The butterfly effect . . .
Tuesday, February 17, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . A cloudy, windy day is at hand for TulseyTown. Strong, gusty Southerlies are in the forecasts with mid 70's afternoon.
The lunar New Year begins today. In Chinese lore, this will be the Year of the Fire Horse.
Robert Duvall has left the theatre. The cameleon multi-awarded actor died Sunday, peacefully in his home in Middleburg, Virginia, with his wife at his side. He was 95.
Today is the anniversary of the Armory Art Show. A decisive event in the development of American art, it opened on this date in 1913 New York City.
A quick film history class from Laura Dern, exploring her faves in the Criterion vault.
At the Munich Security Conference this past Friday, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York addressed why the world is seeing a rise in autocrat-friendly populism.
Lessons from David Brooks. – Robert Reich, Best of Luck David, 02.16.26
And certainly not least . . . chaos theory suggests small changes in initial conditions can lead to significant and unpredictable outcomes in complex systems. It is often illustrated by the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings in one part of the world could eventually cause a tornado in another part. It emphasizes the word “could” leading to the conclusion that there is no possible way to predict long-term outcomes. Hence the term: “The butterfly effect.”
Unpredictably, Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered on this date at La Scala in 1903 Milan, Italy