The Turkish photographer was enchanted by this scene of a flower seller and monks on a lake in Myanmar

Alahattin Kanlioğlu had worked in the faculty of communications at Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, for more than two decades before he took this image. A photography specialist, he first visited Myanmar in 2019, and was so captivated by the region that he returned in December 2025 to host a photography workshop. As part of the trip, the group of six visited Inle Lake, in the Shan Hills.

“The people of this region live in wooden houses built on tree stumps. Some surround the lake, but others are on the water, as if they’re floating,” Kanlioğlu says. “Agriculture and fishing are two of the main livelihoods here and, uniquely, the fishers use foot-controlled oars to steer the boat, keepinga hand free for their catch.”

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Ryan Nichols is the latest such person to face charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an argument

The number of president’s supporters accused of committing new crimes after Donald Trump pardoned them for their roles in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack recently increased to at least five.

Ryan Nichols, 35, became the latest such Capitol attacker on 10 May, when authorities in Harleton, Texas, say he threateningly displayed a handgun to a person with whom he was arguing in a church parking lot.

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Cannes film festival: Travolta directs and narrates this 60-minute adaptation of his own short story about a boy who dreams of being a pilot

John Travolta’s directorial debut turns out to be a rather charmingly quirky and distinctively peculiar novella-sized bedtime story. It is an hour-long novelty feature commissioned by Apple TV, with lovingly detailed but innocent Mad Men 1960s period production design, and narrated throughout by Travolta itself.

That’s an indulgence you have to get used to – but if Alec Baldwin was doing it, you might almost think this was a Wes Anderson movie. It is in fact based on Travolta’s own children’s book about his love of planes: an autobiographical tale about Jeff, an eight-year-old boy, weirdly resembling the kid in the spoof classic Airplane!, who gets to overhear some pretty ripe adult conversation in a plane cockpit.

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Ok wat in de black friday is DIT NU WEER. Om te beginnen weten wij niet bijster veel over het concept 'Westfield Mall of The Netherlands', maar we hoorden onlangs wel ergens dat ze misschien, eventueel, binnen 2 weken een kernwapen zouden kunnen ontwikkelen (cc: Netanyahu). Kennelijk zijn er dus honderden mensen die zich daar gisteren en vannacht verzamelden om vandaag een kek horloge te kunnen kopen, de Swatch X Audemars Piguet Royal Pop. Op het oog een kinderhorloge van zo'n 400 euro, maar schijnbaar gaat het vooral om de woekerprijzen waarvoor je hem direct na aanschaf kunt doorverkopen. Die handelsdrift zorgde dus voor TOTALE CHAOS (opstootjes, vervuiling, gure en ongure types) in het winkelcentrum in Leidschendam én voor een Swatch-filiaal in de P.C. Hooftstraat. Dan weet u wel hoe laat het is: in beide gevallen moest de popo ingrijpen en bleven de winkels DICHT. Kunnen horlogeliefhebberts helemaal naar België voor dat dingetje. SAD!

Japan's worsening bear problem has created a shortage of handmade "Monster Wolf" robots, which are $4,000 solar-powered scarecrow-like devices with glowing eyes, sensors, and blaring sounds designed to frighten the animals away. "We make them by hand. We cannot make them fast enough now. We are asking our customers to wait two to three months," company president Yuji Ohta recently told the AFP. Popular Science reports: First released in 2016 by the manufacturer Ohta, Monster Wolf was originally designed to ward off the agricultural foes like boars, deer, and the island nation's Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations. The creative solution quickly went viral for its red LED eyes and menacing fangs -- as well as its admittedly odd, furry pipe frame.

Starting at around $4,000, each bespoke Monster Wolf is now equipped with battery power, solar panels, and detection sensors. Its speakers are programmed with over 50 audio clips including human voices and sirens audible over half a mile away. These aren't assembly line products, however. Each Monster Wolf is custom made, and Ohta simply can't keep up with the current demand.

[...] Ohta told the AFP that amid the ongoing crisis, there has been "growing recognition" that Monster Wolf is "effective in dealing with bears." The main customer base remains farmers, but orders are also coming from golf courses and rural workers. Upgraded versions will soon include wheels to actually chase animals and patrol preset routes. There are also plans to release a handheld version for outdoor enthusiasts and schoolchildren. Until Ohta catches up with its orders, residents and visitors are encouraged to review the Japanese government's own bear safety tips.

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Met name het aantal mensen dat via West-Afrikaanse landen naar Spanje vluchtte, nam flink af. Mensenrechtenorganisaties maken zich zorgen over vluchtelingen die via de Balkan de EU proberen te bereiken.

I still think it's a good idea to replace «LLM» and «AI» with «cocaine». I can't remember where I picked this up, but the stories make much more sense.
«Cocaine-powered hacking has exploded into industrial-scale threat, Google says»,
«Cocaine to Cognitive Agents : How Cocaine Gains Memory, Planning and Autonomy»

just try it for a day, it'll cheer you up.