carl larsson

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*Woman Lying on Bench* (1913) Carl Larsson Swedish Artist/Illustrator~ b. in Stockholm His parents were extremely poor and his childhood a ...

Roe v Wade is dead

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This:  THE FUNCTION OF THE WOMB IS TO PROTECT THE PARENT'S LIFE. I think it's culturally time for us to re-frame how we think about ...

Easter stories

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What you didn't know about what you already know about Easter Through centuries and across cultures, the holiday's iconic customs ha...

the future is female

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When folks don’t understand why it’s a big deal that Kamala Harris is the Vice President (no matter your political affiliation), it’s helpfu...

connecting dots

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Pentagon Papers whistleblower, Daniel Ellsberg turns 91 this week. This is one of the most fascinating and least known literary anecdotes of...

I think

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 I love that historical heroes are also full of doubt!  "I think." Darwin's stolen notebooks, which included this crucial draw...

Two Kettles

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How many heroes of history have female sidekicks who did things like crouch next him, reloading his musket, whether their partners or their ...

music shown graphically

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In case your Monday students need a little extra help on musical terms like mine sometimes do.  find more via { gliss prints }

population distribution

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One of the very obvious things that demonstrates a flawed system of representative democracy in the US. via { rebecca solnit }

World War 1

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Another day the world changed: 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife minutes before assassination that would lead to World War One, 191...

a gentle reminder

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sharing a latitude

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I love maps, and this one does not disappoint! I would have never guessed some of these. Cities in North America replaced by cities on the s...

12 stradivari

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  This sounds VERY interesting. And usually nerding out over high-end, unattainable instruments just gets on my nerves.  The new documentary...

knowing your environment

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In 1981, Coevolution Quarterly published a 20 question quiz written by Leonard Charles, Jim Dodge, Lynn Milliman, and Victoria Stockley tha...

horsepower of will

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In case you have an impossible task in front of you and needed some internal moral support, these poor horses can relate. Check out the grad...

the interstate highway system

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    I always knew there was a logic to it, but I never saw it explained so well until I stumbled upon this delightfully informative short vi...

aged brains

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Well, this is oddly comforting! Hope you can find some peak activity today --Happy Sunday! THE BRAIN OF AN ELDERLY PERSON. The director of t...

600 km of people

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When I see pictures of historic moments like this, I often wonder whether I would be involved if I lived during that time. I can't imagi...

peaking only to flame out

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In honor of this year's Olympic season: the story of Russian doping yet again this time in the Olympics' flagship sport of figure sk...

Bone Flutes

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"Now I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you dont really care for music, do you? It ...