TENDER TALISMAN


TENDER TALISMAN

A strawberry moon peeks through the clouds above a half-finished building prepped for demolition. Native Americans coined the term for the red ambience that adorns the night sky during a full moon in June and the coincidental ripeness of strawberries in the season. The full moon — which reaches the crest of its fullness at 9:08 p.m. ET Friday — comes one day after the summer solstice, the day of the year when the sun appears the highest in the sky for the Northern Hemisphere. Since a full moon is opposite the sun, this strawberry moon will shine lower in the sky than usual, according to NASA. However, the soft reddish glow will do little to rescue the building around the Megenagna area.

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BORDER CROSSING

Like many others a building under construction becomes a place where expertise meets hands-on training: a seasoned Chinese construction worker demonstrates finishing techniques to a colleague on site. Ethiopia's booming construction sector relies heavily on skilled foreign labor to meet ambitious infrastructure goals, turning every building into a classroom for on-the-job learning. ...


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PLASTIC THEATRICS

While some cities invest in sleek recycling plants and eco-friendly solutions, this visionary setup around the National Theatre takes waste management back to basics, because who needs fancy machines when you have mountains of bottles and bags stacked like a plastic paradise? Surrounded by lush greenery, this chaotic scene perfectly captures the delicate balance between nature and humanity's relentless addiction to single-use plastics. It's almost poetic, if your idea of poetry involves piles of...


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CHILL HUSTLE

Two Ethio Post delivery men strategically abandon the bike lane to claim prime sidewalk real estate, taking a "much-needed" break from braving the cold on their trusty bikes. The shiny new corridor roads promise smooth rides, yet here they are, apparently staging a roadside protest against actual work. Cold weather or not, the hustle waits for no one, but hey, even heroes need a pause. Pedestrians dodge these kings of the curbside throne, silently wondering if the deliveries will ever resume. ...