Kupala Night is one of the major folk holidays of the Eastern Slavs that coincides with the Christian feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and the East Slavic feast of Saint John’s Eve. In folk tradition, it was revered as the day of the summer solstice and was originally celebrated on the […]
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WLBOTT is very happy to celebrate Nuns on the Bus! Nuns on the Bus is a Catholic advocacy group in the United States. Their name comes from the fact that they tour the country on a bus. Led by Sister Simone Campbell, they place emphasis on the Church’s long-standing commitment to social justice. In different […]
Dear Tess, I am blessed with a wonderful life partner (or so I thought). Recently, I joined an eccentric club of twine enthusiasts. Naturally, I’ve been acquiring increasingly larger balls of twine (some sent by my fans, some homemade, some scavenged around the neighborhood). I am also now full of fun facts from the blog […]
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Tess Twinehart’s advice to the lovelorn is a regular feature of WLBOTT. She also has expertise in farm equipment, emotional support chickens, and twineology. In her free time, Tess advocates for waxed dental floss, whole grains, and motion sickness awareness. Tess is also an Olympic Hopeful. Dear Tess, I’m writing you today because I’m in […]
My Ukrainian ENGin buddy told me about an interesting Ukrainian ritual for the celebration of the Epiphany. In Ukraine, the celebration of Epiphany, or “Yordan” (also known as “Vodokhreshche”), takes place on January 19th. It’s a major religious holiday in the Orthodox Christian tradition, marking the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. A key […]
We come from the land of the ice and snowFrom the midnight sun where the hot springs flowThe hammer(?) of the godsWill drive our ships to new landsTo fight the horde, sing and cryValhalla, I am coming- Immigrant Song / Led Zeppelin While listening to Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song on endless loop, I began to […]
[Ed. note: as we prepared to illustrate our series on The Bravery of Women and Maternal Mortality, some of the AI-generated images presented implausible mixes of ethnicity and race. Please know there is no disrespect. Many of these images are illustrative and beautiful in their own right, even when there is confusion with the racial […]
“You know, sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage, just literally 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery, and I promise you something great will come of it.” Benjamin Mee, We Bought a Zoo 20 Seconds of Bravery: Stepping Into the Doctor’s Office 20 Seconds of Bravery: The 100lb (45.36 kg) Phone It can […]
Oblivitronix: The Art, and the Science, of being Oblivious.WLBOTT is proud to announce the acquisition of Oblivitronix. We have used their services in the past, with great success. Let’s let our friends at Oblivitronix introduce themselves: The Oblivious Office The Stress-Free Management Planning Sessions The Corporate Picnic To be held at Century Oaks Park this […]
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats for humanity. Hinton, who is known as the godfather of […]