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Narrow French street with ancient aqueduct in the background. A person walks on the sidewalk and an adult with a child on their cargo bike and another child on their own bike away down the street.
Bowl full of corn, tomato, and basil salad
Cargo e-bike loaded up with groceries
FB post by Christina Lee Crosby in The Teardowns of Durham group with an AI slip image of an older Black couple standing on the porch of the SFH saying “We paid off this house years ago and they still want more!” They hold a sign that says, “Property tax on paid-off homes is theft!” There is a sold sign at the house next door and cranes in the background.
Dr. John Warren, a well-known surgeon, performed Nabby’s mastectomy, which lasted less than a half hour, on October 8, 1811, in a bedroom of her parent’s home. Typical of the tools-of-the-trade for surgeons at this time, Warren utilized a large fork with two sharp prongs and a razor with a wooden handle. After being belted into a reclining chair, assisting physicians held Nabby still as Warren used the fork to lift her diseased breast and severed it from her body with the knife. Finding the cancer had spread into the lymph nodes, Warren cut out additional visual tumors under her arms. Next, the surgical team had to stop the bleeding and cauterize the wounds, a challenging process that took over an hour and involved a hot, thick iron spatula.
Cargo bike loaded up with groceries
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Neon yellow retro Mercedes van lifted and converted into a camper van
Paper cup filled with granita in foreground and trees and kids playing in fountain in background
Two pieces of bread with slices of yellow tomato on it on a mint green plate
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Me in a straw hat waiting for the tram
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Sign in French indicating not to block seats on the tram with luggage, strollers, or by manspreading
Cargo bike for a paint and wallpaper installer with storage in the front for supplies
French countryside under a cloudy sky
Ben Affleck smoking meme
People watching soccer on a tv in an alley in Montpellier
Bike handlebar waiting behind a little electric car at a red light
Large group of cargo bikes parked at the marché
“Jesus I see what you’ve done for other people, and I want that for me” meme
Photo of the horizon where the Mediterranean Sea meets the blue sky dotted with clouds
Haussmann building with truck in front of it with cargo ladder going up to the top floor
View of the opera house and place de la Comedie in Montpellier, France on a sunny day with a clear blue sky
Image from video game “Gold Rush!”
Image from video game “Gold Rush!”
Containers of bowls and strawberries
Meme of John Mulaney on stage saying, “And I said, ‘Promise?’”
Bike riding in a protected bicycle lane on a tree lined street at night
Excerpt from the article that reads, “When Orene Kearn and her husband bought their six-bedroom Hillsborough home in 1994, they stretched their budget to make it work. That early bet on the Bay Area housing market paid off so well, they now say they’re stuck in their home. Kearn, 69, declined to share what she paid for the house, but said current estimates put the value at more than quadruple that original price. Her son has long moved out, and Kearn said they might have downsized already, but given the huge appreciation in their home’s value, the taxes on the profits they’d make if they sold would be astronomical — and it’s the main reason they’re not moving.”
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Blue juice box that has “mini tropico saveur orange & ananas” written on it with pictures of orange and pineapple slices and a colorful parrot
Cargo e-bike with bags filled to the brim with groceries
Shopping cart full of groceries
Tiny crescent moon in the dusk sky over a French apartment building
Pans the display case at a bakery showing loaves of bread and pastries
A deformed empanada overflowing with black beans
Line of cars stopped in traffic on the street while they wait to park at Duke Gardens in Durham, NC. Text on image says “more than 15,000 visitors on one day”
Post from the “expats move to France” facebook group that reads, “Where do you buy a carseat in France? The only place ive found is Orchestra, but thats an hour away.” The first comment asks, “for a child?”
Bottle of bubbly water labeled “intensĂ©ment pĂ©tillante” (intensely sparkling)
Place de la Comedie in Montpellier, France under a late afternoon sun reflecting on the clouds
Rick Steve’s’ Facebook post reads: “It’s just good style to get to know people before you bomb them.” That’s what I said 18 years ago when people asked me, “Why are you producing this TV show?” It was 2008, and President Bush was threatening to go to war with Iran. So, I did the best thing I could to bolster peace — I produced a public television special designed to humanize and better understand the people of Iran. Well, it’s 2026 now, and the USA under Trump has stepped into a void. What our country just did in Iran is like someone blowing up Mar-a-Lago to kill our leader
or blowing up the Kremlin to kill Russia’s. Or the equivalent in Ottawa, Havana, Taipei, or Sacramento. Regardless of how much you hated Khamenei, we’ve entered a new frontier in a world where long-established norms are crumbling. And who’s gone rogue? Pick up a flag and look in the mirror. Sure, there are people dancing in the streets in Iran — just as there would be if our president ended up dead under a pile of rubble, too. But Americans who are gleeful today don’t really understand Iran any more than those who were fixated on (or titillated by) Ted Koppel’s 444 days of the Iran hostage crisis 45 years ago. 1/2
Paved bike path along a winding river with green grass on either side and a cargo bike carrying kids riding on it. The sky is blue with a few wisps of clouds.