthlands
It's his birthday. His friends aren't coming. The messages are cheerful, but the room is still empty — until a small creature enters and changes the texture of the day. This earnest little short says a lot with very little: about loneliness, low expectations, and the unexpected warmth of b
A steady rhythm of curiosity and care, delivered every two weeks.
Make senseWild Margin
Climate change may be a shared reality, but the stories people tell about it pull in sharply different directions. danah boyd traces how climate discourse has mutated beyond simple denial and despair, fracturing into five worldviews — and how fringe ideologies (end-times prophecy, national
Surprise meMaker's Forge
A podcast hosted by three Mennonite librarians unpacking how Amish, Mennonite and other 'plain' communities are portrayed in pop culture — from bestselling Amish romance novels to reality TV and film. Smart, specific and often funny, their critiques interweave theology, gender, representat
ImagineMaker's Forge
Jack Cox's obsessive practice involves sculpting hyper-realistic human heads — lumpy, fleshy, heavy with gravity. The short film trails him through his cramped New York studio and out into the street, which he treats as a way to gather a 'sociological understanding of humanity.' Its style
WonderEntangled Vale
A translator who may have written more than he ever translated, Zabihollah Mansouri was one of the most widely read literary figures in Iran — yet many of the works he 'translated' were wildly embellished, or entirely invented. Amir Ahmadi Arian traces his improbable legacy into a meditati