#Glencoe, #Scotland, UK
Walkers on Stob na Broige peak looking to Loch Etive. Buachaille Etive Mor is one of the best known and loved of all the Munro peaks, sitting at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland by Glen Coe. Buachaille Etive Mòr takes the form of a ridge nearly five miles in length, almost entirely encircled by the River Etive and its tributaries.

Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

#photography
#mountains
#landscape

Brigitte Bardot's complicated legacy, from film icon to far-right activism
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Hello #woodworking friends! 👋 I’m starting a new project this week. It’s a year behind schedule but oh well!

One year ago I made a half size cabinet as practice for a full size version: hachyderm.io/@jamigibbs/113755…

With the next week off of work, I thought it would be a good time to get the full size started. This one will definitely take a while though.

Jami :heart_cyber: (@jamigibbs@hachyderm.io)

Attached: 4 images It was down to the wire to get this done in 2024! I learned a lot with this project. The main thing is that cabinet making is way harder than it looks.

^Hachyderm.io

Changing depictions of women at work in film
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/28/nx-s1-5631786/changing-depictions-of-women-at-work-in-film?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Mit wem sollte ich mich an Tag 3 des #39c3 denn noch unbedingt treffen?

Wem sollte ich noch ChaosPost senden?

Was sollte ich mir noch unbedingt ansehen?

Xi’s Triumphant Year Staring Down Trump Belies Troubles in China
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-28/xi-s-triumphant-year-staring-down-trump-belies-troubles-in-china?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Celebrate New Year's Eve with drinks made famous on screen
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/28/nx-s1-5638449/celebrate-new-years-eve-with-drinks-made-famous-on-screen?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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“Empty Dreams” takes you through the fragmented subconscious of a weirdo like me. Get lost in abstraction.

Look for this great print on all kinds of gifts. Link below.

#newart #likeandshare #originalart #fyp #mentalhealth #artforsale #oddart #abstractart #uniqueart

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I’ve screwed my sleeping pattern up again recently (past month or so). Been living off about 5 hours sleep every night because I’ve been staying up until 12am/1am and my son wakes me up at 6am without fail. 🫩

Going to start fixing that tonight. I’m now laying in bed and about to start The Eye of the World, part of The Wheel of Time series of books. 📚

Plan on turning the lights out at 11pm. 😴

#Books #Bookstodon #TheWheelOfTime

US President Trump says Russia-Ukraine truce talks in ‘final stages’ aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/28/…

#aljazeera #worldnews #VSN

US President Trump says Russia-Ukraine truce talks in ‘final stages’

Peace deal nearly finalised ‘that’s good for Ukraine, good for everybody’, says Donald Trump as he welcomes Zelenskyy.

^{Al Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera)}

A very "I love you" to every game that supports 32:9 aspect ratio. Star Wars Dark Forces Remastered isn't the prettiest game and this isn't a great example of the few places it is, but it's still nice.

#starwars #darkforces #gaming #retrogaming

Ottawa long-term care home evacuated after water pipe bursts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-long-term-care-home-evacuated-after-water-pipe-bursts-9.7028904?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Saw an Ineos Grenadier in the flesh for the first time yesterday (south Ottawa).

Was a pretty 'meh' looking thing. Also smaller than I was expecting.

Opposite direction traffic at ~90 km/h, probably not the best or most flattering situation for a first impression.

U.S. ramps up Ukraine diplomacy as Zelensky meets Trump
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Banned grapes said to cause blindness may return to French vineyards

Popularly believed to cause madness and blindness, wines produced from six American grape varieties were banned in France nearly a century ago, but now winemakers are raising their glasses to plans t…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchwine #FrenchWine #MediterraneanWine #francais #france #French #frenchwine #Wine
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American friends: Need a hug? Want to support Canada? ⬇︎

The second annual #Nanaimo Infusion gathering is happening April 24-26!

(Learn about last year's event at cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col…)

✅ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁! nanaimo.todmaffin.com

12 fine wines from the supermarket — the critic’s festive picks

With not much more than a fortnight to go until the big day, it’s time to stock up on some great festive bottles I’ve found in the supermarket. If you and yours are big smoked salmon fans, Tesco has a zesty, modish Greek assyrtiko or a zingy, verdant, s…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #GreekWine #MediterraneanWine #Greekwine #Wine
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New York, #US
Snow falls on the Brooklyn Bridge during a winter storm.

Photograph: Adam Gray/Reuters

#photography
#winter
#snow
#bridges

The best value New Zealand pinot noir to buy now

Ignore the stratospheric sums charged for Côte d’Or red burgundy and plump for the next best, reasonably priced thing: Kiwi pinot noir. Nowhere else in the world produces such a range of classic pinot noir flavours at keen prices, from de…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand
diningandcooking.com/2444859/t…

The geologist who rocked riesling to prove the wine buffs wrong

No one can follow the hairpin meanders of the River Mosel through western Germany and fail to be struck by the precipitous slopes of the vineyards in its valley, some of which are steeper than ski runs. Its rieslings are celebrated for the mineral, flinty or even sc…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #GermanWine #Germanwine #Wine
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The hard-to-reach Spanish wine region that’s worth the effort

Carthusian monks are famous for introducing two things to the spiked landscapes of southern Catalonia, about 90 minutes southwest of Barcelona. When they arrived in the area from France in the 12th century they promptly built their first Spanish mona…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanWine #SpanishWine #spanishwine #Wine
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Six of the best vinho verde wines under £10

One of Portugal’s most distinctive contributions to the vinous landscape is its fresh, prickly and low in alcohol vinho verde. If there is a wine more suited to mid-summer’s blistering hot days and muggy evenings, I have yet to find it. Pronounced “veen-yo vaird”, this li…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Portuguesewine #Portugal #Wine #WinefromPortugal #WineofPortugal
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California Vineyards Uprooted as Wine Consumption Plummets to Historic Lows

Napa Valley and other California wine regions are facing a significant shift as more vineyards are being removed due to a sharp decline in alcohol consumption across the United States. The trend, which has brought wine drinki…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #CaliforniaWine #california #californiawine #Wine
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The eight best wine subscriptions in the US let you uncork and unwind at home | Wine

Wine subscription plans are on the rise. The reasons are what you’d expect: they make wine convenient and fun to explore. And the best wine subscriptions turn “what ca…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #AmericanWine #America #Americanwine #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesWine #USWine #USAWine #Wine
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The most underrated and overrated things in foodie travel

Traveller Team December 29, 2025 — 5:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Australianwine #Australia #Wine #WinefromAustralia #WineofAustralia
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six of the best bottles from France and Argentina

The runaway success of Argentine malbec has been nothing short of phenomenal. In just a few decades the grape has flourished in its new home in the foothills of the Andes, producing a hugely popular, velvety red full of dark fruit that c…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Argentinewine #Argentina #ArgentinianWine #Wine #WinesfromArgentina #WinesofArgentina
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A year of standout podcasts from NPR member stations
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/28/nx-s1-5647453/a-year-of-standout-podcasts-from-npr-member-stations?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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