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Feb 05

Quote of the Week: Stuart Brown

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Nov 12

Celebrating First Lady Abigail Adams

Boston + New England
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Frank Herbert quote from Dune
Oct 11

Quote of the Week: Frank Herbert

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School Bus Ritual
Oct 01

The Rituals of Others

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Sep 21

Putting the Phone Down & Talking to Strangers

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Aug 01

Quote of the Week: Shani Silver

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FYB Summer 2022 #1
Jul 05

Free Yoga Boston (Summer 2022)

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Daddy's Dairy
Jun 27

Daddy’s Dairy Is a Real Place

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Korean Drama Playlist
Jun 17

My Korean Drama Playlist

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Jun 13

Coffee Breaks & Other Food Thoughts

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The constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) is especially rich in galaxies, due in part to the presence of a massive and gravitationally-bound collection of over 1300 galaxies called the Virgo Cluster. One particular member of this cosmic community, NGC 4388, is captured in this image, as seen by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). Located some 60 million light-years away, NGC 4388 is experiencing some of the less desirable effects that come with belonging to such a massive galaxy cluster. It is undergoing a transformation, and has taken on a somewhat confused identity. While the galaxy’s outskirts appear smooth and featureless, a classic feature of an elliptical galaxy, its centre displays remarkable dust lanes constrained within two symmetric spiral arms, which emerge from the galaxy’s glowing core — one of the obvious features of a spiral galaxy. Within the arms, speckles of bright blue mark the locations of young stars, indicating that NGC 4388 has hosted recent bursts of star formation. Despite the mixed messages, NGC 4388 is classified as a spiral galaxy. Its unusual combination of features are thought to have been caused by interactions between NGC 4388 and the Virgo Cluster. Gravitational interactions — from glancing blows to head-on collisions, tidal influencing, mergers, and galactic cannibalism — can be devastating to galaxies. While some may be lucky enough to simply suffer a distorted spiral arm or newly-triggered wave of star formation, others see their structure and contents completely and irrevocably altered.
Jun 04

Is Student Loan Cancellation in the Stars?

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Apr 29

16 Years Blogging

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Apr 13

I Did a Podcast!

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Emma Andrews Library Author Series_ Lisa Johnson
Mar 27

Emma Andrews Library Author Series

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Astrology Spring Color Palette
Mar 06

Color Palette for Spring Using Astrology

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