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Anime has become one of the most popular media in the world thanks to its creativity and animation. Shows like One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen continue to innovate and attract new viewers. While there is a deeper layer to anime, the first thing people see is the art and animation, making it crucial for the series to be visually stunning.

Aussie~mobs posted a photo:

Written on reverse:
Military Medal
Sgt William Francis Bloxom
With Father, Mother, Sister and Niece
1st World War

WW1 service:
Regimental number - 174
Place of birth - Richmond, Victoria
Religion - Roman Catholic
Occupation - Salesman
Address - 23 Elm Grove, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status - Single
Age at embarkation - 24
Next of kin - W Bloxom, 23 Elm Grove, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date - 9 July 1915
Rank on enlistment - Private
Unit name - 29th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number - 23/46/1
Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll - Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll - 32nd Battalion
Fate- -Returned to Australia 8 May 1919
Medals -

Military Medal
'At NAUROY on 30th September 1918. For bravery and devotion to duty. He twice went out over the op under very heavy Machine Gun and Shell fire and assisted to bring in wounded. This was an extremely difficult task as he had to crawl flat on his face and drag the wounded along.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Date of death - 4 July 1961
Place of burial - Boxhill, Cemetery

WW2 service:
Name - BLOXOM, WILLIAM FRANCIS
Service - Australian Army
Service Number - V8047
Date of Birth - 04 Dec 1891
Place of Birth - RICHMOND, VIC
Locality on Enlistment - DIAMOND CREEK, VIC
Place of Enlistment - -MELBOURNE, VIC
Next of Kin - BLOXOM, DOROTHY
Date of Discharge - 06 Aug 1940
Rank - Private
Posting at Discharge - SPECIAL TRAINING SCHOOL S C
Prisoner of War - No

Aussie~mobs posted a photo:

Regimental number - 2392
Place of birth - Colac, Victoria
School - Yalloak State School, Colac, Victoria
Religion - Roman Catholic
Occupation - Labourer
Address - Henty PO, Victoria
Marital status - Single
Age at embarkation - 24
Next of kin - Father, D Hurley, Henby PO, Victoria
Enlistment date - 17 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll - 28 May 1915
Rank on enlistment - Private
Unit name - 5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number - 23/22/2
Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll - Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll - 46th Battalion
Fate - Died of wounds 13 July 1918
Place of death or wounding - France
Age at death - 27
Place of burial - Crouy British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 6), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial - 142
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records - Parents: Denis and Mary HURLEY,enty, Victoria. Native of Colac, Victoria
Family/military connections - Brothers: 249 Driver Thomas Joseph HURLEY, 2nd Pioneer Bn, died of wounds, 12 January 1917; 3869 Pte Denis HURLEY, 46th Bn, killed in action, 13 August 1916.

Manuel Gual posted a photo:

Echoes of the 1940s Circus: Steam Trains, Big Top Lights and Forgotten Wonders

Description

A cinematic journey through a fictional vintage circus world inspired by the atmosphere of the 1940s: steam trains arriving through clouds of smoke, crowded railway platforms, canvas tents rising at dawn, performers preparing behind the scenes, glowing fairground lights, brass bands, trapeze artists, ringmasters, clowns, fortune tellers, animal acts, travelling caravans and the quiet moments hidden between spectacle and exhaustion.

This collection evokes the golden age of travelling circuses as if seen through the lens of an old documentary photographer, but with the visual richness of modern cinematic photography. Warm amber lights, deep shadows, smoky interiors, velvet costumes, weathered wood, worn posters, dusty roads and dramatic faces create a world suspended between memory, theatre and dream. Each image suggests a fragment of a larger story: the arrival of the circus by train, the construction of the tent, the anticipation of the crowd, the tension before the performance, the intimacy of backstage rituals and the melancholy beauty of a show that exists only for one night before disappearing again.

The series blends realism and fantasy, presenting the circus not only as entertainment but as a temporary city of artists, workers, animals, music, mystery and human emotion. It captures both the grand spectacle and the fragile backstage humanity of a travelling world built from canvas, light, discipline and illusion.

