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Kristine Tompkins has countless milestones in her career. But witnessing a jaguar release with her was something special
54 years, 11 months ago

Kristine Tompkins has countless milestones in her career. But witnessing a jaguar release with her was something special

CNN  

Northern Argentina CNN — Even for a very frequent flier, this is a singular first. One of Chouinard’s best friends — North Face and Esprit founder Doug Tompkins — made such an impression that after one off-the-grid trip together, she retired, packed two bags and moved into his cabin. “Death threats and a lot of upheaval for team members.” She …

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How Comedy Bang! Bang! became the ‘SNL’ of podcasts for funny performers who act on their feet
1 week, 4 days ago

How Comedy Bang! Bang! became the ‘SNL’ of podcasts for funny performers who act on their feet

LA Times  

The vibe is part family reunion, part business meeting as “Comedy Bang! “I think it is kind of every improviser’s dream to play with people that are just perfectly, as equally mentally ill as you are.” Scott Aukerman could be called the Lorne Michaels of character improv. There were a certain amount of parents who brought their kids with them …

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An audacious plan to preserve vast swaths of South America's wild lands
2 months ago

An audacious plan to preserve vast swaths of South America's wild lands

NPR  

An audacious plan to preserve vast swaths of South America's wild lands Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Approaches to life: Improvise, pivot or plan In the 90s, Kristine Tompkins and her late husband began buying swaths of land in South America. Kristine, with her late husband, Douglas Tompkins, protected more than 15 million acres of parkland in …

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How San Francisco became a launching pad for the most powerful women in politics
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How San Francisco became a launching pad for the most powerful women in politics

LA Times  

Lateefah Simon, a front-runner to represent Oakland in Congress, still vividly recalls that day in third grade, nearly 40 years ago, when her class took a field trip to San Francisco City Hall. Vice President Kamala Harris, vying to be the nation’s first female president, is the latest in a long line of powerful women who came up through San …

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6 Reasons You Might Be Messy That Have Nothing To Do With Laziness
6 months, 2 weeks ago

6 Reasons You Might Be Messy That Have Nothing To Do With Laziness

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dirty dishes piled up in your sink. “Very few people actually experience a clutter-free or mess-free life,” said Michael Tompkins, psychologist and co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy. “Executive function gets slammed.” Tasks of low interest or with no real deadline are especially difficult for people with ADHD to initiate, said Natalie …

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George North starts at centre for Wales in wooden-spoon decider against Italy
9 months, 1 week ago

George North starts at centre for Wales in wooden-spoon decider against Italy

The Independent  

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George North and Nick Tompkins not rocked by shock omission – Mike Forshaw
9 months, 2 weeks ago

George North and Nick Tompkins not rocked by shock omission – Mike Forshaw

The Independent  

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Cezanne seascape mural discovered at artist's childhood home
10 months ago

Cezanne seascape mural discovered at artist's childhood home

NPR  

Cezanne seascape mural discovered at artist's childhood home Enlarge this image toggle caption Ville d'Aix-en-Provence / Philippe Biolatto Ville d'Aix-en-Provence / Philippe Biolatto A mural by Paul Cezanne has been discovered at the artist's family home, Bastide du Jas de Bouffan, in Aix-en-Provence, France. "The artwork expands our understanding of how the artist developed his style," said Tompkins Lewis, noting …

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Review: ‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ on the CW is a pleasant import from the makers of ‘Virgin River’
1 year, 2 months ago

Review: ‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ on the CW is a pleasant import from the makers of ‘Virgin River’

LA Times  

With Hollywood scribes back at their keyboards, readying things for actors to say when their own strike ends, possibly by the time you read this, it feels marginally less deplorable that, in order to preserve an appearance of a normal fall season, content purveyors are presenting imported material as if it were something they’d cooked up themselves. It’s based on …

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Millions of California trees are dying; Joshua trees are just the latest victims
1 year, 4 months ago

Millions of California trees are dying; Joshua trees are just the latest victims

LA Times  

A firefighter sets a back fire as the York fire burns in Mojave National Preserve on July 30. “We’ve long known that the trends to anticipate in the 21st century are extended droughts and more active fire regimes, and these types of disturbances are having profound effects on forests statewide,” said Ryan Tompkins, forest and natural resources advisor at the …

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Newsom wants to transform San Quentin using a Scandinavian model
1 year, 9 months ago

Newsom wants to transform San Quentin using a Scandinavian model

LA Times  

Luis went to prison on a life sentence 16 years ago, at age 17. So he had never cooked or done dishes before moving to the “Little Scandinavia” unit in the Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Chester last year — an experiment modeled after Northern European systems of incarceration, where the goal is less about punishment and more about turning …

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Nick Tompkins demands big response from Wales against fellow strugglers Italy
1 year, 9 months ago

Nick Tompkins demands big response from Wales against fellow strugglers Italy

The Independent  

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Comedian Paul F. Tompkins is done trying to be famous. A new variety show is part of his second act
3 years, 3 months ago

Comedian Paul F. Tompkins is done trying to be famous. A new variety show is part of his second act

LA Times  

Paul F. Tompkins was 17 when he braved a stage for the first time to make people laugh. Show With Bob and David,” voice actor on such animated series as “BoJack Horseman” and arguably the king of comedy podcast guests, he’s built a career out of observational bons mots and outrageous improvised characters — a mix of Mark Twain, old-timey …

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316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 stories
3 years, 4 months ago

316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 stories

Associated Press  

They panic if a balloon pops. “He was amazing, he was just so amazing,” Otero said, sitting at the kitchen table not far from a memorial made up of dozens of photographs — from Elias’ early days of being pushed around in a stroller and sucking his thumb to camping trips with his younger brothers, football games, the last family …

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316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 stories
3 years, 4 months ago

316 people are shot every day in America. Here are 5 stories

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He was amazing, he was just so amazing,” Otero …

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Many L.A. restaurants are racing to get ready for indoor customers; others are waiting
3 years, 9 months ago

Many L.A. restaurants are racing to get ready for indoor customers; others are waiting

LA Times  

As indoor dining returns at 25% capacity on Monday, some L.A. County restaurateurs are racing to convert their makeshift offices and to-go assembly lines back into dining rooms this weekend. On Friday the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released preliminary guidelines for California’s “red-tier” reopenings, including dining restrictions for indoor seating: Dining rooms can reopen at 25% of …

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How the pandemic could redefine our productivity obsession
3 years, 11 months ago

How the pandemic could redefine our productivity obsession

BBC  

How the pandemic could redefine our productivity obsession Alamy Accelerated changes to work-life routines are leading some people to radically rethink their approach to productivity – and even change the quality of their lives. Many people have so internalised these values that change is no simple matter.” This push for productivity has gotten even worse since the onset of the …

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