What the American Public Should Know about UFOs
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – A retired Air Force Intelligence Officer turned whistleblower testified before a House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that the U.S. government is not disclosing all it knows…
Discovering Nature’s Secrets in London – Core Opulence Music
Today was one of those days when the bustling metropolis of London seemed to fade into the background, and nature’s gentle presence took center stage. In the midst of towering…
The Hunt for Spies Inside the U.S. is Harder than you Think
EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+MEMBER INTERVIEW — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says there is “no such thing as an overseas police station” but U.S. counterintelligence officials beg to differ. U.S. officials…
Core Opulence Nature Soundscape Blog Named Top 10 Soundscape Music Blog for 2023 by Feedspot – Core Opulence Music
I am beyond thrilled to share the incredible news that my PhD nature soundscape blog, Core Opulence, has been selected by the esteemed panelists at Feedspot as one of the…
Putin’s Hold on Power Betrays “Significant Weaknesses”
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – A social contract that Russian President Vladimir Putin has engineered over the decades to cement his authority may now be showing signs of coming apart, said…
Jana Winderen ~ The Blue Beyond
While spinning The Blue Beyond, I couldn’t help but hope that Jana Winderen and Manja Ristić might one day meet and become friends, if they haven’t already. The distance from…
Manila’s Envoy to Beijing Weighs-In On Recent US-China Tensions
EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW — An old friend of Beijing returned to China this week in a move that harkens back to a time when Manila had a far more fraught…
“a mic at a window…” ~ an interview with PRESQUE TOUT
Presque Tout launched in 2019 as a Bandcamp page, a humble ongoing digital archive of field recordings from around the world. Anyone can participate, and the parameters for inclusion are…
Gothic goddess is back!
*recycled fur (noun): raw material from old reconditioned coats. For his new collection, Quentin Véron envisioned the ideal wardrobe for the undisputed muse of fur, Cruella De Vil. His return…
Western Focus Sharpens on China Over Black Sea Grain Deal
EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW — In the wake of a Kremlin decision to halt a U.N.-brokered Black Sea agreement, which allowed Ukraine to export tens of millions of tons of grains…