All images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.

With varying degrees of hope, I commonly say that I’m going to find wild cats when I head into the wild with my camera. And so it was that I excitedly shared this cougar alert post from Waterton National Park just a few days before my arrival there. I never expected what happened next.

Here, Kitty, Kitty. Psspsspss.

On the eve of my first day in the park, during a wildlife drive, I lamented the lack of wildlife sightings. All of the park’s communications warn visitors to be prepared for encountering wildlife while hiking. One hundred yards into any trail is this warning sign.The massive 2017 Kenow Fire razed the dense forests, resulting in extensive sightlines. And yet.

Stuck in My Head

I passed by a small gathering of photographers with their big lenses pointed at a black bear high up on a slope. He was too far away, and, honestly, I’m beyond fortunate to be spoiled by previous, intimate bear encounters.

I’d come here to help reset my head. It’d been way too long since I’d been able to wander the wilderness in this way that feeds my soul, and there’s a lot of stress at home. I craved some forest bathing!

Here’s Your Sign

I was having a hard time shedding the stress. “I’ve lost my wildlife mojo,” I said to myself. The wild is responding to my negative energy, I thought as I rounded a bend to see the unmistakable long tail of a mountain lion crossing the road. A wild, North American mountain lion!!

I stopped in the road and activated my flashers while simultaneously grabbing my binoculars. I didn’t expect to locate the ghost cat, master of camouflage, in the low aspens and serviceberry bushes. But there he was. Standing broadside. This magnificent, muscular tomcat looking back at me.

I’ve spent a lot of time in mountain lion territory. I’ve seen tracks, scat, and sign. One delightful winter day, I heard a cougar calling to her kittens. I’m sure plenty of wild cats have seen me. But, until now, I’d never seen one in North America. Ghost cats!

I quickly exchanged the binoculars for my camera. The puma made some assessment of me and turned to pad up the burnt hillside. He moseyed, moving at a relaxed walk, stopping to look around, gently wagging the tip of that long feline tail, doing all the cat things. I reveled in this magical, solitary moment. 

As I watched him disappear and reappear through trees and brush, he crouched below a boulder and scrunched his ears out to the side. The stealthy cat pose. I thought he might be stalking a hare.

It was at this moment that I heard a car approaching. I am stopped in the lane of traffic below a blind curve. I started the car and crept forward with my eyes on the rear-view mirror. In the car behind me, one of the photographers I’d passed activated her flashers, and we both stopped.

I glassed and glassed the hillside but could not find the cougar. The person behind me had their big lens out the window, focused on the slope. I scanned the area where she was looking, astonished that she had found this elusive cat so quickly, when I’d been watching him and can’t find him. Only then do I realize that she’s photographing a black bear higher up the hillside to the left. To the right, a cinnamon-phase black bear is ambling along the hillside toward the other bear. This must be what caught the mountain lion’s attention, causing him to crouch. Bears and cats don’t play well together. I’m sure “my” cat is long gone now.

Still in Awe

When I got home, I checked the time stamps on my images. I spent almost five minutes with this elegant, wild cougar. FIVE MINUTES! A glimpse is a gift. I don’t even know what to call this—unreal, unbelievable, blessed, connection, becoming.

The image of that lion crossing the road when I first saw him is seared in my mind. Today, I’m the luckiest girl in the world.

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming today launched the Tropical Fruit Pavilion at Titiwangsa Park, a key attraction of the year-long Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival 2026 (KLAF 2026).

The launch features 12 interactive pavilions located within a section of the 114-acre park behind the WNB Aquasports building.

Organised by the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM), KLAF 2026 aims to activate the city through public installations, exhibitions, dialogues and conferences.

“The pavilion today and also KLAF, it represents a distinctive and thoughtful contribution.

“Exemplifying how architecture can transcend conventional boundaries and be meaningfully integrated into public spaces, allowing people from all walks of life to engage with design in an open and inclusive setting,” Nga said.

