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The Irish myth of the Giant’s Causeway – Iseult Gillespie

13 June 2018 0

ift.tt/2JGRZf1 Check out our Patreon page: ift.tt/2v1FEd5 View full lesson: ift.tt/2Jx5MsG On the coast of Northern Ireland, a vast plateau of basalt slabs and columns called the Giant’s Causeway stretches into the ocean. The scientific explanation for this is that…

Why Was It Illegal to be “Ugly”?

13 June 2018 0

ift.tt/2JwUbcR You can learn more about CuriosityStream at ift.tt/2HJ8khx For nearly 100 years it was illegal to be “ugly” in America. Of course, “ugly” wasn’t actually about physical attractiveness, it was a way to criminalize disability and disfigurement and it…

Web Archives’ Photoshop Moment

26 April 2018 0

Meme credit: Michael Nelson. “Web archives are going to be weaponized…

Race and the White Elephant War of 1884

2 November 2017 0

Feuding impresarios, a white-but-not-white-enough elephant, and racist ads for soap…

Defining the Demonic

1 November 2017 0

Although Jacques Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire infernal, a monumental compendium…

Why the idea that the world is in terminal decline is so dangerous

1 November 2017 0

From all sides, the message is coming in: the world…

Nushabad Underground City in Nushabad, Iran

1 November 2017 0

Just north of Kashan, in the small town of Nushabad,…

virtual-artifacts: Skeleton Dance Costume with Stag Mask Date:…

1 November 2017 0

Sacred Traditions of the Himalayas www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/objects?exhibitionId=%7b6CA4D3D3-0C0D-453D-81B2-6E5D8D35B73E%7d&rpp=30&pg=2 virtual-artifacts: Skeleton Dance Costume…

The Modern Lives of Medieval Monster Scholars

1 November 2017 0

A smattering of beings described as monstrous in medieval times,…

Leo (L.J.) Jordaan

14 August 2017 0

ift.tt/2vVqcUu Leo (L.J.) Jordaan was a Dutch anti-fascist artist and…

We Can Stop North Korea From Attacking Us. All We Have to Do Is Not Attack Them.

14 August 2017 0

North Korea is not going to launch a first strike on…

The Misguided Attacks on ACLU for Defending Neo-Nazis’ Free Speech Rights in Charlottesville

13 August 2017 0

Each time horrific political violence is perpetrated that is deemed…

Edible-looking 100-year-old fruitcake recovered in Antarctica

12 August 2017 0

A 100-year-old fruitcake has been recovered in Antarctica and…

The bloodstained leveller

19 June 2017 0

ift.tt/2rMLddY Blame inequality on climate change. Until the end of…

advice for the next four years

15 November 2016 0

youtu.be/8xSFi-Tn2_g —- advice for the next four years // ALL…

I think therefore I am capital

15 November 2016 0

—- I think therefore I am capital // Adbusters Culturejammer…

Bringing the dead to life at Santa Rosa cemetery

15 November 2016 0

“Research into Charles T. Moore, who disappeared from Santa Rosa…

The Detritus of War, 1916

15 November 2016 0

blogs.scientificamerican.com/anecdotes-from-the-archive/the-detritus-of-war-1916/ The steady advance of the Allies in this four…

What the Aztecs can teach us about happiness and the good life

15 November 2016 0

—- What the Aztecs can teach us about happiness and…

The True Scandal of 2016 Was the Torture of Chelsea Manning

15 November 2016 0

None of the disclosures in this campaign — not one thing in any of…

Lithia Water Fountain in Ashland, Oregon

10 November 2016 0

—- Lithia Water Fountain in Ashland, Oregon // Atlas Obscura…

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