Jefferson The Incomprehensible - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby Michael Liss3d ago
by Michael Liss I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
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top 95%The Case Against Wearing Headphones in Public
Timeby Meehika Barua3d ago
I keep losing my wireless headphones. When I do have them with me, they’re often out of battery. So one day earlier this summer, I decided to ditch them.
What I have learned from posting episodes of my life on Facebook | Aeon Essays
Aeonby Thomas Söderqvist3d ago
Listen to this essay 34 minute listen When I was about 15, alone in the flat one afternoon, I sneaked into my mother’s writing desk and found a small pocket calendar from 1946 pushed to the back of...
How to Fight Your Landlord, the Heel
The New Yorkerby Dan Greene3d ago
Pro-wrestling narratives are often driven by the villain, or heel—what Roland Barthes called “the bastard.” This figure “takes refuge behind the law when he considers that it is in his favor,”...
Maternal Intelligence: An Open Letter
The New Yorkerby Nell Freudenberger3d ago
I have been working in Maternal Intelligence for the past eighteen years, because of a profound belief that, with care and attention, human offspring can grow to accomplish important things—such as...
Oppressed and Oppressor - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby David Winner and Angela Starita3d ago
by David Winner Half a lifetime ago when I first got to New York, I saw a piece of performance art in Williamsburg at a place called The Bog.
Nearly all women who try to reach UK in small boats raped on journey
Mail Onlineby Imogen Garfinkel3d ago
Nearly all women who attempt to reach the UK in small boats from northern France are raped on their journey, according to the home secretary.
Are we a rapist society? From Lady Shri Ram College to Hyderabad, the message from Gen Z women
The South Firstby Vimala Morthala3d ago
Synopsis: From the streets of Delhi to the wider country, Gen Z girls are demanding safety, freedom and fundamental rights, saying women remain prisoners in the cage of patriarchy.
Those vendors of snacks
The Hinduby SIDDHARTHYA SWAPAN ROY; SWATI DAFTUAR; NEHA MUJUMDAR; ASHA SRIDHAR3d ago
puri s, he told me, I’d have to join him at that hour. “What keeps you from doing the frying a little later?” I ask. “I have to go to the [wholesale] market na, sir?
Bhutan, a tiger's nest on a precipice
The Hinduby Sriram Bala3d ago
This is a blog post from Among the first impressions of the majestic Paro airport is the sight of the Royal King and his Queen greeting guests at Bhutan’s doorstep.
'Get off your screen, but also do your homework on this tablet', says confused parent
TheJournal.ieby Niamh O'Reilly3d ago
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Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago
Gizmodoby Margherita Bassi3d ago
In the 1920s, Egyptologist Flinders Petrie theorized that numerous ancient Egyptian burials in Abydos represented human sacrifices.
A Bhasmasura we built: Can Artificial Intelligence go after its makers?
The South Firstby Anil K Sood3d ago
Synopsis: Job loss is not new. What is different this time is that some of the most promising jobs of the last three decades are among those most exposed to AI and at risk.
Why an anonymous X post about anti-caste readings got the PMO’s attention
Scroll.inby Johanna Deeksha3d ago
Periyar EV Ramasamy, one of the leading figures of the Dravidian movement, argued that “To insist that chastity is only for women and should not be insisted upon for men, is a philosophy based on...
‘Why have women lost trust in men?’ Shivraj Chouhan reacts to Delhi students' ‘Ek kachori, do samosa’ slogan
New Indian Expressby Anuraag Singh3d ago
BHOPAL: ‘Ek kachori do samosa-In mardon ka kya bharosa,’ the guiding slogan of the recent protests by girl students in Delhi, demanding safety and accountability following cases of sexual...
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more
The Conversation Australiaby Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University3d ago
At just after 2am on Saturday morning, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred at Arawata, about six kilometres northeast of Korumburra and 100km southeast of Melbourne.
Ring of freedom: Kerala women find voice in Sopana Sangeetham
New Indian Expressby Varsha Somaraj3d ago
KOCHI: “It’s kind of liberating to perform an art that has long been gatekept from women,” says Amritha Reghu, a Sopana Sangeetham teacher at Sopanam School of Panchavadyam in Edappal, Malappuram.
Daughters inherit, but men decide: Meghalaya's unique matrilineal paradox
The South Firstby Chiranjib Haldar4d ago
Synopsis: Meghalaya’s matrilineal structure is enduring socio-economic, legal and cultural challenges, even as women remain at the centre of inheritance and family.
QUENTIN LETTS: They're slightly terrified of Kemi... a 5ft 4in raptor
Mail Onlineby Quentin Letts4d ago
Just as the Greens were going the full goose-step in Brighton, here in Birmingham the Conservatives were listening to a chin-stroker of a speech about Schopenhauer. He’s not a footballer.
Leonard Nimoy Starred In A Forgotten TV Adaptation Of A Famous Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel - TVLine
TVLineby staff@tvline.com (James Grebey)4d ago
Leonard Nimoy Starred In A Forgotten TV Adaptation Of A Famous Dystopian Sci-Fi Novel Although he was, of course, best known for playing Spock, Leonard Nimoy had many great sci-fi roles outside of...