A new book celebrates 3,000 years of ocean art: nautical cartography, woodblock prints, pop-culture ephemera.
A new book celebrates 3,000 years of ocean art: nautical cartography, woodblock prints, pop-culture ephemera.
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“Vortex after vortex of sound.”
Your weekly hardcore classical moment: ELISION performs Richard Barrett’s “world-line.”
In physics and cosmology a world-line describes the path an object takes through four-dimensional spacetime. Here, the journey is marked by the energies of fifteen different vortices that fling the listener and performer ever outwards into new sonic dimensions with ‘Rasa’, the eighth movement, being the still centre of this hurricane universe. From the pounding opening chords of ‘Dust 1’ to the madcap tightly woven ensemble of the ‘Lens’ sequence, invention is ceaseless.
“He is why I love lasagna so much.” “Why did we stop killing politicians?” Another Reddit round-up from Jesse Pearson.
“He is why I love lasagna so much.” “Why did we stop killing politicians?” Another Reddit round-up from Jesse Pearson.
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Therapists are reluctant to talk about the pregnant children they see, but feel compelled as abortion rights are stripped away.
Therapists are reluctant to talk about the pregnant children they see, but feel compelled as abortion rights are stripped away.
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Claire Suddath outlines a “hierarchy of precariousness”—from drag to deadly—as life becomes worse for women in the US.
Suicide is the No. 2 cause of death for girls age 10 through women age 24, up from No. 3 a decade ago. America’s maternal mortality rate of 24 per 100,000 live births is the highest of any industrialized nation
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A pirate researcher compares today’s buccaneers with previous generations. “Pirates want to get in and out quickly.”
Whether they’re targeting cruise ships or private yachts, they attack with similar tactics of pirates past, which usually means “negotiating” for the most goods they can steal without having to draw weap…
“Technology is much more powerful than I imagined, and the human mind much weaker.” A Talmudic-minded take on digital addiction.
“Technology is much more powerful than I imagined, and the human mind much weaker.” A Talmudic-minded take on digital addiction.
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Coffee shops struggle to bounce back with so many people still staying at home to work (and drink coffee).
Coffee shops struggle to bounce back with so many people still staying at home to work (and drink coffee).
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