Tag: history
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While on a surface level the film recounts an African possession ritual which critically burlesques colonialism, many viewers found it to have a colonialist perspective, exoticising “primitive” practices and reinforcing… more ›
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The Ikhwân al-Safâ’ or “Brethren of Purity”, as their name is commonly translated, are the authors of one of the most complete Medieval encyclopedias of sciences, antecedent at least two… more ›
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For the past year, Patrik Hermansson, a young, gay, anti-racist activist from Sweden has been undercover inside the alt-right for HOPE not hate. https://alternativeright.hopenothate.com/my-year-inside-the-international-alt-right more ›
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In 1969, Richard Nixon, about eight months into his Presidency, grew frustrated with the North Vietnamese leadership. The President wanted to negotiate an exit from the Vietnam War, but his… more ›
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Abundance has made fat an enemy, but it’s been a friend to humans for millennia ORIGINAL What fat is for 4 minutes https://aeon.co/videos/abundance-has-made-fat-an-enemy-but-its-been-a-friend-to-humans-for-millennia more ›
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Pornhub Is the Kinsey Report of Our Time Waking up on a Sunday morning, I received a text about what happened after I left the previous night’s party. “Everyone got… more ›
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Multimedia/Photos When it comes to hunkering down with at the bar, New York has long been a standard-bearer. Wait, wait, shiver, delight. https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/past-tense more ›
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Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he’s got an answer: “536.” Not 1349,… more ›
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God, the Black Man and the Five Percenters Here’s what the group called the Five Percent Nation believes: Ten percent of the people of the world know the truth of… more ›
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Here's the tiny drone the US Army just purchased for soldiers » The drones, Flir’s Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems, are the world’s smallest combat-proven nano-drones, according to the company. more ›