He also said the pavilion has the potential to become a benchmark for Malaysia’s annual architectural pavilion showcase, similar to the United Kingdom’s renowned Serpentine Pavilion, held annually in Hyde Park, London.

Rooted in Malaysia’s tropical heritage and seasonal landscape, the Tropical Fruit Pavilion translates cultural references into spatial installations that explore identity, ecology and public life through architecture.

The programme features seven curated pavilions developed with KLAF 2026 partners, including BlueScope and Nippon Paint, among others.

It also includes five winning proposals from the Titiwangsa Pavilion competition, showcasing emerging designers reinterpreting Malaysia’s tropical heritage through contemporary architectural expression and public engagement.

“The Tropical Fruit Pavilion is conceived as a spatial reading of Malaysia’s tropical identity, reinterpreting culture, heritage, and landscape into an immersive public architectural experience,” said KLAF chief curator Ar. Rien Tan Kwon Chong.

Among the installations on display is The Sanctum, a pavilion constructed from recycled wooden pallets arranged in a spherical form resembling a giant sepak takraw ball.

Another pavilion takes inspiration from the traditional gasing, allowing visitors to pull a rope to set the structure spinning.

The KLAF Tropical Fruit Pavilion will remain open until December 2026.

The exhibition also serves as a lead-up to the DATUM Conference 2026, which will be held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) from July 29 to August 1.

Further information on the festival is available at klaf.my.

Manuel Gual posted a photo:

Echoes of the 1940s Circus: Steam Trains, Big Top Lights and Forgotten Wonders

Description

A cinematic journey through a fictional vintage circus world inspired by the atmosphere of the 1940s: steam trains arriving through clouds of smoke, crowded railway platforms, canvas tents rising at dawn, performers preparing behind the scenes, glowing fairground lights, brass bands, trapeze artists, ringmasters, clowns, fortune tellers, animal acts, travelling caravans and the quiet moments hidden between spectacle and exhaustion.

This collection evokes the golden age of travelling circuses as if seen through the lens of an old documentary photographer, but with the visual richness of modern cinematic photography. Warm amber lights, deep shadows, smoky interiors, velvet costumes, weathered wood, worn posters, dusty roads and dramatic faces create a world suspended between memory, theatre and dream. Each image suggests a fragment of a larger story: the arrival of the circus by train, the construction of the tent, the anticipation of the crowd, the tension before the performance, the intimacy of backstage rituals and the melancholy beauty of a show that exists only for one night before disappearing again.

The series blends realism and fantasy, presenting the circus not only as entertainment but as a temporary city of artists, workers, animals, music, mystery and human emotion. It captures both the grand spectacle and the fragile backstage humanity of a travelling world built from canvas, light, discipline and illusion.

All images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.

Manuel Gual posted a photo:

Echoes of the 1940s Circus: Steam Trains, Big Top Lights and Forgotten Wonders

Description

A cinematic journey through a fictional vintage circus world inspired by the atmosphere of the 1940s: steam trains arriving through clouds of smoke, crowded railway platforms, canvas tents rising at dawn, performers preparing behind the scenes, glowing fairground lights, brass bands, trapeze artists, ringmasters, clowns, fortune tellers, animal acts, travelling caravans and the quiet moments hidden between spectacle and exhaustion.

This collection evokes the golden age of travelling circuses as if seen through the lens of an old documentary photographer, but with the visual richness of modern cinematic photography. Warm amber lights, deep shadows, smoky interiors, velvet costumes, weathered wood, worn posters, dusty roads and dramatic faces create a world suspended between memory, theatre and dream. Each image suggests a fragment of a larger story: the arrival of the circus by train, the construction of the tent, the anticipation of the crowd, the tension before the performance, the intimacy of backstage rituals and the melancholy beauty of a show that exists only for one night before disappearing again.

The series blends realism and fantasy, presenting the circus not only as entertainment but as a temporary city of artists, workers, animals, music, mystery and human emotion. It captures both the grand spectacle and the fragile backstage humanity of a travelling world built from canvas, light, discipline and illusion.

All images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.