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Unbelievable Ways The Victorians Caused Their Own Deaths | Absolute History
Hidden Killers of the Victorian Home: In a genuine horror story, Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the lethal products, gadgets and conveniences that lurked in every room of the Victorian home and shows how they were unmasked.
The death of George Floyd: will anything change?
Protests have erupted across the US after a video showed George Floyd, a 46-year old African American man, being arrested in Minneapolis on 25 May and a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, continuing to kneel on his neck even after … Continue reading
George Floyd: attacks on reporters at protests – BBC News
Dozens of journalists covering anti-racism protests that have rocked the US have reported being targeted by security forces using tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray. In many cases, they said it was despite showing clear press credentials. Such attacks … Continue reading
In praise of aphorisms | Aeon
Andrew Hui is associate professor in literature at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. He is the author of The Poetics of Ruins in Renaissance Literature(2016) and A Theory of the Aphorism(2019). A typical university course in the history of philosophy surveys … Continue reading
Nonnie, the 107-Year-Old Viral-Star Grandma, Has Some Advice for You | New York Magazine
You may know Louise “Nonnie” Bonito as the grandma from a 2015 viral video, where she rockets her dentures out of her mouth while blowing out the candles on her 102nd birthday cake. Now 107 years old, Nonnie is living … Continue reading
James Ensor: A man of many masks | Blog | Royal Academy of Arts
The Belgian artist James Ensor painted life through the lens of the carnival, creating unsettling and often satirical works. Michael Prodger searches for the man behind these intriguing images. From the Autumn 2016 issue of RA Magazine, issued quarterly … Continue reading
Powerful Photos of Peaceful Protests Happening Across the U.S.
By Sara Barnes on June 1, 2020 George Floyd – Philadelphia Protest Today byu/Sarahkm90 inpics On May 25, Minneapolis police officers arrested George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, on the suspicion that he bought cigarettes with a fake $20 … Continue reading
Artists Pay Tribute to the Death of George Floyd Through Illustrations | My Modern Met
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrés Guzmán 🌞🇵🇪🌿 (@andresitoguzman) #BlackLivesMatter SARA BARNES People across the world are reacting to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Those creatively inclined are responding … Continue reading
Altered States of Consciousness in Native American Healing, Shamanism | Pandorastar
Shamanic & Native American healers have utilized methods to produce altered states of consciousness in themselves and their patients for thousands of years. These methods include sonic driving, photic driving, and other means of changing consciousness. Recent research on non-drug methods … Continue reading
Tragic Things About Louis Armstrong
Behind Louis Armstrong’s career, success, and fame, there was tragedy. The man nicknamed Pops and Satchmo didn’t have an easy life by any stretch of the imagination, and even as he was taking to the stage and wowing fans, he … Continue reading
How to Be Alone
I was struggling with quarantine — until I found the polar explorers. By Sindha Agha. Read the story here: nyti.ms/2LSeiRK
