In this episode, Rob and Jess dive headfirst into the topsy-turvy world of palindromes: words, phrases, and numbers that read the same backward and forward. From the humble “wow” to a mind-boggling 1,300-word monster, we’ve got the subject covered from top to bottom (and back to front).
🔁 What’s the longest known palindrome?
🔁 What’s the oldest we’ve ever found?
🔁 Who were the winners at this year’s palindrom awards (The Symmsys)?
These questions answered and more in another Words Unravelled.
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Whether we’ve worn high heels or not, we’ve heard the stories of sore feet, twisted ankles, and the curse of fashion. Most often, women are blamed for being silly and vapid for wearing them, supposedly all in the name of attracting men. Yet, men have been some of the loudest dissenters when it comes to high heels in the last few decades. Clearly, there’s more to these shoes than just “sexy”.
If we wind our way back to the origins of heeled shoes, a different story is told. One where men are just as fond of high heels as women, where function and form go together. Somehow, over the centuries, shoes went in different directions based on gender. Slender, high heels came to represent femininity for some and anti-feminism for others.
So, yes, men did invent high heels. And they have made them for centuries (shoemaking has always been mostly men). But the idea that they did so to hobble women looses validity when we realize they did it first. The 17th century just wasn’t ready for how far fashion would go, nor how much the Victorian era would despise it.
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AUGUST 26, 2024KATE MOTHES
Beth Moon, “Heart of the Dragon” (2010), archival pigment inks on cotton paper, 32 × 48 inches. Image © Beth Moon, courtesy of the artist
Spanning 3,500 years of art, science, culture, and history, Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World surveys the awe-inspiring beauty and romance of trees. Forthcoming from Phaidon, the volume includes more than 300 illustrations ranging from ancient wall paintings and botanical illustrations to captivating photography and multimedia work by today’s leading artists.
Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber, “Library” (2007), archival pigment print, 48 x 60 inches. Image courtesy of Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, and Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida
Shota Suzuki, “Heaven and Earth” (2023), copper, brass, nickel silver and patina, 8 × 8 × 8 1/2 inches Image courtesy of the artist
Tree takes an expansive approach to the topic, introducing scientific and historical inquiry alongside artistic expression and documentation of the planet’s wide variety of species. From a meticulous diorama of an overgrown library by Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber and patinated metalwork by Shota Suzuki to ancient Egyptian tomb paintings and stunning dragon blood trees photographed by Beth Moon, the book celebrates the myriad ways we are interconnected with trees. […]
Gary Fabian Miller, “Breathing in the Beech Wood, Homeland, Dartmoor, Twenty-Four Days of Sunlight” (2004), dye destruction prints, 64 x 64 inches. Image courtesy of the artist and Victoria and Albert Museum, London
More: A New Book Branches Out Across 3,500 Years to Explore Our Enchantment with Trees — Colossal
It’s one of the most common questions, but also one of the most complex. The mythology surrounding our closet is difficult to prove or disprove, because every person is different. Our best bet is to take a look at the multitude of information available to piece together a story. From budgets to government surveys to fashion magazines, how much clothing (and how much you should spend on it) has been a hot topic for decades.
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1920 Standards of Living: https://www.google.com/books/edition/…
1923 Economics of the Family: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i…
1929 Economic Principles of Consumption: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i…
1888 The Practical Budget: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i…
1923 Macy Budget: https://www.google.com/books/edition/…
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00:00 Elinor or Ann Eliza
03:56 18th c Inventories
08:33 Ready to Wear
10:31 Household Budgets
16:59 Clothing Prices
21:29 Wardrobe Lists
29:20 Nothing but Underwear
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